ready4boro Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 There are teams that soften their schedules just to say that they won 20+ games then lose when they have to play a well tested team. It sounds good to say that your team is winning 20+ games. You get ranked any everything but everybody that knows rankings mean nothing they are going by wins only not strength of schedule. Just wanted to know what you guys were thought about that. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn07 Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 There are teams that soften their schedules just to say that they won 20+ games then lose when they have to play a well tested team. It sounds good to say that your team is winning 20+ games. You get ranked any everything but everybody that knows rankings mean nothing they are going by wins only not strength of schedule. Just wanted to know what you guys were thought about that. /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> definately the tournament tested teams that travel and play in holiday tournaments (in most cases) do better in the post season than teams that just @@@@ up easy wins. that W-L record is good to look at but if i were a coach id rather play some elite teams and see how my boys matched up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13aaking Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 You must beat the best to be the best..............Nothing wrong with getting a few wins under your built and getting some work in but by midseason in my opinion you ought to be playing nothing but teams that will help advance you in to the postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noonesfool Posted March 11, 2009 Report Share Posted March 11, 2009 Some coaches are driven by that 20+ wins and will drive by good local programs to play cupcakes 150 miles away in lower classifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirestoneTigers Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Ummm, any team that wins or makes it to State usually has well over 20 wins anyway /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purple & Gold Standard Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 "20+ win seasons, I would rather make it to state and win gold ball...." Well...Yeah!!.... /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> You have any particular team in mind when your started this thread?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adsmom86 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 "20+ win seasons, I would rather make it to state and win gold ball...." Well...Yeah!!.... /blink.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":blink:" border="0" alt="blink.gif" /> You have any particular team in mind when your started this thread?? I can only guess /dry.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomocs1 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 You must beat the best to be the best..............Nothing wrong with getting a few wins under your built and getting some work in but by midseason in my opinion you ought to be playing nothing but teams that will help advance you in to the postseason. i agree, 20 wins means nohting if we didnt get better and come home empty handed! i can understand the teams that are in your district brcouse u dont have a choice but other than that you gotta schedual the best to beat the best! /thumb[1].gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thumb:" border="0" alt="thumb[1].gif" /> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksgovols Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Most coaches know what their kids are capable of when the set the schedule and it should be set accordingly. If you have to play the best to be the best what does that say for the best? Are they softening their schedule to play you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready4boro Posted March 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Most coaches know what their kids are capable of when the set the schedule and it should be set accordingly. If you have to play the best to be the best what does that say for the best? Are they softening their schedule to play you? When you are the best you try to play the teams that will give you the best challenge. Like a well coached team that might do things that you haven't seen. I was not talking about any certain team. /roflolk.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflolk:" border="0" alt="roflolk.gif" /> /roflolk.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflolk:" border="0" alt="roflolk.gif" /> Who do you think does that Purple and Gold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turtle Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 You have any particular team in mind when your started this thread?? Yes, he's talking about AUstin East, but hey we'll get a GOLD BALL soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksgovols Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 What's your point of reference? The coacht rankings aren't worth the cyberspace they take up. Same for the AP rankings where the local paper will vote for their team only to find their team isn't really all that good. Most coaches that know they have a decent team will play a schedule that will prepare them for the post season and throw the stupid rankings out the window. This year Fairview was ranked the whole year in AA on coacht after playing a bunch of weak single A teams to make their record look good. They got beat in the first round of districts. Last year CPA wasn't ranked the entire year until they went to state and were ranked this year but laid an egg in regions. It's all about perspective. There's not a good way of ranking teams state wide that I know of. Usually it has more to do with last years teams or how much prejudice you can muster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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