Meanwhile.......I'm back in Argyle

[regaleagle]

Well......I'm not really back living IN Argyle, but very closeby. I moved back to the area last month.....I'm living in Corinth.....just south of Denton. It's the home of the Ryan Raiders......so look out folks. Seems like everywhere I live the local team wins. I totally expect both Ryan and Argyle to win anyway.......but maybe they'll both win their way to back to Jerryworld this year. Denton Guyer is also next door on the other side of 35, and they are in 6A. So it looks like we have 4A, 5A, and 6A possibilities this year......but not so much for Guyer this season, I think. I guess Ponder would be the closest 3A to me, Huh? I think they have a football team now......maybe their 2nd or 3rd year??? I'll have to look them up in FNF. I hear Gunter may be a force this season too. Anyhoo......I sure am glad to be back home......it feels good. Denton County has been my home for 20 yrs of my adult life......just to let everybody know. GO EAGLES!!! GET "EM RAIDERS!!! There's a definite smell in the air.....Texas High School Football is here!!! :cheerl::2thumbsup:smoker:

[Wayne]

Welcome home

[buckeyebob]

Good to see you back

You need a TAPPS...we have Liberty Christian Week 3 in Gilmer...you need a road trip

[Leopard4Life]

Are you going to the Tom Landry Classic on Sept 2nd?

[regaleagle]

Are you going to the Tom Landry Classic on Sept 2nd?

I haven't been to the new stadium in Allen yet.......I'll have to put that on the schedule. I don't guess I'll need some advance tickets, huh?

[regaleagle]

Good to see you back

You need a TAPPS...we have Liberty Christian Week 3 in Gilmer...you need a road trip

Does this also mean taps with a bugle for Liberty Christian in this game, Lol???

[buckeyebob]

Does this also mean taps with a bugle for Liberty Christian in this game, Lol???

We had guys all over this 1/2 of Texas trying to fill our dance card...we had to make the trip last year & we will show them a good time here. God excuse for a road trip.

Like Prestonwood, they won't be renewing the contract...the Metroplex is about the only fertile ground for pre-season...Kilgore & Henderson will scrimmage us...our preseason is Liberty Eylau, Center, Carthage, L.C., & Nacogdoches

We miss Argyle...win or loose...always a good game.

[Leopard4Life]

I haven't been to the new stadium in Allen yet.......I'll have to put that on the schedule. I don't guess I'll need some advance tickets, huh?

Safe to say that Allen has enough seats to squeeze Lovejoy and Argyle in... Last year they didn't open the upper deck on the home side, and they haven't opened it for any 5A or below home games. A few years ago I watched Lake Dallas play Lone Star and it was packed (standing room only), but the upper deck was closed. Also be prepared to pay for parking. Allen hosts games for other schools, but their boosters are there collecting parking fees. If I recall it's $5 cash, but knowing Allen it could be $10. I'd rather play a home / away than play at Allen Eagle Stadium because I'd rather our programs get the money.

[regaleagle]

Yep......every single game with you Gilmerites was a good-un, for sure. I think the atmosphere really ratcheted up when it was an Argyle/Gilmer battle on the gridiron of glory. Every player played every down for the glory of the game......no question about it. Argyle may move back down to DII this next go-round......they were on the cusp by just a few players last time. If they raise the numbers......we may end up at the top of DII enrollment numbers. Then it will be like old times again, Huh?

[Aesculus gilmus]

I wasn't there, but I heard the Argyle webcast of the game in Ennis in 2010. It didn't sound like that good a game. It sounded like Gilmer took an opponent they'd never heard of lightly and got stomped. Final score: Argyle 41, Gilmer 14, and the game wasn't as close as the score indicated.

You had a big ol' running back who broke off about a 96-yard touchdown run to break it wide open and your announcers began making fun of "East Texas speed" at that point (rightly so). Can't recall his name. He was the predecessor to the mighty Ralston.

[Aesculus gilmus]

Okay, I looked it up. The RB's name was Layton Lowry and the TD run was "only" 93 yards, but it did indeed ice the game for Argyle.

[regaleagle]

Yeah, I remember ol' Layton Lowry.....he was definitely part of the reason that team did so well. I reckon the Gilmerites took that loss pretty hard......seeing as they really thought so lowly of the Argyllians. I remember being on Smoaky and reading all the comments before the game. Afterwards, there was some serious crow-eatin' going on, hahaha. It was the next time we played Gilmer that they came to play......even though they lost again. That was a very good game.....and just about every game after that.

[buckeyebob]

If you are gong to be the best, you gotta play the best...it doesn't do any good to play beneath you.

[Leopard4Life]

Heard that Argyle got 3-4 Southlake Carroll transfers. Several may contribute. I honestly don't know how true this is so I'm asking if anyone else has heard anything similar.

[regaleagle]

Heard that Argyle got 3-4 Southlake Carroll transfers. Several may contribute. I honestly don't know how true this is so I'm asking if anyone else has heard anything similar.

Not sure about that......but we do have a transfer starting qb from Liberty Christian that switched schools last spring. He is a senior, and Clearman(lefty Jr.) will also play quite a bit.
Jon Copeland(5-11, 195) started his junior season for Liberty Christian and led them to the playoffs. He's a dual-threat qb that threw for 2100 yds and 21 TD's, and also rushed for 700 yds scoring 8 TD's. :ack!:

[regaleagle]

Just to set the record straight, Copeland is credited for 2300 yds. passing last season.......not 2100.

[regaleagle]

Coach Rodgers said that the Eagles will be without two of their all-district defensive backs from last season......Dillion Carter and Brenden Dixon. They both will be concentrating this year on baseball only. This represents two big losses to the team at those positions.......both are very talented athletes. I reckon they are going for scholarship offers in baseball.....maybe already have some.

[Aesculus gilmus]

Not sure about that......but we do have a transfer starting qb from Liberty Christian that switched schools last spring. He is a senior, and Clearman(lefty Jr.) will also play quite a bit.
Jon Copeland(5-11, 195) started his junior season for Liberty Christian and led them to the playoffs. He's a dual-threat qb that threw for 2100 yds and 21 TD's, and also rushed for 700 yds scoring 8 TD's. :ack!:

Copeland kept Liberty Christian in the game until halftime when we played them in Argyle last year. Glad to hear he won't be making the trip to Gilmer.

In fact, before the Sweetwater game last December, Coach Turner said that the Sweetwater QB, Chris Thompson, reminded him of Jon Copeland. The problem was that Sweetwater had a lot of other good players in addition to the QB.

[regaleagle]

Argyle's Predistrict schedule starts on Sept. 2 and runs consecutive each week without an open date for 5 weeks until district play opens against Decatur at Argyle following an open date. The predistrict schedule is as follows: Lovejoy@ Allen in the Tom Landry Classic, @ La Grange, @ Celina, Abilene Wylie, @ Paris.
The Eagles will be traveling to Cleburne on Aug.25th for a scrimmage.

[Wayne]

Definitely gonna make that scrimmage. I thought Argyle looked really good against Denton. You very well could see 2 1000 yard rushers in the Argyle backfield. I'm excited for this team.

[d0tc0m]

Definitely gonna make that scrimmage. I thought Argyle looked really good against Denton. You very well could see 2 1000 yard rushers in the Argyle backfield. I'm excited for this team.


And with good reason. With Copeland under center, and with the move-in in the backfield to complement an already talented back, all of a sudden, Argyle has the kind of squad that could challenge Carthage. In fact, if you made me pick today, I'd say it'll be Argyle vs Carthage for all the marbles in Div. I come December.

[regaleagle]

Argyle's record last 5 seasons is (68-6). That's 74 games in 5 yrs......and last year Argyle went 11-1. We had a cancelled game due to lightning against Wylie in the fourth game of the season. Argyle lost to Wylie last year in the 3rd round of the playoffs.

[regaleagle]

Argyle's record last 5 seasons is (68-6). That's 74 games in 5 yrs......and last year Argyle went 11-1. We had a cancelled game due to lightning against Wylie in the fourth game of the season. Argyle lost to Wylie last year in the 3rd round of the playoffs.

OOPS!!! Just checking back.....looks like the record is (67-6) in that time period. This will be Argyle's 16th season playing football, the 15th under Coach Rodgers. Argyle has never had a losing season under Coach Rodgers(156-34). That first year.....Argyle's 2nd season and first with a senior class......the Eagles went(5-5). My son was a freshman that year. Argyle went to State in 2A-DI in Coach Rodgers 3rd year at Argyle. Under Coach Rodgers, Argyle has made it to the State Championship game 5 times in 14 yrs.....winning one, but losing in very close games every other time.....very exciting games that went down to the last minute.....one in double overtime. It's been a great run and very exciting for Argyle faithful. Hopefully, the run will continue this season as well.

[PurplePop]

OOPS!!! Just checking back.....looks like the record is (67-6) in that time period. This will be Argyle's 16th season playing football, the 15th under Coach Rodgers. Argyle has never had a losing season under Coach Rodgers(156-34). That first year.....Argyle's 2nd season and first with a senior class......the Eagles went(5-5). My son was a freshman that year. Argyle went to State in 2A-DI in Coach Rodgers 3rd year at Argyle. Under Coach Rodgers, Argyle has made it to the State Championship game 5 times in 14 yrs.....winning one, but losing in very close games every other time.....very exciting games that went down to the last minute.....one in double overtime. It's been a great run and very exciting for Argyle faithful. Hopefully, the run will continue this season as well.

That's an amazing run. Coach Rodgers has to be one of the top high school coaches in Texas with that record. I bet he is constantly getting 5A and 6A coaching offers.

[d0tc0m]

OOPS!!! Just checking back.....looks like the record is (67-6) in that time period. This will be Argyle's 16th season playing football, the 15th under Coach Rodgers. Argyle has never had a losing season under Coach Rodgers(156-34). That first year.....Argyle's 2nd season and first with a senior class......the Eagles went(5-5). My son was a freshman that year. Argyle went to State in 2A-DI in Coach Rodgers 3rd year at Argyle. Under Coach Rodgers, Argyle has made it to the State Championship game 5 times in 14 yrs.....winning one, but losing in very close games every other time.....very exciting games that went down to the last minute.....one in double overtime. It's been a great run and very exciting for Argyle faithful. Hopefully, the run will continue this season as well.



But for a blown call late two years ago, Argyle would've beaten Navasota and have two state titles. But, that's neither here nor there.


I think they make their sixth title game appearance this season, especially if they can find a couple kids to fill some big holes in the secondary. The offense is going to be very, very good.