And I think we're deserving of being there. I think our program is one of the top ones in Texas. When we got the invitation I called a staff meeting and asked our coaches why we shouldn't go to this event, and no one could come up with a reason why not. It's going to be an opportunity our kids may never have another chance to do. |
I thought the workout went well. There was a lot of enthusiasm, and the kids were having fun, although you could see them start dragging a little bit at the end because they're not used to carrying their pads. But it was a great first day. |
I wouldn't mind watching a couple and flying out on Saturday evening. We just filled the last game on our schedule with Waxahachie on the week following the Ohio trip, and I'm kind of a stickler about working weekends to get ready for the next game. |
It's an honor to be a part of arguably the best and biggest high school football event ever put together in the country. Nine of the teams either won state championships or sectional titles last year. There are going to be some great teams there. |
It's just been a case of making some adjustments here and there and playing harder in the second half. |
Obviously our No. 2 goal every year is to find depth. We'd like to come out of the spring with a solid, two-deep chart and find as many players as we can who we think can contribute to the varsity team. |
They had called across the state to different head football coaches, along with the media and college coaches to ask for recommendations for Texas High and to find out what our program would mean to this particular event. They said everything came back as a can't-miss proposition. They were told ours is a team they need to have. I'm really proud of that. |
We don't even like to say who the starters are at safety. We've played a lot of kids, and not just in mop-up situations. That's kept us fresh on defense. |
We have to get at least 15 good days of work in, and I think we're heading in the right direction. We can have as many as 18 practices, and we have things we have to accomplish that we think we can do in 15. If we don't get them done, then we will use Fridays to do it. |
We knew Jimmie had the ability and speed. What he needed was playing time, and the injury has forced him to play more. Now we feel like we have three starters (Strong, Meadows, Matlock) at cornerback. I don't think there is anything better than competition to make a team better. |
We want to make sure the kids know the new things we're adding by the time practice gets here in the fall. We want to come out of the spring knowing what we can do and who we can do it with. We have a lot of questions, but there are a lot of people here who can provide the answers. |
We'll probably go through 15 or 16 workouts, then see where we are. If we have to, we'll work on Fridays, but the plan is to leave them open. |
We've got four guys who have played a lot of snaps inside for us. We really feel good about our numbers up front. I think our coaching staff has done a good job of experimenting and moving people around to give us the best combination of players. Depth is really going to help us the rest of the season. |
We've started slow in every game, and I don't know why. I think the kids are prepared for every game, but sometimes I think we wait for something to happen instead of forcing the issue. Hopefully, we can figure it out during this off week. |