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  1. Nothing for nothing, but the Deerfield Beach HC, Jevon Glenn abruptly stepped down due to potential health issues. It was announced within the past few days. I can't remember if JPP played at Deerfield while Coach Glenn was there, but if so, it could be a roundabout way of showing respect to his former HC.
  2. You are 100% correct, I meant DE not DT. It was a case of me typing a bit to fast. He did play DT for us this year (our game against Rockledge comes to mind), but he's being recruited as a DE at the college level. If I hear anything USF wise in the Clearwater area that doesn't get posted, I'll throw it up. Thanks!
  3. Hey fellow Bulls fans! I usually post about CCC players after they receive an offer from USF to do my small part to keep this board updated with local prospects. Earlier this year our Sophomore DT Jerzhan Newton and Junior RB Jerjuan Newton received offers from USF (yes, they're brothers)I missed the boat about posting them since I got caught up with our season and there wasn't much film at the time; however, now that our season is over and have more film- here you go. Jerjuan Newton, Co 2019, 6'0 180 Is an athlete, but I believe USF is recruiting him as a DB. We played him at RB, WR, SR, KR, PR, DB, SS, FS, wildcat QB and if he could drive the bus to road games, I've no doubt he could do that to. Very good speed and has the frame to add more weight for college. Solid hitter. Solid in the classroom. http://www.hudl.com/v/28Nhpg Jerzhan Newton, Co 2020. 6'3 230 He'll be recruited as a DT, but actually lined up and played RB, DT and MLB for us as Sophomore. He's a younger guy, but he's solid in the classroom and is one of the strongest highest school football players I've seen at the Sophomore level. He started his entire Freshmen year at DE/DT in 2016. https://www.hudl.com/video/3/8072198/5a1ee434d45e2a05c47059a7
  4. I remember him being a fierce linebacker at Tampa Catholic. He would be a huge pick-up if he decided to come to USF. Good information.
  5. As staff at Clearwater Central Catholic, I couldn't recommend CJ Cotman enough. Of all my years at CCC, he's in the top 2 athlete to ever come through the program. He plays well in big games and is a great guy and teammate. We also have another guys on the team named Amari Burney who is currently listed as the #1 Athlete in Florida for 2018 according to Scout who USF is after. There's 3-4 kids in our program now that USF is after. Deandre Fitz-Henley comes to mind, a 2018 linebacker.
  6. Triple B- great question. Most colleges are offering him as a WR, USF included; however, I think by the time he graduates high school I can see him at 6'3 225 and moving to safety. He's only a Sophomore right now, at the end of his Junior season I think it will be more defined.
  7. Yesterday, 4/28- USF offered Clearwater Central Catholic star sophmore Amari Burney. Burney plays WR and SS for us at CCC. He's listed at 6'2, 210 which is pretty deadon; however, I think he has another inch to grow and his body will be able to add more muscle without losing speed. As a USF Alumni and a coach at CCC- I couldn't be more proud of Amari. http://www.hudl.com/athlete/4487218/highlights/315670381
  8. His brother is a dude, committed to Notre Dame already.
  9. I, for one, am a huge USF fan and Alumni, I'm also a high school football coach for a team that's 11-0, state and nationally ranked and happen to have a regional championship game on Friday night. Ironically, our school (CCC) also happens to have 3 guys USF is highly interested in that would of gone to the game otherwise. One of the three happens to be one of the top Juniors in America, CJ Cotman. Point is, you're correct- USF fans should show up; however, there's some high profile high school games being played and that will make a dent in the amount of casuals (aka, the people USF is trying to attract) that show up.
  10. Next Friday is round 2 of the Florida High School Football playoffs. There's 8 or 9 Hillsborough county teams remaining and I think 14 or 15 teams total still playing in the Tampa Bay area. I've no doubt there will be a good turnout, but it's a shame this game isn't on Saturday.
  11. Charsibb- Every 2 years, each high school in the state of Florida submits their total student population to the FHSAA. Once the FHSAA verifies the numbers, the FHSAA starts working on putting every team in a Classification, a Region and a District. The state of Florida has 8 classifications which are based on school size- thus, there are 8 State Champions every year. Now, some schools- like Tampa Jesuit only accept boys- because of that, if their enrollment is say 600- because it's an all boys school, for classification purposes their enrollment is doubled, so they would be listed as having 1200. Once the FHSAA releases their "tentative" classification and district assignments- each school has the option to appeal the decision based on travel costs. Based on the appeal, the school can elect to move up 1 classification or down 1 classification. It is also at this point, that teams can elect to go Independent- meaning, they can play a full football season, but have elected not to join a district and thus are not able to go to the playoffs. For information sakes- a high school football season is 11 weeks long and each team is required to schedule at least one "bye" week. I'm not including Kick Off Classics (preseason games) or Spring Games (Each HS can play 1 full football game in May). Once the final classifications are released, there starts to be a difference how Public and Private schools work. For sakes of keeping this Tampa/USF related... For teams like Jefferson, Plant, Armwood- they have little to no power to create their own out-of-district schedule- the Hillsborough County athletic director's office does that. Now, they can put in a request to play a out-of-area team, but those requests are usually denied based on cost concerns. Private schools can play whoever they want, whenever and wherever during non-district weeks. They simply raise the money and off they go. That's why you'll see Tampa Catholic/CCC/Jesuit play a team from Ocala one week, a team from Tallahassee the next week and host a team from Miami after that- but if you look at a public school, they rarely leave the Tampa area. Basically, for out of district games a coach will contact various schools around the state and say "Hey, do you know anybody with an opening in week 2"- if the two schools have an opening they'll usually send each other film from the previous season and make the determination if it's worth scheduling that specific team. Lastly... at the High School level- each contract lasts 2 years (although 1 year contracts do exist). They are for 1 home game and 1 road game. If you ever want to piss off a high school coach- try breaking the 2nd year of a contract when they are listed as the home team....ooohhh boy! In terms of IMG, they are listed in the FHSAA as an independent school- they have no intention of ever being granted a district because the school's purpose isn't about winning state championships. So, they are required to schedule all 10 games on their own, without any assistance. That is a TON of work, and now they are adding a JV team. The upcoming 2014 season is the 2nd of the 2 year contracts, meaning after the 2014 HS football season- classifications and districts will be updated.
  12. SanJay- I can't link the TBO article that does a much better job explaining than I could; however, his coaching tree is massive and includes the same Coach Weiner from Plant that most USF fans were stoked for when he signed on for a day. He also has ties to the NFL as a former assistant under Monte Kiffin when he was with the Bucs. For clarification sakes, the topic is regarding Coach Weinke at IMG- when I referred to "pipe dream", I should of speficied that if USF was going to grab a high school coach to come in, then Dom Ciao would be the one I would hope they'd go after- but it's a pipe dream due to his age, and desire to stay at the HS level. But, if events could happen to where he could end up at USF, he would make a huge impact- not only in player morale but also education off the field, obviously- his on the field accmplishments speak for themselves. Charsibb- Regarding IMG's schedule- a lot of the schools that scheduled IMG, put them on the schedule under the assumption that "Oh, they are a first year program- we'll play them for 2 years and then drop them when they get really good". A great theory in practice; however, after the schedules were set, IMG announced they had signed Bo Scarborough from Alabama- as soon as that happened- all the talk began about how it wasn't a good idea to schedule them. The only team that beat IMG Academy this year, fair and square at 100% was Jacksonville Trinity Christian Academy- but, JaxTC has about 11 BCS D-1 guys on their roster and is widely considered to be a top 25 team in American (all classes) next year since they return 9 of those 11 guys next year. I think it's a great question regarding Chris Weinke to the college level and hopefully USF- but, it's a question- I, for one, think will be more meaningful next year, when none of these schools (except CCC and JaxTC) would be willing to play them again and thus are forced to go out of state 8 weeks out of a 11 week season.
  13. Coach Weinke is a very good coach for IMG Academy. They are still working on the main athletic football facility and they are starting a JV team. He doesn't talk to much to other coaches outside what is necessary to schedules games for IMG and the salutations before and after a game; however, I seriously doubt he leaves IMG unless there's money being thrown his way. He's also about a year away from needing IMG to start scheduling out-of-state games because nobody in Florida will play them. When high school contracts are up after this year, IMG is going to be in a world of hurt scheduling wise. Consider this, when he introduced Winston, he was wearing a IMG jacket- not a FSU jacket. As a proud USF alumni, I'd love to bring in Weinke; however, the ultimate pipe dream for USF for a QB coach would be Dom Ciao at Berkeley Prep.
  14. If he's a stud, he'd do more against bad HS competition... keep in mind the big picture. He's a D-1 LB, a very average RB.
  15. Well, to be classified as a rivalry TC would have to beat their rivals more than they have. Since 2000 (aka modern football era) they are 0-13 against Jesuit, and 4-10 against CCC, there record against Berkeley Prep leaves a little to be desired for as well, I think 2-3 since 2000. I like Harrell at USF, but not as a RB. He's a linebacker, he's only a RB at TC because it was necessary to put him there since everyone bailed on TC once their coaches got busted for paying for student tuition and couldn't come up with the money anymore. It was also necessary when Chivarski Corbett decided to take his football and go to the basketball courts. I'm getting off point though, yes Harrell is a solid player and projects well- no, not as a RB- he needs to be an outside backer (Will or Sam).
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