maroontide06

Well @Vott and @Deonte3455I've been thinking about this today. This year marks 100 years since Hattiesburg last won a state title in football. I reckon it would be a pretty picture if y'all could get it done, but then I get to thinking about assets and liabilities and then I get brought back down to reality again. I guess I'm just ready to see what this season holds. If there is even a remote possibility that Hattiesburg can get it done this year, Vance will need to get out of his own way and not become that liability come playoff time. I feel like that has kind of been his Achilles heel. If he can treat the playoffs like they are the regular season and that he's not having to play Petal, then he's got a sporting chance if this is his last ride with Hattiesburg. It won't be an easy road but if there's a year for Hattiesburg to get it done, this has got to be it.

In other words, the strike zone should cantilever over to the white edge of the batters box closest to home plate. That actually makes sense. Hopefully they will call it that way and then I think it takes some of the pressure off of the pitchers. It makes you wonder why they had the strike zone so small to begin with.

Barrin Simpson named Head Coach at Columbus: https://cdispatch.com/sports/former-mississippi-state-standout-barrin-simpson-hired-as-new-columbus-head-football-coach/

Just pull for The River LOL! They are #3 in the country and have only lost one game so far. I feel like the X factor for State will be Justin Parker. If he can get the pitchers to do better and throw strikes, then it will cool off Lemonis' derrière. If it turns out to be a flop, then you're just gonna have to blow the thing up and start over. I honestly feel like State will have improvement though, but I just don't know how much. Will they even make the SEC tournament and the NCAA tournament? I think they can and I think they should, but anything after that is anyone's guess.

New fieldhouse going up at Picayune’s Cathedral. Definitely been a long time coming, but it was needed.

Did they leave Picayune's Memorial Stadium out of it?

No I haven't got it. I didn't even know it existed before you posted about it. If definitely sounds like an interesting book. I'm sure it will have The Ray and Watkins Field in it. I'd be curious about the other 45 though.

Bloody Jimbo would just wind up getting bloodier. I would think that ship has sailed.

Would that be an away game for Oak Grove? Regardless it's a great opening game to start the season.

Update

There was a glaring stat that cost State the ballgame and that is turnovers and points off turnovers. If State didn't turn the ball over, they wouldn't lose that game. You can't go on the road in the SEC and not protect the basketball and expect to win. Maybe they'll get better at that.

Vott, schools like Brandon, MC & Germantown fall within that 200 mile radius. Heck, that would include schools in Alabama and Louisiana as well (Florida included). It's just a very homeristic statement that doesn't hold water.

I remember him talking about that. We better bring a full arsenal that night LOL!

Slick, let’s take a road trip to Petal October 4th. Go ahead and put it on your calendar.

I didn't either, but I saw it posted so I just wanted to get the info out there.

Gotta find a way to hype up the Marcus Boyles hire somehow LOL!

Our October 4th matchup at Boylesland High should be an interesting one. It replaces Catholic but I don't know if it makes our schedule any easier or not.

Picayune Football 2024 8/30 - Brandon 9/6 - Northshore (Slidell) 9/13 - d'Iberville (Senior Night) 9/20 - Gulfport 9/27 - @ Ocean Springs 10/4 - @ Petal 10/11 - Pascagoula* 10/18 - @ West Harrison* 10/25 - Long Beach* (HC) 11/1 - George County* 11/7 - @ Hancock* * Denotes Region 4-6A District Game

Dub is there any 7A coastal teams that can make a threat or is region 3 just going to be too much?

State really didn't catch a break from the scheduling gods LOL!

If that Bills kicker would have aimed toward the left upright it probably would have went in. Granted it would have just tied the game, so the Chiefs still could have won the ballgame. It was definitely a great game to watch though.

West Jones was just too much this past season. It’ll be another repeat for the 3-6A district title, but will the outcome be repeated? Deonte you know what needs to happen to get that bad taste out of your mouth.

Well Vott I guess we'll get something one way or the other LOL!

If you're splitting hairs, yes the 42 is worse in ppg average, but I was looking at season totals. We can't help the structural/classification changes that the MHSAA makes.