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Coachog just explained the reasons for Mainland to go to Class 8A. He just said it mostly has to do with student enrollment. That's how their program feels, I would like them to stay to try to beat one of those Dade teams, but they are doing what is positive for them.

My bad. Was meant for the STA-Venice thread, but I see someone has put it up already.

Still a large playoff contender. They been to the state finals before, and have a high number of good prospects. They have proven themselves a lot more in the JAX area.

Yes, which then would bring up the point of travel. I'm all in for our state classifications to be much stronger during the season, and the playoffs instead of this watered down balloon system that we have, but traveling will always be at the top of the list when it comes to situations like these.

So in a way, it's like making the state like a top to bottom gauntlet starting with the juggernaut/playoff contending programs all down to upstarts and or programs who are not really engaged in the win for titles effect. So if it were to be that type of scenario, 8A would be pretty much be like a popcorn version of the SEC in one when you have the likes of Apopka, Plant, Manatee, DP, First Coast, Lakeland, Armwood, Cocoa, from the north and Aquinas, Central, Heritage, BTW, Flanagan, Northwestern, Naples, Dwyer, Oxbridge, from the south.