HornetFan

Lakeland has always put great teams on the field; they didn't need to push the transfer system, but they did. It hurt neighboring schools by "stealing" their homegrown talent. And no, not every school can use the transfer system. You can only transfer to a school that has available capacity. If a school is at capacity, they can only accept students that "actually" live within their school zone. In Orange County, that opened up prospecting for Edgewater and Jones, schools that had capacity. Also, students are not supposed to transfer for athletic purposes. I wish someone would explain why a student would transfer from Winter Park, the only "A" rated public school in Orange County to Jones, the lowest rated HS in Orange unless it was for athletic purposes, especially if the student's family still resides in Winter Park. There are similar instances with Edgewater.

A Lakeland - Edgewater game, or Lakeland - Jones, or Lakeland - Seminole (Sanford) game would be very interesting and probably competitive. Seminole's players are almost all home grown, but they always put a very good team on the field. Edgewater and Jones have gone the Lakeland route.

Vanderbilt Stadium holds 40,550 fans; they have never been a traditional football power; and, are only in a Power 5 conference because of longevity. Yet, UF plays them every year. Per your statement, "All this false bravado from beating scrubs is hilarious", which team had to play a Division II team recently to become bowl eligible? I believe you know the answer. Hint: rhymes with nolebull.

UCF and USF have different needs and clearly different status when it comes to their quality of play. UCF cannot afford to reduce their number of home games because of the revenue they generate from selling out their stadium for home games. USF plays in Raymond James Stadium in Tampa; they receive none of the revenue from the game and that includes concession and parking revenue. UF fans at Raymond James would outnumber USF fans, thereby negating USF homefireld advantage. At UCF, UF would get some seats in NE corner of endzone. UF also has option to buy out USF home game, so if USF by some miracle becomes competitive, UF can buy out. Danny White's counter-proposal of home-home-neutral as a fair and balanced offer, something UF didn't want, may have laughed at, but would never accept. If UF is that superior, why not put UCF in their place by beating them on the field? UF would rather play the UT-Martins of the world.

I'm saying there was no national championship game; there was a Power 5 Invitational Game. You can't claim a National Championship unless you're willing to play everyone on even terms. Your top Power 5 teams do not want to play UCF on even terms; they claim to want 2 for 1 and their officials at all 3 games. You don't stack the deck if you're so sure that your the best. Still, none of the top Power 5 teams have approached UCF for a game.

There is no National Championship Game; there is a Power 5 Invitational that excludes Group of 5 teams. There is no legitimate national championship trophy. NCAA recognizes UCF National Championship.

The so-called top Power 5 teams don't want to schedule UCF and if they do, they want a 2 for 1 home advantage with an option to buy out the UCF home game. That's ridiculous considering UCF is ranked higher than the majority of Power 5 teams. UCF has 4 out of conference games they can schedule each year. Of the 4, they try to schedule 2 Power 5 teams. When they scheduled Stanford (5 years ago), Stanford was coming off a double digit win season. Pitt was also in the top half of the ACC when this week's game was scheduled. As UCF receives significantly less TV money than the Power 5 teams receive, UCF must maximize home games where they usually sell the stadium out; therefor 2 for 1 doesn't work. Just this week on College Football Live, Todd McShay, who hates UCF, said "why would Stanford play UCF in Orlando, that's crazy". Crazy, but true. The top Power 5 teams don't want to play UCF in Orlando. The Power 5 Cartel wants no part of UCF in the CFP and now that we have another freshman QB phenom, the discrimination against UCF will become even more obvious.

Lowndes, Ga. Winter Park Chaminade-Madonna Venice Rockledge Mainland Cardinal Gibbons Bartram TrailMiami Carol City Madison County Niceville Mandarin Lakewood Palmetto South Fort Myers

As a long time football fan and season ticket holder to several pro and college football teams during my life, I have always believed that officials should establish early what will and will not be tolerated and then let the players play provided they don't get out of hand. A block in the back can be as little as a slight push or as bad as wiping a player out from behind; I don't believe a slight push should be called. It's like pass interference; too often officials determine who wins a game by not allowing any contact by CB's. It's football, not soccer.

A loss to the Willie Noles this year would be a disaster. I wouldn't sell Trask short. He's been around 4 years and as long as Mullens doesn't put too much on him, he should be steady enough to lead the Gators. The rest of the team will probably step up their efforts and we may be pleasantly surprised.

Rather than fits; it would be an old fashioned ass kicking with the establishment teams trying to catch their breath. Just what is a "nolebull"? Please don't say it's a fan of the FSU Noles and USF Bulls. If so, I now realize why you're so pissed about UCF.

I think the Gators are fortunate they have Mullen as their Head Coach; the man is an excellent QB coach. I was never a big Franks fan, but I never want to see a kid seriously injured. I believe Trask will be successful because Mullen will limit the risks he is willing to take. In my opinion, other than Trask, their QB options are weak, not so much on talent, but on experience..

I think the call was incorrect. If the punt was blocked, it should not have been roughing the kicker. Are you sure the officials didn't call a personal foul on the 2nd rusher for hitting a defenseless player?

Where are you officiating? My youngest grandson plays on Winter Park's freshmen team. I like the philosophy they are teaching you. Good luck with officiating.

Whether the call is made or not is always at the discretion of the officials; sometimes that decision smells of home town cooking. I have seen too many great plays called back for penalties that occur away from the ball; most of the time they are holding calls or blocks in the back. I agree player safety fouls should always be called.

UCF was without McKenzie Milton for the LSU game, but the team still performed well, just not well enough to win the game.

"they did not beat Auburn before it was selected." That statement apparently shows that the selection committee for the Power 5 Invitational didn't do their homework. It was easier to disqualify a Group of 5 team than to have the courage to put them in the Invitational. "If they had beaten Auburn in a regular season game they probably would have been selected." If your statement was true, why wasn't UCF given an invitation the next year after completing another undefeated season? No need for your to respond, the answer is obvious. "Take your 2 for 1's". UCF doesn't play 2 for 1's; it implies inferiority. Maybe you should suggest teams like FSU and Tennessee play 1 for 2's with Group of 5 teams. Some of the Power 5 could also try that with FCS schools that have taken them to the woodshed this season. Have you noticed the trend this year where each week the so-called Power 5 teams lose to lowly Group of 5 teams?

A penalty is a penalty, even when it has no effect on the actual play. How often do we see penalties called on the opposite side of the field, away from the play? It's a teaching moment for the coach to avoid having it happen again, but kids are kids and it will happen again.

They were the only undefeated team in the nation that year and they beat the only team (Auburn) to beat both participants in the Power 5 Invitational. As far as UCF fans are concerned, the Power 5 Invitational was the Consolation Game that year. The Power 5 Cartel will find a reason not to include UCF in the CFP this year; that's a sure bet.

They didn't just lose; they got blown out.

You can't be a little pregnant; if you're recruiting, you're cheating.

American Heritage 49-10 loss; Clewiston 36-0 win; Naples 38-26 loss, trailed 38-14 after 3 quarters; and Treasure Coast 37-6 loss.

According to MaxPreps, MP is 1-3 and has been blown out several times. That doesn't sound like a lot of talent.

They still don't have a National Championship game; it's a Power 5 Invitational. This is almost as ridiculous as when professional baseball wouldn't allow black players to play in the "major leagues". They still claimed the title of "World Champions". You can't be a national champion if you exclude half the teams that play your sport.

If it looks like it, and it smells like it, doesn't mean you have to taste it to prove it's a turd. You can call it transfers, seeking opportunities, recruiting, etc, it isn't good for high school football if these teams are allowed to compete for state championships against schools that grow their own talent only to have it stolen away. The FHSAA isn't being a responsible organization with the best interests of high school athletics as a priority. It's kind of like the BS we hear all the time from NCAA with Power 5 and Group of 5 discrimination. Has anyone noticed how many Group of 5 teams have beaten the so-called superior teams of the Power 5 this year?