doyouevencoachbro Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 31 minutes ago, EnterpriseBulldogsFan said: Probably because Clarkdale did not live up to expectations last year. That would be the dumbest thing ever but great for Brannan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerDown74 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, EnterpriseBulldogsFan said: Probably because Clarkdale did not live up to expectations last year. One of the dumbest things you’ve ever posted. Nobody can rationalize getting rid of the coach responsible for one of the best seasons the school has ever had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnswer Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 3 hours ago, TK_on_the_Coast said: Let's pump the brakes - Matt Caldwell has been promoted to HC at Presbyterian Christian in Hattiesburg He left to take an assistant job elsewhere, then came back when offered the head job at PCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub312 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 19 minutes ago, TheAnswer said: He left to take an assistant job elsewhere, then came back when offered the head job at PCS. Where was the other job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterpriseBulldogsFan Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) 57 minutes ago, HammerDown74 said: One of the dumbest things you’ve ever posted. Nobody can rationalize getting rid of the coach responsible for one of the best seasons the school has ever had. Clarkdale did start out hot winning their first six games but they lost four of their last five and finished fourth in the district and all three region losses were by substantial margins. Maybe some folks at Clarkdale felt they should have done better with what they had coming back last year. Edited February 8, 2022 by EnterpriseBulldogsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnswer Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 51 minutes ago, Dub312 said: Where was the other job? Since it was never officially announced, I’m not going to say. Some other people on here or Twitter might be willing to say since the news of resignation broke before the previous coach was able to tell his team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionpack Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 4 hours ago, coachfball87 said: Why was he pushed out? Take this with a grain of salt but i was told the admin/ad wanted him to get rid of the coaches and change the offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionpack Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 1 hour ago, EnterpriseBulldogsFan said: Clarkdale did start out hot winning their first six games but they lost four of their last five and finished fourth in the district and all three region losses were by substantial margins. Maybe some folks at Clarkdale felt they should have done better with what they had coming back last year. I had to call some folks and dig on this a bit. One of those losses was to JDC In the playoffs. The morton and enterprise games were tight getting blown open late in the 4th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterpriseBulldogsFan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 39 minutes ago, lionpack said: I had to call some folks and dig on this a bit. One of those losses was to JDC In the playoffs. The morton and enterprise games were tight getting blown open late in the 4th. Bottom line is they finished fourth in district when they almost won the region year before last and they had most of that team coming back; and another thing Soules never beat Enterprise and a lot of people at Clarkdale felt 2021 was the year to do it because Clarkdale had a lot coming back and Enterprise was losing a lot to graduation. Clarkdale did finish 7-4 which is a good record for Clarkdale but all their wins came against teams that were not good; they lost by double digit margins any good or decent teams they played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 5 minutes ago, EnterpriseBulldogsFan said: Bottom line is they finished fourth in district when they almost won the region year before last and they had most of that team coming back; and another thing Soules never beat Enterprise and a lot of people at Clarkdale felt 2021 was the year to do it because Clarkdale had a lot coming back and Enterprise was losing a lot to graduation. Clarkdale did finish 7-4 which is a good record for Clarkdale but all their wins came against teams that were not good; they lost by double digit margins any good or decent teams they played. Clarkdale was 0-4 in region year before last Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterpriseBulldogsFan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, s1nglewing said: Clarkdale was 0-4 in region year before last They beat Kemper Co which won the region and almost beat Morton and Forest losing to morton 27-20 and Forest 39-36. They couldnt play SE Lauderdale because of Covid and missed the playoffs; with a few breaks Clarkdale could have won that region in 2020. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub312 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 hours ago, TheAnswer said: Since it was never officially announced, I’m not going to say. Some other people on here or Twitter might be willing to say since the news of resignation broke before the previous coach was able to tell his team. If you don't know; just say that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnswer Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 I know, just not important to the conversation now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterpriseBulldogsFan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Another thing that didnt help Soules was Jimmerson and Enterprise went 12-1 won the district beat the defending 3a champs went to the 3rd round of the playoffs with a young team while Clarkdale finished 7-4 fourth in district and was bounced in the first round of the playoffs while returning most of the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaisbandkid Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Dub312 said: Caldwell new head ball coach @ PCS. Doesn't make sense. This was a good time to reach for a splash hire but I guess not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaisbandkid Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 3 hours ago, EnterpriseBulldogsFan said: They beat Kemper Co which won the region and almost beat Morton and Forest losing to morton 27-20 and Forest 39-36. They couldnt play SE Lauderdale because of Covid and missed the playoffs; with a few breaks Clarkdale could have won that region in 2020. Either way that is a big one to two year turnaround and that kind of result should be rewarded. Administration can be dumb sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerDown74 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 13 hours ago, EnterpriseBulldogsFan said: Bottom line is they finished fourth in district when they almost won the region year before last and they had most of that team coming back; and another thing Soules never beat Enterprise and a lot of people at Clarkdale felt 2021 was the year to do it because Clarkdale had a lot coming back and Enterprise was losing a lot to graduation. Clarkdale did finish 7-4 which is a good record for Clarkdale but all their wins came against teams that were not good; they lost by double digit margins any good or decent teams they played. 1) If you think this decision had ANYTHING to do with Clarkdale worrying about Enterprise, you’re wrong. 2) You have no room to talk about a weak schedule in 2020. 3) Look at the teams you mentioned Clarkdale almost beat and compare athletes. If it’s not baseball, Clarkdale shouldn’t ever win. The fact they beat Kemper and lost closely to Forest and Morton says a lot about the program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FBdude Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, HammerDown74 said: 1) If you think this decision had ANYTHING to do with Clarkdale worrying about Enterprise, you’re wrong. 2) You have no room to talk about a weak schedule in 2020. 3) Look at the teams you mentioned Clarkdale almost beat and compare athletes. If it’s not baseball, Clarkdale shouldn’t ever win. The fact they beat Kemper and lost closely to Forest and Morton says a lot about the program. Why doesn’t Clarkdale have athletes? No school in Lauderdale county is traditionally good. From 64-2000 west Lauderdale was possibly the worst of the bunch. Now they compete while the other 3 struggle. The problem isn’t athletes it’s Lauderdale co school district does not do what it takes to be successful. Pay stinks, facilities stink, people, players, and fans at NEL, SEL, and CDale all have the mind set of “we haven’t ever been good so we won’t ever be good.” WL got lucky with McCain and community support. Clarkdale could do the same and so could the other two, their communities will support them somebody just has to get it going in right direction and change the mindsets. Get kids excited about playing, one could argue that’s exactly what Souels was doing. So the whole situation seems a bit odd. The problem is mindset not athletes. Most school have the athletes to field competitive teams. But if you don’t think you can compete, you won’t. And as of right now WL is the only one who expects to compete in regards to players, coaches, admin, teachers, parents, and community. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterpriseBulldogsFan Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 5 hours ago, HammerDown74 said: 1) If you think this decision had ANYTHING to do with Clarkdale worrying about Enterprise, you’re wrong. 2) You have no room to talk about a weak schedule in 2020. 3) Look at the teams you mentioned Clarkdale almost beat and compare athletes. If it’s not baseball, Clarkdale shouldn’t ever win. The fact they beat Kemper and lost closely to Forest and Morton says a lot about the program. I was saying Clarkdale didnt beat any good teams; I know Enterprise had a soft schedule but Enterprise won 12 games and the District; that couldnt have gone unnoticed by the Clarkdale administration; Clarkdale came closer to winning the region in 2020 than in 2021; I have friends and relatives at Clarkdale; there were issues with Coach Soules doing poorly with a team that had almost everyone back and Soules not beiing able to beat a rebuilding Enterprise team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerDown74 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 2 hours ago, EnterpriseBulldogsFan said: I was saying Clarkdale didnt beat any good teams; I know Enterprise had a soft schedule but Enterprise won 12 games and the District; that couldnt have gone unnoticed by the Clarkdale administration; Clarkdale came closer to winning the region in 2020 than in 2021; I have friends and relatives at Clarkdale; there were issues with Coach Soules doing poorly with a team that had almost everyone back and Soules not beiing able to beat a rebuilding Enterprise team. The only issue was from a handful of people from what has been told, and it makes sense that those same idiots are friends of yours. Please get a coaching job somewhere so you know what actually goes on in high school football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerDown74 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 7 hours ago, FBdude said: Why doesn’t Clarkdale have athletes? No school in Lauderdale county is traditionally good. From 64-2000 west Lauderdale was possibly the worst of the bunch. Now they compete while the other 3 struggle. The problem isn’t athletes it’s Lauderdale co school district does not do what it takes to be successful. Pay stinks, facilities stink, people, players, and fans at NEL, SEL, and CDale all have the mind set of “we haven’t ever been good so we won’t ever be good.” WL got lucky with McCain and community support. Clarkdale could do the same and so could the other two, their communities will support them somebody just has to get it going in right direction and change the mindsets. Get kids excited about playing, one could argue that’s exactly what Souels was doing. So the whole situation seems a bit odd. The problem is mindset not athletes. Most school have the athletes to field competitive teams. But if you don’t think you can compete, you won’t. And as of right now WL is the only one who expects to compete in regards to players, coaches, admin, teachers, parents, and community. Clarkdale has its share of athletes, just not as many as Forest, Kemper County, etc. I heard from a coach at Louisville NEL had the best looking athletes from any 4A team they saw, but as you said, nobody invests. Coaches get blamed, but the good ole boy system keeps hiring coaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSUDawg04 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 17 hours ago, EnterpriseBulldogsFan said: I was saying Clarkdale didnt beat any good teams; I know Enterprise had a soft schedule but Enterprise won 12 games and the District; that couldnt have gone unnoticed by the Clarkdale administration; Clarkdale came closer to winning the region in 2020 than in 2021; I have friends and relatives at Clarkdale; there were issues with Coach Soules doing poorly with a team that had almost everyone back and Soules not beiing able to beat a rebuilding Enterprise team. Dude, do you have to high jack every thread and make it about Enterprise? You live in a fantasy world when it comes to high school football. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSUDawg04 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 15 hours ago, HammerDown74 said: Clarkdale has its share of athletes, just not as many as Forest, Kemper County, etc. I heard from a coach at Louisville NEL had the best looking athletes from any 4A team they saw, but as you said, nobody invests. Coaches get blamed, but the good ole boy system keeps hiring coaches. What little I saw this year, Cdale does have a good little run of decent athletes right now but not the likes of most of their opponents. Now, there has been some years where it wouldn't have mattered who was calling plays or running the show winning 2-3 games was the best they could have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnterpriseBulldogsFan Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 There are a lot of ties between Enterprise and Clarkdale; Coach Soules used to coach at Enterprise; our Principal Bubba Brannan has just been hired to be Clarkdale's coach; the two schools are ten miles apart; the students know each other and a lot of people at Enterprise have relatives at Clarkdale; and we run the same offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FBdude Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 According to Soules that Offense is why he was forced out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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