When you think about the off season, especially in south Florida, you think of football.
While many across the country take a break from the sport, south Florida does not have that in their vocabulary. It is the regular season and the off season – and football is the main focus 12 month of the year.
As coaches and players look forward to the challenges of camps and combines, they also love the competition of 7-on-7 events.
When it comes to anything in life, it just has to feel right – and while decisions are based on certain things that happen – they are made for our own benefit.
While many have opinions on the way things should go, the end result is how it affects the person making that decision.
Changing schools is never easy for anyone, but sometimes that shift in location can make a difference for the better.
As we already know, south Florida is starting to be a place that colleges and universities are heading to for linemen.
In the past, it was never like that – and while we always produced some impressive receivers and defensive backs – along with quality linebackers, defensive linemen and linebackers - offensive linemen were never plentiful in this area.
In every generation, you will get those who will proclaim that players of their era are the best – and that is indeed what sports is all about.
Athletes who do everything well – those who simply are as good as you will find anywhere at any time.
In the history of St. Thomas Aquinas football’s rich tradition, there have been elite performers who have gone on and done some tremendous things – in college and beyond.
The one thing about south Florida is there are no pretenders when it comes to showcasing football talent.
Because teams play each other – and compete year round – there are very few issues when talking about athletes who belong among the elite in an area that is certainly second to none for producing talent.