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It feels good putting stuff in the ride a couple of days before Friday again instead of looking at reasons not to go. IDK know what to think about Al Smith trying to bandwagon his way back amongst the faithful. Madam Supt. watch this stooge or he will be defacto running things again . Let him go support his god son Reynolds helping steer Laurel off the cliff on his program nuked tour

The area that encompasses George County should be dressing eighty or more players. Less that and a coach really has to decide being competent on just one side of the ball. You can’t win with that in 6A. Look at the requirements to play football versus the minimum test scores for the state

I will say this much .I've seen stranger stuff happen . You have too.(cough,cough snoop conner, cough, cough ) By and large about 15 or 16 games in a row is the point you are on borrowed time. They should be able to get through that region on borrowed time. After that maybe they quit working so hard and gotten fat off of the creampuffs. It only takes one bad game in a one game season.

I watched most of WP/Pont. Just going off of that if NH or CC can stop the run on the left edge they absolutely can. I can't remember a single pass they threw . They would get to third down and just run left. Run clock, run left. I can't remember WP offense ever looking that bad. They had running backs getting swarmed with no OL even on the screen. More times than not they would block air at the snap. It reminded me of WC with Hankins as our coach. Kids not enjoying a dam thing about it

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is King * First off I’m not one to pump WC football in this column. Saying that ,I have to because it is warranted, There are several coaches around that were assts under Coach Boyles. Collums at MC , Reynolds wherever he’s bounced around to and Breland to name a few.The closest I had seen to meeting that mark was Breland at Laurel with a passing game. As close as it was to it he still couldn’t consistently get the rushing part of it down. There are other former players coaching although I’m not sure where they are. The one at WC has it down. What he is putting out there is the Boyles offense You have to cover the whole field against him and he knows how to scheme speace where the play is going. He knows how to put together a QB too. People forget this was a wing offense six months ago. He proves it more every week. *I saw it New worm in old ground Did anyone see Germantown being a legitimate threat to win that region three weeks ago ? Them beating Starkville looks like a winner take all this Friday when they host Oxford. Whatever the result their coach has had them on an upward trend since he got there . If he stays there I could see them in the title game in the next several years. Will they beat Oxford ? Of course they will have to play MC . Who would you take if they played today ? Speaking of MC to me they can’t seem to get it together under Toby . Since they were in the title game they can’t stop stumbling in the playoffs. Tupelo has had something to do with that but last season getting bounced by Horn Lake is not a good sign. This season isn’t looking much better. Is the shine wearing off and the clock ticking on a change ? More than anyone they seem to be negatively impacted by the rise of private school athletics in their area. Groundhog Day isn’t just a day on the calendar with a name Hattiesburg represented the south last year in the title game. I don’t think Hattiesburg is as good as they were last year. I also think they very easily could go back to the title game. That leaves me with this thought no one in the south in 6A is as good as Hattiesburg was last season. If there is, I would like someone to show me where. Hancock, PRC, West Jones, Terry, all look about the same as they did last season. I don’t think Pascagoula is nearly as good. All any of that means is someone out of that pack is gonna go to the title game. Which one has the most upside going forward? I left out George County because I don’t think they’ll ever be good again. It has to be a problem coming from the district office . Alert - cross all the way until you reach the big river and you will encounter a mirage Natchez. Undefeated and ranked by some people Laurel will get to pass back through Brookhaven and maybe pick up certain body parts that got taken from them last Thursday. Which I think that’s not really fair of them having to make that long trip two weeks in a row if I was a coach, I would’ve never agreed to that schedule. Nevertheless, it’s a region game and I think Laurel gets off the mat and makes that old familiar doubt that Natchez always seems to carry around with them like a backpack come creeping back. Coach Earnest is already medium rare on the cooking scale. He loses this game and you can say hello to new Laurel coach Daryl Carter. That’s who they want. If he won’t come would they just promote Corey Reynolds? I think coach Earnest would blossom again in less stale surroundings. It’s too bad he didn’t wind up in some place like Pascagoula Going with that line of thinking how does someone justify ranking South Jones as being in the upper echelon of 5A ? There was need for trap games and a loser is out of the playoffs part but I don’t have time to look it up. Someone else start it. Leaves are turning and it will soon be time for the one game season. Have a good week MST.

I chose poorly when I went with Pascagpula

Whatever they had brought up to WC they ain't got no more. They tried and were up 14-7. Then they looked up and it was 41-14. Pound doesn't take his foot off the gas like the last HC/OC did. They were taking out and putting in those jv and fr defensive players in waves. The skill players are catching the ball now . It's paying off.

It would only be fitting if the Wildcats were the team to take them behind the barn and give their season the ol yeller.

Louisiana . Carroll Parish . They shut their whole program down until next season for a fight that happened two weeks ago.

Some school and it's coaches can't play for the rest of the season for something that happened here in LA. A local coach told me earlier in the gym.

Good catch David on that laurel game . They are about to get made an example of over there.

Louisville at Kosciusko Laurel @ Brookhaven -‘iDK why but it’s been stuck on my mind for weeks its in Laurel Oak Grove at Petal Pascagoula at Picayune- hard one Who wins these games ? I don't care about the why. Just the winner. I know there has to be other intriguing games around the state. Put them in here and see who the board thinks will come out on top Louisville Brookhaven Oak Grove Pascagoula - going against history

Line of people getting their boats out of the water or I wouldn't even know anything had formed. Late season storms are usually raw as hell in the direct path.

Any of ya'll get early access to the punishment get it in here . I am interested in knowing what direction they take.

Moved up to Thursday. Stone has been doing a bad job as the district leader. WC thinks they can do better . The first step is putting Stone County out to pasture. After that the rest will fall in line. Interested to see what the defense has been doing for two weeks.

It needs to be. Taunting is at the root of dam near all of this. Their action needs to be public and highly vivsible. Going to the opponents sideline right after the horn has sounded talking smack is a recipe for disaster. The environment is already charged. I blame the DOE to a large degree for not already coming up with harsh deterrents. It's been happening for a few years now and is escalating.

I think they will only improve from here. People underestimate the damage a coach who can't initiate a strong culture can do in a short period of time. Pierson had a lot to do internally out of the public eye. He's starting to get it right at the time he planned on

Do they have to make a decision on the punishments before Friday ?

Shouldn’t the schools or MS dept of education be involved in upholding a condict standard as opposed to the MHSAA who have no control over the employees of a district . People don’t listen until you involve a paycheck

I don't think it will determine who wins the region but it will put the winner in the playoffs barring a collapse. Pascagoula 's defense is going to give the spread teams in the region fits and if the spread team isn't strong on defense will likely beat them.

New title same thought provoking format Slight name change again to be more reflective of the content intended for the topics within. I always wanted it to be more akin to a busy barber shop than a boring blog. It needs North content but I’m sure Bocephus will have a little time to add some tidbits at some point. If you are going to get bent out of shape about an answer to a question you might ask this might not be the thread for you.. It’s a good bit so if there is grammatical errors that leave a point unclear point it out. The other side of our sport There’s no way I would be a high school football coach or I guess any coach at high school level for that matter. No matter the expectations the first time you lose you have failed. And in the eyes of many in the current environment that we live in, you are not worthy to have that job anymore. If you get forced out, you don’t have a buyout like the millionaires at the next level. Rather you have to move and take on the expense of doing it. I know more than anyone that some aren’t coaching material and need to be sorted out, but there needs to be some remedy for that position because it carries more risk of being terminated than being in the classroom does. A few thoughts as region play gets cranked up. How do ya’ll feel about going into your region games ? Happy, Confident , Waiting on the playoffs ? This week there are so many good opening games I haven’t kept up with what’s the expectation levels. Maybe discuss what your gut tells you is going to happen Wayne County hasn’t really won a game. Winfield but I don’t really count that. And two of the games they missed a two point conversion that would have won with virtually no time on the clock. The glaring loss was the second week in a row that they had to ride to Jackson and they faced Northwestst Rankin . Unforced turnovers and penalties in the red zone pretty much derailed that one in the first quarter. They were right there with West Jones too at the end. So I am hopeful, the same as I was before they played the first game. I told someone ,not naming names , they know who they are , that West Jones wos my favorite for the south title after they lost the laurel . They didn’t agree. I stand by that. No crow Bo’s Crow It’s a good time to go ahead and eat this one. My friend Bo and I disagreed about Morgan being a viable coach at Starkville. I prefer to let sleeping dogs lie on how he got there. Starkville is a legit contender already and that’s saying a lot on where they were last year. I judged that incorrectly eSo I’m eating it. The important thing is to be man enough to admit you seen things wrong and move on. It’s not something I eat a lot but I have had it. Tib and I ate it a couple of times together served by Tony Vance. Quite possibly the worst . I don’t even know if it was crow it was so terrible. NIL problem In a text the other night watching Poplarville I remarked to Wareaglefan that this time next season Ty Ketes would be a millionaire . He joked back and said he probably already is. Instantly I though why is someone like him even playing ? He’s one step away from seeing it vanish. It’s horrible to think about but it’s a valid question . There are a whole lot of problems for HS football we haven’t even thought about with all this money being thrown around. The cream of the crop are going to start skipping parts of seasons or whole seasons entirely to minimize risk. Sadly there is nothing anyone can do to avoid it. The whole HS scene is disappearing rapidly. I never saw this coming ten years ago. Fighting The MHSAA has to come down hard on these schools that are involved in it. Look into it thoroughly and hammer the ones who initiate it. These games have to kept safe and having an angry mob of people is a dangerous thing. Start with suspensions and go from there. I didn’t really discuss any games here this week . I would like to see some of the the results of these region openers before diving in. Although if anyone wants to drop in intrigue about one feel free. Waiting on this Friday.

You can't say everything has went Petal's way after tonight. They had to take the game back twice and responded. That defense though oof. WJ had them with their tongue s hanging out but just didn't have the running game to finish. The game swung on Lindsey having to throw when Pierson didn't want to but had to do it.

He likes deer for some odd reason

You can't really refute it. I was never a fan of Vance's antics but just because of that doesn't mean he can't coach. I asked about it in the opening and got an answer. I don't know about it's validity but it's how I imagined it would be. Neither really were at fault but were goaded into it all week . Both came in expecting a bum rush. He said she said. Vance has got Meridian on the come up. They are scoring some points and Vance is going to have a defense always. Just bring the same intensity against Petal. Meridian deserves to win that and Petal deserves to lose just leave it at that. That's one I'm circling . Hattiesburg on the other hand has never really got on their feet so far with district looming.

I want to bring a buddy from Mcomb on the cast with me if that's okay. By the time there is an open time slot the inquiry will be concluded . You can take that to the bank. So go ahead and pencil us in. Speaking of banks we will need to be compensated for any uptick you have in traffic.