smashmouth80

Camden beat a State Champ Miami Central if memory serves correct. 

The problem is metro suburban is the CLOSEST they will ever come to actually doing what your describing
The FHSAA and the committees will never actually pass open division as one the people on that advisory committee still refuse to acknowledge the gap between metro recruiters and the rest of Florida and two because certain teams will fight against any system that will make their playoff road harder 
After all why would Miami Central or AHP want to face each other in a state title game when they can get a Baker County or Columbia instead 
It's easier to beat teams that can't pull from over 1m+ people for their talent like the metros can 

If you need further proof as to the level of unhappiness HS have with the new FHSAA re-districting plan simply check this article out about 8 Orange county schools opting to go independent instead.  That is a pretty significant number. 
Orange County pulls football teams out of FHSAA districts (orlandosentinel.com)
 

If the South Florida schools are so big and bad why do they care? Sounds like they might be scared of competition because they don't wanna play each other? Or they just want a trophy given to them?

If the South Florida schools are so big and bad why do they care? Sounds like they might be scared of competition because they don't wanna play each other? Or they just want a trophy given to them?

If the South Florida schools are so big and bad why do they care? Sounds like they might be scared of competition because they don't wanna play each other? Or they just want a trophy given to them?

The 12 district model there is a lot of travel for district games. I could see some schools in the panhandle complain. 

Hawthorne took a ton of North Marion players this past year. 

Hawthorne took a ton of North Marion players this past year. 

Hawthorne took a ton of North Marion players this past year. 

Sure. Just take a picture of all the state champions in the metro division and a few of the suburban rosters. and see how many players came from other schools or were supposed to go to other schools. They all recruit. Illegal thus a form of cheating. In order to be an elite team in Florida, you must get elite talent and the only way is to break the rule and recruit. Or you can bury your head in the sand like an ostrich and say that does not in our state. 

Why even have enrollments classify it? If you want to be a true State Champ. There should only be 1 class. With enrollment used to classify you are only a champion of a specific set of schools not the entire state by your logic. 

Why even have enrollments classify it? If you want to be a true State Champ. There should only be 1 class. With enrollment used to classify you are only a champion of a specific set of schools not the entire state by your logic. 

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Hmmm...

Here you go!
One Class, One Title, One undisputed FHSAA champion

Why even have enrollments classify it? If you want to be a true State Champ. There should only be 1 class. With enrollment used to classify you are only a champion of a specific set of schools not the entire state by your logic. 

Why even have enrollments classify it? If you want to be a true State Champ. There should only be 1 class. With enrollment used to classify you are only a champion of a specific set of schools not the entire state by your logic. 

I think if we ask a lot of those small schools to play teams like Chaminade and require them to play them in district play. There will be a ton of independents. If you ask them to play them in the playoffs thats one thing. Maybe the school has a decent team. But to have to play them every year when you might have a bad team, I don't think they will go for that. 

Absolutely. Would be fun to watch. What I suggested would look like
Big 8
STA, Venice, Mandarin, Buchholx, Mainland, American Heritage, St. Augustine, Lakeland
Small 8
Chaminade, Cocoa, Norland, Central, Clearwater Catholic, Hawthorne, Cardinal Newman, Berkley Prep
 
Just throwing ideas out there. But I do think there is something to an open division. 

I like your ideas. The rankings can't be off the FHSAA rankings this year. What do you think about two open divisions? Say one for 1,500 and up and one for 1,500 and down?

Not sure if it means anything. FHSAA posted they are having a meeting on the 12th. I clicked on the agenda they had a lot of red with things crossed out and other things added in red. Does this meeting they are meeting and voting on the new stuff? Or have they already decided on the new things?
 
https://fhsaa.com/documents/2023/12/6/BOD_PKT_12_12_2023.pdf

https://www.wjhg.com/2023/05/08/north-bay-haven-firing-john-pate-head-football-coach/

So no one really knows what formula Maxpreps uses? There is no way to double check them? 

The top teams in 2S in the north are West Florida, Florida High, Godby, Wakulla, Baker County, North Marion traditionally. But I don't think those teams are on Cocoa's level currently. 

Bartram should be higher. Fleming has a ton of talent. We will see what they can do, could be a big year for them. I think you are severely over rating Yulee. They haven't won a playoff game since Derrick Henry and won 4 games last season. They will be better no doubt, but I couldn't have them above Raines, Clay, Fletcher, Flagler, Atlantic Coast, Ponte Vedra, even Jackson.