My kids and I are making the trip to the Stagg Bowl despite the fact that our team is not going to be there. In trying to get tickets, the NCAA website only has info from previous years. Can anyone direct me to the correct location to obtain tickets?

Does anybody know the status of this week's game notes?

I appreciate the fact that they are streaming the JV games, but it's almost impossible to watch because of the way they use the cameras. Somebody needs to train the operators. There's no reason to stream the games, if the end users (the fans) find it difficult to watch. First, the primary camera is not in focus, and it looks like it is being filmed from the shoulder rather than a tripod, because the operator is trying to follow the ball with the camera instead of zooming out as needed. Secondly, the field shots are worthless unless they're concentrating on a specific player like a receiver in the end zone. Third, why the view from the end zone in the last quarter? You are forced to watch through a mesh, even when the play is happening at the other end zone, a hundred yards away. They have first-rate equipment, but I've seen better productions from schools that have much less with which to work.

Like I stated earlier, I appreciate the opportunity to watch the younger guys play and evolve their skills. I just hope we don't have to endure the entire season before these issues are addressed.

My daughter spotted someone with a UW-Whitewater shirt at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston, TX, watching the Houston Symphony and fireworks display on July 4th.

It looks like Blake Jackson is getting a look at a pro day, according to this link:
http://texashsfootball.com/umhb-quarterback-pro-day-baylor/

Good luck to him!

What happened to the QB transfer from CA, Jordan Narramore? Did he get hurt or change his mind? I don't see his name on the roster.

Here's an interesting article on former UMHB standout, Jerrell Freeman: (http://indy.st/RlzUn8)

I wish someone would alert the HSU cameraman to focus the camera.

I was looking at the THSCA website referred to previously by Cru Info with regard to the Texas High School Coaches All-Star football game this Tuesday, July 21. This event is being held in Austin, TX in conjunction with THSCA's annual coaching convention from July 19-22. It also involves an all-star basketball  game on Monday night prior to the football all-star game on Tuesday night.

What I found interesting is that there are several football lectures spread out over the time period that the convention is being held. Pete Fredenburg, coach of UMHB's football program, is giving a lecture on UMHB football. He is in good company, because Mack Brown from University of Texas, Art Briles from Baylor, Bill Stewart from West Virginia, and David Cutcliffe from Duke are also giving football lectures.

That's a good way for UMHB to get exposure to possible recruits from Texas, because I'm sure there will be good attendance by high school coaches from across the state.

It would appear to me that HSU has corrected a great deal of their defensive problems from last year, and that ETBU showed the Johnnies fans a lot more about the depth of the strength in the American Southwest Conference.

This is shaping up to be an interesting season in the ASC, and this was only week one!

Here's a better link to the USA website for the World Championship of American Football:

http://www.usafootball.com/

The other one takes you to the Japan site, or so it seems.

I agree with mhb8904 about what Dr. Bawcom has done for UMHB since his arrival as president. When my daughter started college, it was primarily a girl's school. The basketball team was good but played in a cracker box sized gym, and there was no football team at all. I knew of the college because my kids went to church camp there in the summer, but there wasn't much to do on any given weekend to justify driving 2 and 1/2 hours from Houston.

The football program began when she was a junior, so it provided a few more reasons to see her on weekends, as well as something to do when there. The quality of play and skill level was remarkable to me for a start-up program. It was obvious that the University, led by Dr. Bawcom, whole-heartedly supported the program, and it showed. The success of the football team led to a more balanced male-female population on campus, and brand-new facilities for basketball, baseball, softball, etc., which has provided an interest in the school from all over Texas. It also led to new and better educational facilities, as well.

I strongly support the D3 approach to athletics through scholar-athletes. Furthermore, I believe it's natural for kids to want to attend school where there are not only quality educational opportunities, but nice facilities for recreation and winning sports programs for which to root.

The football team's success has been enough of a draw to get me to make that trip from Houston for nearly every home game since the program started, as well as to a few away games and play-off games. I've also been present for other events on campus. I personally know of other people who do much the same, even though they, like me, are not alumni of the university. This growth and interest in UMHB is in very large part due to the direct leadership of Dr. Bawcom and his administration, so I want to make sure he is given appropriate recognition.

SPEAKING OF FOOTBALL:

I will be present at this week's UMHB-Whitewater game, but I may have 4 addtional season tickets available (located in front of the press box on the 50 yard line). I'll know for sure by Friday. Whenever that happens, I usually give them away to someone at the gate, but I'd like to meet some of the people who post on this site, so if you'll e-mail me, we'll see about making arrangements to get the tickets to you. The tickets are free, I just want to give them away to someone I know will appreciate them.

I'm glad to see the ASC get some recognition for their efforts to schedule D3 "playoff contenders" in their non-conference games. I believe that the only way you can be the best is to play the best. How the ASC fares against the other perennial playoff contenders gives a more accurate reflection of the strength of the conference as a whole. It helps all the teams to know how they "measure up". My hat's off to all the programs across D3 that have made that attempt, as well.

I would like to see the ASC known and recognized as the strongest D3 football conference in the country, and the only way they can do that is to prove it on the field. After watching many conference games over the past 8 years, I've seen a steady improvement in all of the teams, so this aggressive scheduling, in my opinion, is a very good thing to see. Time will tell if it pays off, as I think it will!

I like it that HSU & UMHB have both stepped up to improve their schedules with quality opponents. Nobody can accuse them of dodging anyone! It should help UMHB's SOS with anoher south region opponent, as well.

These two schedules should help mitigate Pat's recent comments about the "fluff" schedule of another ASC member. The whole conference will benefit nationally when all of the members do the same with their scheduling.

I like this new format! I'm especially glad that moving it to this new server will keep the website from slowing down so much, especially on game days, when I want to keep track of the other scores from across the country. Great job, Pa!