Definitely.Mentor is the easy answer as close as they have come the last 15 years or so
Mentor is the best program without a title
Massillon acts like they have won one, but facts are against them.
Here is a link to all the state titles in football that were earned on the field:
I appreciate your thoughts but pretending is what they do. We can't assume they would have won any titles in the playoffs as they have not shown the ability to do so since the inception of the playoff system.I get that there is some rivals type anger and overly emotional feelings towards Massillon out here . And while the fact that they haven't won a title since play-offs started in this state is accurate , lets not pretend that they wouldn't have won multiple most likely if the play-offs and title games were part of the landscape earlier. Yes they have had more than enough time to bag that title after the play-off format started . But lets not also not forget that in some years they were clearly better than others and have had some great teams .
I appreciate your thoughts but pretending is what they do. We can't assume they would have won any titles in the playoffs as they have not shown the ability to do so since the inception of the playoff system.
LMAO that Massillon can't even win a "Probably THE best team to never win a playoff title" title...*State Title
Mentor- should be almost unanimous.
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Amazing that Glenville has never won a title.Back in the day Glenville. The amount of NFL level talent that came through there in the '00s was insane and the fact they could not win a title is crazy. Solon has 22 appearances yet no titles.
From the lower levels I would add Manchester. The coach just retired with more wins than anyone in OHSAA football history else yet he has a big gaping hole in state titles. 24 playoff appearances with only 1 title game showing and 3 semis.
Back in the day Glenville. The amount of NFL level talent that came through there in the '00s was insane and the fact they could not win a title is crazy. Solon has 22 appearances yet no titles.
From the lower levels I would add Manchester. The coach just retired with more wins than anyone in OHSAA football history else yet he has a big gaping hole in state titles. 24 playoff appearances with only 1 title game showing and 3 semis.
Thanks for looking that up. 26 appearances and zero titles. OuchPer the OHSAA website, here is the teams I saw with the most playoff appearances without a Playoff State Title:
***Team, Playoff Appearances, Playoff W-L-%, Playoff Runner Ups, Playoff Semifinalist***
Massillon Washington: 26 appearances, 39-16 70.91%, 5 Runner Up's - 13 Semifinalist
Akron Manchester: 25 appearances, 21-25 45.65%, 1 - 2
Covington: 23 appearances, 17-23 42.50%, 1 - 3
Solon: 22 appearances, 23-22 51.11%, 1 - 2
Cuyahoga Heights: 22 appearances, 29-22 56.86%, 2 - 4
Shadyside: 21 appearances, 32-21 60.38%, 2 - 4
Wayne Huber Heights: 21 appearances, 24-21 53.33%, 4 - 4
Thornville Sheridan: 20 appearances, 20-16 55.56%, 1 - 2
Dover: 20 appearances, 15-20 42.86%, 0 - 1
Licking Valley: 19 appearances, 34-19 64.15%, 3 - 8
Mentor: 19 appearances, 38-17 69.09%, 4 - 6
Dublin Coffman: 19 appearances, 22-19 53.66%, 0 - 2
The three on here that stick out to me is Akron Manchester, Licking Valley and Mentor. Each has/had a coach who either made the program and/or taken the program to another level. Two of them (Manchester & Mentor) the coach retired at the end of 2019 and the third (Licking Valley) lost in the state championship game in 2019. Hopefully the Licking Valley coach hangs in there and the Panthers get a state title.
One would think a true champion makes their own breaks and gets it done. Coming up short 26 times seems like needing more than the breaks.It's Massillon hands down. Mentor is just recently been really good. Massillon has gone through many coaches and have been on the doorstep many times only to come up short. It just seems that there is always one team that just has better Jimmies and Joes than Massillon, and they just can't get the breaks they need in those situations.
Well per the thread title Mentor has won a playoff title in multiple sports.
So Massillon by the thread title which doesn't say football title
Correct, the intent was for football.Well it's in the football forum so using common sense one would deduce it its referring to football playoff titles.
Thanks for looking that up. 26 appearances and zero titles. Ouch