I kinda of like the idea of teams needing to earn a playoff spot. I think for some programs it can be a goal to make the playoffs if they traditionally are a bottom of the section team. So it would give those types of programs a step to build towards too.
Yeah, I remember our High School wrestling team used to play "entrance" music , turn the lights out except the one directly over the mat and the whole team would run out and circle the the mat a few times (Including the other team) before we lined up for intros.
So maybe they might play...
Back in my day nobody would bat an eye at this but these days everyone is offended about everything so I'm surprised it hasn't been squashed by the refs.
In the old days chanting something like that probably just made the other team want to stick it too you more. 🤷♂️
Hard to say for sure. Not really much crossover between 1AAAA and 2AAAA. Byron and Rocori both played TG amd Rocori dominated TG fairly easily and Byron barely got by TG. Marshall dominated Rocori the first time, we will see about this time.
IMO, 2AAAA is stronger than 1AAAA. Byron...
Man, I don't even know anymore after the Iowa game. I thought it would be hard to get a win on their home field but thought it would at least be competitive.
On paper the Gophers should win but I'm kinda doubting everything with them right now.
I'm going to say they squeak out a 24-20 win.
Yeah, with small schools particularly seeding is hard. A lot of the teams don't play each other during the season and don't have many common opponents in some cases. And some of the teams play up or down classes a lot more than others...ect.
Unless they've played each other before many times...
Some notes from this weekend from smaller schools:
Section 2A: A rarity! 3 vs 4 seeds make it the section Championship game Lester Prairie vs GFW
Section 1AA: Again 3 vs 4 Championship game. Chatfield and Triton go down in the semis.
Section 4AA: 6 seed Randolph makes it to the Championship...
Well turns out Hutch vs Marshall went mostly the same way as the first game. However, I feel like Hutch played better. Really should have been 7-7 going into the half. Marshall punted and Hutch kid was not paying attention and ball bounced off his back giving Marshal the ball on like the 10...
I think QB Rating in college is a useless stat. You can play two cupcake games and it will boost an otherwise pretty meh rating the rest of the season.
I think TD/INT ratio and how many sacks they take that they shouldn't and yards, to a degree, are most important. Completion % is important...
He is doing very well for a Freshman. I think there are only two other freshman starting QBs in the Big Ten and I would say he's at least as good as they are.