coastfootballfanman

I do not know Brady very much outside of his tenure with Long Beach, which was a disaster. I have heard mixed reviews on him overall. Maybe he will get an opportunity soon. Although, PRC is a job I do not know if I would pursue as my first time HFC job.

LOL. This is starting to turn into a Teddy Dyess situation where his name is brought up for every job.

I agree with this to an extent. Part of me believes though, that with him waiting until now to do this, maybe it was strategic so that they give it to one of the current staff members with the timing? This just does not seems like a situation that has popped up in the last month or anything.

Consolidation is long over due in a lot of areas in our state. Districts/Communities can save themselves a lot of money by consolidating. I would love to see mass consolidation in small communities and our state go back down to 5 classes or even if numbers are there, go to 4. I know I am probably in the minority in this thinking though.

if Rashada does come to Starkville, does that signal Parson hitting the portal?

I think they return a decent amount of talent. Defensively I believe they were somewhat young last year. d'Iberville is not getting the transfers in like they used to and I think the community talent pool is not as deep as it was 10-15 years ago. They should be more improved and I expect them to be fighting for a playoff spot.

I agree for the most part. However, I do also believe there is merit in that statement. Some younger talent gets discovered because a college is coming by and notices that upcoming freshmen that is a great player. SEC coaches ARE going to come to Oak Grove every single spring. The same cannot be said for a Seminary or Mr. Olive type of program. So I do believe for some kids, especially the younger 8-10th grade, going to a school like Oak Grove, Madison Central, Thompson (AL), etc. give them a real chance for more exposure and being seen. Dear from Quitman is obviously special but he also benefits from having a serious connection to Lawrence Hopkins who has been handling/helping recruiting for a lot of players in Mississippi. Having him in your corner, appears to be a BIG boost for schools to come over you. It

Exposure, program prestige, specific coaches, skill trainers (influence), and living incentives in some cases are all reasons for kids to move. If you have a child who lives in lets say, Seminary who is a really talented football player. You pick up and move 30 minutes to Oak Grove. Your child is now playing for a program that competes for state championships, sends several kids to D1 colleges most years, has a head coach with great connections at the next level. Small town community pride is pretty much dead in today's day and age. Recruiting and Exposure is on a nation level. 20+ years ago and further, recruiting was regional so smaller schools got seen more because a lot of schools were not branching out on a national level. Recruiting budgets are higher than ever so now teams are literally able to recruit the entire country. You have skill trainers that work with these kids and can say look, you're at XYZ school that is not very good. Go over to ABC school. They are 6-7A, they send kids D1, facilities are great, etc. It will be great for you. Some places are able to offer employment opportunities or housing to help a family that could be struggling. If Biloxi is offering a single mother of 2-4 kids cheaper/free housing and employment (or better paying employment), why would she not want to move her kid there?

I agree with most of this. St. Martin is going to struggle again I believe. While I hear good things about Lala, he has exclusively been a defense only coach so coming in as OC, I think will bring a lot of challenges early on. I also wonder how much freedom Ty is going to give him. From what I gathered, Ty was the play caller last year and the OC was just a title only. So will it be Lala or Ty calling plays?

Worrell?

Harrison Central is a rough job. I did not expect the applicant pool to be very deep. Facilities are bottom of the barrel compared to most places. Pay is not that great and admin and program culture are not very good either. Tough place to work despite the talent that is there

Neither. LOL He has just been an assistant and I was told is the head track coach.

From what I have gathered, he has been at the school for close to 20 years and has worked with the football program for a number of years.

Nekemia Rich is the new HFC at Harrison Central.

7-14 of that was attributed to their defense in most cases. They generated a TON of turnovers and points for them. Offensively they were okay, but benefitted from a bad region overall. This season, they could really, really special with 3 OL returning, their leading rusher, and some great athletes out wide.

Robert Gillespie - Hattiesburg Damarious Bilbo - Moss Point Eddie Flora - Pascagoula Syniker Taylor - Gulfport Brian Cole - Meridian

I was told most likely Whittman. Obviously not 100%, but I was told by a friend in the district who works in administration. I was told they missed on 2-3 guys and were going to give it to Whittman.

You sure? I was told over the weekend it was being given to a guy on staff since Dyess turned it down.

I just do not understand the hype behind Nowell. I know he has some S&C knowledge from his time at the collegiate level but his resume as a HFC is not a great one.

Hey may have. That was just the latest I had heard.

Ocean Springs is replacing roughly 10 starters on defense and some key players offensively. I still expect them to be real good next year, but top 10 in the state at this point seems like a stretch.

I was told it was Teddy Dyess job to turn down.

I am still hearing Feaster is possibility. Also hearing a good bit in community want former DC Robert Browne to get it.

Any idea who it was offered to and who plan B is?

Still does not make sense. You fight to get a head coach gig. You get it, you are having success and in line for a big season with a talented roster and you leave it for “family”? I do not get it unless he is bringing those kids to meridian with him.