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Additional classes has made it easier.  No county in Florida has the sheer amount of schools with the level of depth that can compete in different classes. Dade (yes I know it’s Miami-Dade but I’m old school) has had a great amount of schools reach title games over the decades but it was not an almost guaranteed appearance like it is today.  There was a 14-year period between ‘77 and ‘91 when Dade didn’t win away titles as there were only 4-5 classes and there was more parity.  Today, we have twice that number of classes and unless you have enough good teams in multiple classes, by numbers alone, it would be damn near impossible for Dade not to get a team in the title game.  If you look at Florida most populous counties, there’s almost a direct correlation between population rank and rank in titles.  That’s not always constant as some counties punch higher and others, not so much.
 
Population                    Titles
Miami-Dade            38.5 Broward                   27 Palm Beach             30 Hillsborough           11 Orange                    6.5 Pinellas                    0 Duval                        31 Lee                            0 Polk                          17 Brevard                    14      21.   Escambia              12
     22.   Leon                        21
Leon County has won more titles than 62 of Florida’s 67 counties despite being the 22nd largest Florida county. Escambia makes Hillsborough, Orange, Lee & Pinellas counties look bad in terms of raw numbers and they have a chance to add another title this year. Orange also has 3 chances to increase their title counts.

In 2004, 11 of the Dade teams occupied 3 region 3 slots (the remaining 5 were Broward) and all of region 4.  That's huge!  That set up alone meant that at least 1 Dade school was guaranteed a 4th round appearance.  In 2004, there were two.  That's not the only year that scenario came into play but that's a good example of numbers helping the odds of survival.

In 2004, 11 of the Dade teams occupied 3 region 3 slots (the remaining 5 were Broward) and all of region 4.  That's huge!  That set up alone meant that at least 1 Dade school was guaranteed a 4th round appearance.  In 2004, there were two.  That's not the only year that scenario came into play but that's a good example of numbers helping the odds of survival.

...for some perspective
1974(4 classes)-2 Dade teams made the playoffs
1984(4 classes)-5 Dade teams made the playoffs
1994(5 classes)-12 Dade teams made the playoffs
2004(7 classes)-18 Dade teams made the playoffs
2014(8 classes)-17 Dade teams made the playoffs
 

Are there any I should add to the list?  Hope you enjoy.
The Nolebull Elite Bowl-Sorry, but no teams were elite enough to qualify
The Jambun Have You Hugged a Referee Today Bowl-The two teams with the least amount of penalty yardage will play-TBD
The Who's Your Daddy Bowl-Dillard vs Miami Central
The ColumbiaFan Hater Bowl-Suwannee vs Gainesville 
The Fatal Attraction Bowl-Columbia vs IMG Academy
The Big Fish in a Small Pond Bowl-Madison County vs Any other 1A team
The Holy Spirit Bowl-Godby vs Trinity Catholic
The Wet Dreams Bowl-Tarpon Springs vs Weeki Wachee
The Identity Crisis Bowl-Riverview vs Riverview
The Hard as Oak Bowl-Oakleaf vs Oak Ridge
The Denial Bowl-DeSoto vs Deland
The Alternative Lifestyle Bowl-Key West vs Marathon
The Bipolar Bowl-Mourning vs Celebration
The Big Nuts Bowl-Palm Coast vs Coconut Creek
The Heimlich Maneuver Bowl-Deerfield Beach vs Vero Beach
The Names with Too Many Syllables Bowl-Choctawhatchee vs Wewahitchka
The Island Life Bowl-Merritt Island vs Fleming Island
The Blowhard Bowl-Seabreeze vs Gulf Breeze
The Don't Take Sides Bowl-Westside vs Eastside
The Battle of the Planets Bowl-Jupiter vs Neptune Beach Fletcher
The Space Cadet Bowl-Space Coast vs Astronaut
The President's Bowl - Lincoln vs Jefferson
The Fruit Salad Bowl - Mulberry vs Strawberry Crest
The Just Squeeze This Bowl-Lemon Bay vs Orange Park
The Any Port in a Storm Bowl-West Port vs North Port
The Tree Fell in a Forest Bowl-Pine Forest vs Ocala Forest
The Middle of the Pack Bowl-Middleton vs Middleburg
The FSU Wannabe Bowl-Seminole vs Osceola
The Pearly Gates Bowl-Gateway vs Golden Gate
The Beach Bums Bowl -Atlantic Coast vs Gulf Coast
The Peaceful Bowl-Niceville vs Lake Placid
The Battle of the Sisters Bowl-Kathleen vs Carol City
The Green Thumb Bowl-Plant vs Plant City
The Run for the Hills Bowl-Hollywood Hills vs Zephyrhills
The Muddy Waters Bowl-Clearwater vs Crystal River
The Gimme History for $200 Bowl-Columbus vs Lafayette
The Ride the Pine Bowl-Pine Forest vs Pine Ridge
The Wrong Side of Town Bowl-Northeast(St Pete) vs Northeast(Ft Lauderdale)
The Home on the Range Bowl-Lakewood Ranch vs Wiregrass Ranch
The Florida Frozen Tundra Bowl-Winter Springs vs Frostproof
The Big O Bowl-Oviedo vs Spoto
The Only Cheaters Recruit Bowl-Bolles vs St Thomas Aquinas
The Michael Jackson Memorial Bowl-Miami Jackson vs Jacksonville Jackson
The Nice Catholic Boys Bowl-Bishop Moore vs Bishop Verot
The Calling All Transfers Bowl-Chaminade-Madonna vs Lakeland
The Red Tide Bowl-Coral Reef vs Manatee
The Communist Party Values Bowl-Liberty vs Freedom
The Coaching Merry-Go-Round Bowl-Glades Central vs Pahokee
The Turn Your Head and Cough Bowl-Dr Phillips vs Dr Krop
The Does It Really Mater Bowl-Mater Academy vs Westland Hialeah

Orange is actually 6.5 if you count the two titles won by Catholic High school Bishop Moore. 3 Apopka, 2 Bishop Moore, 1 Dr. Phillips and .5 Evans.
But very good post overall. I totally concur that the expansion of classes has helped Dade. That, and the fact that large metro areas have gotten more adept at recruiting. 

Additional classes has made it easier.  No county in Florida has the sheer amount of schools with the level of depth that can compete in different classes. Dade (yes I know it’s Miami-Dade but I’m old school) has had a great amount of schools reach title games over the decades but it was not an almost guaranteed appearance like it is today.  There was a 14-year period between ‘77 and ‘91 when Dade didn’t win away titles as there were only 4-5 classes and there was more parity.  Today, we have twice that number of classes and unless you have enough good teams in multiple classes, by numbers alone, it would be damn near impossible for Dade not to get a team in the title game.  If you look at Florida most populous counties, there’s almost a direct correlation between population rank and rank in titles.  That’s not always constant as some counties punch higher and others, not so much.
 
Population                    Titles
Miami-Dade            38.5 Broward                   27 Palm Beach             30 Hillsborough           11 Orange                    6.5 Pinellas                    0 Duval                        31 Lee                            0 Polk                          17 Brevard                    14      21.   Escambia              12
     22.   Leon                        21
Leon County has won more titles than 62 of Florida’s 67 counties despite being the 22nd largest Florida county. Escambia makes Hillsborough, Orange, Lee & Pinellas counties look bad in terms of raw numbers and they have a chance to add another title this year. Orange also has 3 chances to increase their title counts.

Additional classes has made it easier.  No county in Florida has the sheer amount of schools with the level of depth that can compete in different classes. Dade (yes I know it’s Miami-Dade but I’m old school) has had a great amount of schools reach title games over the decades but it was not an almost guaranteed appearance like it is today.  There was a 14-year period between ‘77 and ‘91 when Dade didn’t win away titles as there were only 4-5 classes and there was more parity.  Today, we have twice that number of classes and unless you have enough good teams in multiple classes, by numbers alone, it would be damn near impossible for Dade not to get a team in the title game.  If you look at Florida most populous counties, there’s almost a direct correlation between population rank and rank in titles.  That’s not always constant as some counties punch higher and others, not so much.
 
Population                    Titles
Miami-Dade            38.5 Broward                   27 Palm Beach             30 Hillsborough           11 Orange                    6.5 Pinellas                    0 Duval                        31 Lee                            0 Polk                          17 Brevard                    14      21.   Escambia              12
     22.   Leon                        21
Leon County has won more titles than 62 of Florida’s 67 counties despite being the 22nd largest Florida county. Escambia makes Hillsborough, Orange, Lee & Pinellas counties look bad in terms of raw numbers and they have a chance to add another title this year. Orange also has 3 chances to increase their title counts.

I’m pulling for Edgewater. It will be a tall task but nothing is impossible. Shock the nation with this victory. 

I will take Lakeland's 28 straight years in the playoffs, 6 state championships in those 28 years and a 60 game regular season winning streak as well as a 53 game winning streak over a few teams who can on occasion say...we beat Lakeland once or twice in our history. 
Hillsborough isn't  cooking anything worth eating...

HC had one heck of a season. Congrats on getting 5 schools to the semi’s. Come back stronger in 2020.

Daytona isn’t that far away! Go Orange County!

HC had one heck of a season. Congrats on getting 5 schools to the semi’s. Come back stronger in 2020.

So is your mom but we don’t talk bad about her. Maybe Baker and Blountstown are what 1A teams should be and Madison should be 3A or 4A 

Idiot

Daytona isn’t that far away! Go Orange County!

Damn!!!

LOL!  It's too bad Hillsborough County won't be going East on I-4, North on I-75 and West on I-10.  I really expected HC to get one school to the ship. SMH...

HC had one heck of a season. Congrats on getting 5 schools to the semi’s. Come back stronger in 2020.

Aside from the Blountstown/Madison matchup, the Finals are Florida vs South Florida, LMAO! I-10 starting with  Escambia, Leon and ending with DUUUUVAAAAALLL.  I-4 corridor starting with Polk and ending with Orange.  
Dade - 5
Orange - 3
Broward - 2
Calhoun - 1
Duval - 1
Escambia - 1
Leon - 1
Madison - 1
Polk - 1

8A
Dade vs Orange
7A
Broward vs Orange
6A
Dade vs Escambia
5A
Dade vs Orange
4A
Dade vs Duval
3A
Broward vs Leon
2A
Dade vs Polk
1A
Calhoun vs Madison

You still feel the same way after this game ? Armwood lost tonight as well. 

HC had one heck of a season. Congrats on getting 5 schools to the semi’s. Come back stronger in 2020.

Daytona isn’t that far away! Go Orange County!

Aw Nole! Don’t sell out like that. Save the rhetoric for after Hillsborough gets to state AND actually wins. 

Riverview over Miami or Riverview over Edison. Sarasota may not fall within “Central Florida “, lol.