Coppell Copys Southlake...again...

[CoppellCowboy57]

We have a new tunnal that says "Cowboy Fight Never Dies" on the side, and shoots out smoke as the players run out...*thinks* isnt that exacatly like Southlakes that says "Protect the Tradtion"

I just found it funny...


check the picture out: www.CoppellCowboys.com

[dragonsdaddy]

ours doesn't say that, but there has been a sign that the srs carry out with those sentiments on occasion. the tunnels are getting fairly passe, but they give the dads a chance to hug their kids just before they take the field, and it is great from that aspect, imo.

[LoboFan07]

We have a new tunnal that says "Cowboy Fight Never Dies" on the side, and shoots out smoke as the players run out...*thinks* isnt that exacatly like Southlakes that says "Protect the Tradtion"

A lot of people have that..

Longview has one but it just says Lobos on the side..Lufkin has one pretty sure it just says Lufkin on it..

John Tyler even has one.

[RidgePride]

We have a new tunnal that says "Cowboy Fight Never Dies" on the side, and shoots out smoke as the players run out...*thinks* isnt that exacatly like Southlakes that says "Protect the Tradtion"

I just found it funny...


check the picture out: www.CoppellCowboys.com


Almost every team has some sort of slogan. "Cowboy Fight Never Dies" sounds nothing like Southlakes.

[dragonsdaddy]

actually that has been the words by which dodge's teams have approached every season since he arrived here.

[garlandredraider]

Hey its ok, Garland's slogan is We Will Win, after all the coaching staff left Garland for Allen in 2002.... guess what Allens slogan was... yup. We Will Win.

[GoOwls]

Yeah, that was pretty funny wasn't it? Hey, but they say duplication is the sincerest form of flattery, right?

WE WILL WIN..............GARLAND STYLE!!!!!

Many times copied......never matched.

[trinity05]

Trinity has a real nice tunnel

[GarlandOwl06]

I dont see how its copying? A ton of teams have tunnels now, its not just like a SLC thing.

[PackAttack2005]

Tunnel and Helmets are common around 4A and 5A today. Lufkin bought their tunnel/helmet combo in 2001 and the fog machine before that in 1995.

I don't know who the first school in Texas was to originate the inflateable helmet run through, but it has spread like wildfire among schools. You have heard of keeping up with the Jones haven't you and the combos are not cheap. Lufkin's booster club spent $10,000 on the original in 2001 and have added upgrades since to the tune of $4000.00, plus you need to send them back to the manufacturer ocassionally for refurbishing or repair, that is another cost.

The big thing now with school districts is getting their stadiums outfitted with artificial grass installed, new scoreboards with video replay screens and new indoor practice facilities. Lufkin is spending $2.8M to build and install all the above and more this summer, thanks mostly to sponsor/ partnership contributions and other revenues. Key word here is the taxpayer in Lufkin should be happy about how this was done, no tax increase or bond proposal were needed to accomplish these improvements.

Got to keep up with the Jones.

[slcsportsfan]

SLC tunnels just says "Carroll Dragons". I think the most impressive one I've seen is Haltom's giant football player. Doesn't Dennison have a impressive tunnel situation too? Now here is a question... how does everyone feel about rolling out huge speakers to blast music out as the team walks out of the locker room. Kind of remember Dennison, Sherman and I think, not sure because of old age, Arlington.

[RedRage00]

I don't think that's SLC....Kerrville Tivy has that plastered all over their school...TIVY FIGHT NEVER DIES.

Everyone has a smoke tunnel....Vipers have one.

RR

[Fleeman93]

I'm glad Katy still uses the good old fashioned paper signs that the cheerleaders work their butts off on. Each week there are two different signs for the fans to enjoy. I hope Katy NEVER changes that tradition.

[JCP1984]

Jesuit does not have an inflatable tunnel or smoke. The booster club offered to get one for the varsity coach two years ago, but he said that was an expense he could not justify. Like Katy, they run through a sign. Now, I think the sign is no longer paper. And, I know it is re-usable.

[RidgePride]

Jesuit does not have an inflatable tunnel or smoke. The booster club offered to get one for the varsity coach two years ago, but he said that was an expense he could not justify. Like Katy, they run through a sign. Now, I think the sign is no longer paper. And, I know it is re-usable.
How cheap!

[raidercheerdad]

I'm glad Katy still uses the good old fashioned paper signs that the cheerleaders work their butts off on. Each week there are two different signs for the fans to enjoy. I hope Katy NEVER changes that tradition.We use a tunnel AND a sign at Tyler Lee! Whoohooo!

[RPM]

Donna has a half teepee...they put it up against the goal post and the players stand behind it...they run out when the band plays..they use the smoke machine every once in a while..The teepee has real indian work on it..those big helmets are cool..but I hope the redskins never change what they got..

[farmerfan]

Like Katy, Lewisville also runs through a paper sign, I dont think Lewisville will ever get a helmet to run through and I hope they never do.

[wide-e-wide]

As I have stated before...
None of these things make you play any better.
In fact if I were watching a game where one team
had an inflatable helmet,bells and whistles,smoke,fog and
a cheerleader jumping out of a cake...
and the other team just jogged out on the field with nothing...
I would root for the team that had nothing.

Kind of like Tyson back in the day...black shorts,black shoes no socks,
and a towel with a hole cut out of it around his neck.

If you have all of that and still lose...you just look stupid.

[RedRage00]

We use a tunnel AND a sign at Tyler Lee! Whoohooo!

Same for Victoria

[CoppellCowboy57]

I like the helmet but Ive always preferd the traditon of running through a big paper sign

[dragons08]

We use a tunnel AND a sign at Tyler Lee! Whoohooo!
same with SLC

[BAMF cowboy]

actually at SLC, we use a tunnel/helmet, which then leads to a channel of emerald belles, which then leads to the sign, which then leads to the ELIMINATOR... jk on that last one

[DrEdward]

actually at SLC, we use a tunnel/helmet, which then leads to a channel of emerald belles, which then leads to the sign, which then leads to the ELIMINATOR... jk on that last one

After the tunnel/hemet combination and the channel of Belles and the large handmade sign by the cheerleaders, the Dragons are led out by the Crew carrying the Carroll flag, the Texas flag and the American flag. By the time the team gets through all that, they are past the 50 yard line.

[dragons08]

After the tunnel/hemet combination and the channel of Belles and the large handmade sign by the cheerleaders, the Dragons are led out by the Crew carrying the Carroll flag, the Texas flag and the American flag. By the time the team gets through all that, they are past the 50 yard line.
yea it is some crazy stuff, you can feel the excitment in the air

[BAMF cowboy]

I think it would be cool if we had flags that spelled out DRAGONS or something, just the 3 seems a little bare, especially since 2 arent carroll related.

[dragons08]

I think it would be cool if we had flags that spelled out DRAGONS or something, just the 3 seems a little bare, especially since 2 arent carroll related.
yea that would be cool, you know what would be extremly cool, any of you guys ever go to a race at TMS? well they got this HUGE steal dragon that blows fire and crushes cars its crazy, that would defiantly be an incredibly cool thing to have, which i know will NEVER happen, but itd still be cool

[PackAttack2005]

For several years now, I guess Lufkin has been ahead of the curve. We have always had the team run onto the field through the tunnnel, helmet, smoke, drill team and a large Panther banner, alway lead by the cheerleaders with a giant LP flag and 14 flags that spell out Lufkin Panthers. I guess all we lack now is American and Texas Flags and a cannon to fire off. There is also a Panther fan that lives 1/3 mile from the stadium ( outside the city limits )that sends up some great fireworks as the Panthers take the field and when they score all while listening to the game on the radio. No one ask him to do this, it is just something he does as a fan.

[Shoot2thrill]

As I have stated before...
None of these things make you play any better.
In fact if I were watching a game where one team
had an inflatable helmet,bells and whistles,smoke,fog and
a cheerleader jumping out of a cake...
and the other team just jogged out on the field with nothing...
I would root for the team that had nothing.

Very true wide-e-wide. Just come out of the locker room and get after it minus all the hoopla. However, it was kinda cool to watch Permian come storming out with their big flags that spell Mojo and the one that said 7th flag over Texas. They always backed it up with an a## whooping! :cool:

[PackAttack2005]

Wide-E-Wide, I have to agree and disagree with you. First, I agree all the "hoopla" as you say, doesn't make you a better team or the best team on the field, the game must be played. On the other hand all the "hoopla" adds to the atmosphere of the game and goes a long way to exhibit school and fan spirit for the game and their school.

Have you ever been to a game without the "hoopla", the band, drill team and cheerleaders? Go to a game condition scrimmage and you will find out quick that the football game itself doesn't support the same atmosphere without all the "hoopla". The sights and sounds of all the student involvment at a football game, the tailgate parties and the BBQ cooking on the pit is what attracts us to the game, the entire package is what makes Texas High School what it is today.

Pass me a pork rib.

[pack4life]

Wide-E-Wide, I have to agree and disagree with you. First, I agree all the "hoopla" as you say, doesn't make you a better team or the best team on the field, the game must be played. On the other hand all the "hoopla" adds to the atmosphere of the game and goes a long way to exhibit school and fan spirit for the game and their school.

Have you ever been to a game without the "hoopla", the band, drill team and cheerleaders? Go to a game condition scrimmage and you will find out quick that the football game itself doesn't support the same atmosphere without all the "hoopla". The sights and sounds of all the student involvment at a football game, the tailgate parties and the BBQ cooking on the pit is what attracts us to the game, the entire package is what makes Texas High School what it is today.

Pass me a pork rib.

Exactly. It adds to the energy and the excitment. It's everything combined that makes HS football so great. Everything contributes its own part to make HS football what it is. Without all of these things, football games would be less exciting and a lot more like baseball :p

[BAMF cowboy]

Wide-E-Wide, I have to agree and disagree with you. First, I agree all the "hoopla" as you say, doesn't make you a better team or the best team on the field, the game must be played. On the other hand all the "hoopla" adds to the atmosphere of the game and goes a long way to exhibit school and fan spirit for the game and their school.

Have you ever been to a game without the "hoopla", the band, drill team and cheerleaders? Go to a game condition scrimmage and you will find out quick that the football game itself doesn't support the same atmosphere without all the "hoopla". The sights and sounds of all the student involvment at a football game, the tailgate parties and the BBQ cooking on the pit is what attracts us to the game, the entire package is what makes Texas High School what it is today.

Pass me a pork rib.

I concur. You can't tell me that teams don't get intimidated when they looked over and they see smoke coming out of the helmet, and the players emerge, and then the band blasts the fight song, and the crowd is on their feet, screaming, and the players run out, the cheerleaders are doing their thing, the flag guys are running, and the players sprint onto the field. I think that might get into your head just a little, especially if it's a powerhouse program such as SLC, Lufkin, Katy etc.

[dragons08]

I concur. You can't tell me that teams don't get intimidated when they looked over and they see smoke coming out of the helmet, and the players emerge, and then the band blasts the fight song, and the crowd is on their feet, screaming, and the players run out, the cheerleaders are doing their thing, the flag guys are running, and the players sprint onto the field. I think that might get into your head just a little, especially if it's a powerhouse program such as SLC, Lufkin, Katy etc.
i completly agree with you on that

[BAMF cowboy]

I actually remember the SLC vs. Grapevine game last year, where the grapevine players literally just strolled through the sign. Didn't even look like they were even interested in the game. I merely laughed at them, and then proceeded to watch a 45 point 1st half by the dragons.

[farmerfan]

I concur. You can't tell me that teams don't get intimidated when they looked over and they see smoke coming out of the helmet, and the players emerge, and then the band blasts the fight song, and the crowd is on their feet, screaming, and the players run out, the cheerleaders are doing their thing, the flag guys are running, and the players sprint onto the field. I think that might get into your head just a little, especially if it's a powerhouse program such as SLC, Lufkin, Katy etc.


I dont think teams get intimidated by a entrance, if they do then that is sad. I have seen games where at team has all the hoopla and will wind up getting blown out and vice versa, for years teams would bring their circus act to Goldsmith and we would send them home with a big time butt whippin, this after we would just run through the drill team and a paper sign. The entrance is not what will intimidate a team, its the way they play. When Bob Mcqueen coached at Temple, he was known for keeping his team in the locker room while the team would run out onto the field just to make them wait and so his players didnt have to put up with the festivity that is a entrance, he did it to Lewisville in the 93 semifinals and I thought it was pure genius. Once again if a team gets intimidated due to a entrance then get them off the field cause there is something wrong with those boys.

[Bootsdaddy]

For several years now, I guess Lufkin has been ahead of the curve. We have always had the team run onto the field through the tunnnel, helmet, smoke, drill team and a large Panther banner, alway lead by the cheerleaders with a giant LP flag and 14 flags that spell out Lufkin Panthers. I guess all we lack now is American and Texas Flags and a cannon to fire off. There is also a Panther fan that lives 1/3 mile from the stadium ( outside the city limits )that sends up some great fireworks as the Panthers take the field and when they score all while listening to the game on the radio. No one ask him to do this, it is just something he does as a fan.

Ive never seen those fireworks or heard them! But then again Ive been sitting on the visitors side since '99! We also have the Panther "growl" they play after a big play. Its ok but they use it too much sometime. Ive actually seen visiting fans get some air under their butts the first time they play the growl! Back in the '70's they had a cannon they shot off after a Panther score.

[pack4life]

Ive never seen those fireworks or heard them! But then again Ive been sitting on the visitors side since '99! We also have the Panther "growl" they play after a big play. Its ok but they use it too much sometime. Ive actually seen visiting fans get some air under their butts the first time they play the growl! Back in the '70's they had a cannon they shot off after a Panther score.

Yeah the fireworks are fired to where the home crowd can see them, so that would explain you not seeing them lol. They are pretty cool though, i always want to sit on the visitors side, that is where the rowdiest panther fans are it seems.

[Redclad]

I'm glad Katy still uses the good old fashioned paper signs that the cheerleaders work their butts off on. Each week there are two different signs for the fans to enjoy. I hope Katy NEVER changes that tradition.

I couldn't agree more, one of my favorite things about Katy is the continuation of tradition. The cheerleader do work their butts off and have come up with numerous great signs, the best still being in 2001 against Katy Taylor. The huge sign had a very good replica of the 2000 State Ring with the caption "Hey Taylor, Your Daddy can't buy you this." Katy would have a huge fight if they ever went brain dead and fell in line for the smoke and mirrors angle. But I will say the lamest of all is the velcro reusable run throughs, quite pathetic.

[PackAttack2005]

I am fine with the reusable run through banners because although I am not a tree hugger, it is a good way to save a tree a week.

On the other hand, I have no problem sticking to a tradition when you have one.

[wide-e-wide]

Exactly. It adds to the energy and the excitment. It's everything combined that makes HS football so great. Everything contributes its own part to make HS football what it is. Without all of these things, football games would be less exciting and a lot more like baseball :p

First off...football wishes it's tradition was as rich as baseball's.
So making football more like baseball might not be a bad idea.

As far as watching a game with no band,cheerleaders, and drill team...
or no smoke, no inflatable helmets and all that jazz....
The fact remains, THE BEST TEAM IS GOING TO WIN.
All of that other crap is for show. And in sports show has very little
to do with true talent.

Like I said before...I think it is too much.
Give me Earl Campbell tossing the ball to the ref after a touchdown over
TO dancin' like Al Jolsen and looking like a fool.
IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU PLAY ANY BETTER.
And any kid that is intimidated by smoke and over-sized helmets is either
poorly coached or just plain scared. Either way I don't want him on my squad.

[YouKnowTha3T]

i disagree with your statement...as it is not important for a team to come out with a fancy runthrough with smoke and diamonds bling blingin....it is the intro to the game..like someone said grapevine came through their run through like they didnt want to be there...very similar to the lazy attitude of their team "leader" henry melton....the person that led us out on to the field was cameron parker and he was always pumped up and it rubs off we enter that tunnel see that smoke and know that its that time again its gametime..its something that just gets it going..you hear that band strike up and you hug your dad and you run out of that tunnel and pray...on the other hand two years ago when we played lufkin they refused to run out first so we did then they WALKED out of the tunnel lookin over at us pumpin there fists to their chest pointing and smiling...this year they did the same thing...that doesnt prove anything to anyone if anything else it fuels the fire in your opponent and shows the lack of respect to your opponent i noticed against longview they jogged out..because thats a respect rivalry..i dunno what it is about lufkin but some of those kids need some authority and know when enough is enough and when its time to get in between those white lines and play the game there...i know if anyone on our team EVER did anything foolish like that coach mendoza would be allllll over you..anyways its those intangibles that are still apart of the game and like wide said you still have to execute but its more or less a chance for teams to kinda feel the atmosphere and get ready to go to war

[dragons08]

i disagree with your statement...as it is not important for a team to come out with a fancy runthrough with smoke and diamonds bling blingin....it is the intro to the game..like someone said grapevine came through their run through like they didnt want to be there...very similar to the lazy attitude of their team "leader" henry melton....the person that led us out on to the field was cameron parker and he was always pumped up and it rubs off we enter that tunnel see that smoke and know that its that time again its gametime..its something that just gets it going..you hear that band strike up and you hug your dad and you run out of that tunnel and pray...on the other hand two years ago when we played lufkin they refused to run out first so we did then they WALKED out of the tunnel lookin over at us pumpin there fists to their chest pointing and smiling...this year they did the same thing...that doesnt prove anything to anyone if anything else it fuels the fire in your opponent and shows the lack of respect to your opponent i noticed against longview they jogged out..because thats a respect rivalry..i dunno what it is about lufkin but some of those kids need some authority and know when enough is enough and when its time to get in between those white lines and play the game there...i know if anyone on our team EVER did anything foolish like that coach mendoza would be allllll over you..anyways its those intangibles that are still apart of the game and like wide said you still have to execute but its more or less a chance for teams to kinda feel the atmosphere and get ready to go to war
well said my friend

[PackAttack2005]

Your both full of it, Lufkin walked out like that as a show of team unity Not disrepect. You Know tha3t, you can talk all the street noise you want about Lufkin disrepecting SLC, it just didn't happen my friend. Don't kid yourselve, SLC can hold thier own with the best of them when it comes to trash talking. I guess you have the right as long as you have the bling-bling on your hand. I personally believe that Lufkin and SLC are two programs that respect each other.

Stay on topic, get a bigger Dragon to run through or something, just leave the disrespect out of this, you should know better.

[dragons08]

Your both full of it, Lufkin walked out like that as a show of team unity Not disrepect. You Know tha3t, you can talk all the street noise you want about Lufkin disrepecting SLC, it just didn't happen my friend. Don't kid yourselve, SLC can hold thier own with the best of them when it comes to trash talking. I guess you have the right as long as you have the bling-bling on your hand. I personally believe that Lufkin and SLC are two programs that respect each other.

Stay on topic, get a bigger Dragon to run through or something, just leave the disrespect out of this, you should know better.
well, when i agreed with him, i didnt mean about the disrespect thing, i meant to say i agree with the first half of it, sorry for not saying that in my post

[wide-e-wide]

If you need smoke to pump you up...
You aren't that good to begin with.
Talent is talent...smoke or no smoke.

[Rerun]

If you need smoke to pump you up...
You aren't that good to begin with.
Talent is talent...smoke or no smoke.

Concur. That is similar to the scoreboard topic we talked about a while back. Whistles and Bells sure are cool, but, winning is even cooler.

[pack0808]

some need smoke to calm them down instead. ;)

[RidgePride]

If you need smoke to pump you up...
You aren't that good to begin with.
Talent is talent...smoke or no smoke.


Some talent needs to be pumped up to reach its full potential.

You have seen talented teams lose then after the game their response will be "they wanted it more than us."

[YouKnowTha3T]

Nah pack...team unity is what duncanville does when they walk out together in arms...lufkin just "strolled" out fine if you wanna walk outta your run through but dont look over at the opposing team like your intimidating us..the reason both teams were there both years was because we are both great teams and they look over laughin and smiling..thats a bunch of crap and dont even say you saw it or didnt see it because you werent on the field you dont here what is said and what is done...i know what i saw and i saw it both years..we get it all the time hell when richland ran outta their tunnel one of there players started smilin and shakin his head..now thats just pathetic thats fake hype...but after the game lufkin was very easy to approach i walked up to jovorski and shook his hand and he handled it with great class i dont remember the young man who hurt his knee but still tried to play and got a INT...i walked up to him and said what you did takes a lot of heart i respect you for what you did...ok thats your team leaders setting a good example in my heart of how lufkin football really is...but your always going to have bad apples in a bunch that wont see a lick of playing time that have to come out acting like they own you and that my friend pisses me right off..maybe its the competive nature in my body but dont you think that is just uneccesary you should just run through your sign go pray and get ready for war not act like a damn moron

[dragonsdaddy]

from my perspective, and i was on the field before and during the run thru, i never saw anything. i was and still am too focused to worry or see what someone else does before the game. that specific time is when the eyes laser down and tunnel vision takes over. anyone who saw or cared what the other team did short of assaulting you or your teammates was focused elsewhere than the game at hand, imo.

[PackAttack2005]

YouknowTha3T I respect your response. By the way I was on the field for both games with Southlake and I noticed more talking back and forth with the first game than the second game.

[pack0808]

the cornerback that you could not remember his name that had the int even while playing with a torn acl was l hewitt. he was all state last year and led the state in picks. many say he is the best db in the state this year. i agree if he is at 100 percent. he is a very big recruit regardless. on the stuff before the game, i really did not pay attention to it but i hope lufkin players did not act disrespectful. outlaw does not like that stuff i know that.

[BigFanSLC]

i know for a fact that everyone SLC plays they have the most upright respect for them..... especially the top programs in the state such as Katy, Lufkin, Denton Ryan etc.. SLC loves the chance to play the big time teams and show that they are up there with the best.

[YouKnowTha3T]

doc i dunno if you remember when we came outta our tunnel or not but lufkin was already on the field and we had to run across the endzone..that is where we saw the people laughin and pointin fingers it was prob either their DL or OL warming up but it was there and your right we do have repsect for top programs i was one of the first to go after a hand shake with jovo and hewitt because those boys you didnt see talkin anything papers..the only thing they said is that they own the 4th quarter and well they sure as hell did as long as what they talk they back up then its no big deal...its just the dumba$$s that do the pointless stuff that will never see the field that just piss me off thats all

[dragonsdaddy]

the pregame stuff was a timing issue more than anything. teams often like to use the whole field when the other team isn't and when we came out, a few of the stragglers hadn't made the trek south. teenagers don't always hear what the coaches tell them, and so a little friction can occur. no harm, no foul.

[CoppellCowboy57]

Nah pack...team unity is what duncanville does when they walk out together in arms..


If you wanna talk about Duncanvilles unity, 14-13 Coppell, Enough said...

When you can't put togeither a good game against a 4-6 team when you finish the season 9-3, team unity is nothing...

Duncanville, runs around and show boats its away around the feild, tring to get fired up, with there train for the kick off...BUT you gotta be able to back up your talk, and your hype