timeout!

Thanks for sharing PA. It's a waiting game at this point. I think we have the talent to grab the #3 spot. I don't see us beating Longview @ Lobo Stadium. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Quick has ever won there. And he has horrible record vs King. How many games has he won against Longview..1 or 2? It's about the same with us going on up to Lancaster. Like Longview, they have been consistent winners. Just haven't had as much playoff success as Longview. I know we gave them a fight last year. But that was after 3 hour ride and them sleep walking through the first half. I think they expected Lufkin to just rollover. They woke up that second half. Especially after their band showed up. I don't think we will sneak up on them this year. Plus they would've already played Guyer, SOC, and Longview by the time they play Lufkin. So we won't bring anything they haven't already seen. With all that being said. Lufkin has more than enough talent to challenge anyone in district this year. It will be up to the coaches and players to bring it all together. Lufkin is capable of pulling some upsets, if they go in expecting to win.

I was really impressed with what I saw from him on the 9th grade team. I think Lufkin is solid at Qb this year. I know TJ has been putting in the work and will come back with as much experience as you can ask for. That includes all the ups and downs of playing the position. He will be much better because of it. I will say this about the Johnson kid and that 9th grade team. There was no fear when they faced off against Longview. I could tell he believed he was one of the best players on the field. Hope he continues to develop. Will prob need to visit some Qb camps over the next few years to aid in the process.

One of the nicest young men you could meet. Always handled his business in and out of the classroom. Glad to see all of his hard work paying off. https://www.kltv.com/2023/06/15/lufkin-rb-kedren-young-talks-about-heading-notre-dame/

I have to agree with this. Too many failed expectations, for them to keep having any faith in our program. The most we get these days from them. Is a possible "dark horse" nod to make a little noise. I honestly can't blame them for feeling that way. Not much different than how many of the fans feel now. What has Lufkin accomplished over the last 17 years? Most of those years under Quick. Hardly anything in the post season. It's not too hard to name the highlights. A 3rd and 4th round appearance in 2012 and 2017. We beat defending state champs Spring DeKaney in the first round in 2012. They were not the same team and had lost their 5* Rb to graduation along with several other key players. Our biggest win was a playoff game against an undefeated and state ranked Westfield in 2017. Our coaches still tried to give that one away late. We beat 5th ranked College Station the year after they won state. We were ranked #1 that year. They had lost a lot to graduation though. And we upset 3rd ranked A&M Consolidated on the road this year. That's pretty much it for our program. Hasn't been much going on here. We'll see how the next few years go. I'm optimistic that things will get better. The talent will be here over the next few years. So no excuses there.

Just seem like we are always a step or two behind everyone else. Even when compared to smaller districts. I know I'm late on this. But was there a reason for Lufkin not to live stream the graduation this year? Not everyone was able to make it out there. I know of several people that live out of town and wanting to tune in. Jacksonville, Tyler, Longview, Nacogdoches and many other districts had live streams available. It's 2023 and shouldn't be that hard to do. It has been done here before. And don't let me get started on the contractor that ran off with the districts money several weeks ago.

Think he mentioned something about stepping away from the forum for a while. Dude was fed up with much of what we have seen and discussed about the program. I'm sure he will pop back up as we get closer to the season.

That would give us another 10 years of the same. I said it before and will say it again. The only way Green replaces Quick. Is IF we are coming off a championship run. If it's another 3-5 years of first and second round exits. Then they will go in a different direction. We have to move on from Outlaw/Quick/Green coaching tree at some point... The program has squeezed about as much as it can out of those guys. Coach Holmes had a lot more success at Tyler High than Quick has had here. They didn't limit themselves to people in his coaching tree when he was let go. I consider this current group as Quick/Green last hurrah or swan dance. If they are ever gonna do something, then this is it. They have a 2-3 year window to turn the program around.

We just need to get Preston going over the top. Green has an abundance of talent at his disposal. Kedren Young shouldn't be ran into the ground with 25+ carries many games. Save those legs for when we really need them.

So we starting to get a clearer picture on the lineup. Now that it appears the Gavin will play some form of H-back. I assume TJ will be starter at Qb, with JJ moving up to varsity as the backup. I'm fine with that, just need to get the Oline straight.

Who is KP?

Ok..I remember him being mention a while back. I would love to see him back, but to be honest. If he needed to get away from here and he doing good. It may be best to stay away from here. Especially when you look at all the mess thats been going on around here lately. Wish him the best.

Is this the kid that moved to Conroe?

He split time after Savion Fields got hurt during the Shreveport game.

Hello Mavchamp! Always nice to see you pop in man. The old 12-5A board..🐐

I agree with you about Gavin. I mentioned last year how I felt the scales tipped in our favor once he entered the game against Lancaster. I don’t think they had an answer for him. We may pull that one out if we another qtr of play. I still think Hammonds will be the starter. Too much experience for him not be. He just needs better protection and some decedent play calling. There is a good chance we are competitive against Longview. The question is can we actually beat them in their house? If not, then it’s just Lufkin doing what we have mostly done against Longview when we have talent. And that’s be competitive, but still not have enough to beat them. To me it’s still just keeping the status quo. Now if we go up there and beat them in their house. Then we have something to talk about. Lufkin will have some dawgs on the team. Just hope they are able to reach their full potential.

I have to side with you on this one. Of course the players make a difference. The question with Lufkin is what will they do with all that talent. This staff has consistently underachieved. If they finish 5-5..They prob had enough to finish 7-3 or 8-2..I don’t care if they go 0-10..That just means they had enough to go 3-7 but still found a way to lose every game. Lol This will probably be the most talented group Quick has coached during his tenure as HC. A 8-2 finish and at least 2 playoff wins should be within reach for this group. If not a lot more.

I think Outlaw Stadium has a nice ring to it.