maroontide06

The only "for sure" wins on the schedule are UL Monroe and Tennessee Tech. I don't think State is favored in any of the 10 remaining SEC/Power 4 games. In order for State to get to 6 regular season wins, they'll need 4 upsets at minimum. If there ever was a prime example of a head coach being in over his head, this is it.

I'm glad you have that optimism. If they could win all 6 of those, I'd be thrilled.

Nevermind this apparently was an assistant. The article didn't read like that.

https://cdispatch.com/news/community-profile-caledonia-coach-hangs-up-whistle-after-25-years/ Who they gonna get?

No, that was Makon. He graduated in May.

He's listed at MLB & RB on PRC's roster.

I know PRC got Egana from Picayune, but I don't know how much that moves the needle. That's definitely a solid prediction for Region 4.

We only had 4 home games last year as well. One year you'll travel a bunch and the next you'll have a good bit at home. Two years ago we had double digit (10) home games. That'll get you spoiled real quick LOL.

Meridian Wildcats 2026 Football 8/21 @ Louisville (Jamboree) 8/27 @ Ocean Springs (Thursday) 9/4 @ Neshoba Central 9/11 @ Starkville 9/18 vs. Columbus 9/25 vs. Hattiesburg 10/9 @ Pearl 10/16 @ Oak Grove 10/23 vs. Northwest Rankin 10/30 @ Petal 11/5 vs. Brandon (Thursday)

It’s on the Hudl fan app. I’ll try to get it posted later.

As bad as Long Beach has been, they’ve been in 6A the whole time since we went to 7 classifications. I’m not saying they would be favored against Gautier during the first week of region play, but they shouldn’t be as shell shocked as what Gautier was last year. Long Beach knows what to expect in 6A and they know they’ve got to play up and steal a district win if they want to stop the region play losing streak. I’d like to think Long Beach would have the numbers depth wise to counter a team like Gautier. They just need the motivation and the will to get a district win. They need to fight, dig deep and overcome the obstacles they face in a game while the game is still going on. If Long Beach can do that against Gautier, they’ll get their first district win since 2018 against West Harrison.

That’s a good question. I know that 6A hasn’t been kind to them, so if Long Beach wanted to stop that long region losing skid, that Gautier matchup would be a prime opportunity for them.

Merlin I can't remember if Picayune had any D1 players during that '11-'13 run. They just played good and were coached good.

It boils down to the non-region portion of the schedule to get teams prepared for region play and/or playoffs. I realize there's teams out there that schedule the non-region portion as it correlates to skill set, but you don't want it to be 5 cupcakes either. You need some animal protein in there somewhere.