HighSchool Fan
06-24-2005, 08:55 AM
By Todd Hutchinson
Herald Democrat
Dave Campbell's Texas Football hits newsstands officially Friday and according to the magazine's picks, area teams need to keep their playoff expectations low.
Readers should do the same. This, the 46th edition, leaves a lot to be desired.
Sherman and Denison don't need to make any plans, although Gainesville, Pilot Point, Bonham and Van Alstyne should prepare for a longer season. Turmoil and coaching turnover are ingredients for a winner in Pilot Point, I guess.
Celina was picked preseason No. 2 in the state in 2A, which is no surprise. Whitewright, Gunter and Tom Bean are picked 1-2-3 in District 15-2A.
In Class A, Wolfe City and Celeste are picked 1-2 in District 17.
The picks were made by Carl Padilla, of the Padilla Poll, that runs in newspapers around the state, according to Texas Football Magazine.
During a Google search, an article popped up where Padilla said he attended 65 games during the 2003 season.
Just doing the math, if Padilla watched a game Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the 11-week season and then watched three per week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the six weeks of playoffs, he would see 51 games. Even if you added in two kickoff classic games, he would see 53 games.
Not to say Padilla didn't see 65 games, I don't know how he could have accomplished it since probably 95 percent of the games are played at 7:30 on Friday night.
I use that example to highlight what's wrong with the 2005 edition Texas Football.
Sometimes when changes are made, they aren't always seen as positive. The magazine's breaking out of their high school rankings while putting the district team notes in alphabetical order is one of them. The system was easy to understand and had survived 45 previous editions.
Dave Campbell's alludes to a shakeup in the managing editor's position. Houston Chronicle assistant sports editor David Barron was replaced by Jake Shaw, all because the magazine's owners, Host Communications in Kentucky, wanted a full-time managing editor. That is their right to restructure, but I just don't see pushing away from 25 years of experience with the magazine, which the company did by replacing Barron.
Shaw did some good work while he was in Texoma at Bonham, but at 26, he doesn't have the experience necessary to handle what has become a Texas sports institution. Shaw can grow into the job, but I have to question why Host would hand over the publication of the magazine to someone with such limited experience in the business.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football enjoys a lofty status with football fans, especially high school football fans. It should. Its reputation has been earned through 45 years of doing things right.
I'm hoping 2005 is just an example of growing pains and the magazine comes back stronger in its 47th edition.
Herald Democrat
Dave Campbell's Texas Football hits newsstands officially Friday and according to the magazine's picks, area teams need to keep their playoff expectations low.
Readers should do the same. This, the 46th edition, leaves a lot to be desired.
Sherman and Denison don't need to make any plans, although Gainesville, Pilot Point, Bonham and Van Alstyne should prepare for a longer season. Turmoil and coaching turnover are ingredients for a winner in Pilot Point, I guess.
Celina was picked preseason No. 2 in the state in 2A, which is no surprise. Whitewright, Gunter and Tom Bean are picked 1-2-3 in District 15-2A.
In Class A, Wolfe City and Celeste are picked 1-2 in District 17.
The picks were made by Carl Padilla, of the Padilla Poll, that runs in newspapers around the state, according to Texas Football Magazine.
During a Google search, an article popped up where Padilla said he attended 65 games during the 2003 season.
Just doing the math, if Padilla watched a game Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the 11-week season and then watched three per week on Thursday, Friday and Saturday during the six weeks of playoffs, he would see 51 games. Even if you added in two kickoff classic games, he would see 53 games.
Not to say Padilla didn't see 65 games, I don't know how he could have accomplished it since probably 95 percent of the games are played at 7:30 on Friday night.
I use that example to highlight what's wrong with the 2005 edition Texas Football.
Sometimes when changes are made, they aren't always seen as positive. The magazine's breaking out of their high school rankings while putting the district team notes in alphabetical order is one of them. The system was easy to understand and had survived 45 previous editions.
Dave Campbell's alludes to a shakeup in the managing editor's position. Houston Chronicle assistant sports editor David Barron was replaced by Jake Shaw, all because the magazine's owners, Host Communications in Kentucky, wanted a full-time managing editor. That is their right to restructure, but I just don't see pushing away from 25 years of experience with the magazine, which the company did by replacing Barron.
Shaw did some good work while he was in Texoma at Bonham, but at 26, he doesn't have the experience necessary to handle what has become a Texas sports institution. Shaw can grow into the job, but I have to question why Host would hand over the publication of the magazine to someone with such limited experience in the business.
Dave Campbell's Texas Football enjoys a lofty status with football fans, especially high school football fans. It should. Its reputation has been earned through 45 years of doing things right.
I'm hoping 2005 is just an example of growing pains and the magazine comes back stronger in its 47th edition.