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Top 5's Shaken in Week 1
Results of games played among The Top 5s in 2A and 3A. Ranked teams that lost in CAPS, namely Stamford, Timpson, Gruver and Newton....

Andy Pate
Aug 30, 20251 min read
Cuero Wins, Mason Trounced
Results of PB's 5 Featured games: Shiner 39, Hallettsville 7 Cuero 28, Columbus 21 Wall 48, Mason 7 (correction; 35-0 was...

Andy Pate
Aug 30, 20251 min read
Week 1, Featured Games, 2A/3A
The 2025 season is opening this week with a bang. And here ae Puttbeat's 5 featured games for Week 1: Shiner at Hallettsville...

Andy Pate
Aug 25, 20251 min read


Why Do Christian Tragedies Keep Repeating Themselves?
By Putt From the enforced segregation that followed the Civil War to the recent revelations of the despicable abuses of children, we have...

Andy Pate
Aug 22, 20252 min read


2025 Expected to Be Super Season in 2A and 3A Texas High School Football
Already, there's disagreement over which are the best teams, and we have yet to see a single game played. Puttbeat has named Stamford,...

Andy Pate
Aug 20, 20252 min read


Let's Be Clear About What We Mean By "Liberal" or "Conservative"
We Americans are well known, to others as well as amongst ourselves, for our abuse of our native language, which supposedly, is a form of...

Andy Pate
Aug 13, 20251 min read
Which was the Better Athlete, Teddy Gray or Bobby McBride?
It depends. If you asking which won more grand titles and, thus, is better known nationally, the answer is McBride. Not only, was...

Andy Pate
Aug 5, 20251 min read


Three Coaches on the Hot Seat 2025
Josh Ervin of Ganado has the enviable task of trying to lead the Indians to a repeat of their 2024 title; but he must do so without Bryce...

Andy Pate
Aug 5, 20251 min read


The Great Irater😊
By Putt Somebody ought to be counting; for it may be a record: Most Times Evoked to Anger. The broomstick Trump used to keep his fellow...

Andy Pate
Aug 4, 20252 min read


Several of Our Top 5 Teams in 2A/3A May Fall in Week 1
In 3AD1, only #5 Malakoff travels, to West Rusk; the other four in our Top 5 for this division open 2025 at home. Meanwhile, all of our...

Andy Pate
Jul 30, 20252 min read


Our Greatest Need, More Balanced Insights
Putt It has become impossible to know what the truth in American politics really is. The differing reports are too jumbled, too...

Andy Pate
Jul 29, 20251 min read


Should We Return to Church as It Used to Be?
By Putt For decades, from the USA's beginnings as a nation to shortly after WWII, churches played key roles in the lives of most citizens....

Andy Pate
Jul 29, 20252 min read


Israel Is Losing, And?
By Putt Israel has the strongest and best army in the Middle East. Thus, it is no surprise that it has apparently maintained the upper...

Andy Pate
Jul 29, 20252 min read


Changing How We Think About Weather
The weather changes. Yet it doesn't. That's how we think and talk about the climate we are experiencing day in and day out. And along...

Andy Pate
Jul 28, 20252 min read


Only a Month Away
By Putt For the first time in several years, PB does not have Refugio and Mason in its Top 5 preseason rankings for 2AD1: the Ganado...

Andy Pate
Jul 25, 20251 min read


When In-laws Are Not Outlaws
By Matt King The really bad news: I've been divorced twice. The really Good News: My third marriage was absolutely wonderful! At any...

Andy Pate
Jul 23, 20252 min read


Glory on the Gridiron
There's nothing quite like it, not even close. When your team wins in Texas high school football, the fans cheer loudly and endlessly,...

Andy Pate
Jul 23, 20252 min read


Trump in a Slump
Two matters are demanding Donald Trump' situation as we enter the closing days of summer 2025: One is the Tariff mess. Voters simply do...

Andy Pate
Jul 20, 20251 min read


What Might the Epstein Files Tell US?
For some reason or reasons, Donald Trump does not want the Epstein files to be made public. Why? Well, without having actually seen the...

Andy Pate
Jul 16, 20251 min read


Of What Value to the USA Are Its Many Immigrants?
It's rather natural, I think, for us human beings to be uncomfortable around other people we do not know. And if those "other" speak a...

Andy Pate
Jul 15, 20251 min read
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