C.W. Santiago

📢 THE CLOCK HAS RUN OUT. FLORIDA WANTS ANSWERS. The live show originally scheduled for today, where the @FHSAA and @MaxPreps were expected to discuss the ranking system, is no longer taking place. It now appears to be moving forward as a prerecorded presentation, without an opportunity for coaches to ask questions. And that's exactly the problem. For weeks, Florida's coaches have been asking questions about the @MaxPreps ranking system used to determine FHSAA playoff eligibility. And what have we gotten from @MaxPreps? ❌ Zero transparency. ❌ Zero formula released. ❌ Zero ability to independently verify the results. Enough is enough. The Florida Coaches Coalition has formally demanded that MaxPreps release its full ranking algorithm, including the mathematical formula, variables, and weighting used to determine which teams make the playoffs. Not a watered-down explanation. Not another presentation. Not another excuse about proprietary information. We want the formula. All of it. And we're taking this conversation beyond MaxPreps. Our formal correspondence has been copied to: @RonDeSantis & @JamesUthmeierFL Why? Because this is no longer just about football rankings. When a private company's undisclosed algorithm determines postseason opportunities for Florida's public schools, the consequences reach our student-athletes, families, local economies, and entire communities. This is a matter of statewide public interest, and Florida's highest offices deserve to know how a lack of transparency is impacting the people they serve. Multiple schools and communities have been shorted opportunities. Opportunities for seniors to play another game. Opportunities for student-athletes to gain exposure. Opportunities for schools to generate potential postseason revenue and for local businesses to benefit from a playoff run. Those opportunities don't come back. We understand the 2026 playoff field isn't changing. We appreciate the FHSAA's willingness to engage with our organization and work toward greater transparency moving forward. But the responsibility to explain the @MaxPreps algorithm belongs to @MaxPreps. The public deserves answers from MaxPreps. If your algorithm determines which teams make the playoffs, you owe Florida's schools, families, and student-athletes full transparency into how those decisions are made. If your algorithm is fair, show us. If your methodology is sound, prove it. And if @MaxPreps refuses to release the formula, we have full faith that Florida's state leadership will step in and demand the transparency our schools and student-athletes deserve. Protecting proprietary information should not come at the expense of public accountability. We said we would follow up. We meant it. Do you believe the MaxPreps ranking formula should be public? Like, share, and tell us what you think in the comments. Florida's coaches, schools, families, and student-athletes deserve to have their voices heard. #FloridaCoachesCoalition #FHSAA #MaxPreps

WHEN THE NUMBERS DON'T ADD UP, SOMEONE OWES AN EXPLANATION. Across this state, thousands of student athletes and coaches have sacrificed countless hours for an opportunity to compete for a state championship. And now, too many are being told four words: TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR. Not because they didn't win enough games. Not because they didn't take care of business on the field. But because of a ranking system that raises serious questions about how playoff spots are determined. HOW DO TEAMS WITH A BETTER RECORD, INCLUDING HEAD TO HEAD VICTORIES OVER DISTRICT OPPONENTS, FIND THEMSELVES ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN? Make it make sense. @MaxPreps describes its ranking formula as "proprietary." We disagree with keeping a formula secret when it helps determine which student athletes get to compete for a state championship. THIS IS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL. NOT A CORPORATE TRADE SECRET. When a system carries this much weight, transparency isn't optional. It's an obligation. @PayFLCoaches is calling for the @FHSAA and @MaxPreps to RELEASE THE FORMULA. Show coaches, athletic directors, student athletes, and parents exactly how these rankings are calculated. Because when the results on the field don't appear to match the rankings on paper, people deserve an explanation. These young men don't get another senior season. Coaches don't get those hours back. Communities don't get another Friday night. YOU CANNOT ASK STUDENT ATHLETES TO GIVE EVERYTHING THEY HAVE AND THEN REFUSE TO SHOW THEM HOW THE SYSTEM JUDGED THEM. RELEASE THE FORMULA. EXPLAIN THE RANKINGS. RESTORE THE TRUST. #FloridaCoaches #FHSAA #FloridaHighSchoolFootball