DCTF Mailbag Friday: Best student sections; 5A DI frontrunners; BBQ or Tacos; best in-state college football player

In this week's DCTF Mailbag Friday we answer questions about the top Texas high school student sections, who are the 5A DI frontrunners, who are the best in-state college football players, how Mansfield Summit will do next season and more!

Each and every Friday, the staff at Dave Campbell's Texas Football will answer your questions on any and everything - high school, college, recruiting, pop culture, food, you name it! Want to submit a question? use the #AskDCTF hashtag on Twitter and look out for a Facebook post asking for questions!

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Jacob Jon: Which announced non-district games are already on your radar? Any regional clashes (ie Golden Triangle vs San Antonio) that make for an awesome pairing?

Matt Stepp: Converse Judson vs DeSoto; Austin Westlake vs Southlake Carroll; Humble Atascocita vs Allen; Dumas vs Waco La Vega; Texarkana Pleasant Grove vs Silsbee are some that come to mind. 

Ish Johnson: DeSoto and Judson Week 1 is the one for me, currently. Can’t wait for the rest to come out though.

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Andrew Christensen: Has there ever been a restaurant recommendation from Matt Stepp that you were disappointed in?

Shehan Jeyarajah: Here’s the thing about a Matt Stepp rec: Sometimes they’re great and sometimes they’re just okay, but they’re always the go-to restaurant wherever you’re going. If you want to understand what a community loves, Stepp is your guy. 

Ashley Pickle: Absolutely not. You ALWAYS trust a Stepp recommended restaurant.

Ish: No, because you learn Stepp’s language the more you know him. If he says something is, “Okay” it’s most likely bad because he’s sometimes too nice to say a local spot is terrible.

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Derek English: Which schools do u think has the best student sections. Top 3.

Shehan: At the college level, the school with the best student section is easily Texas A&M. The Ags sometimes get jokes for being “culty,” but the reality is that’s because they are maybe the best organized fan section in America. They show up on time, have well-coordinated chants and largely stay until the end. Every student section should aspire to be like them.

Pickle: Out of the DFW games I covered- Lewisville, Highland Park, and Rockwall.

Stepp: In no order, Coppell, Cy-Fair and Nederland

Ish: Ohhh that’s a tough one to differentiate from best overall crowds…. hmm obviously I can only go based off what I’ve seen in person. I can’t think of a third so I’m just going to say College Station and Cy-Fair were ones that stand out to me immediately.

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Jeremy J. Meredith: What is most overrated district in the 6A/5A level for this season?

Stepp: This is a loaded question, because its really tough to gauge this right now, but I wonder despite having some big names, how many playoff games will 27-6A actually win? 

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Jeremy J. Meredith: Who are your top 5 front runners for 5A D1?

Pickle: Denton Ryan, Frisco Lone Star, Highland Park, Longview… I know that’s only four but can we just admit Region 2 is nuts?

Stepp: Denton Ryan, Longview, Highland Park, Richmond Foster, Manvel

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