Brandon

[ScaryTerry]

What’s going on with Brandon? I know they had a tough schedule and have had the injury bug but I don’t think anybody was expecting them to be 3-4 and struggling to score offensively.

[Merlin]

I don’t think their new coach is what they thought he is.  

[ccbulldog]

2 hours ago, Merlin said:

I don’t think their new coach is what they thought he is.  

why do you think Columbia was so happy to see him leave.

[Football In MS]

They have issues scoring. Their average offense going into last night vs Petal was 13-14 points per game. That won’t win games in 7A.

[Merlin]

1 hour ago, ccbulldog said:

why do you think Columbia was so happy to see him leave.

Yeah.  I hadn’t paid too much attention to him or his teams before.  But seeing what Columbia was before he got there, then his one year there, andcwhatvyhrucarebimmefiateky after he left, it’s pretty obvious.  
 

He had a less than stellar time at meridian as well didn’t he? 

[Wareaglefan1us]

5 hours ago, Merlin said:

I don’t think their new coach is what they thought he is.  

Wasn’t a big fan of his at SP. I could have probably won with the talent at SP at that time 

[ccbulldog]

1 hour ago, Merlin said:

Yeah.  I hadn’t paid too much attention to him or his teams before.  But seeing what Columbia was before he got there, then his one year there, andcwhatvyhrucarebimmefiateky after he left, it’s pretty obvious.  
 

He had a less than stellar time at meridian as well didn’t he? 

it was ex South Panola coach Ed Stanley that coached at Meridian. He was fair but not great there.

[Rebel Bert]

There is a difference between city boys and country boys. That's part of the issue. I have said that years about Brandon.

[Vott]

24 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said:

There is a difference between city boys and country boys. That's part of the issue. I have said that years about Brandon.

What does that mean

[Rebel Bert]

1 hour ago, Vott said:

What does that mean

Pulpwood haulers vs Nintendo players. Their soft. Plus I wonder how many coaches left and went to Mobile. He had pulpwood haulers plus an easier schedule at South Panola. Now things are different up north. He's finding out just how different the south 7A is from north 7A was back then. I don't think the O Line is as big as it was and the receivers are not there from what I have seen on TV. So maybe It’s part talent part coaching. 

[ScaryTerry]

16 hours ago, Rebel Bert said:

Pulpwood haulers vs Nintendo players. Their soft. Plus I wonder how many coaches left and went to Mobile. He had pulpwood haulers plus an easier schedule at South Panola. Now things are different up north. He's finding out just how different the south 7A is from north 7A was back then. I don't think the O Line is as big as it was and the receivers are not there from what I have seen on TV. So maybe It’s part talent part coaching. 

I think it’s more coaching/scheme than players. Look at how Brandon was before Pogue got there, now they’re 3-4 and can’t score with the same type of players. Just look at how Columbia was before and after Pogue. I haven’t had the chance to watch Brandon but maybe the issue is more coaching/ scheme than players 

[Rebel Bert]

45 minutes ago, ScaryTerry said:

I think it’s more coaching/scheme than players. Look at how Brandon was before Pogue got there, now they’re 3-4 and can’t score with the same type of players. Just look at how Columbia was before and after Pogue. I haven’t had the chance to watch Brandon but maybe the issue is more coaching/ scheme than players 

Coaching is part of it.

[TheAnswer]

Pogue has always been overrated. Like someone else said, any mediocre coach could have won with the talent at South Panola back then.

[Ghost of Howard Cosell]

[Ghost of Howard Cosell]

He got Bud Kilner styled out! 

[Football In MS]

59 minutes ago, Ghost of Howard Cosell said:

He got Bud Kilner styled out! 

Does this make it more difficult to hire a quality coach moving forward? If the kids are running the team, what does that say about the school’s leadership? 

[Rebel Bert]

Their probably going to have to smooth it over with the interim for one year. Any potential candidate may want to avoid it until and or have questions that they better answer truthfully. 

[DrownInEtown]

On 10/18/2025 at 6:12 PM, Rebel Bert said:

Pulpwood haulers vs Nintendo players. Their soft. Plus I wonder how many coaches left and went to Mobile. He had pulpwood haulers plus an easier schedule at South Panola. Now things are different up north. He's finding out just how different the south 7A is from north 7A was back then. I don't think the O Line is as big as it was and the receivers are not there from what I have seen on TV. So maybe It’s part talent part coaching. 

Well those Nintendo players have been a top tier program for the past decade and a half

[Vott]

If the now interim HC decides to pursue the position full time then good for him. If he does not or if Brandon decides to go another direction, would you look for a HC with lots of experience or would you look for an assistant at a very successful program and want to give him his first shot as a HC

[Greyhoundtransplant]

49 minutes ago, Vott said:

If the now interim HC decides to pursue the position full time then good for him. If he does not or if Brandon decides to go another direction, would you look for a HC with lots of experience or would you look for an assistant at a very successful program and want to give him his first shot as a HC

Those jobs are always tricky since they have to have the advanced certification to be the AD also. A lot of assistant coaches won't have that. 

[Vott]

17 minutes ago, Greyhoundtransplant said:

Those jobs are always tricky since they have to have the advanced certification to be the AD also. A lot of assistant coaches won't have that. 

I would  think a coach who does not want to be AD should have to have the advanced certification. Coaching a sport is hard enough as it is, I would want to coach at a school that already has an AD

Edited October 22, 2025 by Vott
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[Greyhoundtransplant]

15 minutes ago, Vott said:

I would  think a coach who does not want to be AD should have to have the advanced certification. Coaching a sport is hard enough as it is, I would want to coach at a school that already has an AD

All depends on the district. There's no rhyme or reason to it. Some 7A schools have dedicated ADs, some don't. I am fairly certain that all of the Rankin County schools are setup with a head coach as the AD also.

[Rebel Bert]

1 hour ago, Vott said:

If the now interim HC decides to pursue the position full time then good for him. If he does not or if Brandon decides to go another direction, would you look for a HC with lots of experience or would you look for an assistant at a very successful program and want to give him his first shot as a HC

An assistant at Oak Grove, Ocean Springs,  Madison Central i can see going with. Also someone who wants to move closer home or his wife is a nurse and she is transferring to the Jackson area. 

[Rebel Bert]

2 minutes ago, Greyhoundtransplant said:

All depends on the district. There's no rhyme or reason to it. Some 7A schools have dedicated ADs, some don't. I am fairly certain that all of the Rankin County schools are setup with a head coach as the AD also.

I believe your correct. JPS may be the only one in the ajackson area public schools with an AD over all the schools.

[Vott]

12 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said:

I believe your correct. JPS may be the only one in the ajackson area public schools with an AD over all the schools.

Say what? You mean to tell me that Callaway Murrah Jim Hill Forest Hill Lanier and Provine high schools have the same athletic director?  There is no way one person can handle all that.