A few updates after some uninspired weeks October 7th: I watched Crestview beat an over matched Milton team, as part of Homecoming on Friday night. 61-20. Bulldogs have firepower, but are still a bit porous on defense. The poor Vikings are next, but it will come down to the game with Niceville for the District (as expected). I am anxious to see the playoff matchups in the 6A Panhandle, with Crestview, Niceville, NAVARRE, Pine Forest and ESCAMBIA, all really good. Until Navarre lost to Escambia, I had the Raiders as better than really good.

This coming Friday night, the top 2 ranked prep teams in the country play each other in an all California affair. St Johns Bosco and Mater Dei. Hope I can find that on TV or the internet. Oh, BTW, I saw where Brentwood Academy lost, first time in a couple of years. They will still win State. The Florida Gators beat LSU on Saturday. LSU was ranked #5 and since the loss to Kentucky, Florida has been improving every week. I still don’t think they can hang with Georgia, but there is certainly reason for optimism for Gator fans. Some polls have UF ahead of Kentucky, which is wrong. Maybe by December, but for now, the Cats dominated in Gainesville. Florida State jumped out to a 27-7 halftime lead, which had me texting family and friend with excited surprise. FSU did not score another point, and Miami put up 21 to win 28-17. Moral victory? Maybe only because they looked more like a team with some fight and potential than they have so far this season. Alabama is king of the hill. I hate to concede that I think Ohio State is the next strongest team. Georgia is up there, but has shown some vulnerabilities. Clemson is the class of the ACC, but not the same overall strength…at this point in the season. By December? Maybe so. With the Longhorns taking down Oklahoma and coach Riley firing Mike Stoops, I think the Sooners are done. It is early I know, but…West Virginia appears to be explosive enough to win the big12, but have plenty of tough games yet. Auburn laid an egg in Starkville and man, I think Tennessee can hang with the Beagles… Would love to see UCF get a shot, if they keep up the impressive W’s. I loathe Notre Dame, but they are on their way to the CFB Playoff. My only hope now is that they get paired with BAMA and the tide just humiliates them. Oct 14 update: Crestview humiliated FWB and I say again, not a fan of running up the score on over matched high school teams. Dogs are set to play Niceville in 2 weeks for the District championship. Out west, St John Bosco beat Mater Dei in a #1 v #2 matchup that wasn’t that close. Gators rallied to be Vandy, and now get a bye to get ready for Georgia…who got whacked by LSU. Ah the SEC…Tennessee beat Auburn on the plains, as big win for the Vols! October 22, 2018: Ohio State lost to Purdue! It wasn’t even close  WHOOP! Kentucky squeezed by Vandy. FSU looked good, but get Clemson this week OUCH! Alabama killed Tennessee, but then they kill everybody. Nebraska won. Washington State hosted Game Day and beat Oregon. Good day for them and Coach Leach. Titans went for 2 against the Chargers and threw incomplete – TWICE. Ugg. So, enough about that. This coming weekend is huge. Friday night the Fishheads come to Crestview. District title on the line and high seeding for the playoffs. BTW, 2 of the top 5 teams in Alabama play on ESPN2 that night, Thompson (little Tua) and Hewitt Trussville. I will be multitasking. Florida v Georgia in the Cocktail party, along with ESPN and College Gameday in Jax. Don’t think the Gators are quite ready for this, but I sure hope they find a way!! Noles vs Clemson will be hurtful to watch. I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO BEAT NOTRE DAME!!#$%$@ ANYBODY! Another thought to document before the Cocktail Party: I think Georgia will win, but of course will be pulling like Crazy for the Gators to prevail. Then, I want Kentucky to win out (not an easy ask I know) and win the SEC East AND play Bama in the SEC Championship game. That would have the Gators finishing 10-1 and not getting humiliated by the Tide in Atlanta. It could possibly even open the door for a coveted CFB Playoff spot, should Notre Dame get beat! Winning the East is prestigious, but having to play Alabama at any time prior to the playoff, is NOT something to hope for! Even if the Gators didn’t make the playoff, that would certainly be a New Year’s Day big 6 Bowl!