Van Vandal 2012 Football Schedule

[icu812]

8/18 scrimmage vs. Arp in Van
8/23 scrimmage at Mt. Vernon

8/31 Pine Tree
9/7 at Hallsville
9/14 at Lindale
9/21 Kaufman (homecoming)
9/28 at Liberty Eylau
10/5 Open
10/12 Mineola
10/19 at Athens
10/26 Brownsboro
11/2 at Mabank
11/9 Canton

Not looking forward to the 145 mile drive to Texarkana to play LE.

[buckeyebob]

8/18 scrimmage vs. Arp in Van
8/23 scrimmage at Mt. Vernon

8/31 Pine Tree
9/7 at Hallsville
9/14 at Lindale
9/21 Kaufman (homecoming)
9/28 at Liberty Eylau
10/5 Open
10/12 Mineola
10/19 at Athens
10/26 Brownsboro
11/2 at Mabank
11/9 Canton

Not looking forward to the 145 mile drive to Texarkana to play LE.

2013 will be a home game with 'em.

PS...WARNING!...their Vistor Side is more like a deer stand...small, tight, and congested.

[Lion70]

I would so make fun of the Van faithful if they lost to pine tree lol.

[icu812]

I would so make fun of the Van faithful if they lost to pine tree lol.

Yeah go ahead and make fun of a 3A team if they lose to a 4A. That is HILARIOUS!! Go back to smoaky and troll over there.

[icu812]

2013 will be a home game with 'em.

PS...WARNING!...their Vistor Side is more like a deer stand...small, tight, and congested.

Thanks for the heads up. We usually travel well but that drive might weed a few out.

[Lion70]

dude pine tree is not your typical 4a henderson drilled them three years in a row, quit acting like pine tree is impressive

[MGAR]

dude pine tree is not your typical 4a henderson drilled them three years in a row, quit acting like pine tree is impressive

That is true. Henderson did "drill" Pine Tree last year, beating them by 31... BUT the Henderson defense did get abused in the process....giving up 419 yards on the ground...

Van/PT is an interesting match up....

[Lion70]

no it won't Van wins by a lot and I wouldn't talk remember gilmer lol

[Lion70]

plus that yardage and even pts was garbage time so nice try bro

[icu812]

That is true. Henderson did "drill" Pine Tree last year, beating them by 31... BUT the Henderson defense did get abused in the process....giving up 419 yards on the ground...

Van/PT is an interesting match up....

Your right it will be an interesting match up. While Pine Tree didn't win last year they were competitive in many of their games including a win vs. Marshall, only losing to LE by 6 and Jacksonville by 7. Anyway, PT is a major step up from playing our traditional first game against 2A Grand Saline. Btw, I looked at the box score and PT scored 20 of their 27 points on Henderson in the 1st half so those points were not in "garbage time".

[waterboy]

I think Pine Tree will be a good test for Van. Pine Tree made huge strides last year under their first-year head coach. I look for them to be even more competitive this year. They may not win more than three or four games, but they will be competitive in at least six or seven of their games, in my opinion. I wouldn't be surprised to see them win five or six games this year. If they get past the losing "culture" there they do have some athletes.

[Lion70]

lol Pine tree real powerhouse lol and I suppose Spring Hill will win the District of Doom 2 and my Ags will be SEC Champs LMBO!

[waterboy]

lol Pine tree real powerhouse lol and I suppose Spring Hill will win the District of Doom 2 and my Ags will be SEC Champs LMBO!
I don't remember anybody saying Pine Tree is a "real powerhouse", but they are improving. Their head coach will be in his second year, and they made some huge strides last year. It'll be interesting to see if they can keep improving. The biggest problem I've seen with Pine Tree is their "losing culture". If their coach can change that mental part of their program, they will be much more competitive week in and week out. It's certainly a step up for Van to play a 4A team (Pine Tree) than a 2A team (Grand Saline), especially early in the season. Offensively, they are much better than they have been in recent years. If the Pirates can improve defensively they could actually make a strong push at .500 or better. We'll see....

[gtownfan]

I think Pine Tree will be a good test for Van. Pine Tree made huge strides last year under their first-year head coach. I look for them to be even more competitive this year. They may not win more than three or four games, but they will be competitive in at least six or seven of their games, in my opinion. I wouldn't be surprised to see them win five or six games this year. If they get past the losing "culture" there they do have some athletes.

That first year coach would be Fitzhenry, the ex Giddings coach. Coach Fitz will get them ready to play and get the most out of them!

[Lion70]

I agree buckeye playing a 4a is better than a 2A. I think Van still should win by at least a couple of td. I agree they got a good coach and henderson lost that losing attitude. 5 seasons in the 2000s of crowning homecoming queens.

[waterboy]

I agree buckeye playing a 4a is better than a 2A. I think Van still should win by at least a couple of td. I agree they got a good coach and henderson lost that losing attitude. 5 seasons in the 2000s of crowning homecoming queens.
I think that's the key to turning the program around at Pine Tree, the mental part. If Coach Fitzhenry can change the losing culture (no easy task) over there, they have the athletes to be competitive. The fans and the school will have to be very patient, though, and that's not something they are known for there.

[waterboy]

That first year coach would be Fitzhenry, the ex Giddings coach. Coach Fitz will get them ready to play and get the most out of them!
I agree. He will get the most out of his players. The toughest parts of coaching at Pine Tree is getting the athletes roaming the halls to go out for football, and to change the culture of losing there.