HEB ISD has a different approach.. Elementary is k-6th, Jr high is 7th-9th, HS is 10-12th.. As a former teacher i always thought that made a ton of sense.
The most intelligent thing they do is listen to whomever manges their enterprise. While I do respect them for doing this, there is a management team telling everyone of them exactly what to do.. They are far from geniuses.
I think the secondary can be fixed rather quickly.. We did that before when we signed Manning and Joseph.. O line may be more of a challenge, but it can certainly be improved significantly..
Looking back on all the Horns that have gone early, this one hurts the most..For me anyways.. I understood and was at peace with VY.. Same with Benson and Charles.. Probably because of our likely dominance next year if he was returning..and all the games we won this year because of the plays he made..
I certainly wish him luck and will always cheer for him, but damn this still stings.. Hope he ends up with my favorite team on Sundays..
The distinct SEC advantages
- 4 non conference games. 3 Guaranteed wins for the program and ascent in the rankings. Not to mention these 3 games are NOT a home and home, allowing for 8 home games per school.. a big deal in some of these small towns these SEC teams play in and a huge recruiting advantage for kids that want to play near home.
- 7 teams, 2 divisions. The Championship game will more than likely not be a rematch. Its beats the format in our conference, where now the top team after the round robin has to play the conference #2.
- Bowl selection. The SEC has a deal with all the bowl committees where they get to see the opponent first, and line up their eligible teams accordingly.
I think LJH gets more touches because it takes pressure off Sam to run. I predict there will somewhat of an initiative by the staff to protect Sam more and have him take less hits, which includes his designed runs. LJH can wildcat as good as anyone, and Herman may be the first coach ever to realize the wildcat is more effective if the ball carrier occasionally passes.