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Post by gpballer4life on Apr 30, 2024 9:31:57 GMT -6
GP just made a great hire. They are bringing over the RF head baseball coach Arturo Elizondo to be the middle school Athletic cordinator. He is great with the kids and a real motivator. He was at GP a couple of years back when Harris was the AD at GP. He was with the Jr high at that time. King what happened to Coach Guy Grover who was over the Middle school athletics? Grover came out if retirement to build the middle school program. Pretty sure he was ready to call it a day. He did a good job by the way.
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Post by gpballer4life on Apr 30, 2024 9:36:18 GMT -6
He is completing year 3 right now, and I believe he has done a good job. One regional final appearance and two second round exits to a loaded Alamo Heights team that has the number one ranked athlete in the state. I would love to see us have a little more success but I’m happy with where things are. I believe the coaching staff is doing a great job in the trenches but can improve in at coaching the skill positions. Michael Terry III is a heck of a player. I wondering where he ends up at and especially what position he ends up playing on Saturdays. He has great size at 6'3" 210lbs and good speed clocking a 11 second 100m. No doubt catches the ball well to but I'm wondering if he doesn't end up on the defensive side of the ball in college. Terry is most likely going to play defense. The kid is having a hard time in recruiting because he hasn’t focused on a position. He wants to play offense is what I’m hearing. He hasn’t worked the WR craft and because of that I think he ends up on D. This is where I think some coaches do kids a disservice. They play kids at positions best for the team, but not best for the kids long term future.
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Post by wfcoyote on Apr 30, 2024 10:20:16 GMT -6
I favor getting a coach from places like Hardin Simmons or Angelo state. This so called GPHATER last evening was in Portland and watching his great grand daughter play a double header and in the first game hit a in the park home run with two RBI’s . In the second game hit an over the center field fence bases loaded home run. She is in the 8th grade and will be playing on the varsity. Next year. She plays catcher and swaps off at 3rd base. I have three other great grand kids coming up at GP. I will work hard to keep fake GP fans like GPFan55 from undermining there future. Wow, so disagreeing with your constant negativity about GP football is undermining your great granddaughter who plays softball? Thats a real reach, even for you! Your goal is to silence anyone who disagrees with you. Your goal of sticking with the status quo that is not working will undermine her future as she also plays basketball and throws the shot and discus in track. I think you might back track and read Warcat82’s critique of GP coaching. I suspect Portland tax payers may expect a little better return on their investment in athletics at GP. I’m just not sure why I waste my time posting on this blog.
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Post by gpfan55 on Apr 30, 2024 11:33:06 GMT -6
Wow, so disagreeing with your constant negativity about GP football is undermining your great granddaughter who plays softball? Thats a real reach, even for you! Your goal is to silence anyone who disagrees with you. Your goal of sticking with the status quo that is not working will undermine her future as she also plays basketball and throws the shot and discus in track. I think you might back track and read Warcat82’s critique of GP coaching. I suspect Portland tax payers may expect a little better return on their investment in athletics at GP. I’m just not sure why I waste my time posting on this blog. You keep saying I want to silence critics. I dont. Never have never will. Im just tired of you CLAIMING TO BE A GP FAN, but only spewing negative crap every time you post about football
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Post by bluecat on Apr 30, 2024 11:50:37 GMT -6
Michael Terry III is a heck of a player. I wondering where he ends up at and especially what position he ends up playing on Saturdays. He has great size at 6'3" 210lbs and good speed clocking a 11 second 100m. No doubt catches the ball well to but I'm wondering if he doesn't end up on the defensive side of the ball in college. Terry is most likely going to play defense. The kid is having a hard time in recruiting because he hasn’t focused on a position. He wants to play offense is what I’m hearing. He hasn’t worked the WR craft and because of that I think he ends up on D. This is where I think some coaches do kids a disservice. They play kids at positions best for the team, but not best for the kids long term future. Micheal Terry so far has offers from Nebraska, Oregon, A&M, Texas & Texas Tech. He’s already had his visit to Nebraska on April 26th an has more coming up this summer. Texas is recruiting him very hard.
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Post by gpballer4life on Apr 30, 2024 11:58:00 GMT -6
Terry is most likely going to play defense. The kid is having a hard time in recruiting because he hasn’t focused on a position. He wants to play offense is what I’m hearing. He hasn’t worked the WR craft and because of that I think he ends up on D. This is where I think some coaches do kids a disservice. They play kids at positions best for the team, but not best for the kids long term future. Micheal Terry so far has offers from Nebraska, Oregon, A&M, Texas & Texas Tech. He’s already had his visit to Nebraska on April 26th an has more coming up this summer. Texas is recruiting him very hard. Bluecat those are all soft offers. He wants to go to Texas but they do not know where he fits. He is a great athlete, but there are other athletes that are training at positions and teams have a better evaluation on. He is a project since he has no true position.
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Post by gpballer4life on Apr 30, 2024 12:02:55 GMT -6
Gp did Colton a disservice by moving him all over the place. He was an animal at OLB and was a mismatch nightmare at TE. Colton is going to run track at U of H for Carl Lewis so he is in a great position. If Colton stays at OLB he has multiple P5 offers.
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Post by bluecat on Apr 30, 2024 12:57:11 GMT -6
Gp did Colton a disservice by moving him all over the place. He was an animal at OLB and was a mismatch nightmare at TE. Colton is going to run track at U of H for Carl Lewis so he is in a great position. If Colton stays at OLB he has multiple P5 offers. Yes all True, Colton true calling is in track & field and always has been, His older brother Hunter is about to graduate from A&M College Station where he was a Multi event athlete. Colton will be a D1 track athlete at U of H on full scholarship. If you haven’t been a parent or coach trying to secure a full or partial scholarship, it’s extremely frustrating. True full scholarships are reserved for the best athletes in the U.S. and the world for D1 colleges. In truth most full track scholarships go to international athletes. There’s a multitude of ways to get to get to “full” with grants,loans & partials, but a true full ride in track is rare especially for Americans. My oldest went to Texas State in Track which is D1 in track. They are D2 in football. It is very frustrating going through the process of actually negotiating a scholarship for your athlete.
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Post by gp37 on May 1, 2024 4:19:45 GMT -6
Your goal is to silence anyone who disagrees with you. Your goal of sticking with the status quo that is not working will undermine her future as she also plays basketball and throws the shot and discus in track. I think you might back track and read Warcat82’s critique of GP coaching. I suspect Portland tax payers may expect a little better return on their investment in athletics at GP. I’m just not sure why I waste my time posting on this blog. You keep saying I want to silence critics. I dont. Never have never will. Im just tired of you CLAIMING TO BE A GP FAN, but only spewing negative crap every time you post about football gpfannie55 I am getting thank you letters from 4-H and AG students that I bid on their animals in the San Pat A&H show in January. They are about 50% GP and 50% Sinton. Two of them are great athletes and one plays soccer on my great grandsons soccer team. You don't like me and that is fine. If you are satisfieed with the coaching at GP, that is fine. I am not satisfied with the coaching and I want to see improvement. If a coach can't teach, a coach can't coach. Most of the coaches teach a class. If they are not the best teaching in class, get rid of them. My food chain is Faith,Family Education,Athletics. I want GP number one in education in this area. fannie how come you did not go after warcat82 on his post of GP Boerne game. I know I'm not a GP guy, but I did look at the game unbiased and as a coach. What I saw was not necessarily that GP had a lack of talent. It had more to do with coaching and technique. Here is my unbiased take if you don't mind me sharing. 1. GP has some great looking kids as far as size. They should be stronger than they appear to be based on that size, but that is coaching. 2. GP QB has a strong arm, but his accuracy downfield was his weak spot. He needed better touch. 3. The O-line didn't seem to hold their blocks very long. To me that's a strength issue, but also a coaching issue as far as technique. 4. On defense, I wanted to scream! I don't know what they were doing... 5. The D-line was not playing their reads at all. They were running upfield way too often to be doing any reads. Had they played any kind of reads, Boerne backs could have been held to minimal yards. But instead they would run past the backs and not even notice they had the ball. Again this is coaching! Coaches can see this or should be seeing this and fix it immediately. 6. The Linebackers had the same issue with reads. They would fly upfield more often than not, or jump in the wrong hole. I'm not sure what they were watching 90% of the time because it wasn't the guards or a back. Once again, this is coaching! Fix it immediately, if it's not being fixed that coach needs to be replaced immediately. 7. The DBs had their eyes in the backfield way too often. Playing press on a receiver, and having eyes in the backfield is a terrible game plan! Again this is coaching. You have to teach eyes on the receiver and press him then turn at the last possible moment to find the ball. The kids looked fast enough, but their technique and coaching killed them. 8. Tackling! Oh my gosh!!! The angles and the techniques are terrible... this has to be fixed. Once again if the defensive coordinator isn't fixing this immediately, he needs a new job. I can understand why the kids were getting hurt. If thats how they are being taught, they are being taught to get injured. That is not the new safe techniques. That isn't even the old ways... I cringed at some of those tackles, hoping no one got hurt. 9. On a major positive note, the kids have a ton of heart and are tremendous athletes. They have a ton of upside and all the things I saw are fixable with proper coaching. If they can get coaches in there that are 100% bought in to go with the 100% bought in kids, GP will be dangerous.
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Post by Clemensbuff on May 1, 2024 5:08:55 GMT -6
No doubt another GP retread. Sybil should be on this one like a possum on a junebug Retread plus what makes him extra special he got his degree at that football powerhouse over in Corpus Christi. Texas A&M CC. So where a coach gets his degree from dictates his ability to be a good or bad coach? Got it Thanks for that very bright insight.
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Post by Clemensbuff on May 1, 2024 5:12:11 GMT -6
Michael Terry III is a heck of a player. I wondering where he ends up at and especially what position he ends up playing on Saturdays. He has great size at 6'3" 210lbs and good speed clocking a 11 second 100m. No doubt catches the ball well to but I'm wondering if he doesn't end up on the defensive side of the ball in college. Terry is most likely going to play defense. The kid is having a hard time in recruiting because he hasn’t focused on a position. He wants to play offense is what I’m hearing. He hasn’t worked the WR craft and because of that I think he ends up on D. This is where I think some coaches do kids a disservice. They play kids at positions best for the team, but not best for the kids long term future. I was thinking the same thing. Though he is obviously a very gifted and talented kid, he doesn't look all that polished at all. Perhaps a diamond in the rough as a WR depending how he responds to good coaching and teaching at that spot at the next level.
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Post by gpfan55 on May 1, 2024 8:08:30 GMT -6
You keep saying I want to silence critics. I dont. Never have never will. Im just tired of you CLAIMING TO BE A GP FAN, but only spewing negative crap every time you post about football gpfannie55 I am getting thank you letters from 4-H and AG students that I bid on their animals in the San Pat A&H show in January. They are about 50% GP and 50% Sinton. Two of them are great athletes and one plays soccer on my great grandsons soccer team. You don't like me and that is fine. If you are satisfieed with the coaching at GP, that is fine. I am not satisfied with the coaching and I want to see improvement. If a coach can't teach, a coach can't coach. Most of the coaches teach a class. If they are not the best teaching in class, get rid of them. My food chain is Faith,Family Education,Athletics. I want GP number one in education in this area. fannie how come you did not go after warcat82 on his post of GP Boerne game. I know I'm not a GP guy, but I did look at the game unbiased and as a coach. What I saw was not necessarily that GP had a lack of talent. It had more to do with coaching and technique. Here is my unbiased take if you don't mind me sharing. 1. GP has some great looking kids as far as size. They should be stronger than they appear to be based on that size, but that is coaching. 2. GP QB has a strong arm, but his accuracy downfield was his weak spot. He needed better touch. 3. The O-line didn't seem to hold their blocks very long. To me that's a strength issue, but also a coaching issue as far as technique. 4. On defense, I wanted to scream! I don't know what they were doing... 5. The D-line was not playing their reads at all. They were running upfield way too often to be doing any reads. Had they played any kind of reads, Boerne backs could have been held to minimal yards. But instead they would run past the backs and not even notice they had the ball. Again this is coaching! Coaches can see this or should be seeing this and fix it immediately. 6. The Linebackers had the same issue with reads. They would fly upfield more often than not, or jump in the wrong hole. I'm not sure what they were watching 90% of the time because it wasn't the guards or a back. Once again, this is coaching! Fix it immediately, if it's not being fixed that coach needs to be replaced immediately. 7. The DBs had their eyes in the backfield way too often. Playing press on a receiver, and having eyes in the backfield is a terrible game plan! Again this is coaching. You have to teach eyes on the receiver and press him then turn at the last possible moment to find the ball. The kids looked fast enough, but their technique and coaching killed them. 8. Tackling! Oh my gosh!!! The angles and the techniques are terrible... this has to be fixed. Once again if the defensive coordinator isn't fixing this immediately, he needs a new job. I can understand why the kids were getting hurt. If thats how they are being taught, they are being taught to get injured. That is not the new safe techniques. That isn't even the old ways... I cringed at some of those tackles, hoping no one got hurt. 9. On a major positive note, the kids have a ton of heart and are tremendous athletes. They have a ton of upside and all the things I saw are fixable with proper coaching. If they can get coaches in there that are 100% bought in to go with the 100% bought in kids, GP will be dangerous. GPHATER, you basically rehashed warcats comments. I didn't agree with everything he said and I dont agree with you. I want to see GP making deep playoff runs as much as anybody on this msg board. I know you dislike seeing GP win but I believe we're going to have a very solid team this year. Our QB is healthy this year and that will make a difference. You actually used the phrase, "on a major positive note". Im shocked. Thats the first time you've used that term in many, many years. Just be honest in your critiques. Based on your posts GP only screws things up with bad coaching but NEVER DOES A SINGLE THING WELL in the entire season. Be fair in your critiques if you keep CLAIMING TO BE A FAN.
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Post by bluecat on May 1, 2024 9:49:10 GMT -6
Wow, so disagreeing with your constant negativity about GP football is undermining your great granddaughter who plays softball? Thats a real reach, even for you! Your goal is to silence anyone who disagrees with you. Your goal of sticking with the status quo that is not working will undermine her future as she also plays basketball and throws the shot and discus in track. I think you might back track and read Warcat82’s critique of GP coaching. I suspect Portland tax payers may expect a little better return on their investment in athletics at GP. I’m just not sure why I waste my time posting on this blog. You two need your own thread.
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Post by gpfan55 on May 1, 2024 10:05:08 GMT -6
Your goal is to silence anyone who disagrees with you. Your goal of sticking with the status quo that is not working will undermine her future as she also plays basketball and throws the shot and discus in track. I think you might back track and read Warcat82’s critique of GP coaching. I suspect Portland tax payers may expect a little better return on their investment in athletics at GP. I’m just not sure why I waste my time posting on this blog. You two need your own thread. Sybil will stay calm until GP loses its first game. He will then preach to us about Gordon Wood and post a completely negative review. If Gphater wants to start a separate thread, I'll be delighted to keep going around with him.
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Post by bluecat on May 1, 2024 10:15:37 GMT -6
You keep saying I want to silence critics. I dont. Never have never will. Im just tired of you CLAIMING TO BE A GP FAN, but only spewing negative crap every time you post about football gpfannie55 I am getting thank you letters from 4-H and AG students that I bid on their animals in the San Pat A&H show in January. They are about 50% GP and 50% Sinton. Two of them are great athletes and one plays soccer on my great grandsons soccer team. You don't like me and that is fine. If you are satisfieed with the coaching at GP, that is fine. I am not satisfied with the coaching and I want to see improvement. If a coach can't teach, a coach can't coach. Most of the coaches teach a class. If they are not the best teaching in class, get rid of them. My food chain is Faith,Family Education,Athletics. I want GP number one in education in this area. fannie how come you did not go after warcat82 on his post of GP Boerne game. I know I'm not a GP guy, but I did look at the game unbiased and as a coach. What I saw was not necessarily that GP had a lack of talent. It had more to do with coaching and technique. Here is my unbiased take if you don't mind me sharing. 1. GP has some great looking kids as far as size. They should be stronger than they appear to be based on that size, but that is coaching. 2. GP QB has a strong arm, but his accuracy downfield was his weak spot. He needed better touch. 3. The O-line didn't seem to hold their blocks very long. To me that's a strength issue, but also a coaching issue as far as technique. 4. On defense, I wanted to scream! I don't know what they were doing... 5. The D-line was not playing their reads at all. They were running upfield way too often to be doing any reads. Had they played any kind of reads, Boerne backs could have been held to minimal yards. But instead they would run past the backs and not even notice they had the ball. Again this is coaching! Coaches can see this or should be seeing this and fix it immediately. 6. The Linebackers had the same issue with reads. They would fly upfield more often than not, or jump in the wrong hole. I'm not sure what they were watching 90% of the time because it wasn't the guards or a back. Once again, this is coaching! Fix it immediately, if it's not being fixed that coach needs to be replaced immediately. 7. The DBs had their eyes in the backfield way too often. Playing press on a receiver, and having eyes in the backfield is a terrible game plan! Again this is coaching. You have to teach eyes on the receiver and press him then turn at the last possible moment to find the ball. The kids looked fast enough, but their technique and coaching killed them. 8. Tackling! Oh my gosh!!! The angles and the techniques are terrible... this has to be fixed. Once again if the defensive coordinator isn't fixing this immediately, he needs a new job. I can understand why the kids were getting hurt. If thats how they are being taught, they are being taught to get injured. That is not the new safe techniques. That isn't even the old ways... I cringed at some of those tackles, hoping no one got hurt. 9. On a major positive note, the kids have a ton of heart and are tremendous athletes. They have a ton of upside and all the things I saw are fixable with proper coaching. If they can get coaches in there that are 100% bought in to go with the 100% bought in kids, GP will be dangerous. I probably should know better but I just was curious why you seriously believe Darren Allman would even consider coming to south Texas to be HC/AD?
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