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See where LSU listed Leavitt as "doubtful" on the injury report. Is this Kiffin being Kiffin, or is there something to it I wonder.

on the flip side, How good is Kamario Taylor? SEC final and College football final shows were raving about him. Sunday morning. It wasn't just that he was hitting open receivers, the passes were so spot-on, the receivers didn't even break stride. His passing motion is effortless. Sure there will be some hiccups, but my goodness, what a start for him and State.

West closing it out. 5:00 4th West Jones 26 South Jones 9 60 yd drive

Lindsey to Barefoot 53 yd TD west 19. South. 3. 7:49 2nd

West Jones 13. South jones 3 west blocks punt, drives 25 yards 11:40 2nd

West Jones 6. South Jones 3. 5:00 1st. South won toss, drove about 40 yds, FG. West goes 60 for TD 4 passes a few rushes.

scores/updates for 9/10 and 9/11 games

That TE, DaeQuan Wright had 635 yards 5 TDs and was 2nd team All SEC last year. That's the one Kiffin wanted.

He was one of the finalists to get the West Jones job when Pierson retired. Word was he really wanted it. Soso and Stringer border each other so he wouldn't have had to even move. They viewed him to be a really good coach, but the Wing-T baggage scared the powers-that-be and they went with Reynolds. I was at the Enterprise/Stringer game. It was back an forth well into the 3rd QTR and a couple of turnovers proved to be the difference. Both teams were well coached. Stringer will be in the mix in South 1A, as long as key players stay healthy. Enterprise may make some noise in 2A also.

For the record, I never said West would blow out Laurel. I did say several times I thought the offense would be fine. And it was, other than 1st game penalties. I also said I was anxious/concerned about the defense. And boy, was that validated last night. They will have to move some guys up, sit some guys down, and possibly pull some from offense. And some Nutcracker drills Tuesday wouldn't hurt either.

Enterprise 27. Stringer 24. Half neither team can stop the other from running the ball. For 1st game, hardly any penalties. Both are disciplined, well coached.

They did. The concerns I have for WJ going into this year are on the defense. Offense should be fine. They didn't open the playbook vs Seminary at all.

Yeah, Scott has never been one to try and hang 50 on a team, when the outcome is already known. If this one starts getting out of hand, you will see the 2nd string QB and running back(s) pretty quickly. I'm anxious to see how the WJ defense looks. I think the offense will be good.

Didn't start a new tropic for this. Just gonna put it here. This is the foam cushion, what's left of it, that was 90 % installed for the new turf field at Northeast Jones. Microburst Severe thunderstorm last night. 1st game is on the road at South Jones. 2nd game vs. West Jones may have to be moved on 9/04, depending on how long this sets them back.

yes, they are one of the favorites this year. Brady has been building Stringer steadily for this to be the year. Enterprise will play hard, but I don't think they realize what they are in for.

Boy Howdy! the light shining on HHS is getting brighter and brighter now from this thread.

They don't have to or need to make an "in house visit". It can all happen over social media now. That's all these kids know now anyway. I'm sure players are talking amongst themselves too, at 7 on 7 or where ever and that's fine. But, for a highly connected booster or coach to directly contact/initiate interest with a potential transfer is just plain wrong to me.

Yes, kids do come and go. Parents get new jobs,..etc.etc... But, when a transfer happens to be a kid that had a standout year at a 1A-4A school, and was actively recruited by those connected to the program, or even by coaches. That's the Beef. That's crossing the line.

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You are right. For some reason I thought they won it that year with Kevin Norwood.

I hope so. Not sure if West will have all the "horses" needed, but I know that Coach Pierson will maximize what he has to work with. In the 20+ plus years he was there before the 2 year break, I witnessed many, many wins that were not because West Jones had the better team. The other team was just out coached, out played, and out schemed. 2008 was a re-building year, West went 3-3 in region, snuck in the playoffs, and somehow managed to win 3 games, before falling to the eventual state champs D'Iberville at South State.

That's right. And the coach that won the 1st one, and built the team that won the 2nd one, is back.

Well, it official now. 5 SEC teams after Alabama and Oklahoma advanced today. May as well refer to it as the "Hoover Invitational". At least 1 SEC team in the championship, since a whole side of the bracket is all SEC. I think Ole Miss has a good chance too, from the other side. Georgia / Texas vs Ole Miss?

USM lived on some tight margins this year. They had 14 wins 6 losses in 1 run games. That's being very fortunate (lucky even...) And it bit them in Game 1 at Hattiesburg. Needed just 3 outs in the 9th against Little Rock, had their closer on the mound, but couldn't do it again. In Colby Allen's defense though, he was starting his 4th inning there. Lot to question though if USM's demise was somewhat self inflicted. You could have been playing Friday night instead of at high noon in South Miss in late May. You could have stuck to your regular rotation instead of swapping Grayden Harris and Camden Clark. Some opponents get a chip on their shoulder when you don't throw your #1 in Game 1. You had trusted guys in the pen to get those last 3 outs if Allen was gassed. They could have still lost Game 2 anyway, but with their opening regional game record lately, I would have used any and all within-the-rule options to win Game 1.

In the Hattiesburg Regional, you could make the argument that Jacksonville State is the real 2 seed. In team ACC stats, Virginia finished 9th Pitching, 14th in Batting and Fielding. I guess that 1st round top 10 pick CF carried them, but in their last 20 games played they went 10-10. USM will have their hands full though with Little Rock. LSU went 10 and 1 last year thru the tournament to win it all. That one was Little Rock. I think OM has a great shot at Nebraska. Them and AS are both no doubt better offenses than Nebraska, and OM has more power arms too. Miss State in a good spot also, getting a really weak 4 seed and probably saving Valincius for game 2. Winning the 1st 2 allows you win the whole thing in 3 games, which can hide a bullpen somewhat. Lose one of the 1st 2, and you will have to play 5 to win it.