Perspective

They may not; but I do.

From a value standpoint, it's tough to beat that $5 Biggie Bag.

Historically speaking, Lakeland should beat Lakewood. Lakewood has always (and by "always," I'm talking about the last 10-15 years) had a very athletic team with talented skill players. But, depth is an issue, as they are probably half the size of Lakeland. (Pause to confirm . . . based on 2020 student population numbers, Lakeland had an enrollment of 1991 and Lakewood had 986 . . . so, more than double). Nevertheless, some big schools simply don't match up with Lakewood's speed and athleticism (see, for example, Plant's 2020 team). But, larger schools that can match Lakewood's speed/athleticism, that have more depth, should be able to wear them down and pull out, if not pull away with, the win in the second half. I would expect that to be the case with Lakeland this coming season, if Lakeland is anything like it has been over the last decade.

I see three questions marks, but I'm not sure a see a single question in that post.

If he's that good, you may not want to use his name and the word "transfers" in the same sentence.

I think that kid already is at IMG.

And I'm guessing the schedule was finalized even before half of the Hallandale defense transferred over to Central.

I'm just hoping his last name is "Bates."

What fun is that?

MC Rocket, I see you're on here this morning. What do you know about Hallandale (and, more particularly, the Hallandale to Miami Central pipeline)?

Add me to the list . . . a 5-minute highlight reel where every time the guy touched the ball, he scored a touchdown?!?! (Oh, spoiler alert). Taking nothing away from the guy, but those were some pretty well-designed plays with some outstanding blocking, but a lesser running back would not have done what that kid did time after time. Impressive to say the least.

All to often, we focus on the teams that are getting the transfers. Typically, those teams pick up a guy from here and a guy from there. In looking back over this thread, however, it appears that one team has basically lost it's starting defense to transfers. Assuming the twitter announcements are correct (especially The Crib South Florida that we see compliments of Columbia Fan), and I have no reason to suspect otherwise, Hallandale has lost the following players (and I don't know which service is passing out the stars down there): 6/12 - a 4-star DB and a D-1 commit DB (both to Miami Central) 6/16 - two LB's (both to Central) 6/16 - another 4-star DB (to Central) 6/22 - an OL/DL (to South Broward) 6/29 - a 4-star safety (to Central) 7/11 - three DB's and a DL (to Killian). What the hell is going on? Did a Hallandale coach recently switch over to Central? Do they grow DB's on trees in Hallandale? By my count, Hallandale has lost 11 defensive players, including 7 DB's in the past 30 days. SEVEN!!! a three of them apparently were considered 4-star players according to somebody. Seriously, what's going on down there? Is this just a classic case of the mice jumping ship once one or two leave?

Interesting article. But here's what the cynic in me got out of that article: His senior year, ARod quit on his football teammates.

Ray and Hornet, I'm trying to find some middle ground here. Can the two of you at least agree that, regardless of their respective schedules and regardless of who the quarterbacks are, Winter Park and Dr. Phillips would both get blown out by Madison County?

This is a quote from the article: "A perennial football powerhouse, Dr. Phillips was searching for a current roster player to step up and take solid control of the offense and the QB position. Senior quarterback Joe Joe Patti, who is also a lacrosse standout, struggled a bit in the quarterback role the past two seasons and will likely switch to slot receiver." This quote definitely gives me the impression that Hayes (the reporter) has been talking with someone on the DP staff, if not the head coach himself.

Measurables. n. The thing that lazy coaches can hide behind; a filter used by coaches of all sports. All kidding aside, measurables don't make the player. But, if you're a college coach (of any sport) with a limited number of scholarships/roster sports available to you, who are you more likely to take a chance on -- the kid that checks off all the boxes, in terms of size and speed, or the kid who doesn't? Don't get me wrong; I love stories about kids who overcome their predetermined genetic shortcomings and eventually excel on the field or the court. But I also understand that it's awfully tough for a coach to look through hours and hours of recruiting tapes and film trying to find that diamond in the rough.

Quick question: did Patti play in the Spring Jamboree? Chris Hayes' article mentioned that Patti also plays lacrosse, which is a spring sport. If DP had any success in lacrosse this year, their season may have run over into spring football, causing Patti to miss spring practices. Even if Patti played in the spring game, he may not have had much practice (and probably wasn't doing much 7 on 7 leading up to that game).

Nolebull, sincere question for you: Do you know if the Georgia schools handle their own scheduling or is the scheduling done by a central source (or even a district source)? I ask because I think Hillsborough public schools schedules are done and have been out for a while. Also, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the responsibility of the member schools to post their schedules on MaxPreps (along with rosters and possibly stats)? I'm just trying to understand where the system is breaking down. Whose fault is it? The schools? The FHSAA's? MaxPrep's? Or do they all share the blame?

Well said, Dillard. The boys from old Florida have been saying a shorter version of this for years: "In all kinds of weather, we'll all stick together."

Lee. And the Jacksonville newspapers won't report it.

Madison County will win 1A. Jesse told me.

I didn't bring up Lee in my post for two reasons: First, I knew you would. Second, it doesn't cost $30K a year to go to Lee.

So, now there's a kid at Bolles who plays OL, another who plays DL, another who plays LB and one who plays TE that all finished up their season this past year and all four of them thought they'd be starting (again?) for the Bulldogs this fall. And now they probably won't be. Or they'll be starting at another position but the kids who would have been starting at those positions now won't be. So, conceivably, there are four families shelling out $30K a year in tuition who thought they would be watching their sons playing for Bolles this coming season who, instead, likely will be waving down to their boys during the game, after having told them before the game to "stay ready in case someone gets hurt." Yeah, I understand the reality. I know good schools, good coaches and good kids will always attract kids who want to be a part of a successful program. But, when one school picks up 4 or 5 quality transfers in one off-season, it certainly makes me wonder what's going on just a little.

Yep. But it was a problem that anyone with a brain could anticipate. Heck, even I saw it coming!

Let me rewrite that sentence for you: "Then the state legislature started to get involved and passed legislation that forced the FHSAA to change its policies to allow kids to transfer to whatever school they want (as long as it's not at capacity and they provide their own transportation)." Had the FHSAA not changed their policies to be consistent with the newly-enacted legislation, the FHSAA would have lost their funding from the state. So, I've got a pretty clear picture in my mind of a bunch of folks sitting around in Gainesville saying to each other "So, what do you want to do? Come up with new policies that match the new law or all go out and try to find new jobs?" I know how that one turned out.