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Post by sargon on Dec 13, 2018 9:04:51 GMT -6
It's kinda funny, before week 10 hit Ram and many others were singing the praises of this Bastrop team. This is the year they Knock off Neville, make a run to the dome. So, then they lose to Neville, make it to the quarters and lose to the eventual state champion Karr and now they had a bad season? And, Burnette is the reason why? Come on guys. I agree with Clean, Bastrop was good, not great. IMO they had the best QB in the area regardless of class and some good receivers. Their weakness was on both lines, especially when they lost the big DE. I think they had a good year overall. As for Bradshaw, he is a little rough on the edges, but the kids loved him and respected him. He always stood up for his kids. Now I can see where it might be a little tough to work for him, that's a given. I hope they get all that crap worked out up there because those kids deserve better. They need consistency.
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Post by 1983ram on Dec 13, 2018 10:44:37 GMT -6
It's kinda funny, before week 10 hit Ram and many others were singing the praises of this Bastrop team. This is the year they Knock off Neville, make a run to the dome. So, then they lose to Neville, make it to the quarters and lose to the eventual state champion Karr and now they had a bad season? And, Burnette is the reason why? Come on guys. I agree with Clean, Bastrop was good, not great. IMO they had the best QB in the area regardless of class and some good receivers. Their weakness was on both lines, especially when they lost the big DE. I think they had a good year overall. As for Bradshaw, he is a little rough on the edges, but the kids loved him and respected him. He always stood up for his kids. Now I can see where it might be a little tough to work for him, that's a given. I hope they get all that crap worked out up there because those kids deserve better. They need consistency. You’re right they do need consistency but someone has to lay a foundation. You can’t operate a varsity team and ignore the freshmen and jv. You’ll turn around in 2 or 3 years and have nothing. I say hand it over to Bradshaw. He knows how to build it and build it fast. Let him get the right young coaches in place that can carry on the torch when he’s gone. You think it’s a coincidence that karr has had 2 or 3 coaching changes the past few years and they’re still in great shape? No they just pass the torch down to the next guy in line. Sargon if you woke up tomorrow and McCarty was gone would Burnette be your first pick to replace him? I doubt it. That doesn’t mean he’s a bad coach but why struggle to try to figure out how to build a program when you have people in place that already know how to build it...
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Post by strongguybr on Dec 13, 2018 20:48:46 GMT -6
AB is a solid coach that is still young and has a lot of ceiling. The Morehouse school system is in shambles currently and he fell victim to it. I no longer live in Bastrop but my son is still there. His school was one of the schools that closed. It's no good for anyone involved there currently.
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Post by strongguybr on Dec 13, 2018 20:58:57 GMT -6
It's kinda funny, before week 10 hit Ram and many others were singing the praises of this Bastrop team. This is the year they Knock off Neville, make a run to the dome. So, then they lose to Neville, make it to the quarters and lose to the eventual state champion Karr and now they had a bad season? And, Burnette is the reason why? Come on guys. I agree with Clean, Bastrop was good, not great. IMO they had the best QB in the area regardless of class and some good receivers. Their weakness was on both lines, especially when they lost the big DE. I think they had a good year overall. As for Bradshaw, he is a little rough on the edges, but the kids loved him and respected him. He always stood up for his kids. Now I can see where it might be a little tough to work for him, that's a given. I hope they get all that crap worked out up there because those kids deserve better. They need consistency. You’re right they do need consistency but someone has to lay a foundation. You can’t operate a varsity team and ignore the freshmen and jv. You’ll turn around in 2 or 3 years and have nothing. I say hand it over to Bradshaw. He knows how to build it and build it fast. Let him get the right young coaches in place that can carry on the torch when he’s gone. You think it’s a coincidence that karr has had 2 or 3 coaching changes the past few years and they’re still in great shape? No they just pass the torch down to the next guy in line. Sargon if you woke up tomorrow and McCarty was gone would Burnette be your first pick to replace him? I doubt it. That doesn’t mean he’s a bad coach but why struggle to try to figure out how to build a program when you have people in place that already know how to build it... I wish it were that easy. I didn't want to see AB go. He was from Bastrop. He got it. His players could buy into him because he was in their shoes once upon a time. As far as Brad taking over, it would be his to take over but I feel he may not coach again. If he does, it will be tough putting together a staff when 1) he has to be picky due to the parish deficit and 2) he had an extremely high turnover rate with staff over the years. I've been told he isn't nearly as harsh as years before. I played for the guy, and I know how he can be. I also know that he took great care of his players.
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Post by strongguybr on Dec 13, 2018 21:36:08 GMT -6
They had a good team but not great. Had the talent at wide receiver and quarterback but there wasn't a home run threat at RB, and the offensive and defensive lines weren't overly large. I’m not trying to judge them and what they do. My personal opinion is that they haven’t seemed to get any better the past couple of years. At times his offense looked unstoppable. I guess the word I’m looking for is inconsistent. They continued to make the same mistakes every week. And I’d argue they were a much better team when they played calvary and sterlington at the beginning of the season than they were at the end of the season. Like I said it’s not personal as far as I’m concerned. I just want the very best coach and staff available for Bastrop... 5-5 and a 1st round exit in 17 vs. a 9-3 finish in 2018 and a quarterfinal appearance from a team that lost 2 regular season games on the road by a total of 8 points.the improvement was substantial! When you have a year like that, you do your best to hold onto your HC.
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Post by strongguybr on Dec 13, 2018 21:40:21 GMT -6
I dont want Arledge ousted, but many fans have said so. Ive never mentioned names but very prominent families within the WM community have made it known they arent happy with how 2017 went down. Now, this past year was totally different. And it is more to do with off the field issues also. As for Burnette i trust your judgement on the staff. For fun i went back and watched the 2006 Bastrop highlight tape. My god they were unreal. The kid at Zachary has nothing on Mackey and Bastrops receiving corp was by far the best i have ever witnessed or ever will. Mackey wss throwing balls 60 yards in some clips on the money to Rueben and Deangelo. Good times.. [ How did you come across those highlights I’d like to see them myself. I don’t have the 06 tape but have wanted a copy... I have a DVD copy of the 2005 State Championship game somewhere. I'll have to dig for it. That's the one they had to give back, but that team was a lot of fun to watch.
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Post by ACC08 on Dec 14, 2018 7:28:01 GMT -6
I've seen Ram1983 bash Burnette continuously for 2 years and never has given him any props. It really seems like he lowers him to raise Brad. But let's deal with facts. I played for BHS. When I came through the jr high was sending 60 plus freshmen to the high school a year. Now it may be 25. The little league had 10 plus team now it only has 1. Feeder programs build high school programs. Brad was allowed to get whomever he wanted to coach. Brad won 3 years but lost with great teams like the ones with Ivory Brown or Marshay Green. As far as 2015, Burnette was the OC. BHS lost to Parkway 57-56 and Karr 42-36. Both games Rams were winning with 2 minutes and the opposition having to go 80. As far as Burnette he is a good young coach in only his SECOND YEAR. Improved a team to 9-3 and the quarters. With a QB that he found and made. They definitely wouldn't have gotten that far without him. He does make mistakes but I dont see any of the GREATS winning or in their second year. As far as end of the year consistancy the man scored 40 plus in 2 playoff games and 20 against Karr, but so did Neville and W.E. I checked on the certification. He is in a program like 80% of other coaches, Bachman is included. You are allowed to coach with that. Majority of down south coaches aren't certified,like Karr, Curtis, Warren Easton and others because they are charter or private. No cert. Needed. So that has nothing to do with ability
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Post by strongguybr on Dec 14, 2018 8:23:35 GMT -6
I've seen Ram1983 bash Burnette continuously for 2 years and never has given him any props. It really seems like he lowers him to raise Brad. But let's deal with facts. I played for BHS. When I came through the jr high was sending 60 plus freshmen to the high school a year. Now it may be 25. The little league had 10 plus team now it only has 1. Feeder programs build high school programs. Brad was allowed to get whomever he wanted to coach. Brad won 3 years but lost with great teams like the ones with Ivory Brown or Marshay Green. As far as 2015, Burnette was the OC. BHS lost to Parkway 57-56 and Karr 42-36. Both games Rams were winning with 2 minutes and the opposition having to go 80. As far as Burnette he is a good young coach in only his SECOND YEAR. Improved a team to 9-3 and the quarters. With a QB that he found and made. They definitely wouldn't have gotten that far without him. He does make mistakes but I dont see any of the GREATS winning or in their second year. As far as end of the year consistancy the man scored 40 plus in 2 playoff games and 20 against Karr, but so did Neville and W.E. I checked on the certification. He is in a program like 80% of other coaches, Bachman is included. You are allowed to coach with that. Majority of down south coaches aren't certified,like Karr, Curtis, Warren Easton and others because they are charter or private. No cert. Needed. So that has nothing to do with ability To add to that, the talent pool just isnt the same as it once was with the closing of IP in 08. So many families had to leave town for their ability to provide. I firmly believed that AB had the program headed the right way with much less to work with. I feel like the two feeder schools haven't been on the same page with the HS program in a long time either. Delta Jr. High and Morehouse Jr. High have far too long put too much emphasis on the bragging rights of that game on an 8th grade level. At this point, it will be take it or leave it though. Your options are thin when the parish school system is the way it is.
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Post by 64 on Dec 14, 2018 8:49:55 GMT -6
[ How did you come across those highlights I’d like to see them myself. I don’t have the 06 tape but have wanted a copy... I have a DVD copy of the 2005 State Championship game somewhere. I'll have to dig for it. That's the one they had to give back, but that team was a lot of fun to watch. I'll convert that game and put it on youtube for us all to enjoy if you'll locate it.
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Post by strongguybr on Dec 14, 2018 8:53:05 GMT -6
I have a DVD copy of the 2005 State Championship game somewhere. I'll have to dig for it. That's the one they had to give back, but that team was a lot of fun to watch. I'll convert that game and put it on youtube for us all to enjoy if you'll locate it. I'll check in my storasge building when I get home. I would love for everyone to watch it! I remember being in the stands at Indy Stadium that night. It was 27 degrees at kickoff and dipped to 24 by game's end. They may asw ell have played that game in Minnesota lol!
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Post by 64 on Dec 14, 2018 8:55:17 GMT -6
I'll convert that game and put it on youtube for us all to enjoy if you'll locate it. I'll check in my storage building when I get home. I would love for everyone to watch it! I remember being in the stands at Indy Stadium that night. It was 27 degrees at kickoff and dipped to 24 by game's end. They may as well have played that game in Minnesota lol! True Story...
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Post by kamala on Dec 14, 2018 9:21:19 GMT -6
The Redemptorist/ND game on Thursday night was the worst. 17 degrees by the end of the game. Pretty brutal.
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Post by kaelppanther on Dec 14, 2018 9:51:00 GMT -6
Could this be a job for Cyril Crutchfield?
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Post by strongguybr on Dec 14, 2018 9:56:48 GMT -6
Could this be a job for Cyril Crutchfield? Not a bad question at all. He would be a solid choice but i have no idea if he would even be interested.
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Post by gp on Dec 14, 2018 10:00:08 GMT -6
Bastrop seems to be a mess politically.
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Post by sargon on Dec 14, 2018 10:07:02 GMT -6
That whole parish school system is a mess right now. The word I'm hearing is that Bradshaw will move into that position. I'm sure a lot can change between now and the start of next season.
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Post by gp on Dec 14, 2018 10:32:38 GMT -6
That whole parish school system is a mess right now. The word I'm hearing is that Bradshaw will move into that position. I'm sure a lot can change between now and the start of next season. I could see that. I think that might be the opposite of an answer to their problem.
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Post by 1983ram on Dec 14, 2018 12:48:23 GMT -6
Bastrop seems to be a mess politically. As far as the school board is concerned it’s been a mess for years. They could not have been further apart. I expect the newly elected board to do a much better job...
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Post by 1983ram on Dec 14, 2018 16:27:19 GMT -6
I've seen Ram1983 bash Burnette continuously for 2 years and never has given him any props. It really seems like he lowers him to raise Brad. But let's deal with facts. I played for BHS. When I came through the jr high was sending 60 plus freshmen to the high school a year. Now it may be 25. The little league had 10 plus team now it only has 1. Feeder programs build high school programs. Brad was allowed to get whomever he wanted to coach. Brad won 3 years but lost with great teams like the ones with Ivory Brown or Marshay Green. As far as 2015, Burnette was the OC. BHS lost to Parkway 57-56 and Karr 42-36. Both games Rams were winning with 2 minutes and the opposition having to go 80. As far as Burnette he is a good young coach in only his SECOND YEAR. Improved a team to 9-3 and the quarters. With a QB that he found and made. They definitely wouldn't have gotten that far without him. He does make mistakes but I dont see any of the GREATS winning or in their second year. As far as end of the year consistancy the man scored 40 plus in 2 playoff games and 20 against Karr, but so did Neville and W.E. I checked on the certification. He is in a program like 80% of other coaches, Bachman is included. You are allowed to coach with that. Majority of down south coaches aren't certified,like Karr, Curtis, Warren Easton and others because they are charter or private. No cert. Needed. So that has nothing to do with ability This is simply one mans opinion which I’m entitled to. You have your opinion and I respect that.
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Post by thepunisher on Dec 14, 2018 16:32:51 GMT -6
Bastrop's population is down to almost 10,000. That's a substantial loss over the last few decades.
1940 6,626 29.4% 1950 12,769 92.7% 1960 15,193 19.0% 1970 14,713 −3.2% 1980 15,527 5.5% 1990 13,916 −10.4% 2000 12,988 −6.7% 2010 11,365 −12.5% Est. 2016 10,578 −6.9%
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