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Same old song and dance
August 14, 2008Still trying to finish up preview stories for the paper's 112-page football preview section.
And I keep hearing the same things:
"The kids are working their butts off."
"I feel real good about this season."
"Teams may be overlooking us, but that is a mistake."
"Our goal is to get to the playoffs."
Just once would I like a coach to truthfully say, "We are just hoping to win one or two games. And the kids aren't practicing that hard, and they do not go to the weight room. I do not know why I even bother."
Of course, that will never happen. The most honest quote I got so far was from an area coach saying his team was a little low on talent.
Here are a quick couple of notes from teams I have talked to lately:
* Seymour -- After a trip to state last year, the Panthers are really fueled by the "Nobody respects us" card. They might could earn a playoff spot, but it is hard for me to see a deep playoff run after they lost so much to graduation. But who knows.
* City View -- They are young again, and the thing that really hurt them was they lost six projected starters because of transfers. Two went to WFHS, one to South Texas, and a couple just are not playing or aren't enrolled anymore. Having turnover like that is not going to help speed up the program's improvement.
* Bowie -- Of course, they like going to 2A, where they should compete for a playoff spot. Coach Keck said there is preseason excitement there for the first time since he has coached in the town.
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