Call it a preseason tradition now, but I can't start a season without proposing 5 questions that will shap the upcoming campaign. This year the list came easy, because the questions are everywhere. New head coach, a new quarterback picture, and a schedule that might be the toughest in program history. From what a Coach Crane team will actually look like to whether this offense can be even more dangerous than the last few years, here is where I landed. And yes, I get into the question everyone keeps asking about this schedule, though I think it needs to be flipped on its head.

Aug 6, 2026

2026 Season Preview

The whispers this offseason have been loud. A new head coach, a new region, one of the toughest schedules in years, and a transfer that stings more because it stayed inside the county. But the whisper is the easy story, the one handed to you everywhere you look, and like every whisper it's already halfway to gone. The echo is the other thing, a front seven that could be the best in the state, a spine at tight end and running back, and a game-changer waiting in the secondary, and it's been building all summer.

Aug 3, 2026

Them Bears Update - New Chapter

For over thirteen years, I spent Friday nights in the press box keeping BHP football stats alongside my dad, a passion project that eventually grew into building thembears.com, managing social accounts, and launching a podcast. However, as my three sons grew older and enrolled in the T.L. Hanna school district, I realized they needed their dad present for their own games and community traditions. Starting in the 2026 season, I am stepping away from Friday nights at BHP to handle live stats for T.L. Hanna.