Another thing is Florida is tops in the country for having coaches sign up for ass whoopings. In state, out of state doesn’t matter. Just send their team off to slaughter.
Here's something that I find interesting. Going back 20 years through roughly the same point in the 2005 season, I took a look at scoring margins and compared them with 2025. The average game scoring margin was 21.1 points vs. 25.7 we have today. It was definitely more competitive back then. Things to note: In 2005 we had eight classifications. 6A through 3A and 2B,2A,1B and 1A. Additionally, we have approximately 50 more schools participating in 2025 than we had in 2005.
Let's look at differences
2005
Grade
Interest
Point Margin
Games
Pct
Cumul.
A+
Excellent
1-3
236
11%
11%
A
Really Good
4-8
322
15%
27%
B+
Good
9 -12
168
8%
35%
B
Pretty Good
13-17
245
12%
46%
C+
Somewhat
18-21
222
11%
57%
C
Not Really
22-26
188
9%
66%
D+
Poor
27-30
182
9%
75%
D
Bad
31-35
173
8%
83%
F
Horrible
36+
360
17%
100%
2025
Grade
Interest
Point Margin
Games
Pct
Chg
Cumul.
Cumul. Chg
A+
Excellent
1-3
178
8.1%
-3.1%
8.1%
-3.1%
A
Really Good
4-8
259
11.8%
-3.6%
19.9%
-6.7%
B+
Good
9 -12
160
7.3%
-0.7%
27.2%
-7.4%
B
Pretty Good
13-17
222
10.1%
-1.6%
37.3%
-9.0%
C+
Somewhat
18-21
153
7.0%
-3.6%
44.3%
-12.6%
C
Not Really
22-26
180
8.2%
-0.8%
52.5%
-13.4%
D+
Poor
27-30
170
7.8%
-0.9%
60.3%
-14.3%
D
Bad
31-35
201
9.2%
0.9%
69.4%
-13.4%
F
Horrible
36+
670
30.6%
13.4%
100.0%
0.0%
One can see, our game parity or fan interest has declined since 2005. A+ to C+ games have decreased by nearly 13% while F games have increased by more than 13%. Other than more schools playing football, what could have caused this? Could the growth spurt of the SSAA be playing a role? Anyone?
STA
Osceola
Niceville
Evans
Atlantic Delray
Carrollwood Day
True North
Sebring
South Sumter
South Fort Myers
Wakulla
Land O Lakes
East Lake
Cocoa Beach
Atlantic Coast
AH-Delray
STA
Osceola
Niceville
Evans
Atlantic Delray
Carrollwood Day
Columbus
Sebring
South Sumter
South Fort Myers
Wakulla
Land O Lakes
East Lake
Bayside
Atlantic Coast
University School