2025 PN-G Indians.

[1989NDN]

LP should be dominant. They return most of their big OL and they have some maulers upfront. That goes to show how good PN-G's DL was the past three or four years. LaPorte also has most of their RB group back, plus the all-world freshman that could play anywhere QB, RB, Slot, or WR.

Huntsville should be favored to win the district. New coach or not, they have a ton or returning speed, size, and talent.

The rest of the district should be a toss-up.

GO INDIANS!

 

[Usedtocould]

Over the last few years, I've noticed it becoming increasingly common for people from North and Central Texas to discuss the Golden Triangle as though it's part of the Houston area. It might be because they don't know their geography. It may also be a function of the Houston suburbs starting to stretch out almost all the way to Winnie.

According to the State Demographer's Office, in about 25 years, that misnomer won't be a misnomer anymore.

Big time

When I first moved to Houston and would do music gigs in Galveston Co
The 45 from NASA all the way down
Was
McDonald’s at the Dickinson exit
Whataburger at the dog track exit
And that was just about it other than serial killer burial grounds (actually)
Now it’s Houston almost all the way down.

 

[bandkid]

Probably because those areas have become an extension of one of the top 10 largest cities in the US. The degree of separation is greater in SE Texas thanks to low lying land, etc. Speaking of sprawl, take a trip up 59 towards Lufkin and notice the expansion of highways and population growth. New Caney and Cleveland for example used to be tiny stops on the way out of Houston. Now those areas have exploded. And the traffic activity all the way to Lufkin is much greater compared to even 20 years ago.

Speaking for myself, can’t wait to get away from the urban sprawl, crime and other activity that just didn’t exist before. In 25 years I will be a memory. Not sure I would want to see how the state continues to ‘grow’ anyway. Good luck with it.

Cleveland has grown faster than it can manage. So has Liberty County. It's a growing problem. (No pun intended.)

One of the legal frameworks we use in the water law space to accommodate rapid suburban growth in previously rural areas is being broadened this session to include additional counties. Assuming passage of the relevant bill in the House--which should happen any day now--Jefferson County will now be among the Houston-area counties that fall within the bracket. It's one example of the state trying to get ahead of the growth.

And honestly, I'm not sure the Golden Triangle is ready for that growth--to the extent any area ever is, at least. If we don't start positioning ourselves now, we will be gobbled up into the Houston milieu and lose our regional identity down the road. Personally, I'm not very fond of that idea.

 

[Usedtocould]

Cleveland has grown faster than it can manage. So has Liberty County. It's a growing problem. (No pun intended.)

One of the legal frameworks we use in the water law space to accommodate rapid suburban growth in previously rural areas is being broadened this session to include additional counties. Assuming passage of the relevant bill in the House--which should happen any day now--Jefferson County will now be among the Houston-area counties that fall within the bracket. It's one example of the state trying to get ahead of the growth.

And hontestly, I'm not sure the Golden Triangle is ready for that growth--to the extent any area ever is, at least. If we don't start positioning ourselves now, we will be gobbled up into the Houston milieu and lose our regional identity down the road. Personally, I'm not very fond of that idea.

I just got the skinny on Cleveland last weekend (growth)
And it’s not a good thing according to the locals
Supposedly there’s a “colony” of immigrants populating what used to be farmland in NE part of rural Cleveland
Numbering 200k supposedly.

 

[Usedtocould]

Cleveland has grown faster than it can manage. So has Liberty County. It's a growing problem. (No pun intended.)

One of the legal frameworks we use in the water law space to accommodate rapid suburban growth in previously rural areas is being broadened this session to include additional counties. Assuming passage of the relevant bill in the House--which should happen any day now--Jefferson County will now be among the Houston-area counties that fall within the bracket. It's one example of the state trying to get ahead of the growth.

And hontestly, I'm not sure the Golden Triangle is ready for that growth--to the extent any area ever is, at least. If we don't start positioning ourselves now, we will be gobbled up into the Houston milieu and lose our regional identity down the road. Personally, I'm not very fond of that idea.

The good news is
What we call Houston is very very individualized
I guess you could say culturally

Katy - Sugarland - Pasadena - Clear Lake - Cypress (Montgomery Co)
Couldn’t BE more different from each other
And it’s well known by locals (almost to a fault)
As well as “inside the loop” snobbery
I’ve heard many times the “I try not to go OUTSIDE THE LOOP if at all possible”
(Imagine the voice that goes with that)

 

[IndianFan]

Try pulling a 34’ trailer down to Galveston on 45. White knuckles all the way thanks to the crazy driving and construction. When not gridlocked it’s like a race track.

 

[NDNzeke]

I don’t know where they get the idea PnG is a “Bay area power,” but it has a nice ring to it. We’re not even on the same side of the river as the bay.

Probably because we beat all of the “bay area” teams lol.

 

[IndianFan]

I just got the skinny on Cleveland last weekend (growth)
And it’s not a good thing according to the locals
Supposedly there’s a “colony” of immigrants populating what used to be farmland in NE part of rural Cleveland
Numbering 200k supposedly.

This is an example of what’s going on. An influx of people with no intention to follow the law or assimilate. And people with no scruples that are ready to take advantage of the situation. Colony Ridge, Epic City and more are all examples of what could be considered direct threats to the traditional American way of life for numerous reasons. Some pinheads might call that xenophobia. I’ve worked alongside and fellowshipped with people from cultures from across the world. People are people. Bad characters or groups with seriously threatening objectives and agendas exist in every segment. Good is good and bad is bad. The bad need to be rooted out. No state or nation with self preservation in mind would allow this to go on. Time to push back.

Houston-area development has become a right-wing lightning rod on immigration

After conservative media portrayed the Colony Ridge development north of Houston as a haven for illegal immigrants, Gov. Greg Abbott said the upcoming special legislative session will look into the issue.

www.texastribune.org

A Texas neighborhood targeted by the right over immigration pushes back

Conservative media and GOP activists have been stating unsubstantiated claims that Colony Ridge has become a magnet for immigrants, but the Republican area is pushing back.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[NDNzeke]

This season is going to be tough. I expect every pre-season game to be better, especially LaPorte. I think Huntsville will be at least as good as last year, with Nederland, Dayton, and West Fork being better than last year. Montgomery, I’m not so sure about but they’re always solid. Lake Creek is kind of a question mark - They seemed pretty senior heavy last year and kind of limped to the end of the season. Next year might be a rebuild for them. As it is, Splendora is the only game out of the regular season I’m 100% confident saying we’ll win.

The strength of our defense will determine our success or lack thereof.

 

[IndianFan]

True. And an offense good enough to rest the defense and score enough points to win.