SMC Blog 42

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July 3, 2006

FIRECRACKER DAY HAPPY JULY 4TH PLEASE POP RESPONSIBLY!!!!!!!!!

OH! My gosh. Did you follow me all over both Division 1 and Division 2 looking at the six-man teams across the state? Whew! That was lots of traveling even if you just did it on paper or in your mind.

I named towns and the school colors and the mascots. Which mascots were your favorites? I ranked teams by regions way before Dave’s magazine came out. Looks like there were some agreements and some disagreements. I guess that was to be expected. Who do you favor at this point? This is July. It is a long ways until December when 4 out of 116 or so teams will be competing for the Division 1 and Division 2 State Championships.

Coaches in Six-Man changed jobs a lot this off season. Not sure everyone is settled in yet.
It will be interesting to see how the season plays out with so many new coaches and of course with the re-alignment and the two divisions. It truly is a new era for Six-Man football in Texas.

Many folks were up in arms with the decision to go with 2 divisions in six-man. Division 2 which is made up of the smaller schools doesn’t have many wins between them from last season. The real beauty of having 2 divisions is that there are going to be a few teams that didn’t compete well last season that are going to be a play off team this season. Those teams are going to have a fun season.

I heard the late Coach Tom Landry speak once and he talked about “contenders” and “pretenders”. I suppose Six-Man has its share of both. Starting in late August we will find out who is what.

As I ranked teams by region in Division 1, I didn’t give any of the teams dropping from 11 man to six-man any of the top spots. Rankin, Eden, and Knox City are unknowns at this point. They all have the opportunity to do well if they adjust to the six-man game.

I ask you to support your team in the upcoming season and respect your fellow fans.
This is going to be fun.


Don Hardin
txsixii@yahoo.com

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