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Being a High School head Football Coach is a 24/7 365 day a year job. The pressure to win in a lot of places isn't as important as winning with the right kids on the field. Parents and boosters in some places can dictate all the way down to what kind of offense and defense you run all the way down to play calling. Admins will listen bc the parents with the political stroke also control their jobs. You don't have to just build great young men and win games Wich is hard enough. You also have to do it while swimming in shark infested waters for not a lot of money for the hours you spend and stress you put on your family and loved ones. No coach's wife and children should be hurt by the decisions of such boosters and political crap but it happens every day. This is why young great coaches who could pore into the lives of their players for decades are getting out. sad but true

To build on the Meridian blue turf thread I thought about starting one for all schools. I got the idea from seeing Choctaw County’s new stomping grounds. They did big things this off-season. Very impressive for a 3A school. Feel free to add any changes your school has made this summer.

It got announced in another in another thread so I am sure not a lot seen it. Tib passed away suddenly back in December right after I last talked to him. This was a shock to the few that just found out. I will just put what I did in the other thread . I want to see where this one goes for my own reasons. I am not ashamed to say i wept when I found out . I just figured he was busy and waiting on August to start communicating . He busted his tail for his family and would give you the shirt off his back. He was my friend and I already miss Patrick. Every time I look that way where he was always parked my mind will always drift to times he was still here. Save me a seat and we will catch up when I see you again Tib.

Oh yeah I bet Choctaw County, Noxubee County, Raleigh, JDC, Magee, Seminary, Winona are all extremely glad they don’t have to worry about Enterprise.

West Point brings back the 4 of the 5 offensive lineman. And TE's. Running backs won't be Daniels, Tillman, and Ewing but you kno we stay loaded in that area. Defense only losing 3 starters. Best defensive player missed the entire season and he's a Jr. Yeah the rumor is that Cham is retiring but he mainly let the OC and DC have free range to do what they do. I'm pretty sure they'll hire from within so nothing will change. Talented 9th grade group coming up.

The food and drink is good but the older I get the more it rings true. The kids running around screaming, climbing on me with dirty feet and hands all sticky from god knows what. Family cooking, cleaning and having ten different conversations at one time. We all are here . That is something you can’t cook in the oven or pour in a dam cup. Happy Thanksgiving boys

I’ve been on MST since the glory days of this site (2006ish) seen all of the changes it has gone through. There are still some familiar names here that have been around since that time as well that I recognize every year that have been loyal to their schools since day one. This site isn’t as active as it once was when there was less social media presence but the loyal few along with myself keep the train running every season.

Congratulations to Picayune!

What I've seen is that administrators kowtow to the squeaky wheel parents because they are afraid to lose their own jobs and will not take anything like a stand to support a coach for doing what is right to build team and individual character. In a word, it's cowardice. And in three: failure of leadership. And it's endemic in both public and private schools.

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

i have had two grand kids since states last conference win, congrats

I've went back and forth the last few months on what to do to at least keep the memory of my friend alive on here. If it wasn't for this site I would have never known Patrick along with many more over the years. I have been half catch myself waiting to get word from him on how this or that would play out as the season has gotten ready to be kicked off. Tib, myself and a core of about 20-30 people kept this site from being thrown in the trash heap of failed message boards as the years progressed through the 2000s. He butted heads with some but he was a fair person and could let things go in order to move forward. Not a word from certain people has been put in recognition of him by some that have been on here as long as we were and some that haven't been here as long but have acted like they built this site. Hell oldtiger was pinned to the top and grieved there for I don't remember how many years. I'm not lessening his presence on here either but Tib cast just as big a shadow as that. I will even be more frank I think there is a certain one that still holds a grudge against him because Tib proved him wrong in front of us all and he couldn't take it. When I tried to make the peace and get said "person" to meet him halfway to get Tib back on here they flat out refused. Tib was absent from here for a long time behind that but he finally came back at the behest of several of us and this place was better off for it. Tib always resented that situation and honestly so do I with the way it was handled. It was as wrong then as it is now. This site has gotten less and less traffic in the last fifteen years. We are not a family anymore. I will leave everyone to come up with their own reason for why. I know why and no one will convince me otherwise. I don't know how long this will stay up because of what I said above but I really don't care. He would have said it for me. I feel like I could look over my shoulder right now and he would be nodding his head yes. I miss you on this Friday old friend. I know you would be bugging me this morning about going to stand in the rain with you tonight.

Vance forced his son into being the main focus of their offense from the first series and didn’t really try to involve their skill players . His ego envisioned making him MVP and multiple highlight reels. He deserves every bit of the criticism coming his way. He can’t get over the hump because he is not a good coach. He had no answer when Grenada figured them out halfway through the first quarter.. Ever since he came on the scene down here I couldn’t stand him. Hell, nobody outside of there does He’s the perfect Hattiesburg Tiger. this is mst tonight

Pending isn’t winning a championship. You invalidated your whole topic

Winona going to turf

So I am confused it this thread about Shelton Gandy to Meridian or Petal? May need to rename the post!

I get that people in some parts of the state have to drive more for the championship. But... it's the championship. You can't make a long drive once a year to support your kids? Keep the UM, MSU, USM rotation and be done with it. If folks don't go to the game because it's "too far," then that's on them. If going to the state championship is such a burden on you, watch it online. There is no centrally located stadium that is big enough AND that is in a place desirable to go.

The irony:

The one game I was looking forward to seeing and because of you guys I missed the first half. Thanks a lot for absolutely nothing!!!!

I think everyone has already expressed my sentiments on the WJ 2nd half play calls. Let me give a big thumbs up though to the tide broadcast on the NFHS stream. Although I missed most of their halftime, came back to it they were talking family praying together, mentoring young men, and dad’s being real dads. We need a lot more of that and I admire them for not being ashamed to express it publicly. I plan to go back an listen to the parts I missed.

Congratulations to Bray Hubbard, with a shout out to all of the other deserving players in consideration. Bray might be the first two time 6A winner, and he’s worked hard for this honor. Great player, good kid, wonderful back story including honoring his Mother in receiving this award after losing her to cancer five years ago. He and his family make Ocean Springs proud.

All of you are acting like expected fathers in the waiting room waiting for your child to be born with the release of the classification numbers. LOL. This is not really a big deal.

North Forrest is going to beat mize watch what I tell y’all

Clarkdale 16 Enterprise 13 Final Injuries and mistakes led to another Enterprise loss, let's get healed up and get ready for Hazlehurst or Raleigh; Enterprise can still win 3a.

I’ll play along. I really can’t understand the meaning of what you wrote. Maybe this will help . Ryan Earnest can’t coach defense. Has never had one in 2A or at Ridgeland.. That one y’all had last season was running on fumes from when Breland was there. Laura’s gotten as close to a championship as they ever will with him as head coach in class 5A. You will score points early in the season but as it drags on and weather turns skill people get dinged up . That’s the time defense has to tote the weight and the point where Laurel gets bounced. At that point you will run away from the board never to be heard from again. Defense wins championships. Unless you get lucky and the other teams best players are hurt, y’all know all about that.

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As a teacher/coach...I can tell you first-hand that it is 100% due to 3 things: 1. Lack of support from administration 2. Lack of supportive and realistic parents 3. Availability to make more money for the same hours at a less stressful job. Coaches are just NOT appreciated like they were in the past for the sacrifices they make on a daily basis for OTHER PEOPLES CHILDREN! If admin, parents, government, and society does not wake up and recognize the importance of this profession...you will see "WE'RE HIRING" signs on your local schools.

I’m willing to bet if your school wins a state title you won’t feel this way.

I’m no expert, but John Perry & Prep seem like oil & water to me.

Most likely coincidence. Calpreps runs a computer based algorithm to make these projections. Pretty sure the page isn’t populated by a person but by that algorithm

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.

You didn't know anything friday because if you did you couldn't hold it in. Forget who I'm talking too ? A drunk who can't complete typing out more than a half a thought at best ? Don't get offended . You threw it out there I don't care who you are. Is that supposed to be some kind of threat ? I'm not afraid of you Kenny Lucy, lol. This dude been passed around more than Justin Bieber at a P Diddy freak off.

These aren’t dark horses, just straight up donkeys.

Coach Marcus Boyles is a bloody lion

He literally did a good job breaking all of it down. I know he is annoying at times with his Enterprise takes but can we stop blowing up every thread he post with attacks on Enterprise. It is getting just as annoying. Nice breakdown EBF.

7th grade equipment day. Don't give me nightmares. Lol.

I didn’t analyze any of these teams at this point it is what it is. It wouldn’t be right if I didn’t take my hat off to Gautier. I was critical of them all season and their defense is still a wart on their. However if their is any player you can fill in the holes they might cause it is that QB. They have good receivers that get open but most high schoolers don’t see that many players running routes much less a QB that can stick it in their chest . I was texting with someone from here the other day and both of us agreed that he was the best we had seen at the high school level. There have been better I’m sure but I’ve never seen them. I’ve seen Fant , Matthews, that hot shot from West Monroe years ago. This kid is better. Quick release ,on target with superior velocity. He reminds me of Chris Leak I left the ten spot open for the 11-16 teams that may pull the upset. I would like to do something for the playoffs with info on logistics of host schools for visiting teams. Maybe by Wednesday or Thursday. Busted my foot today so I am hopping around like a wounded four point. 1. Picayune 2. Gautier 3. West Point 4. Vicksburg 5. Hattiesburg 6. West Jones 7. East Central 8. Neshoba Central 9. Lafayette

You don’t worry about what I get or don’t get there sparky. Now that it’s over , I put that up there as a favor to somebody that does get it. I don’t even know if Brady even applied for sure or not. I will let my batting average on here speak for itself. Somebody asked was it even voted on. Yes Corey’s old buddy from South Jones threw his name out there for a vote and it was voted down by one vote. Now that the curtain has been pulled back West Jones community has taken notice and you can bet they won’t sneak any good old boys through again. Maroontide this isn’t a parable but it’s some advice from an old boss I had when I first graduated college. I bought a new truck paid for it , traded it for another one right after because it was wore out as it was the only ride I had .so I drove it. It was looking like the same with the second. I was complaining about it one day and he told me “ Son a car is not an investment, it’s an expense. You need to invest in having good credit. You are smart figure out the rest.” Two months later I leased my next new truck and have leased another new ride every three years since then. By the time you pay for a new auto, with what you are going to spend on tires brakes and repairs you will spend less on a lease and be driving a new one every few years. You got good credit you can drive one away in one the same day with no money down. Repairs , oil changes and other maintenance is all on them. That old long gone gray beard was right. Good credit is the best investment you can ever make. That’s my long winded speech for the week. Good luck with the hire Mustangs. Politics and high school football do not mix at all.

I do not think Hattiesburg was not a quality football team. Very undisciplined. But, they were by a far more talented that Vancleave. VHS was just a far better coached team that played with a lot of heart. Those coaches are doing a lot with a little.

Here's another that may not show up on the radar and that is Warren Central-Clinton.

This is interesting coming from a Gulfport "fan" (I suspect coach). From conversations with my son and other coaches, they want Coach Bramlett and says he deserves the head job because of the all the work he did within the program. This statement is even more entertaining due to the fact that he has been offered the OC position at Gulfport. If he is not worth anything, then why is Coach Pennock desperate to keep him as his OC. Pennock was only a head coach for one year at Pass before went to OS. Coach Bramlett has worked for some prominent coaches in this state and has been calling the offensive for the last 4 years under Coach Pennock. Bottom line he has the backing of all the assistant coaches, the players (including my son), and parents.

West Point offense is the key to this game. Namely their offensive line. If they can hold their own and stay ahead of the chains on third down they have a chance. I think 28- 31 points by either team will win this game . Everyone thinks the maroon tide will win including me. As I sit around thinking about this game though 05 keeps popping in my mind. We were undefeated and just overwhelming people with our passing game . I was flying into Jackson from way down south man the party was on. “ Who were we playing again ? West joint? Yea I’ll have one. Ooohhh West Port , never heard of em. I think they are close to Tupelo. It’s just academic though right “. Arrogance from all of us. That tune changed pretty dam quick. They made it a point on every play to have somebody in Drex’s face or chase Lampley to the edge where they could run him down. It was a defensive masterpiece for sure but the thing that still sticks with me today is the WP QB scrambling for seven or eight yards on third down over and over again and again. He kept our offense off the field as much the WP defense did. That was the only loss we had for two seasons. Okay that’s far enough down memory lane. I will just say this nobody plays up being the underdog like they do in West Point. We will see what they look like facing the wing t for the second time. Not to mean this in the wrong way but I think they didn’t take Picayune as seriously as they should have last season.and by the time they did they were dealing with a run away train.

Good comeback picayune. WJ offense just not good enough to close out a 10 point lead. Both defenses left everything on the field.

Mississippi Association of Coaches and certain media pick it. They lean too heavily on offers and such and not watching film and looking at stats

As an Enterprise Alum and fan that makes most games, I ask each of you on here to please not judge our school, players and community by what you witness from this so called Enterprise Bulldog Fan who posts on this site. He is an embarrassment to all of us and we wish that he wouldn’t post on this site. Please know that he doesn’t represent who we truly are at Enterprise!

When I left the Vancleave vs Picayune game Fri nite my first thought was: Death Taxes The 2022 'Yune Defense Allowing Exactly 7 PPG

Some find it a struggle to count. I understand and you have my sympathy.

As a former MHSAA football official, I hate to see the way things are falling off as far as more people getting involved. A lot of the younger officials see it a a stepping stone and I don't blame them. Work a couple of years getting your feet wet and then take some JUCO games on Thursday, followed by adding some smaller college games on Saturdays and next thing you know, they give up the Fridays for travel. That is a good path for the younger guys that want to make it to the next level. Problem is, the old guard in MHSAA has done a poor job of trying to replace those guys. They need to be hitting up the colleges and universities trying to get the kids that officiate intramural games and try to recruit them or go around to high schools and talk with kids that are graduating and not going to play at the next level. It keeps them involved in the game and they know the game. Lot of ways to get it done, just have to try different approaches.