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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

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.

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.

Y’all have been around long enough to know what polls to take serious.

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

This is true but is his application one of the ones that made the cut? We may never know because someone wants to leave his mark. If I’m on this school board I’m rejecting every recommendation that he has a part in. He’s only looking to keep his buddies moving up the ladder. He’s not worried about the community getting involved as a matter of fact he doesn’t want that to happen.

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.

It's a done deal

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.

These kids nowadays are so dramatic. The kid is basically admitting he’s transferring just to play sports. If the MHSAA allows him to transfer they should be ashamed. But i wouldn’t be surprised if Loyd star is freely releasing him. I heard either he or his family had become an issue. Regardless, I have a feeling he’s going to find out the grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. He was blessed to be in the offensive system that Loyd Star ran, which gave him the ball 25+ times a game, and allowed him to rush for a ton of yards against weak opponents almost every week. In any other offensive system, he doesn’t come close to putting up the same rushing stats. I think he’s about to learn a harsh lesson, and it appears it will be his and his family’s own doing.

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.

That’s true too,lol. But I meant from wareagle fan . To this day when someone asks me where I’m from i say Wayne County. My wife is retiring in about five years more or less and when ahe does we are going back to south ms.

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

They can hire Pogue he’s available

Give Nash Morgan the MVP right now

oh lort

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.

Sounds to me like something these travel ball influencers would be involved with. Sounds like a terrible idea to me and I hope it flops.

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.

Columbia wins it this year

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.

If Clarkdale is really that bad I like Enterprise's chances; if Clarkdale can get beat 45-0 by a not very good beat up Mize team Enterprise can take them.

Agreed in the last 2-3 minutes of the game Lanier broke runs of 99 and 40 yards pretty much right up the middle. Lanier’s defense looked pretty good in the second half after giving up 22 in the first half

OG got out coached

Lafayette has played and beaten two 7A schools this year (Hernando & Lewisburg). I think this move is a bit of an overreaction, but what really doesn't make sense is making it be an all sport issue. Lafayette Baseball went 2-1 against Oxford last year, right?

Well we tried to tell them. Speaking of Cham. He made the trip to the game

What ?

This should be a pretty good game. If South Jones can pull off a win, I think we must consider them along with Brookhaven, as possible 5A South favorites to be the sacrificial lamb for West Point in December.

Exactly. The non-division portion of the schedule has no bearing on the playoffs.

Congrats State fans! Heckuva game.

Only one we got close by that I can think of is Batesville and I got food poisoning last time I ate there so I wasn’t going back anytime soon anyways. They use to be good back in the day but they fell off big time. Poison me once shame one you, poison me twice well you ain’t getting that chance.

D'Iberville will have trouble getting more than 10.

I think seminary is being criminally overlooked

maybe aberdeen can win 4 or 5. that would be a huge deal if they can get that organized.

everyone in 5A south has a chance to win 5A south. But none of them have a chance to win state.