Polls are a joke. G-P still ranked over Claiborne?

[mrv1]

Claiborne beat G-P for the third time this season and won both the regular season and tournament title. How can they still be ranked higher than Claiborne?

[barb]

QUOTE(mrv1 @ Feb 23 2007 - 07:48 AM) 826385496[/snapback]Claiborne beat G-P for the third time this season and won both the regular season and tournament title. How can they still be ranked higher than Claiborne?

 

If you think thats bad, look at AAA.

 

 

Class AAA

Record Pts Prv

1. Mt. Juliet (2) 26-2 113 2

2. Wilson Central (3) 28-4 110 3

3. Greeneville (6) 27-3 102 1

4. Riverdale (1) 30-3 94 6

5. Cleveland 26-3 82 5

6. Memphis East (1) 24-1 59 7

7. Shelbyville 26-5 56 4

8. Smyrna 25-6 32 8

9. Bartlett 24-3 26 10

10. Cocke County 17-11 9

 

Greeneville, 28-3 beats Cocke County (17-11) for the 3rd time this season in a close one. Greeneville drops from 1st to third.(where they probably should have been in the first place)

Cocke County, 18-11 leaps into the top 10 after losing. Makes no sense to rank a team that did not even go .500 in conference play ahead of Antioch who is 27-5. I must admit, I am dumbfounded.

[krichunaka]

I agree with both of you. Looks a little skewed, or something like that .

[rolltide37]

Claiborne wasn't turning in there scores, they were flying in below radar. Being in the polls puts all of the pressure on you. Coach Parkey wants teams to know as little as they can about Claiborne. That's why. All that matters are those wins. I'm sure GP would be glad to trade the District title for the rankings any day. Don't focus on that stuff, maybe that was the fuel that helped Claborne beat them three times.

[barb]

QUOTE(rolltide37 @ Feb 23 2007 - 01:49 PM) 826386003[/snapback]Claiborne wasn't turning in there scores, they were flying in below radar. Being in the polls puts all of the pressure on you. Coach Parkey wants teams to know as little as they can about Claiborne. That's why. All that matters are those wins. I'm sure GP would be glad to trade the District title for the rankings any day. Don't focus on that stuff, maybe that was the fuel that helped Claborne beat them three times.

 

So they were HIDING from the polls...I see. That is so stupid. You can't not turn in your scores. Did you just fall off a turnip truck or what. All scores are reported to the TSSAA.

[PTSportsWriter]

You are right, the polls are a joke and the polls are stupid. And I vote in them.

 

Its impossible for any voter to have a total grasp of the teams from Class A through AAA and Division II. Many voters rely on the Ratings here on CoachT and the email that the AP sends out titled "How the Preps Fared"

 

Couple this with the lack of voters last week and you have what you have.

 

This system doesnt determine state champions or contenders for state champions, so I'm not really sure why people complain. The best teams have proven or will prove themselves over the next 3 weeks - making these polls meaningless.

[mrv1]

QUOTE(barb @ Feb 23 2007 - 02:03 PM) 826386022[/snapback]So they were HIDING from the polls...I see. That is so stupid. You can't not turn in your scores. Did you just fall off a turnip truck or what. All scores are reported to the TSSAA.

 

That's a ridiculous statement!

[rSquared]

QUOTE(rolltide37 @ Feb 23 2007 - 01:49 PM) 826386003[/snapback]Claiborne wasn't turning in there scores, they were flying in below radar. Being in the polls puts all of the pressure on you. Coach Parkey wants teams to know as little as they can about Claiborne. That's why. All that matters are those wins. I'm sure GP would be glad to trade the District title for the rankings any day. Don't focus on that stuff, maybe that was the fuel that helped Claborne beat them three times.

 

 

Is Coach Parkey really retiring after this season?

[t_hat44]

QUOTE(rSquared @ Feb 24 2007 - 05:27 PM) 826387428[/snapback]Is Coach Parkey really retiring after this season?

 

 

 

Sadly, yes. He and his longtime assistant coach Gary Harmon announced their retirement on senior night.

[coachh17]

Coach Parkey has done well at Claiborne and I wish him well in retirement. Elizabethton put Pittman out of this debate. Claiborne Co. will have to play well to stay alive against South Greene.