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  1. It sounds like you and the AD need to have a meeting and figure a way to meet your team's practice requirements and still schedule mandatory study halls. It's hard to argue against the AD's motives; he wants to make sure these kids are successful academically so they can be successful in life in the future; football should not be the first priority if it gets in the way of a kid's education. Some kids are well disciplined when it comes to their studies and may not need a mandatory study hall, but to exempt the kid with the 3.9 gpa from the study period could be divisive for the team. Kids should not be encouraged to try for a 2.0 gpa just so they can be eligible to play football; they should be encouraged to excel in the classroom so they meet or exceed the same college academic entrance requirements that non-athletes must achieve.
  2. I agree with you that pre-season rankings are not a true indicator of what we will probably see as the season progresses. I do like JC Carnahan's articles because he actually attends games on Friday nights so his opinion is respected. Like you stated, I think a few on his list are rated a little too high, but his top 5 are probably the 5 best in the Orlando area, but not necessarily in the order he has them rated. Still, he did a reasonably good job for a pre-season ranking.
  3. I just read the article by JC Carnahan, not Buddy Collins. He does have DP at #10 (down from #7 last season) and WP at #11 (up from #14 last season) and coming into the 1st I have no problem with that. Positions will change as the season progresses and I expect WP may rise maybe 2 or 3 spots while DP should drop like a rock as they accrue loss after loss. I also noticed that West Orange is rated pre-season #4 ahead of Osceola at #5; that should also be interesting as the season progresses.
  4. She would probably second that statement.
  5. Thanks for the clarification; I like to learn something new every day. Before I disparage the State of Florida education system, are we referring to EOC exams taken back in May or after Summer school courses? I could see a potential problem with exams taken at the end of the Summer, especially with this crazy Covid year, but there is no excuse for not having final grade results for this past May.
  6. Your assumption then is that pollsters make a ranking before the game is played on Friday? As I haven't been able to find the Buddy Collin's poll via Google, maybe you could provide a link to it. My assumption was that he created a pre-season ranking based upon his assumptions as to how teams may perform and he based that on past history. I don't think too many people expected DP to look so bad in the Spring Jamboree and the KOC. Friday will be here in a few days and DP will play a good Jones HS team; we'll see.
  7. 53 years married, and I'm thankful that she puts up with me.
  8. How do you figure I am looking past West Orange? Maybe I just got that idea from your previous post where you stated: Round 2 could be vs West Orange a 2nd time, round 3 possibly Venice, Sarasota Riverview, etc.. and finally a strong contender from Miami like Columbus, Deerfield, Palmetto and others. MURDERS ROW!! To me, using my excellent math skills, it appears that you moved right past WO to a few more rounds. Osceola has a strong team and should be a contender; I just don't think they should take WO for granted..
  9. The BM vs Edgewater game is a tradition. I haven't heard it was cancelled or rescheduled yet. Interesting.
  10. The "I" comes from the state mandated EOC exam. That exam can count up to 30% of the students final grade. Help me understand this please; I'm an old man. What is a state mandated EOC exam? If it counts for up to 30% of a student's grade, how can the student move on to the next level class not knowing if he/she passed the last course? This seems to leave the kid in limbo not only as an athlete but academically. If these kids took these EOC exams this past Spring semester and the State has not yet tabulated the results, something is amiss. Hopefully it gets straightened out before it effects the kids classes for this semester and their chance to play football.
  11. I didn't ask if they were just released. The question was when he put the rankings together. The "bitch-slapping" took place three days ago. As I stated above, let me know what you think of DP's prospects after their game this Friday with Jones HS. I think DP will lose to Jones, Apopka, West Orange, Osceola, and Cocoa, at the very least; and I believe they will be put on a running clock in several of those games. Lake Mary will probably beat them too.
  12. Pre-season rankings place too much emphasis on reputation based upon performance from past years; this is a new year with new players. Did Buddy Collins put together his rankings before or after Lake Minneola bitch-slapped DP last Friday? WP is a fairly young team and still had their way with DP in 1/4 of varsity play in the Spring Jamboree. Let me know what you think of DP after they play Jones this Friday.
  13. Round 2 could be vs West Orange a 2nd time, I wouldn't look past West Orange; their DL is huge and their entire defense is very aggressive. Their OL is also very big and gives their QB time to find receivers. If Osceola takes them for granted, it could be a long night for Osceola.
  14. DP showed nothing in he Spring Jamboree against Apopka or Winter Park. Apopka's varsity played without new transfer QB Andrew McClain and had their way with DP to the tune 0f 21-0 in just less than a half. WP varsity played one quarter against DP and had then down 12-0. I expect that Apopka will have DP on a running clock early in the 3rd quarter when they play September 10th. It may even be worse for DP when they play at West Orange on October 1st, Cocoa the following week, and then Osceola a week later. All of those games may be blowouts.
  15. The 'i" comes from state assessments have not been finalized and added to their course to determine the final grade for the course. (this is a state problem, not a district problem or so I was told) therefore every team in the state should be suffering from the same issue! Correct? I'm a bit confused as to the "I" grade designation and what this has to do with a "state assessment". I was never a teacher or a school administrator, but I did attend schools through graduate school, and an "I" always meant "incomplete". It meant that the student had not completed all the requirements for the course , and that if they weren't met by a prescribed date, the grade would convert to an "F". Is this not what these kids are facing now? If it isn't a deficiency for which the student is responsible, it would not seem fair that the student/athletes were denied the opportunity to play football solely because the school district and/or the state failed to meet their obligations.
  16. After seeing DP in the Spring Jamboree and with LM adding several difference makers via transfer, I'm not surprised that DP was blown out by LM. DP is not the team they've been in recent years.
  17. Without further cancellations, the game may be even better in late October. Both teams should be at their best about that time of the season. It's just a bummer that any games have to be effected by the virus.
  18. 3. Venice 4. Ponte Vedra 5. Edgewater (Orlando) 7. Bloomingdale (Valrico) 9. Valdosta (Valdosta, GA) 2 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) 8. Deerfield Beach 1.. Vero Beach 10 Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville) 6. Godby (Tallahassee)
  19. the key stat is "Asymptomatic". I think the key stat is actually "rate of vaccination". Asymptomatic means the individual is positive for the virus, just not exhibiting symptoms; they can still contaminate others just as easily as an individual that is positive and exhibiting the effects of the virus. On some occasions, vaccinated individuals can catch the virus and transmit it to others, but this is rare. Unvaccinated individuals are still the overwhelming majority of people testing positive, in the range of 95-99% of all infected individuals.
  20. How did that science make Orange counties covid numbers better than Osceola or Palm Beach better that Polk? I can't speak on conditions last season at all the Orange County schools, but a big reason that Winter Park HS avoided being the cause of suspensions of any football games last season due to Covid was that they placed their football team in a "bubble" and had them take school provided on-line learning. The problem this year is that the school provided on-line learning is no longer an option. The football players are attending classes this semester and students, with written permission from their parent(s), may opt out of wearing masks at school.
  21. The way things are going with the Covid 19 cancellations, they may have a good chance in finding an opponent. I wish him good health an good luck.
  22. Mt Dora has about a half dozen players in quarantine, but the rest of their team is able to practice for the time being. A month ago, things were looking up in Central Florida for HS football and I was looking forward to attending all my grandson's games this season, but things could get sketchy with the virus heating up. By some minor miracle and the decision to put the football team in a "bubble" last year, they were able to play all their games uninterrupted last season; I'll have to keep the fingers crossed for this season because there won't be a bubble this school year. There are a bunch of real good 8A teams in Central Florida this year and the games should be exciting; I'd hate to games cancelled or attendance reduced to a minimum. On another topic: According to today's Orlando Sentinel, Timber Creek just lost their stud 6'5", 320# OT, a kid with over 35 scholarship offers; his dad took a job in Texas and the family is moving there next week. That's a legitimate transfer and will be a severe blow to Timber Creek's offense. I wish the kid well in his new home.
  23. Evans has Covid cases on their team. Quarantine time doesn't allow them enough time after coming back to practice in pads. Is this just the first of many this season?
  24. Maybe he should have his parents move to a city of their choice in Florida and enroll him in the local high school. From there, he can take his chances on quarterbacking their football team. I've seen some "legit" QB's move to Central Florida and unfortunately "legit" wasn't quite good enough to win a starting QB position.
  25. I moved to Florida in 1984. The transfer problem has only become a major issue recently because some coaches, parents and/or student athletes have seized upon a transfer policy intended to improve the academic opportunities for kids and have used it to strengthen their football programs through various methods of enticing kids to transfer, the "R" word.
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