Hattiesburg

[BrickCity]

15 hours ago, BrickCity said:

He only knows how to cast faith

In Mike Tyson's voice, "Laying these **** on his faith"

@goalinegustavo69

[Merlin]

2 hours ago, Rawcones said:

Farley???? What is this 2005? Fairly haven't been to a hhs Game in 20 years or so. This hire was made by 2 brothers with a good reputation 

Man was walking the sidelines during games talking to kids up till he was incarcerated. 

[Rawcones]

6 minutes ago, Merlin said:

Man was walking the sidelines during games talking to kids up till he was incarcerated. 

Fairly had been long gone by the time Vance got there 

[Merlin]

I said he was not there when Vance arrived that’s how Vance got to build the program.  
 

but who knows now how much building the new coach will be allowed to do if he can. 

[Rawcones]

27 minutes ago, Merlin said:

I said he was not there when Vance arrived that’s how Vance got to build the program.  
 

but who knows now how much building the new coach will be allowed to do if he can. 

There's literally no one in his way from stopping him from doing things how he see fit. He's coming into a situation with the foundation laid out for him... he can go from there on how he wants to build it. 

[Wareaglefan1us]

He could be coming into a bad situation with his assistant coaches especially his coordinators. I don’t know if they wanted the job but if so to be stepped over for another coordinator with no Head coaching experience probably will not go well. Just my opinion I hope the new coach works out well.

[s1nglewing]

Head coaches often have the latitude to retain or remove coaches from their staff. 

[Rawcones]

28 minutes ago, Wareaglefan1us said:

He could be coming into a bad situation with his assistant coaches especially his coordinators. I don’t know if they wanted the job but if so to be stepped over for another coordinator with no Head coaching experience probably will not go well. Just my opinion I hope the new coach works out well.

If they feel slighted in any way they should leave. With that being said who said they were gonna be on his staff to begin with

[Wareaglefan1us]

13 minutes ago, Rawcones said:

If they feel slighted in any way they should leave. With that being said who said they were gonna be on his staff to begin with

You’re right they may not. Most new coaches may get to hire new coordinators but not full staffs. He’s coming from Georgia so you have to wonder how many certified teachers/ coaches he knows in Mississippi. Again I absolutely have no problem with the hire and wish him the best. He has talent to work with 

[pancho]

1 hour ago, s1nglewing said:

Head coaches often have the latitude to retain or remove coaches from their staff. 

that is often a dicey situation when one starts removing quality teachers simply to try and win at football.  sarcasm included

[Vott]

Finally have a chance to share my thoughts. I was surprised at an out of state hire from that far away. Mobile or new orleans area wouldn't have been a surprise. Thought earlier that hiring in house was a for sure thing. Hoping the new coach keeps a lot of the old staff assuming they wanna stay. Hes got a lot of talent coming back for next season, especially on offense. I dont know what kind of offense he will have, but when you're gonna have the no.1 high school receiver in the country you better throw it and throw it a lot. Spring training will be very important. Hes gotta get to know the players and the players gotta accept the change that happening. And the fans gotta support this hire 100% now. 

[Wareaglefan1us]

7 minutes ago, Vott said:

Finally have a chance to share my thoughts. I was surprised at an out of state hire from that far away. Mobile or new orleans area wouldn't have been a surprise. Thought earlier that hiring in house was a for sure thing. Hoping the new coach keeps a lot of the old staff assuming they wanna stay. Hes got a lot of talent coming back for next season, especially on offense. I dont know what kind of offense he will have, but when you're gonna have the no.1 high school receiver in the country you better throw it and throw it a lot. Spring training will be very important. Hes gotta get to know the players and the players gotta accept the change that happening. And the fans gotta support this hire 100% now. 

I agree it surprised me being so far away. But I believe he knows something or someone involved with the school or team. I don’t think he made a blind leap. 

[slicklizard]

8 hours ago, Rawcones said:

Alot of people said the same about Vance especially after his first season. This guy is coming into a way better situation Vance ever thought of when he first got there. 

I have always respected your input on here because you speak your mind with some clarity.

For all the grief I have given Vance over the years I thought he would do well at Hattiesburg and he did. He just came from a smaller school into probably the toughest classification coach wise in the state. He did a lot of good things there over his tenure.

Its true no one knows what this guy will do so all we can do is provide conjecture.

 

I doubt this new guys success because like you said he’s coming into a better situation than Tony stepped into. Tony turned it around. Tony did. Not this guy . It’s very hard to pick up the success of someone whose place you are taking when you were not present to see how any of that was done. 
Vance had already had a lot of success when he arrived and had that confidence to fall back on. Whatever pushback he got early he could fall back on that and tell the detractors to back off I’ve did this before.

It’s risky to go with someone not familiar with the people or the area. He almost certainly will not match Vance’s recent success this first season and that will bring out the doubters.

 

[BigFan100]

8 minutes ago, slicklizard said:

I have always respected your input on here because you speak your mind with some clarity.

For all the grief I have given Vance over the years I thought he would do well at Hattiesburg and he did. He just came from a smaller school into probably the toughest classification coach wise in the state. He did a lot of good things there over his tenure.

Its true no one knows what this guy will do so all we can do is provide conjecture.

 

I doubt this new guys success because like you said he’s coming into a better situation than Tony stepped into. Tony turned it around. Tony did. Not this guy . It’s very hard to pick up the success of someone whose place you are taking when you were not present to see how any of that was done. 
Vance had already had a lot of success when he arrived and had that confidence to fall back on. Whatever pushback he got early he could fall back on that and tell the detractors to back off I’ve did this before.

It’s risky to go with someone not familiar with the people or the area. He almost certainly will not match Vance’s recent success this first season and that will bring out the doubters.

 

@slicklizard Check yo blood pressure before u have a stroke seem like u worried about HHS more than you worried about WC litter in those backwoods. I did see a home for sale in Petal for u can be closer to HHS

[Coastsportsguy1357]

2 hours ago, s1nglewing said:

Head coaches often have the latitude to retain or remove coaches from their staff. 

It’s honestly the opposite. They very rarely are allowed to remove a coach from staff the first year. They usually can demote coordinators and bring their own in, but there is usually only room to bring 1-2 guys in because of teaching spots. 

[slicklizard]

35 minutes ago, BigFan100 said:

@slicklizard Check yo blood pressure before u have a stroke seem like u worried about HHS more than you worried about WC litter in those backwoods. I did see a home for sale in Petal for u can be closer to HHS

A real man needs to have a little elevated  BP so he can keep things up for his stroke .

 

I really wish I could put this in crayon so maybe you could see beyond that sack lunch they give yall everyday. They give that to people who can only eat with their hands.

I was responding to the man because he quoted me. I felt like he  needed to see what I was thinking. See I quoted you to say this. It’s not HHS I have a problem with. It’s the people like yourself that always seem to flip from Laurel to Hattiesburg every ten years. I’m not the only one that feels that way either.
Tell me more about moving to Petal. What do you now about litter in WC ? 
Wait . Are you picking up trash beside the road . Actually it would explain a few things 

[s1nglewing]

24 minutes ago, Coastsportsguy1357 said:

It’s honestly the opposite. They very rarely are allowed to remove a coach from staff the first year. They usually can demote coordinators and bring their own in, but there is usually only room to bring 1-2 guys in because of teaching spots. 

Never had that issue as a HC, and been on the bad side of being an out-going HC assistant more than once. In my experience,  with one-year teaching contracts,  it's quite common.

[Rawcones]

2 hours ago, Coastsportsguy1357 said:

It’s honestly the opposite. They very rarely are allowed to remove a coach from staff the first year. They usually can demote coordinators and bring their own in, but there is usually only room to bring 1-2 guys in because of teaching spots. 

If I'm not mistaken Vance only kept one person from the previous staff his first season. 

[slicklizard]

2 hours ago, slicklizard said:

A real man needs to have a little elevated  BP so he can keep things up for his stroke .

 

I really wish I could put this in crayon so maybe you could see beyond that sack lunch they give yall everyday. They give that to people who can only eat with their hands.

I was responding to the man because he quoted me. I felt like he  needed to see what I was thinking. See I quoted you to say this. It’s not HHS I have a problem with. It’s the people like yourself that always seem to flip from Laurel to Hattiesburg every ten years. I’m not the only one that feels that way either.
Tell me more about moving to Petal. What do you now about litter in WC ? 
Wait . Are you picking up trash beside the road . Actually it would explain a few things 

 

you know what bigfun I take this back. let’s put down this beef we should be friends not enemies. no need in contributing to the negativity in this life.  good luck with your new coach

I tell you now in front of everyone.

[Rawcones]

https://www.wdam.com/2025/02/13/kendall-lacey-introduced-hattiesburg-highs-head-football-coach/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR375odBMsG7RH7Do05WF2nUdjyXJ_HBVCX7HLEcSjAeMwZKEfMtEI6BmB4_aem_cnyFS6AN2BuFBLUqnXsOxQ

A lil more insight. 

[coastfootballfanman]

I think the biggest piece of this will be who all stays on staff. Those coaches had great relationships from what I am told with the players. Being able to keep them may help get the kids to buy in earlier. If they are let go or leave, I could see it hurting them (similar to Charles Huff at Marshall situation). 

[BigFan100]

On 2/12/2025 at 9:48 PM, slicklizard said:

 

you know what bigfun I take this back. let’s put down this beef we should be friends not enemies. no need in contributing to the negativity in this life.  good luck with your new coach

I tell you now in front of everyone.

Yes u so right we both want the best 4 these kids. Lets move forward 100% all love

[Vott]

On 2/13/2025 at 10:49 AM, coastfootballfanman said:

I think the biggest piece of this will be who all stays on staff. Those coaches had great relationships from what I am told with the players. Being able to keep them may help get the kids to buy in earlier. If they are let go or leave, I could see it hurting them (similar to Charles Huff at Marshall situation). 

As of now only one coach will be leaving. Both the OC/DC will be back.