Perspective

Yes, I do. But the whole idea of these pre-season rankings done by computer sometimes with human intervention that can't possibly know what talent each team returns galls me. 

This is ludicrous. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a teacher calling a student named “Thomas,” “Tommy,” as long as the student is ok with it. But now paperwork has to be filed in order for a non-offensive nickname to be used? It is unbelievable that this is where our priorities lay in the year 2023. 

"Provisions for parents to specify the use of any deviation from their child’s legal name in school. School districts will develop a form to obtain parental consent along with any required documentation, as appropriate."
 
Is the actual phrasing from the Florida Board of Education, so just asking a parent in a text message most likely doesn't count.
Calling a student Tommy instead of their legal name of Thomas, violates this law if the parents have not filled out the required form. So yes, an earned nickname would still be in violation of this. It is the result of the unintended (but totally forseeable) consequences of this educational rule passed by the Florida Board of Education.

I'm trying, Darter.  I really am. 

Party at Muckboy's house!!  

Rumor has it the kid is as fast as a bronco and really knows how to cut.  

Everything you said is true.   But, if FAMU/Tallahassee is the "best offer the FHSAA has on the table," then the FHSAA isn't doing a very good job.   It shouldn't all be about the Benjamins.  They need to balance out the financial side with the impact that their decisions have on the teams playing (including players, coaches, cheerleaders, bands, fans, etc.).  And they need to be reaching out to potential venues to figure out how to make it a win-win.   Now, to be fair, I don't know if they've been doing this or not.  But, if they've been trying, they've been failing. 

Party at Muckboy's house!!  

Oh boy ... 

Rumor has it the kid is as fast as a bronco and really knows how to cut.  

Everything you said is true.   But, if FAMU/Tallahassee is the "best offer the FHSAA has on the table," then the FHSAA isn't doing a very good job.   It shouldn't all be about the Benjamins.  They need to balance out the financial side with the impact that their decisions have on the teams playing (including players, coaches, cheerleaders, bands, fans, etc.).  And they need to be reaching out to potential venues to figure out how to make it a win-win.   Now, to be fair, I don't know if they've been doing this or not.  But, if they've been trying, they've been failing. 

Rumor has it the kid is as fast as a bronco and really knows how to cut.  

If your reference is to recruiting when Lakeland was winning, you are dead wrong that nobody was saying anything (no comment on the OSS).   People were complaining to the point it came to a head in 2011 and they were fined $60K for 6 players they deemed in violation.   It was wrong then and it is wrong now although rule changes have made accusations more difficult to prosecute.  If players want to play for any school, transferring is legal but recruiting is still illegal and yes some of these transfers whether to Central or other publics getting them in both quality and quantity year after year can't simply be explained away they are ALL just wanting to play there.  Just wanted to clarify that Central is not being singled out because it is "WINNING' now.  Yes, many others are guilty too.  

I agree that either Orlando or Tampa would be better than the top of the state or the bottom of the state. 
There was a time when the FHSAA would not allow the games to be played at a college stadium for fear that might give that particular school a recruiting advantage over other state schools.  Clearly, that's no longer a concern.  Raymond James stadium is too big, but Camping World Stadium or UCF's facilities in Orlando or USF's facilities (once the new stadium has been built) in Tampa would be ideal, in my opinion.  Plenty of hotel space and plenty of other things to do if families want to make a longer weekend out of their trip. 

I agree that either Orlando or Tampa would be better than the top of the state or the bottom of the state. 
There was a time when the FHSAA would not allow the games to be played at a college stadium for fear that might give that particular school a recruiting advantage over other state schools.  Clearly, that's no longer a concern.  Raymond James stadium is too big, but Camping World Stadium or UCF's facilities in Orlando or USF's facilities (once the new stadium has been built) in Tampa would be ideal, in my opinion.  Plenty of hotel space and plenty of other things to do if families want to make a longer weekend out of their trip. 

I like that it's an artificial turf field (it really has to be in order to play 9 games in 3 days -- or longer if they spread it out over two weeks) and I like the size of the stadium (20,000 is just about right for a high school championship game . . . could even create a sell-out or two).  But, and I can't say this any other way, it flat out sucks for South Florida teams.  6-7 hour drives for teams/parents/cheerleaders/bands/fans?  Ouch! 

I agree that either Orlando or Tampa would be better than the top of the state or the bottom of the state. 
There was a time when the FHSAA would not allow the games to be played at a college stadium for fear that might give that particular school a recruiting advantage over other state schools.  Clearly, that's no longer a concern.  Raymond James stadium is too big, but Camping World Stadium or UCF's facilities in Orlando or USF's facilities (once the new stadium has been built) in Tampa would be ideal, in my opinion.  Plenty of hotel space and plenty of other things to do if families want to make a longer weekend out of their trip. 

I like that it's an artificial turf field (it really has to be in order to play 9 games in 3 days -- or longer if they spread it out over two weeks) and I like the size of the stadium (20,000 is just about right for a high school championship game . . . could even create a sell-out or two).  But, and I can't say this any other way, it flat out sucks for South Florida teams.  6-7 hour drives for teams/parents/cheerleaders/bands/fans?  Ouch! 

The contracts were up for both Gene Cox and DRV PNK. Based upon things... this will be for this year. Dates TBD it seems at the moment.

The Tallahassee Democrat is reporting that the FHSAA and Bragg Memorial  Stadium (home of Florida A & M) are in the final stages of negotiations for all nine state championship games to be played in Tallahassee at that stadium (artificial turf/20,000 capacity).  Starting this season?  Article is not clear.  

Yeah, late afternoon thunderstorms have always been a problem in the Tampa Bay area, but weather patterns have been different this year and we haven't been getting them like in years past.  Of course, as soon as I say that, things will change and the late afternoon storms will start kicking up next week. 
As for the "it's always hot as hell," I agree with you.   My only concern is that the "wet bulb" rule is relatively new.  Teams in this area practicing late afternoon have been forced to go without pads and/or helmets . . . kind of hard to do that with a game.   Sun is setting now around 8:15, so maybe they'll just have to push the kickoffs back a little.  Let's hope so.

Intentions matter. If the nickname in question pokes fun at a student’s weight, height, race, creed, religion, ethnicity, and such. This is wrong and the ringleader must be stopped. Whatever consequences are appropriate for something like this are debatable, but I don’t believe an endearing nickname like “Flash,” “brain,” or “bulldozer” that some kids wear as a badge of honor for excellence in some ability, ought to be punished or viewed as inherently damaging. 

Nolebull, I try to be as transparent (wow, I just realized that's a pretty interesting word in light of some of the issues we've been reading about . . . ) as possible with my sources.   In this case, I saw an article on Yahoo that came from Insider.  I have absolutely no idea in the world which side of the ideology spectrum Insider is on.  As for Yahoo, they link articles and videos from CNN and FOX on a regular basis, so they seem to be fairly neutral.   But, unless the article was wrong, Orange County School Board was already being proactive and requiring parents to fill out a form if their child could/wanted to be called by a name other than their given legal name.  But, neither the article nor the link to the Orange County action mentioned anything at all about athletics and/or coaches.  So, I just wanted to put the issue out there to see if and how it might impact high school coaches. 
All that said, the most interesting thing that I learned from your post is that the football team is using an app called "BAND" to communicate.   I guess that's a better name than "DramaClub." 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/ronald-desantis-whose-nickname-ron-183514654.html
According to this article, a new law went into effect in July here in Florida that requires Florida educators to call students by their legal name unless permission is given by the parents to use a nickname.  Certainly, according to the article, that's the way the Orange County School Board is interpreting the new law.  
So, here's my question.   I've been around football fields, baseball fields and basketball courts over half a century.  Nicknames are commonplace and coaches pick up on them and use them routinely.   Some nicknames are given by the parents early in life and stick with the kids all through school.  But oftentimes the coaches are the ones who come up with the nicknames.  Sometimes the nicknames are the result of physical traits (or limitations); sometimes geography comes into play (one of my son's teammates was dubbed "Cali" because he moved to Florida from, yep, you guessed it, California).  If you've ever seen "Remember the Titans," you'll recall that the QB, Ronnie Bass, was nicknamed "Sunshine." 
Since Coaches are part of the education system, will they now face punishment, discipline or termination if, without a written permission slip from the kid's parents, they call sports-playing kids anything other than their formal legal name?  

BayNews9 story that explains what the wet bulb is and how it is used relative to Florida high school football teams:
https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/sports/2023/08/08/high-school-football-teams-trying-to-be-the-heat-#