I just saw that Fantastic50 posted that the easiest Region to get a playoff berth is Region 24. Region 28 is the 3rd easiest.
Then turn around and see region 28 has Marion, Ansonia, New Bremen, and Minster, and let’s not forget Riverside either who will most likely be undefeated in and win the TRC.
I like the idea, but just don’t think the Arrows can get physical enough to hang with Ansonia. They previewed a little wildcat option with Weiss at QB and numerous other guys at HB and basically run a power read option.
unreal. That Division is stacked. As a PS guy, even though we play Friday, I hope Ansonia has all the success in the playoffs. They have built a great program
Agreed, can’t forget about Fort Loramie and Mechanicsburg that are hanging out towards the bottom with North. Certainly the toughest region in any division.
What I was saying though was not in regard to the strength of the good teams that are in each region, just how easy it is to get into the playoffs with the Harbin points cutoffs. Which is related to what was being discussed with teams like Dixie, Bradford and TCN getting in the playoffs.
Not saying anything about that because you’re right, there’s no reason teams that are below .500 to make the playoffs. Go back to the top 8 and leave it at that. Even 12 isn’t awful but the OHSAA makes more money the more teams they have make it. More tickets, tshirts, and venue fees. I won’t be surprised if they adopt the baseball and basketball approach where everyone plays in a tourney game.
I'm not disagreeing with that at all. The crazy thing is that even with 16 teams getting in, Region 26 is still looking at multiple teams not getting in that have winning records.
Technically, MV still has a shot with this format and those kids know they wouldn't win half of them might not even come.
I mean yes technically but MV won’t win a game this year. North should win pretty big and Ansonia will dismantle them. North could win by as much as 40 If they wanted and Ansonia could win by 100+ if they wanted. MV is just bad bad…
That's fun for Ansonia fans to be sure, but is additional evidence for why this system does not accurately reflect true power of a program. Ansonia would likely slot in at 4 or 5 in the MAC. Marion , Coldwater and Versailles would all be considerably better IMO, and Minster vs Ansonia would be a competitive game.
Good thing predictions don’t mean anything. Clearly the MAC is a better conference. The fun part is we might see Ansonia and St Henry. Ansonia is a physical team that would give a lot of MAC schools a game
7th? I’m not buying that. Would ansonia beat Coldwater, Marion Local, or Versailles? No, but they would be favored against other teams in the MAC IMO. In 2022 they lost by 4 to eventual state champion New Bremen, who finished 3rd in the MAC that year.
