Jason Cooper

Follower of Christ. Husband. Father. Educator. Texas Ex and DBU Alum.

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

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[Matt Stepp @Matt_Stepp817]

BREAKING Sources are confirming Round Rock ISD has named Flower Mound DC Bryan Vardemam as the next HFC at Round Rock Cedar Ridge

Congratulations @CoachVardeman #txhsfb @dctf

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it" - John 1:5

[Downing MS @DowningMS]

The Downing Middle School 7th Grade Division 2 Football Team are district champions!!! A big congratulations to the coaches and players! WAY TO GO!!!!

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

An even better man! Congrats @bbasil01!

[Joe Lorenzini @lorenziniphotog]

100 Career Wins!! Congratulations Coach Basil!! @bbasil01

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

@_BNick @burrisstipes @stipesstallions @IrvingISD Awesome family right there! Continuing to build on that legacy in Irving ISD!

[Marcus HS Softball @marcus_softball]

Victory at home last night for Marcus JV Softball against Waxahachie Indians JV!

@MarcusRedNation @Marcus_HS @MHS9th

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

This video hit me hard...

Legendary basketball coach John Wooden shares a poem that he has framed in his home.

"A careful man I must always be, a little fellow follows me."

It offers a powerful reminder for all of us:

Actions, not words, are what matter in the end.

There is always someone watching and learning from your actions.

Your actions create ripples in the world.

Whether it's your little fellow, a neighbor, a partner, a friend, or an enemy: Someone is always watching.

The best parenting, relationship, and life advice:

Make a list of the values you want to see others embrace, then go out and embody those yourself.

You change the world by first changing yourself.

"I must be careful as I go, through summer’s sun and winter’s snow, because I am building for the years to be, this little chap who follows me."

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

@coach_fears Happy Birthday!

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

My favorite day every year…

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

Early voting began today!

[Jon Finkel📚💪 @Jon_Finkel]

Dads and 90s kids, here's a fact:

We had it so good with SportsCenter and we didn't know it.... How could we?

We didn't know what was on the horizon that would try to take it down: first, league passes and TiVo and DirecTV... then the Internet and social media and YouTube...

During that brief, bright spot in sports media in the 1990s, SportsCenter was the only way to get the day's highlights...

We had black and white photos and box scores and features in the newspaper...

We had brilliant writing and reporting and pictures in Sports Illustrated and Sporting News and ESPN: The Magazine...

But for the day's highlights...

To watch Ken Griffey Jr. make a diving catch or Jordan hit a game winner or Barry Sanders twirl through a defensive line...

If you didn't catch it live, the only way to see it was on SportsCenter (maybe your local news sports show - maybe)...

And into this void stepped Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann and Stuart Scott and Rich Eisen and Craig Kilborn and Linda Cohn and Robin Roberts and crew...

And all the catch phrases every kid in high school and college would repeat: "cool as the other side of the pillow"... Jumanji... En Fuego....

We'd watch SportsCenter at night then again in the morning.

It was a monolith. You'd show up at school and you'd have the same frame of reference for the highlights you saw. It was a shared experience.

It was awesome. And even though the show still exists and works, it's not a cultural touchstone anymore... it can't be... not with every highlight available from 1,000 sources across social media instantly...

And there are bright spots to be sure... My man and Top 10 Randy (@RandyScottESPN) is terrific. So are plenty of others.

But classic SC, man. It was a shared experience. By everyone.

These kids don't know... Sitting there, retweeting highlights, sharing reels, scrolling their feeds... Doing the work to find what they like with no commentary or context.

Times change. I get it. And we always glorify what we grew up on. Maybe that's all this is.

Still, I miss Stu Scott. He ruled.

If you agree, share this and follow me @Jon_Finkel.

Boo-Yah!

[Coach Fears @coach_fears]

One of the best leaders of men out there! Proud of you B Nick!

[Jon Gordon @JonGordon11]

Faith
———
Fear

[Texas Football @TexasFootball]

One. More. Week.

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

Happy Birthday @VCooperITF! Thank you for always taking care of us!

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

@NetZeroNick @netzeroJMS #CultureChanger!

[Texas Softball @TexasSoftball]

WE'RE GOING TO THE SHIP

#HookEm

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

He’s still got it! #AgelessWonder

[Joe Lorenzini @lorenziniphotog]

Last day of spring practice saw the Coaches take on the Seniors in a game of 7-on-7! Most requested photo was the TD catch by Coach Basil. The guys were so amp'd they mugged Coach before he could even stand up.

[Jason Cooper @jgcooper02]

@coach_fears @bbasil01 @TEAM3JAGS Yeah, buts it’s all about the commissioner! 🤣 @_BNick