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    • Drogo, do you expect to see any ramifications or consequences from what happened in the game? 
    • Thank you for your point-of-view. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well. I had a chance to meet Billy Livings once, and that area has always been intriguing to me. During the NFHS Network broadcast, it was mentioned that Vero Beach, unlike many areas of Florida, has not experienced much rapid growth over the past several years, and there is still a heightened sense of community there. 
    • Man, this Open Division talk got me thinkin' 'bout how them computers settin' odds on our Florida high school boys is straight foolishness—like lettin' them sharp-dressed bookies down in Miami handle my money again. Noimsayin?Back in '88, I took a Greyhound down to South Beach with a crisp $500 envelope—rent money, mind you—'cause this cat named Rico swore he had the "lock of the century" on some FAMU game. Rico wearin' pink linen, gold chain thick as my wrist, smellin' like Drakkar Noir and bad decisions. He set the line himself: Rattlers minus 14. Sounded easy. I put it all down. FAMU win by 13 on a missed extra point in overtime. Rico shrug, light another cigarette, say "Vigorish, baby." I rode that bus home eatin' peanut butter crackers for two days straight, swearin' off bookies forever. But here I am, still throwin' twenties at the hard eight in Biloxi every chance I get.That's exactly what this FHSAA computer doin'—playin' Rico with our brackets. It set DeLand as the #1 lock, heavy favorite in this imaginary Open, like they unbeatable. Had Bolles comin' to town as a 20-point dog. Buchholz layin' points to Miami Northwestern. Hell, Carrollwood Day gettin' respect over Chaminade and STA? Boy, if I laid money on that line down in Miami, them boys would've had me workin' off my debt washin' pink Cadillacs outside the Fontainebleau.'Cause we all know how it really played out—STA, Chaminade, Lakeland, Armwood, them the ones collectin' rings or damn near. Them the parlays that cash. But the computer? It miss the juice, the eye test, the "that boy got next-level speed" factor. Just like Rico missin' that we played Bethune-Cookman with half our line hurt and still almost covered.Joshua Wilson and that LazIndex? They more like the old-timer sittin' at the OTB in Tampa—been watchin' film since integration, know when a team got dogs or just good uniforms. They set lines you can actually bet and eat that night. FHSAA algorithm settin' lines like Rico—flashy, confident, and leavin' you broke cryin' on the Turnpike.When this Open Division finally drop in '26, they better let some humans override that computer, or it's gon' be another Rico special—pretty on paper, disaster in real life. And I ain't ridin' no Greyhound home again. I done learned... mostly.Y'all keep chasin' them real dogs on Friday nights. That's the only sure bet in Florida.
    • Who are the schools you've seen leave the fhsaa this year ? Especially in south fl 
    • Coach ro (former chaminade Madonna OC) takes Carol city head coaching job.   Miami northwestern DC takes head coaching job at Miami norland 
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