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Seems Dr. Phillips is also going thru a down year so will see how that goes but Lake Mary, Lake Wales, Sebring and Auburndale look impossible at the present time.  Due to the lack of overall talent, our HC has leaned into some defensive players going both ways and I think that will help if he leans into that formula even more.   Lots of holes to plug on the offensive side. 

Dang. Not often you see St Cloud beat Osceola. That’s crazy. Gonna be an uphill climb because now. Lakeland, Lake Mary and Lake Wales are probable losses. Sebring and Dr Phillips will be dog fights.    Poinciana is a lock win. Bartow, Auburndale and Lake Gibson you should be favored.    I say 4-6 at worse, and 6-4 at best 

It pains me to report that our team is a shadow of the past 20+ years.  We just finished losing in a rain/lightning delay game to mediocre St. Cloud 18-15.  Watching this team thru summer and fall camp on occasions it was pretty clear we had nowhere the talent level we have been blessed with over the years.  Scoring will be a huge challenge, so our coaching staff have a steep climb to come up with some creative ways to move the ball.  I didn't want to pass judgement last week after losing to Mainland, but it was a window of what to expect.  We've got some very good pieces on defense but got some youngsters in our secondary that will develop and will improve coverage/tackling skills with playing time.  They actually had some INT opportunities in this game but failed to make the play and cash in.  Regardless, I am a staunch supporter and will attend every game I possibly can pulling for them to finish 5-5 against a difficult schedule.  As many have expressed over the years about preseason rankings being non-sensical, I fall into that camp generally upset that even as the season's in the past have progressed, we seem to always get slighted which was the principal reason for participating on this board to provide an honest and accurate analysis of our team.  I know it is easy to be blinded by loyalty which is evident with some who post on here on an annual basis extolling the virtues of their team to simply have to lean on "Wait Till Next Year"!  I had to laugh seeing that MaxPreps put us in the top 50 in the state overall knowing we were nowhere near that and based on simply what?   Anybody worried about the rankings and claiming being dissed this early in the season just shut up and earn it.   On all of our schedules we have some key games that will prove our worth as everything else is just talk.  As always, thanks for letting an "OLD TIMER" rant.   GO KOWBOYS.

Maxpreps needs to be more accurate with information 

man i missed it. thanks though nole i appreciate you trying