I remember when only 4 teams made the playoffs.My Sophomore year we sat home at 8-2. It went to 8 my jr year We made it in as a #7 seed at 8-2.
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Mostly they ran punts back for TD's interceptions for TD's. From what I understand, they took a knee and punted the entire second half.
Looks like WV needs to reduce its playoff from 16 teams to 8. Some of the seeds at the bottom have to be really bad and way out classed. Plus, I am guessing Preston is Preston County? That is a very rural area. They have no business playing some of those schools would be my guess.
Well, here's a real playoff bummer for you. Back in the mid 60's, only 2 teams from each class played for the championship. St. Mary's was undefeated and I believe unscored on, yet wasn't one of the top 2 teams and didn't play for the title.
During my high school playing days it was two teams at a geographic neutral field. For contending teams the playoff to qualify started the first game of the season. If a team played a good schedule one loss wouldn’t automatically eliminate them.
Looking at WV you have some AAA schools with 900 students playing schools with 2,000 students. You have some small rural schools playing schools like Martinsburg. Looks like a huge drop off in competition.
I don't know how they consider that a fair and equatable playoff. Kids in Preston County are probably bailing hay while the kids from Martinsburg are going to 8 on 8 camps and football camps during the summer.
I would make an 8 team playoff or make 4 regions and you have to win your regional playoff to get to the final 4. You really don't need half your teams making the playoff especially when the 16 seed couldn't beat some middle schools.
I don't know how they consider that a fair and equatable playoff. Kids in Preston County are probably bailing hay while the kids from Martinsburg are going to 8 on 8 camps and football camps during the summer.
I would make an 8 team playoff or make 4 regions and you have to win your regional playoff to get to the final 4. You really don't need half your teams making the playoff especially when the 16 seed couldn't beat some middle schools.
1969, my freshman year of high school. 2 team playoff. Both teams in the championship game had 1 loss. Our football team was 10-0 with the Kennedy Award winner, stayed at home.
It was that way in 1966, my senior year as well. In 1963, Magnolia HS went undefeated and the closest score of a game was around 14 points and we did NOT make the 2 team playoff. As a AA team we played 2 A teams and thus lost points and another undefeated team and a 1 loss team got in while we stayed home.
Same way as they do now. With a rating system. If the WVSSAC rating system were used in college football, you'd see a whole different flavor at the top of the rankings, instead of being how pretty you are or what your pedigree is.
It’s pretty crazy to think that not that long ago the playing field was much more level. Now you have maybe 4-5 programs in the state (AAA) who can compete consistently. Programs that were historically solid are more or less non existent. I guess there’s several reasons but two that come to mind for me. People are leaving the state left and right which obviously affects these schools and the talented kids who do end up staying in state will transfer to one of the top programs. I’m not saying this happens with every kid, but I know it happens a decent amount.
I think you’re spot on with the playoff format. You’re not benefiting anyone to have a sub .500 16 seed getting their teeth kicked in by Martinsburg. You risk injuries on both sides and end up with a score of 84-0 at halftime. Unrelated but one thing I would like to see is moving the championship around to different venues throughout the state. Wheeling is a heck of a drive for most of the people attending.
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Yep. 12 points for a AAA team win, 9 for AA and 6 for A. Then a bonus point for every game your defeated opponent wins that is their size or larger. Example, you beat a AA team you get 9 points, but you only get a bonus point for every AA or AAA team they beat. If they beat an A you do NOT get the bonus point
But, some of the AAA teams are not very good and you have schools that are smaller by 1,000 students in the same division. Makes no sense to me. Or they actually need more divisions. Maybe a super division. Seems to be a large drop off between the top 8 or so teams and the bottom of the playoff field. How is a team based around Kingwood ever going to compete with Martinsburg which is now basically a suburb of the DC belt line.
not racist here, but they would need to have a bunch of brothers move into Kingwood.
Isn’t Kingwood where the WV Challenge Academy is? They could have a, “Longest Yard”, youth version there.
Kingwood vs Martinsburg. Not exactly a fair fight. Farm Boys vs Four Four Fourties.
Back in 63, AAA had a 2 team championship game. Buckhannon-Upshur was 10-0 as was Welch, a team loaded with Talent, including players who went on to play D1 ball. However, Charleston High ended up 8-2, and tied with Welch in the ratings. So State SSAC officials just declared B-U the State Champs. Similar situation in late 50s resulted in a lawsuit over the playoff parings. Big Creek HS lost the lawsuit and the SSAC then banned them from play completely in 1958, IIRC.
Debate is a strong word.
You were spreading lies and making false accusations. We can go with that if you'd like.
Look, the local people think the offer was pulled, and Doc has not taken a kid from here since he got the job. How about you get JC on the phone and stop up his game
Maybe you should correct them by getting them on the phone and telling them that there's a difference between being recruited over and an offer being pulled.
J.C. does a great job. He certainly does't need me telling him how to do his job.
Marshall having a bad name on the sheet with them and with the old staff is outside of my ability
Why can't Doc win an absolutely abysmal conference even though he has significant advantages, overall, over just about every conference team?
