3A - how do these brackets look - Pod 2 is tough!

[Gerry Bertier]

Well Oakhaven proved they belong by winning their 1st round game. This process is way too complicated. If you think people are having problems with our current system wait until they try this.

[oldchsman]

This could make 1a and 2a have a hard time of finding non-district games. Also: teams that have a smaller school as a rival that they may have played for 70 years have a disavantage like Smith co. and Gordonsville. With Gordonsville being a 1a team and Smith Co. a 3a. They are the only teams in the county and back in the 70's the school bd. made them play. Back then there where small and large classes. If you played in a smaller class you got no points. So Smith Co. didn't want to play Gordonsville but still the bd. made them. Even though it hurt Smith Co. change to get into the playoffs.

 

In one sense the scheme allows you to play a lower classification if they have a good program. For instance if a 3A wanted to play South Pittsburg, a win gets you 100-40=60 but also gets you 5 times the wins that South Pitt has (5 times 9=45). Therefore you still get 105 points.

 

This is still good since you can play down provided you don't go seeking easy wins.

 

Maybe there could be one exception per season to allow for existing rivalries where you keep the 100 points if you win regardless of their classification..

 

 

That sounds better than the way it was in the 70's. Thanks I could go with that plan.

[davidlimbaugh]

Well Oakhaven proved they belong by winning their 1st round game. This process is way too complicated. If you think people are having problems with our current system wait until they try this.

 

Actually, process is pretty simple. Not as hard as calculating a quarterback's passer rating - LOL!!!

 

Who is to say Jackson Central-Merry doesn't beat Fairview? Because they schedule 9 teams in a higher class than they are and still managed to go (4-6) they may have earned that shot?