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  1. Trying to drag a player over to the ball and punching a guy are two different things. One should result in a garden-variety penalty (holding), while the other should be cause for ejection. Neither should result in a brawl. Any chance Dillard could lose any players or coaches to suspension for their slightly-more important game this Friday night?
  2. I saw that play. It was a punt (not a kickoff) and I wondered why that wouldn't be considered holding on the kicking team. If the guys on the coverage squad were trying to push or block the return guy into the ball, that would be one thing (i.e., a legal thing), but if they try to grab him and drag him over to where the ball is, why wouldn't that be holding? If it's not holding, then why wouldn't the kicking team get four guys to go pick up the smallest guy on the return team, carry him down the field to where the ball is resting, lower the guy until his body touches the ball, and then jump on the ball?
  3. While we're on the topic of FHSAA rankings, any idea why it takes 2-3 days to release updated rankings? If the product is objective/computer-based, the updated rankings should be available after the last game is played Friday night (or Saturday, if any games continue over). There will always be an aberration game (like Dillard playing last night), but I see no reason to hold off the release of the updated rankings based on something like that.
  4. I'm not sure how this makes sense. A kickoff is a live ball; either team can recover it (assuming it traveled the necessary 10 yards). A punt, on the other hand, would be different. And if it were a punt, there's no reason why anyone from the receiving team needs to be anywhere close to the ball once the decision has been made not to field the punt and try to return it. I never understand why someone from the return team feels the need to get up close to the ball and watch it roll while there are several members of the kicking team around the ball. Nothing good can happen for the return team. But I digress. The other thing I'll never fully understand is why guys on a football field throw punches at players that are wearing helmets. Rarely, if ever, do you see guys throwing body shots when a melee break out; they're always swinging up high at a dude wearing a helmet with a facemask. Now, the guys who grab the facemask and try to sling the other guy around/down, I kind of get that. But taking a full-on swing with an unprotected hand making contact with a hard plastic design specifically to protect a person's head, I just don't get that. But I digress again. Sorry the game ended the way it did, but ending early wasn't the worst thing that could happen to Dillard this week.
  5. If you win your district, you should be able to host the first round playoff game. Period. I know that the FHSAA rankings have not been updated yet, but here would be the situation in 4M, Region 2 if the season ended today: The top three teams in the region are all in District 8 (Sumner, Riverview and Durant, in that order). The 4 seed would be Olympia, the 5 seed Plant, the 6 seed Palm Harbor U, the 7 seed Plant City and the 8 seed Dr. Phillips. As the top seed and district winner, Sumner would host Dr. Phillips, a district runner-up. Fair enough. The 2 seed and district runner-up, Riverview, would host the District 7 runner-up, Plant City. Two non-district winners, higher seed hosts. Again, fair enough. In the 3 seed vs 6 seed match-up, the 6 seed and District 6 winner PHU, would host the 3 seed, Durant (another non-district winner). Once again, fair. Even though PHU is the lower seed, it hosts because it won its district. But here's where it gets interesting: the 4 seed and District 5 winner (Olympia) would face off against the 5 seed and District 7 winner (Plant). Under the current system, and because they are both district winners, the 4 seed would host simply because they are percentage points ahead in a flawed ranking system. Yet, the 5 seed would travel and the 6 seed would host. Huh? In my view, the FHSAA should go back to the system that was in place a few years ago: The four district winners get the top 4 seeds (seeded per the flawed ranking system) and get to host the first round playoff game. Then use the flawed ranking system to determine seeds 5 through 8. Yes, there will be many time (perhaps more often than not) where the 5 seed (i.e., the best non-district winner in the region) beats the 4 seed (i.e., the worst district winner). But the district winner should be rewarded with hosting at least one playoff game.
  6. So, did anyone else miss the game that they recommended last week?
  7. Benjamin Deland Norland Williston Vanguard Tampa Bay Tech Western Mainland Manatee Ft Pierce Central Booker T Buchholz Wakulla Jones Anclote
  8. The only question remaining is by how much would Williston be favored according to This_Is_Dillard's South Florida odds makers.
  9. Julian, do you play Fantasy Football? Talk about something that will change the way you watch football games on Sundays (and Thursday and Monday nights). You won't care less about whether a team wins or loses, as long as the WR on one of the teams can get you at least 6 catches, 80 yards and a TD.
  10. Just curious, how are they already playing basketball games? FHSAA website says Oct. 30 is the first practice date. Are these just AAU teams whose rosters likely will bear a striking resemblance to the rosters of the two high school teams once basketball season officially starts? As an aside, "teams" practicing and playing basketball games in October sure does make it difficult on those guys currently playing football who also want to play basketball. I don't think Monteverde has football, so it probably doesn't matter to them. But I suspect there may be a kid or two on the Columbus football roster that also wants to play hoops this year. And that undoubtedly will be the case with other/smaller schools across the state. Not trying to put a damper on Columbus' team or its national title aspirations - just trying to keep everything in perspective.
  11. Who is coming up with all these point spreads? Last time I was in Vegas, I don't recall seeing any high school football games I could bet on.
  12. TBT vs. Jesuit (and/or, if you want to wait until next week, TBT vs. Armwood for the district championship).
  13. Oh, lord, did you really just question the officiating? Without referencing the specific plays in question by quarter, down-and-distance, and time-stamp? And without providing your resume or C.V. to establish your qualifications to form an opinion on something so inherently difficult to understand as officiating? Well, I think we all know how this one's going to play out.
  14. I hope this is your pep talk for the team and not the fans.
  15. Booker T In the "Miami vs Central Norland" match-up, if I go with "Central Norland" do I get credit for the correct pick regardless of who wins? (In anticipation of a negative response, I'll go with the only 2 loss team I can ever recall seeing in MaxPrep's National Top 10 Rankings - Miami Central) Walton Seminole Lowndes Benjamin OC University Olympia Golden Gate Jax TCA Plantation Escambia Gripe for the day: Two Pensacola/Fort Walton beach games, and a Fort Myers/Valdosta game, but nothing from the Tampa Bay area. Riverview (6-0) vs. Sumner (6-1) would have made for a good pick. Even Plant vs. Plant City. OK, gripe over.
  16. Darter, it sounds like you can count him as a friend or, at the very least, an acquaintance. Either way, my condolences for your loss.
  17. Per their own website, CAI was founded in 1984. Per Wikipedia, CAI was formed in 1997 when three schools (Jefferson Academy, A to Be School and Renaissance Academy )all merged. My guess is that they are using the 1984 foundation date of whichever one of those three schools was founded first. In any event, they started 6-man football in 2008, 7-man in 2012, 8-man in 2014 or 15 and 11 man in 2016. Clearly there was a school before there was football. And I suspect there would be a school even if they stopped playing football . . . but the composition of the small student body would change significantly.
  18. I'm separating this question out from a prior post to see if anyone knows the answer. Is CAI treated like any other school for purposes of ranking FHSAA teams?
  19. I have asked that question many times (on this site and others). It just doesn't make sense to me.
  20. So, if they're not associated with the FHSAA and they don't have to play by FHSAA rules, why are they playing teams that are associated and do play by FHSAA rules? If memory serves me correct, when a Florida team wants to play an out-of-state game, they can only play against teams that are part of an official state athletic association. Why is it any different for playing a team in state? So, CAI can recruit. They can provide housing for athletes. They don't have to meet academic requirements. There is no age limit. Essentially, it's a remote Canadian all-star team playing down here where the weather is nice and playing against teams that can't do any of those things. So how does a game against CAI factor into another teams power index/ranking? Serious question: can Bradford High School schedule a game against the Raiford Prison All-Star Team (it would probably need to be an away game for BHS)?
  21. Agreed. Excellent article. Explains a lot. Two things that jump out at me: first, it appears that there is a guy up in Canada "sending" kids down to CAI. That could be problematic. Second, housing is being provided for the football players. Arguably, housing is being provided for all international students . . . but if my math is right, approximately 20% of the entire 250-student population are international students. That's about 50 kids. The football team has 46 kids on their roster (per MaxPreps). Now, not all of the kids who play football are international, but perhaps the majority are? All I know is that the FHSAA has come down hard on schools in the past if they find out that kids who play football are living with non-family members (a la The Blind Side). In any event, it appears that CAI has carved out a nice little niche and kids from elsewhere (primarily Canada) who might not otherwise get noticed are getting the opportunity to go to college for free. That's great for those kids. And I'll leave it at that.
  22. Nolebull, Here's my perspective. I don't have any problem with kids/families making decisions that are best for them and best for their futures. Quite frankly, every parent should be doing everything within their power/control/means to create the best opportunities for their kids - whether they play sports or not. But, when it comes time to start talking about high school sports, teams should be on an even playing field when it comes to the rules that each school must play by. Over time, certain schools will flourish because of a multitude of factors (coaching, athletic talent of the kids who attend a particular school, amenities, past success, etc.) and other schools will fail. If the schools are not playing by the same rules, they ought not to be competing against each other for the same rewards. I know very little about CAI. However, just like when IMG started playing football, I have great difficulty comprehending how or why a large number of athletically-inclined kids from around the globe all of a sudden decide to start attending this small school (250 kids in K-12) in Clearwater, Florida that, oh, by the way, has visible ties to a "church" or "religion" that has been under scrutiny for quite some time (i.e. Scientology). How does this happen without someone, somehow, aggressively pursuing these kids in a way that likely violates FHSAA rules? Again, I don't blame the kids or their families for trying to do what's best for them. And if attending CAI is what's best, that's what they should do. My problem is not with kids and their families. My problem is with schools that don't play by the rules.
  23. So, I ask my question again: how are they 'focusing' on international players? How are kids from around the globe finding out about and developing an interest in attending CAI? I'm genuinely curious.
  24. "The school receives public funding through voucher and tax credit scholarship programs as per a 2017 Huffington Post investigation where it was disclosed the school received more than $500,000 in taxpayer money for student scholarships between 2012–2016." (compliments of Wikipedia) Founded in 1984 Serves grades Preschool through 12th Grade, starting at age 2 Open all year and enrolling year-round Current enrollment is 250 7 to 1 student-to-facutly ratio Over 50 international students Over 23 countries represented (compliments of CAI's own website) TUITION Annual Tuition – $13,345.00 International Annual Tuition – $16,800.00 (also from CAI's website)
  25. Just curious . . . how does a small school in Pinellas County, Florida, go about attracting kids from Canada and Europe?
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