badrouter Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 At first glance, this was a shocker. But, the truth is football programs are very expensive. They must generate revenue through fan attendance and booster clubs. It appears CAI was npt able to generate enough revenue to continue the program. This doesn't figure to have a huge impact on area teams, as most of the team was from out of the country and housed in Clearwater by CAI. Most of their players will probably head to IMG or will return to their home countries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badrouter Posted February 8 Author Report Share Posted February 8 This is also a reminder of how tenuous most of the pop-up football academies' existence is. Saint Frances also would've been looking at a similar fate if not for the huge financial investments gifted to the program. They've been able to get some big games against reputable schools because they've successfully marketed themselves as a "historically black" high school which has been around a long time. What's not mentioned is the large number of other such schools which closed their doors long ago... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severino Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 So playing Bishop Sycamore in a public park next to a freeway didn't cut it? Huh. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 1 minute ago, Severino said: So playing Bishop Sycamore in a public park next to a freeway didn't cut it? Huh. It was against Youthbuild and don’t talk about Skyway Park until you been!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severino Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 17 minutes ago, Nolebull813 said: It was against Youthbuild and don’t talk about Skyway Park until you been!! COF Academy / Bishop Sycamore / Youthbuild were all one in the same. Just ask Lorenzo Roy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 34 minutes ago, Severino said: COF Academy / Bishop Sycamore / Youthbuild were all one and the same. Just ask Lorenzo Roy. Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 9 hours ago, Severino said: COF Academy / Bishop Sycamore / Youthbuild were all one in the same. Just ask Lorenzo Roy. Only two complete morons on the internet cared about the school. Take a guess? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedZone Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Just now, RedZone said: Only two complete morons on the internet cared about the school. Take a guess? One of them is most likely in the thread already and the other one will make a fake account and set the story straight. 😭😧😭 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Coach Chinchar from CAI was a really good guy and great coach who helped get at least 100 kids mostly from Canada and Europe to achieve the ultimate dream of playing HSFB and getting a college scholarship. They weren’t trying to be IMG. They were just a destination for international kids who want to play American football in hopes of continuing on to college football. And dozens were able to live that dream thanks to Coach Chinchar. So cancer like Red Zone can fuck off and anyone else who tried to minimize the success that the football program has provided countless individuals and their families. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 That’s one of the worst things about the internet. You have obscure cocksuckers who never made an impact to society other than renewing their porn subscription criticizing people who helped countless people achieve their dream. Rooting for people to fail. It’s a pathetic way to go through life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCGridiron Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 4 hours ago, Nolebull813 said: That’s one of the worst things about the internet. You have obscure cocksuckers who never made an impact to society other than renewing their porn subscription criticizing people who helped countless people achieve their dream. You know it too well #Cucklife 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 50 minutes ago, PCGridiron said: You know it too well #Cucklife Bro you got Cucked on your wedding night and it wasn’t even the best man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
181pl Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 they were a good team. they built a good roster in just a few seasons. But that’s difficult to maintain without a lot of financial backing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCGridiron Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 1 hour ago, 181pl said: they were a good team. they built a good roster in just a few seasons. But that’s difficult to maintain without a lot of financial backing. And finding in-state games became nearly impossible over the last year. Many of these so-called bigtime programs in FLA(public and private) were too scared to play them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 I'll pour one out for my homies badrouter and PCGridiron in their time of mourning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severino Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 20 hours ago, PCGridiron said: And finding in-state games became nearly impossible over the last year. Many of these so-called bigtime programs in FLA(public and private) were too scared to play them. CAI went 3-5 against Florida last season. What's the real reason schools won't play them? How much did it cost to play 10 games resulting in a 5-5 record last season? Did the board of directors finally say enough is enough? This model just isn't financially sustainable for a small coed K-12 private school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolebull813 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, PCGridiron said: And finding in-state games became nearly impossible over the last year. Many of these so-called bigtime programs in FLA(public and private) were too scared to play them. Everything went downhill after they beat the 2A champ NFC like 52-12 or something like that a few years back. After that they couldn’t find average teams anymore. The only teams that would play them were top dogs. They were blacklisted in their county. Even CCC wouldn’t play them. Armwood, Plant, Tech, Berkeley, TC, Jesuit etc say thanks but no thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badrouter Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, Atticus Finch said: I'll pour one out for my homies badrouter and PCGridiron in their time of mourning. I can't speak for grumpy pants, but I'm not sure why I should be upset. But, fear not, I will be sure to spend all of my evening searching for reasons 😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badrouter Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, Severino said: CAI went 3-5 against Florida last season. What's the real reason schools won't play them? How much did it cost to play 10 games resulting in a 5-5 record last season? Did the board of directors finally say enough is enough? This model just isn't sustainable. They lost their QB prior to the start of the season, and proceeded to lose very close games to really good teams. They may have had more major college prospects than anyone they played in 2023. They tended to be rough around the edges, which helps explain the close losses. They really only got destroyed by 2022 Lakeland in the last three years. But, as has been said, that didn't produce revenue. They have no real alumni base, no real relationship with their community, and no real facilities. I gather that many of their parents were fairly well off and generous, but that only goes so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, badrouter said: I can't speak for grumpy pants, but I'm not sure why I should be upset. Your one last gasp of schedule "credibility" went up in smoke. I know how hard you tried to legitimize them of Lakeland's sake. RIP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badrouter Posted February 9 Author Report Share Posted February 9 17 minutes ago, Atticus Finch said: Your one last gasp of schedule "credibility" went up in smoke. I know how hard you tried to legitimize them of Lakeland's sake. RIP. What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 8 hours ago, badrouter said: What? The blunt force of this devastating news has left badrouter speechless for the first time ever. 👇 On 10/5/2022 at 9:35 PM, badrouter said: Osceola is "someone" this year. I think Clearwater Academy is, too. Their announcers suggested this is their best team in a recent broadcast, and @954gatoris correct in what he said. On 10/18/2022 at 2:14 PM, badrouter said: This week Lakeland plays undefeated Clearwater Academy International. CAI has won every game by at least three TDs. They are a large team in the trenches and at WR. They are also comprised of a lot of largely unknown players who moved to the United States to pursue a career in football. I think they are very dangerous. They won’t play in any playoffs, and Lakeland would be their biggest win in program history. I also think Lakeland will be flat, as they are still teenagers who don’t know any of CAI’s players from camps or 7v7. I’m close to picking CAI to pull the upset. On 10/18/2022 at 5:50 PM, badrouter said: Most all of the teams CAI have played have all played tough schedules. So that explains their poor records. IMO, if one did state rankings for Florida and included CAI, they’d be borderline top 10 in the state. I do just expect them to overlook CAI, but that may be putting too much stock into what a local social media personality told me a few weeks back (that he thought Lakewood was Lakeland’s toughest remaining opponent). So, I’m picturing Lakeland playing a roughly top 10 team in the state while being flat and underprepared. I won’t be on here claiming anything special about Lakeland if they do get upset; that’ll be over. Hopefully, my fears about this game will be as off as my SJB-MD prediction was. On 12/20/2022 at 12:25 PM, badrouter said: Larry has always been a South Florida guy. I doubt he knows anything about Clearwater Academy or Lakewood or Lake Minneola. The first two have big-time players all over the field, with Power 5 QBs, power 5 WRs and lineman (CAI anyway). Lake Minneola put up big passing numbers against everyone, including defenses that didn't yield those numbers against others. Wekiva played Ocoee, Edgewater, Apopka and Jones twice- so five games worth- yet Lake Minneola posted the highest point total on them, with the QB going 10-11 for 236 yds and 2 Tds. Venice was very scheme dependent, but they also posted some numbers, with nearly triple the passing yards vs. SFA that they had vs. Lakeland. On 12/20/2022 at 1:33 PM, badrouter said: You’d have to clearly define what it means to be classified as a team that “can throw the ball. If Clearwater Academy, Lakewood and Lake Minneola can’t throw the ball, then neither can STA. If we allow that STA can throw the ball, then those teams can throw it, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badrouter Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 13 hours ago, Atticus Finch said: The blunt force of this devastating news has left badrouter speechless for the first time ever. 👇 I almost assume you're joking. Or were drunk when you posted that comment last night. Surely you're not actually arguing that a program folding in 2024 means the 2022 team and games cease to exist? If SFA eventually goes belly-up (a real possibility), does that negate STA's win in 2021? That's ridiculous. Surely you know that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 12 hours ago, badrouter said: I almost assume you're joking. Or were drunk when you posted that comment last night. Surely you're not actually arguing that a program folding in 2024 means the 2022 team and games cease to exist? They must've hit you over the head hard this time. I'm arguing that one of your go-to fluff jobs is now closed. How you were able to twist that into a commentary on the 2022 team not existing is beyond me. Crazed lunacy is the only thing I can think of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atticus Finch Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 12 hours ago, badrouter said: If SFA eventually goes belly-up (a real possibility), does that negate STA's win in 2021? That's ridiculous. Surely you know that. Seek help. I'm serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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