Outside of Callahan County, not much is expected of the Baird football team this season.

The Bears, who went 1-9 last fall before being realigned into a district that features Albany, Hamlin, Roscoe, Cross Plains and Haskell, were picked by Texas Football magazine to finish behind even Roby — which won’t play a league schedule this season — in the publication’s preseason predictions.

That type of disrespect is OK with first-year coach Joel Baker, however. He feels confident his team will change some minds in 2018.