Basementbias

Definitely would have to have sites be schools that are out of the playoffs for it to work. Especially now with the state finals format not being determined until semi state matchups or even after.

Yep, I'm on board with this as well. Would you have the Ohio mandate of turf as well? It appears so.

Outliers yes, but outliers do happen is my point. I don't even want that to be a possibility. Keep it all-in and compromise to seed the top half of the teams in each sectional and random draw the bottom half teams. Hopefully the ping pong balls go right and reduce the blowouts that way but still recognize the top tier teams having great regular seasons. You'd have to come up with a weighted formula based on W-L, SOS, & opponent SOS like you mentioned before to determine the seeded teams.

True, but say that 9-0 Bluffton team is considered not to be in the top half due to a poor ACAC & non conference opponent schedule. I've saw rare instances that this was the case in Ohio were 9-0 Bluffton mentioned before is not in the tournament due to opponents records & SOS. In a few of those cases, those teams had 9 conference games, so that is why the mighty MAC of small Ohio HS football chose not to play a full conference schedule even though they could, because they feared that happening to them.

I could see your point if they had a cluster system where everyone in each sectional played one another. However, let's pretend we're in the current format & the SAC had a MIC like year and Luers goes 0-9 but only loses each game by 7 or less. That Luers team would probably beat all 7 other sectional opponents by double digits, including say a 9-0 Bluffton squad. Far fetched, but just one example that I hate to see qualifying like Ohio does (except this year due to Covid).

I'm for seeding and an all-in format to fully disclose. I think the best method would be to seed the top 4 teams in an 7 to 8 team sectional and top 2 in a 4 to 5 team sectional and then random draw the bottom 3-4 or 2-3.

Hoping you're right. I do like the precautions they're taking since a 2nd case was confirmed. I'd say keep it that way until the fall playoffs are over. Come back to school and then do it for winter playoffs or give those athletes that option. Make it like a bubble so to speak.

Hopefully COVID isn't going to start ruining things. I'm concerned since AC has closed school the next 2 weeks & not playing Bluffton tomorrow. I'm sure the Woodlan game will probably get scratched, but hope I'm wrong. Really would suck if they have to bow out of the playoffs due to COVID, but safety is the priority. Hopefully SA doesn't get hit by it. That would be very cruel and devastating to see (even for Jets & Braves fans).

How long until more pop up and move some of the higher enrollment 1A schools to 2A?

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Ohio's tournament this year will be the right format (other than teams opting out). They're doing all in starting next week and have it seeded. I'm not opposed to the IHSAA looking at this format and adopting it. They're allowing the teams knocked out of the tournament to play 3 more games to have their normal 10 game schedule. I'm wondering (if we get the official shortage fixed as well) if an 11th game would be a trade off to allow for seeding in the scenarios you laid out.

I'll start it! #Seed It

So many variables on this one to sort out for me. It depends on the parent, the kid, and the situation. Most youth teams are going to have dads & step dads coaching. A few middle schools and high schools as well. Luckily, I have saw more positives than negatives in that regard. Most negatives don't focus on the child, but the team just losing in general. I've coached with dad's in our youth league and they've been able to not cross the line and do a great job. I was coached in youth baseball by my dad, and didn't enjoy it. He would come down hard on me for anything, but we had an awful team (think Bad News Bears). All 3 of the coaches from that team coached their son or step son. One ended up being a varsity wrestling coach. All 3 were hard on us like I said, but we happened to be the best players on a team of "misfits". They wanted us to be the examples for the kids who didn't have great family lives. To them it wasn't about baseball, but showing discipline to kids who were new to it. Being young, we didn't get that until years later. Plus the ball organization was once a very strong one that was almost folding due to the bigger towns having new facilities. We got all of the kids who were cut or were labeled behavioral issues. So happens my great grandfather, great uncles, uncles, and etc had been part of building the "glory years" so that pressure was on my dad & staff as well. The worst part was we had to join the super competitive Ohio teams across the line making winning impossible. I will credit my dad & his staff for making me a better coach in youth sports from those hard lessons. I think those guys would have saw more success if they would have been coaching in the "easier" leagues and could have had winning build upon the discipline. I did notice though that those "troubled" kids respected the coaches more than any adult they were with in that time. Pretty soon I'm going to be put in that position as a step father first and then father. I had made a choice earlier that I would not coach because I didn't want them to have the negative experiences. I may change my mind, and in a way I have some. Watching my step daughters play basketball, I could feel the urge to throw at some pointers for improvement. I've learned to bite my tongue and wait for them to ask. That can also be a tough one, because I'm brutally honest. However, I try to only point out the effort/heart/hustle things that could be better. I do make it a point to end the conversation on any positive note possible. I've held out so far in coaching the step son in flag football. However, I had been thrown into the youth wrestling to help out him and other club members. Other kids I say only positives. Step son gets the honest truth like his sisters, but once again it always ends with a positive. Time will tell for my kids. I do know that my youth football players, wrestlers, and even my cousins' kids have always wanted me to help coach them or give them advice when some leagues have been short staffed. Hopefully that means I'm at least doing something right.

I think it's going to depend on what style of offense they run, as to how the game will go. Curious to see how AC looks vs Bluffton. Hopefully like the last how many years, but hard to say.

What should we expect to see? Know nothing about them other than where they're from and what you've provided.

Guessing state line traveling was frowned upon as Covington OH also had an opening.

I've not heard anything yet about a game this week. The radio last Wednesday hinted at a home game, but not announcement has been made to my knowledge. My guess is it will be a bye week at this point.

Not sure if he's out for the year or what the status is. The game turned once he went down. AC had started to run and control the game. Once he went out the offense stalled and basically was just giving the ball to Heyerly. It went very conservatively as if the Jets shut it down completely to fight another day. I do think SA would win a rematch this time if it occurs due to the weapons they have. However, they probably will be ranked #1, but neither SA or AC played well enough to be a top 3 team this past Friday. Some would say officiating, but SA had way too many penalties and undisciplined football. AC just doesn't have a strong enough defense with all the youth in key spots. The offense still is one dimensional against tough opponents. I'm also concerned with SA's run defense. It was much better in the 2nd half, but then again the Jets went ultra vanilla without Currie then. Monroe Central had a lot of success the week before as well. They(SA) also had some offensive line issues in the first half (due to injury I believe). Lutheran lost in 20T to a 4A school as well that looked to be stronger than any ACAC team. I still put Lutheran as the team to beat after watching AC & SA all season. Don't get me wrong, I want an Adams County school to win it all, but they aren't playing to that level yet. I'm curious as to how well LCC will be. They seem to have COVID issues going on there. If they return a lot from last year, then I think they would be the 1A North favorite until SA gets their issues fixed.

Final in Berne: South Adams 29 Adams Central 9. South Adams is in the driver seat and most likely wrapped up the ACAC conference crown in a very down ACAC.

South Adams makes another stop and puts another drive to lead Adams Central 29 to 9. The AC offense has stalled after losing Currie in the 2nd quarter.

South Adams takes advantage of the Jets stalling and blocking the punt. They take it down the field and score and did have a 2pt conversion that was called back. Elect to kick and lead 22 to 9.

South Adams scores to end the half & gets the 2pt conversion to lead Adams Central 15 to 9 in the Rural Rumble. It looks like we will have a barn burner in Berne.

Here is to a clean, injury free, and competitive game!

Wonder how much of the MS numbers are because he moved from their and varsity assistant to varsity head coach? For the youth league, it appears the numbers have improved each year for Bellmont. The first year or two was pulling teeth to get enough teams (2 for Bellmont) for our league on their side, while little AC had probably 95% of the boys in each grade coming out. Also noticed more parents willing to help out as well from Bellmont in the latter few years. It's going to take awhile, but I think he will bring a change of culture that was much needed. Not to stray too far off topic, but the family dynamics for students and athletes at Bellmont is vastly different than AC & SA. I also believe open enrollment has hurt the Braves as well, as some of the stable families from the district have chosen to go elsewhere.