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Perspective reacted to gatorman-uf in THE ORIGINAL 2024 COACHES MOVING VAN - Official Thread
Twitter Confirmation
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Perspective got a reaction from gatorman-uf in THE ORIGINAL 2024 COACHES MOVING VAN - Official Thread
Former head coach Mike Gregory reportedly has been hired as the "new" head coach at Tampa Catholic.
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Perspective got a reaction from Longtime Observer in Lakeland at Miami Central in August
It's friggin' January.
You've got the kids who transferred from one school to another prior to the start of this semester.
You've got the kids who will transfer before Spring practice starts.
You've got the kids who will transfer after Spring practice ends.
You've got the kids who will transfer over the summer because they played 7 on 7 with some kids from some other school.
You've got the kids who will transfer because somebody somewhere promised to give them or their family something if they switched schools.
In short, it's really hard to predict how good this team or that team is going to be in the fall because no one knows what each school's roster is going to look like come August. For high school football players, August is a lifetime away.
But Central and Northwestern will probably both be pretty good.
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Perspective got a reaction from PinellasFB in 4 games in 14 days
Those kids must have been "eSpecially fit."
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Perspective got a reaction from Cocoafanone in 4 games in 14 days
Can it be done? Yes.
Should it be done? No.
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Perspective got a reaction from Nulli Secundus in 4 games in 14 days
Those kids must have been "eSpecially fit."
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Perspective reacted to Dr. D in final classifications?
I find it ironic that the photograph accompanying the FHSAA announcement is from the 2021 5A championship game between Central and Merritt Island -- the poster child for lopsided playoff mismatches common during the most recent enrollment-based era. What goes around comes around, so prepare for more blowouts in the playoffs this year.
https://fhsaa.com/news/2024/1/23/football-classifications-available-for-2024-25-2025-26.aspx
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Perspective reacted to Dr. D in final classifications?
My bad. There were 484 teams after the "initial" FHSAA reclassification in December, and now there are 471 teams in the final reclassification. So a net loss of 13 teams. Not exactly a tidal wave of teams leaving the FHSAA, more of a trickle. So either schools are happy with the current situation, don't see a viable alternative, or just don't care. Doesn't seem like enough movement to gain the attention of the FHSAA.
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Perspective got a reaction from DarterBlue2 in High School Portal Opens Up Again for Venice
I agree. Peacock doesn't.
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Perspective got a reaction from Longtime Observer in High School Portal Opens Up Again for Venice
I agree. Peacock doesn't.
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Perspective got a reaction from Ray Icaza in Lakeland at Miami Central in August
I'm not saying that anything in this post is inaccurate, but it appears we're at the point where we're just casually talking about high schools recruiting when, as far as I know, recruiting is still illegal. Oh, well.
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Perspective got a reaction from KeemD321 in High School Portal Opens Up Again for Venice
I agree. Peacock doesn't.
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Perspective reacted to Dr. D in High School Portal Opens Up Again for Venice
And the coach is looking for a new job.
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Perspective got a reaction from Dr. D in High School Portal Opens Up Again for Venice
All kidding aside (if that can even be described as "kidding"), here's the problem that high school coaches face: if their team has had a successful run, and then they have a "down year," there's a good chance all the good players who would otherwise be returning and/or beginning their high school career at that school will jump ship and transfer. One down year leads to two or three and next thing you know, you're one of the "have nots" and you're trying to rebuild your program all over again.
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Perspective got a reaction from Hwy17 in High School Portal Opens Up Again for Venice
I agree. Peacock doesn't.
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Perspective reacted to PinellasFB in High School Portal Opens Up Again for Venice
it bugs me that teams can't get players from their own student population. So you will have a down year, so what? That's how it is supposed to work. You aren't supposed to be good every year.
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Perspective reacted to nolebull813 in SURVYE SAYS - Coaches are not on board with changes to classifications leaving them unhappy with the FHSAA
Just as I suspected. I found at least 46 teams from 2010 who no longer play 11 man football
Landmark Christian
Village Academy
Highlands Christian
Florida Air
Ridgewood
Choice Learning Academy St John Lutheran
Barrington Christian
Potters House
Woods Haven Prep
Agape Christian
Calvary Ormond
Peniel Baptist
Seacoast Christian
Hernando Christian
Eastland Christian
Posnack Day
FL Deaf
Ocala Christian
S Florida Heat
Lighthouse Deland
MacArthur North
Vanguard Lake Wales
Merritt Island Christian
Temple Christian
Faith Baptist
Shorecrest
Admiral Farragut
Summitt Christian
Sheridan Hills Christian
C Florida Prep
S FL Prep Christian
Zion Lutheran
Princeton Christian
Upperroom Christian
Coral Springs Christian
Victory Prep
FL Christian Institute
Champagnat
Arlington Country Day
Hillel
Premier Academy
East Gadsden
West Gadsden
Curley
Prep Learning
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Perspective got a reaction from TigerKing in SURVYE SAYS - Coaches are not on board with changes to classifications leaving them unhappy with the FHSAA
Just out of curiosity, does anyone have any idea what the total high school student population was during all of those years mentioned? Or even the total number of high schools? Just wondering if the number of classes has increased because the number of schools has increased because the student population has increased.
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Perspective got a reaction from THAT S--T WAS FUNNY in High School Portal Opens Up Again for Venice
Yet again, Venice has ventured up into Tampa Bay and convinced a quarterback to transfer down to Venice. This time, rising senior QB Jayce Nixon is leaving Gaither and reportedly has enrolled at Venice, where he will play his senior year. What's the deal? Can't Venice grow and develop its own QB's?
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Perspective reacted to Joshua Wilson in 4 games in 14 days
Specially Fit Academy... some teams dropped them after concerns. But playing 4 games in 14 days is ridiculous and unhealthy especially if the games were not affected by weather.
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Perspective got a reaction from nolebull813 in 4 games in 14 days
Those kids must have been "eSpecially fit."
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Perspective got a reaction from DarterBlue2 in 4 games in 14 days
Those kids must have been "eSpecially fit."
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Perspective got a reaction from Cat_Scratch in Congrats to the Seniors who signed today
Good point. So, if the process continues to play out, some of the kids that in the past received scholarships may now have to walk-on and hope that when a teammate hits the portal that will free up a scholarship for them. Not an ideal arrangement for kids that can't afford that first year of college in hopes of earning the free ride.
That said, if the process indeed plays out this way, one good thing will result: there will be more of those videos of walk-ons getting surprised with a scholarship. Some people may think they're a little sappy, but I don't ever get tired of watching 'walk-ons getting a scholarship' and 'military folks coming home and surprising their family' videos.
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Perspective reacted to Dr. D in Congrats to the Seniors who signed today
Thank you for revisiting this issue, which should be of interest to those concerned about the welfare of HS athletes. As to who/what to blame for this situation at the college level, go back to rule #1 - follow the money. So, take money, greed, and self-interest; add in college athletic departments, TV networks, bigwig donors, and highly paid coaches; and you get the picture. The transfer portal is just a tool to win sooner (theoretically), and while the 4* and 5* athletes are taken care of, the trickle-down effect is obvious. In my area, I have seen athletes who in the past would have at least picked up low-D1 or D2 offers now get nothing. I'm sure that is true throughout Florida. Perhaps some of these deserving HS athletes will get offers in the February signing period.
At the high school level in Florida, the "school choice" genie is out of the bottle. And while one can hypothesize about promotion/relegation, transfer multipliers, separate divisions for recruiters/"cheaters", etc., the reality is nothing is likely to change given the current structure of the FHSAA and state laws. Unless schools opt out of the FHSAA in mass, we are stuck with the current system, with dwindling interest, dwindling attendance, and a widening gulf between the "haves" and "have-nots".
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Perspective reacted to nolebull813 in Lakeland is the reason we have super teams in Florida
If they weight 1,000 pounds each