https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/1477360829586620418
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Man, what a level headed kidā¦.really glad to have him on boardā¦
This is the type of kid that will have success in life no matter what he does.
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Looks like a really good get. DCTF had him as a Jr at 4.5, but he looks faster with really good moves.
Welcome Jacoby. Itās going to be fun watching those afterburners kick in on Cullen Blvd.
4.5 is super fastā¦ā¦especially for high school kid.
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He seems like one in million ???!!! Hope he signs with us and he fulfills his Tank Dell vision !
Super, super, young man .
Go Coogs !
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A&M isnāt recruiting any scrubs these days so he is a player. Welcome aboard!!!
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D-line if he has to? put him in coach! lol
Still canāt figure out how Marshall has elite talent Consistently and Willowridge 2-3 miles away struggles to get any
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Different communities.
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Lol - that same area produced a powerhouse at Willowridge for decades - now you barely have a college prospect in the school - thereās still talent out there but in between Marshall and Shadow Creek doesnāt take a genius to figure out
The demographics of Willowridge are entirely different than they were in the 80ās. It went from 85-95% African American to around 65% Hispanic.
Marshall is an 85% African American school. With the exception of a couple of really nice subdivisions that are right next to Shadow Creek but zoned to Fort Bend Schools (Willow feeder pattern), there hasnāt been a new house or new apartment complex in the area for almost a quarter century. Itās closer to a 4A school than a 5A school.
There is almost no projected growth at the school. Thatās why every 5 years the Superintendent pushes to combine Marshall and Willowridge into 1
6A school, but the Willowridge alumni are still a very powerful and influential voice and are always against it (which I agree with them).
Fort Bend ISD is $100+ million in debt because they built a second HS for Sienna Plantation rather than filling the half empty Willowridge and Marshall schools.
Now the west side of the district (Travis and Bush) growth is completely out of control and they have no $$$ to build a new HS. Travis is now larger than Ridgepoint.
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Because all of the talent not at Marshall goes to Ridge Point
And Ridge Point is on the edge of exploding student wiseā¦I believe the new school being built will relieve them someā¦
Coaches at other schools are using the underground transfer portal to get the talent out of the Willowridge school zone.
That is why some high schools are dominant in a sport year after year.
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Lol - thereās talent still but folks are funneling them out there as soon as itās identified. -
do a HAR Search there arenāt tons of empty properties out there also
But there are 2 apartment complexes (one across these street) coming online as thatās the first ever built in the zone
And theyāre opening chimney rock to highway 6 also which will spur more houses
Like HISD - districts now turn a blind eye to folks leaving the neighborhood - the McFarlin kid that was accused in the early 2000s of living in the old zone was raked over coals for the same
Just combine Marshall and Willowridge and you can compete but in 2 years everyone will be running to the new FBISD school off 521. Itās no coincidence the new east side schools win quick
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Awesome to be having a 2023 verbal commit already and get the that ball rolling for others to see.
Here is an example of a kid getting caught by UIL trying to use the Underground Transfer Portal.
He transferred to a state champion school. This is exactly the method these schools use to win state championships year after year.
https://twitter.com/DMNGregRiddle/status/1448336525524144133?t=D7rGV9azAbBGP39KQg0Veg&s=03
The rumors started flying last year - head coach started dating his mother lol
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Sounds like a Coach 30 skit.
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