PREDICTIONS DROP THEM BELOW!!!

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

So for most today is GAME DAY!! so drop those predictions below. Even if the game is tomorrow 

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

iMG 48 MNW 23

MIAMI CENTRAL 34 MIAMI NORLAND 12

DILLARD 46 STRANAHAN 12

FT LAUDERDALE 26 ELY 6

[Legion37]

Lakeland 56  Bartow 6

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

58 minutes ago, Legion37 said:

Lakeland 56  Bartow 6

Bartow used to b very good or was that b-ball 

[gatormike20]

Plantation over Flanagan by 40

Miramar over Cypress bay by 30

Gibbons over Creek by 14

Everglades over S Plant by 6

Jackson over Hallandale by 10

Pace over Cooper City by 7

S Broward over Nova by 3

 

[OldSchoolLion]

52 minutes ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:

Bartow used to b very good or was that b-ball 

You remembered correctly.  Bartow had a great football program.  

[gwdrum75]

1 hour ago, Legion37 said:

Lakeland 56  Bartow 6

That's with 2nd & 3rd stringers likely taking over in the 2nd quarter. Lakeland could easily put up 50+ by halftime if they want (and they did against Gibbs).

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

2 minutes ago, gwdrum75 said:

That's with 2nd & 3rd stringers likely taking over in the 2nd quarter. Lakeland could easily put up 50+ by halftime if they want (and they did against Gibbs).

Wow smh 

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

5 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

You remembered correctly.  Bartow had a great football program.  

What happen 

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

23 minutes ago, gatormike20 said:

Plantation over Flanagan by 40

Miramar over Cypress bay by 30

Gibbons over Creek by 14

Everglades over S Plant by 6

Jackson over Hallandale by 10

Pace over Cooper City by 7

S Broward over Nova by 3

 

I got Jackson and gibbons winning by more 

[gatormike20]

Not sure how good Hallandale is

[OldSchoolLion]

4 minutes ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:

What happen 

 

[gwdrum75]

7 minutes ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:

What happen 

Coaching carousel...

The have struggled to keep a coach and the numbers have gone way down over the last few years.

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

4 minutes ago, gatormike20 said:

Not sure how good Hallandale is

Hallandale is way down 

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

Just now, gwdrum75 said:

Coaching carousel...

The have struggled to keep a coach and the numbers have gone way down over the last few years.

What happen to the coach that got them to elite level 

[gwdrum75]

6 minutes ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:

What happen to the coach that got them to elite level 

They've had seasons where it looks like they are getting on track.....then the coach leaves and it falls apart the next season. There are probably kids walking around the halls of Bartow who could help that team, but they just don't want to be a part of it.

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

12 minutes ago, gwdrum75 said:

They've had seasons where it looks like they are getting on track.....then the coach leaves and it falls apart the next season. There are probably kids walking around the halls of Bartow who could help that team, but they just don't want to be a part of it.

That’s crazy 

[OldSchoolLion]

15 minutes ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:

What happen to the coach that got them to elite level 

Polk County had a number of coaching legends who moved on...Paul Quinn at Bartow, Rod Shafer at Lake Wales, Faris Brannen at Frostproof.  The entire county lost some of its mojo compared to years past.  

[OldSchoolLion]

27 minutes ago, gwdrum75 said:

They've had seasons where it looks like they are getting on track.....then the coach leaves and it falls apart the next season. There are probably kids walking around the halls of Bartow who could help that team, but they just don't want to be a part of it.

I think the same is true at a number of schools.  Lord knows there is a ton of talent in Polk County..always was.  Some of these schools, like Bartow, used to be considered rural and the kids there 30+ years had that tough, workman-like attitude.  The kids grew up working outdoors from a young age and got strong. 

As those areas have become more urbanized, it seems like some of their schools have lost that "edge" that made them nasty on the football field.  Football was deep in the roots of Polk County...really a part of the culture.  For whatever reason, some kids are being pulled in a different direction.       

[Hwy17]

1 hour ago, gwdrum75 said:

They've had seasons where it looks like they are getting on track.....then the coach leaves and it falls apart the next season. There are probably kids walking around the halls of Bartow who could help that team, but they just don't want to be a part of it.

That seems to be the case from what I have heard.  A ton of nobody cares apathy.  

[“PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE)]

50 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

I think the same is true at a number of schools.  Lord knows there is a ton of talent in Polk County..always was.  Some of these schools, like Bartow, used to be considered rural and the kids there 30+ years had that tough, workman-like attitude.  The kids grew up working outdoors from a young age and got strong. 

As those areas have become more urbanized, it seems like some of their schools have lost that "edge" that made them nasty on the football field.  Football was deep in the roots of Polk County...really a part of the culture.  For whatever reason, some kids are being pulled in a different direction.       

Is it also to do there is it like the muck ? Very small 

[Hwy17]

5 minutes ago, “PANTHER NATION(CODE BLUE) said:

Is it also to do there is it like the muck ? Very small 

Bartow is a mid-sized town; only 15 miles from Lakeland and about 40 miles to Tampa.  

Fort Meade, Frostproof, Mulberry, and Hardee are small.