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You have to understand Smith County to understand Smith County. They will never consolidate even if all 3 schools are 1A.

Kudos for Golding going for two, although I don’t think that they were really going for two on the the first play. But goaded LSU into jumping offsides and then a second time. Which made it easy after that.

Heidelberg 2025 had 8th-10th grades had 150. The smallest 3A Strayhorn had 214. A whole class had to fail the eleventh grade or eighth grade be promoted or some combination or percentage per class.

Here’s the deal with State and Ole Miss…. I’m not sure there are two QB’s in America playing better football than Kamario and Trinidad. When you have elite QB play, almost no game is unwinnable. You won’t win 100% of the time, but on your guy’s best day, nothing is off the table.

Ole Miss was America’s team tonight. Beating Georgia without Kiffin earlier this year and now this? What a time to be a rebel ran. Kamario had a rough start but it was expected for a young guy in a tough environment. We were already pretty thin at DT and Trevion’s injury looked season-ending. Happened last year to Whitson and his absence was definitely felt. Sucks to have that happen when the game was pretty much already over. Both teams are probably top 25. We may have a # next to our name tomorrow. Mizzou didn’t look great against Troy today, and they’re also without Ahmad Hardy so another very winnable game next week

Two 3-0 teams in Mississippi. OM I’m sure will be borderline Top 5 tomorrow, I think there’s a good chance you see State ranked too.

Third quarter was very bad for Ole Miss, at the end of the day very big win.

I think Kiffin thought he could turn him into a Heisman candidate like Chambliss. Big win for OM. I still think LSU is a work in progress. Kiffin will win big there. He didn’t walk into a polished machine like Golding. He just walked away from a polished machine for some reason. State was super impressive today. Second half defensive play making and the composure after being down early. They’ve been impressive.

They will simply consolidate into one school at Raleigh. They never do the right thing in Smith County. They don't want industry in Raleigh. That's why everyone works out of county.

Lying to yourself ain’t gonna solve anything. Is Smith County projected to grow by leaps and bounds over the next 15-20 years? What economic engine is projected to feed Mize, Taylorsville, and Raleigh over the next 15-20 years? Last time I checked, Smith County was pretty rural. If you can get something in Smith County that allows all 3 of those communities to grow and prosper, you can grow those schools individually. But what do you do if all 3 communities shrink within the next 15-20 years? I realize pride is a big thing, but if you truly do care about the future of Smith County then building a brand new school that the whole county can use and enjoy doesn’t sound too bad. Put it in a neutral location. I’m sure there’s options out there for that. Ask yourself this question. If Smith County doesn’t grow, what can be done to make things better?

I knew Sam Leavitt sucked and I picked LSU to win anyway. How dumb am I?

Kiffin looks like he needs a halftime enema...........

Awesome win for State. Kamario is the real deal, and much improved defensive play in the second half, too. That Mizzou game next Saturday night should be an awesome atmosphere at Davis Wade. Makes me sick that I won’t be there.

Great second , third and fourth quarters for State! Shades of the Auburn game in 2021. Kamario was awesome after a shaky start. Which I kind of had a feeling that might happen. To see him settle down and play like he did was a great confidence booster! Plus the defense played very well especially in the third quarter. Holding them to four FG’s was the difference in the game.

Heidelberg had to turn in some juniors who failed or at least 100 moved in to the district. Maybe that is why Quitman is continuing to drop in numbers. Wayne County maybe.

Smith County did it in 68. You had the Polkville Panthers, White Oak Eagles who played football in the 40s, Burns, Sardis, Pleasant Hill Cagers, Sylvarena, and Pineville. I don't know about any schools in the south half other than Mize and Taylorsville.

That's a weird drawn line starting on Simpson County line moving east across 35 across 37 rolling north and letting Mineral Springs go to Taylorsville then crossing the Leaf River a weird big zag in there and part of New Home goes to Raleigh along 531. Taylorsville and Mize are basically split appx 20 to 25 % each and Raleigh gets 50 to 60% of the county but can't extend the city limits north or east west due to National Forest Boundary.

5A or 6A then and some of yall in Hattiesburg and Brandon will get mad.

School board will have to be forced into it. So far there has been no discussion of it at a board meeting in 25 years. In the late 90s they were going to build the Raleigh School north of town. All had it planned out and ready to bully the land just south of Shongelo on 35. The president of the board Ates wouldn't have it that way. It would have ideal to build a new school along 28 between Mize and Taylorsville. So politics would not go for it. The legislature will have to force it or Taylorsville will have to be way down below a 100 kids in high school.

State down 9 at the half and their defense looks TIRED. Going to have to play a really good offensive second half. Both teams bailed out in a major way by a couple of hands to the face calls.

Rough start for State, penalties and Kamario looking shaky early. Did just put together a couple of big plays to cut it to 16-7. Defense has gotta hold SC without points a few times, they’ve had a TD or FG on every drive so far (though the TD was on a short field after a turnover).

I was coming on to ask if someone should be fired for the end of the NC State game. Doesn't help when teams can't go under center at all, which if I was going to complain about anything, I thought was a problem for MSU last week against their own goal line.

I think every one still has PTSD from DeSean Jackson’s punt return. Even though it’s your best bet in that situation

Absolutely not. Not happening. You may one day see Taylorsville split two ways into mize and Raleigh, but county consolidation is not happening anytime soon.

There are about half a dozen options you can do in that situation where they win and it’s stress free. They picked the stupid dumbest option imaginable.