Webb City - Monett district title flap

[Three Cents]

Being bored, I went and watched Webb City defeat Monett for a district title on Saturday.
The Cardinals were clearly the better team with more size and depth. Congrats to them and good luck in the playoffs.

At the end of the game, however, I was a little shocked to see the Cardinal team putting on District Champion T-Shirts. I thought I was seeing things, but as a player walked by, yep, it was a title shirt. Even the Joplin Globe mentioned the shirts.

I know that major college championships and all the professional championships pre-print title shirts in order to charge excited fans exorbitant prices right away, but Webb City?

I didn't have a dog in the hunt, but I found that a little tacky. It was a high school game and the Cardinals were so sure of victory that they went ahead and made up shirts.

At our school, we have a design in place, but wait until after the game to take orders and have them printed.

It's no wonder people have disdain for successful programs when they see something like that. I understand the celebration aspect, but where was the respect for your opponent?

 

[wcfanfourever]

I don't see the issue, now if the boys were wearing them before the game that could be a bit tacky

 

[Three Cents]

I don't see the issue, now if the boys were wearing them before the game that could be a bit tacky

I wonder if they do this for other sports?

It would be a shame to have them already made and then lose the title game.

 

[monettcubs]

With Fretwell on the court not sure that would have ever happened.

 

[wcfanfourever]

I doubt it,,just nice to see the basketball program playing like they want to win for a change

 

[mofootballcoach]

The better questions is what did they do with the state championship t-shirts from this past year.......

 

[wcrb15]

The better questions is what did they do with the state championship t-shirts from this past year.......

Sort of off topic but the week of the State Title game this last year I won a Webb T-Shirt about the title game. I forgot to go pick it up before the game. The guy messaged me a couple days after the game and asked if I still wanted it. I politely declined. I wonder what happened to that shirt?

 

[wcfanfourever]

probably crossed out the "Champs" and wrote in "runner up"

Been to the title game 8 out of the last ten years and won 7 of them, not a bad average. In fact the Runner Up T-shirts will probably be quite the quite the collectors piece someday!!

 

[wcrb15]

probably crossed out the "Champs" and wrote in "runner up"

Been to the title game 8 out of the last ten years and won 7 of them, not a bad average. In fact the Runner Up T-shirts will probably be quite the quite the collectors piece someday!!

Dang I should have picked it up! Lol

 

[Rock Hard Corn Frog]

Sort of off topic but the week of the State Title game this last year I won a Webb T-Shirt about the title game. I forgot to go pick it up before the game. The guy messaged me a couple days after the game and asked if I still wanted it. I politely declined. I wonder what happened to that shirt?

If it is like college or pro a lot of shirts get donated and wind up in 3rd world countries. A generation of kids in El Salvador or Burkina Faso were convinced that the Buffalo Bills were an NFL dynasty.

 

[wcrb15]

If it is like college or pro a lot of shirts get donated and wind up in 3rd world countries. A generation of kids in El Salvador or Burkina Faso were convinced that the Buffalo Bills were an NFL dynasty.

I like to think that is what happened to it.

 

[TheRuleBook1]

I didn't have a dog in the hunt...

No dog? hmm

 

[tigershs]

Seems a little classless to me. Surely that wasn't approved by the coach.

 

[dclouds11]

I bet the winning team did not think it was classless. It is always the sore loser that calls another act a classless act. Kids win a title, put on a t-shirt that says they won the title after the fact, seems pretty ordinary to me. Worst case scenario they bought 20-30 shirts they didn't need and were probably donated anyways. Get over it!

 

[Kzar]

The real question is, where would those shirts have ended up if theyd lost? You know some kid in Africa probably has a 2015 Class 4 Missouri State Football Champs shirt.

 

[wc3peat]

The real question is, where would those shirts have ended up if theyd lost? You know some kid in Africa probably has a 2015 Class 4 Missouri State Football Champs shirt.

The FOOTBALL team will wear them as practice Tees next year. It will remind them how happy some were when they lost and motivate them to not let it happen again. Been awhile since they went two straight years without a title, now you know why......Instead of getting your drawers sucked up a foot maybe you should try learning something from them.

"Confidence comes not from always being right but from not fearing to be wrong" Peter T McIntyre..

 

[dclouds11]

The real question is, where would those shirts have ended up if theyd lost? You know some kid in Africa probably has a 2015 Class 4 Missouri State Football Champs shirt.

If making t-shirts fruitlessly is our biggest crime, then let's get a contract with Hanes right now, make away!!! Hate em when they win and hate em when they lose, nice motto by the Russians on this board, Cold War is over buddy, move on!

 

[hsmaniac]

I thought it was a bit interesting too. Oh well, who cares. There are much more important things in the world than printing up T-Shirts. I love hearing the Webb losing thing, makes it even more sure of how great a program Webb City has. I love it.

 

[bullitpdq68]

I thought it was a bit interesting too. Oh well, who cares. There are much more important things in the world than printing up T-Shirts. I love hearing the Webb losing thing, makes it even more sure of how great a program Webb City has. I love it.

Yes you beat a team who has a high school enrollment of 688 half the size of Webb. Yep that is one h*ll of an accomplishment.

 

[wcfanfourever]

well considering the performance of our basketball team over the last couple decades it was a heck of an accomplishment

 

[BoosterBosko]

You all are starting to sounds like Walnut Heights....

 

[bullitpdq68]

well considering the performance of our basketball team over the last couple decades it was a heck of an accomplishment

Did you not win a state title in the 90's ? LOL you do know that was Monett's first time in a district championship since 79....

 

[Rock Hard Corn Frog]

Did you not win a state title in the 90's ? LOL you do know that was Monett's first time in a district championship since 79....

Well that was almost 2 decades though the Webb City team in 07-08 was one of the best teams in the state (finished 3rd) so I would say WC hasn't been as good most of the last decade.

 

[bullitpdq68]

Well that was almost 2 decades though the Webb City team in 07-08 was one of the best teams in the state (finished 3rd) so I would say WC hasn't been as good most of the last decade.

Well that is still pretty darn good, so your saying just because you finished third in the state 8 years ago the program was in the dumbs come on Rock... Its not like the program has gone 4 decades since just being in a district title game!

 

[wcfanfourever]

it don't matter the boys are practicing baseball. I don't figure its a real sport unless its played outdoors in the dirt with long pants on anyway

 

[TheRuleBook1]

Well that is still pretty darn good, so your saying just because you finished third in the state 8 years ago the program was in the dumbs come on Rock... Its not like the program has gone 4 decades since just being in a district title game!

You know it is a football board when two guys are arguing about how historically crappy there basketball teams have been.

 

[Rock Hard Corn Frog]

You know it is a football board when two guys are arguing about how historically crappy there basketball teams have been.

Funny because it isn't like Webb City basketball would be confused with the Lakers or Celtics but before Coach Kill arrived in 88 WC was much more successful in basketball than football.

I didn't realize it had been such a drought for Monett. Monett wasn't very good back when I played but I figure the trade off was they have always been good at wrestling.

 

[sw5890]

A bit over the top, probably, and more than what most other schools would think to do. But I wouldn't say it was tacky. Intentionally or not, the town's identity kind of hinges on high school athletics so it doesn't seem particularly surprising that they would be the team that would have district champ shirts prepared in advance. Who cares really, it's not tearing down their opponent in any way. To assume they were making the statement that they would without question win the game is reading too much into it.

 

[dclouds11]

A bit over the top, probably, and more than what most other schools would think to do. But I don't think I would go as far as to say it was tacky. Intentionally or not, the town's identity kind of hinges on high school athletics so it doesn't seem particularly surprising that they would be the team that would have district champ shirts prepared in advance. Who cares really, it's not really tearing down their opponent in any way. To assume they were making the statement that they would without question win the game is reading too much into it.

Some very good points! Well said!

 

[fungoking]

If it is like college or pro a lot of shirts get donated and wind up in 3rd world countries. A generation of kids in El Salvador or Burkina Faso were convinced that the Buffalo Bills were an NFL dynasty.

Over the years I've had the pleasure of delivering shirts like that. Very much appreciated. My high school gave me 200 out of date shirts that are now on their way to Cuba with a load of donated sports equipment. They may not play American football but they love the shirts.

 

[tigers#1fan]

Yes you beat a team who has a high school enrollment of 688 half the size of Webb. Yep that is one h*ll of an accomplishment.