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On 8/4/2018 at 2:10 PM, Just A Coach said:
Columbia can you please stop responding to posts the same way LOS does. It's kinda is starting to look like your a morph...LOL
He is suffering from long term board derangement syndrome, a new, debilitating malady. I pray he recovers as it would be a shame to lose such a passionate, promising youngster!
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3 hours ago, 954gator said:
I take it you saw Colquitt...they are nasty good. NG and Buford are as well. Best of luck to Wekiva and DFB, but I see Ls comin.
Wekiva may have a chance. They are very nasty on defense and have a solid, if not yet spectacular, offense.
If they lose, their undoing may be their special teams. We will see in a little.
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43 minutes ago, Floridatech said:
Forgot to tell y'all that today is my birthday
It's also my brother's!
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36 minutes ago, Floridatech said:
Especially with the way 7a lookin right now
Exactly.
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2 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
Columbia deserves to be at the very least within the top 20. I am reluctant to say anymore than that right this minute. But if this was not a fluke and if IMG is still the IMG of recent times, then Columbia should at the very least make it to the third round of the playoffs this year.
And, realistically, a trip to Orlando could be within reach.
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24 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
Actually i felt 2016 was better than last year
I agree.
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Apopka 28 Mainland 13. I left with just under three minutes to go, but Apopka was driving so I figured the score would either remain the same or Apopka would widen the margin.
Mixed feelings on this game. Apopka's defense has come a long way and is very solid. The offense kept shooting itself in the foot, though, fumbling the ball away three or four times of which only one was forced. Two Apopka and one Mainland touchdowns were called back.
If Apopka can remain healthy and if the kids play as a unit, they could have a very good season. However, the district, though small, is a tough one, so a playoff spot is not even assured.
Mainland had the size advantage, but it was obvious Apopka was the better conditioned team.
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Just now, peezy28 said:
which 2 and when?
Either Fletcher in mid October or Bolles the first week of November. I am leaning towards Fletcher as it's a district game and Apopka is off that night.
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56 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
33-20 final for Columbia over IMG Blue (national team)
Img first loss since AHP in 2015
Very, very happy for Columbia!! I will be making the trip to see you at home. It will be one of the two games we discussed.
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Apopka vs Mainland at Mainland (Municipal Stadium). Should be an interesting game.
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1 hour ago, gatorman-uf said:
Was Willie the one that UF has disinvite or unrecruit because of his behavior during a recruiting or did he throw the keg at someone? Sadly it is all getting scrambled in my head
He behaved very badly up in Gainsville. Property damage and what not. Kid was talented and actually pretty smart. Had a SAT over 1200 but was obviously troubled.
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2 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:
I really like the Kowboys. But am asking the question because Ridge of Polk County has been knocking at the door and I hear little talk of this team out of anyone. They seem to be steadily improving without a reliance on big-name talent. Last year Osceola won 17-12 and the year before it was 27-26. All 4 games played between these teams this decade have been extremely close and this year's game will be played at Ridge. Coach Richard Tate is starting his 30th season of coaching and is in the third year of his second stint at Ridge. This will be his 10th season at Ridge.
I think there are no fans from that side of Polk County on the board. They probably have as good a chance as they ever have. Osceola was not especially impressive in its Spring game.
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2 hours ago, Dan in Daytona said:
Not sure cause the years run together, but LM had one hell of a good multi year starting dual threat QB and two big gifted wide receiver all graduate about that same time. They could move the ball, run the clock, and put points on the board. Maybe they had gone on to college by '15,'16... Help me out Darter
A couple of their kids transferred to OC University and they also graduated a few. Last year, I actually liked their offense and, as I stated in my post, gave them a solid shot at beating Seminole. But they did not. Truth is last year LM was an up and down team. They beat a solid OC University team easily when state champs DP struggled against them and Seminole lost against them. But then lost to Seminole without putting up much of a fight and were in a dogfight with a pedestrian Lake Brantley team.
Maybe they take District this year, but unless they have a lot of talent coming in, I don't think they will.
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4 hours ago, LAZ said:
Darter,
Still on the 2018 Seminole bandwagon I see. Well if they have a great season, I’ll be sure to make it known that you called it back in December. Hope you’re doing well. Sure wish I could join you and Dan this Friday but I have some pressing issues that must be met head on. Talk to you soon.
I am. They had a lot of talent last year and if it returns Seminole should be a very good team. Go get through the issues quickly and successfully. Mainland/Apopka should be a fun game whichever way it goes.
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10 minutes ago, badbird said:
I'm not against the Lake Mary pick. Scott Perry has done a good job there and it's a nice upset pick. They have a punchers chance but I would have also taken Seminole.
Here's the problem I see for Lake Mary: they don't match up well against Seminole. Last year, I too, thought they had a chance. And pretty much the same team they will be facing with a year's more experience handled them with ease.
Strange things happen sometimes, but I would be surprised if LM beats Seminole this year.
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Brenden, I doubt Lake Mary beats Seminole for District 3. Nothing's impossible, but Seminole has a lot more talent in my opinion.
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5 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:
As I implied earlier, compiling the data was not meant to be an exercise in perfection with strict criteria, and I didn't advertise it as some masterpiece to prove a point. Sometimes I do things for myself and think "Gee, maybe some others might like to see this." It's a random set of data. Take it for what it is. I don't see too many others idiots like myself posting things for others to enjoy at midnight.
All of the FL teams listed above were legitimate state title contenders in the years they were listed, so to consider them "inferior" does not speak well for Florida football. Concerning Tucker and Stephenson, they are rock solid programs, but not what most GA folks would consider the most worthy of GA teams to deserve a national ranking.
I used "loose" criteria to define "top-ranked" OOS competitiors. Did not include teams that ended the year ranked outside the top 200 on Maxpreps. Is there better criteria? I'm sure. Did I care for the purposes of what I was doing and was I willing to dedicate any more time to the exercise than I already did? No. If anyone out there got something out of the data, I am glad I shared it.
I, for one, appreciate what you do with these things and take them not as works of perfection, but, rather, things to stimulate discussion.
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1 hour ago, Floridatech said:
The BTW and Oscar Smith game happened in 2014 and Apopka scored way more than 17 points and Byrnes scored more than 34 points too
I think the final was 51-36 or something like that. It was a one score game, Apopka was driving, then they lost their QB to a hit that damaged his future career. Byrnes scored another touchdown after that, to increase the lead to two scores.
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11 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:
Not Duval! There are some coaches there with good tenure at their schools
Trinity Christian-Verlon Dorminey-27 seasons-7 state titles
Marty Lee-First Coast-21 seasons-1 final appearance
Raines-Deran Wiley-8 seasons-1 state title
University Christian-David Penland-8 seasons-3 state titles
Probably Broward County.
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2 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:
This is pretty mindblowing. I share it simply to demonstrate how ridiculous it is that we cannot pay our high school coaches better than we do. Scroll down to see what local school boards and colleges are paying their employees.
The interactive tool is pretty cool. ColumbiaFan is going to get sick when he sees the 18 people in Lake City making six-figure salaries. Can you say "fat cats?"
And Darter might be interested in what the "retired" City Manager of Apopka is making now.
The list ranges from the absurdly overcompensated to those making, at best, just reasonable compensation for the nature of their jobs relative to the cost of living in some of these areas.
With respect to the Apopka official, his tenure ended in litigation between the City and himself, as the city sought to extricate itself from its agreement with him.
In general, the state has way too many small towns and cities that serve as gravy trains for many well connected individuals. If the taxpayers of these places realized what the cost of "local self government" was, I daresay many would be glad to give up their self governing status as in many cases the County could provide the services much more cheaply.
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5 hours ago, Hwy17 said:
Thought you might find this interesting
Back then Americans carried "normal" weight. The heavyweight boxing champion, Rocky Marciano (or was it Jersey Joe Walcott), weighed 188 full of steaks. No more.
The sad fact is that Americans are digging their graves with their teeth.
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On 8/7/2018 at 12:00 PM, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
Your coaching staff has a lot of balls taking this game. Hope Columbia holds its own. I will keep my fingers crossed.
Vero Beach vs Venice predictions
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I am going with Venice by 3. Should be close, but I am not sold on this year's Vero team.