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It definitely allows more schools in the playoffs, but it certainly doesn't make schools more competitive.

Fuggit, let’s go Puckett!! Sorry Blake!

Well he’s got 2 state championships, Raleigh has 2 state championships, and Mancuso has like 9. West Point doesn’t run a wing-t but they also don’t run the spread. But I get it, some fans just dont really want to win unless they see the ball in the air.

I'll learn if I need to be more or less restrained this week LOL.

I think Meridian will really know what they have when they play Starkville. OS looks pretty down at the moment . I will say even when they were rolling Boyles took Meridian to Ocean Springs and won a first round playoff game just a few seasons ago. Good win nonetheless

Here is the real problem: too many schools no longer fear the MHSAA because they do not believe the MHSAA has the backbone to impose a punishment that actually hurts. If the reports are accurate that Brandon has violated the football practice rule for a second straight year, then another weak probation does nothing except reinforce that belief. I have talked with athletic directors who openly question whether the MHSAA is willing to come down hard on the powerful programs in Central Mississippi. I have heard administrators say they do not believe MHSAA leadership wants to “go down that road.” Think about what that says about enforcement. If schools believe they can break a rule, take a probation, and keep rolling with no meaningful consequence, then why would anybody fear violating the rule again? Probation without teeth is just paperwork. At some point, repeat violations should bring consequences that actually matter—loss of contests, postseason restrictions, meaningful fines, suspensions, or whatever penalties the MHSAA rulebook legally allows and applies consistently. This is bigger than Brandon. The MHSAA either has authority over all of its member schools, or it does not. A 1A school in rural Mississippi should not have to wonder whether it would receive a harsher punishment than one of the biggest programs in Central Mississippi. Same rulebook. Same enforcement. Same consequences. Until schools believe there is a real price for repeatedly breaking the rules, the MHSAA should not be surprised when some programs stop being afraid of getting caught.

There isn’t going to be any merger or joint committee for anything. Some of yall are worse than a woman in a hair salon.

The more classes the more playoff games the more money for the MHSAA. Do the playoff math. It's all about the Benjamins.

I live in poverty. My car may not start in the morning. The roof is leaking at the back of my house. No computer in my house. Oh look some one is going to give me 7000 dollars. What does anyone really think is going to happen with that money ? This thing is DOA

Having seen Wayne County this year I can say two things. 1. The athletes to be successful are there right now. Not including the ones who were run off, quit, or decided not to play the past few years. 2. Facilities are great and easily among the top in 5A, if not the state. This has potential to be a really, really good job. The right coach, will have them competing for state championships year in and year out.

I think as the season wore on I wasn't right about any the finalists in 7,6 or 5A and how it would play out. These new classes have really blurred the lines. In person I thought WC and Laurel matched up with Brookhaven size wise. Tonight they looked much bigger than WP and basically just pushed WP around as the game wore on. Brookhaven coach had them ready. Good job . They left no doubt.

I have a perfect solution. Haha. We can have a PowerPoint system and have a losers bracket champion and have 14 championship games.

The “top tier” (largest classification of schools) will always feature a huge disparity. The schools at the bottom of that heap (currently 7A) will statistically fit better and compete more strongly with the classification under them. But, I don’t know that there is a good solution. MS is not large enough for 7 classifications.

good list

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Don’t let your friend from McComb eat any Zebra Cakes lol

I can't imagine any will be looking to join with the new multiplier. The association was very short sighted when they told the river parochial schools they couldn't have athletes from across the border. It's not like Cathedra, St. Al, or Greenville St. Joe's were powerhouse programs and teams year in and year out in most sports. Like most things (7 classes....) a few coaches and admins got their boxers in a twist and leadership reacted.

You are correct sir. I'd agree whole-heartedly if the MHSAA came out and said you can not schedule MAIS teams if you are MHSAA

Well fans definitely know what they are talking about, so Picayune’s coaching staff needs to listen to them and do exactly what the fans say they need to be doing.

I don’t think you understand lol … John Curtis is one of the premier programs in Louisiana they aren’t a “might give Louisville a game” type of team.

Disagree that it’s not worth paying attention to. It’s as competitive as ever. Anybody can get beat any week. Last week, there were 7 games. 6 of them were decided by less than 1 score and 3 were 1 point games.

Obviously appeasement don’t work with you so we will go down this road. you put awful a lot of words in my mouth there I didn’t say. Point blank you’re a liar. You’re probably a big liar in real life too, but I don’t know. I don’t wanna know you at all. So from now on on this site every post you make every period you type out I’m gonna be there. With a snide remark, a lie whatever. Whatever I have to do to disrupt any discussion, you try to have . So much so that it will probably disrupt the board. I don’t care. if I get my account taken away. I don’t care if you get your account taken away. I don’t care if both accounts get taken away.. Heres something else. You don’t ever start any threads. You don’t ever bring anything anybody wants to participate in You’re boring .Nobody likes you. Nobody wants you here but here you are. Enjoy your Morgan

You've completely lost your mind saying that Morgan developed that offense from scratch and that we were losing to Oxford year in and year out. Yeah Oxford won from 13-15 but WP was dog walking everyone else in 5A. Including Oxford before 2013. Not sure where you're getting this. Before Morgan became OC West Point was 57-10 vs 5A teams including Starkville and Oxford which were the only teams that stopped them from trips to Jackson in 11-15 So the offense was NEVER developed from scratch. There's footage on YouTube with WP running these same plays in 2011 with Aeris Williams when Morgan WAS NOT OC

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 got a video for yall

State softball wins! On to the WCWS! What a performance this weekend as HUGE underdogs. They’ll open with Texas Tech in a few days. Unreal accomplishment.

Stopped by practice yesterday it looks like Lampley has his numbers up. Also looked like some of the big boys that have been walking the hallways not playing decided to play.The practice was full of energy and well organized no signs of the wing T lol. Not saying all is well in WC this is his first year but I do believe they made a great decision.

A little to busy for me I’m old school I like the interlocking WC or a WC helmet would look great

The eagle looks cool. Still think they should have kept the interlocking “WC” in center

It was unacceptable because you have two people who screwed everything up to begin with on the committee making the decision. From what I’ve heard, the retired coach is telling people that nobody had a say except Bubba and the interim superintendent

It’s not about skin color, never has been for me. It’s about getting the best out of those kids wearing those uniforms. There’s people that understand that and then there’s people that make it about this or that. I will give whoever gets the job my support.

How anyone who is a member of a school board, be it the superintended, or the desk clerk, could allow an outgoing principle, who was more or less forced to resign, and after the contempt for board members he showed back in December, have any say in filling any job openings, is complete lunacy. He should have been fired for insubordination before new years.

Make him say no. Mama's calling he wouldn't do it, Him coaching in Alabama doesn't even sound right.

This sounds like something the DC would say

I would rather have a War Eagle we have one in Ocean Springs we could bring home

Slick and I were texting back and forth all weekend about the games. We learned two things over the weekend. 1) if we picked your team we’re sorry because they probably lost lol We are not very good prognosticators. 2) these were some of the best matchups in years if not ever. Congratulations to all the teams who played for a title. It’s an honor to be in that position. If you were lucky enough to win enjoy it. The Kid from Gulfport made the memory of a lifetime with that game winning catch.

tulane vs no lane

oh lort

Arnett and Lebby are two different universes as far as State is concerned. Leaving emotions aside after getting beat by your rival, this is my take on this year. The 4-0 start including the big win over Arizona State gave the team confidence and we were clearly better than last year (albeit with some weaknesses). The Tennessee game let us know that we could compete with the better SEC teams even though we lost it in OT. But it was small chip in the armor. The Florida game was a big crack in the armor of our confidence though I put that more on the HC for a poor play call at the end. The Texas game finished us off. Here we play our best three quarters of the season only to see it unravel in the fourth quarter. One costly penalty (late hit on Arch) cost us that game and the season for all practical purposes. Our mental confidence was gone. All the good vibes from September had evaporated. Yes we beat Arkansas but that was more about them self destructing than anything else. Then these last three games, we got whipped across the board. In summation I give this season a C. Three more wins than last year. A big win over Arizona State. Three very competitive losses against quality SEC teams. But there is a lot of work ahead to move the needle upward. OL & DL need serious overhauls. With Taylor at QB, we have a chance to build a great offense around him. The defense had some bright spots this year but in these recent games our run defense has been porous. I don’t think the coaching has necessarily been bad but you have to have quality players to execute any defense. One last word on yesterday. Ole Miss was the team that had the perfect balance between confidence and execution. They made the big plays at the right time. We played hard but our confidence was not in sync with our execution. They were the better team. KT did some good things and the future is bright there. But we have got to build around him to make it happen. And if Kiffin leaves, karma is going to bite him in the butt. He has a good thing and he is going to leave to go to a cess pool?

Texas about to upset A&M…. Meaning Ole Miss is one Iron Bowl upset away from playing Georgia in Atlanta.

You’re absolutely correct in your second statement. It’s definitely not the same Picayune team. Marinate on that line of thought for a bit.

This has ripoff and danger written all over it. Typical AAU and 7 on 7 All star nonsense.

Money grab for sure.

sounds like dangerous street ball.

It's always a crapshoot when it comes to Sims.

very dumb decision. Every team should have at least 7 district games, meaning 8 team districts. Have 4 districts in 6A and 5A, then divide the remainder among class 4 to 1. Georgia is way bigger than Mississippi and they only have 6 districts.

It did not have the effect they stated.It was about more gate money for the MHSAA under the guise of "competition".

I understood the argument about the gap between the top and bottom of 6A with 32 teams being very significant. The better solution would have been to make 6A the top 24 with 5A being the next 24 while pushing the others down the line. Those gaps aren't really significant once you move past the top layers. However we all know it was just revenue generation sold under the guise of being more equitable. It's created small regions and classes where teams struggle to get 10 game schedules, multiple winless teams in the "playoffs" which leads to more games, travel, practice, and time away from school. It's not just in football this is happening but could be seen to some degree across other sports as well. 6 classes is plenty and honestly 5 wouldn't be so bad in a state like ours with a shrinking school enrollment as well as consolidations of smaller, rural schools into larger ones. I know the MHSAA has always been about money but it wasn't always so blatantly obvious.

It’s not been a good change. We should have kept 6 classes, but if we changed anything it should have been to drop to 5 classes instead of move up to 7.