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Thoughts on Dave Campbell's Texas Football:
June 23, 2008Finally got a copy of the magazine in my hands today, and noticed a few things that were worth mentioning.
So without further adieu:
* I like the subtle additions in the high school section like the "Dream Tour," the preseason all-state and predicting the regional champs. Those make for a more colorful read.
* I liked the order of the top three teams in 5-4A (Rider, Denton Ryan, WFHS), and I think right now Burkburnett-Vernon are the best two 5-3A teams, although I would have swapped them.
* Forgot Craig Whiteside is still at Vernon (thought he might have graduated). With both Darien Williams and Ray Daniels gone, Whiteside is capable of putting some huge numbers similar to what his cousin Aston did a couple of years ago.
* My column in Monday's paper pretty much lets my thoughts be known, but I still do not fathom how Holliday could be chosen fifth in 5-2A. Sure, they lost some impact players, but they are still the Eagles.
* I am not saying Henrietta should or shouldn't be first in 5-2A. But if the Bearcats somehow got an extra year of eligibility for both Blake Kirby (LB) and Coty Jackson (DB) -- these two were seniors last year, but were listed in the magazine as prospects -- then they will be really tough to take down.
Maybe Kirby and Jackson redshirted their first year at Henrietta.
* Have no qualms about the District 9-A order: Archer City, Windthorst, Munday, Seymour, Electra and Petrolia.
I think the Pirates could make some noise, and I think Seymour has a decent shot at getting into the playoffs, but if I had to pick three playoff teams right now, those first ones would be them.
* Munday had the best win-total turnaround in Class A (+8) and Windthorst had one of the worst (-8) in 2007. Yet, these teams played each other down to the wire in a state semifinal playoff game the Moguls won by a single point in December.
* Knew a lot of area Six-Man coaches had left their jobs, but the total surprised me. Out of the 11 area teams who played real seasons in 2007 (sorry, Forestburg), more than half had vacancies.
They are Knox City, Northside, Throckmorton, Saint Jo, Chillicothe and Bryson.
* Because three of its district teams (all charter schools) will not field teams, Saint Jo is going to the playoffs in a two-team district. Yes, the Panthers, who have lost 20 straight games, are guaranteed a playoff spot.
So two is one of these three teams: Gold-Burg (only 10 wins since football was brought back in 2004), Forestburg (first year was last year) and Byers (first year of football).
That is because they are three of the four teams that consist of District 9-A, Division II. I am going to pencil Fannindel, who I know nothing about, for the other spot.
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