re: MSU, Ole Miss rivalry takes interesting turn with message board poster (Coach34)

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These are the kinds of second-rate stunts that will forever keep the state of Mississippi mired in mediocrity.

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This is a little dramatic, I'm sure there is no drama in TX High School football hirings and firings*

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If the candidate was willing to apply for the job opening, and the hiring agent felt he was the most qualified applicant, hire the guy.
Allowing emotions to negate that decision is amateurish at best.

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South Panola is all Ole Miss, always has been. I don't know him personally, but judging by his general demeanor on message boards, the only reason Coach34 would possibly take a job there is to attempt some coup or to try to unearth some kind of Ole Miss recruiting impropriety. Not saying he would have been successful, but he definitely would have tried.

South Panola made the right call, IMO.

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These are the kinds of second-rate stunts that will forever keep the state of Mississippi mired in mediocrity.
If the candidate was willing to apply for the job opening, and the hiring agent felt he was the most qualified applicant, hire the guy.
Allowing emotions to negate that decision is amateurish at best.

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Actually Lee and Pogue were friends from the past. He was looking to fill a spot and knew C34 had coaching experience. Pogue did not know of all the C34 exploits on the Internet, because some people do not really care about social media or follow it (life was better back then).

When Lee's alternate lifestyle was brought to their attention, it was deemed they should part ways.

I do not really feel bad for Lee, he is an arse. This however is a great learning experience for some of you younger people. You online actions can follow you into the real world and is a valid reason for termination or passing on you as a candidate.

There is no case for any lawsuit. If Wooldridge tried, he would get blackballed from ever coaching again. He is looking to coach again.

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These are the kinds of second-rate stunts that will forever keep the state of Mississippi mired in mediocrity.
If the candidate was willing to apply for the job opening, and the hiring agent felt he was the most qualified applicant, hire the guy.
Allowing emotions to negate that decision is amateurish at best.

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You really think this is a Mississippi thing?

I don't know how active you are or have been in the HR/job market world lately but social media background checking is just about as big as a criminal background check these days.

If only part of what people are saying the guy does online are true, he's not getting a job with public image concerns anywhere.