maroontide06 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 At the beginning of the season I never would have thought this would have been an intriguing matchup, but with the way Florence has significantly stepped up their game this could be an old fashioned slobberknocker. Laurel probably has a slight advantage at Watkins Field, but if Florence were to come away with a W, I don’t think it would surprise me. What are your thoughts on this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: At the beginning of the season I never would have thought this would have been an intriguing matchup, but with the way Florence has significantly stepped up their game this could be an old fashioned slobberknocker. Laurel probably has a slight advantage at Watkins Field, but if Florence were to come away with a W, I don’t think it would surprise me. What are your thoughts on this game? If Florence comes away with a win between the bricks, then they are gonna have a chance to make noise in the region. If Laurel blows them out, then we will know that Florence was undefeated because of playing a weak schedule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 18, 2022 Author Share Posted September 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Vott said: If Florence comes away with a win between the bricks, then they are gonna have a chance to make noise in the region. If Laurel blows them out, then we will know that Florence was undefeated because of playing a weak schedule Even if Florence were to lose, but not get blown out they can still make some noise. It’ll be a game in Mississippi to keep a close eye on for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 9 hours ago, maroontide06 said: Even if Florence were to lose, but not get blown out they can still make some noise. It’ll be a game in Mississippi to keep a close eye on for sure. Weak schedule. Have played absolutely nobody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 5 minutes ago, coachfball87 said: Weak schedule. Have played absolutely nobody. I realize they’ve had their cupcakes in non-region play, but a bad football team would struggle eating 4 weeks worth of cupcakes. The insulin levels would be off the charts. I don’t think a bad football team would be able to win the games at the level in which they did. Heck, they are the only team in Region 3 who is 4-0 right now and quite frankly they are the last team I thought would be 4-0 to start the season. Will the real test be this Friday at Laurel? Sure it will be. Their coach is trying to turn things around and instill some confidence. Sometimes the only way to stimulate that is to have the cupcakes . Let’s see if that diet stimulated their metabolism against Laurel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 33 minutes ago, coachfball87 said: Weak schedule. Have played absolutely nobody. And another thing. If Florence has truly played nobody, wouldn’t their overall record be 0-0 right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 40 minutes ago, coachfball87 said: Weak schedule. Have played absolutely nobody. And another thing. Magee ain’t a nobody. They just won a state championship in 2020. I have no idea if Magee has hit a lean year, but that’s a historically good Mississippi High School Football team and Florence beat them 43-7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAnswer Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Laurel wins but closer than the experts think. Cupcakes or not, Florence was 1-2 last year at this time (didn’t play Jim Hill) and had to take Richland to overtime. This year they’ve beat those teams soundly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, TheAnswer said: Laurel wins but closer than the experts think. Cupcakes or not, Florence was 1-2 last year at this time (didn’t play Jim Hill) and had to take Richland to overtime. This year they’ve beat those teams soundly. TheAnswer has the answers! Hallelujah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 6 hours ago, maroontide06 said: And another thing. Magee ain’t a nobody. They just won a state championship in 2020. I have no idea if Magee has hit a lean year, but that’s a historically good Mississippi High School Football team and Florence beat them 43-7. That was 2 seasons ago during the Covid year when teams just didn’t play or were depleted from kids being virtual or not playing. Doesn’t have anything to do with this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 2 hours ago, coachfball87 said: That was 2 seasons ago during the Covid year when teams just didn’t play or were depleted from kids being virtual or not playing. Doesn’t have anything to do with this season. Well Magee must have not been depleted, they won a State Title. So are you saying teams that won state titles in 2020 are illegitimate title winners? I know for a fact Picayune was not a depleted team in 2020, and we played football just like any other year. I guess your post just doesn't make sense to me when you say Florence has played absolutely nobody, but I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachfball87 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 4 hours ago, maroontide06 said: Well Magee must have not been depleted, they won a State Title. So are you saying teams that won state titles in 2020 are illegitimate title winners? I know for a fact Picayune was not a depleted team in 2020, and we played football just like any other year. I guess your post just doesn't make sense to me when you say Florence has played absolutely nobody, but I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. No, you must have comprehension problems. I’m saying OTHER teams they would have played that might have beat them were that way. (Teams being shut down, games forfeited, etc.) I’m saying a 2020 state title means nothing in 2022 unless it were all sophomores and freshmen were playing. Magee beat two struggling teams, as Pelahatchie. They have played nobody worth anything is what I mean by (absolutely nobody). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 33 minutes ago, coachfball87 said: No, you must have comprehension problems. I’m saying OTHER teams they would have played that might have beat them were that way. (Teams being shut down, games forfeited, etc.) I’m saying a 2020 state title means nothing in 2022 unless it were all sophomores and freshmen were playing. Magee beat two struggling teams, as Pelahatchie. They have played nobody worth anything is what I mean by (absolutely nobody). I'm not going to sit here and argue with you. I have no idea which team you pull for or what not. I just thought that this Florence-Laurel matchup seemed to be intriguing and obviously you don't and that's fine. Adios bud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonte3455 Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Where are those Laurel fans that were on here few weeks ago? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, Deonte3455 said: Where are those Laurel fans that were on here few weeks ago? That's a good question Deonte. We know that LHS Nadars auntie don't work at Wards no more so he can't get the free WiFi like he was accustomed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wareaglefan1us Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Florence had a really good QB last season and if I remember correctly he was a sophomore. The also had a good RB, I know that’s far from an entire team but they really stuck out to me. They have scored a lot of points. It seems Laurel’s defense has given up a few I know the did against Petal. So it could be closer than many think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, Wareaglefan1us said: Florence had a really good QB last season and if I remember correctly he was a sophomore. The also had a good RB, I know that’s far from an entire team but they really stuck out to me. They have scored a lot of points. It seems Laurel’s defense has given up a few I know the did against Petal. So it could be closer than many think. Florence also has a Bulldog LB commit, so they must have some salt on their defense as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 PROJECT A MATCHUP neutral field [2022] Florence (MS) 35, [2022] Laurel (MS) 34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 8 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: PROJECT A MATCHUP neutral field [2022] Florence (MS) 35, [2022] Laurel (MS) 34 I havent seen those calpreps projections that were posted on here every week last yr. Those were pretty accurate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 1 minute ago, Vott said: I havent seen those calpreps projections that were posted on here every week last yr. Those were pretty accurate Vott, I just looked this one up. I honestly had no idea what the projection would be. I was very surprised, but their projections are very good. I just had a hunch about this game and apparently the calpreps folks do too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 I like to keep an eye on what's going on in Region 3 because sooner or later it'll probably effect us in some way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 17 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: Vott, I just looked this one up. I honestly had no idea what the projection would be. I was very surprised, but their projections are very good. I just had a hunch about this game and apparently the calpreps folks do too. The algorithm doesn't kick in until Oct 1. I'll post them when Calpreps start making projections. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 37 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: I like to keep an eye on what's going on in Region 3 because sooner or later it'll probably effect us in some way. I just know that if Florence goes to Laurel and pulls out a win, Region 3 is gonna get really crazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, Vott said: I just know that if Florence goes to Laurel and pulls out a win, Region 3 is gonna get really crazy And this is the reason why we like High School Football so much. Things will get interesting if Florence pulls off the W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, maroontide06 said: And this is the reason why we like High School Football so much. Things will get interesting if Florence pulls off the W. Imagine Hattiesburg Laurel West Jones and Wayne Co sitting at home for the playoffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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