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Doubt it will be a blowout only because they will probably get called for penalties for playing "rough".   

Doubt it will be a blowout only because they will probably get called for penalties for playing "rough".   

Lol

Georgia is relatively poor, poorer than Florida. But football, even at the high school level, has the ear of those that matter. It's reflected in attendance at games. So, that influence leads to coaches getting a much better deal. 
It is very hard for a Florida coach with an offer in Georgia to turn it down unless he is financially independent or is not motivated by money.  

Before I lived in Georgia, I have to admit, I had this image of it being a very backward state.  Boy, was I surprised on many fronts, ie education, medical care for the elderly, etc.  I haven't lived there in many years, but am assuming they are still pretty progressive.
What most impressed me is the genuine care they have for the well-being of the youth, especially in smaller communities.  
Hover over the bars of each state at the link for detailed information.
http://www.governing.com/gov-data/education-data/state-education-spending-per-pupil-data.html
 

http://www.hudl.com/v/2Aqjw6
Ok what am I missing here with this kid?  I mean he's 5'8 but that just can not be the reason not one big program has offered this kid.   
Mandarin WR Demario Douglas.     1300+ yds 16 TDS WTF?    Noticed him while watching tape on Mandarin QB Carson Beck and just couldn't help but ask myself who the Fk is #1??   So I look him up...and I'm disappointed.   FAU?  UAB?   Don't even care if he's 5'8.    Watch the film and tell me I'm wrong!!  Kid is a stud!

What ever happened to Chavell Buie?  He had a knee injury or something right?   

Seeing him go ape on defending Texas champ Abiliene (highest classification) was priceless!  I remember seeing a video of some dudes from Texas and they were straight dumbfounded at the result lol.
edit found it!!!!
 

Yeah my point was STA's schedule didn't look fancy.  Nothing new, no big travel etc, but the reality was those 6A Broward publics plus Ely were very strong back then.   STA, Dillard, Ely, Plantation, DFB were all in the same league, but Ely and STA had much easier paths not being in 6A.  Believe me STA would have had plenty more 2nd and 3rd round exits if they were in 6A back then, and I'm not sure they win one just because it was such a grind.  Shit was rough in 6A back then!   

Thanks for the response.  Completely agree that ...
Broward was a different scene back then and much tougher Going outside Broward then did not necessarily mean it would be a tougher game.  Chaminade would have had difficulty with Ely, Dillard and Deerfield in certain years.   Ely, Dillard and Deerfield were not powerhouses every year between 2000-2005.  Deerfield was strong 2003-2005, but not terribly special 2000-2002(their deep run in 01 was the result of an easy playoff path and then Apopka waxed them).  Dillard's program dropped off big-time in 03 and did not recover.  Ely was pretty tough througout, but not every team was like their 02 team.
I never said St Thomas had an easy schedule back then...just a pedestrian one compared to Chaminade's.  It wasn't simply the teams Chaminade played, but the fact that most of their games against much larger schools were on the road.  
If we want to question the fact that Chaminade did not play some of the Broward powers back then, fair enough.  But I think that also forces us to question how successful teams like St Thomas and the Broward powers of the day would have been had they routinely met the true Miami-Dade powers of that day.  Actually, IMO, the late 80's were the best times for the Broward teams versus Dade.   

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Hate that Ely is so weak.   I remember when STA had to play Ely they were a serious force.   I think Ely would have done well in some other divisions around 2005-20010 when STA was just dominant.   Ely gave them some of the closest games in the playoffs.   

Lakeland played one hell of a game!  Bowman is a stud.   STA made too many mistakes and just didn't play good enough to win.   Happy for Coach Castle and the Naughts! 
 
PS....I know you guys were nervous when it looked like we got that onside!!!

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Great game. And I have to say, the STA fans and cheerleaders we ran into after the game were nothing but class....congratulating Lakeland on the win.  Great stuff!

LOL, I was like “not this $h!t again”

Lakeland played one hell of a game!  Bowman is a stud.   STA made too many mistakes and just didn't play good enough to win.   Happy for Coach Castle and the Naughts! 
 
PS....I know you guys were nervous when it looked like we got that onside!!!

Lakeland played one hell of a game!  Bowman is a stud.   STA made too many mistakes and just didn't play good enough to win.   Happy for Coach Castle and the Naughts! 
 
PS....I know you guys were nervous when it looked like we got that onside!!!

This may not have been Lakeland’s most vaunted team but they never gave up.  The mountain was high but dammit not impossible to climb.  Damn the naysayers, the hell with the critics.  Always underestimated, never intimidated. DREADNAUGHT NATION!!!!!!!!  L-TOWN, POLK COUNTY!!!!!
Congratulations to the nationally ranked St Thomas Raiders on a great season.  
 

BTW was crazy talented that year.   No idea why they had such a bad season after that, something was definitely happening behind the scenes because that BTW was loaded. 

So we meet again...

So we meet again...

So we meet again...

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