DarterBlue2
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12 minutes ago, Vero Indian said:
He ended up with 23 td passes that season that's better than alotta qbs in Florida, I think you're under selling my coach.....
Are you telling me that in a school of about 3,000 kids there was no one that could accurately throw a ball more than 20 yards. I am going to be real with you. IF I am a Head Coach or Offensive Coordinator and my son cannot throw 20 yards, he's not playing QB. If he was born into football and does not have that much ability, he either rides the pine or he plays full back, running back, wide receiver or safety or kick or punt. For VB, the QB position is way too important for him to play that position if what you say about his arm strength is remotely true.
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18 minutes ago, Perspective said:
If his son could not throw 20 yards, why was he playing QB at a school not named Apopka?
(Fixed that for you Darter).
Thanks. Unless the school ran Wing T, single wing, triple option, or a veer offense, he would have no business playing QB.
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4 hours ago, Vero Indian said:
Well my measuring stick for J is when I seen him take a team that featured his son as starting qb to the third round of the playoffs in 2019, his son couldn't even throw 20 yards out but somehow coach J play book was able to get the ball into some talented wrs hands
If his son could not throw 20 yards, why was he playing QB?
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Look, no disrespect to coach J. But I would like to compare him with Coach D at Deland. In two seasons he has Deland in a State semifinals. I don't think that VB's talent is in anyway inferior to what RD has a Deland. Could you be overselling coach J?
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25 minutes ago, Longtime Observer said:
Generally, what you should expect is a decision that reflects limited forethought and silly assumptions. So, making viewing the games exclsuively available to people who subscribe to a particular cable service is one likely scenario. The idea that people might use services like YouTubeTV rather than one cable company is likely beyond the minds of those making the decisions.
Or they are just trying to force you to subscribe to another mostly worthless service. Americans in the 21st century would likely be amazed to find out that their choices are far more limited than those of individuals in what used to be called the third world.
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52 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:
How do you know?
Do you? Hell, Edgewater beat one of their best a year ago in a game that wasn't even close.
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1 hour ago, nolebull813 said:
Here is a link To the top two state championship games in New Jersey tonight.
You are evil! He said he's a Florida guy. He doesn't give two whits about Jersey football!
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2 hours ago, nolebull813 said:
Cooper City Cowboys
Gaither Cowboys
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
This may be an omen. Maybe STA's new mascot should be the Indians.
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3 hours ago, Nulli Secundus said:
Cooper City did have one advantage against STA that Gaither will not have: opponent familiarity.
Yes, but that can work both ways, though. Now if Gaither had some secret schemes that worked to perfection that they had only practiced day after day during their workouts, and they unleased them against STA for the very first time and they worked so well they took an early three score lead, perhaps, just maybe, we could be on upset alert at the half.
Yeah, I admit, I was smoking a blunt when I typed this.
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9 minutes ago, Nulli Secundus said:
I laughed through the entirety of the composition of my post. Then I laughed some more as I was looking for the appropriate graphic to attach to the post, lol.
What if your post comes true? Do we anoint @Nulli Secundus as the winner of the competition this year for making the most daring prediction imaginable?
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13 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:
I busted out laughing after the word “Gaither”
What part did you get to when you couldn’t hold it in anymore?
The graphics at the bottom of his post. When I saw that, it confirmed he was just being sarcastic.
With that said, a much worse Cooper City team, several years ago, pulled off a shocking win over STA. But I believe that was a regular season game and not the playoffs, so there's that.
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5 hours ago, Manatee Magic said:
Wasn't "Willie Williams" that known promising player with all the potential on the planet who wound up in prison and basically ruined it all?
After doing a quick Google search, in 2013, he was sentenced to 15 years on a conviction for second degree burglary. The reason for the long sentence is that he had been a consistent offender over the years. Truly sad, as he was the number 6 overall recruit in 2004 and the number 1 linebacker in that class.
I could not determine if he's since been paroled or whether he's still incarcerated. But there is an Instagram account: WillieWilliams Fitness which looks like it could be his. If it is, I hope he's made his peace with life and has found a productive calling. He would be in his late 30s now.
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4 hours ago, Manatee Magic said:
Wasn't "Willie Williams" that known promising player with all the potential on the planet who wound up in prison and basically ruined it all?
I am not sure he ended up in prison, but he was let go by the Hurricanes after a season and thereafter had stints on the roster of a number of lesser teams. In each of those sojourns, drama followed him, as he just did not seem able to put his head down and play football. The irony was that the kid had good grades and good test scores. But he also had a self destructive streak that kept getting in the way.
Truly a sad situation. I hope he eventually straightened his life out and that he is doing okay.
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1 minute ago, cribboy305 said:
Willie probably best defensive player ever from dade, dude had a motor like a SRT
At the high school level yes. It's a shame off the field issues did his career in. What's crazy is that he was the best defensive player on the 2003 Carol City team. That team sent three defensive players into the NFL and Willie was not one of them.
On Edgewater's second offensive series, Willie hit the Edgewater QB so hard he broke his collar bone and was knocked out of the game. And it was not an illegal hit. That hit ended any chance Edgewater had of winning that game. Though their defense played well and held CC to two field goals and a touchdown (13 total points). I don't think Edgewater was able to put up a 100 yards of total offense for the entire game.
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32 minutes ago, FBGUY1989 said:
This Central team isn't the same from last year. The first match up against Norland Central lost and was leading like 20-0 at half. I said to myself what in the heck is happening then thought to myself maybe it's just a fluke, but the second match up Central lost again. We have to sit back and give Norland their credit they're as good as advertised this year.
Miami football is so different and at any given moment someone can beat you. Norland has not been to states and won since 2011 and from then they've been horrible and nobody was talking about them. I just hope Norland wins it all and bring that trophy back to Miami and if so this would make three state titles.
2003
2011
2023
Norland won in 2002, not 2003 which was the year of Willie Williams and Carol City. I remember that game well as I was there and it was the coldest game I have ever watched in the state of Florida. It was in the 30s and freezing.
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Madison County vs Bozeman
First Baptist vs Ocala Trinity Catholic - Difficult pick. OTC's record is deceptively bad. They have played stellar competition. They could easily beat First Baptist. But I like FB's up tempo offense.
North Florida Christian vs Cardinal Mooney
Clearwater Central Catholic vs Jax Trinity Christian - Another difficult pick. I think CCC has just enough to win.
Bradford County vs Pensacola Catholic
St Augustine vs Dunbar
Mainland vs Vanguard - My most difficult pick. If Vanguard has a good run stop defense it wins. If I just went off the two teams most recent game, I would pick Vanguard. But I think Mainland has faced overall better competition.
Homestead vs Jones - Jones gets revenge. Homestead has been giving up too many points recently. Jones in a shootout on the road.
Buchholz vs Lakeland - Lakeland gives up too many points to good offenses. At Bryant Stadium, I would pick them. On the road, I think the Bobcats have enough to end their season.
Venice vs Deland - My heart says Deland. But I think Venice is overall too good. Venice by about 10.
Monarch vs Mandarin - Mandarin's playoff run on the road continues to the state title game, at least.
Picks are bold underscored.
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21 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:
They lost 3 and one was to Creekside! They must have had half their team out on that one
I am pretty sure Mandarin did not play Creekside the year they beat Columbus to win the state title. They lost to Creekside this year. I am clearly stating that the Carson Beck Mandarin team was significantly better than this one. Probably by about 17 points better.
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1 hour ago, nolebull813 said:
Mandarin is having a similar year to the one when they lost a ton in the regular season but then turned it on in the playoffs with Carson Beck. Not sure if they have another Beck though.
They did not lose a ton of games. I believe it was two or three. And those losses were close and to quality teams. That Mandarin team was at least 17 better than this one, which is not bad, but does not measure up.
That year only: Lakeland, Mandarin and Wekiva beat Apopka. And Lakeland and Mandarin beat us at home. Both Lakeland and Mandarin won state titles while Wekiva lost a very close Regional Final to Mandarin.
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56 minutes ago, nolebull813 said:
Crazy that Darlington can wreck shop for Apopka for years, then go to Alabama and do nothing, then come back to Florida and take some random team and turn them into a title contender overnight.
Makes you wonder why doesn't it?
Maybe his heart's just in Florida, or maybe it's the coaching, or the weather, or the teams he's got to coach in Georgia and Alabama, or ...
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Just now, nolebull813 said:
You killed it last week. 15 of 20 is great.
I initially had 16, but switched Mandarin for Seminole at the 11th hour. I could not find video on Mandarin's wins over Winter Park or Lake Mary, and in their most current I found, they did not look that good against Bartram Trail. So, I switched. Fortunately, it didn't make a difference.
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1 minute ago, nolebull813 said:
Madison County vs Bozeman
First Baptist vs Ocala Trinity Catholic
North Florida Christian vs Cardinal Mooney
Clearwater Central Catholic vs Jax Trinity Christian
Bradford County vs Pensacola Catholic
St Augustine vs Dunbar
Mainland vs Dunbar
Homestead vs Jones
Buchholz vs Lakeland
Venice vs Deland
Monarch vs Mandarin
You have both St. Augustine and Mainland playing Dunbar. One plays Vanguard. So, you may want to make that correction.
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1 minute ago, nolebull813 said:
I am obviously overperforming, as I am the lowest seed remaining. The goal was, and is, to win it all. I am thankful to be in the penultimate round and hope to have another stellar week.
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1 hour ago, imjustafan2 said:
Whew, it was fun while it lasted. Now I can just enjoy the games with no pressure
. Congratulations to those of you that advanced to the next round. Good luck to all.
P.S. If you need some help with this weeks picks, I can do a list and you can just pick the opposites.
You consistently underrate your handicapping ability. FWIW, I would follow your picks at the racetrack.
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1 hour ago, 181pl said:
I don’t think plant would be much of an underdog against either monarch or Mandarin. Although they would both certainly be quality opponents, clearly the biggest stumbling block for plant is Columbus. I was envisioning this game taking place in Tallahassee, not in Miami. As such, it’s probably unlikely they get through this roadblock. Gaither will likely get blown out. Berkeley has a decent shot. Really not sure if Norland or AHP is the favorite in the class, but they have a puncher’s chance.
My assessment of their chance against Mandarin, for what it's worth, is based on the season Apopka had. Apopka beat all the teams in Dp's district except Windemere, the weakest team which we did not play. We lost convincingly to Seminole twice and to Lake Mary once. Mandarin cleared them both in the playoffs playing on the road. Dp put up a solid performance against Plant. This leads me to believe that Plant is probably slightly better than Dp, but not by a lot. If I am correct, then I see Mandarin being about 10 points better than Plant. Now 10 points is certainly not insurmountable, but it's a meaningful edge.
Anyway, I would rather Plant win it all than either Columbus or Mandarin, so my support is behind your program.
Who picked TC over DeLand?
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Last time Venice faced the single wing in a meaningful game, 2021, it totally shut it down. Now that was then and this is now. Then your defensive front was a strength, this year not as much. But while I am not sure whether I admire Peacock as a person, as a coach he's stellar.
Now DeLand's kid that takes most of the snaps is capable of hurling the ball down field as well as running it. So, they could give Venice some trouble there. With that said, Venice should win this game and probably by double digits.