Volunteer Falcons

[RHS02]

District 2AA has 9 teams this year and they are not using that format this year. Teams #8 will play a play in game for the right to play the #1 team. All teams in 2AA must win 1 game in order to advance to the Regionals. But you are right Stokomo, we did use the format that you are using last year. I personally am not a fan of the format.

Edited February 20, 2004 by RHS02

[raiderbb]

lets see - 8 teams. that makes a pretty straight forward bracket. you get rewarded by playing number 8. we don't need the tournament if we just want to send people on without playing the one and done pressure games. thats what tournament time is all about. and by the way north finished first in baseball last year and voted against #1 getting a bye in baseball this year.

[Shotcaller]

I read the article in question online. It does seem like a screwed up bracket, but does that make it ok for the writer to bash the coaches the way he did. In my area, he would have a very hard time getting quotes for a while. If 8 teams voted, he should have been able to find at least five guys that voted for it. maybe it didn't look as hard as he claimed. From the outside looking in, it still should be a great tounament. Volunteer could end up the 4 seed if they are not careful. It's anybody's tournament.

[Pudding]

Where can I find this article? Missed it.

[Shotcaller]

http://www.timesnews.net/article.dna?_StoryID=3332994

 

there you go pudding

[unbiased]

lets see - 8 teams. that makes a pretty straight forward bracket. you get rewarded by playing number 8. we don't need the tournament if we just want to send people on without playing the one and done pressure games. thats what tournament time is all about. and by the way north finished first in baseball last year and voted against #1 getting a bye in baseball this year.

So did someone complain last year about the bye in baseball? And that is North's business. If I was supposed to be number 1 i would vote for the bye. The problem is what if the predicted number 1 isn't....is that where the problem is?

 

I might add I believe in giving the regular season champs a break but I am not necessarily a big fan of two teams with a bye. Yes 1 vs 8 should be a break but is it in the conference this year?

 

and calling the brackets asinine and I quote "The result is an asinine bracket devised by the Watauga" is totally uncalled for and I doubt there was alot of research. If this one is asinine then alot of districts across the state are using asinine brackets

Edited February 20, 2004 by unbiased

[CHHS72]

For those of you who do not know, Billy Dixon's brother is an assistant basketball coach and is the head baseball coach at Sullivan North, one of the teams disavantaged by the bracket. It is nothing but sour grapes. Everybody knew what the rules were at the start of the season. It should have given all the teams something to play for.

 

I am not a big fan of the system but it is what the coaches and athletic directors agreed on and we will have to live with it. In Volunteer's case that is A-ok. Last year was even worse in my opinion. Only the top team got assured of going to the regional without winning a game. On the other side of the coin, look at 1-AAA (a seven team league) D-B and Science Hill tied for the conference championship but Science Hill lost a coin toss and D-B gets an automatic trip to the regional tournament and Science Hill must win a game to advance.

[whatruwatching]

The only asinine thing here is the writer of the article

[Pudding]

Thanks ShotCaller for the link to the article. Seems like to me every one of the Watauga teams knew from the beginning of the year how the tourney would play out. They each had an equal opportunity to win games. Some got it done and some didn't. Funny, has anyone heard complaints form the schools or coaches?... nope. Just Mr. Dixon.

I've seen this before in Jackson. A member of the media wrote some articles from an obvious biased position, leaning toward what I was told his old high school. The other high school coaches and players quit giving him any interviews.

Just ignore the guy and he'll go away.

[CHHS72]

Volunteer will be playing Elizabethton or North. North beat Johnson County and Unicoi County beat Hampton tonight. Unicoi County will play Central and North will play Elizabethton Monday night.

[VolunteerFalcon06]

 

I would just like to say Go Falcons!!!! First were gonna take district , then on to Regionals. But first I hope we play and beat the snot out of North in the District. Go Falcons !!!!!!!

[TheProfessor]

Billy Dixon would find a way to plug Sullivan North in an article about the Taliban....'Today the Taliban attacked using tactics similar to those used by Sullivan North in their game against South last week.'