Yo @nolebull813 ,I read your Bible verse drop about the FHSAA bein’ a corrupt tree bearin’ bad fruit… and then you doubled down sayin’ it can be corrupt and incompetent at the same damn time.Well hell, brother, you just described every DMV in the state of Florida. Congratulations—you solved it.You’re right though. Sometimes they’re crooked as a barrel of snakes, handin’ out playoff spots like participation trophies to whoever kisses the right ring. Other times they’re just too dumb to pour water outta a boot with instructions printed on the heel—brackets lookin’ like my ex-wife’s checkbook after a weekend in Biloxi. But here’s the part you conveniently left out while you’re quotin’ scripture at me: even a sorry-lookin’ tree can grow some decent fruit if somebody finally grabs a chainsaw and cuts the dead branches off.   Craig Damon already said back in December—on camera, sober as far as we know—that they’re lookin’ at puttin’ a human committee together for them 2026 Open Division top-8 picks instead of lettin’ MaxPreps keep playin’ roulette with everybody’s season. Real people. Who watch film. Who know that a 9-1 team that played IMG, STA, and Bosco ain’t the same as some 10-0 cupcake king from the Panhandle.   If they actually do it, we might get some edible fruit for once. If they don’t… well, then your Bible verse is 100% spot-on, the tree’s rotten to the root, and we’ll all keep bitin’ into wormy apples while the FHSAA laughs all the way to the bank. So what’s your play, preacher? You want a committee of actual football folks, or you just here to keep quotin’ scripture and tellin’ us the whole orchard’s gotta burn? I’m listenin’. But talk fast—my break’s almost over and this Publix chicken tender sub ain’t gonna eat itself. Peace, love, and questionable life choices. —Your boy in the deli

Be careful, Nolebull . . . someone may think you're talking politics.   

you can be corrupt and incompetent. One doesn’t cancel out the other. 

Man, I tell you what, every time somebody on here starts droppin' scripture like they just rolled outta Sunday school, I get a big ol' grin on my face. Love it, noimsayin? Matthew 7:17, huh? "Every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit." Deep stuff, brother nolebull813. Real deep.   But hold up now—let me take you back to somethin'. Back in the day, growin' up in the hood in the late '60s, we had this one cat on the corner who loved quotin' the Bible louder than anybody. Man could recite whole chapters while shootin' dice or chasin' whatever skirt walked by. Problem was, soon as the preachin' stopped, he'd turn around and short you on your change or talk slick about your mama. Folks would just shake they head and say, "Boy talkin' outta both sides of his mouth... and one side smell worse than the other!"   So I'm readin' this post, and I'm wonderin'—you callin' the FHSAA a "corrupt tree" bearin' "evil fruit," right? That's some heavy accusin', straight fire and brimstone. But then, two sentences later, you switch it up and say they just "incompetent." So which is it, playa? They evil and corrupt on purpose, schemin' in some dark room like villains in a bad movie? Or they just a buncha folks who can't tie they own shoes without trippin' over the laces?'   Cause see, them two things ain't the same tree at all. One's rotten to the core, deliberate-like. The other's just a tree that forgot how to grow straight—maybe bad soil, maybe nobody watered it right. You can't have it both ways without lookin' like you just makin' noise to hear yourself talk, noimsayin?   Now don't get me wrong, I been watchin' this Open Division mess closer than I watch the line on a Gators game (and Lord knows I done lost plenty on them boys). FHSAA been changin' rules more often than I change my bets when I'm down bad at the dog track. One year it's Metro-Suburban, next it's back to straight classes, now they shrinkin' to six plus rural and throwin' in this Top 8 Open thing like it's gon' fix everything. Half the time it feel like they pullin' ideas outta a hat after too many drinks. Incompetent? Yeah, I can see that. But corrupt and evil? Man, that take intent. You got proof they out here pocketin' money or hatin' on certain schools for kicks? Or you just mad 'cause your team's bracket lookin' funky?   Me, I been slingin' subs and fried chicken at the Publix counter long enough to know when somebody's blowin' smoke. Lady come in yesterday, swearin' up and down her coupons was good, quotin' the fine print like she a lawyer. Turned out she was readin' last year's ad. I just smiled, scanned 'em anyway, and said "Bless your heart, ma'am." Kept the peace, noimsayin?   So come on, brother—tell us straight. Is the FHSAA corrupt or just incompetent? Pick a lane before the fruit start smellin' funny.

The FHSAA is the corrupt tree and the incompetent actions and consequences from those actions are the evil fruit for those keeping score at home.