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No doubt. I mean, he'd NEVER visit Rutgers. Duh

According to Raymond's X account, Raymond has official visits scheduled as follows:
3/7:  USF
3/23:  Syracuse
3/29:  West Virginia
3/30:  Rutgers
4/1:  Venice High School
 
  (Note:  80% of this post is factually accurate)

According to Raymond's X account, Raymond has official visits scheduled as follows:
3/7:  USF
3/23:  Syracuse
3/29:  West Virginia
3/30:  Rutgers
4/1:  Venice High School
 
  (Note:  80% of this post is factually accurate)

Unfortunately, Paul Harvey nor his ilk are no longer with us. 

See, I knew not being able to play 8 home games this year would come back to haunt Venice. 

I'm struggling to find the "Yeah, that's funny, but it's also really sad because it's true" emoji.  

See, I knew not being able to play 8 home games this year would come back to haunt Venice. 

See, I knew not being able to play 8 home games this year would come back to haunt Venice. 

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Tremendous travesty without a doubt.  I spoke about this possibility a couple of years ago when I initially joined this forum and sadly it is coming to fruition and I was hoping so much to be wrong. 

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nolebull, thank you for taking the time to post all of these.  
And, thank you to gatorman-uf for posting the coaching updates.  

nolebull, thank you for taking the time to post all of these.  
And, thank you to gatorman-uf for posting the coaching updates.  

I’m looking for 2024 schedules not 2023

Four road games?!?!    How is Venice going to make their numbers work??  

Four road games?!?!    How is Venice going to make their numbers work??  

So, the Rural B State Champion would, at best, be the 17th best rural team in the state, huh?   Hmmmm.

Isn't this basically what the Sunshine State Athletic Association did at the end of this past season -- where every team participated in some form of post-season play and the teams were grouped together based on their records/rankings?   
I'm wondering if this is a proactive effort to keep football alive and kicking in the rural areas.  Regardless, I'm not a fan of the 'bottom half' of any classification being able to compete for a "state championship."

Isn't this basically what the Sunshine State Athletic Association did at the end of this past season -- where every team participated in some form of post-season play and the teams were grouped together based on their records/rankings?   
I'm wondering if this is a proactive effort to keep football alive and kicking in the rural areas.  Regardless, I'm not a fan of the 'bottom half' of any classification being able to compete for a "state championship."

Even if this works for the Rural class(es), I object strenuously to any such implementation in the other classes. So the intent is to have like 14-15 "state champs" with half of them coming from the lower echelons of each class? Or am I missing something? 

Well, I know that I, for one, can go to bed tonight and rest peacefully knowing that no coaches, assistant coaches, handlers or other representatives of any Florida high school football program will reach out to any of these players or their families to 'discuss their options.'   
 

My answer to this question is pretty simple:
If IMG is willing to play by the same rules as all other FHSAA member schools, whatever those rules may be, then, yes, they should be able to compete for a state title. 
If IMG is not willing to play by the same rules as all other FHSAA member schools, whatever those rules may be, then, no, they should not be able to complete for a state title. 
 

My answer to this question is pretty simple:
If IMG is willing to play by the same rules as all other FHSAA member schools, whatever those rules may be, then, yes, they should be able to compete for a state title. 
If IMG is not willing to play by the same rules as all other FHSAA member schools, whatever those rules may be, then, no, they should not be able to complete for a state title. 
 

I'm here for the conversation and that doesn't mean we have to agree all the time.  Healthy discussion never hurt anyone unless you're a P**** .
It's funny you mention 2010.  Just last week, I was thinking why in the world did the FHSAA pick 2010 as the baseline starting point for the m/s/r agenda.  Looking at trends, the scales tipped in favor of metro counties in 2002 but really exploded when the state went to 7 classes.  Like you, I have a day job and didn't take it any deeper than that.  It's all a numbers game, lol.

He's a high school sports fan. Kind of like me. I watch the super bowl, and the National Championship college game, and, if UCF is having a really good year, I may attend a home game as my wife is an alum. But aside from that, I watch High School sports, especially football. I guess it's because it used to reflect the game at its purest, where the great majority of the participants will end their careers when they graduate. 
Unfortunately, it has lost much of its purity over the past 25 seasons.