December 13, 20232 yr 3-9 my ass. It’s fucking redemption season.  1A D2: Benjamin 1A D1: Gordon 2A D2: Mart 2A D1: Timpson 3A D2: Tidehaven. South Texas pride 3A D1: Malakoff 4A D2: Gilmer 4A D1: Tyler Chapel Hill 5A D2: PNG gets revenge 5A D1: Aledo 6A D2: Summer Creek with one of the biggest  state title upsets ever. They’ve had a sneaky great season, and when Claude Mathis is on the opposing sideline you’ve always got a chance to win.  6A D1: lol. Duncanville by however many points they feel like
December 13, 20232 yr It begins. Westbrook leads Gordon 16-14 in the 1st quarter after Westbrook blocked the 2pt kick.  6-man is wild.
December 13, 20232 yr Westbrook's pants are...something.  Gordon's RB is named Riley Reid. I assume that his scouting report is that he's not afraid to take on the entire other team by himself.
December 13, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Helobious said: 3-9 my ass. It’s fucking redemption season.  1A D2: Benjamin 1A D1: Gordon 2A D2: Mart 2A D1: Timpson 3A D2: Tidehaven. South Texas pride 3A D1: Malakoff 4A D2: Gilmer 4A D1: Tyler Chapel Hill 5A D2: PNG gets revenge 5A D1: Aledo 6A D2: Summer Creek with one of the biggest  state title upsets ever. They’ve had a sneaky great season, and when Claude Mathis is on the opposing sideline you’ve always got a chance to win.  6A D1: lol. Duncanville by however many points they feel like Let’s see how many/most of these wind up being wrong. You will probably get more correct than I will. Benjamin Westbrook Mart Timpson Gunter Malakoff Gilmer Anna SOC Aledo Desoto Duncanville
December 13, 20232 yr My picks, ordered by confidence, highest to lowest. Disclaimer: I first did this about 10 years ago and nailed every game from 3A-6A that season. I have never approached that level of accuracy again. Highest confidence: 1. 3AD2 -- Gunter over Tidehaven.  Tidehaven has developed a nasty habit of falling behind and rallying. They're going to get buried if they fall behind to Gunter. The experience is a huge mismatch, as since 2016 Gunter is 120-6 with 3 state titles in 5 trips.  2. 5AD2 -- SOC over PNG. SOC's not as good as the past couple of years, but they absolutely have the mystique going for them. PNG will play them closer than 2022 but they're not going to beat SOC. 3. 5AD1 -- Aledo over Smithson Valley. SV is hard to play because they're so well coached, but this is a big mismatch in athleticism. SV is DuBose and a bunch of big slow white guys.  4. 6AD2 -- Desoto over Summer Creek. I love SC RB Lloyd Avant, but he's just one dude and Desoto has a ton of dudes. The Claude Mathis Effect does worry me. 5. 6AD1 -- Duncanville over NS. I was kind of waffling on this one until I remembered what D'ville did to Westfield. The Panthers have the best player on both O & D. 6. 3AD1 -- Franklin over Malakoff. I had decided that Malakoff was winning state a couple of weeks ago, but their offense looked like shit against Brock and they were really lucky to win that game. Franklin is not as good as they have been lately, as they only have one stud RB (Jayden Jackson) this season, but they do have a QB capable of burning a D that sells out to stop the Wing-T, which is a huge game-changer. 7. 4AD2 -- Bellville over Gilmer. Gilmer's D is allowing 36.4 ppg, which has to be a record for a team making state. In the regular season they allowed games of 71 points, 63, 62, and 56, but they've gone from "bad" to "adequate" in the playoffs and their offense has been unstoppable. But the Brahmas have the best player on the field in junior DL DJ Sanders (offered by everyone, including the good guys) who was a game-changer last week over Wimberley. 8. 2AD1 -- Timpson over Tolar. A couple of weeks ago, I would've said Timpson easily, but Tolar has been great and I think they keep it close. But they've never seen anyone like Terry Bussey and he'll win it for the Bears, as usual.  9. 4AD1 -- Anna over Chapel Hill. Anna's playing 4A with a 5A enrollment and their ridiculously big, fast team makes that clear. Brisbon and Stewart will give it all they have (and probably be back in Jerryworld next season), but the numbers are too much to overcome.  Lowest confidence: 10. 2AD2 -- Albany over Mart. All the regular season blowouts have been catching up to Mart deep in the playoffs the past couple of years, and Denney Faith will have his kids playing like their hair's on fire for four quarters, so I think they win a close one. Edited December 13, 20232 yr by Beau Vine
December 13, 20232 yr A lot of people that think my predictions are cursed are about to get a lesson in mathematical correction. 1-0 bitch.
December 13, 20232 yr A lot of people that think my predictions are cursed are about to get a lesson in mathematical correction. 1-0 bitch.Congratulations. Best start in two years. Also, thanks for at least trying. Anything below 4A gets sketchy for me and I’d be picking with no knowledge at all.
December 13, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, Fudbelty said: with no knowledge at all. I never let that stop me from doing anything
December 13, 20232 yr 3 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: Is there a Bally thing I can pay for to watch these games? Maybe try this, $20 for a month. See if you get a free trial  https://www.ballysports.com/packages
December 13, 20232 yr Just now, Helobious said: Maybe try this, $20 for a month. See if you get a free trial  https://www.ballysports.com/packages Thanks! I'll do the $20 and just cancel sunday 1Â
December 13, 20232 yr 4 minutes ago, Fudbelty said: I’ll hand out my ballys log in to the highest bidder. I'll offer you 2 minutes with @South Austin's mom
December 13, 20232 yr 7 minutes ago, Fudbelty said: I’ll hand out my ballys log in to the highest bidder. KiNkY.
December 13, 20232 yr God, Bally's streaming is horrible. If you go to some other window (to check Surly or email), you have to refresh the page to start the stream again.
December 13, 20232 yr Turned on the 6-man game and thought the coaches were all on the field (no racist), but it's that the fields are smaller.
December 13, 20232 yr Benjamin scores on a long pass on the last play of the 2nd quarter to double up Oglesby 68-34 at halftime of the 6-man Div 2 game. Almost 2 hours to play the first half.
December 13, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Masshole Horn said: Turned on the 6-man game and thought the coaches were all on the field (no racist), but it's that the fields are smaller. what is this arena football?
December 13, 20232 yr If you don't have Bally's, FUBO is currently running a 7-day free trial. FUBO has Bally's. You're welcome.
December 13, 20232 yr 3 hours ago, Helobious said: A lot of people that think my predictions are cursed are about to get a lesson in mathematical correction. 1-0 bitch. Often wrong, but never in doubt   😄
December 14, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Herbie Hancock said: If you don't have Bally's, FUBO is currently running a 7-day free trial. FUBO has Bally's. You're welcome. link?
December 14, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Herbie Hancock said: If you don't have Bally's, FUBO is currently running a 7-day free trial. FUBO has Bally's. You're welcome. Yep just did that.Â
December 14, 20232 yr 6 minutes ago, BurntOrange&White said: link? https://www.fubo.tv/welcome Should be a red Start Free Trial button at the top. I got a free trial of Bally Sports directly through them but didn't see it for this year. Didn't know Fubo has Bally. I just did the cheapest plan option. It has Bally Sports Southwest. Free trial is 7 days and nothing due at sign up. They said they will email you a day before reminding you of the free trial ending. Edited December 14, 20232 yr by Vic Mackey
December 14, 20232 yr 5 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said: https://www.fubo.tv/welcome Should be a red Start Free Trial button at the top. I got a free trial of Bally Sports directly through them but didn't see it for this year. Didn't know Fubo has Bally. I just did the cheapest plan option. It has Bally Sports Southwest. Free trial is 7 days and nothing due at sign up. They said they will email you a day before reminding you of the free trial ending. thanks 4 minutes ago, Herbie Hancock said: Is google that hard for you? yes
December 14, 20232 yr The Bussey show is about to start. The show between games talked about how his mom and sister have both died. Pretty rough stuff. I'm interested to see if he'll take over the game like J-Whitt did his senior year or like Ced did back in the day. Edited December 14, 20232 yr by WBT
December 14, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Beau Vine said: My picks, ordered by confidence, highest to lowest. Disclaimer: I first did this about 10 years ago and nailed every game from 3A-6A that season. I have never approached that level of accuracy again. Highest confidence: 1. 3AD2 -- Gunter over Tidehaven.  Tidehaven has developed a nasty habit of falling behind and rallying. They're going to get buried if they fall behind to Gunter. The experience is a huge mismatch, as since 2016 Gunter is 120-6 with 3 state titles in 5 trips.  2. 5AD2 -- SOC over PNG. SOC's not as good as the past couple of years, but they absolutely have the mystique going for them. PNG will play them closer than 2022 but they're not going to beat SOC. 3. 5AD1 -- Aledo over Smithson Valley. SV is hard to play because they're so well coached, but this is a big mismatch in athleticism. SV is DuBose and a bunch of big slow white guys.  4. 6AD2 -- Desoto over Summer Creek. I love SC RB Lloyd Avant, but he's just one dude and Desoto has a ton of dudes. The Claude Mathis Effect does worry me. 5. 6AD1 -- Duncanville over NS. I was kind of waffling on this one until I remembered what D'ville did to Westfield. The Panthers have the best player on both O & D. 6. 3AD1 -- Franklin over Malakoff. I had decided that Malakoff was winning state a couple of weeks ago, but their offense looked like shit against Brock and they were really lucky to win that game. Franklin is not as good as they have been lately, as they only have one stud RB (Jayden Jackson) this season, but they do have a QB capable of burning a D that sells out to stop the Wing-T, which is a huge game-changer. 7. 4AD2 -- Bellville over Gilmer. Gilmer's D is allowing 36.4 ppg, which has to be a record for a team making state. In the regular season they allowed games of 71 points, 63, 62, and 56, but they've gone from "bad" to "adequate" in the playoffs and their offense has been unstoppable. But the Brahmas have the best player on the field in junior DL DJ Sanders (offered by everyone, including the good guys) who was a game-changer last week over Wimberley. 8. 2AD1 -- Timpson over Tolar. A couple of weeks ago, I would've said Timpson easily, but Tolar has been great and I think they keep it close. But they've never seen anyone like Terry Bussey and he'll win it for the Bears, as usual.  9. 4AD1 -- Anna over Chapel Hill. Anna's playing 4A with a 5A enrollment and their ridiculously big, fast team makes that clear. Brisbon and Stewart will give it all they have (and probably be back in Jerryworld next season), but the numbers are too much to overcome.  Lowest confidence: 10. 2AD2 -- Albany over Mart. All the regular season blowouts have been catching up to Mart deep in the playoffs the past couple of years, and Denney Faith will have his kids playing like their hair's on fire for four quarters, so I think they win a close one. The fix was in. Boycott this weekend and send a message that using crooked refs is NOT okay!
December 14, 20232 yr Damn, Tolar's QB is 6'3" 225. Most kids that size in 2A would be playing OT/DT.
December 14, 20232 yr Tolar D with a nice stop on a Bussey run on 4th down. And now they're finally starting to run the ball a little bit.
December 14, 20232 yr 9 minutes ago, AbeFroman said: Tolar missed a grand nickname opportunity, Â should have been the Bears. Express, IMO.
December 14, 20232 yr Well, a simple slant goes 97 to the house for Timpson. This one may start to get ugly if Tolar can't pick up their running game.
December 14, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, TrashMaster G said: I turned on Bally's and I am watching the Spurs/Lakers. Wtf??? There’s Ballys and Ballys xtra, usually they’re pretty close on the channel lineup.
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