Olcoach77 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 What are the schools in the state that you feel are underachieving on the field? Reasons… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olcoach77 Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Ones that come to mind: Gulfport-lots of old tradition there, don’t know the reasons for the fall off over the years Tupelo- largest school in the state, don’t know reasons there either, they were really good back in the days of Booty Sloan just 2 off top of my head that I would think would have the resources to win Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archer Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Gulfport has underachieved for over forty years because they’ve hired and retained mediocre head coaches. It’s that damn simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Tupelo had more talent this year than they’ve had in years!!! But played lethargic and made a million mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 11 hours ago, Old Golfer said: Tupelo had more talent this year than they’ve had in years!!! But played lethargic and made a million mistakes. Made the “good ole boy” hire. Boosters also run amuck in that program now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Pushed out old staff due to jealousy hired new staff based on the ability to fall in line and do what Principal wants. Which is just be a Tupelo High Society But Kisser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I agree on the Tupelo stuff. One that we feel usually underachieves is New Albany in 4A. They come out every August running the mouth and usually flounder and are flat when the game gets tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Not so sure I agree with New Albany from the sheer fact of they don’t usually have the talent as other 4A programs. Maybe in 2020, had a big OL and big LBers. But ran into Louisville in 2nd round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msaisbandkid Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 According to one person we know, I would think Enterprise underachieves every single year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I would also say South Panola as of recently! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 28 minutes ago, Old Golfer said: I would also say South Panola as of recently! Not the SP of old. Gotta stop comparing them to what they once were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Not even comparing them to the old, just don’t seem to have the same fire and energy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 59 minutes ago, Old Golfer said: Not even comparing them to the old, just don’t seem to have the same fire and energy. Coach is getting up in age and can’t get as rialed up as he use to and the talent isn’t there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Shannon is a major under achiever. I also would say Grenada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olcoach77 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 21 minutes ago, Old Golfer said: Shannon is a major under achiever. I also would say Grenada. I agree Mike Scott had some great teams back in the day at Shannon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Shannon has players every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 11 hours ago, Old Golfer said: Not so sure I agree with New Albany from the sheer fact of they don’t usually have the talent as other 4A programs. Maybe in 2020, had a big OL and big LBers. But ran into Louisville in 2nd round. They don't have talent to beat North Pontotoc or South Pontotoc or Ripley or Houston on Pontotoc or Itawamba ? I watched the Louisville game from 2020 several times and the talent was fairly close. What other issues could be in play there? Shannon fared pretty well when Chad Cook roamed the sidelines there and he had a good staff as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olcoach77 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 I think in a lot of schools these days admins are just happy to have yes men and don’t really care about sports until they get push back from community. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 3 hours ago, pancho said: They don't have talent to beat North Pontotoc or South Pontotoc or Ripley or Houston on Pontotoc or Itawamba ? I watched the Louisville game from 2020 several times and the talent was fairly close. What other issues could be in play there? Shannon fared pretty well when Chad Cook roamed the sidelines there and he had a good staff as well. 2020 New Albany had some talent. This year, they weren’t close to the others. NA was very small especially when the RB went out. I also disagree about Shannon with Cook, yes they won more than Carter but never won enough for the amount of talent on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Golfer Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 26 minutes ago, Olcoach77 said: I think in a lot of schools these days admins are just happy to have yes men and don’t really care about sports until they get push back from community. Haven’t known many coaches that won, that were Yes Men. A lot of them could be a little strong headed! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattjamesbulldog Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 On 12/30/2021 at 4:36 PM, pancho said: I agree on the Tupelo stuff. One that we feel usually underachieves is New Albany in 4A. They come out every August running the mouth and usually flounder and are flat when the game gets tight. New Albany is definitely overrated. Has vastly underachieved especially when you look at programs like IAHS and Caledonia. Both programs have made it to north half recently where as new Albany struggles to get out of the first round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mattjamesbulldog said: New Albany is definitely overrated. Has vastly underachieved especially when you look at programs like IAHS and Caledonia. Both programs have made it to north half recently where as new Albany struggles to get out of the first round. Talent or coaching? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 That is sure the general thought from the folks in their region. It seems when talent is equal they lose. On paper when looking at the size of the school and tax base of the city they should contend for a division title annually. They appear to be all in on volleyball, golf and eat up with tennis at New Albany. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattjamesbulldog Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 1 minute ago, coachfball87 said: Talent or coaching? They have a pretty good coaching staff I believe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, coachfball87 said: Talent or coaching? They have talent on par with Pontotoc each year and had more talent than the whole region this past year. At least that's what they said. went 0-6 though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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