coastfootballfanman

From what I have been told, that is probably the biggest detriment he has. He likes to have his hand involved in every detail, which at the college level usually does not fly with coordinators/assistant coaches and usually leads to losses. His last two OC's lasted barely a month, so hopefully he has learned the error of his ways.

First off, lets address something. Saying Fant does LESS with MORE insinuates that he is not doing a good job - meaning he is underachieving. I think you meant to say he does more with less, but I digress. Vancleave won 4 games THIS season. They did not beat Hattiesburg THIS year. They beat 0-10 St. Martin, 3-7 Stone, 3-8 East Central and 3-8 Wayne County. Nobody is trolling. I am simply stating that this season, was NOT impressive. They ONLY reason they made the playoffs is because they played in the WORST region in 5A. Fant has been at Vancleave 5 seasons and has 1 playoff win. Capers was there 4 and had 2 playoff wins. So who really has done more with less? If what Fant has done is impressive then one could argue what Capers did as well was impressive. Impressive coaching jobs for me honestly on the coast would be Jeff Stockstill at Pass Christian and Stogner at Picayune dealing with all the injuries and things they had to go through at a very key position for their offense. State wide, obviously Boyles at Meridian, Thigpen at Terry.

Call me crazy, but when did going 4-7 and 0-6 vs teams with a .500 or better record become impressive coaching? LOL If they played in any other 5A region, they probably would have been sitting at home come playoff time.

I think it is legit. I saw on Twitter some folks who are "insiders" for Liberty Athletics tweeting out that it was a legit photo and that he deleted the tweet, went back and changed the location to Earth. Hard to trust the internet, but I am hopeful it is legit. I also read on some message boards at Liberty that State and Chadwell began conversations the week of Kentucky game. Again, hard to trust it, but there appears to be a lot of smoke.

Slick, what do you foresee next year? Do you see further decline? Maybe Hankins can rally the kids this off-season and improve? It is an awfully tough situation to be in, especially for Wayne County. Do you see any chance of Hankins leaving on his own since Hawthorne most likely would not let him go?

His offense is triple option principles but utilizes spread formations and personnel. He uses other plays to employ the triple look and not just zone or veer. He also will tag the modern RPOs and Play action off of it. It is definitely a lot more fun to watch than traditional option offenses but has the same difficulties of defending it. It is pretty impressive honestly how they do it and they do not have to have big, huge OL to execute it either. To me, it fits the type of players State usually pulls in.

Probably 3-6 range depending on how things swing. The problem in my opinion was not the W/L column more than it was culture. From all accounts, he lost a good bit of the locker room getting rid of some of the coaches that were loyal to Leach when he took over and then as things progressed this year, he lost a lot more. The team did not seem to have much fight in them. They look deflated the majority of the time (especially in most of the SEC games). I felt as though the players chalked it up and did not care and that reflects back to leadership within the coaching staff.

The more I research Jamey Chadwell, the more I like him. Parson would be a solid fit for what he likes to do offensively. Meshing the triple option attack with modern spread offense and RPO. He has been jam up pretty much anywhere he has been. He coached at Delta State he will not be foreign to Mississippi. I will say I like Lashlee a lot, but as others mentioned, only two years experience is a bit of a concern. I worry about age with guys like Fritz and Cignetti on the flip side. How much longer will they want to coach?

If Gautier had a player ejected, he is out this week no matter what. Depending on when you get ejected, you could essentially miss two full games based on the rule from MHSAA. 4.10.7 Participant ejected from a contest in a sport or activity for unsportsmanlike conduct: 1. Any student ejected for fighting or “flagrant” unsportsmanlike conduct (Example, but not limited to cursing an official, fan, etc.; spitting, obscene gestures) shall be ineligible for a minimum of the equivalent of next football game (1 game plus the fraction of a quarter that the player was ejected) or next track meet or the equivalent of two contests plus the fraction of the period that the participant was ejected in any other sport (2 games in basketball; 2 games in softball and baseball; 2 games in soccer

Better chance of them hiring Jimbo Fisher than Cody Stogner. LOL. I do not see him leaving Picayune unless the school forces him out.

The only teams with a pulse that Gautier has faced, they have lost to. They have however feasted on the cupcakes they have faced. The Gators are going to get their points. Going to come down to if their defense can stop Florence. Not sure who has the edge in coaching department as I do not know much about Rod Davis as a HFC. The type of offense Florence runs may give the Gators some difficulties but I imagine it will be a close battle. I think Florence is a little more battle tested from looking at their schedule, but this Gator offense is fast and is capable of putting up points in a hurry.

I would wager there is very littler merit to this. LOL I think CIgnetti, Lashlee, and Chadwell are your 3 best bets. As a lifelong State fan, I would love Chadwell honestly. He runs a great system that really spreads the ball around and is tough defend. As a Tulane alum, I would like to keep Fritz. LOL He appears to have elevated our program (especially over the past 2 years) to a higher level so State needs to not even call him.

I think Elko, Chadwell and Lashlee are in situations where they can sort of wait for the right job. All 3 are relatively young (especially Lashlee). Cignetti and Traylor being older coaches may be more inclined to jump on something in my opinion being 62 and 55 respectively. I do like Cignetti though. He has a history of being a really good recruiter (even dating back to his early Bama days) which is something State needs.

I agree on Herman. Obviously taking over FAU is a different situation than what he inherited at Houston or even Texas. He may need another year or two to really see some change. I think he could potentially be a great name in the next 2-3 cycles based on how he elevates FAU. For some reason, it seems to take coaches who replace Willie Taggart a little time to turn it around for whatever reason.

I think Oak Grove has a better game plan this time around to slow Meridian down. Multiple D1 players on that defense. Time to put up or shut up in my opinion for them. I expect Oak Grove to win in a 42-21 game. Brandon took care of business last time vs. Pearl, I see this one being a little closer but Pearl being young and inexperienced is the difference here. I see Brandon in a 35-24 type of game.

They looked unprepared in my opinion. Chalk it up to first year head coach in his very first playoff game after playing a cupcake schedule for region play. I hate it because it wasted probably the best defense Ocean Springs has ever had (probably will ever have). Defensively they are going to be essentially restarting from scratch. Offense will have some weapons, but loses some good offensive line and Quarterback. I know they Whitehead kid is talented as a quarterback, but putting him at quarterback takes a weapon off the perimeter. Maybe they can find someone to step up and take the sport. As far as coast football goes, it is a shame. Very few schools/districts really take it serious and the ones who do, you can see the rewards they are reaping. Too many districts do not believe that Academics and Athletics can be super successful together and it kills athletic programs.

I think State definitely needs to get a guy with HFC experience, not necessarily P5 experience. Jamey Chadwell, Curt Cignetti, Mike Elko, Jeff Traylor, Rhett Lashlee are names I believe they could get that would be great hires.

State has not looked this awful in 20 years almost. A change has to happen. You are going to see all of our talent flooding into the portal if they do nothing.

You guys are the coast, brother. "Six Coastal Counties".

Stockstill is going to be a name you hear for a lot of the jobs that are viewed as attractive from 5A-7A. He has a great resume and everyone I have heard speak of him has nothing but great things to say.

I think he would have you guys back in business a lot sooner than later. He’s a great coach.

Pass Christian. Was at Scott Central before that.

Jeff Stockstill.

The state began taking numbers based on grades 9-11 during the previous reclass cycle.

In my opinion, it is much more about the perceived culture than wins and losses. It looks like Arnett has lost the team. It looks like recruits see it (just lost a commit from a 4 star receiver FROM Starkville). Could they go out and win vs A&M and Ole Miss? Sure! Odds are based on how this team is trending and playing, both games will be over relatively quick. Blowout losses to every SEC team with a winning record is a trend that says they will finish 5-7. Keep in my mind, State let Joe Moorhead go after a 6-6 season and bowl berth. It is a slippery slope about having 5 coaches in 6 seasons, but you cannot afford another awful season or a max exodus in the portal with players wanting to go elsewhere.