cardzfan1234
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Let's use this thread to discuss the three DI NEO districts on the "East" pod. These 37 teams will be divided up into three district brackets, with a maximum of 16 teams per bracket. Here is the list of the teams: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1veMJSxApusgkSNo4LKd9rbdGuPgA6ujgh2zp8hGzj0Q/edit#gid=0
Power rankings for the East (based mostly on NEOhsSports rankings)
1) Canton McKinely (6-2)
2) Jackson (10-1)
3) Mentor (3-0)
4) Brush (3-4)
5) Hoban (6-1)
6) Solon (4-2)
7) University (5-2)
8) Walsh Jesuit (7-2)
Others: Green, Hoover, Boardman, Nordonia, GlenOak
Mentor is one of the late starters, having just played their first game of the season on January 6. Jackson had a hot start with ten straight wins, but their loss over the weekend to McKinely gives the Pups the edge. Brush is high on talent and strength of schedule, but their record leaves a lot to be desired. Still, they are a team good enough to make a big run.
The politics of the vote itself will be interesting when that time comes. No league will have more "muscle" than the Federal League, with all seven of their members included. The WRC also has seven teams, but besides Brush (who has already announced leaving the WRC), the teams in their league will not be among the top dozen or so teams. Historically, the teams in the WRC showed no extra favoritism toward Brush in the vote. Several teams are independent (Walsh, Hoban, University, Massillon), so that doesn't usually help their familiarity.
It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. With a maximum of 16 teams per district, it is theoretically possible to see districts very unbalanced. We might see one with 14 or 15 teams while another only has 10. I'm all for it. Coaches will pick the draw that is most favorable, whatever that path might look like. Technically, it is possible for two districts of 16 with the third having just five. I know that is really, really difficult to imagine it happening. I wouldn't be shocked if there was a district of just 8 or 9 though.
Power rankings for the East (based mostly on NEOhsSports rankings)
1) Canton McKinely (6-2)
2) Jackson (10-1)
3) Mentor (3-0)
4) Brush (3-4)
5) Hoban (6-1)
6) Solon (4-2)
7) University (5-2)
8) Walsh Jesuit (7-2)
Others: Green, Hoover, Boardman, Nordonia, GlenOak
Mentor is one of the late starters, having just played their first game of the season on January 6. Jackson had a hot start with ten straight wins, but their loss over the weekend to McKinely gives the Pups the edge. Brush is high on talent and strength of schedule, but their record leaves a lot to be desired. Still, they are a team good enough to make a big run.
The politics of the vote itself will be interesting when that time comes. No league will have more "muscle" than the Federal League, with all seven of their members included. The WRC also has seven teams, but besides Brush (who has already announced leaving the WRC), the teams in their league will not be among the top dozen or so teams. Historically, the teams in the WRC showed no extra favoritism toward Brush in the vote. Several teams are independent (Walsh, Hoban, University, Massillon), so that doesn't usually help their familiarity.
It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. With a maximum of 16 teams per district, it is theoretically possible to see districts very unbalanced. We might see one with 14 or 15 teams while another only has 10. I'm all for it. Coaches will pick the draw that is most favorable, whatever that path might look like. Technically, it is possible for two districts of 16 with the third having just five. I know that is really, really difficult to imagine it happening. I wouldn't be shocked if there was a district of just 8 or 9 though.