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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

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.

Lebby is in good shape. Emotions just need to settle down some. This mentality of discarding coaches after a single loss or even a win is just mind boggling. And we might see coaches staying put rather than jumping from the frying pan into the fire. If I have a good gig, why I am I going to leave that for FL or LSU where I going to be set up for failure.

Knee jerking going on in Mississippi I know some place bad but 95% are just fine

sounds like Jackson needs to consolidate down to 3 large high schools and build new stadium for each

this ain't your daddy's Meridian

I look for OG to come out and play as if they were 2-0. If you cant get fired up about playing your crosstown opponent, then something is for sure wrong. If I dont see a packed visitors side that tells me the fans have already given up on them. Despite 0-2 the main goal is still in front of them.

BoKnows and I have joined to do a small weekly review this season. MS is a big state and painting a picture of it with even a football roundup is impossible. We will develop it as the season goes on but the primary goal is for it to be interesting for all classes statewide. Cool Heads Soft Points for August 28 Moving on from a Kiffin doesn't mean a downgrade Oxford dominated Collierville in a game that told its story in the way that they just imposed their will on them when they wanted to. Could it be that they are better off without boy kiffin ? Look out Tupelo here they come. Was it real or AI? Tupelo thrashed Brandon. This game was supposed to at least give some idea on where these teams stood in the hierarchy of their classification. Either Tupelo is really good or Brandon is really freaking bad. Which is it? This game told us nothing. It was like asking AI to create last year’s Tupelo versus last year‘s Brandon The joke writes itself Shetland Gandy really left Tony Vance stacked and was on the cusp of getting Meridian back to prominence. When you can stop laughing, raise one up for Tony Vance. I’ve rode the man’s antics like Seabiscuit for years. One thing I know he knows football. Putting kids out there that don’t turn the ball over and a tough hard nose. defense wins at all levels. Could the worm be turning a little in the south in class 7A ? Welcome back to the conversation. Can you really ever go back home ? If you had told me 10 years ago that a West Jones team coached by Scott Pierson couldn’t adjust to the same play for I don’t know how many touchdowns I would have laughed in your face. To be up by three touchdowns only to get blown out because of said play I still have a hard time believing it really happened. Interesting : Holmes County Central, West Point, Wayne County, Raleigh. Desoto Central, Heidelberg

Laurel has a bunch of old bricks. Does that count? LOL

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

Wishing everyone traveling for jamborees safe travels and an injury free night for your athletes.

Friday MHSAA Aberdeen at Shannon Amite County at Tylertown Amory at East Webster Biggersville at Myrtle Biloxi at Petal Booneville at East Union Bruce at Eupora Byers at Strayhorn Caledonia at Houston Calhoun City at Charleston Canton at Pearl Clinton at Vicksburg Columbia at Hancock DeSoto Central at Center Hill East Central at Gautier Franklin County at Natchez Gentry at Leland Grenada at Itawamba AHS Gulfport at Oak Grove Harrison Central at George County Hazlehurst at Lawrence County Independence at Lewisburg J.Z. George at Velma Jackson Kemper County at Enterprise-Clarke Kosciusko at Richland Lafayette at New Albany Lake Cormorant at Hernando Madison Central at Ridgeland Mooreville at Kossuth Morton at Germantown Moss Point at Hattiesburg Mount Olive at East Marion Neshoba Central at West Point Newton County at Lake North Panola at Coffeeville North Pike at Florence O’Bannon at Greenville Okolona at Tupelo Christian Oxford at Horn Lake Pelahatchie at McLaurin Poplarville at Vancleave Port Gibson at South Pike Purvis at PCS Quitman at Forest Richton at St. Patrick Ripley at North Pontotoc St. Stanislaus at Long Beach Saltillo at Pontotoc Sebastopol at Union Stone at Forrest Co. AHS Strayhorn at North Panola Terry at Northwest Rankin Tishomingo County at Hatley Tupelo at South Panola Vardaman at South Pontotoc Warren Central at Brandon Wayne County at Pascagoula West Harrison at Pass Christian West Tallahatchie at Water Valley Wilkinson County at Jefferson County At Ethel 6 p.m. — Pisgah vs. Nanih Waiya 7 p.m. — Ethel vs. Smithville At Humphreys County 6 p.m. — South Delta vs. Amanda Elzy 7 p.m. — Humphreys County vs. Shaw Jones College Jamboree At Jones College, Ellisville 2 p.m. — Seminary vs. West Jones 4 p.m. — South Jones vs. Magee 6 p.m. — Sumrall vs. Northeast Jones 8 p.m. — Laurel vs. Heidelberg JPS Jamboree At Hughes Field 5:30 p.m. — McAdams vs. Newton (1 quarter) 5:50 p.m. — McAdams vs. Raymond (1 quarter) 6:10 p.m. — Raymond vs. Newton (1 quarter) 6:30 p.m. — Lanier vs. McComb (1 quarter) 7:15 p.m. — Callaway vs. McComb (1 quarter) 8 p.m. — Murrah vs. Yazoo City (2 quarters) 8:55 p.m. — Lanier vs. Callaway (1 quarter) Lauderdale County Jamboree At West Lauderdale 6 p.m. — Clarkdale vs. NE Lauderdale 8 p.m. — West Lauderdale vs. SE Lauderdale At Louisville 4:30 p.m. — Choctaw County vs. Philadelphia 6 p.m. — Starkville vs. Holmes County 7:30 p.m. — Louisville vs. Meridian Lincoln County Jamboree At West Lincoln 7:30 p.m. — West Lincoln vs. Loyd Star 8 p.m. — Bogue Chitto vs. Enterprise-Lincoln 8:30 p.m. — Loyd Star vs. Bogue Chitto 9 p.m. — Enterprise-Lincoln vs. West Lincoln Mantachie Jamboree 6 p.m. — Mantachie vs. Nettleton 7:30 p.m. — Belmont vs. Hamilton Smith County Jamboree At Taylorsville 4 p.m. — Collins vs. Lumberton 5:30 p.m. — Mize vs. Scott Central 7 p.m. — Raleigh vs. Jim Hill 8:30 p.m. — Taylorsville vs. West Marion At Southaven 5:30 p.m. — Rosa Fort vs. Greenwood 7 p.m. — Clarksdale vs. Southaven At Stringer 4 p.m. — Jefferson Davis County vs. Bay Springs (1 quarter) 4:30 p.m. — Perry Central vs. Bay Springs (1 quarter) 5 p.m. — Perry Central vs. Jefferson Davis County (1 quarter) 5:30 p.m. — Puckett vs. South Choctaw (Ala.) (2 quarters) 6:30 p.m. — Stringer vs. South Choctaw (Ala.) (2 quarters) At Yazoo County 6 p.m. — Crystal Springs vs. Simmons (1 quarter) 6:35 p.m. — Yazoo County vs. Simmons (1 quarter) 7:05 p.m. — Yazoo County vs. Crystal Springs (1 quarter) Saturday At Louisville 11 a.m. — Noxapater vs. West Lowndes 12:30 p.m. — Winona vs. Columbus 2 p.m. — Leake Central vs. Choctaw Central 3:30 p.m. — Noxubee County vs. New Hope

Mississippi doesn't even have enough high schools for 6 classes much less 7. And no matter how many you have, no more than half should make the playoffs. When 4 out of 6 division teams make the playoffs, it becomes like a trophy for everyone. Ridiculous!

I got a video for yall

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.

For the love of everything..... it's PRINCIPAL. Sheesh. Sorry. I had to. Gautier says hello

That’s truly awful — unnecessarily busy, distracting, and the eagle logo leaves much to be desired. I’m very familiar with bad logos. Here at Pascagoula we may have the worst logo on the state.

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.

In thinking about this. What does it really matter what rules they put in place when they selectively enforce what they have now. Do we really see that changing?

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

I’m not one to doomcast people into the transfer portal…. But if for some reason Josh Hubbard decides he wants to play for an upper tier team in his last year, look no further than last night for a big reason why. Hubbard scored 31, no other State player was in double figures, and they lost by 9 at home. I’m still someone who thinks pretty highly of Jans, but man what on earth happened with the construction of this team. It’s Hubbard and a bunch of dudes who simply are not very good basketball players.

How do we know the private schools do better than the public schools. What data can we point to to make that claim? I ask private school supporters what accountability model do the private schools use? Most of them don't know what I am talking about. lol I have no problem with private schools, however most of them were/are just segregation academies that just spit baseless rhetoric to justify separating their kids from the public schools. Thats your right as well but you don't get taxpayer money to pay for it. Fund it with your private money. How is that not logical? We don't like welfare in the country unless its welfare that benefits the people that already have the means. Thats backwards. Then they want the money with none of the oversight or policy. BS. I do agree that change needs to happen in public schools. The testing is a real and big issue. They need less oversight as well to allow schools to cater more to their communities and stakeholders. Thats the power of the citizens though. We could get it done but we can't if we just gonna walk away and point fingers. The public school system is the powerhouse of the country. Instead of us wanting to fix it, we want to strip it of all its resources and take it back to our friends and those around us who would benefit. We don't care about the society as a whole. Thats my issue. Come together and force the powers that be to make the schools work for us. But I will never agree to this... never. ITs just more rich people welfare and a guise to benefit those who already have the means.

Also still cannot get over the fact that BOC is younger than Lemonis. He’s a 54 year old that can pass for 70 lol.

Right now they do not, but part of House Bill 2 would allow homeschooled students to play with their public school. I get it. These families pay school taxes. I also pay school taxes despite the fact my two kids are grown. I pay taxes on lots of things I don't have access to or need because they support the common good. A family who homeschools or sends their kids to private school have actively decided to not take advantage of a public service that is being offered. That's totally fine. I just don't think they should be given public money because of that choice.

I hate that someone takes offense to all the Wayne County Threads. So please if you respond to this thread please post where you’re from. I have a lot of friends here and have lost a few from here through the years like OldTiger and Tib just imagine what their Christmas was like this morning.

Give Nash Morgan the MVP right now

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?

Money grab for sure.

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’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.

The best team Wesson has played this season is Franklin County. Their opponents have a combined record of 33-64. Everybody Mize has played is still playing in the 2nd round of the playoffs except for Enterprise Clarke. Mize will be the best team Wesson has played all season. That doesn’t mean Wesson still won’t win. But it won’t be a blowout.

It’s obviously a 4 team pick between Warren Central, South Panola, Lake Cormorant and Grenada. Beginning of the season I would’ve said Warren Central and if they play a complete game I’d still go with them but all four are capable. If Grenada wants to return to the state championship game their secondary is going to have to wake up. ETA: I actually forgot about Ridgeland. They’re a team that could cause some problems in the playoffs. This year in the north is surely more competitive than it was last year.

No I blame it all on Heidelberg. That was only place where it happened on school property.

Not sure what you mean but atleast OGs talent stays in OG to win games and they don’t have to reach out to East Marion, South Jones, Taylorsville, poplarville, Richton to get players to win some games. Maybe try doing it with the players they have. But again that would not be Petal/Boyles tactics. Again congrats on Petal for finally getting over the hump and beating OG for the first time since 2019. Let’s see if they can do it when it matters.

D'Iberville and Kosiusko

Williams is a senior and obviously has behavior, respect issues his 2 year career at Tupelo will span roughly 28 games and he will have been ineligible for all but 5 or 6 of them. You seem to think you are smarter than Ty Hardin who runs the Tupelo program and is at practice and knows what gives his team the best chance on offense. Tupelo has a quality D as do several of their opponents and the backup can't cut in live practice so why do you feel he is better option? This has cost Tupelo nothing other than a motivational tool for coach Hardin. This wasn't a region game and WP is better on D than anyone left on Tupelo schedule. You might not be as up on the psychological aspects of coaching 7A football. I'd stick to your team with the RB that runs a 4.8- 40.

What ?

I'm certain they can play weakly with most every team on their schedule