longhorn75 Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Have we heard about who is going to this job? I think this is the third time they've had a coaching search since 2018 when Hawkins retired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washed_Up_Athlete Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 This is an interesting job. It seems like PCS should be really good in football and baseball year-in, year-out. The school is surrounded by Hattiesburg, Oak Grove, Purvis, and other communities with top-notch talent that PCS should be able to attract. It isn't situated that differently from MRA in that regard. But PCS is seldom competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Washed_Up_Athlete said: This is an interesting job. It seems like PCS should be really good in football and baseball year-in, year-out. The school is surrounded by Hattiesburg, Oak Grove, Purvis, and other communities with top-notch talent that PCS should be able to attract. It isn't situated that differently from MRA in that regard. But PCS is seldom competitive. Starts at the top. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnswer Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 New headmaster will get PCS right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, TheAnswer said: New headmaster will get PCS right. Last one got it the opposite of right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcats1980 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 17 minutes ago, TheAnswer said: New headmaster will get PCS right. The headmaster is just a figure head. The money people run that school. That is why they can't keep a coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickCity Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 3 minutes ago, Wildcats1980 said: The headmaster is just a figure head. The money people run that school. That is why they can't keep a coach. I will agree with this. That is why we left Prep and JA. Too many people try to play politics so I could imagine PCS being in the same situation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Washed_Up_Athlete said: This is an interesting job. It seems like PCS should be really good in football and baseball year-in, year-out. The school is surrounded by Hattiesburg, Oak Grove, Purvis, and other communities with top-notch talent that PCS should be able to attract. It isn't situated that differently from MRA in that regard. But PCS is seldom competitive. Cant say that about their basketball teams though. Especially girls basketball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn75 Posted March 7, 2023 Author Share Posted March 7, 2023 10 hours ago, Washed_Up_Athlete said: This is an interesting job. It seems like PCS should be really good in football and baseball year-in, year-out. The school is surrounded by Hattiesburg, Oak Grove, Purvis, and other communities with top-notch talent that PCS should be able to attract. It isn't situated that differently from MRA in that regard. But PCS is seldom competitive. It’s a great equation for a solid gig. Hattiesburg talent, and a very good track program. It seems like forever ago that they looked outstanding with Joey Hawkins, who is honestly the only coach to be consistently successful there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dboom54 Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Raiderguy said: Don't think this is a fair comparison, MRA has been know to "skirt" the rules on many occasions Can PCS compete in the new District? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickCity Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 13 minutes ago, dboom54 said: Can PCS compete in the new District? No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnswer Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 They’ll beat Madison St Joe for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washed_Up_Athlete Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 21 hours ago, Raiderguy said: Don't think this is a fair comparison, MRA has been know to "skirt" the rules on many occasions PCS had a really good receiver from Alabama that came with the coach they had last year. The kid left before the season ended. My guess is that there was some rule skirting going on in that instance. I don't know the dynamics within the school regarding recruiting. It could be that the controlling families/parents/administration would prefer to lose with their own kids than be competitive. Maybe that had something to do with their newly-hired coach leaving after less than a year on the job. But I really don't know. Regarding MRA, the school has been active in the transfer portal since the 1980s. But most of its numbers/talent are due to its location. The only point I was trying to make is that PCS also has a good location that seems like it should allow it to at least occasionally be competitive with the Jackson schools. I can only remember one year it was competitive though - Woullard's senior year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn75 Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 On 3/8/2023 at 8:11 AM, Washed_Up_Athlete said: PCS had a really good receiver from Alabama that came with the coach they had last year. The kid left before the season ended. My guess is that there was some rule skirting going on in that instance. I don't know the dynamics within the school regarding recruiting. It could be that the controlling families/parents/administration would prefer to lose with their own kids than be competitive. Maybe that had something to do with their newly-hired coach leaving after less than a year on the job. But I really don't know. Regarding MRA, the school has been active in the transfer portal since the 1980s. But most of its numbers/talent are due to its location. The only point I was trying to make is that PCS also has a good location that seems like it should allow it to at least occasionally be competitive with the Jackson schools. I can only remember one year it was competitive though - Woullard's senior year. Hawkins used to get PCS consistently to the Semifinals of AAA Division I even before Woullard got there. Like four years in a row, his first season was I believe the only year that eh didnt make it to the semifinal game, before the new playoff system where everybody made the playoffs came in, (2015), I think. Before that, PCS never even made it to the playoffs in football. Coach Carr was a surprise hire, and I believe they wanted Caldwell first. Bringing up MRA, the biggest asset that school has is their location. Especially with the attrition of the quality of the Jackson area, we are seeing much more families leave Jackson, and moving close to Madison and Flowood, in-turn, more students at Prep, Hartfield, and MRA versus JA etc. While it is true that Hattiesburg is a great location, and should be good for football, the fact that they have so many football powerhouses in the area really hurt that. However, PCS has always been strong in girl's sports and especially the track and cross country. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigersFan Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Have they started interviewing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn75 Posted March 12, 2023 Author Share Posted March 12, 2023 His name is Michael Brown, I think? He's from West Point, and coached in Alabama. Crazy the amount of coaches that have come to the MAIS from Alabama, especially the last few years. Goodwin at Prep, Carr, before at PCS, Blackwell at JA, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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