TheRadioGuy

The story I was told was that the when consolidation happened, they let the students vote on mascot and colors. And somehow they miraculousy both settled on Gators and orange/black. Not only that, the initials of the school are all the same: LCHS, which made sense for Leake Central, but going from South Leake to Leake County didn't feel like it was needed. But yes, Most folks believe it was done with anticipation that at some point they would combine. And then you wouldn't have to do a complete rebrand. All the uniforms, helmets, logos, etc are all the same.

Rumor floating around that McAdams and Ethel could be consolidated starting for the 2027-2028 school year. But that's something that always goes around when relcassification comes up. Kinda like at some point, Leake County and Leake Central are gonna combine. But just thought I'd mention it.

The guys on the Varsity Voices Podcast broke down some of the 4A and 3A playoff matchups on this week's episode. They also discussed a model that gives the percentage each team has to win the championship. It's a good watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqu9cdfBKd4 Can find it on YouTube HERE.

The guys on the podcast this week are giving their thoughts on the biggest surprises of the 2025 season so far. PLUS, Robbie Faulk of On3 Sports and the Starkville Daily News joins the podcast to talk some big games happening this week in the Golden Triangle. YouTube - https://youtu.be/XhnINRmI93A

After a thrilling matchup between #1 Tupelo and #2 West Point, the Green Wave proved they are the top team in Mississippi. But who should be number 2? Tupelo? Ocean Springs? MRA? It’s the halfway point of the regular season, and the Varsity Voices recap a week 5 full of thrilling matchups, discuss the contenders for each classification, and preview the upcoming week’s best games. PLUS, Chris Brooks of MS Gridiron Magazine and Capital Sports MS joins us to discuss the state of high school football in Mississippi. YouTube - https://youtu.be/uZC3AHeDmT4

Greenwood is always talented. Played Cleveland Central relatively close and they took Kosciusko to overtime last year. Yazoo City is 2-2 but no real big wins. Gentry hasn't won a game yet. Would expect the standing to play out like this 1) Kosciusko/Louisville 2) Kosciusko/Louisville 3) Greenwood 4) Yazoo City

This week on the pod, the Varsity Voices debut the RPI rankings of the top MHSAA teams. Also included: a week 4 recap complete with game recaps and player performance highlights. Plus, hear from On3 Sports contributor Brad Logan discuss Tupelo/Oxford from last week and look ahead to Tupelo vs. West Point. YouTube - https://youtu.be/cZyDIAfjn68 See the full list of RPI Rankings HERE.

If any teams in the north can dethrone Louisville, the most likely candidates are Clarksdale and Kosciusko. Maybe Senatobia.

The Varsity Voices Podcast has released its Week 3 Reactions episode, which also includes a Week 4 preview, plus they discuss the best TV Theme songs of all time. Episode Links: Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuQxo6SLW_s Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nJBPt0roXlBKHBvH9HCNT?si=csTFBUB0SWyKt8uaBMt_aw Apple - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-got-upset/id1831854450?i=1000727248849

The Varsity Voices Podcast has released its Week 2 Reactions episode, which also includes a Week 3 preview. 1st Quarter - Top Ten + 5A-7A Week 2 Recap 2nd Quarter - 1A-4A, MAIS Week 2 Recap + Player of the Week 3rd Quarter - Top Matchups Week 3: 5A-7A 4th Quarter - Top Matchups Week 3: 1A-4A, MAIS Overtime - Game Predictions Full episode is available HERE.

The Varsity Voices Podcast has released its Week 1 Reactions episode, which also includes a Week 2 preview. Also, the guys named Starkville QB Kingston Johnson their Player of the Week and have an interview with him. Full Week 1 Episode Kingston Johnson Interview

The Varsity Voices Podcast has released its 2025 Power Rankings for every classification (MHSAA and MAIS). They also give their state championship predictions for each class. Most of the predictions are what you'd expect, but they do give their picks for some sleepers in each class as well. The complete power rankings for every classification can be found HERE.

Pretty wild that No. 1 and No. 3 on the list play each other to kick off the season.

Teams like Weir and Bassfield get mentioned at the end with an explanation on why they were left out.

The Varsity Voices Podcast has ranked all 200+ MHSAA High School football programs in the State of Mississippi. The Top 10 is the discussion of the episode, but the full list is online at SCRN.live.