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I believe it was 6 turnovers, they turned the ball over on the first 3 possessions of the game.

@nolebull813 here's an upset bigger than any listed 
 
 
 
 

Even with an overall sloppy first half, Columbia was able to get the blowout win over Orange Park
 
We definitely have some stuff to clean up on but even with some questionable officiating (such as the head ref telling coaches on the sidelines they will let the kids play but calling holding penalties and PI on Columbia even though there were similar infractions on Orange Park which they wouldn't call) Columbia still should have not been trailing at halftime
 
3 first half interceptions including 2 of them coming inside of Orange Park 30 yard line which kept them in the game longer than it should have been
 
Next week is homecoming against Middleburg which will also be the debut of the video scoreboard but also an opportunity to clinch the first consecutive district championship in 22 years with a win over Middleburg and an Orange Park win over Ridgeview

Way I see it is if you can't win your district then you don't deserve an automatic bid and need to EARN it with your body of work over the entire season

When you had district champs/runner ups you also had no value for non district games which devalued a lot of rivalries

So what go to 2 or 3 metro divisions with larger districts? Honestly I don't see how runner up is better than wild cards because it basically makes it clear if you don't win district you don't control your destiny which I'm perfectly fine with 
 
Either way larger districts are fine with me but I hate the MaxPreps formula as it seems to reward weak minded scheduling

The switch to MaxPreps sent us backwards
 
I don't see why we didn't just keep the RPI because it was a set formula that we could understand by doing simple math 

Alot of teams who schedule tough I'm sure aren't just doing it for the experience or to try to keep it close. I feel as though the majority are scheduling these games to prepare them for the type of teams or games they will come across deep into the playoffs. Also, I'm sure they feel like they can not only compete but win those games as well. 
Even with Lake Gibson I'm sure they scheduled those games with the thought that they'll have core players back from the run they made last season and their top player who is the top DB in the nation. Little did they know they would lose those players 

So what go to 2 or 3 metro divisions with larger districts? Honestly I don't see how runner up is better than wild cards because it basically makes it clear if you don't win district you don't control your destiny which I'm perfectly fine with 
 
Either way larger districts are fine with me but I hate the MaxPreps formula as it seems to reward weak minded scheduling

The switch to MaxPreps sent us backwards
 
I don't see why we didn't just keep the RPI because it was a set formula that we could understand by doing simple math 

True. Never know though with the mystery formula. But I'll definitely try

The switch to MaxPreps sent us backwards
 
I don't see why we didn't just keep the RPI because it was a set formula that we could understand by doing simple math 

I definitely plan on it whenever I have sometime. Who knows if everything works out there could be a playoff matchup between Columbia and Rockledge 

That is actually a pretty good idea and gets rid of the one argument that people would have against MOV 

Those black unis with the purple helmets were definitely on point. 

It's not 
 
You have maybe 4-5 teams in the entire state that would look competitive in some of the weaker regions in Florida but nothing that would compare with any top 50 level team in Florida

Figured this would apply here as well 
 
TBH I don't get why anyone gets bothered by the jersey thing but I'm so glad we beat Madison County in our first ever time wearing black jerseys otherwise I'm sure that the fanbase would have been blaming the jerseys for our performance like they did with the grey ones (we would have lost to Apopka in any jerseys because of how undisciplined we played that 2015 game but the alumni and even some coaches blamed the jerseys)

Yeah it is and that's the type of thing that will get exposed against elite teams 
 
I felt going into the season that Dillard had a shot to win at least 1 of the major games in the regular season and so far Dillard has seemingly competed for about a half with both before falling apart and getting trampled in the second half, I hope they can do better against STA but STA has seemingly stepped up a bit the last few weeks, the one playing the first 2-3 weeks seemed a bit vulnerable (may still be) but I'm concerned that Dillard hasn't progressed to the point that I felt they needed to in order to beat them 
 
Dillard may actually have a better starting lineup than STA, especially in the trenches. However STA has the depth advantage and if Dillard can't pull the trigger in the second half they may not be able to hold a lead long enough to beat STA. Just like last year Dillard needs to limit mistakes and find ways to win on "extra" possessions whether that's punt returns, kick returns or defensive TD's if they want to win and they need to limit turnovers. If they blow possessions like they did against Central or mentally collapse like they did against Chaminade then STA will feed off of that easily

It's not 
 
You have maybe 4-5 teams in the entire state that would look competitive in some of the weaker regions in Florida but nothing that would compare with any top 50 level team in Florida

Suwannee doesn't want to play Columbia in ANY sport because they would rather claim we have gang issues in Lake City and garner sympathy even though they have no problem playing teams in Tallahassee or Jacksonville that have gang issues far worse than Lake City and it's not like Live Oak doesn't have its own issues with gang violence
 
 
As for the system I have always preferred wild cards over runner ups because better districts deserve more than 2 teams and having that system in theory will reward teams who play tougher schedules by giving them the ability to get a higher seed Than a team who goes undefeated by getting 10 easy wins against teams they managed to find that were willing to take a blowout for a paycheck
 
And I've argued for years that ever since 1a removed districts that there is no reason they can't do 2 regions instead of 4 which would cut down on a lot of the teams who have gotten in with 2 or 3 wins over the past few years which is only happening because of how small the regions are

Oh I agree MaxPreps rankings are horrible and even worse seems to not only give teams a favorable position based on last season results but also favors teams who are undefeated with pathetic schedules 
 
The last 2 aspects of that weren't as common with the RPI but MaxPreps caters to the teams who hated that they couldn't game the system and go undefeated with weak schedules and were forced to travel to cross town rivals who they "think" are recruiters because they actually win and beat strong teams 
 
I would have at least liked to seen the RPI in action for a year with the current classification changes instead of switching to MaxPreps which seemingly is creating more problems then it solved 

Still not understanding this.  Seems team’s being undefeated playing bottom teams and those bottom teams have 1 lost from playing other bottom teams are still getting high SOS.  No different than the point system a few years back.  There’s a team in 1R that’s hasn’t played a team ranked over 400 on the MaxPreps ranking and they are top 3 in the power ranking.  

which is why I said (pre-2022). 

Some the numbers aren't even the same like with the SOS I saw a few teams with a different SOS on MaxPreps than what is on FHSAA rankings 

https://northflnews.com/high-school-post-week-5-rankings/