Lawrence County got screwed

[purple75gold]

How can the t$$aa possably justify sending a district champion to a different quad and making them a 3 seed. Then having the runner up in their natural quad 3 as a 2 seed. Plus there are three teams that would have shorter travel in the second round. If I were Lawrence I would be throwing the biggest fit possible.

[BigRedRealist]

Per TSSAA handbook: After the 32 teams have qualified for the playoffs they will be geographically grouped into four eight-team quads. This grouping will be done without regard to district/region alignments.

 

So they are not supposed to look to see who won this district or who came in 2nd - when 

placing them in quads - its strictly geographically.Then once they are in quads the district winners get seeded first then runner up.

 

 

[olddevil]

 

Per TSSAA handbook: After the 32 teams have qualified for the playoffs they will be geographically grouped into four eight-team quads. This grouping will be done without regard to district/region alignments.

 

So they are not supposed to look to see who won this district or who came in 2nd - when 

placing them in quads - its strictly geographically.Then once they are in quads the district winners get seeded first then runner up.

 

BigRed, it amazes me every year (but especially this year) how much trouble some people have understanding this really very simple principle. NO one got. screwed this year!! The eight most westerly of the 32 qualified teams ended up in Quadrant 4 just as they were supposed to be placed.Lawrenceburg High School,s longitude is 87.3158 degrees West :Kenwood High School, the most western of the qualified Clarksviille schools is 87.2618 degrees West.. This means that Lawrenceburg  is 0.05 degree more west than Kenwood.

 

     GOP BIG RED

[Guest randy72]

If you think  no one got screwed you have your head buried in the sand. Or you must be a member of the TSSAA.  Every year some team gets shafted in this ridiculous system they have in place. Then you have teams like Tullahoma who got blown out by Lawrence Co., then got blown  out by Lincoln Co., and they make the playoffs.

 

I hope someday the TSSAA will change this system, but I am not confident in any thing they do.

[MarkH]

Randy72, what if there were 9 eligible teams in your natural quad and you somehow were #9 according to the tiebreaker standings. If they don't move you, you don't make the playoffs. The goal is to get the top 32 teams and once you do that, then you seed them.

 

Next year you won't have to worry about it because the TSSAA has changed the system and gone back to the old way. Top 4 in each league make the playoffs. Want a home game? Finish first or second. If you don't, then you can't complain.

[Guest randy72]

Glad they are going back to the old way. That was a more fairer system.

[bounder]

Get over it! At least their in the playoffs instead of getting ready for basketball! They could be sitting at home next friday night. Win and there's no big deal.

Edited November 2, 2014 by bounder

[TeamSC]

I'm liking it!!

[Drewcephus]

If you think  no one got screwed you have your head buried in the sand. Or you must be a member of the TSSAA.  Every year some team gets shafted in this ridiculous system they have in place. Then you have teams like Tullahoma who got blown out by Lawrence Co., then got blown  out by Lincoln Co., and they make the playoffs.

 

I hope someday the TSSAA will change this system, but I am not confident in any thing they do.

Talk about people with their head in the sand! Its been all over CoachT as well as any sporting news outlet for over a year about the change coming next year. But neither this year, nor next year will reward one team over another team for "blowing an opponent out" to get a higher seed or preference for a quadrant. Lawrence County gets a home game, not a screwing! 

[wingman10]

How can the t$$aa possably justify sending a district champion to a different quad and making them a 3 seed. Then having the runner up in their natural quad 3 as a 2 seed. Plus there are three teams that would have shorter travel in the second round. If I were Lawrence I would be throwing the biggest fit possible.

define how you are going to throw a fit

[Guest randy72]

I wasn't implying that teams get a better seed for blowing out an opponent. I was just giving example of how screwed up the system is.  And I have been keeping up with the news. I don't pretend to be an intellectual like some people on here do.

[TF38478]

No they shouldn't reward a team for a blow out. But they should reward teams for a fine regular season. Other wise the 10 games are useless. Don't think lc is whining just voicing a dislike in there placement. Don't think it matters where a team is placed in playoffs. But it is is a injustice when a team defeats a team and is placed as a lower seed. Not that it matters Henry county couse there is a purple and gold train a coming. Good luck to y'all with mundord.