Tradition Never Graduates

I will say this….with the Houston weather (heat/rain/lightning)…it is a fundamental athletic/fine arts need for these structures in the Houston area. D/FW has 70+ facilities. There are 144+ state wide. Houston has 3!!! Houston area needs to close the gap!!!

Is it just guys in Texas that can drive through a small town in the middle of nowhere and be like oh ya this town their football team when 12-2 last year and lost and the 2AD2 state quarterfinals

@TommyD6336 That and calling out the mascots of every town we go through probably drives my family nuts. "Did y'all know their mascot is the Wampus Cats?!"

So many kids NEED sports programs to be successful in school. Also having coaches as teachers helps build a positive school culture.

@Anthony_Russo97 Trying to see how someone thinks on their feet by placing them in random on the spot gotchas to project how they'll perform when they'll have prior prep, proper context, and a direct application of their actual talent is dumb. Some people are really good at quick BS. Useless.

Am I out of touch for thinking this is complete nonsense?

@stevemagness I think without aggressively addressing 4-7, 1 couldn't go high enough to turn the tide and 2 won't change either. The schools/districts that handle 4-7 the best will attract and keep the best.

Follow up with more info: The data isn't perfect. And yes, the x-axis needs fixed (it's not my graph.) But follow up data including 2023 and 2024, shows the same trend, where satisfaction does not increase. Why does this occur? What can we do? In no particular order: 1. Pay teachers more. Incentives should align for good teachers to keep teaching. 2. Increase the status of the profession. We need more & better talent. We've made teaching low status. 3. Address combative parenting-teacher relationships. 4. Behavior issues have skyrocketed 5. We've outsourced too much to schools. Schools have to do and handle everything. They become de-facto mental health, behavioral, etc. places. 6. Admin bloat. 7. Tech in the classroom was a mistake. Social media is ruining both kids and parents. Essentially, when you teach in a classroom, you've got: -People telling you that you're indoctrinating kids. -Parents in denial saying Jimmy would never do that. -Way too much bureaucracy, no autonomy. So the good talent leaves, because the pay sucks and environment sucks. We've essentially created environments that go against everything we know about motivation and thriving: autonomy, competency, and belonging. We've created spaces that are controlling, adversarial, with little room to grow. Politicians have made this worse. By using education as a lightning rod to create us vs. them. All while passing legislation that creates bureocracy and paperwork like crazy. This has occurred in every state, red and blue. In places with unions and without. Education is everyone's business. It makes for a better society. source: fs24.formsite.com/edweek/images/…

In 2008, 62% of teachers said they were very satisfied with their job. In 2022, that dropped to 12%. We've got a serious problem brewing in education...

41 years of coaching football taught me that while scheme, and coaching are important, the biggest indicator or predictor of success is player, parental and communities Investment! When everyone puts in the quality time to outwork & out prepare your opponents, success happens.

Jack Hughes with an all-time quote after his all-time moment in the Olympics 🙌🥇

Yesterday we had a coach on our staff experience a cardiac emergency. He is alive and recovering today because people on site knew CPR, knew where to access and how to use the AED, and didn't panic/hesitate when the emergency happened. Take CPR/AED classes seriously.

5 ⭐️ Kennedy Brown is just refreshing. “I’m not necessarily into NIL as much because if you’re good, the money will come. I’m big on relationships. O-line development. Academics; you’re getting a free education. That’s amazing." texasfootball.com/article/2026/0… @Kennedybrown75 | #DCTX

Kenneth Walker is an aggressive runner, but it has been his agility and acceleration on display in the playoffs Using SumerSight, @SumerSports' advanced tracking data model, I took a look at a few plays where Walker outperformed his situation ⤵️

𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 𝐎𝐔𝐓!🚨 The new 2026-2028 district alignments will be shared in full to the UIL X, Instagram & Facebook channels (handle @uiltexas) as well as the UIL website on Feb 2 at 9 AM.

Champions are different. They act different, think different, believe different. Must embody the mindset. Must win in the mind first. You become what you think. Carry yourself like who you want to become. Those habits become your destiny. Must build that mindset now. Believe in yourself. Believe in the process. Have confidence in them. Rise To The Standard. The standard can’t lower for anyone.

Longhorn fans, please lift up Jordan Shipley and his family. Jordan is currently in surgery after being involved in an accident on his ranch earlier today. He received third-degree burns on over 20-percent of his body. Jordan's dad, Bob, asks for everyone's prayers. He is currently in stable but serious condition. #HookEm

CJ Stroud on if God is blessing the Texans because of their testimony: “I don’t want it to ever be confused, I don’t think God is like ‘the Texans are gunna win.’, but I think regardless, win or loss he gets the glory, and that’s up to us, that’s just worship. Him giving us our talents, abilities, & these jobs, he’s more than worthy of all the worship is really why we do what we do. It’s not because we want favor from the lord. In my opinion, you don’t just get favor from the lord just because you give him glory, he deserves it. It’s not because we follow Jesus that we win every game.”

@junior_miller @ProfessorDiggs 7.5 hrs from home, or about halfway from Denver. Passed it many times. I wonder how many fades into that right corner have ended up in the road?

I know I'm four hours from home...

Playing a college sport is a privilege Out of the 7+ million high school athletes in the U.S., only ~6.4% or 450k end up playing their sport in one of the NCAA’s three divisions (D1, D2, or D3) Full breakdown by sport 👇

A reporter gives an emotional farewell after 28 years covering high schools sports and explains why high school sports is so important for local communities 🫡

Kids today have so much to make their lives easier But they also are stressed, constantly comparing themselves to others and hard on themselves Tell your athletes they’re making you proud today It will have such a positive impact on them ❤️

The difference is the relentless effort you decide to give for your team.