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So far it seems that State & Ole Miss have done a decent job in adding mercenaries to their respective teams. The proof will be in the pudding this fall.

Is Lampley still on staff?

My apologizes for the error, I misread the bill. You are correct.

They are but what if they can't? It's a different world than when most of us grew up. Then it becomes well if we do it for this kid, why not this one? It's the modern world of athletics and as a state we are way behind on the curve.

I'm actually hopeful that the legislature is going to adjust some of the retirement return rules so one of them can keep coaching.

From what I was told, he was Goula bound until Coach Bramlett made him the OC and play caller for us at OS. There are some other moves coming, but like you said, they have been known.

Isn't a child, who is a minor, a parent's responsibility? If a child is in school and participating in extra-curricular activities, shouldn't the parents be providing food, water, clothing & shelter for the child? Why should a minor need thousands of dollars to begin with?

Anyone grumbling must be an apologist for a dumped coach who was merely a warm body.

I did too, but it's near impossible now. Specialized training several times a week, the amount of homework, on top of games and practice, doesn't leave much time for a job. And again they are being compensated outside of school. The school can't be involved.

Had he not been promoted he would've been offered the OC job at Goula, Gulfport, and possibly others. There are more changes but all of those have been known about for months. (Retirements, relocations, etc)

Lampley is good guy, but he was never the play caller and from what I was told, never involved a lot with day to day operations. King was apparently set to make a move to advance his career and the staff change was used to prevent that and keep him on the staff at OS. It will be interesting to see how it plays out overall going forward.

If you want to get compensated outside of school, get a dang job. That's what I did and probably what everyone else would do. A little bit of work never hurt anyone.

Amen. Well said sir

That's the main issue with NIL that everyone misses... A band member can get NIL money. They aren't being paid to play, they are being paid because they play. Think about a great tuba player at any random school. An instrument company can come and say we want to use you in ads for our instrument and pay you X amount of dollars. Their education is still free they are now being compensated for their time and likeness outside of school.

Maybe the good part is the fact that these monies come from the private sector and not from the gubment? Now college boosters can steer athletes toward a certain school as the high school hype builds for a player.

Why do high school students need to be paid to play football or any other sport for that matter? A public education is a free education.

MS is one of 6 states that doesn't have HS NIL. Two of those are currently reviewing changes to adopt (Colorado and Michigan). It past time to put something on the books when every state around you already has something setup (except Alabama).

Haven't heard the grumblings other than from the staff being changed.

Tax write off for local Piggly Wiggly's.

Biloxi luvs them Pappy Buttermilk Biscuits!!

Not sure either team is NIT worthy at this point in time. Embarrassing performance again tonight by State. Young guys off the bench seem to be playing better. Might as well let them play more going forward. Starters have been below average.

So your state representative told you that vouchers would not go to the schools? He said funds go to the families who then give them to schools? None of that even makes sense. The tax implications for families receiving actual state funds would be massive. A “voucher” is worth nothing without the promise standing behind it. That promise is state money. The state will send funding to the chosen school. Funding HAS to go to the schools. Families won’t be getting funds they can transfer. Any funds transferral done will be done between the school and the state. Otherwise what’s to stop a family from getting this money and doing something else with it? The only group who may be able to get actual funds would be families of homeschoolers. But even that could be more of a reimbursement thing when it all comes down.

HB2 is written to allow funds for only 12,500 (max) in the first year. There aren’t 2 separate pools of students. Public & private are in the same pool. Including families with students already paying private school tuition for their students. There is no uppermost income limit to receive a voucher. That’s one of many issues wrong with HB2. Another one is the fact that students don’t have to be leaving a “failing” school in order get the voucher. When HB2 says “chocie” they really mean it. Vouchers can go anywhere - including private - for any reason. You don’t have to state why you want to leave where you are.

Nope. Anyone who applies and gets approved can go anywhere else they want. On your dime.

Runningman, I wouldn’t necessarily call it momentum. It’s more like maintaining the status quo. To try to put this into the right context without being so blunt, these Alabama coaches leave a whole lot to be desired. Simply put, they fall short and a school like Biloxi is perfectly ok with that.