2006 Gridiron Guide (Season Preview) Posted

[KT2000]

It's here...

2006 Gridiron Guide- 5A Texas Football.com's Season Preview, 5th Edition (http://www.5atexasfootball.com/gridironguide.htm)

E-mail any corrections to the addresses listed on the table of contents (mine and champs). Thanks!

[KT2000]

Champ will have the district ratings page up shortly. You can view the ratings individually on each district page though.

[the_pack]

thanks KT2000 and ktchamp97 once again

[rosslancaster]

One thing I have noticed that could be of some controversy is Lake Highlands over Plano in 9-5A for the fourth spot. I think Lake Highlands will be better that some posters here expect, but I still was surprised to see this.

And good work KT's as always.

[gritty52]

KT wonderful job on this guide!!! Probably nothing in the US can touch the work IN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL yaw have done!! Once again GREAT JOB!!HAKAAAAAAAAAA!

[AZTiger]

to 10 position rankings is a link to a blank page

[KT2000]

to 10 position rankings is a link to a blank page

Yeah, we left that link up for a feature we did last year, but haven't quite finished yet for this one. I'll get it posted.

[purple_thunder]

Geat job 2000 & Champ

[jtk1519]

Lake Highlands just lost their head coach who took the AD job in Abilene. I don't know how sold I am on them.

[KattTx]

Excellent article on the X-Men factor!!!

[North Shore Mustang]

WOW! JOB WELL DONE!

This Gridiron Guide is ridiculously AWESOME! You guys are amazing! The time you put in to this and all that you is greatly appreciated! No wonder everything is better in Texas! The other states don't have this kind of "stuff"! The coverage of HS Football here in Texas is just amazing! IT'S A BIG DEAL - HECK YEA!!!

GO MUSTANGS!!!

[mojotrain]

It's here...

2006 Gridiron Guide- 5A Texas Football.com's Season Preview, 5th Edition (http://www.5atexasfootball.com/gridironguide.htm)

E-mail any corrections to the addresses listed on the table of contents (mine and champs). Thanks!

I have no problem with anyones rankings but your enrollment figures may be wrong. I'm sure Permian is not the largest school in the district. They may be near 2000.

[KT2000]

We used the numbers the UIL released during the alignment (most recent official numbers). They'll use those to determine the playoff seeding unless there are any special cases. There are usually a few big changes they'll update right before the season. That'd be surprising to see Permian barely a 5A school though based on what you are saying.

[CKE]

there is not top 10 running backs:confused:

[ktchamp97]

there is not top 10 running backs:confused:

I'll post it when I get to work, lol. Thanks.

[CKE]

I'll post it when I get to work, lol. Thanks.

No thank you and kt2000 for doing such a great job. you guys do a lot for the texas high school community.

[RedRage00]

When did SA Lee drop its football program??? What did I miss????:eek:

[CKE]

When did SA Lee drop its football program??? What did I miss????:eek:

they didnt it is just a simple mistake jufkin fans got luck this year being #1 and all

[RedRage00]

Damn, even with the 2 teams in Division I we still are projected to play SA OCONNOR for the THIRD year in a row lol

Hey, we keep getting closer and closer to beating them LOL

RR

[owlfan 1]

One mistake I saw - you have Copperas Cove in your region 2 playoff brackets... much as I'd love for the Owls to get another shot at them, I doubt it's gonna happen this year...

:p

oops, sorry - didn't see the corrections link... my bad...

[NSmustang98]

Looks great!!!

According to the projected playoff brackets for D-I there's a possibility North Shore and SLC could meet for the title. I would love for that to unfold!!!

[lonny23]

Looks great!!!

According to the projected playoff brackets for D-I there's a possibility North Shore and SLC could meet for the title. I would love for that to unfold!!!
From my corner, I'll take Judson-SLC.

[TexasRed6x]

From my corner, I'll take Judson-SLC.
I would love to see that matchup!!:D

[NSmustang98]

I think all the usual D-I suspects would like to take a crack at playing SLC.

[t00 playa]

I think all the usual D-I suspects would like to take a crack at playing SLC.


I too would like to see a NS vs SLC matchup in the Texas Bowl.....:eek:

[toonman]

This publication is truly an excellent job of work. Congratulations and well done to the Administrators. I assure you this has, and will give me many hours of pleasure. The Gridiron Guide is perfect tool to use in the build up to the start of the season and will certainly assist me becoming more knowledgeable about the 2006 season.

[cyfallsbooster2]

great job, admins! (sorry. looked at something wrong i guess.)

[dragonsdaddy]

either slc is living off the past(certainly true, to some extent), or the kt's don't think much of the slc players, but love the team(the ultimate TEAMme). the player's to watch don't mention a single slc player. the position groupings go so far as to rank laredo united's wr crew ahead of the unmentioned slc corps. does anyone else think that is hilarious? i guess, until proven otherwise, i'd just throw in the slc wr's regardless their names, in any top 10 rankings. since the state finalists are always obliged to have 3-5 all-state reps, i'm guessing that justin padron, tre, both fords and either cantu or tomlin will be the selections.

[ktchamp97]

either slc is living off the past(certainly true, to some extent), or the kt's don't think much of the slc players, but love the team(the ultimate TEAMme). the player's to watch don't mention a single slc player. the position groupings go so far as to rank laredo united's wr crew ahead of the unmentioned slc corps. does anyone else think that is hilarious? i guess, until proven otherwise, i'd just throw in the slc wr's regardless their names, in any top 10 rankings. since the state finalists are always obliged to have 3-5 all-state reps, i'm guessing that justin padron, tre, both fords and either cantu or tomlin will be the selections.

We think very highly of your players, you just don't have many coming back that are proven performers, so we chose to give some recognition to those that are.

Both Riley and Tre' are on the Top 10 by position rankings, by the way.

Say what you want about Laredo United's receivers, but they do return 2 kids that were very productive All-District players as Jr's. Juan Camacho was among the tops in the state for receiving yards last fall. We're simply rewarding them for having a great year. I don't think it hurts anything.

I'm sure Cantu and the Ford boys will put up great numbers and be well worthy of any and all accolades they receive this fall.

[dragonsdaddy]

yeah, i mistyped. i meant the top 3 teams. i'm most surprised about excluding padrone who performed so well last year, esp while injured in the state game. how quickly they forget.

[lonny23]

either slc is living off the past(certainly true, to some extent), or the kt's don't think much of the slc players, but love the team(the ultimate TEAMme). the player's to watch don't mention a single slc player. the position groupings go so far as to rank laredo united's wr crew ahead of the unmentioned slc corps. does anyone else think that is hilarious? i guess, until proven otherwise, i'd just throw in the slc wr's regardless their names, in any top 10 rankings. since the state finalists are always obliged to have 3-5 all-state reps, i'm guessing that justin padron, tre, both fords and either cantu or tomlin will be the selections.
I was surprised to not see SLC on the team rankings, but Judson isn't on any either. I think being #2 was a gift and I'm of the opinion that the Top 10 is more out of whack this year than last year, which was excellent. They got #1 right, but it fell off after that. I'll be on here rain or shine, but I have my doubts right now. If the KT's come through like last year, I'll be here to sing their praises.

[ktchamp97]

Lonny,

I know that you're souring on Hebron, who we apparently totally missed the boat on, but I would like to know who else in the Top 10 shouldn't be there. Who should be higher, etc...

[CKE]

Lonny,

I know that you're souring on Hebron, who we apparently totally missed the boat on, but I would like to know who else in the Top 10 shouldn't be there. Who should be higher, etc...

ummmmmmmmmm jusdon

[jtk1519]

I've always been a fan of the work the KT boys do with this site and Gridiron Guide and this year is no different. However, I think they are wrong with the #1 pick and there are a couple after that that I disagree with. Lufkin may look like the best on paper, but I am from the school of thought that says the big dog is still the big dog until somebody knocks them off and SLC is still the big dog. Any preseason list with anybody other than SLC at #1 is inherently wrong IMO. Lufkin could win state, but only if they dodge SLC. Lufkin cannot and will not beat SLC in the playoffs.

I really like North Shore and Hebron where they are at and I was frankly surprised to see Hebron get that kind of love, but you have to look at the athletes they return and think that they are top 5 material. I don't think Cy-Falls or Trinity are top 10 material yet and I have strong doubts about A&M Cons. and Judson being in there as well.

I think with what Berkner returns off a 12-1 team, they should be top 10 as should Mansfield Summit. Summit might be as loaded as they have ever been. You have to look at their backfield with Chiles, Oliver and Johnston and just say, "Damn!". I was actually half expecting Summit to be top 5 material.

Another one that is just a spot or two too low in my opinion is Smithson Valley. I know they lose some good players, but coach Hill has built a reputation similar to coach Dodge at SLC. Both those guys just always seem to find a way to reload and until coach Hill skips a beat, I think you have to give him the benefit of the doubt. I would have put Smithson Valley ahead of Judson and Trinity.

In the end, I think this is the year the streak comes to an end because I don't think Lufkin will win it all. According to the Div. II bracket in the Gridiron Guide, SLC would meet Lufkin in the semis and so long as Todd Dodge is sucking air and wearing black and green, I don't think Outlaw will be him in the playoffs. Again, just my humble opinion.

[ktchamp97]

Lufkin and SLC are projected to be in different brackets. That had nothing to do with our #1 pick, however.

Lufkin was the easiest choice for #1 since North Shore in 2003. Don't forget that they were without Claybon when the played the Dragons last fall. They may not have won, but I'd bet it would have been alot more competitive.

While Carroll has to reload, Lufkin will have nearly all of their key players back. Of course, SLC has a phenomenal program and they'll be right back up at the top, but I think alot of people are selling the Lufkin program short...they are not on SLC's level, but they are as close as anyone else.

Trinity is ahead of both Judson and SV because they return more key players from a team that won state, while the other two didn't. As good as SV and Judson are, in terms of consistency, Trinity is right up there with them (55-11 in the last 5 years). Judson is ahead of SV because they return more key people from a team that advanced to state, whereas SV didn't. Coach Hill's program is excellent, but Judson isn't far behind. Besides, they are ranked right next to each other, so we are showing that we consider them to be about equal.

Summit and Berkner would be higher if they had more proven talent on defense. That and Summit did get knocked out by EP Franklin last year.

[AZTiger]

IMO the only thing that could keep CyFalls from going far is their coaching staff. Several times last year I know piss poor play calling almost lost them a game.

I'm in full agreeance with the Hebron pick, I think the ones crying about it just have sour grapes.

[KT2000]

I expect Hebron to have a strong season. They've got very solid returning experience. They run a scheme on offense (option) that's very tough to stop when you have players who can execute it correctly. Defensively, they are very strong because the head coach Brian Brazil is a guru on that side of the ball.

Hebron will make the move up just fine in my opinion.

[AG8411]

It's here...

2006 Gridiron Guide- 5A Texas Football.com's Season Preview, 5th Edition (http://www.5atexasfootball.com/gridironguide.htm)

E-mail any corrections to the addresses listed on the table of contents (mine and champs). Thanks!

not a whole lotta respect for 17-5A. but the fall season will tell.
nice guide & work, but you could have done al ittle more home work in some areas on the NW side. we'll see.

LC finishing last in district? come on.

[dragonsdaddy]

much as i appreciate the state-wide love slc has been receiving, i've got to disagree. slc has the potential to be really good, if everything comes together. lp doesn't have to have things fall into place for them to be outstanding. and while i like our chances to be playing late in the po's, lp is the best team coming into the season, imo. as several have stated previously, slc going d-1 would bring a whole new set of competitors. and would leave one steep hurdle out of lp's race to state.

[lonny23]

ummmmmmmmmm jusdon
I'll have to wait to see what I think about that one. For the time being, I'll stick with them since they have key players returning from last year's team.

[cyfalls 215]

Originally Posted by AZTiger
IMO the only thing that could keep CyFalls from going far is their coaching staff. Several times last year I know piss poor play calling almost lost them a game.

the katy game for instance...

[AZTiger]

the katy game for instance...

correct, and the Strake game most definitely

[abilenefan]

Great job guys. I really enjoy "the guide". It is without a doubt the most indepth, accurate and entertaining coverage of preseason 5A ball. Thanks for all of the effort and hard work.

[BigtimeO-line]

You picked Cotton Turner as the Offensive MVP for 23-5A... r u serious????? :eek: he's good, but not that good, his O-Line isn't good enough to give Cotton the best protection, a decent D-line will get em' each time, and with that said i really don't know who will be offensie MVP... good pick for Defensive MVP, though Justin may not get it, its up for grabs between him Chris "DB" (transferred from Hou. Lamar) Kendrick Matthews, or even linebacker Anthony Green... it will be a tough one to decide most likely... but the MVP will be from Marshall...

other than that, the guide looks good, some stuff i don't agree with, but thats part of life, and well, thanks for giving us something to prove...
~1~

[KT2000]

The bottom line with the Turner pick for pre-MVP was production. Turner is easily the top returning player on offense production wise. If Dulles gets into the playoffs, and we think they will, he'll obviously be a big reason why.

Jai Cavness was the other player I considered for MVP.

[HebronHawk]

I expect Hebron to have a strong season. They've got very solid returning experience. They run a scheme on offense (option) that's very tough to stop when you have players who can execute it correctly. Defensively, they are very strong because the head coach Brian Brazil is a guru on that side of the ball.

Hebron will make the move up just fine in my opinion.

Everyone is looking at the players we have coming back and saying that we are loaded and they are right but you are missing the players we have coming up from JV that nobody knows. We are loaded but much more than you think. :)

[BigFoot]

We used the numbers the UIL released during the alignment (most recent official numbers). They'll use those to determine the playoff seeding unless there are any special cases. There are usually a few big changes they'll update right before the season. That'd be surprising to see Permian barely a 5A school though based on what you are saying.


I am sure that the ET figures are right and that the Bell figures are wrong.
I don't know what happened but ET has been larger than Bell for a long time and according to the district at the end of the year THS had almost 300 students more than Bell. We have 10, 11 and 12 in high school and with 3600 for Bell it appears that perhaps ET's 9th grades were added to Bell in
error.

[RocklandDragon]

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! The original link is BrOkEn!!! Damn, filthy Hackers!!!

GRRRR!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

No Gridiron Guide to refer to...it is a sad day, indeed. :(

[KT2000]

Site is back and Guide is back. Good vibes.

[chap fan]

One minor, and relatively insignificant correction. Austin Westlake was in Region 2 only for the past two years. We were also in Region 2 for two years several years ago. In 2003, we were the large 5A Region IV champion and lost to eventual champ North Shore in the semi-finals.

[mad_fan]

Always a bridesmaid...

Anyway, good guide as preseason guides go...

Thanks.