Wakeland loss tonight

[reggie]

Good game but lets look at 3 things that cost this team the game. 1st they let Heath score from midfield before the second half ended. WH was up 14-7, now going into half time up 14-13. 2nd with score 20-14 Heath, 4th quarter WH has ball at mid field with 8 plus minutes to go in game. It was 4 and 1. Should of punted and put Heath's backs up against the wall and make them try to eat up the clock. Instead they hold WH. with 8 minutes to go. Now driving Heath has turnover and here comes WH with plus minute to go in game. WH get a questionable passs interference call in the endzone. Now 3rd, with 38 seconds and the ball on the 1. What do they run, they have the QB rollout and throw into coverage in the end zone and lose the game. Now you got 38 seconds to pound the ball into the end zone, Qb sneak or whatever but to try a rollout on the first play? Nice.

[ThisCharmingMan]

On a positive note, the Wakeland Band was definitely more impressive than the Heath band!

[Piiilot]

Originally Posted by reggie

Good game but lets look at 3 things that cost this team the game. 1st they let Heath score from midfield before the second half ended. WH was up 14-7, now going into half time up 14-13. 2nd with score 20-14 Heath, 4th quarter WH has ball at mid field with 8 plus minutes to go in game. It was 4 and 1. Should of punted and put Heath's backs up against the wall and make them try to eat up the clock. Instead they hold WH. with 8 minutes to go. Now driving Heath has turnover and here comes WH with plus minute to go in game. WH get a questionable passs interference call in the endzone. Now 3rd, with 38 seconds and the ball on the 1. What do they run, they have the QB rollout and throw into coverage in the end zone and lose the game. Now you got 38 seconds to pound the ball into the end zone, Qb sneak or whatever but to try a rollout on the first play? Nice.

I moved to Frisco for the school system. I was excited back in March when Frisco was voted one of the best places in the country to raise an athlete - but lets face it - Soccer is king in Frisco, not football. I love football. It is the greatest sport on earth, but we have a lousy football program in FISD. Lousy coaches, lousy Athletic department, but despite all of that we have GREAT soccer programs, and Wakeland is one of the best around. Yes the halftime shows are great, but I have very low expectations for football - why we let the school district get away with paying the football coaches the kind of money they get is beyone me.

Ok now go ahead - pounce on me

[ThisCharmingMan]

The band and soccer are good, the football, not so much.

Too many rich white kids.

Ok, now go ahead and pounce on me.

[pearceg]

Originally Posted by Piiilot

I love football. It is the greatest sport on earth,

Ok now go ahead - pounce on me

You misspelled "baseball," but other than that I can live with it.

[reggie]

this is what happens when you have so many hs in one city. talent is too thin for football.

[HT Guy]

Originally Posted by ThisCharmingMan

Too many rich white kids.

See Katy.

Originally Posted by reggie

this is what happens when you have so many hs in one city. talent is too thin for football.

This.

[Rat]

Yep. Talent and local interest are diluted in Frisco given the number of high schools. But isn't a 4A school a 4A school, whether you're in a major metropolitan suburb or a small town?

[bhappy]

Very good point Rat. Wakeland had 5a enrollment numbers playing in 4a till Lonestar actually opened and they have been one and done every year they made the playoffs.

Liberty has made two good runs and started as a very small school.They had a ton of talent and a great coach that started the program. An assistant of his took over after he went to Coppell.

Frisco has been lower on numbers but the coaching staff has consistently lost.The head coach had a bad record when he went there and it continued.

Centennial has done ok the last couple years and seems to be ready to make a run this year but we will see.

The bigger issue is there never seems to be any expectation of winning when it comes to football.

Coaching is a very long and tiring job and knowing offense and defense is only part of it. You have to be able to get the right kids in the right positions and get them all to work hard. You also have to be able to recruit kids in your own school to play and buy in.It is about doing the most you can with the talent you have.The teams with the most D1 talent doesnt win the state championship every year .I dont think anyone expected any of the Frisco schools to win a state championship but some of the schools have performed pretty poorly over the years.Frisco being the biggest example of that.Please dont tell me about numbers as they always had at least 1400 hundred.Much more than some of the teams they payed against. They had very few willing to play and quitting.Not all the coaches fault but certainly has to take some responsibility.

Coaching is a hard job but if your going to do it and keep blaming class size and lack of talent for getting the snot kicked out of you most weeks then find another job or better yet go and find a talented school willing to hire you.You dont want excuses from the kids and rightfully so.Shouldnt that apply to you also?

Now the best part is that there are 4 schools who have pretty talented teams this year in FISD. They should all make playoffs and at least two should make a run of some sort( not one and done)

As far as pay goes if you broke down what the head coach makes per hour in most cases it would not be much and the assistents are even less.Not all cases but most.

[bhappy]

For the rich white boys comment I will say this

Highland Park
South Lake
Lake Travis just to name a few

Frisco high has the largest mix of extremely wealthy and low income and it doesnt seem to have helped them much.

I also think the new schools hurt but how long can that be the answer? The next year or two will tell but I hope we can have a few teams to cheer for till Thanksgiving at least.