Nulli Secundus

Missed out on week 1 but certainly pleased with week 2 results.  I left 1 game on the table rushing to get my picks in and typed the wrong team, lol.
 
Keep up the great work @nolebull813

2 week totals
 
@Joshua Wilson 19
@Perspective 19
 
@KeemD321 18
 
@DILLARD_HIGH_PANTHERS 17
 
@nolebull813 16
@Trelle 16
@muckboy561 16
 
@DarterBlue2 15
 
@imjustafan2 14
 
@VeniceIndianFan 13
 
@Nulli Secundus 12
 
@Longtime Observer 9
 
@CoachGraham 6
 
@PinellasFB 5
@cribboy305 5
 
@ohs vargas 4

@Perspective  13
@Joshua Wilson 13
 
@Nulli Secundus 12
 
@DarterBlue2 11
@muckboy561 11
@nolebull813 11
@Trelle 11
@DILLARD_HIGH_PANTHERS 11
 
@KeemD321 10
 
@imjustafan2 9
@Longtime Observer 9
 
@VeniceIndianFan 8
 
@cribboy305 5

Hey everyone! Launching a Friday Night Reactions Show on the FloridaHSFootball.com YouTube Channel and will also go live on Facebook and on X (aka Twitter) at 10:15 PM ET as final scores start to roll in. Join me as we react and I answer your questions and display your comments. 
 

shut yo asx up, doubters cant talk. 

Not really, they were selected specifically because no one knows who they are or how they will do. They are toss up games. If all fails pick what @KeemD321 picks. Lol. 

Entertained and honored!  Great job!

I wrote this poem last Friday night while enjoying a game.  Any perceived slights, omissions or misrepresentations are strictly unintentional.  If you’re pressed for time, skip ahead to the last two lines.  In the spirit of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”; with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore and Joshua Wilson…
 
‘Twas the 25th of August, and all through this site
Board members were fired up; it was opening night
The coaches all studied their game plans with care
In hopes a state title soon would be there
The players were all clad in blues, whites and reds
While visions of NIL deals danced in their heads
Me in my team gear, with Momma in tow
Had just settled in for the band’s pregame show
When down on the field there arose such a clatter
I put down my popcorn to see what was the matter
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear?
The head man, with eight assistants pulling up the rear
I looked at the head coach, and thought, oh my gosh
For I knew in a moment it must be St. Josh
Full of bluster and hot takes, his posters they came
And he whistled and shouted and called them by name
Now Icaza, now Dillard, now Darter and KeemD
Now Venice, now Badbird, now NoleBull and Nulli
Now post away, post away, post away all
But first a little advice, for each of y’all
Feel free to debate, but don’t personally attack others
No matter your team, we are all still “brothers”
Keep your posts on point; don’t get too messy
Get way out of line, you’ll be on the sidelines like Jesse
Maintain some ‘Perspective’; you don’t want to be labelled
Foolishly bet on your team, and your account might be ‘Disabled’
Focus on the positive, point out players who are shining
Quit your complaining, and Metros - stop whining
Take it easy on the refs; they’re doing their best
But if you don’t like it, put ‘Jambun’ to the test
No fretting over classes; there may be a lot
Just be grateful it gives more Suburbans a shot
Don’t worry about Power Rankings; they’re really not that bad
Since you’re opposed to large districts, it’s the best to be had
You can dream about transfers having to sit out a year
For now, we can be thankful the football season is here
Now there’s green grass and bright lights; get ready, let’s go
You could be stuck at home watching some boring show
And then like a receiver, he was off in a flash
But I heard him exclaim as he took off in a dash
From Key West to Pensacola, and points far and near
Good luck to your team, and to all a good year!
 

Here you go, Cribboy.  
Don't say I don't pay up on my bets.   

This dude gotta be drinking

....and on Monday....

As A Vero fan for over 50 years,  ive seen many a packed Citrus Bowl game. 9000for a game against Merrit Island in the 80s, over 10k at the state championship vs Mosley. Vero also travels very well, sometimes outdrawing the home team. With said, having been to Lakeland twice in one year, back in the 80s their crowds were awesome! A few games at the Kow-palace were fun and loud as heck (the old Silver Spurs palace), but today post Covid crowds have thinned some even for Vero. We have busses that pick up folk from Indian River Estates retirement community, but those folk like we all will are dying off. 
We used to have hundreds of band parents that would stay past halftime then leave....back when our band was 250-300 strong....Now less than half that size. Old Coach Billy Livings used to say he was "head of the Friday entertainment committee" as part of his job when he came to Vero in 1980! Its sad to see communities no longer have a vested feeling in their HS team. Vero just invested $1.5 million in a new synthetic turf...best to keep our stands full to pay for it!

Couple issues in my opinion...
 
#1 - Many parts of Florida tend to be transient areas. There's going to be less "community feel" if most of the people in the neighborhood AREN'T FROM THE AREA. There's naturally going to be less neighborhood pride. They're not vested. Shoot, certain parts of South Florida people don't even say hi to their neighbors. LOL
 
#2 - Where I'm at (South Florida) people are extremely fair-weather. If you ain't winning, they ain't going. It's that way with the college and pro teams as well. Too many other options on a Friday night. 
 
I've coached all over the state and I've witnessed some great atmospheres at Vero, Hardee and Manatee. 

I have "tapped" many times before, Nulli Secundus. 

broward’s public scene currently has no top tier programs, Its been like this a while because they big privates like sta heritage & chaminade. Lately though its been a shift where you have decent publics like dillard & western, deerfield beach sometimes & now I see monarch & ely are on the rise also but all still mid-tier. 

Hey @VeniceIndianFan!  Where are you man?  I'm just making sure you're okay after last night.  No one wants to start the season with a loss.  I know I don't.  However, there's plenty of season left and it's best to take the lumps early and improve from that.  I'm speaking for myself too, lol.  

There has to be a desire to tap anything!

Effort is not free 

My recap:
Quarter 1
TD called back on Vero 1st series was legit - definitely motion / illegal shift on Vero
Holding call  on MNW at 7:46 on 2nd drive looked legit - moved Vero to MNW 11
A few obvious jumps/offsides on Vero - 3 in one possession
Close call  around 6 min mark on a potential fumble ruled as incomplete pass - looked like right decision.
Lots of jumps overall, nothing seemed particularly out of order or one sided.
One questionable no-call PI on MNW around 5min mark. Looked like interference to me and from the commentators. 
Running into the kicker call on Bulls was legit. Defensive holding on Bulls soon after inconclusive due to being out of frame. Was 2nd defensive holding call on MNW DBs
Commentators seemed to think Bulls' DLine was leaning into neutral zone and not called
Vero Final Drive, late hit called against Bulls was legit - put Vero at the 3 and led to 1st score.
No overtly problematic calls Q1 as far as video showed. Some missed/uneven calls but nothing that would change the 6-0 outcome of the quarter. I can't tell about the two sideline warnings on MNW because both were out of frame.
 
Quarter 2
Personal foul against Vero for pulling helmet off Bull on a tackle WAS questionable. This call allowed MNW possession for a long drive that might have ended in a punt but ended in a score. Subsequent delay of game and illegal formation calls against bulls looked legit.
1st and goal for Bulls and sideline warning becomes penalty. Obviously this is third call against Bulls. Assume it was legit, but out of frame. Bulls score anyway: Bulls 7, Indians 6
Next possession, unsportsmanlike conduct called on MNW, late flag. No one seemed to know who it was on.
End of that series, pooch kick returned by Bulls for TD. Same offiicial throws flag just prior to returner entering endzone. Commentator initially agreed because he saw Vero player fall in front of MNW player at the spot of the flag - called it a "silly foul" to block the guy in the back like that after the returner had clearly beaten him.
Slow motion clearly showed that wasn't a block in the back. So 2nd commentator seemed to pivot in his comment away from this ruling and said, "must have been an illegal block" . So clearly commentators missed it, camera didn't show it. So the play was either out of frame (irrelevant to the play) or potentially a bad call.
Holding call on MNW was obvious
False start call on MNW punt actually helped them pinning Vero inside own 10.
Holding call at 3min mark on Vero legit according to commentators.
Roughing the passer on MNW QB was obvious. officials debated ball placement because it was a completion. Ball eventually placed correctly. Next play, Bulls score with 7 seconds left.
two separate delay of game calls on both sides evened out
Halftime: Bulls 13, Indians 6 
3rd quarter
Offsides called on Vero to start kickoff looked right (camera was zoomed in, but you could see helmet on botom of screen looked past line, but commentators complained).
1st series, Bulls jump, legit
MNW illegal procedure call hard to tell.
Personal foul (late hit) on Vero looked legit. Set up MNW inside Vero red zone
Bulls TD at 9:45 - flag thrown for holding #79 for MNW did indeed look to hold, saw Vero Dlineman #76 complain, had left arm under leg and turned sideways. So good call, even though QB had already rolled out.
MNW flagged for intentional grounding. Very late call. Momentum shifts back to Vero at this point.
MNW punt: Block in back on Vero Beach was apparent on the video, but commentators initially called confidently that MNW had illegal block. Didn't see it.
Very late flag (personal foul) against MNW - commentators seemed to be confused as to what it was for. Speculated that it was sideline warning again.
Vero commentator questioned where official placed ball after forward momentum by Bulls QB, but replay showed placement was correct.
Just prior to Vero score, MNW charged with 2 consecutive 12-men on the field calls. Legit. Just bad coaching there. Personal foul on Bulls during Vero TD is earned. Ejection because it was helmet to helmet and QB was already in end zone by 5 yards. Game tied at 13 w 3 min left in quarter
Last 20 seconds MNW called on some  defensive holding call that was unidentifiable by both the commentators and the camera.
4th quarter
1st series, #5 MNW safety called for personal foul with late flag. questionable. safety was falling, helmets contacted, but could have easily been a no call.
Next play defensive PI on Bulls, brings Indians to 1st and goal inside the Bulls 10. good call.
Bulls with 103 yard pick 6 TD. Holding call negates it. No camera angle on it. Commentators didn't see it either. Block was clearly no where near the play. Camera showed Bulls DB got a jump and beat all but two of his blockers. So block, if legit, was out of the play. I can see some concern here.
A couple plays later, Bulls false start. Close but good call.
Next play, big TD called back on Bulls 3 and 14. Flag was thrown earlier in backfield on screen play. Illegal procedure. Didn't see it, but probably legit. You can see frustration kicking in on Bull's side.
Penalty #30 on Bulls pins them inside their own 5.
Punt return for Vero flagged twice: illegal block on Vero, late hit on Bulls. 1st call good, late hit ok, commentator aid hit was 5 yards out of bounds, but camera showed it was closer than that and momentum forced. Could have been a no call. On same play, it appeared that the Vero receiver's knee touched the turf at the point of reception. Referees took a while to make the call. Penalties should have been of setting. 
eventually, zebras rule "knee was down" - then two dead ball fouls followed. Took several minutes to resume play.
Big run by Vero, holding call made. No evident on camera. Veros still maintain drive.
Bulls called for CB lining up in neutral zone
Bulled flagged late for Personal Foul in endzone (facemask). Could not see on camera but official was right there. Eventually called of setting penalties. Serious lack of discipline. Before next play, MNW calls timeout.
3rd and 1 inside the 5, MNW gets flagged for their THIRD 12-men on the field call. No excuses here. Vero 1st down at the Bulls 3 yard line. Two plays inside of the 3 and no score. Commentators are beside themselves. TD on 3rd down. Missed PAT with 2:25 in game
ensuing kickoff, obvious fair catch violation on Vero.
Bulls miss last best chance to win with open dropped ball by #2. Would have been TD.
Before next snap, MNW coaches called for being on field. Not visible but probably legit. - It was the 4th overall. Officials' decision took far too long to call.
Final 19-13
Overall, one score negated for Indians, 4 called back for Bulls. 2 of them were questionable, 2 weren't. Clearly, MNW is undiciplined, both on the field and on the sideline. But also clear, MNW has more talent overall. If they can get some discipline they are still looking as a contender come playoff time.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

There has to be a desire to tap anything!

There has to be a desire to tap anything!

Effort is not free 

Ejection at coin toss.  I'm not a coach but his tail would be running today.

Jax TCA is 2-1 vs AHP!!! 
Every year we have been the underdog against them but for the most part we win!
Who do y'all think gonna win this game???..  if Jax TCA wins, will they be boosted into the national rankings since American heritage just beat St John's?...
Jax TCA has a scary fast defense and a really good offense they just need to jell.. I think we have a really good Chance to make it 3-1 over heritage!
One last point we have 26 seniors 

Effort is not free