Enterprise could be the first school to win state titles in three different classes

[msaisbandkid]

10 minutes ago, FBdude said:

I’m saying not every has to go to college, lot of money to be made with you hands. Welding, plumbing, HVac etc…..

I completely agree...but the majority of people will still go to college.

[FBdude]

14 minutes ago, msaisbandkid said:

I completely agree...but the majority of people will still go to college.

42% of Americans have college a degree of some type. I would imagine somewhere like enterprise is around 60% with at least an Associate.

[Bulldogs4]

17 hours ago, s1nglewing said:

1927 Big 8 Champ Biloxi lost in the State Championship game to Philadelphia. After that Big 8 Champs declined further participation in the state championship playoffs for fear of being embarrassed again. Although some Big 8 teams did participate in the playoffs, none won.

After Jackson St. Joe defeated Murrah in the 1972 Capitol Bowl, Big 8 Conference schools refused to play non-Big 8 schools in bowls.

 

This past season clearly showed that the size of the school does not dictate which football team is the best.

 

 

Occasionally, that very thing does happen, much like Utah beating Bama in the Sugar Bowl or Boise State beating Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl. But those examples are much the exceptions rather than the rule.

 

Your second claim is a bald face lie. In 1977, Meridian played and defeated Warren Central in the Red Carpet Bowl in Vicksburg. Warren Central was not a member of the Big 8 and Meridian was a Big 8 member.  
 

Demographics have changed greatly but over that 50+ years there was a significant difference in the playing squads. Big 8 schools regularly dressed out 80-100 players and many of your smaller-mid-sized  schools dressed out 35-40 players. In a one game scenario, they could very well win a game i.e. Magee playing Pensacola Escambia in 1985 and losing 7-6 with two missed FG’s. But if they played against 6A-7A teams every week they would lose by attrition. 33 players against 100 players every week is not going to be successful. 
 

So yes I agree that in an occasional season or in a single game much smaller teams would have fared well back in the old days but sustaining that over a long period of time would have been impossible. 

[s1nglewing]

Now settle down - no need for grown men to be name-calling. I was told that back then and believed it - thanks for pointing out that two also-rans in their respective conferences played a close bowl game in 1977. 

[Bulldogs4]

Sorry

 

I was not calling you a name. But back in those days Warren Central had a chip on the shoulder because they were stuck in the Little Dixie Conference but felt they were as good as the better Big 8 teams. 
Honestly during the 70’s they had a good point as they had some really good teams. 
And the Bowl game was very close and they played very well. Meridian won a very tight game and our players had great respect for them. 
 

The teams were not also rans either.

Both were 7-3 on the season. Good seasons but fell short of winning our respective conferences. 

 

 

 

Gulfport win the Big 8 that year with an 11-1 record and were crowned State Champs. 

 

Clinton won the Little Dixie with an 11-0 record and probably felt like they could have beaten Gulfport that year had they played. Probably would have been a great game. I would have given Gulfport the edge as that team was loaded that year but Clinton would have held their own and possibly could have won the game.