Quote Originally Posted by BuckyIsAB**** View Post
It?s the same way in Alabama, Louisiana, etc.

If our state would ever stand up for itself we would look a lot better. We played the MS AL game short handed and in AL every year forever until here lately. And the tide has turned a bit. Even when we have lost it has been a close game. And everyone loves to say how talented AL HSFB is. We have been right there with them
I'm not really sure it matters if the vast majority of the state's elite players are all going to go out of state. Everyone has a right to make their own school choice for whatever reason (NIL money, chance to win something, etc.) but it sure would be nice if the HS players in state had more loyalty to the in state schools. We've always had more than our share to leave the state if given the opportunity but now with NIL, we can't seem to keep any of them. This year we are having trouble even getting some of them to visit.