Columbiafan

Anything related to a program the caliber of Miami Central is relevant on a national stage because THEY are nationally relevant themselves and a state powerhouse But hey this is the best football oriented national board out there so that's how it rolls 😂

Other states already have similar systems Quit trying to make a mountain out of a molehill

I seem to remember hearing certain STA fans whine about Lakeland recruiting actually

Yeah I was asking around and it seems it's confirmed now So in one off-season Miami Central, Miami Killian and AHP all had coaches step down STA best coach on staff left for Miami And Ice Harris is back at BTW

Yeah this been mentioned off and on for a month but it's odd that Roland, Miami Central and University of Miami hasn't confirmed or denied it yet Something smells fishy

Actually the funding each school gets is based on the amount of students counted when they randomly send someone from the state for a census so if a flu bug is going around the day the census is counted then they may have 30 kids skipping and 30 sick and that adds up to 60 students that aren't counted by the state census for funding meaning the school is screwed in how much they are given But sure let's allow our tax dollars to pay for IMG Academy to build another hotel to bring money into one small area of the state that I have been to once in 23 years of being alive

Well this was caused because the state legislature lead by those "good ole boys" passed a state law that made it impossible to stop transfers and yet it's funny I see you continue to want public vs private split yet guess what It's the same state legislature who won't let the FHSAA do that The disaster here is the leadership at the top of this state doesn't give a damn about education or public schools because they would rather everyone attend a private school so they don't have to invest anything into education because private schools are not state funded like public schools

I actually like that kinda of committee selection idea but it would need to be seen what criteria is used for selection

Nope has to be 32 because anymore we are letting "losers" into the bracket 😂😂

That's what I heard coming out of it

I have an idea Since by your logic more championships mean participation trophies 1 classification for entire state, meaning everyone from Madison County to Miami Central and St Thomas Aquinas are in one classification 32 teams make playoffs as ranked by calpreps and everyone who doesn't make it get a voice message "you suck and are garbage work harder" from the FHSAA Since by your logic any more than one state champion is participation trophy mindset Nolebullshit

They could have 4 classifications and if they using student enrollment as the only factor for it then it will STILL BE HOT GARBAGE

You were against moving from runner ups to wild cards so you just hate any form of change GET OUT OF THE 1960s! This state classifications are broken because the "good ole boys" of the Florida State legislature passed school choice which allowed open transfer rules and allowed public schools to get 15-20+ transfers in a single off-season which has made it impossible for any team not in those metro counties to win state titles unless they can steal talent from other counties nearby

Didn't they switch Seminole in the place of Lee County?

I didn't but I'm not overly surprised Miami Central has been one of the most talented programs not just in FL but America over the past decade, lot of good kids coming out of that program as of late

A team like Miami Central or Northwestern gets 15-20 transfers a year, hell Miami Killian got over 10 transfers this past year What makes playing them any more balanced than playing Tampa Jesuit who doesn't even accept upperclassmen transfers which is what I was told by a coach in Hillsborough county when I asked about Jesuit after the season? And again since the recent rule change there are nearly 0 restrictions regarding public school transfers so how exactly are those programs any different now? If anything it's easier for public schools to get transfers because they don't have any academic restrictions for applying like some private schools have The only way you will ever get balance is by putting Duval, Hillsborough, Pinellas, Orange, Palm Beach, Broward and Dade county together for playoffs since the top teams in those counties public or private have shown they can get far more talent in one off-season from other local schools than most of the state can get in years of working hard Now the problem I see with Metro/suburban is the fact the FHSAA didn't go all in with it The best way would be split metro into 4 and then use 4 25% win quadrants over 2 year cycles so teams would move up or down based on how much they win in those 2 years, that would help the schools who struggle even while in metro areas but it would also move a team up that say suddenly goes and wins 2 titles in a row in quadrant 3 as they likely end up quadrant 1 or 2 in the subsequent cycle Granted I personally felt Lee, Polk and Brevard county were large enough to be grouped into metro but I guess the FHSAA didn't think so, I also wrote up a proposal a few years ago that I felt would apply here as it would have a more in depth breakdown but really do a lot to address the current issues by getting teams from similar sized counties placed together

Ever since open enrollment this no longer applies Don't believe me ask Joshua Wilson on the FHSF board and he will explain this to you Now a kid that lives in say Duval county can choose to attend ANY school public or private in county or out of county as long as they can provide their own transportation and the school is not at capacity ONLY IF THEY ARE AT CAPACITY MUST A STUDENT PROVE THAT THEY LIVE IN THE SCHOOL'S ZONE IN ORDER TO TRANSFER IN

Even taking the 4 IMG kids, FL still has the most #beststate

Now see that's kinda of where Florida is at But idk if the traditionalists of this state will be receptive to that idea unfortunately but I'm hopeful that urban vs suburban will be a step towards that

It's not an excuse it's the reality of high school football in this state In a state like California a team like Miami Central would be thrown with every other top team in the state so they wouldn't be facing inferior teams but in Florida by the FHSAA standards both programs have an equal path to contend for a championship but that's so far from reality that it shows the FHSAA inability to adapt and shows how much change really is needed so teams will be placed with like minded teams

But again that matchup shows exactly why classifications are currently broken A 6a team from Lake City can't pull 1/20th of the talent that a 6a Dade team like MNW or Central can in a single off-season of "talent acquisition" As long as student enrollment is the lone aspect of classifications we will never see any balance in the state of Florida

Of course it would be A small public school splitting kids in a county of 60k playing a team getting a lot of top kids in Broward and Dade county which both have over 1m people each Miami Central should be able to running clock Columbia, if it was close then it only makes them look bad because of how outmatched Columbia would be talent wise

What would that accomplish? Everyone would know what would happen there and it does nothing to address anything related to the topic 😂

I do just fine with English I just don't waste time with it on something as informal as a message board If this was a formal setting I would put far more effort into something like that

Neither do you, if this board was for MAKING decisions it would have been promoted as something completely different It doesn't mean that people can't discuss potential solutions