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How long before the first kid transfers to Venice?  

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Yo, Mr. Fox, can you please go check out the henhouse and make sure everything's OK? 

Yo, Mr. Fox, can you please go check out the henhouse and make sure everything's OK? 

He sucks, but most officials try to do a good job. They do it out of love at the high school level, as compensation could not be the motive given its paucity. 

Columbiafan leaving killed this site  .  Unfortunately not enough interest in high school sports in the state of Florida.  It's sad but that's reality.  Good luck with whatever you do.  I've enjoyed meeting people on sites like this and talking football.  

I  was a CPA. It is not clear whether that revenue generated was gross or net. So, things could be way worse than a 3.5% rate of return.

I'm no economist, but if my math is right, $83 million on a $2.4 billion investment is slightly less than a 3.5% annual rate of return.  I can pretty much assure you the new buyer is hoping to improve those numbers. 

I'm not exactly sure what to say about this, so I'll simply point out that it was announced today that IMG Academy has been sold to a private equity group for $1.25 billion.  

Only speculation on my part why they responded on twitter as what you alluded to makes perfect sense.  Lakeland sent the request for games due to cancellation for weeks 1, 3 and 11 on twitter and asked anyone interested to "Please DM Us"! I do not have a twitter account so not really familiar with all the terminology, but Lakeland didn't ask for a phone call so maybe they want to get some options on the table before making decisions/commitments that will be favorable to them.  They couldn't possibly want favorable matchups, right??   In any event, it looks like American Heritage did reach out to them on twitter and is willing to travel to Lakeland week 11 but no response back.  HUH??

Serious question:  is this the way it's done now?  If Jax TCA is interested in playing Lakeland, why wouldn't the coach for Jax TCA just pick up the dang phone and call the coach from Lakeland?  
By the way, regardless how they end up communicating, you know this would have to be a road game for Jax TCA, right? 

Saw that Coach Pinellas recently posted the football schedule for the upcoming season.  As mentioned in a previous thread it is identical to last year, so very stiff sledding again with 5 home games and 5 away games. 
 
May 17th .................Spring Game @ Edgewater HS
Aug 18th ..................KOC  vs Apopka HS
Aug 25th .................Osceola @ Treasure Coast HS
Sep 1st ....................Osceola @ Sanford Seminole HS 
Sep 8th ...................Jones HS @ Osceola
Sep 15th ...................Lakeland HS @ Osceola
Sep 22nd ..................Rockledge HS @ Osceola
Sep 29th ...................St. Cloud HS @ Osceola  *
Oct 6th ......................BYE Week
Oct 13th ....................Celebration HS @ Osceola *
Oct 20th ....................Osceola @ Mainland HS 
Oct 27th ....................Osceola @ Tohopekaliga HS *
Nov 3rd .....................Osceola @ West Orange HS 
* denotes District Games
 

Venice:  original sponsor of the "Don't Say Away" bill.  

Venice:  original sponsor of the "Don't Say Away" bill.  

Venice:  original sponsor of the "Don't Say Away" bill.  

Venice:  original sponsor of the "Don't Say Away" bill.  

Venice:  original sponsor of the "Don't Say Away" bill.  

Jambun, let me break this down in a way that even you can understand:
1.  Darter posted a post in which he described a poster from another site/message board.  Darter stated the guy was a piece of work . . . and then jokingly added "kind of like NoleBull on steroids." 
2.  Nolebull obviously understood Darter's humor and responded to Darter's comment by jokingly stating:  "You hate me cuz I'm beautiful."  We all know Nolebull was kidding around, because he ended his post with this emoji: " " ,which is generally understood to convey a sense of wackiness, buffoonery or joking around. 
3.  Darter knew Nolebull was kidding around, as Darter responded with the LOL emoji (). 
4.  Continuing the playful banter, Darter then replied to Nolebull's post, essentially saying:  hey, I've never met you so I don't know what you look like, but "even if you were an Adonis, it would mean naught to me."  Now, you don't even have to remember your Greek mythology to know that the term Adonis generally describes a handsome or beautiful man.  So, what I believe Darter was saying is, 'hey, I don't care if you're great looking or not; you're a guy and I'm a guy and therefore I would not be interested in you no matter how attractive you are.'   But Darter cleverly made his point without using the term "homosexual" or "gay" or anything similar to that. 
5.  I happen to appreciate people who can make a point in a subtle way (something you may not be able to comprehend).  So, I decided to post something showing my appreciation to Darter's ability to get his point across without using certain words. 
6.  As a reminder, the Florida legislature recently enacted legislation, and the governor of Florida signed into law, a bill that precludes educators from discussing the concept of homosexuality with children under a certain age/grade.   This law has been generally referred to, by and in the media and elsewhere, as the "Don't Say Gay" law.  Some people agree with it; some people don't.  That is irrelevant.  My opinion on the law is irrelevant, as is yours and everyone else's on this board.  What is relevant is that unless you've been living under a rock the past year, most everyone is familiar with the "Don't Say Gay" law. It has even sparked a war between our governor and the largest single-site employer in this state's largest industry.  But I digress.
7.   In my post, I jokingly (note the use of the emoji) congratulated Darter for being able to say he wasn't gay without using the word gay, as the use of the word could, under certain circumstances, be considered by some to be a violation of Florida law.  Darter obviously appreciated my humor as evidenced by his reply.  My post was not a commentary on the law itself, but simply Darter's ability to communicate in a way that didn't violate the commonly-used title of the law. 
8.  I'm really not sure how or why my post bothered you so much.  There is, admittedly, a side of me that's curious.  But, the "larger side" of me doesn't really care.   I'm tired of your shtick.  It was funny for a while, but I'm afraid that you have been emboldened by some early, positive responses and have taken it to an extreme.  Actually, I can only hope that it's a shtick and that you've simply adopted this "I'm the smartest man in the world and you should all bow down to me" alter ego for purposes of posting on this site.   Because, if that's not the case, man, I would sure hate to have you as an official in one of my games. 
(By the way, if you're going to continue to chastise or threaten me, it's probably not a good idea for you to DM me and ask me for legal advice again). 
As always, just my perspective. 

What I have learned from reading your various posts is a new appreciation for the ignorance and arrogance that humanity seems capable of exhibiting. I am not sure that one should be grateful for that, as, frankly, I find it depressing. 

Pinstripes, you can make all the "confused" faces that you want, but you know that when I stare a fact, command, or order, I mean business. I know very well how to handle people in your profession Pinstripes, whether ambulance-chasers or out-of-control, Empire State, Cesspool-City District Attorneys.  I don't want to read that fiction again from you on this message board Pinstripes. 

You were told to knock that crap off Pinstripes. I will state this again since, you didn't read correctly last time: KNOCK THAT CRAP OFF PINSTRIPES!   

It's just this site's way of preparing you for promotion and relegation.    Just hope you don't get "relegated" back down to Pop Warner. 

Not trying to get in the middle of you and Nolebull, literally or figuratively, but I couldn't help but notice how you artfully sidestepped Florida's "Don't Say Gay" law, while still getting your point across.  

Reportedly, Patrick Murphy, formerly at Sickles (with a short layover at Chamberlain), has been named head football coach at Bloomingdale. 

Agreed. 
That said, it would be interesting to know which category each opening falls into:
A.  Coach leaving for another high school football coaching position in Florida.
B.  Coach leaving for a high school football coaching job in another state.
C.  Coach resigned, retired or was fired (or not rehired) by the school.
D.   Other. 
(P.S., Gatorman-UF, I'm not asking you to go back through your list and designate which is which; you've done too much already . . . just responding to your "so many" comment and wondering if there's a common reason).