Jackson Jambalaya

That headline is going to sting some folks on Sherwood.

@ 10:01
Not sure what your reference is?

Big brother still two spots ahead of them. Got to try harder.

10:10, Clinton is the "Arrows"

We need more kids working hard to be the best in academics. Slamming kids heads into the ground and each other isn't helping our mean IQ scores around these parts.

More books, less foozball.

Satire my man, satire. He knows that. Keep up.

10:23, it seems like a lot more normal men in the US played football than US men that didn’t play football growing up. Also, football teaches teamwork and perseverance, and involves a lot of exercising.

NIL, baby, NIL!!!

And “big brother” still behind HF. LMAO.

NIL is here.....just hidden like the old days.

Oh yeah - my dad can out spend your dad!!

JA is still behind Hartfield and Jackson Prep in the preseason rankings. I would have thought that all of the new players at JA would have pushed them ahead of those two teams. Hartfield and Jackson Prep must have done some good recruiting in the offseason as well. It will be an interesting season.

Sure was nice to see how Robert Wilson acknowledged Hartfield’s returning starters and barely touched on the recruits in his expert analysis of their squad this year. Let’s hope he’ll maintain the same objectivity for Prep and MRA.

Well, these schools know sports pays. Academics doesn't. Reminds me of the 1990s with the wild Wild West of recruiting in the MAIS. In the 90s, though the MAIS was able to corral one of the issues, and weren't afraid of lawyers like they are now. There are kids who live in cities who have been faking the bona fide move, to go to school somewhere, and this faculty loophole. NIL and recruiting are becoming an issue. Time fr the associations to do something about it.

As it pertains to this new culture of school spots. It's going to defeat the whole mentality. Players are going to have the "Whats in it for me" mentality, and it will be chaos. Coach is going to struggle with how to get a group to come in to be a team, when kids are going to be worried about their individual goals and accomplishments. Wild Wild West.

Well Brandon is in the right spot. Always coming in second lol. Maybe this is their year

Mehhh...It is pre-season rankings. High school football at that. No one really pays attention to them anyway. It's more for pre-season click bait for the people who put them together.

10:10, I think he means Sheffield.

An * should go beside any championship that Jackson Academy wins….

Is there a * on Hartfield’s last 2 championships? Would there be one on MRA’s or Prep’s, both of whom have transfers?

Where do I file this? Under News? Commentary? Culture? Jackassery?

Hitting the "NO SHIT" button.

I laugh at all the caterwauling over the MAIS. The MHSAA have been masters of recruiting for years. I could give tons of examples, but I give one that even the media acknowledged.
After Germantown came from nowhere to dominate high school hoops last year, and vanquished Madison Central (another recruiting machine) in the title game. The announcer of the TV broadcast opined, "This Germantown team wasn't built, it was assembled."

True words. Very true words.

When Prep is listed as #10 I knew this poll was bunk. They lost 40+ seniors last year and 21 out of 22 starters. What they have coming up now isn't impressive. It will be MRA and JA battling it out this year.

I have followed Mississippi sports for more than 20 years and have never seen that many kids transfer to one school in a 1-2 year period. Joke

Damn *sure* should be.

Kingfish- you nailed this one… JA Arrows. Hahaha

Will the parents, fans, band members, and cheerleaders of the disgruntled teams start big ol' nasty brawls all over the stadium grounds when the games are going on? This is FOOTBALL we are talking about here, and nothing is off the table when it comes to how serious this is. Nothing.

I'm disgruntled

Maybe these Jackson Academy Arrows can finally win a championship. They basically have 2 teams combined into one this year.

I 1000% expect a fight. It may even be between the recruit families of Jackson Academy against each other….

Recruiting at Mississippi private schools is common even at the small ones. Manchester Academy in Yazoo City picked up three players from Yazoo High just hoping to avoid a winless season. Bigger

It ain't about the Xs and Os -- it's the Jimmys and Joes. Hartfield gets its Jimmys and Joes directly from JPS. The Hawks have experienced overnight success because they go into JPS and cherry-pick the athletes they need. A few wide-outs and one or two big linemen. Two 4-stars in specialty positions make a huge difference at the high school level. They get the free private school tuition and D1 schollys while the tuition-paying kids learn to play an instrument. Everybody wins! Go Calloway/Murrah Hawks!