Floridaatlantic1

Lakeland rep started the downfall of fhsaa and its power because they got caught cheating. Then when suburban metro split came about. How does Lakeland and Lee county end up in suburban. A late switch to wording in the meeting to switch population to some density bullcrap. So Lakeland can avoid the dade/ broward crowd. So the reason I talk about Lakeland is they always recruited and cheated and then they gamed the system after losing to st Thomas a few too many times.

Only the top bracket would be a state championship. The rest would be schools having a competitive shot to play other similar schools for a region crown or whatever you want to call it. The same 12 teams win all 7 of state championships anyway. The rest of the schools who don’t cheat would have a much better season and playoffs and if they have an amazing season. They can play with the big boys. It’s about the experience for the students athletes. Who has fun watching chamanade drilling a 2a public school that does not recruit. 60-0.

I did not like the suburban plan because it was not fair to non suburban (unless your rig the rules to make Lakeland and Lee county a suburb schools ) metro schools who did not cheat and made huge enrollment differences in same divisions. I always have said promotion /demotion is only way to get similar schools competing against similar schools. Let cheater schools both open enrollment and private beat each other up. New open division should have been 32 teams and that would be a good start

What did you expect from the wizards at the fhsaa that whipped this crazy idea up like week four of the season. Instead solving real issue which is cheaters versus non cheaters.

Well the appeals board overturned the recruiting cheaters of first academy and are letting the five players play. The FHSAA acknowledged violations occurred but seems original punishment excessive. What bullcrap. All the more reason for promotion and delegation. Only way to even out playing fields from cheaters and non cheater

I heard of that city before with other older college coaches . I think Stoops, Bo Pelini , and Tressel are from there.

So why should teams who are all star teams play non all star teams? The idea of Chaminade playing other 1 a teams is insane.

So your saying if a team has like 15 transfers in one season, I need to have like a team of investigators and video tape to realize that the coach is recruiting. Come on. The truth is all of the super teams recruit and yes some players come because of the winning culture. I know its impossible to get full proof on everyone that cheats and even when they do have evidence and catch teams red handed like Winter Park.....NOTHING HAPPENED. Its the reason they should have competitive promotion and demotion so all the super teams who do bend (CHEAT) the rules get to beat each other up.

Are you saying illegal recruiting does not occur in Florida ? Wake up and take your blinders off

Welcome to the new wonderful wild west of high school football in Florida. We need to create a new position at each school. Recruiting coordinator. Because that is the only way to win big in this state now at the highest levels. The haves can turn into have not by losing one cheater coach.

Only issue Only issue with starting playoffs so soon is who would care to go to a game after team is eliminated from the playoffs. An idea that could work is to double the current playoff teams and dump the idiot bye week we have in Florida. That would pretty much include everyone and the top 1 or 2 seeds get a bye if not enough teams in region.

Just use the old playoff rankings system Florida used when they did 1/3 win %, 1/3 opponents win %, and opponents opponents win % and dump the secret sauce recipe Maxprepos rankings and even more secret FHSAA version of the Maxpreps secret sauce rankings. That idiot ranking system screwed Florida teams who were undefeated over St. Joe beaten team for natty the one year.

What a surprise a cheater from one of the worst examples of illegally recruiting scandal that resulted in Nothing happening ends up at another in house scandal. He better watch out, that wrist slap he got at Winter Park where nobody had any punishment whatsoever really stopped him huh.

The plan would get crushed by smaller enrollments in central Florida and still does not address the recruiting issue. The reason a open division with like 16 teams or a promotion and demotion makes the most sense.

The FHSAA has like staff to due investigations and even if its obvious, they slap them on wrist.