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Have they had some folks transfer out?

How many transfers has baldwyn lost?

That Water Valley Baldwyn match up should be a good match up. Water Valley has some pretty good skill guys.

Last year I was able to print it in early August from the Capital Sports MS site. It'll probably be ready within the next week or so.

Hammond was having his players recruited away( or at least they were trying to ) when the TCPS recruiting scandal hit the fan. TCPS was rolling at the time and was telling players to leave Tupelo because Hammond couldn't get them over the hump. And now Hammond is the HC at TCPS after a short stint of helping at New Albany. Boy how the worm turns

Tupelo 2017 11-1 (0-1 playoff) 2018 7-5 (0-1 playoff) 2019 7-5 (0-1 playoff) - run off Trent Hammond the best X’s and O’s football coach they’ve had 2020 6-5 (0-1 playoff) 2021 7-4 *** no playoffs*** - oh no we look like idiots for getting rid of Hammond so let’s begin getting area talent. Ask anyone who lives in this area when they began recruiting and they will tell you that it was around this time. The head coach at Saltillo left because administration refused to do anything about it.

The question was “if they weren’t allowed to recruit…”

If there is plenty of talent in Tupelo then why do they have 3 starters from Saltillo a few from Baldwyn, Shannon, Oxfords QB from last year etc? Go check and see how many deep playoff runs they (Tupelo) had prior to recent years. Only one I recall is when Trent Hammond was there and that team was much better coached than the current regime. The first couple years Hardin was at Tupelo on “local” talent didn’t they go undefeated and get bounced in the first round? Oxford has been competitive the last several years because they have redrawn the school lines 2 dozen times to get certain players in the county and the one time that players went the other direction to Lafayette County because of coaching staff Neaves and his boys stepped in and ruled them ineligible because Oxford pitched a hissy fit and then MHSAA let them play at Oxford even though they were all living in Lafayette County district and had been there for years.

and on paper, bama is the weaker opponent of the 4........

I believe tupelo and oxford have lots of talent in the local area. And their is plenty of talent in the petal oak grove hattiesburg area as well. They would be just fine even if players werent moving in.

The October schedule is brutal. Alabama, @LSU, Oklahoma and @Texas. History says we are 0-4 but thankfully history doesn’t always dictate how a season might go. September is crucial along with staying healthy. Some key injuries really hurt us last year. That will be a key to potential success this season.

Academy’s can recruit legally they are private schools.

It’s easy to get excited about Kamario and the return of a competent defensive coordinator until you look at the schedule and realize State is going to be playing must win games in September. A lot of pressure on this team early on, because I don’t think they’re winning a game in the month of October.

If I’m picking a sleeper this year, I’m gonna pick Collins. I think they could surprise some people. I think they finish 2nd in the district behind east Marion, but wouldn’t be totally shocked if they ended up winning the region. They always have good looking athletes. I still can’t believe they haven’t consolidated with Mount Olive yet.

Lol

They recruit for a reason. Their actual, local talent isn’t good enough. So they go recruit others.

If I’m petal I’m running it down Hattiesburg throat. They have proven to not be very physical at all the last 2 appearances in the SC game.

Grenada has now lost 5 starters to transfer and a kid that was going to get a lot of action at RB had to get a pacemaker put in and can no longer play football due to health. My understanding is the kid collapsed on the field this summer and had to have chest compressions done to save his life.

Oxford High School and Tupelo High School and honestly probably Jackson Academy and Hartfield Academy.

Who are some other teams you could also say that about?

If not for recruiting Hattiesburg would be a 7-8 win team last year and probably worse this coming season. I doubt tell ever gets past 1st round without it.

WR

Hey guys, when will the master list with all the football schedules be released?

That’s not the case for Forest. Forest will have already played their first region game, and would have had Raymond the next week after Raleigh. They just chickened out. There’s no other explanation.

I don’t buy their reasoning either. They just didn’t want to play the game.