Fred Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 https://usatodayhss.com/2018/ribault-football-seasonlimbo-unpaid-bills?utm_source=usatodayhighschoolsports&utm_medium=recirc&utm_campaign=rail-most-popular Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty4024 Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Apparently anybody is a state power these days. Team averaged 5 losses a season the past 10 years...But they're a Power lol. Back on Topic...School District needs to resolve this issue fast. (Which apparently they are.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Pretty sad story actually. Then we have guys on here beating up schools for scheduling teams like this and basically giving them much needed funds. Seems like we should see stories like this from time to time to help keep things in perspective. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 13 minutes ago, Frosty4024 said: Apparently anybody is a state power these days. Team averaged 5 losses a season the past 10 years...But they're a Power lol. Back on Topic...School District needs to resolve this issue fast. (Which apparently they are.) They usually a solid duval team but aren't very big on state level That's a example of duval media trying to make mountain out of a molehill 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Just now, HawgGoneIt said: Pretty sad story actually. Then we have guys on here beating up schools for scheduling teams like this and basically giving them much needed funds. Seems like we should see things like this from time to time to help keep things in perspective. Lowndes playing ribault would be a upgrade over half the teams they have played from FL 😂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Just now, Columbiafan said: Lowndes playing ribault would be a upgrade over half the teams they have played from FL 😂 However, maybe the teams Lowndes does play manage to pay their helmet bills in large part due to income from travelling to Lowndes. Florida school boards obviously don't care a ton about their athletics teams. Kind of disappointing seeing how things are handled down there. Could be lack of funds due to no state income tax or whatever. Idk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: However, maybe the teams Lowndes does play manage to pay their helmet bills in large part due to income from travelling to Lowndes. Florida school boards obviously don't care a ton about their athletics teams. Kind of disappointing seeing how things are handled down there. Could be lack of funds due to no state income tax or whatever. Idk. Low attendance is a huge bite into the profits at most schools Tons of schools in FL are just poor, that's why so many opt to travel to places where they can actually make money, if they had to pay a large TX or GA school to travel most FL schools would have to take a loss for a home game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Another thing is that since FL became a huge tourism state a lot of people living in FL aren't born residents, some didn't move here until after they had already went through high school Why does this matter? When you aren't a alumni of a school you are less likely to want to put money into a program Also means you have no personal attachment to a school 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 17 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: However, maybe the teams Lowndes does play manage to pay their helmet bills in large part due to income from travelling to Lowndes. Florida school boards obviously don't care a ton about their athletics teams. Kind of disappointing seeing how things are handled down there. Could be lack of funds due to no state income tax or whatever. Idk. Yeah this is the exact reason why Bayside played Lowndes for 2 years. They got $25,000 to come up and take 2 ass whoopings but that 25K made a world of difference. I didn't know that until I spoke to the coach at Bayside. It funded New uniforms and helmets. No joke. Maybe Lowndes can schedule Ribault next year and let Lincoln sit it out 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 24 minutes ago, Nolebull813 said: Yeah this is the exact reason why Bayside played Lowndes for 2 years. They got $25,000 to come up and take 2 ass whoopings but that 25K made a world of difference. I didn't know that until I spoke to the coach at Bayside. It funded New uniforms and helmets. No joke. Maybe Lowndes can schedule Ribault next year and let Lincoln sit it out This is true a lot of times. Sometimes it's as simple as a coaching connection between some coaches knowing each other and putting out calls for help financially. Everything in this world isn't nor does it need to always be about competitiveness or rankings. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, Drummer61 said: Nothing to do with no state income tax, rather excessive spending elsewhere....This is just plain dumb... Yeah all of FL money tied up in tourism Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiberalDonaldTrump Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 15 hours ago, HawgGoneIt said: This is true a lot of times. Sometimes it's as simple as a coaching connection between some coaches knowing each other and putting out calls for help financially. Everything in this world isn't nor does it need to always be about competitiveness or rankings. So you admit to Buying easy wins instead of playing home and home against the nations best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFORDGAWOLVES Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 19 hours ago, HawgGoneIt said: Pretty sad story actually. Then we have guys on here beating up schools for scheduling teams like this and basically giving them much needed funds. Seems like we should see stories like this from time to time to help keep things in perspective. So, what are you saying... are you saying ISB taking a check is ok, now??? I know it was the Cali Horde argument, but hey it merits discussing. Regards, BGW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgGoneIt Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 I always thought ISB taking a check was ok. How else can a school team get started if no one helps them? Idk anything more about Ribault than the posted article, but, I'm thinking, if your athletic dept. doesn't get enough funds from the school system, and they don't sell enough tickets to home games to remain operating in the black, then they need to schedule in ways that make them money to bridge the gap. That being said, there has to be a team out there on the other end of the same spectrum with enough funds to pay them and help them bridge the gap. In the end of ends, this stuff is about high school athletics where kids get taught the lessons in life that football and other sports can teach. It's not about some Jersey nerd fussing over every single game needing to be against IMG or that ilk. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted August 13, 2018 Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 52 minutes ago, HawgGoneIt said: I always thought ISB taking a check was ok. How else can a school team get started if no one helps them? Idk anything more about Ribault than the posted article, but, I'm thinking, if your athletic dept. doesn't get enough funds from the school system, and they don't sell enough tickets to home games to remain operating in the black, then they need to schedule in ways that make them money to bridge the gap. That being said, there has to be a team out there on the other end of the same spectrum with enough funds to pay them and help them bridge the gap. In the end of ends, this stuff is about high school athletics where kids get taught the lessons in life that football and other sports can teach. It's not about some Jersey nerd fussing over every single game needing to be against IMG or that ilk. Honestly, the money they got from Lowndes was about the only money they actually made a profit from. A charter bus somewhere over night and hotels, food, souvenirs etc can get pricey even for only 30-40 people. If someone is giving them $10K that is gone after the trip home. And other games that they fly to they probably have to fund raise a little 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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