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An in-conference foe who goes 0-10 shouldn’t kneecap a team’s playoff chancesWhat’s wrong with the current divisor?
But, that’s JMO
An in-conference foe who goes 0-10 shouldn’t kneecap a team’s playoff chancesWhat’s wrong with the current divisor?
I understand, and like I said, HIGH SCHOOL kids can't handle it.They take long breaks in college, and they have buys in the pros. Coaches will have to adjust
True, but you never know. Most didnt think an 8th seed would have a chance in hell either but a few have.I agree with most of this.. I just liked the system the way we had it. Getting a home playoff game is a big deal to most schools.. not so much anymore. And I have a hard time believing that any 9-12 seeds will make it to the semi's or championship games.
The state of Pennsylvania does just fine with bye weeks.I understand, and like I said, HIGH SCHOOL kids can't handle it.
I have coached high school in states that have regular season bye weeks, and let me tell you, bye weeks are a NIGHTMARE for high school, even for the "power teams."
5 beat 4's often enough as is.Just what a 4 seed needs is a bye week to play a 5 seed that has already won a playoff game. They won't be fine, I'm telling you there will be upsets that hadn't happened prior.
That’s a fair point, and maybe somethings should be done about that. But the schedule is the scheduleAn in-conference foe who goes 0-10 shouldn’t kneecap a team’s playoff chances
But, that’s JMO
And our football is considerably better, so I stand by what I said.The state of Pennsylvania does just fine with bye weeks.
True, but you never know. Most didnt think an 8th seed would have a chance in hell either but a few have.
This also can HELP some schools as twice as many will be hosting a home game. That can be some good money for boosters and the like.
If I was bored enough I would go through and look at 9-12 to see what sort of records we normally see but I am too busy.
Don't worry. They will change it to 16 playoff teams soon enough.Not a fan... With the exception of the terrible job they did of breaking up regions in 2019, I think the 8 teams per region is as close to a perfect system as you can get, 5 weeks of playoffs, and every team has to prove their worth to make it to the postseason
Regular season will start a week earlier, so those 112 teams will be eliminated from the playoffs at the same time as what was week 10 of the regular season under the current format. However, remember that boys basketball's competitive season is allowed to start before Thanksgiving beginning this coming year. There should be other details regarding when official football practice would start. Otherwise, the time frame for two-a-days and scrimmages is rather tight prior to the 1st weekend of games.Sounds like it passed.
I haven't read the press release, yet, but I'm just not sure what this is meant to solve, other than to gather more playoff revenue. The season goes longer, worse teams get into the playoffs, and 112 additional schools are late to the start of basketball practice.
Bye weeks in PA are a joke and worthless. It's because they go by districts. And for example District 7 (WPIAL) has so many more teams than say District 10, 6, etc.. And District 7/ WPIAL League wants their own playoff tournament. So while they are playing their own tournament, teams wait around and get various bye weeks. Also District 7 traditionally is one of the best districts in the state. So they only get their winner into the state tournament, and their #2 #3, #4, etc.. in most cases are better than most other district teams that get in. And many districts in given classifiatons only have 1 or 2 teams. That is another reason teams get byes. They play 1 game in their district, and have to wait for all the other bigger districts to catch up. It really is a horrible system.The state of Pennsylvania does just fine with bye weeks.
Can't find the thread from the fall, but IIRC, the proposal included shortening the preseason, so it looks like practice would still start around the same time as before. Perhaps teams would have to cut back to 2 scrimmages. Many smaller schools were already not using all 3 scrimmage opportunities.The season will start a week earlier but there was no mention of when practice starts, practice could start the last week of July.
To piggyback off of the Northeast Ohio regions, in 2017, two 4-6 teams and two 5-5 teams would have qualified, and in the following year, three 4-6 teams would have qualified, and one 5-5 team would have had a home game.
I agree it is driven by $$$. PA did something ridiculous a few years when they went from 4 classes to 6. It has watered things down to say the least. Also if you think about it, there are less kids playing football, schools are closing/merging so there are less schools, but yet we are going to EXPAND the playoffs. Follow the $$$$!Awesome, also l see this as a plan to make up for money lost this Fall.
Bye week for top seeds is a HORRIBLE idea. High school kids can't handle a bye week for playoffs. You want momentum & competition, not an off week to play someone who is "high" on winning a round 1 playoff game.