stacmot Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) There has been some discussion in the subforums as to who has the best football team (regardless of division or class) in rural West Tennessee. The Jackson area media publish a couple of polls, but I thought that I would get a different perspective. So with a little time on my hands, I decided to do a little research, pull rural west teams out of some lengthy statewide lists, and get a better picture as to how some impartial professionals and/or computers rank the top 20 teams in rural West Tennessee. I realize football games aren’t played on paper, but I don’t think there is any harm in looking at what they have to say. unapproved website (as of Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019) 1. Henry Co. - 5-2 - State (TN) Rank 22 2. Haywood - 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 30 3. Covington – 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 35 4. Peabody – 6-0 - State (TN) Rank 41 5. South Gibson – 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 45 6. Huntingdon – 6-0 - State (TN) Rank 47 7. Dyer Co. – 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 58 8. Hardin Co. – 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 71 9. Milan – 4-3 - State (TN) Rank 78 10. Lake Co. – 6-0 - State (TN) Rank 80 11. USJ – 5-1 - State (TN) Rank 84 12. McNairy Central – 5-2 - State (TN) Rank 96 13. Fayette Academy – 5-1 - State (TN) Rank 99 14. Westview – 3-3 - State (TN) Rank 104 15. Lexington – 4-3 - State (TN) Rank 105 16. Munford – 5-2 - State (TN) Rank 106 17. Jackson North Side – 3-4 - State (TN) Rank 117 18. Crockett Co. – 4-3- State (TN) Rank 120 19. McKenzie – 3-3 - State (TN) Rank 160 20. Dyersburg – 3-3 - State (TN) Rank 161 At this point in the season, I agree that Henry Co. is the best in the rural west. Edited October 9, 2019 by stacmot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacmot Posted October 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) When looking at power ratings, Henry Co. still comes out on top, but the pecking order for 2 – 20 are somewhat different than in the post above. Sonny Moore’s Power Ratings (as of Sunday, Oct.6, 2019) Teams: CLASS W L SOS PR 1. HENRY COUNTY 5A 5 2 107.54 124.22 2. PEABODY 2A 6 0 85.86 123.60 3. COVINGTON 3A 6 1 97.68 122.02 4. DYER COUNTY 5A 6 1 93.78 121.23 5. HUNTINGDON 1A 7 0 86.93 117.06 6. SOUTH GIBSON 3A 6 1 102.60 116.81 7. MILAN 3A 4 3 103.47 116.03 8. HAYWOOD 4A 6 1 98.16 115.21 9. USJ A1 5 1 92.97 112.83 10.HARDIN COUNTY 4A 6 1 92.22 111.47 11.LAKE COUNTY 1A 6 0 78.87 111.12 12.McNAIRY CENTRAL 3A 5 2 87.88 108.33 13.LEXINGTON 4A 4 3 94.75 104.30 14.MUNFORD 5A 5 2 94.13 104.25 15.FAYETTE ACADEMY A1 5 1 89.30 103.88 16.DYERSBURG 4A 3 3 96.48 103.50 17.WESTVIEW 3A 4 3 100.89 103.06 18.JACKSON NORTH SIDE 4A 3 4 99.83 102.74 19.CROCKETT COUNTY 4A 4 3 92.68 100.11 20.GIBSON COUNTY 2A 5 2 84.55 94.90 Edited October 9, 2019 by stacmot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReitzFan Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/8/2019 at 10:39 PM, stacmot said: There has been some discussion in the subforums as to who has the best football team (regardless of division or class) in rural West Tennessee. The Jackson area media publish a couple of polls, but I thought that I would get a different perspective. So with a little time on my hands, I decided to do a little research, pull rural west teams out of some lengthy statewide lists, and get a better picture as to how some impartial professionals and/or computers rank the top 20 teams in rural West Tennessee. I realize football games aren’t played on paper, but I don’t think there is any harm in looking at what they have to say. unapproved website (as of Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019) 1. Henry Co. - 5-2 - State (TN) Rank 22 2. Haywood - 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 30 3. Covington – 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 35 4. Peabody – 6-0 - State (TN) Rank 41 5. South Gibson – 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 45 6. Huntingdon – 6-0 - State (TN) Rank 47 7. Dyer Co. – 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 58 8. Hardin Co. – 6-1 - State (TN) Rank 71 9. Milan – 4-3 - State (TN) Rank 78 10. Lake Co. – 6-0 - State (TN) Rank 80 11. USJ – 5-1 - State (TN) Rank 84 12. McNairy Central – 5-2 - State (TN) Rank 96 13. Fayette Academy – 5-1 - State (TN) Rank 99 14. Westview – 3-3 - State (TN) Rank 104 15. Lexington – 4-3 - State (TN) Rank 105 16. Munford – 5-2 - State (TN) Rank 106 17. Jackson North Side – 3-4 - State (TN) Rank 117 18. Crockett Co. – 4-3- State (TN) Rank 120 19. McKenzie – 3-3 - State (TN) Rank 160 20. Dyersburg – 3-3 - State (TN) Rank 161 At this point in the season, I agree that Henry Co. is the best in the rural west. Interesting stuff. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. The Fox Sports Jackson 105.3 poll he uses a mix of Sonny Moore, overall records, strength of schedule, and my own gut feelings. On and off topic subject, as a loyal Haywood County supporter, would you give your perspective or do you know the actual reasons that Simmons was released as basketball coach for the Tomcats. There is also a thread in the basketball Forum about this. I would love your take on it as well as the take of other Haywood County posters on Coach T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacmot Posted October 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, ReitzFan said: Interesting stuff. Thank you for taking the time to put this together. The Fox Sports Jackson 105.3 poll he uses a mix of Sonny Moore, overall records, strength of schedule, and my own gut feelings. On and off topic subject, as a loyal Haywood County supporter, would you give your perspective or do you know the actual reasons that Simmons was released as basketball coach for the Tomcats. There is also a thread in the basketball Forum about this. I would love your take on it as well as the take of other Haywood County posters on Coach T All of the info in the poll is now a week old. No one seemed interested enough to comment, so I won't do that again. I'm somewhat leery about making comments on the basketball situation, since I don't know a lot about it. I do know that there were a number of players/parents who were not happy with Coach Simmons, but I don't really know why. I heard that a large number of players had quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReitzFan Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, stacmot said: All of the info in the poll is now a week old. No one seemed interested enough to comment, so I won't do that again. I'm somewhat leery about making comments on the basketball situation, since I don't know a lot about it. I do know that there were a number of players/parents who were not happy with Coach Simmons, but I don't really know why. I heard that a large number of players had quit. I have heard the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 On 10/16/2019 at 2:15 PM, stacmot said: All of the info in the poll is now a week old. No one seemed interested enough to comment, so I won't do that again. I'm somewhat leery about making comments on the basketball situation, since I don't know a lot about it. I do know that there were a number of players/parents who were not happy with Coach Simmons, but I don't really know why. I heard that a large number of players had quit. This type thread usually gets a lot of play... I think maybe because it's in the "general" football forum, not many people have seen it ( I just did for the first time). @Southtowner usually has good insight even out of his area, might be that he'd have some input. Henry County has a good case for the top spot. Most reasonable people would give them the nod over all other teams for various reasons... they've beaten "better" opposition, sheer numbers (depth), common opponent comparison, and enrollment size (classification). One team that I'm not sure about though, is Peabody. The tide is talented and deep... their coaching staff (not just the HC) is great, and they've beaten everybody on their schedule (so far) by pretty much whatever they wanted to win by. Position vs. position Henry Co. probably stacks up better, but as a team I'm not sold that Trenton wouldn't outscore the Pats should they play. Milan sort of exposed Covington as one dimensional, but with better play calling on offense coupled with their extraordinary defense, they could give both Trenton and Henry County fits. I'm sort of leaving Haywood out of the conversation, but to me, they just don't seem on the same level as the other three mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacmot Posted October 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 Thanks for your comment. I placed this thread in the general football forum because it covered rural West Tennessee teams from Division I – Classes 1A through 5A, and Division II - Class A1. I knew the thread wouldn’t get a lot of attention in the general forum, but I didn’t think it belonged in any of the other subforums. The two polls ranked teams based on computer generated information published on October 6th by Max Preps and Sonny Moore, so the stats are not the same today. Obviously, I did not rank any of the teams on the two lists based on my personal opinion. However, I did give my opinion that Henry Co. deserved to be ranked number 1, and I still agree with that. Even though I am a Haywood fan, I didn’t create the thread to garner any support for Haywood, and I definitely agree with your thoughts concerning Haywood. In fact, I agree with everything you said. Since a lot of polls seem (at least in part) to be based on ad money, selling papers, and biased opinions, I was trying to create an easy to view look of the rural west teams that wasn’t based on any of those factors. Also, it is somewhat alarming to see how the West Tennessee teams are ranked when you look at them compared to the rest of the state, but that age old argument is best suited for another thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted October 18, 2019 Report Share Posted October 18, 2019 11 hours ago, stacmot said: Thanks for your comment. I placed this thread in the general football forum because it covered rural West Tennessee teams from Division I – Classes 1A through 5A, and Division II - Class A1. I knew the thread wouldn’t get a lot of attention in the general forum, but I didn’t think it belonged in any of the other subforums. The two polls ranked teams based on computer generated information published on October 6th by Max Preps and Sonny Moore, so the stats are not the same today. Obviously, I did not rank any of the teams on the two lists based on my personal opinion. However, I did give my opinion that Henry Co. deserved to be ranked number 1, and I still agree with that. Even though I am a Haywood fan, I didn’t create the thread to garner any support for Haywood, and I definitely agree with your thoughts concerning Haywood. In fact, I agree with everything you said. Since a lot of polls seem (at least in part) to be based on ad money, selling papers, and biased opinions, I was trying to create an easy to view look of the rural west teams that wasn’t based on any of those factors. Also, it is somewhat alarming to see how the West Tennessee teams are ranked when you look at them compared to the rest of the state, but that age old argument is best suited for another thread. The Western Division has recently given a good account for ourselves... many titles in the lower classifications and good showings with a few titles in the bigger ones. Before the last ten or so years, the East was on a different level mostly, and this year seems to be down across the board for the West again, but I don't believe that it will stay that way for long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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