When did the official season start?

[PageMan]

A lot of teams are including Hall of Fame games in their records. Aren't these considered pre-season exhibition games? Didn't the official season start Monday 11-25-02 or am I missing something or just stupid? These games played before 11-25-02 seem to be inflating the records of some teams. Also some girls' teams include these games and the boys teams do not. Can anyone explain this to me?

[Guest teammom2003]

I know Cloudland is not counting their loss as a game. I though all games this season should count but I guess you do what makes the team look better.

[govolz]

11/25/02 was the official start date. Some teams have included it on their records because they were told they could. It doesn't really matter though, ya just subtract a win in most cases and that will tell you what the real record is. But not all teams have included it into their record.

[goosevol]

I actually called TSSAA back in November and they said that a school could count them if they wanted. They said they should count, but it really did not matter.

[PageMan]

Thanks to everyone who responeded. I saw in an article from the Memphis Commerical Appeal that if both teams agreed to count these Hall of Fame games, they would be included in their records. I just wanted to know if there was an official policy on this. Thanks again.

[wcscr]

The games in question are the Hall of Fame games. Games set by the TSSAA, sanctioned by TSSAA, played under TSSAA rules, officiated by TSSAA officials, and charged an entry fee under TSSAA rules. Now tell me why not count them?

Official---Everything about them was official.

[govolz]

Then go ahead and officially count them!

[jacketpride24]

pageman just wants to take away two wins from fairview earlier in the season, i can't wait until tomorrow when the jackets come over to page and show the patriots that they are a fluke team with one loss and after tomorrow it will be two losses.

[TheAnswer9]

I think its funny that, in general, the teams that won count them and the team that lost doesn't!! I know the state gave them the option, so....

[landergolfer]

Cloudland's first loss was a scrimmage against one of the Sullivans. It was preseason. They do count their other lost against David Crockett which was in regular season.

[PageMan]

Thanks for responding jacketpride24. You can have your two wins against Ravenwood & Creek Wood, two new schools with only freshmen & soph. players. Everyone who has looked at your schedule knows the truth. You only play 1-A & Div. II schools in your non-distict games. I can't wait to beat the Lady Yellowjackets tonight at Page. Have a nice day.

[PageMan]

When district pairings for the tournament are set, if two teams have split during the season and their district record is the same, does their overall record determine their placement in the bracket? That's why I concerned about Hall of Fame games being included in the overall record. If the official season started Monday 11-25-03, then any games before that time should not count. This TSSAA policy of counting games if you want to is a inconsistant stance that I hope will be cleared up.