Vott Posted Sunday at 03:46 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:46 PM 44 minutes ago, Rusty Shackleford said: I don’t think Forest has that problem either. They just don’t want to play. Never thought a day would come when teams are hesitant to play Raleigh but Forest sure dropped that game and they can’t find a replacement. Raleigh has reached out to several teams that also have a bye that week and all have declined. The crazy thing is that it was a good game last year. Forest is capable of winning that game this year but we will never know. It would’ve been a good money game for Forest too because Raleigh would’ve brought a great crowd. Oh well. You cant blame teams for wanting to have a week off before region play starts. Most 5a 6a 7a teams are off on the week of Oct 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Shackleford Posted Sunday at 03:55 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:55 PM 4 minutes ago, Vott said: You cant blame teams for wanting to have a week off before region play starts. Most 5a 6a 7a teams are off on the week of Oct 2. Not the case for 1a-4a. Region play will have already started October 2nd for those classifications. This game was supposed to be October 9th. Which I know that limits available teams. Because most people have district games October 9th. With 7 classifications and only 5 teams per district, unfortunately there are a lot of byes now because it’s so hard to find anybody without a district game the same week as you and willing to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted Sunday at 05:44 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:44 PM 2 hours ago, Rusty Shackleford said: I don’t think Forest has that problem either. They just don’t want to play. Never thought a day would come when teams are hesitant to play Raleigh but Forest sure dropped that game and they can’t find a replacement. Raleigh has reached out to several teams that also have a bye that week and all have declined. The crazy thing is that it was a good game last year. Forest is capable of winning that game this year but we will never know. It would’ve been a good money game for Forest too because Raleigh would’ve brought a great crowd. Oh well. I don’t buy their reasoning either. They just didn’t want to play the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted Sunday at 05:46 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:46 PM 1 hour ago, Vott said: You cant blame teams for wanting to have a week off before region play starts. Most 5a 6a 7a teams are off on the week of Oct 2. That’s not the case for Forest. Forest will have already played their first region game, and would have had Raymond the next week after Raleigh. They just chickened out. There’s no other explanation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted Sunday at 06:52 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:52 PM Hey guys, when will the master list with all the football schedules be released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted Monday at 01:30 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 01:30 PM 18 hours ago, pancho said: Hey guys, when will the master list with all the football schedules be released? Last year I was able to print it in early August from the Capital Sports MS site. It'll probably be ready within the next week or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted Monday at 04:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:43 PM On 7/26/2026 at 9:56 AM, Rusty Shackleford said: I don’t think Forest has that problem either. They just don’t want to play. Never thought a day would come when teams are hesitant to play Raleigh but Forest sure dropped that game and they can’t find a replacement. Raleigh has reached out to several teams that also have a bye that week and all have declined. The crazy thing is that it was a good game last year. Forest is capable of winning that game this year but we will never know. It would’ve been a good money game for Forest too because Raleigh would’ve brought a great crowd. Oh well. Raleigh, Forest, St Patrick, Columbia, and Hazlehurst, and one other south school open that week in MHSAA. Several in MAIS i think are open in the south. I think part of the problem is coaches not all but some are scheduling with coaches they went to college with. Others are looking for wins. Also the 5 team regions are part of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted Monday at 04:54 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:54 PM 10 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said: Raleigh, Forest, St Patrick, Columbia, and Hazlehurst, and one other south school open that week in MHSAA. Several in MAIS i think are open in the south. I think part of the problem is coaches not all but some are scheduling with coaches they went to college with. Others are looking for wins. Also the 5 team regions are part of the problem. Let me back up, its Poplarville with an open date and not Columbia. PCS found an opponent and St Patrick is filled. On 7/26/2026 at 9:56 AM, Rusty Shackleford said: I don’t think Forest has that problem either. They just don’t want to play. Never thought a day would come when teams are hesitant to play Raleigh but Forest sure dropped that game and they can’t find a replacement. Raleigh has reached out to several teams that also have a bye that week and all have declined. The crazy thing is that it was a good game last year. Forest is capable of winning that game this year but we will never know. It would’ve been a good money game for Forest too because Raleigh would’ve brought a great crowd. Oh well. Raleigh, Forest, St Patrick, Columbia, and Hazlehurst, and one other south school open that week in MHSAA. Several in MAIS i think are open in the south. I think part of the problem is coaches not all but some are scheduling with coaches they went to college with. Others are looking for wins. Also the 5 team regions are part of the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted Monday at 05:01 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:01 PM Open October 9 in MAIS are MRA, St Aloysius, Oak Hill, and Centreville. Then I noticed MAIS season starts August 14 and some schools like Lamar have 2 open dates. That’s lost money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chunky6617 Posted Tuesday at 12:53 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 12:53 AM 7 hours ago, Rebel Bert said: Open October 9 in MAIS are MRA, St Aloysius, Oak Hill, and Centreville. Then I noticed MAIS season starts August 14 and some schools like Lamar have 2 open dates. That’s lost money. Lamar chose that for themselves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rebel Bert Posted Wednesday at 01:06 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:06 AM On 7/27/2026 at 8:30 AM, maroontide06 said: Last year I was able to print it in early August from the Capital Sports MS site. It'll probably be ready within the next week or so. Capital Sports Ms will release schedules when 2 Delta schools hire a coach abd 3 Delta Schools sense in their schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted Wednesday at 01:08 AM Share Posted Wednesday at 01:08 AM Some MAIS schools have 11 week schedules and playing 9 games. It doesn't make sense to give up a home gate when money is tight enough for many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pancho Posted Wednesday at 05:35 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 05:35 PM 16 hours ago, Rebel Bert said: Capital Sports Ms will release schedules when 2 Delta schools hire a coach abd 3 Delta Schools sense in their schedule. Imagine summer workouts with no HC. ugh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rebel Bert Posted yesterday at 11:16 AM Share Posted yesterday at 11:16 AM 17 hours ago, pancho said: Imagine summer workouts with no HC. ugh Assistant making money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSportsGuy Posted yesterday at 02:27 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:27 PM The season should be 11 weeks long with 10 games. Everyone needs a week off and it's good for the kids but at least give them a full schedule. Additionally, every school playing their last game on a Thursday night is stupid. Some teams have to play on Thursday nights due to a lack of officials but that's not an excuse when every single final game in the state is played on a Thursday. The small regions are part of the issue where we've gone down to 5, 4, or 3 teams in the lower classes is a big part of the problem. at the very least 1A should go back to 4 regions rather than 8. Of course, 6 classes or even 5 would be better than 7 but that's always been a sore spot for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted yesterday at 02:38 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:38 PM 9 minutes ago, MSSportsGuy said: The season should be 11 weeks long with 10 games. Everyone needs a week off and it's good for the kids but at least give them a full schedule. Additionally, every school playing their last game on a Thursday night is stupid. Some teams have to play on Thursday nights due to a lack of officials but that's not an excuse when every single final game in the state is played on a Thursday. The small regions are part of the issue where we've gone down to 5, 4, or 3 teams in the lower classes is a big part of the problem. at the very least 1A should go back to 4 regions rather than 8. Of course, 6 classes or even 5 would be better than 7 but that's always been a sore spot for me. Every game is not on Thursday. Playoffs are on that Friday for 1a-4a. 5a-7a every game is that Thursday night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted yesterday at 03:26 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:26 PM 6 Classes 6A-4A 4 Regions 6A-4A top 6 make the playoffs per region 3A-1A 8 Regions 3A-1A top 5 make the playoffs per region OR 5 Classes 6A-5A 4 Regions 4A-1A 8 Regions Top 6 make the playoffs in every class and region **If the legislature votes to close 25 to 35 schools discussed things are going to change** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSportsGuy Posted yesterday at 04:16 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:16 PM 1 hour ago, Vott said: Every game is not on Thursday. Playoffs are on that Friday for 1a-4a. 5a-7a every game is that Thursday night. The week before their playoffs start 1A-4A almost all play their final game on Thursday night. It's a weird trend that started for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Shackleford Posted yesterday at 04:41 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:41 PM 25 minutes ago, MSSportsGuy said: The week before their playoffs start 1A-4A almost all play their final game on Thursday night. It's a weird trend that started for some reason. Official shortage due to basketball season also starting around that same time. At least I think that's the reasoning anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted yesterday at 05:04 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:04 PM I personally know officials who call football on the thursday and then do basketball on friday. It is a real official shortage. If a team is motivated and locked in they shouldn't care when they game is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted yesterday at 05:12 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:12 PM 6 minutes ago, pancho said: I personally know officials who call football on the thursday and then do basketball on friday. It is a real official shortage. If a team is motivated and locked in they shouldn't care when they game is. They also want the most qualified officials who officiate on a Thursday night to also officiate playoff games the next night for 1a-4a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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