Tupelo Recruiting?

[HammerDown74]

On 6/13/2026 at 9:40 PM, BoKnows08 said:

You could look at Tupelo players the last 2 years and they shouldn’t have lost a game. They had 3 times the athletes that Oxford had last year and narrowly managed to escape and even play in the title game. Watch their games online. They walk around everywhere and play with very little effort. 
 

If they were such great coaches why do they need everyone else’s players. 

I don’t think defense is the problem. A good chunk of their points came from offensive turnovers or JV time. I can see the argument offensively, but defensively they are as good as advertised. 

[pancho]

So, evidently the coaches in Alabama failed to properly inform the parents of the players to properly make a bonafide change of address by the deadline? What else was involved?

Edited 4 hours ago by pancho

[pancho]

1 minute ago, HammerDown74 said:

I don’t think defense is the problem. A good chunk of their points came from offensive turnovers or JV time. I can see the argument offensively, but defensively they are as good as advertised. 

Weird how their recruited QB actually couldn't tote the water when it was crunch time too.

[BoKnows08]

11 minutes ago, HammerDown74 said:

I don’t think defense is the problem. A good chunk of their points came from offensive turnovers or JV time. I can see the argument offensively, but defensively they are as good as advertised. 

Thats because on Defense Jimmy’s and Joe’s cover up X’s and O’s a little more easily. Giving up 21 to Oxford and 28 to West Point and then almost being outcoached by Germantown and giving up 28 is isn’t a problem? Every starter on Defense had multiple D1 offers and Oxford has 2 kids playing college ball. 

[pancho]

Well, Bo is onto it again..........

[ScaryTerry]

22 hours ago, Vott said:

In all honesty, why should any of us as fans care if a team openly recruits or not? If you are say a Brandon fan, why would you be upset if Petal or Oak Grove had numerous D1 players from other high schools transfer in. It’s really not any of our business what other schools do.

Vott doesn’t care about recruiting because Hattiesburg recruits..

[HammerDown74]

2 hours ago, BoKnows08 said:

Thats because on Defense Jimmy’s and Joe’s cover up X’s and O’s a little more easily. Giving up 21 to Oxford and 28 to West Point and then almost being outcoached by Germantown and giving up 28 is isn’t a problem? Every starter on Defense had multiple D1 offers and Oxford has 2 kids playing college ball. 

Held Brandon, Oxford (twice), Starkville, Germantown, and Gulfport under their average for PPG. Hartfield was shut out by them (only time all year). The defense only gave up more than 21 twice all season. So again the argument could be made about offense underperforming, but defensively they were very good.