Teams that are under preforming and teams that are preforming better than expected

[RebelYell]

I will start it out

George County: I was not on the band wagon of letting or QB back but after Friday Night against Biloxi Im convinced that we can use them. My biggest concern will be attitude and morale. Being 2-1 would not put us in the Over performing catergory but were not far from it.

 

Greene County:  I will keep it close to home. We played these guys and they are very talented. I would consider them an under performing school. Offensively they are not bad but Deffensively they have a lot of holes in there D.

 

Perry County:  I got a buddy that Coaches there and lets just say being 0-3 is an under performing team. The Coach took over a team that finished 3rd in there district last year and made the playoffs my buddy told me they had 17 starters coming back off of last years team that finished 4-6(Which isn't great) but they did play a harder schedule last year.

 

Petal: They started off Hot but lost to a 4A Columbia Team bad. I would say under performing.

 

Oak Grove:  Best team in the State!!!!!

 

 

[maroontide06]

Columbia is a great football team.  I fully expected them to run circles around Petal and they did so.  Petal losing to Columbia wasn't an unexpected thing there, so to say that Petal underperformed by losing to a better football team is kind of a stretch.  Now if Petal loses to a team they are supposed to beat like a drum, then yes they will have underperformed.

[Dubaction]

If we’re just talking 7a vs 4a…. Yea generally Petal should win that game. Columbia has more talent than Petal right now though 

[Deonte3455]

1 hour ago, maroontide06 said:

Columbia is a great football team.  I fully expected them to run circles around Petal and they did so.  Petal losing to Columbia wasn't an unexpected thing there, so to say that Petal underperformed by losing to a better football team is kind of a stretch.  Now if Petal loses to a team they are supposed to beat like a drum, then yes they will have underperformed.

I don't think its underperforming either, it's all about matchups. Columbia have real dogs at cornerback. When you take the top off it's hard for any team to win.

[Deonte3455]

Hattiesburg by far is underperforming. Will be ready for prime time in a few weeks. I guarantee it.

[maroontide06]

8 minutes ago, Deonte3455 said:

Hattiesburg by far is underperforming. Will be ready for prime time in a few weeks. I guarantee it.

Hattiesburg has had 3 consecutive rivalry games.  It was going to be a mixed bag at best.  Don't beat yourself up over it Deonte because Hattiesburg is going to be just fine.  Things start to settle down this week and I think you'll be able to see some of that relief on the football field beginning this week.

[Dubaction]

Yea idk about Hattiesburg… probably should have beat Petal I guess? You beat Laurel. And obviously no one can knock you for losing to OG.

[Big Poppa]

No surprise that Columbia beat Petal they are better. Not sure if its a coincidence or not, but Petal has been mediocre at best since the crazy loss in State Championship game even with Boyles there.

Edited September 11, 2023 by Big Poppa

[maroontide06]

9 minutes ago, Dubaction said:

Yea idk about Hattiesburg… probably should have beat Petal I guess? You beat Laurel. And obviously no one can knock you for losing to OG.

If it was at DI Patrick they probably would have, but having to start the season with three consecutive rivalry games with no warm-up games is definitely a tough row to hoe.

[NoWammies]

I’ll keep it up north and say my biggest under performer thus far is Clarksdale. They were suppose to be a preseason contender to dethrone West Point in the north yet they’re sitting at 1-2 with one of those losses coming to 2A Charleston and their one win came in a struggle against a low tier 3A Coahoma County. My two that are performing better are Shannon and Nettleton. I would add Ripley but Perry Liles has had them trending upwards the last couple years. 

[North Half]

5 minutes ago, NoWammies said:

I’ll keep it up north and say my biggest under performer thus far is Clarksdale. They were suppose to be a preseason contender to dethrone West Point in the north yet they’re sitting at 1-2 with one of those losses coming to 2A Charleston and their one win came in a struggle against a low tier 3A Coahoma County. My two that are performing better are Shannon and Nettleton. I would add Ripley but Perry Liles has had them trending upwards the last couple years. 

Clarksdale seems to be under coached every year. Shannon and Nettleton both have weapons at all 3 levels. I have bee impressed with Nettletons QB thus far. Nettleton will win a lot of games if he keeps taking the snaps

[Deonte3455]

38 minutes ago, Dubaction said:

Yea idk about Hattiesburg… probably should have beat Petal I guess? You beat Laurel. And obviously no one can knock you for losing to OG.

Definitely should have beaten Petal. I just know that collectively as we speak we are not there yet. Even if we somehow started 3-0, still not there.

[NoWammies]

24 minutes ago, North Half said:

Clarksdale seems to be under coached every year. Shannon and Nettleton both have weapons at all 3 levels. I have bee impressed with Nettletons QB thus far. Nettleton will win a lot of games if he keeps taking the snaps

I agree about Clarksdale coaching. I thought when Henry Johnson came from West Bolivar to Clarksdale that he would get them over the hump but never really did before retiring. Every year they have the athletes and talent to compete but never really live up to expectations. They remind me a lot of Holmes County Central. 

[David]

I think if we’re talking about a team over performing expectations, you’ve got to start with Madison Central. Their opening schedule had them beating Ocean Springs and Brandon, last year’s top two in the south, and then beating a good Gulfport team down there. They seem young and defense oriented, but are improving every game, and could actually make some noise with an upset or two when they see Starkville and Tupelo. 

[Montana6]

Under performing I can definitely say Clinton. Although I knew we'd be young and a bit inexperienced coming into the season, I can't remember the last time we've started 0-3. We've played 3 really good teams so far tho. I wouldn't say over performing but a team that I think has slightly improved a bit and maybe a potential threat down the road in 5a is Cleveland Central. Time will tell but so far they've beat a Clarksdale team that shut them out a year ago and also handily beat Olive Branch.

[doyouevencoachbro]

Bruce has already doubled their win total through 2 games and are guaranteed to make the playoffs. 

[maroontide06]

5 minutes ago, doyouevencoachbro said:

Bruce has already doubled their win total through 2 games and are guaranteed to make the playoffs. 

So is Region 2-2A the only region that gets 100% participation in the playoffs?

[doyouevencoachbro]

24 minutes ago, maroontide06 said:

So is Region 2-2A the only region that gets 100% participation in the playoffs?

Nope most of north 1A

[Vott]

5 hours ago, maroontide06 said:

Hattiesburg has had 3 consecutive rivalry games.  It was going to be a mixed bag at best.  Don't beat yourself up over it Deonte because Hattiesburg is going to be just fine.  Things start to settle down this week and I think you'll be able to see some of that relief on the football field beginning this week.

From what I heard from someone who has seen both Petal and Biloxi, Biloxi is better than Petal.  We must play our most complete game of the season this week.

[s1nglewing]

Biloxi got skulldrug by Meridian.

[Wareaglefan1us]

8 hours ago, RebelYell said:

I will start it out

George County: I was not on the band wagon of letting or QB back but after Friday Night against Biloxi Im convinced that we can use them. My biggest concern will be attitude and morale. Being 2-1 would not put us in the Over performing catergory but were not far from it.

 

Greene County:  I will keep it close to home. We played these guys and they are very talented. I would consider them an under performing school. Offensively they are not bad but Deffensively they have a lot of holes in there D.

 

Perry County:  I got a buddy that Coaches there and lets just say being 0-3 is an under performing team. The Coach took over a team that finished 3rd in there district last year and made the playoffs my buddy told me they had 17 starters coming back off of last years team that finished 4-6(Which isn't great) but they did play a harder schedule last year.

 

Petal: They started off Hot but lost to a 4A Columbia Team bad. I would say under performing.

 

Oak Grove:  Best team in the State!!!!!

 

 

I agree with you on Greene County they are loaded with athletes. Their offensive scheme is a good one. Defensively they need work have some good players on that side as well. 
Wayne County is about where I figured coming into the season. We replaced so many kids and are primarily playing sophomores and juniors. We were definitely out manned against OG. They will get better as the season goes on have a tough rivalry game coming up this week against a veteran WJ team. Then we will visit you guys at George County. Then a trip to DeIberville I don’t know a lot about them this season. 

[David]

17 minutes ago, Wareaglefan1us said:

I agree with you on Greene County they are loaded with athletes. Their offensive scheme is a good one. Defensively they need work have some good players on that side as well. 
Wayne County is about where I figured coming into the season. We replaced so many kids and are primarily playing sophomores and juniors. We were definitely out manned against OG. They will get better as the season goes on have a tough rivalry game coming up this week against a veteran WJ team. Then we will visit you guys at George County. Then a trip to DeIberville I don’t know a lot about them this season. 

 

17 minutes ago, Wareaglefan1us said:

. Then a trip to DeIberville I don’t know a lot about them this season. 

d’Iberville won’t be beating much of anybody this year, sadly. Talk about underperforming, I really expected them to add on to a strong finish from last season and win most games, possibly making the playoffs. At this point, I’m not sure if they will even win a game. 

[CharlestonTiger4Life]

7 hours ago, NoWammies said:

I’ll keep it up north and say my biggest under performer thus far is Clarksdale. They were suppose to be a preseason contender to dethrone West Point in the north yet they’re sitting at 1-2 with one of those losses coming to 2A Charleston and their one win came in a struggle against a low tier 3A Coahoma County. My two that are performing better are Shannon and Nettleton. I would add Ripley but Perry Liles has had them trending upwards the last couple years. 

Come on NoWammies, Charleston has routinely outperformed Clarksdale. The only surprise was the final score looks more competitive than the game really was. Clarksdale is no slouch at all. They have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball and will do well when they put it all together.

[maroontide06]

1 hour ago, CharlestonTiger4Life said:

Come on NoWammies, Charleston has routinely outperformed Clarksdale. The only surprise was the final score looks more competitive than the game really was. Clarksdale is no slouch at all. They have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball and will do well when they put it all together.

Clarksdale is 13-5-1 all time against Charleston.  You beat Clarksdale this year, so congrats on that victory.  So how has Charleston routinely outperformed Clarksdale?  I realize the head-to-head matchups have been scant over the years so what are you using to determine the outperformance of Charleston over Clarksdale?

[NoWammies]

1 hour ago, CharlestonTiger4Life said:

Come on NoWammies, Charleston has routinely outperformed Clarksdale. The only surprise was the final score looks more competitive than the game really was. Clarksdale is no slouch at all. They have a lot of talent on both sides of the ball and will do well when they put it all together.

Clarksdale returned a bunch from last year, was a preaseason top ten team for 5A and now has already lost the same amount as they did last year. With their remaining schedule it’s possible they’ll finish with a losing record. Two of their losses are against teams they beat last year and they struggled with Coahoma County who they beat easily last year. They have certainly underperformed.