Cool Pic of JJ Pearce "Leading Off" in current SI

Talon90 · November 14, 2003

In the latest SI that just came out, there is a great picture of a JJ Pearce High School(my alma mater) WR making a TD catch against Mesquite Horn. A friend of mines son is one of the lineman in the picture.

Shane - I'm curious as to how in the world that picture made it into SI?! I thought you might have some insight on this. I know the picture was from the DMN but just couldn't believe it found its way into SI. Pretty cool to open the #1 sports magazine in the country and see your high school leading it off.

GMG!

MeanGreenQueen · November 14, 2003

Yay for RISD! but Lake Highlands is better!! That's my alma mater

shaneb · November 14, 2003

Basically, anyone can submit a photo to Leading Off. That doesn't mean that they accept it or that they don't laugh you out of the building. But anyone can send the email.

Its a weird little section of the mag with photos that are basically just good photos not dependent upon the story or sport.

I haven't seen the photo, but is must have been unusual to make Leading Off. SI and the DMN have good relationship and the DMN submits things often.

BTW, its a huge paycheck that is split between the photog and the paper when it finally arrives, they picked up a photo of mine several months ago........ still no check.

AND I MIGHT ADD. That Richardson will rise to our past glory and kick both your asses.

Seeya,

Shane

JayDub · November 14, 2003

Shane....do you have a link to that pic that was in SI? Or can you even post a link to it?

shaneb · November 14, 2003

Shane....do you have a link to that pic that was in SI? Or can you even post a link to it?

Nope, I haven't seen it. It might still be on the DMN site somewhere.

Seeya,

Shane

Talon90 · November 14, 2003

Basically, anyone can submit a photo to Leading Off. That doesn't mean that they accept it or that they don't laugh you out of the building. But anyone can send the email.
Its a weird little section of the mag with photos that are basically just good photos not dependent upon the story or sport.
I haven't seen the photo, but is must have been unusual to make Leading Off. SI and the DMN have good relationship and the DMN submits things often.
BTW, its a huge paycheck that is split between the photog and the paper when it finally arrives, they picked up a photo of mine several months ago........ still no check.
AND I MIGHT ADD. That Richardson will rise to our past glory and kick both your asses.
Seeya,
Shane

Shane - Thanks for the insight! So you mean you are from the enemy? Say it isn't so!? The evil that is the purple and gold of the Richardson buzzards!? Now that explains a lot! When were you there?

Richardson and Lake Highlands.......glory days are in the distant past.

Justin - I looked on the SI and DMN website but couldn't find it.

GMG!

GreenBrigadeDebbie · November 14, 2003

Yeah, Lake Highlands glory days ended shortly after I graduated high school in 1998. But I am not a Lake Highlands alum though. I am a proud alumnus from Plano East!!!! Once an EAST Panther, always an EAST Panther!!

MeanGreenQueen · November 14, 2003

Lake Highlands went to semi finals my junior year (1997), but they blew their chances in the next couple of years after that. Their time may have come and gone, but I'll always support them like I will ALWAYS support North Texas!!

rcade · November 14, 2003

I don't think my school, the great Lloyd V. Berkner, ever had glory days.

Baby Arm! · November 14, 2003

Can I ask "WHAT THE HELL DOES THIS THREAD HAVE TO DO WITH UNT or MEAN GREEN FOOTBALL?"

Oh and btw- Go Fightin' Farmers!

CaribbeanGreen · November 14, 2003

Wow! This brings back memories!!

,..another LH Wildcat here, class of '97. Yeah, the three years we were there, we didn't lose a single home game, lost 2 reg. season games total, and made it to the state semifinals back to back years... then the couple of classes after us extended the playoff run to 11 straight years, but after that...... ugh.

... know what did it?? Those of you who were there remember that we had silver helmets back then... the YEAR they went to the juniorhigh looking red, it all went downhill...

Talon90 · November 14, 2003

I don't think my school, the great Lloyd V. Berkner, ever had glory days.

Berkner is back in the playoffs for the first time since 1990. They play Carter tonight at Texas Stadium

CaribbeanGreen · November 14, 2003

Yeah, that's great for the Rams... who, if i'm not mistaken, are being coached by Jim Ledford, who was the offensive coordinator at Lake Highlands when we were winning in the late 90's.... he left for a head coaching job in Madisonville, and was replaced as OC by Harry Everett, who is now the head coach at Richardson..

Coach Led was a great coach and a great guy... best of luck to the Rams! Seems like we played Carter every year in rd. 1 when I was there, and we always had a lot of success, so hopefully he still has the touch!

MeanGreenNation · November 14, 2003

SI also scowers sports photography agencys for Leading Off Photos. THey also have a live site to submitt photos. It says only SI photographers can submitt, but really anybody can. I have never submitted anything, but have never had anything worthy of Leading Off yet. It's a fun littel section of SI, its to bad ESPN mag ripped it off.

Shane what was the pic! How long ago was it, ive been getting SI for a while now.