Heading into their season openers, Carter and Rockwall have high hopes for their Class 5A seasons. But, in reality, their brightest futures may lie in upcoming seasons under UIL realignment.

Rockwall is coming off a District 10-5A title and will challenge powerful Garland and South Garland for '07 championship.

But Rockwall ISD athletic director Mark Elam said Rockwall's enrollment numbers likely will send the schoo into Class 4A in the next realignment.

Rockwall ISD opened Heath two years ago and it already is a competitor in District 10-4A. Elam said both schools should be Class 4A with enrollment numbers no higher than 1,900 submitted in October.

Carter has long been Dallas' top 5A power but coach Allen Wilson seems to have the support of new superintendent Dr. Michael Hinojosa in having Carter play at Class 4A in the future.

Carter's enrollment numbers are down to 1,600 Wilson said. Carter has opted to play up a division in the past but Hinojosa has told DISD administrators he's in favor of each school playing at the proper enrollment level.
The signifigance of a move to a lower class. The top two Class 4A state-ranked teams _ Copperas Cove and Waco _ are both coming down from 5A.

D Magazine's inflamatory cover headline: "Why you Should Hate Southlake... Because the kids are smarter, stronger, and better looking than yours. And they prove it every Friday night."

It turns out to be a puff piece of the highest magnitude that makes Southlake seem like the suburb that Camelot wants to be. The Carroll ISD is a great school district and its sports teams do very well because you can go there four days a week during the summer from 7 to 9 a.m. and there are 80 varsity football players working out.

The high-drive atmosphere pushes/motivates a lot kids to success but Carroll ISD officials - unlike D Magazine - will tell you they are far from perfect. The ISD recently has had teachers/coaches (note the plural) arrested for having sex with students, the school has drug and alcohol problems like every other school.... it has AEP (Alternative Education Programs) for kids suspended from school ...even some of their boys and girls, young men and young women have babies in high school...

It's a credit to Southlake kids that many use their time productively but it's also important to acknowledge they have a huge advantage over many competitors to have the time for such dedicated training because they typically don't have to have part-time jobs and their parents can afford a sports specific trainer in the afternoons...the same for academic  tutors.

D Magazine has set Carroll up for a big "Trouble in Paradise story" many in the media, including D Mag, will jump on Southlake when a big enough bubble bursts...D dubs Southlake as "Perfect City, USA"...The school district doesn't...

Former Coppell and USC running back Emmanuel Moody said he'll transfer to defending national champion Florida. Moody, who was getting lost on the USC depth chart after an injury, announced two weeks ago that'd he was leaving USC.

"I just felt like Florida had everything I wanted with the coaching staff, the atmosphere and the players," Moody told GatorBait.net. "Coach (Urban) Meyer seems like an honest and trustworthy guy. He showed a real interest in me."

Moody decided on Florida over North Carolina, Texas and Oklahoma State. H will have to redshirt this year before becoming eligible.

"I'm pressed for time so I didn't have the luxury of taking all the visits," said Moody. "When I was at Florida I felt really good about it for the reasons I said – the coaching staff is great, the atmosphere of the school and the campus and the family atmosphere around the team.

As a freshman at Southern Cal last season, Moody totaled 459 yards and two touchdowns on 79 carries. He also caught three passes for 39 yards. Now he'll have a year away from the gridiron while he sits out the 2007 season due to transfer rules.

"My plan is to be there Tuesday or Wednesday," Moody said. "Right now we're trying to go through the paperwork of enrolling. I'm looking at the positives of sitting out the year. I can still practice and I can use it to learn the offense."

Last season The Sporting News named him Pac-10 offensive freshman of the year.