NewtonNation Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 8 hours ago, NightStar11 said: Let deserving teams in and keep losing teams out Last year Gilmer made the playoffs with a 4-6 record. They played Sunnyvale in the first round and Sunnyvale was undefeated. So who out of these two deserved to be in the playoffs? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 9 hours ago, TDJ89 said: Didn't Iraan play for a SC a couple yrs ago? They finished Runner-Up in '16 ... in the 4-yrs of 2013-2014-2015-2016 they were 49-4 ... last year they were 10-2 ... have no idea why the fall off ... WOW TxF shows them returning 6 off and 5 def starters this yr with a new head coach ... picked 2nd in district Opened the season with a 80-6 loss to Crane ... downhill from there ... in their ten losses they scored 6 points or less in nine of them.  On defense, they averaged giving up 48 points a game ... not sure what happened to those 5 or 6 starters on both sides of the ball. UPON FURTHER REVIEW ... news sources indicate that the enrollment has fallen to less than 100 in HS and 70 in Jr High ... the state closed the Texas Challenge Academy in Sheffield which meant that the district lost about 30-40% of its funding and had to reduce its staff by almost 1/2.   1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StangtilDeath Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Gilmer is a good example here lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoboFan07 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Who cares at the end of the day. How is this hurting any single person on here? They’ll likely be 0-11 and season over after this weekend. And no one will remember it except for that program. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagleborn Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 2 hours ago, NightStar11 said: I know HOW it works, I just don't agree that it's a good system. It's basically social promotion applied to football. What would you do to make it a good system? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 New Smoaky Award? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbychecker Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I think that if you have zero wins you should not be able to advance to the playoffs. If you were the #1 seed about to play this winless team that got the #4 seed, then you would then just have a first round bye. Luck of the draw. That's basically what usually happens anyway. If the UIL would simply not form these 4 team districts it would not matter anyway. You can find a way to get at least 5 teams in a district. Especially when some in the same region have 7 and 8 teams in the district. I don't care if it turns out being a little further drive for a couple of schools. Stop letting a winless team in the PLAYOFFS. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFAN99 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 hours ago, NightStar11 said: I know HOW it works, I just don't agree that it's a good system. It's basically social promotion applied to football. so if a team is 3-7 and they win their district, How is that social promotion? and like another poster said, the schedule dictates the record. A 3-7 or 4-6 team could be better than a 10-0 team....i.e. Gilmer last yr.  2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 46 minutes ago, chubbychecker said: I think that if you have zero wins you should not be able to advance to the playoffs. If you were the #1 seed about to play this winless team that got the #4 seed, then you would then just have a first round bye. Luck of the draw. That's basically what usually happens anyway. If the UIL would simply not form these 4 team districts it would not matter anyway. You can find a way to get at least 5 teams in a district. Especially when some in the same region have 7 and 8 teams in the district. I don't care if it turns out being a little further drive for a couple of schools. Stop letting a winless team in the PLAYOFFS. UIL does NOT form 4 team districts, sherlock.....teams DROP out because of lack of kids or whatever other reason........ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFAN99 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 minutes ago, WestHardinfan1 said: UIL does NOT form 4 team districts, sherlock.....teams DROP out because of lack of kids or whatever other reason........ thats not true. The Uil created at least 4 districts last yr with only 4 teams.... https://www.oaoa.com/sports/high_school/prepsports/football/article_9d52e1b0-0791-11e8-beb4-7fb40ec26240.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 minute ago, JTFAN99 said: thats not true. The Uil created at least 4 districts last yr with only 4 teams.... https://www.oaoa.com/sports/high_school/prepsports/football/article_9d52e1b0-0791-11e8-beb4-7fb40ec26240.html I stand corrected...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTFAN99 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Just now, WestHardinfan1 said: I stand corrected...... LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H3llR4z0r Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I honestly don't see why it even matters. Let the kids play. Football is a short season as it is. Let them have an extra game. Stimulate the economy. 4th seeds rarely make it. Who gives a rat's... Just let the kids play. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakamakaMahe Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 28 minutes ago, WestHardinfan1 said: UIL does NOT form 4 team districts, sherlock.....teams DROP out because of lack of kids or whatever other reason........  23 minutes ago, JTFAN99 said: thats not true. The Uil created at least 4 districts last yr with only 4 teams.... https://www.oaoa.com/sports/high_school/prepsports/football/article_9d52e1b0-0791-11e8-beb4-7fb40ec26240.html In 4A Division 1 and Region 1..... you have a total of 26 teams in that region.  24 of those teams will make the playoffs no matter their record.  THREE OF THE FOUR DISTRICTS have only 4 teams in their district. I understand the vastness of West Texas but this is where 4 teams in the playoffs are a little much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrclean69 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 4 hours ago, NightStar11 said: I know HOW it works, I just don't agree that it's a good system. It's basically social promotion applied to football. Ole Radio once again leading the revolution for a better system in football. Schools make their own pre district schedule. If you take overall record into account a school can schedule a weak pre district and somehow prove to be better? Also in your "good system" are scrimmages taken into consideration for playoffs? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbychecker Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 41 minutes ago, WestHardinfan1 said: I stand corrected...... elementary Watson..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Rab Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 Not every team has an equal non-district schedule. Â 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotton84 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 36 minutes ago, TakamakaMahe said:  In 4A Division 1 and Region 1..... you have a total of 26 teams in that region.  24 of those teams will make the playoffs no matter their record.  THREE OF THE FOUR DISTRICTS have only 4 teams in their district. I understand the vastness of West Texas but this is where 4 teams in the playoffs are a little much. Your numbers are off...……...18 teams...…….16 make the playoffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonecrushr Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 2ADII Iraan 0-10 is in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETIREDFAN1 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, chubbychecker said: elementary Watson..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightStar11 Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 1 hour ago, mrclean69 said: Ole Radio once again leading the revolution for a better system in football. Schools make their own pre district schedule. If you take overall record into account a school can schedule a weak pre district and somehow prove to be better? Also in your "good system" are scrimmages taken into consideration for playoffs? Of course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88YoePride Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 We all know the only reason the UIL added a fourth playoff team from each district was just to make more money. This is ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomuser Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 5 hours ago, LoboFan07 said: Who cares at the end of the day. How is this hurting any single person on here? They’ll likely be 0-11 and season over after this weekend. And no one will remember it except for that program. My thoughts exactly. Great post Lobo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBizzle Posted November 11, 2019 Share Posted November 11, 2019 I'm with Lobo, why does it bother anyone? Unless you are from the 0-10 team that has to spend money to travel and support the team for one more beating, why does it matter? Do you think these kids are running around with Playoff shirts and talking about how awesome they are for making the playoffs? They are about to go get beat down (most likely) by a first place team.  And if they happened to pull off a win, how awesome would that be for a bunch of kids? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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