Hey T$$AA.....Fix the Seeding Formula!

[budkilmer]

No, I think Austin-East should be a #3 seed this year. Austin-East, Elizabethton, and Happy Valley are the three teams in quad 1 with automatic bids. Elizabethton (6-4) is the only district champ. Happy Valley (7-2) has the best record. So, I think it should be...

 

#1 Elizabethton

#2 Happy Valley

#3 Austin-East

 

Had Austin-East taken care of business and beat Gibbs, then they would be district champs with a record of 7-3... then they would deserve the #1 seed in quad 1.

 

Actually, West Greene is an automatic qualifier. With Chuckey Doak losing to South Greene, that pits Claiborne and West Greene at a tie for 2nd in their district record wise but West Greene beat Claiborne head to head, which in conference standings actually counts. So West Greene was an automatic qualifier too.

[budkilmer]

Does it really matter? The road ends in Blount County. GOOOOOOO Clones!

 

Yeah, but saying you were quad 1 champ may mean something since everyone knows your next game was Alcoa.

[coachh17]

Appreciate the analysis. Obviously, it can be done in a much more sensible manner. It will be interesting to watch the games and see if the results show how bad the seedings are.

The results did show how bad the seedings were. #1 Happy Valley did beat #8 South Greene, but it was close. #7 Austin-East beat #2 West Greene. #6 Elizabethton beat #3 Chuckey-Doak. Gatlinburg Pittman beat Sullivan North in the #4 vs. #5 game. I got the four winners right.

[EHSTrack06]

Yeah, Only EHS and GP beat their teams by a good margin. HV got lucky and squeezed out a win. And Austin east only won by 7.

 

This next round will probably let us see who will move on to face Alcoa in the semi's later

[HV2010]

Yeah, Only EHS and GP beat their teams by a good margin. HV got lucky and squeezed out a win. And Austin east only won by 7.

 

This next round will probably let us see who will move on to face Alcoa in the semi's later

 

 

This was the worst game that HV has played this season, they waited till the 4th quarter before they decided to play..........this game should not had been this close, I dont know what was up with HV tonight...................And for the record, the seeding doesnt make sense to me either.........

[CycloneCyclone]

I just took a close look at the 3A Quadrant #1 bracket. Seeds #5-#8 could very easily beat seeds #1-#4. I think #1 Happy Valley will beat #8 South Greene, but I would not bet the farm on it. #2 West Greene and #3 Chuckey-Doak host #7 Austin East and #6 Elizabethton. A-E and Elizabethton are arguably the best two teams in the quad and they may meet in round 2. #4 Gatlinburg and #5 Sullivan North should be a good game. Here is a breakdown of the seeds, records, losses, and a much more sensible seeding:

 

1.- Happy Valley(7-2), Lost to Elizabethton and Clintwood Virginia (Two good teams)

2.- West Greene(7-3), Lost to Greeneville,#3 Chuckey-Doak, and Unaka (Great team, Two decent teams)

3.- Chuckey-Doak(7-3), Lost to Greeneville,#8 South Greene, and Claiborne (Great team, Decent team, ?)

4.- Gatlinburg Pittman(7-3), Lost to Knox Gibbs, Knox Fulton, and #7 Austin East (Three very good teams)

5.- Sullivan North(7-3), Lost to #1 Happy Valley, #6 Elizabethton, and Daniel Boone (Three good teams)

6.- Elizabethton(6-4), Lost to Greeneville, Asheville,N.C., CAK, and Science Hill (Three great teams,1 good)

7.- Austin-East(6-4), Lost to Knox Gibbs, Knox Catholic, Ooltewah, and Morristown West (One very good,3 good)

8. South Greene(6-4), Lost to Greeneville, #2 West Greene, David Crockett, and Claiborne (Great,2 decent,?)

 

You can argue with how I rated their losses, but I am not claiming to be right. Here is how I would seed:

 

1.-Austin-East- (Historically fast an explosive, hard hitting linebackers)

2.-Elizabethton- (Went undefeated in District 1, Beat Happy Valley, Brutal non-conference schedule)

3.-Gatlinburg-Pittman- (All three losses to very good teams, Have a solid tradition)

4.-Happy Valley- (Both losses were to good teams, Have really improved as season has progressed)

5.-Sullivan North- (Played Elizabethton, Happy Valley, and Boone pretty tough)

6.-West Greene- (Lost to Chuckey-Doak and Unaka, I am not sure how good those two teams really are)

7.-South Greene- (Crushed Chuckey-Doak by 29 points, Dangerous offense,)

8.-Chuckey-Doak- (Beat West Greene, Lost to South Greene, Bottom three are hard to figure out!)

 

Admittedly, I am biased toward District 1, but Chuckey-Doak and South Greene have their chance to prove me wrong. My predictions for the 4 round #1 winners are.....Happy Valley, Austin-East, Elizabethton, and Gatlinburg Pittman. Go Cyclones!!!!!!!

Nailed that one.

[coachh17]

Maybe I can get TSSAA to hire me. I would love to help them straighten this mess up...lol!