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Hudson

Oak Hall

Glad to see they cancelled that Gonzaga game. It would have been an embarrassment

Here’s a scenario that will cook your noodle. There’s an 11th grader at a D rated public school. Lives in a bad neighborhood with a single mom and a bunch of siblings. Dirt poor, and struggle just to eat and keep the lights on. He can’t get a part time job to help out because he has to watch his little siblings while his mom works. The school he plays for has poor attendance at the football games, and is always bad. He is a super star for them and tons of new bandwagon fans start to attend the games because they are good and he is the reason. School is making tons of new money. Season is over. Back to reality for him. School year is over. Summer hits. Some “runner” on behalf of the rich local private school “offers” his mom, him, and all his siblings a way out of poverty. New place to live, food on the table, and an opportunity to get a quality education and maximize exposure for all the top colleges to see. A once in a lifetime opportunity to get his family out of poverty. What say you? Does he say no and continue to barely survive, or does he take the deal?

To make it short and sweet. I am against breaking the rules. If there is a rule that seems outdated or unfair then it should be amended/changed/repealed with majority rule

I am a huge proponent of innocent until proven guilty, and due process with credible evidence. I support a credible investigation, and not some witch hunt by disgruntled folks both near and far from the program. Let’s hope they can get to the bottom of this quickly

I dont want any of that. I want the kids and their families to make the best decision for them both academically and athletically. Each case is completely different than the next.

You would have to ask those two kids specifically why they left. And sometimes it necessarily isn’t because things are wrong at their first school. It could be a parental choice where the kid doesn’t get a say. We have no idea unless you have specifically heard the kid and/or his parents say the exact reason why they transfered

Imagine if they decided to play with a bunch of kids who would never play a down of athletic competition a day in their life after high school and the school starts becoming a door mat for everyone to beat up on. And then they get a reputation of being an athletic laughingstock. And enrollment goes down, and they have financial troubles. But hey, at least they appeased some message board goobers

Sink or swim!!!!!!!!!!

And when it comes to here say, and “he said, she said” people tend to believe the story that they agree with. The side of the story they would take regardless.

What did he say specifically? That football players were being admitted via the scholarship feature that average joes can’t attain? The laws have changed and ANYONE in the state of Florida can apply to go to a private school. So maybe football players are given extra help with their application process. That wouldn’t mean other kids can’t apply. The scholarships are all done through the state. If the school wants to admit kids in a priority of how they can benefit the school I don’t see an issue with it. Private schools rely on money. Public schools just get millions of dollars thrown at it regardless of how incompetent or safe the school is. So I’m still not seeing the problem with kids wanting to get a better education coming from public schools that could be failing them.

Lake Weir

For example if Class 1 has 20 teams eligible to move up, but class 2 only has 15 teams eligible to move down then all 15 move down, and the 15 teams in class 1 with the highest winning percentage would move up.

You could even bump teams up and down based on winning percentage. After 2 years, teams with a .750 or higher would have to move up a class with the cap still being 125 teams per class. Teams with the highest winning percentage above .750 would move up first and so on. Same with winning percentages of .250 or worse. They would move down with the worst percentages moving down first

If you cut the classes to 4, that’s 125 teams each class. 500 teams. The rest are independent SSAC teams etc. 125 teams divided into 16 districts is 7-8 teams per district. No issue. Travel and scheduling would be easy breezy. Most games would be local and keep the rivalries fresh. Playoffs would be an animal. The districts would be so big, and the classes so small that it would be highly unlikely that a garbage team makes the playoffs. Maybe one here or there but nothing like it is now. Classify by enrollment. Maybe multiply privates by 1.5. Let’s figure it out

Link to the broken rule please.

Seeing these teams pop up on 11 man schedules. Anyone else? Kipp Bold City (Jacksonville) Sarasota Christian Old Plank Christian (Jacksonville)

Attracting talent and helping kids gets a better education and athletic experience

Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel)

Oviedo

Tampa Catholic https://highschool.athlonsports.com/florida/2024/04/15/florida-high-school-football-tampa-catholic-announces-2024-schedule

Sunlake https://highschool.athlonsports.com/florida/2024/04/15/florida-high-school-football-sunlake-announces-2024-schedule

Some old coaches don’t want to get with the times. No issue there. Things change. The dynamics and landscapes change. You can’t coach kids the same as you could in the 80’s. You couldn’t coach kids in the 80’s the same as you did in the 50’s. Perfectly fine. You either adjust and update your coaching philosophy or you get annoyed and retire. Again no issue there. But just because a coach realizes job security can hinge on how well you attract talent, doesn’t mean he lacks morals and values. I call bullshit on that

He left because he didn’t want to get with the times? Can’t teach an old dog new tricks I guess.