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Post by Admin on Jun 4, 2012 12:50:42 GMT -6
Coming from a huge LT fan. The D1 vs DII will factor in this discussion, but it appears to be a consensus with this group that Lake Travis will play 15 or 16 games next season, for most programs that is kickin a** and taking names. but this discussion is about a program that measures success a little different, success is all about winning the last game of the season. I only see two teams in the DI pool that may give LT trouble, Steele and SLC. I understand Katy has had success in the past but that seems to be fading and they didn't get very far last year, what do they have coming up that would make Texas believe next year will be different?? After realignment SLC is projected to go DII Steele will go DI Maybe teams, Hewitt Midway, young 2011 team, good defense No offense, but the LT phenomenon is only about 5 years old. A "program that measures sucess a little differently"? Good one. This is also a program that had never come anywhere near a title 6 years ago. A program that had 9 winning seasons out of 25 before this current string of titles. Their best season before Coach Dicus was 2000 when they made it to round 3. I'm sorry, that statement makes it sound like you are comparing LT to Katy or SLC which are two programs that have had a long long history of winning. When they aren't winning titles, they are scaring other teams fans at the thought of having to play them, and getting 4 or 5 rounds deep almost every time. Even Euless Trinity, who won their first title just 7 seasons ago, got pretty close at least four times before that. SLC is the 2nd biggest school in their district, so they will be Division I. So (assuming Steele were Division I) you only see Steele and SLC as the only two teams in the DI pool to give LT trouble? I realize LT is going to be really good, but what about Skyline, Trinity, Martin, Allen, North Shore, The Woodlands, Judson, on and on and on. LT would probably be favored in most of those, but the way you put it, no other team is worth worrying about. Anyway, won't LT be Division II? Here's the fact: District 15 Austin Bowie 2888. Del Valle 2741 Austin Akins 2730. Austin Westlake 2569 Austin High 2258 [glow=red,2,300]Lake Travis High 2218[/glow]Austin Anderson 2046.5
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Post by Username on Jun 4, 2012 14:54:14 GMT -6
Anyway, won't LT be Division II? Here's the fact: District 15 Austin Bowie 2888. Del Valle 2741 Austin Akins 2730. Austin Westlake 2569 Austin High 2258 [glow=red,2,300]Lake Travis High 2218[/glow]Austin Anderson 2046.5 Ok, so LT will definitely be Division II. Good for them. I don't think they are ready for the big leagues just yet.
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Post by laketravisalum on Jun 5, 2012 15:46:42 GMT -6
LT will be D2 no doubt. SLC will be D1. The two teams will not be playing each other for the next two years.
I fully expect us to make a deep playoff run next year. Will we win it all? That is the expectation from the community. Anything less than a state title is a disappointment. I think that speaks for itself. We have a great program, and it really doesn't matter how many losing seasons it took for us to become the powerhouse that we are today. The only thing that matters is that we have set Texas HSFB records that noone else has.
Teams that could go D2 who could potentially knock us out: Spring Dekaney/13-5A, Longview, Abilene, Katy, Steele. LT will definitely be up for the challenge.
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Post by austin109 on Jun 6, 2012 1:29:00 GMT -6
Coming from a huge LT fan. The D1 vs DII will factor in this discussion, but it appears to be a consensus with this group that Lake Travis will play 15 or 16 games next season, for most programs that is kickin a** and taking names. but this discussion is about a program that measures success a little different, success is all about winning the last game of the season. I only see two teams in the DI pool that may give LT trouble, Steele and SLC. I understand Katy has had success in the past but that seems to be fading and they didn't get very far last year, what do they have coming up that would make Texas believe next year will be different?? After realignment SLC is projected to go DII Steele will go DI Maybe teams, Hewitt Midway, young 2011 team, good defense 2007-2009 Katy was in the state title game and won 2 of 3. In 2010 Katy lost on a jump ball with a sophomore back up DB (5'8 if memory serves me) getting out jumped by a 6'4 WR in the last minute of the game to the eventual state champ. In 2011 the starting RB (LSU commit) tore his ACL in the first game of the year. Katy went 12-1 with a freshman RB. That wouldn't be such a bad thing... Except in that first game we also lost our best OL to a shoulder injury. Katy had one of their best ever defenses. Offense lost them that game. The other team outscored them with a grand total of.... 9 points. That was after a special teams error. Not an offensive drive. In 2012 Katy returns Adam, a Rodney Anderson who had a year in the system, Aaron, and Kyle Fulks. Katy wasn't in the finals for 2 years and they are fading? 1994-2011 says otherwise.
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2012 4:30:51 GMT -6
It's the same for ET and Allen, they are also fading. lol Just because you don't win 5a for a couple of years doesn't mean you are fading.
I think that is the big difference between 4a and 5a- depth- there are a lot more teams that have the ability to win it.
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Post by THSG.com on Jun 6, 2012 8:37:30 GMT -6
LT will be D2 no doubt. SLC will be D1. The two teams will not be playing each other for the next two years. I fully expect us to make a deep playoff run next year. Will we win it all? That is the expectation from the community. Anything less than a state title is a disappointment. I think that speaks for itself. We have a great program, and it really doesn't matter how many losing seasons it took for us to become the powerhouse that we are today. The only thing that matters is that we have set Texas HSFB records that noone else has. Teams that could go D2 who could potentially knock us out: Spring Dekaney/13-5A, Longview, Abilene, Katy, Steele. LT will definitely be up for the challenge. Yes. LT is up for the challenge. They may not win a title their first year in 5A, but Steele and SLC did so we know anything is possible. Perhaps the best argument for LT to not win it (besides stiff competition), is the odds. I mean the odds of winning six titles in a row. Already five hadn't been done. With each successive title, the odds are stacked against you even higher. At some point the current streak will come to an end. New competition and a higher class may do it. Throw out the odds though and I'd say it's even money. LT will go deep though and be a tough out for anybody.
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2012 11:42:01 GMT -6
Coming from a huge LT fan. The D1 vs DII will factor in this discussion, but it appears to be a consensus with this group that Lake Travis will play 15 or 16 games next season, for most programs that is kickin a** and taking names. but this discussion is about a program that measures success a little different, success is all about winning the last game of the season. I only see two teams in the DI pool that may give LT trouble, Steele and SLC. I understand Katy has had success in the past but that seems to be fading and they didn't get very far last year, what do they have coming up that would make Texas believe next year will be different?? After realignment SLC is projected to go DII Steele will go DI Maybe teams, Hewitt Midway, young 2011 team, good defense Welcome to the board, bythelake, if I were a Lake Travis fan I would be as proud as you are about the team. Nothing so far to be negative about. I wish your team luck in the upcoming season. BTW, can you give us a little scouting report?
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Post by bullrock on Jun 6, 2012 14:39:12 GMT -6
LT will play Judson right out of the box this year. A good time to catch them considering a new coach and system. If they were to meet in the playoffs it might be a different story. I don't see LT going D1. I could be wrong but I would think they would be towards the bottom seeing as how they just moved up to 5A.
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Post by Username on Jun 6, 2012 16:51:44 GMT -6
LT will play Judson right out of the box this year. A good time to catch them considering a new coach and system. If they were to meet in the playoffs it might be a different story. I don't see LT going D1. I could be wrong but I would think they would be towards the bottom seeing as how they just moved up to 5A. LT is 2nd smallest school in their district. See 1st post on this page.
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2012 4:47:53 GMT -6
Coming from a huge LT fan. The D1 vs DII will factor in this discussion, but it appears to be a consensus with this group that Lake Travis will play 15 or 16 games next season, for most programs that is kickin a** and taking names. but this discussion is about a program that measures success a little different, success is all about winning the last game of the season. I only see two teams in the DI pool that may give LT trouble, Steele and SLC. I understand Katy has had success in the past but that seems to be fading and they didn't get very far last year, what do they have coming up that would make Texas believe next year will be different?? After realignment SLC is projected to go DII Steele will go DI Maybe teams, Hewitt Midway, young 2011 team, good defense No offense, but the LT phenomenon is only about 5 years old. A "program that measures sucess a little differently"? Good one. This is also a program that had never come anywhere near a title 6 years ago. A program that had 9 winning seasons out of 25 before this current string of titles. Their best season before Coach Dicus was 2000 when they made it to round 3. I'm sorry, that statement makes it sound like you are comparing LT to Katy or SLC which are two programs that have had a long long history of winning. When they aren't winning titles, they are scaring other teams fans at the thought of having to play them, and getting 4 or 5 rounds deep almost every time. Even Euless Trinity, who won their first title just 7 seasons ago, got pretty close at least four times before that. SLC is the 2nd biggest school in their district, so they will be Division I. So (assuming Steele were Division I) you only see Steele and SLC as the only two teams in the DI pool to give LT trouble? I realize LT is going to be really good, but what about Skyline, Trinity, Martin, Allen, North Shore, The Woodlands, Judson, on and on and on. LT would probably be favored in most of those, but the way you put it, no other team is worth worrying about. Anyway, won't LT be Division II? For me it depends on the quality of competition in D-2. Some years it is pretty salty, however, R2 doesn't always have quality in the smaller schools every year, otherwise, I believe that Lake Travis can go toe to toe with anyone anywhere. I didn't say they would win but that they have a better than fair chance of winning.
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Post by knightdad on Jun 10, 2012 20:00:44 GMT -6
I don't see how we (Steele) would go D1 when we are the smallest school in our district.
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Post by Username on Jun 10, 2012 22:18:33 GMT -6
I don't see how we (Steele) would go D1 when we are the smallest school in our district. Sorry, some folks are too lazy to look things up.
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Post by knightdad on Jun 12, 2012 20:08:56 GMT -6
I would like to see a LT vs Steele match up. I think that would be a really good game.
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