All-State

[kozcrews#1]

i hear you imright. maybe b/c farragut is the only public d1 team in the state

 

yeah my bad-i didn't realize you already mentioned that one

Edited May 18, 2004 by kozcrews#1

[Guest BIGRUSN]

My grievance is the same as the penetrator's. USN only had ON first eam all state. there were others on teh team besides charlie brittingham. I seriously believe that Carter Dunham should have gotten something for USN. He kept the leading scorer in the league scoreless one game, and very low productioin in another. David Skinner is another name to show because he is a great faceoff man and scores very often.

[Imrightyourewrong]

but the fact that 2 time all american clint brakebill was voted as the 6th best middie in the state by a certain USN coach remains a not so subtle reminder as to the general screwiness of the whole thing

How do you know the USN coach put Brakebill as the 6th middie?

[Guest BIGRUSN]

Im not trying to cover up anything, but arent those choices supposed to be confidential?

[Redtwin]

The all state selections always get people frenzied up because they have opinions and feelings that get hurt, but all state isn't some thrown together all-star team where each team gets a representative they feel is GOOD. It's the BEST line of each position in the state nominated by their coaches and voted on by all coaches and refs. If the 3 BEST of one position are on one team, so be it. If one team has no one, so be it. There's been instances where one team had as many as 5 first team players, not because of some bias, but because the were the BEST at their particular position as voted on by the coaches and refs. Some coaches don't even nominate a single player, some teams nominate all of their starters. Skinner is a good, athletic player, but is he one of the 3 best middies in the state? I don't think so. Brakebill and Sawyer are locks, and I think Crumbo would be my next pick. Skinner might be my face off guy, but I think Clint would probably pick that up too. I think Regan earned his spot, but goalie is definitely the hardest position to pick. I would also argue that Caroland should have made the first team, but bottom line is the coaches and refs see the most games and the most playes the most number of times, and usually do a good job picking out the BEST at each position. Some players or teammates might think someone is on there who shouldn't be or isn't on there that should be, but they don't have as good of a view of the big picture as those who vote. I'd say each year, the all-state teams are fairly accurate and I think this team is well picked.

Edited May 18, 2004 by Redtwin

[Guest BIGRUSN]

im not saying skinner deserves first team, but he wasnt even in the i think its 12 spots availible.

[Imrightyourewrong]

My only grievance was the excess amounts of Webb guys over some others. I also thought there were better middies easily over the MBA guys who made first team all-state. Maybe I just caught them in bad times the 3 times I saw them play, I don't know. I just feel, while the big 3 should have more guys on all-state than others, that they get ridiculous when all their starters beat out everyone else.

Edited May 18, 2004 by Imrightyourewrong

[laxdaddy]

anyone think that Cooke (16) for CBHS deserve a higher spot than he got? He was like 3rd or 4th in points.

[Imrightyourewrong]

Cooke deserved 2nd

[actionjackson19]

Cooke deserved 2nd

There were 7 or 8 attackmen that deserved at least 2nd team, so inevitably one or two were going to not get what they deserved. Cooke just got the short end of the stick.

[nashvillelax]

My only grievance is how year after year the big 3 shaft out the other teams. There were, in my UNBIASED opinon, better middes than the MBA 1st teamers. I think USN, CBHS, and Farragut all have legit arguments that they should get better recognition.

[TNLAX6]

Yea, I really don't know how USN didn't get anyone on mid-field. I played them twice, and MBA twice, and I know a few of USN's mids were a little better than MBA's.