DarterBlue2
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5 hours ago, SportsNut25 said:
That's big news. Wonder if he got frustrated and left or was asked to? Very good coach. He turned down an offer to come to the Orlando area after the 2012 state final loss.
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4 hours ago, Coachemup said:
Yes, Mainland will travel to play Vero Beach on the 18th!!!
This sounds like a great spring game. Dan's got a treat on his hand!
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5 minutes ago, peezy28 said:
Dallas's board was Rivals.
He started another National Board after the Rivals National Board folded. His lasted about 1.5 years. He just up and abandoned it.
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5 minutes ago, peezy28 said:
Which one? I doubt SK does I tried to get him over and he was like thanks but no thanks. Choctaw probably still does not know this board exists and there is no way Neutral can just watch and not comment with a 30 page long diatribe or have something to say about Peezy deleting people or betting me the most ridiculous bet known to man.
Another thing to note they have all been posting almost longer than Columbia Fan has been living... actually yes they have been posting longer than he has been living.
I know Neutral's Buddy Wave reads this. He and maybe Mark Cannon. Mark contacted me once saying Wave had told him I may be taking in a game on the west coast. I had posted that here not on Rivals. So some of them read this board. For all I know they may have posted under a different name.
And, yes, the Rivals board got hot around 2000. I am guessing Columbia Fan was born in 1999. So they would have been around there around the time he was born.
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6 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
Guess they will post until they close the doors then either come over or retire with the board
You always need someone to shut the place down. It may take longer than you or I think.
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1 hour ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
I don't understand why chocwa don't come over here
She likes Silver King and Neutral Observer. They are not coming here although I know one reads this board. Plus, older folks are resistant to change.
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6 minutes ago, peezy28 said:
I am honestly surprised Yahoo hasn't put the Kabash on it... Its probably hidden on a general ledger with low upkeep or maintenance that is not bringing in any revenue... I know they probably can count the subscribers on 1 hand maybe 2 and advertisement dollars have to be non existent with the low network traffic. Don't be surprised if one day you type in the URL and its gone without warning. (Like Dallas Jackson's board.).
Yeah. That's what I expect will happen. Chock better be careful she doesn't lose part of her subscription when they do that.
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1 hour ago, OldSchoolLion said:
- Authorized for good cause in the district or charter school policy
In Orange County, he/she would not get to play based on Item 4. However, it does seem to be a big hole that could create a situation since it's a catch all clause.
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5 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
I didn't even realize that was allowed
Not in Florida. That is pretty ridiculous.
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4 hours ago, Pipe Dreams said:
The guys over at Rivals have become a joke. I’m done with that board (and site) and hope the people over there will start posting here exclusively.
It is beyond imcompetence over there.
Thread from over a year ago with multiple elite players... his responses show the problem.
https://flavarsity.forums.rivals.com/threads/list-of-recruiting-database-additions.8837/#post-75019
I feel your pain. If you don't put resources into a venture it dies from starvation. That is what's happened at Rivals.
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I follow soccer which is Winter but still in progress. I know Columbia had a good soccer team last year. Seminole High in the Orlando area is really good and should make the Semifinal, at a minimum, for the second consecutive year.
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23 minutes ago, BrowardHandicapper said:
From what I have read in a previous article in The Miami Herald, Irvin has a son coming up to HS soon and he would like to continue to coach and build up a strong program. Southridge may potentially be a good situation for him. I saw Miami High's roster last year and it was one of the smallest 8A rosters I have seen in the SFL playoffs in a while. I know Miami High had a great season last year but Southridge seems to be the more consistent program on a year to year basis of late if I am not mistaken.
From what I know (and I am 240 miles away), the Southridge zone has more talent in its zone. Easier to build a quality program there.
If you are going to win consistently at Miami High you need to bring in a number of quality transfers each year.
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11 minutes ago, 954gator said:
Can never play football again. This type of news is so hard to take. Kid was a BALLER. Was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Devastating news.
It's funny. You may be a near perfect physical specimen. And yet, you may have one defect that makes you vulnerable where much less imposing peers are fine. May never be the athlete you are, but also lack that defect you have.
Reminds me of famed Achilles of antiquity. One bad heel or in this case a thickened heart. It sucks and my sympathy goes out to him, his relatives and friends.
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40 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
WR
So he is now the second reciever from 2015 to have a power 5 offer (Latrell Williams WR at Tennessee)
Are the two Williams's related?
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3 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
Columbia 2015 product Mike Williams signing with university of Nebraska
Glad he got the opportunity. What position does he play?
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1 hour ago, badbird said:
I like to speculate. I would be shocked if this was his first encounter with the law or his first time getting caught up in the wrong. Not that it really matter but what help was given to him. I'm sure some probably knew about what he was doing and said nothing or did nothing. I'm sure there were adults that knew he was doing the wrong things. What can we do to help others or is this just a senseless death. Our judicial system for juveniles is very lenient and we don't hold kids accountable. We also stink at helping kids so they make better choices. What can be done? I don't know but it sure sucks to see two young kids ruin their lives and the life of another. Sad very sad but how can we be better?
If the judicial system was more lenient in terms of providing options enabling a kid to keep or earn a "clean record," but actually set meaningful goals as to what needed to be accomplished, and were held accountable to meeting them, that would probably go a long way. I grew up in a Jamaican hood. Some of my friends did wrong and met an early death or were long term incarcerated. These were individuals that I knew very well and I can honestly tell you that on a personal level many were not "bad people." (Of course some were.) But their circumstances were bad and they had no proper guidance/role models to curb their stupid tenancies.
I was lucky in two senses. First, my mother owned a small business and made sure I busted my butt in it after school (kept me off the streets). Second, I was a "bright boy" and was able to earn a scholarship to high school (back in those days only about 1/6 of Jamaican kids benefited from a high school education, as it was determined by a competitive examination at age 11/12).
Had it not been for those two things, I don't want to speculate as to what would have become of my life. So while I condemn what those two 18 year old's' did on some level I understand and don't roundly condemn them as individuals. There are a lot of young people that are born into circumstances that are not conducive to development into normal, healthy adults.
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You make interesting comments. Perhaps some of the lack of interest in the jobs reflects the fact that hourly compensation has not risen to match productivity. Maybe there is a feeling that the wage does not match the effort.
But the other issue is that to many blue collar jobs are seen as "dirty." When your pop and uncle had one back in the day, the expectation was, if you were not academically gifted, that you would take a job alongside them at the plant. A generation and a half have come and gone since those jobs were plentiful. The ethic and culture that made the youth want to do them has died over that time.
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2 hours ago, Pipe Dreams said:
I agree 100%. I’d bet that most of us know former teammates or players that have either been killed or gone to prison.
It’s an epidemic that is seldom talked about in the open and it’s obviously not just athletes.
Many, many misguided kids are in prison or worse just a few years after HS. The number one indicator (in a broad sense, I am no longer talking about the Edgewater case) is typically a lack of a father figure in the home. It’s killing communties and the cycle does not end.
Read the article below: https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.brookings.edu/opinions/three-simple-rules-poor-teens-should-follow-to-join-the-middle-class/amp/
Three rules, 1) Graduate HS, 2) Get a Job, 3) Have kids after marriage.
I have no problem with the message in the article. I do suggest, though, that the current world economic order which has led to the export of manufacturing jobs from the USA to Asia, Mexico and other lower cost countries is also part of the problem.
A full time job ought to provide enough income to sustain the basics of life. I know more than a few individuals that need to work two or more jobs to do so. This leads to a neglect of any children in these households.
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6 minutes ago, badbird said:
If you are going to a house with a gun to rob someone it is more than just getting caught up in something or making a mistake. Sounds like he was a very troubled kid and I doubt this was the first time.
It does not really matter whether it was their first time or not. It was wrong; it was also stupid; and, it reflects two young men who had serious moral issues and who clearly lacked the capacity to see the likely consequences of what they proceeded to do.
Because of their actions they have destroyed their own lives (one terminally), and possibly permanently impacted the victim and his wife. What led them to this action is a discussion for another topic, but, rationally, only by those that knew these young men and their circumstances. Lacking this information, I cannot begin to speculate what led them down this path.
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37 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
Does this happen often?
The game, yes. Brawls, no.
It's unfortunate it ended that way.
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50 minutes ago, Pipe Dreams said:
It's been changed from "Bad news out of Orlando Edgewater" to the current thread title.
Not sure how that title implied anything bad about the school, but I changed it anyway to be extremely specific..... I said it's an issue at most schools in my post so not sure why you thought that (?)
It's cool. Not meaning to attack you or anything. When I clicked on the thread, I though Edgewater had been caught up in a recruiting scheme or something.
Then I saw that what happened was much worse on a human level. Three lives, one ended, another probably ended for all practical purposes, and a victim, who may or may not recover. It's just a sad, bad situation. And, for very little gain with a whole lot of downside.
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Misleading title. Edgewater, the school, did nothing wrong. Two stupid 18 year olds made a bad choice. One paid with his life. The other may spend the rest of his life in prison, if he avoids the death penalty. Hope the victim pulls through.
Very sad tale.
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10 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:
2017 armwood or 2017 dr Phillips?
A lot would depend on when they played. I only saw Armwood once. In the State Title. And they had a legitimate shot at winning that game but blew it. I am not sure DP would have done as well. DP had an up and down year. At their worst, Armwood beats them. (The DP that lost to Wekiva first game.). At their best they would probably hang with Armwood, at least the team I saw once.
Having said the above, if the team I saw in the state title played at that level consistently, I would pick Armwood in a low scoring game.
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