Moves

[TheAnswer]

I have yet to understand why coaches, specifically private schools, can not just coach the kids that they have. The coaches that win it with their own kids is more impressive.

[hasbeen67]

It doesn't happen with, and no one is concerned with it when it's average players. 

My concern is it's just more "normalized" and even expected by extension of what's going on in college. 

Should we be concerned or is it just capitalism at work?

[EnterpriseBulldogsFan]

Larger schools have an advantage over smaller schools; if a player is trying to get recruited by colleges a coach from a larger school can make the swelling point that he would be better off at a larger school; larger schools also have more coaches and resources; and also the chance to play against better competition; also what coach is going to pass on a chance to make his team better if he can acquire some talented players.

[pancho]

how many of your players have been poached?  

[Chunky6617]

2 hours ago, pancho said:

how many of your players have been poached?  

1 successfully, several others unsuccessfully 

Edited June 22, 2025 by Chunky6617

[Merlin]

So.  Don’t get butt hurt when a kid leaves your program and does it in a way that dots all the i’s and crosses the t’s, and then to lying to people to get false addresses and then lie to MHSAA in your report to get a kid ruled ineligible at new school (months after the move and prior approval btw).  Cause it may cost you or someone on your staff a job. 
 

 

 

 

Also the kid formerly from stringer is approved, again, to play at west jones.

[Rawcones]

I guess I'm the only person that don't mind transferring within logical reason. 

[Greyhoundtransplant]

Hearing it's not going to matter in the next couple of years regardless. Word is the statue that didn't pass this year for transfers will likely pass soon. Will become an arms race. 

 

On a side note. Apparently if you bring in the parent from Louisiana as an assistant coach/teacher's assistant you can get away with a little more. 

[coastball]

On 7/9/2025 at 11:00 AM, Greyhoundtransplant said:

Hearing it's not going to matter in the next couple of years regardless. Word is the statue that didn't pass this year for transfers will likely pass soon. Will become an arms race. 

 

On a side note. Apparently if you bring in the parent from Louisiana as an assistant coach/teacher's assistant you can get away with a little more. 

I thought they had to be certified staff?

[Greyhoundtransplant]

2 hours ago, coastball said:

I thought they had to be certified staff?

I did too but who knows with them. He's already been in trouble with the state twice. I'm sure they are going to say that "they moved"

[coastball]

On 7/10/2025 at 2:49 PM, Greyhoundtransplant said:

I did too but who knows with them. He's already been in trouble with the state twice. I'm sure they are going to say that "they moved"

They do in fact must be "licensed" by the Ms Dept of Ed. Not a custodian, or aide or etc. Therefore they had to legitimately MOVE to this area

[Greyhoundtransplant]

53 minutes ago, coastball said:

They do in fact must be "licensed" by the Ms Dept of Ed. Not a custodian, or aide or etc. Therefore they had to legitimately MOVE to this area

Dad "moved" and mom still lives and works in LA. I have found it interesting that the handbook now says the move must be completed by July 1.

[coastball]

20 minutes ago, Greyhoundtransplant said:

Dad "moved" and mom still lives and works in LA. I have found it interesting that the handbook now says the move must be completed by July 1.

My understanding is they had to change terminology due to so many schools new schedules are not traditional by calendar of the old terms of "60 days prior"

[Greyhoundtransplant]

4 minutes ago, coastball said:

My understanding is they had to change terminology due to so many schools new schedules are not traditional by calendar of the old terms of "60 days prior"

Makes sense. I just went and reread it and it actually says first day of new school year when moving due to athletics. Although I'm not really sure how you prove someone moves purely for athletics.  

[NoWammies]

Off topic but kinda on topic, couple weeks ago I saw a kid from MS post on X a “Thank you former school, but I’m taking my talents” to so and so school. All I could do is shake my head at what today has became. 

[TheAnswer]

Yep, very sad indeed.

[HammerDown74]

On 7/14/2025 at 12:42 PM, NoWammies said:

Off topic but kinda on topic, couple weeks ago I saw a kid from MS post on X a “Thank you former school, but I’m taking my talents” to so and so school. All I could do is shake my head at what today has became. 

Yeah I saw on Twitter a kid had a transfer graphic made for transferring to Meridian.

[Chunky6617]

12 minutes ago, HammerDown74 said:

Yeah I saw on Twitter a kid had a transfer graphic made for transferring to Meridian.

Adults have themselves to blame. We should be shaming these kids for this kind of stuff. But a lot of adults are just as immature. 

[TheAnswer]

A Clinton player announced on Twitter he was transferring to JA after he was mentioned in the article about all of JA’s new transfers! 

[s1nglewing]

10 hours ago, TheAnswer said:

A Clinton player announced on Twitter he was transferring to JA after he was mentioned in the article about all of JA’s new transfers! 

JA has a lot to live up to this season.

[BigFan100]

8 hours ago, HATTIESBURGHOGAN said:

What is going on BROTHERS!!! All I can say is it's a great time to be a Hattiesburg Tiger!

OK cool

 

[doyouevencoachbro]

8 hours ago, PHSPantherPride said:

What is there to be excited about?? We just got your QB of the future to transfer!!! 

 

Interesting choice of words. 

[Rawcones]

3 minutes ago, Stone County Steve Austin said:

So you're tellin’ me Petal straight up walked into Hattiesburg, looked ‘em dead in the eye, and said, ‘We’re takin’ your future quarterback, and there ain’t a damn thing you can do about it!’ — and that’s the bottom line, ‘cause Stone Cold said so!

Petal got a 10th grader that was 4th or 5th on the depth chart and was told he would be better at another position in this time in moment. Obviously that didnt sit well with him and he transfered... which is funny because he's in the same situation at petal. 

[Vott]

Something tells me that HattiesburgHogan and PHSPanther pride might be the same person. LOL

[Chunky6617]

I love how petal and Hattiesburg and west jones and im sure even more of these larger schools are getting away with recruiting. I just don’t understand why these schools coaches don’t feel they have the ability to coach up their own players.