Thoughts on the games:
Norland-Vero: Norland will probably be a bit down from the last couple seasons, though they'll still be talented. Vero at home has a great chance to get a close win here.
Lincoln-Carol City: The Cheifs have been in a slumber for a few years, but word is their stock is up. I don't think they'll be elite, but they'll be pretty good. Ditto Lincoln, though I know very little about the 2025 version. It's likely this will be another close game.
Northwestern-Lakeland: The Bulls looked to be the most talented public school in the state before Bridgewater left. It's unclear as to whether they have or will lose anyone in the fallout. But, it looks like most if not all will stay with the Bulls. Lakeland quietly rebuilt their roster and it's likely they will be one of the top 5 public schools in the state based on talent on paper. IMO, Lakeland's season will come down to offensive coordination and playcalling. They have the pieces to be a spread, pass-heavy offense. They may be this, or not. Those in Polk who are close to the team know, but the rest of us will find out Saturday. I can't really project how the game will go given I don't know what, if any, progress the coordination/playcalling has made.
Norland posted the link on their Instagram, Vero used to use Hometown ticketing when it was Ticketspicket, I think Coach J and Ira Reynolds may use GoFan as a generic term for any online ticketing not realizing it’s not specifically on there.
As to transfers, as with most schools nowadays Vero does get their share of transfers, the one that come to mind immediately are:
Jordan Crutchfield (WR/ DB) Kentucky commit from Ft Pierce Westwood
Sebastian Polynice (DB) from SLW Centennial
Maqarie “Duke” Phillip (LB) from Ft Pierce Central
Lance Stone (LB) from Treasure Coast
Jay Maurer (Kicker/punter) from Tampa Robinson
im sure there were others, but those are the ones I can think of right now.
Thanks Josh, I'm sure this took a lot of time and effort. Hope you'll track your formula to see how it performs over the course of the season. Won't be long until we have some early results.