AC Week 10 99

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October 31, 1999

This week's featured assistant coach:

Terry Cobb, Defensive End Coach

Coach Cobb's Background

	1965 C. O. Wilson Junior High, Nederland, TX
	1966 Military Duty, Vietnam Veteran
	1969 Beaumont High, Varsity Coach
	1975 PN-G, Varsity Coach

On the Vidor Game

The Vidor game was a must game for us. We just about had to win it to clinch a playoff spot, and Vidor was in the same position. It would have been the first time in 20 years for them to be in the playoffs.

Of course, we were ready to play...we were more ready than they were. We won the game early. The kids were real intense, and we came out early and put the game away early. We did real good on the ground, and doing that complimented our throwing game. We were ahead 27-0 at the half.

On the Defensive Ends

We have four defensive ends, and they rotate by series. There are three juniors and one senior. All are doing a good job. Our starters are Michael Brignac (LE) and Ramon Lopez (RE). Ramon is the only senior. The other ends are Justin Mercer (LE) and Jared Gary (RE). They all play about the same amount of time. Jared Gary's stepfather is Andy Gilbert, who was a receiver on the 1975 state championship team.

On Nederland

Nederland is an outstanding football team; they're a tremendous offensive team. They have been very difficult to stop. Nobody's held them to under 28 points this year. It's a great opportunity for them to have an undefeated season, the first since 1959. It will be a chore for us, but we're looking forward to playing them. They're an excellent offensive football team, and they make very few mistakes, and they will take advantage of any mistakes made by their opponent. It may come down to the kicking game.