coastball Posted May 21, 2025 Share Posted May 21, 2025 2 hours ago, coastfootballfanman said: It certainly has. It has finally made its way to Mississippi and I hate to say it, but it is becoming an adapt or die situation. Everyone is trying to do it, with some obviously having more success than others. I still place a lot of blame on the lack of leadership in the MHSAA and lack of rule enforcement byt them. Even when cases are brought to them, it comes down to "who you know" up there. I feel safe in saying that everyone on this site knows of an example or two where kids live outside school attendance areas but still attend and play elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted May 21, 2025 Share Posted May 21, 2025 58 minutes ago, coastball said: I still place a lot of blame on the lack of leadership in the MHSAA and lack of rule enforcement byt them. Even when cases are brought to them, it comes down to "who you know" up there. I feel safe in saying that everyone on this site knows of an example or two where kids live outside school attendance areas but still attend and play elsewhere. The 1st time I ever heard of a player transferring or a player being "RECRUITED" was in 1997 when Robert Gillespie was tearing it up running the football at Oak Grove as a 9th and 10th grader. But this was before OG had become what they are now and he was all they had. So his junior and senior season he played at Hattiesburg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfcoastdevil75 Posted May 21, 2025 Share Posted May 21, 2025 38 minutes ago, Vott said: The 1st time I ever heard of a player transferring or a player being "RECRUITED" was in 1997 when Robert Gillespie was tearing it up running the football at Oak Grove as a 9th and 10th grader. But this was before OG had become what they are now and he was all they had. So his junior and senior season he played at Hattiesburg. He was a good one ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubaction Posted May 21, 2025 Share Posted May 21, 2025 1 hour ago, Vott said: The 1st time I ever heard of a player transferring or a player being "RECRUITED" was in 1997 when Robert Gillespie was tearing it up running the football at Oak Grove as a 9th and 10th grader. But this was before OG had become what they are now and he was all they had. So his junior and senior season he played at Hattiesburg. Funny how this kinda started the trend of the back and forth between the schools in terms of players moving but all my Hattiesburg friends act like it’s something we started lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted May 21, 2025 Share Posted May 21, 2025 2 hours ago, Dubaction said: Funny how this kinda started the trend of the back and forth between the schools in terms of players moving but all my Hattiesburg friends act like it’s something we started lol Most of the hhs fans on here are probably less than 30yrs of age and dont remember him. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted May 22, 2025 Author Share Posted May 22, 2025 3 hours ago, Vott said: Most of the hhs fans on here are probably less than 30yrs of age and dont remember him. Lol 57 and yes idol remember him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFan100 Posted May 22, 2025 Share Posted May 22, 2025 On 5/19/2025 at 1:42 PM, Vott said: It definitely did not go the way I thought it would go last Friday. HHS run game is gonna be fine. What they are going to need this season is the same thing they had last season in the passing game and that is another big time WR to take the pressure off Keys. Barnett was a godsend for HHS last season. The QB was looking downfield for Keys almost every time he got the snap from center and Heidelberg knew it. That was the reason he was picked off 4 times in 1st half. Davion Young RB/WR did not play he came to HHS to be a WR instead a Rb where he rushed over 1,300 yards last season. Kidd played and did good watch out for him. Omari Tristen Keys younger brother already getting offers. We have a lot of talent just have to use them effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted May 22, 2025 Share Posted May 22, 2025 (edited) 13 hours ago, BigFan100 said: Davion Young RB/WR did not play he came to HHS to be a WR instead a Rb where he rushed over 1,300 yards last season. Kidd played and did good watch out for him. Omari Tristen Keys younger brother already getting offers. We have a lot of talent just have to use them effectively. Hattiesburg athletes always are overrated. That’s just being honest. Hattiesburg and Holmes County always seem to have kids with multiple offers that never do anything beyond high school. They have good hype men that get their athletes attention. But the hype never matches the production. Keyes is a legit D1 prospect, but he’s not the #1 rated WR in the country. That will change this season, his rankings will drop. Edited May 22, 2025 by Chunky6617 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted May 22, 2025 Share Posted May 22, 2025 13 minutes ago, Chunky6617 said: Hattiesburg athletes always are overrated. That’s just being honest. Hattiesburg and Holmes County always seem to have kids with multiple offers that never do anything beyond high school. They have good hype men that get their athletes attention. But the hype never matches the production. Keyes is a legit D1 prospect, but he’s not the #1 rated WR in the country. That will change this season, his rankings will drop. Really? Well there are 3 former HHS players right now who are on active D1 rosters who have done quite well so far at UAB and Tulane respectively. Snoop Connor went to Ole Miss and did well enough to get drafted in the NFL. There is also quite a few who have done very well in JUCO the past few yrs but unfortunately didnt make it to the D1 level. But to say they never do anything beyond high school is false. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastfootballfanman Posted May 22, 2025 Share Posted May 22, 2025 10 minutes ago, Vott said: Really? Well there are 3 former HHS players right now who are on active D1 rosters who have done quite well so far at UAB and Tulane respectively. Snoop Connor went to Ole Miss and did well enough to get drafted in the NFL. There is also quite a few who have done very well in JUCO the past few yrs but unfortunately didnt make it to the D1 level. But to say they never do anything beyond high school is false. Speaking of former HHS players, what ever happened to Fabian Franklin? He was a stud and signed with TCU, but I do not think I ever saw him on any roster for football after he left HHS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted May 22, 2025 Share Posted May 22, 2025 22 minutes ago, coastfootballfanman said: Speaking of former HHS players, what ever happened to Fabian Franklin? He was a stud and signed with TCU, but I do not think I ever saw him on any roster for football after he left HHS. I think he may have went to Holmes or maybe East Central CC. Other than that I have no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Charm Posted May 22, 2025 Share Posted May 22, 2025 What Spring Games are going on tonight (Thursday) 5/22/25? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastball Posted May 22, 2025 Share Posted May 22, 2025 2 hours ago, Chunky6617 said: Hattiesburg athletes always are overrated. That’s just being honest. Hattiesburg and Holmes County always seem to have kids with multiple offers that never do anything beyond high school. They have good hype men that get their athletes attention. But the hype never matches the production. Keyes is a legit D1 prospect, but he’s not the #1 rated WR in the country. That will change this season, his rankings will drop. I tend to agree with you overall on that statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 5 hours ago, coastball said: I tend to agree with you overall on that statement. Look. I’m not bashing any kids. But I coached against Tristian Keyes younger brother in pee wee. If he’s already getting offers, that tells me all I need to know. That kid ain’t bad, don’t get me wrong. But Hattiesburg has some guys who are connected with others in the recruiting business, and I think a lot of their recruiting is just hype. There is no reason at all why Keyes little brother should be getting offers this early, and I don’t believe for one second those offers are legit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 I know of a 7th grader right now that’s posting “offers” that he’s getting from colleges. The kid didn’t even play junior high football last year. He played “travel” football instead, but yet he’s getting offers? He cannot really throw or even catch a football, but he’s getting offers? This stuff aint legit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastball Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 11 hours ago, Chunky6617 said: I know of a 7th grader right now that’s posting “offers” that he’s getting from colleges. The kid didn’t even play junior high football last year. He played “travel” football instead, but yet he’s getting offers? He cannot really throw or even catch a football, but he’s getting offers? This stuff aint legit. You are correct. Most is hype and BS. Then there's those "travel" and "7 on 7" gurus that take money from kids and build egos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 12 hours ago, Chunky6617 said: Look. I’m not bashing any kids. But I coached against Tristian Keyes younger brother in pee wee. If he’s already getting offers, that tells me all I need to know. That kid ain’t bad, don’t get me wrong. But Hattiesburg has some guys who are connected with others in the recruiting business, and I think a lot of their recruiting is just hype. There is no reason at all why Keyes little brother should be getting offers this early, and I don’t believe for one second those offers are legit. smoke and mirrors from recruiters. If they are after Tristan, and multiple schools trying to out bid each other with NIL for him, they could “offer” younger bro in an effort to earn favor with Tristan and the family. Then the school that gets him will take away the offer after they have had Tristan a few years and little bro has either proven unworthy or Tristan leaves via portal or draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 1 hour ago, coastball said: You are correct. Most is hype and BS. Then there's those "travel" and "7 on 7" gurus that take money from kids and build egos You hit the nail on the head. Adults using these kids for clout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnswer Posted May 23, 2025 Share Posted May 23, 2025 6 hours ago, Chunky6617 said: You hit the nail on the head. Adults using these kids for clout. Yep and some schools “hiring” these guys as “coaches” too… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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