Perspective

It'll be a traveshamockery!

Based on the logo, it appears to be the same school. But, hey, Venice gets another home game and SmartEn picks up an azz-whipping and a paycheck. By the way, the game probably has to be played in Venice, as SmartEn appears to be located in a shopping center (something I tried to confirm but my efforts to click on their website through two different browsers were both met with warnings suggesting someone might be trying to steal my information).

And while I understand the logic behind turf fields, especially for high schools that have limited space and multiple sports using the one "big field," the truth of the matter is that the turf field retain the heat much more so than grass fields. I've literally seen shoes melt from the heat of the turf.

Football games in August in Florida are just a bad idea regardless of what time the games are played. You either get overbearing heat or afternoon/evening thunderstorms or both. But yet we insist on doing it.

The fact that there have been posts on this message board about this subject every day since last Monday tells you exactly why they didn't release all the games at once.

Who knows . . . you may be . . . and I quote: "Nobody on the message board has any proof of what I am or am not."

Not to take this thread in a completely different direction, but this is my biggest concern for a relegation system, where teams are moved up or down based on one successful or unsuccessful year. Imagine a team like West Broward being highly successful last year, then losing all their stud players, yet getting pushed up into a higher division for this coming year. This situation could happen because of the de facto transfer portal or it could simply happen to a smaller school that has one of those 'once-in-a-generation' senior classes that takes the team to states. Especially in this day and age, if a team has a down year, it could take years for that team to recover and become competitive again.

Florida HS Football Forums: the new Tinder.

Hillsborough may have a new one . . . Morgan??? Not sure.

It's like the "heads I win, tails you lose" coin flip. Venice says "We'll host a home game this year and then next year you can travel."

Venice: KOC - TBA - HOME Week 1 - TBA - HOME Week 2 - TBA - HOME Week 3 - TBA - HOME Week 4 - TBA - HOME Week 5 - TBA - HOME Week 6 - TBA - HOME Week 7 - TBA - HOME Week 8 - TBA - HOME Week 9 - TBA - HOME Week 10 - TBA - HOME

This should describe every team in the state.

If given a choice between MaxPreps' ranking system and the FHSAA's ranking system, which would you pick?

Spoiler alert - the FHSAA will find a way to make it more convoluted.

If you haven't taken a look at the Florida statute governing the FHSAA, you might want to: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1006/Sections/1006.20.html