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You mean to tell me OS made a huge fuss over a kid wanting to transfer to Gulfport just to turn around and take one of their best defensive starters anyway? Look at God.

d'Iberville vs Columbia (Just because it's the first game and I'm curious to see if my Warriors can get back to their winning ways) Picayune vs Brandon (This may be the biggest first game of the season in years. Other than not playing OG, Picayune has a chance to possibly stake claim to South State Champs in both 6A and 7A since they play Brandon, Gulfport, OS and D'Iberville in Non District) I wish we could've watched an OS vs Picayune real game last season. Jamboree was very competitive. OS vs Madison Central (First look at OS without Hubbard in three years. Defense should be even better returning 9 and have a starting senior transfer from Gulfport. So basically 10 returners on a defense that shut down some good teams last season.) OS vs Gulfport is probably going to be a big game, at least on paper, with possible Region Championship on the line but they better not get caught looking ahead because everyone in Region 4 7A is looking to be the ones to knock them both off of the top. Mostly I'm just ready for any and ALL football!!!

I know this will sound odd but the Biloxi-Meridian game on September 1st in Ray Stadium is one I am looking forward to. Should be a good matchup. We play Quitman the first game but the Biloxi game will be a good measuring stick for how Coach Boyles is doing with the Wildcat program. Plus we had a great Big 8 rivalry with Biloxi back in the 1960’s and 70’s. It will be fun to renew that rivalry.

We moved to East Texas from Batesville in 2006, and I've been back to Batesville only a handful of times, but I do keep up through friends who still live there. The names on the jerseys are the same as they were when we lived there, and they do make the playoffs every year, but since their last state championship they've only made it past the first round one time. That's got to be tough. This year I'm hoping they can get hot at the right time and at least get to the North Half Championship.

Playoffs. I will be at every game, but don't really care about Brandon because it doesn't count. (other than I hope we learn from it and don't get serious injuries) None of the games in our new alignment are that interesting to me.