Footballking16

6 minutes ago, JQWL said:

Would 6A and 5A be subject to qualifying also or are they absolved since they already eliminated the 1st round for those classes?

5A and 6A would be cut in half as well under current alignment, although if I were in charge I'd make the 16 largest enrollment schools 6A and they'd all make it seeded 1-16 and the remaining schools divided up between 1A-5A and the top 32 schools would qualify to form 8 four team sectionals, 4 in the northern half and 4 in the southern half. 

Just now, MonkeyButt said:

Which in my opinion is pointless if the conference schedule is the deciding factor. In GA they call their conference regions and there are 6 teams to a region typically. An odd number the best record team will get the bye. But only the 4 of the 6 will make it to the playoffs, and they will be placed in 1st place thru 4th place. They lay out all the tie breaker rules too. Those four teams are seeded according to their place. They play each other, winner then meets up with the next region. Those games are seeded as well where the highest seed gets home field advantage. The financials are wrapped up in there too. It is pretty simple and straight forward.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe in GA all schools that make up their region play in the same classification. In Indiana we have several conferences comprised of teams that represent multiple classifications. It wouldn't make sense to do it that way under the current climate.

Now I could get on board with making current sectionals your de facto conference or region or district or whatever verbiage you want to use, but you'd still have a bunch of people butthurt over traditional rivalries getting discontinued. 

24 minutes ago, JQWL said:

I do feel like many on here have a private school attached to their name. Maybe it's because they live in a world where exclusion is more common. Public schools take them all.

What a bizarre statement. Are public schools in the 48 other states who have qualifying formats not inclusive enough?

25 minutes ago, JQWL said:

Either way, I'd love to see the sectionals seeded after week 9 is complete using Sagarin ratings. Seems easy enough. 

If we get to that point, and that's a huge if, the next step would be a qualifying format. If the sectionals were seeded accordingly after the conclusion of the regular season, there would be second half running clocks in 85% of the first round games. The first round would then become unnecessary. This is precisely why the sectionals aren't currently seeded, the IHSAA would have no leg to stand on as to how to justify why 100+ games in their postseason had mercy rules enacted. It'd be a bigger laughing stock than the current all-in. 

21 minutes ago, JQWL said:

I was explaining why someone would have an issue. As mentioned, if the purpose is to give more importance to the regular season, a 0-9 team making the cut goes against that. Probably wouldn't happen, I get that. I can't for the life of me understand why anyone has a problem with high school kids playing games. Let them play. Absolutely zero reason for the state to limit who gets in post-season play in only football. I do feel like many on here have a private school attached to their name. Maybe it's because they live in a world where exclusion is more common. Public schools take them all. Maybe that's where the mind set stems from. Either way, I'd love to see the sectionals seeded after week 9 is complete using Sagarin ratings. Seems easy enough. 

Oh, this isn’t just limited to football, you should have to qualify for the postseason in every sport. Only harping on the football tournament here as this is a football forum. But make no mistake, same rule should apply to all sports.

1 minute ago, JQWL said:

I think the issue is, as an earlier post mentioned, the reason would be to give some more value to regular season games. Well if a team can go 0-9, then what was the value?

Again, I have yet to come across a scenario where an 0-9 team would have qualified for a hypothetical playoff that effectively cuts the field using Sagarin at the conclusion of the regular season. Not saying it hasn't happened once upon a time way back when or couldn't happen in the future, but understanding how Sagarin works, the only way that scenario is plausible would be if a 1A or 2A team played a predominantly 5A and 6A schedule (all quality competition) and kept the score reasonably close. 

If we know anything, the tougher your schedule is, the more likely you're to be rewarded by Sagarin. If anything, that would be an incentive in trying to qualify for a postseason berth. 

1 minute ago, BTF said:

In Luers case, the value is playing larger schools that get them battle tested for the tournament. Take this years team for instance. They sit at 4-5 but are probably one of the best 5 teams in 2a. 

You would be correct. Rated 8th in 2A by Sagarin.

5 minutes ago, FinePrint said:

Okay.  Thank you.  So in theory, you are okay with a team finishing 0-9 making your playoff.  That's all I wanted you to clarify.  

In theory sure.

Have yet to come across a scenario where an 0-9 team has finished in the top half of Sagarin but do appreciate the effort to discredit a a competitive format with non-sequitur. 

24 minutes ago, FinePrint said:

You didn't answer my question.  Do you believe teams should have to WIN regular season games in order to qualify?  If so, now many games?  Would you be okay with a team that finishes 0-9 qualifying for the playoff?  Above you said it's a travesty, but it sounds like if it were Luers you'd be okay with it.

Define win. Like as in a single game, 2, 3, etc? From where I'm sitting both Luers and Pioneer won games. If you're asking if I believe teams need to win a minimum number of games to qualify I say no because schedules and conferences aren't created equal.

What would Luers record look like if they played Indiana Deaf's schedule? What would ID record look like if they played Luers schedule? This is why rating systems like Sagarin exist. Using raw W-L numbers is a terrible way to accurately rank teams given that schedules aren't created equal.

And using a rating system that factors in W-L record, opp W-L record, SOS, and Opp SOS is an effective ranking system to use to counter the detractors who simply say teams who start 0-3 and 0-4 will simply quit with no hope of making the postseason. 

21 minutes ago, temptation said:

Bobref is always beating the drum for playoff qualifications, but in the same breath speaks about the lack of officials.  With a tourney cut in half (potentially), you would have a REAL officiating problem.  Folks who are not getting tourneys will continue to quit.

Adding a tenth regular season game effectively solves this problem as the field is effectively cut in half after week 10 anyway. 

28 minutes ago, scarab527 said:

 

Knew you couldn't resist. Welcome back. 

22 minutes ago, FinePrint said:

Curious about this.  An 0-9 team playing is an utter travesty, yet you're fine with a 2-7 Luers making the cut.  How many games should a team need to win in the regular season to get them into the playoff?  This year Pioneer won only 2 games, but is ranked 29 by Sagarin.  They would make it in.  But their wins were over an 0-9 team and a 2-7 team.  If the regular season means something, shouldn't teams have to WIN in the regular season to qualify?

Luers plays in a conference with 4A, 5A, and 6A schools. This is exactly what Sagarin does and why you can't treat W-L records as gospel when comparing teams statewide unless each team is playing the same schools week in and week out. Implementing a qualification format may force teams to switch conference alliances for better or worse and in my proposal a tenth regular season would be added to either beef up your schedule or secure an additional win. 

11 minutes ago, temptation said:

1.  What makes you think their D is better than last year?  Knowles?  They still haven’t played a competent offense (sorry Notre Dame fans).

2.  Can the case be made that Penn State is light years better than ND and Indiana could play with ND?  If so, remind me who was in control of the ND/OSU game for 3 quarters?  Can’t pick and choose.

3.  A running game travels better than a passing game in the unpredictable Midwest in late November.  Stroud, Harrison, JSN, etc are absolute studs but if weather is a factor (likely) and Michigan can run the ball and keep the OSU offense on the sideline, I love their chances.

4.  Revenge is such a dumb metric to cite when predicting a sporting event.  Is OSU suddenly going to play harder because they lost last year?  Come on.  If so, I had been waiting on “revenge” for over a decade prior to last season.

5.  The Vegas line has dropped from -14 (preseason) to -8.5 (currently).

1. Eye test. They look like a better, more cohesive unit than last year.

2. You can make that case. But Michigan has struggled to put away teams. Ohio State struggled for 2 quarters in their first game of the year, they've been ho hum ever since.

3. Agree but this game has always been played Thanksgiving weekend and it hasn't stopped OSU in the past from putting a hurt on the Wolverines

4. It's not a quantifiable metric I agree, but there's little doubt in my mind Ohio State won't run it up if given the chance considering how last year played out.

5. Like I said, not looking forward to laying such a big number.  

3 minutes ago, FastpacedO said:

I agree it would be great to make these games really exciting. That being said in reality the reason why States like Ohio and Texas have a qualify tournament isn't really to make football better and more exciting although that is the bi-product of having the qualify. The true reason these states have a qualifying format playoff instead of a post season tournament is because the have so many schools playing football they have to have a qualifying format. In all honesty Indiana with 330 football playing schools that is a lower number that can do an all in format. Ohio and Texas don't have that luxury. While I personally think a Qualifying playoff format would be great I think anyone would have a difficult time getting the IHSAA to do that. 

Nationwide there are states with far less schools and smaller populations that have qualifying formats. Wyoming has a qualifying format. As does Alaska. They have a qualifying format because teams that go 0-9 don't deserve to play a postseason game. Cambridge City Lincoln is the lowest rated Sagarin team in the entire state. Not only is CC Lincoln playing in the postseason, they have a first round bye. That's an utter travesty. 

2 hours ago, temptation said:

Back to this topic, has/will OSU played/play a team capable of scoring on every drive?

Michigan DID NOT PUNT on Saturday…

Now obviously they can’t settle for FGs in the red zone against OSU like they did Penn State but all I heard all last week (including from the great Urban Meyer on the pregame set) was that PSU was going to shut down (or at least slow down) Michigan’s running game.

They ran for 418 yards…Penn State had given up 399 TOTAL rushing yards in their five games coming in.

Are you convinced OSU’s front 7 is better than Penn State’s?

I think OSU defense is much improved and with their offensive firepower it takes a ton of pressure off the defense, which isn't the case for a team like Penn State who is hamstrung by pedestrian QB play and lack of playmakers out on the perimeter. 

I'm not looking forward to laying nearly 3 TDs but I do think this is a game that could potentially get away from Michigan if things go south early. Michigan looked unstoppable Saturday but it still took almost 3 quarters to really run away from Penn State who had no business being in that game yet somehow were. Michigan also didn't look that great against Indiana and Maryland until they pulled away late.

I think last years revenge factor will play a bigger role than you want to believe.

1 minute ago, 5GetsYou1 said:

Just curious, is this an argument to qualify for the tournament or just for it to be seeded? There seems to be a bit of both sentiments in the comments. I think seeding is probably a good idea, but all teams should still participate. Keep in mind several conferences that cover 3 different classes, a 1A school might be getting beat up by bigger schools and then make a run in the tournament. 

Seeding the sectionals 1-4 in 5A-6A and 1-8 in the remaining classes would be the precursor to a qualifying format the cuts the field in half at the conclusion of the regular season after a tenth game is added. 

A qualifying format that uses a rating system that factors in W-L, opp W-L, SOS, and opp SOS will give weight to smaller schools who play in larger classes. Luers and Mater Dei are prime examples. 4-5 Luers finished 8th in 2A Sagarin despite going 4-5 and in previous tournaments as recently as 2019 and 2020 qualified comfortably despite going 2-7 and 3-6. 

End of week 8 up until kickoff of the opening round of sectionals always brings up the qualifier debate, one I'm deeply passionate about. One of the biggest talking points for keeping the all-in is this roundabout myth that bottom half Sagarin teams flourish in the state tournament. Short answer is....they don't. If sectionals were seeded accordingly it would only further my point that a qualifier that cuts the field in half at the conclusion of the regular season is more than an appropriate measure for the IHSAA to put out a more competitive and exciting product come tournament time. I have decided to once again track every postseason outcome (especially games that feature a top half Sagarin rated team vs a bottom half Sagarin rated team), and if history repeats itself, will only further the narrative for a new postseason format.

6A

Sectional 1

Crown Point (7) vs Portage (28)

Lake Central (23) vs Lafayette Jefferson (16)

Sectional 2

FW Carroll (9) vs Penn (14)

Elkhart (21) vs Warsaw (17)

Sectional 3

Fishers (8) vs FW Northrop (29)

Homestead (22) vs HSE (4)

Sectional 4

Westfield (10) vs Carmel (5)

Zionsville (20) vs Noblesville (18)

Sectional 5

Brownsburg (2) vs Ben Davis (6)

Avon (19) vs Pike (24)

Sectional 6

Lawrence North (13) vs Cathedral (1)

North Central (27) vs Lawrence Central (12)

Sectional 7

Tech (30) vs Perry Meridian (25)

Warren Central (11) vs Southport (31)

Sectional 8

Center Grove (3) vs Franklin Central (15)

Columbus North (26) vs Jeffersonville (32)

5A

SECTIONAL 9 

Munster (30) at Merrillville (5)

Hammond Central (25) at Hammond Morton (32)

SECTIONAL 10 

Valparaiso (9) at LaPorte (23)

Chesterton (7) at Michigan City (19)

SECTIONAL 11 

Concord (15) at Goshen (28)

South Bend Adams (26) at Mishawaka (8)

SECTIONAL 12 

Anderson (27) at Fort Wayne North (6)

Fort Wayne Snider (1) at Fort Wayne Dwenger (16)

SECTIONAL 13 

McCutcheon (21) at Decatur Central (11)

Plainfield (13) at Harrison (West Lafayette) (10)

SECTIONAL 14 [BRACKET]

Franklin (4) at Terre Haute South (12)

Terre Haute North (24) at Whiteland (2)

SECTIONAL 15 [BRACKET]

Seymour (22) at Bloomington North (18)

Bloomington South (3) at Columbus East (20)

SECTIONAL 16 

Floyd Central (29) at Evansville North (17)

Castle (14) at New Albany (31)

4A

SECTIONAL 17 

Lowell (26) at Culver Academy (42)

Kankakee Valley (43) at New Prairie (10)

Gary West (28) at Hobart (16)

Highland (45) at East Chicago Central (62)

SECTIONAL 18 

Wawasee (46) at Logansport (25)

Northridge (18) at South Bend Riley (41)

NorthWood (5) at South Bend Washington (56)

South Bend St. Joseph (38) at Plymouth (53)

SECTIONAL 19 

East Noble (30) at Angola (23)

Fort Wayne South (50) at Leo (17)

New Haven (29) at DeKalb (39)

Columbia City (6) at Fort Wayne Wayne (32)

SECTIONAL 20 

Mississinewa (27) at Marion (54)

Huntington North (44) at Muncie Central (36)

Kokomo (11) at Frankfort (61)

Western (24) at Jay County (52)

SECTIONAL 21 

Brebeuf Jesuit (4) at Northview (21)

Lebanon (20) at Mooresville (8)

Indianapolis Roncalli (2) at Indianapolis Shortridge (59)

Indianapolis Washington (63) at Indianapolis Attucks (58)

SECTIONAL 22 

Richmond (57) at Connersville (37)

Beech Grove (31) at New Castle (40)

New Palestine (1) at Mount Vernon (Fortville) (9)

Pendleton Heights (19) at Greenfield-Central (12)

SECTIONAL 23 

Bedford North Lawrence (35) at Shelbyville (49)

Martinsville (13) at Greenwood (33)

Silver Creek (51) at Jennings County (48)

Edgewood (60) at East Central (3)

SECTIONAL 24 

Evansville Memorial (14) at Evansville Bosse (47)

Boonville (22) at Evansville Harrison (34)

Evansville Central (55) at Evansville Reitz (7)

Jasper (15) at Winner Game 1

3A

SECTIONAL 25 

Twin Lakes (60) at West Lafayette (2)

Boone Grove (50) at Calumet (31)

Griffith (46) at River Forest (48)

Hanover Central (6) at Rensselaer Central (34)

SECTIONAL 26 

Mishawaka Marian (42) at West Noble (23)

Lakeland (44) at Knox (16)

South Bend Clay (64) at Jimtown (24)

Fairfield (39) at John Glenn (37)

SECTIONAL 27 

Norwell (1) at Heritage (27)

Fort Wayne Concordia (32) at Woodlan (38)

Yorktown (14) at Delta (28)

Bellmont (59) at Garrett (36)

SECTIONAL 28 

Indianapolis Chatard (3) at Northwestern (53)

Hamilton Heights (13) at Maconaquah (47)

Guerin Catholic (9) at Oak Hill (10)

Tippecanoe Valley (18) at Peru (56)

SECTIONAL 29 

Western Boone (5) at Crawfordsville (54)

Tri-West (8) at Danville (25)

Monrovia (45) at Purdue Polytechnic (63)

Speedway (19) at North Montgomery (21)

SECTIONAL 30 

Vincennes Lincoln (17) at Gibson Southern (7)

Owen Valley (12) at Mount Vernon (Posey) (26)

Princeton (62) at West Vigo (57)

Washington (61) at Pike Central (58)

SECTIONAL 31 

Lawrenceburg (4) at South Dearborn (22)

Greensburg (43) at Rushville (52)

Indian Creek (30) at Franklin County (41)

Batesville (40) at Centerville (33)

SECTIONAL 32 

Scottsburg (49) at Corydon Central (51)

North Harrison (29) at Southridge (11)

Madison (35) at Heritage Hills (15)

Charlestown (19) at Salem (55)

2A

SECTIONAL 33 

Whiting (41) at LaVille (3)

Wheeler (45) at Bremen (30)

Hammond Noll (61) at Lake Station (57)

Andrean (7) at Winner Game 1

SECTIONAL 34 

Winamac (43) at Lafayette Central Catholic (10)

Rochester (11) at Seeger (24)

Benton Central (48) at Delphi (40)

Lewis Cass (13) at Winner Game 1

SECTIONAL 35 

Prairie Heights (51) at Fort Wayne Luers (8)

Churubusco (9) at Central Noble (39)

Eastside (5) at Wabash (47)

Manchester (46) at Whitko (60)

SECTIONAL 36 

Eastbrook (19) at Frankton (33)

Elwood (59) at Alexandria (37)

Bluffton (23) at Blackford (54)

Tipton (27) at Eastern (Greentown) (22)

SECTIONAL 37 

Linton-Stockton (2) at South Vermillion (25)

North Knox (31) at Southmont (16)

Sullivan (12) at North Putnam (32)

Greencastle (36) at Cascade (15)

SECTIONAL 38 

Indianapolis Ritter (44) at Shenandoah (21)

Heritage Christian (14) at Northeastern (20)

Winchester (52) at Lapel (26)

Eastern Hancock (35) at Union County (50)

SECTIONAL 39 

Triton Central (1) at Christel House Manual (56)

Brownstown Central (28) at Brown County (58)

Switzerland County (55) at Indianapolis Scecina (4)

Clarksville (38) at Eastern (Pekin) (49)

SECTIONAL 40 

Forest Park (42) at North Posey (17)

Mitchell (53) at Paoli (29)

Tell City (34) at Crawford County (62)

Perry Central (18) at Evansville Mater Dei (6)

1A

SECTIONAL 41 

Bowman Academy (49) at South Central (Union Mills) (55)

North Newton (54) at Culver (27)

Triton (10) at Pioneer (29)

North Judson (3) at South Newton (33)

SECTIONAL 42 

Clinton Central (56) at Traders Point Christian (24)

North Vermillion (23) at Covington (42)

Park Tudor (14) at Clinton Prairie (32)

Fountain Central (30) at Attica (59)

SECTIONAL 43 

Frontier (43) at Taylor (51)

West Central (21) at Caston (45)

Tri-County (53) at Tri-Central (34)

Carroll (Flora) (15) at North White (37)

SECTIONAL 44 

Fremont (39) at South Adams (16)

Adams Central (2) at Southwood (12)

North Miami (31) at Madison-Grant (13)

Northfield (18) at Southern Wells (46)

SECTIONAL 45 

Union City (57) at Sheridan (8)

Indiana Deaf (38) at Indianapolis Tindley (44)

Wes-Del (47) at Hagerstown (36)

Monroe Central (28) at Winner Game 1

SECTIONAL 46 

Knightstown (58) at Edinburgh (40)

South Decatur (48) at Milan (26)

North Decatur (4) at Tri (11)

Cambridge City Lincoln (60) at Winner Game 1

SECTIONAL 47 

South Putnam (6) at Indianapolis Lutheran (1)

Riverton Parke (19) at North Central (Farmersburg) (41)

Covenant Christian (7) at Parke Heritage (50)

Cloverdale (52) at Winner Game 1

SECTIONAL 48 

South Spencer (20) at Tecumseh (5)

Springs Valley (17) at Providence (9)

West Washington (25) at Eastern Greene (35)

North Daviess (22) at Winner Game 1

 

3 minutes ago, temptation said:

Left the receipt in my pocket and washed my shorts.

20.5 it is.

Not calling a confident win by Michigan by any means but if I were a Buckeye fan and watched that game Saturday against PSU, I’d be sleeping with one eye open going forward.

I’m not convinced OSU’s defense is “fixed” and Michigan ran through Penn State like a hot knife through butter.

Stroud can’t throw for 400 if he’s on the sideline for 40+ minutes of game action…and the running game travels.

UM has the best OL in the country…again.

And perhaps most importantly?  They now EXPECT to win this game.

 

It's not a number I look forward to laying but hey I made the bet.

Michigan still hasn't (and won't) played a team that has the capability of scoring on every drive and won't until the play Ohio State. Recipe for beating Ohio State was laid out last year, not sure it will be replicated this year. UM will be in trouble if they get down multiple scores early. 

2 minutes ago, temptation said:

Still giving me 21?

Thought we had 20.5 as of a few weeks ago? Don't you keep the receipts?

15 minutes ago, Footballking16 said:

Still think OSU is going to have the best player on the field by a wide margin and that will account for something. Not as confident as I was 3 months ago as UM is running the ball well, but UM is going to have to put up points in a hurry to keep up the pace with the Buckeyes. 

Much like 6A has been this year, I do think there are 5-6 teams who could ultimately win it all. Unfortunately only 4 teams will make it. SEC and B10 winner are locks in my opinion and I don't see Clemson losing a game either. USC losing Saturday opens the door for some one loss teams. I think a 1 loss UM team belongs in the conversation with a 1 loss UGA or Tennessee team. Season is now just getting started, a lot of football left. 

Here's how I personally see it playing out.

UGa wins out (beats Bama in SEC championship game) and is the #1 seed at 13-0.

OSU wins out and is the #2 seed

Clemson wins out and is the #3 seed

4th seed will come down to a 1 loss Tennessee, 1 loss Michigan, and perhaps a 1 loss USC. I guess Ole Miss could play spoiler and is still one of the few teams who control their own destiny but I don't see it playing out that way

1 minute ago, temptation said:

Even if OSU beats Michigan by 21+ and drops 50 as you claimed this summer?

How you feeling about that game currently?

Still think OSU is going to have the best player on the field by a wide margin and that will account for something. Not as confident as I was 3 months ago as UM is running the ball well, but UM is going to have to put up points in a hurry to keep up the pace with the Buckeyes. 

Much like 6A has been this year, I do think there are 5-6 teams who could ultimately win it all. Unfortunately only 4 teams will make it. SEC and B10 winner are locks in my opinion and I don't see Clemson losing a game either. USC losing Saturday opens the door for some one loss teams. I think a 1 loss UM team belongs in the conversation with a 1 loss UGA or Tennessee team. Season is now just getting started, a lot of football left. 

15 minutes ago, temptation said:

Hope you are right but I just don’t see it. The loser in Columbus goes to Pasadena.

It'll get muddied if UGA beats Tennessee and then loses to Bama in the SEC championship but still think this is the best shot the B10 will have getting 2 teams in until the CFB playoff expands. 

37 minutes ago, DumfriesYMCA said:

I’m not too full of pride to admit when I’m wrong.

 

Michigan is definitely a top 5 team in the country after the beatdown they gave Penn State 

 

can’t recall who the debate was with….but you were right 😂

Crazy thing about the Michigan and PSU game is that PSU somehow lead 17-16 almost midway through the 3rd quarter. Penn State had 1 first down in the first half (on a QB keeper that went 60+ yards for a TD) and scored a 2nd TD on a tipped pick 6. The 41-17 final score doesn't do UM's domination justice. I think OSU and UM are both top 5 teams in the country and honestly just behind Georgia. UM should be able to run the ball at will on a team like Tennessee or Alabama, just a matter of getting enough stops.

This may be the year the B10 gets two teams in. 

1 hour ago, Piratefan101 said:

We have been looking 4-5 weeks down road. So take that as you will.

What’s the harm in that when you don’t have to qualify for the playoffs? Not sure why most teams don’t rest their starters in weeks 8-9.

I think CG rested some guys last night who otherwise would have played.

16 minutes ago, Grover said:

O'Neil is a special talent.

Very real talent. CG still turned him over multiple times which just doesn’t happen.

Have a feeling this isn’t the last time we meet.

15 hours ago, Komets2727 said:

Show me one place where I said the regular season has a major connotation. The regular season means jack crap!!! Ask any player, would they rather have a great regular season and do nothing in the playoffs or vice versa. I promise you it is all about the playoffs. Doesn’t matter the sport, you will get the same response. Nobody remembers who won a conference title, but they do remember a sectional title, every school, every time. Regional title, semi-state title, and state title the legend just grows with each step. I remember my high school career well, many years ago, but my memory is better when it comes to playoff time and with each title they I was a part of.

Would the regular season mean jack crap if you had to actually qualify for the postseason??

You’re literally making my point. The regular season means jack crap because it has zero bearing on the postseason. Make teams qualify for the postseason and regular season games now take on real, actual value.

Its not that hard.

1 hour ago, Stoner said:

Can't like this one enough. It's supposed to be education-based athletics. And whether you get straight A's or straight F's during the year, you still take a final exam.

Why does every other state, sans 1 or 2 others, have a qualification format? Where does the entitlement to playing a “tenth” game come into play? High school football is a privilege not a right, why shouldn’t a postseason birth be earned?

4 hours ago, Bullhorn99 said:

Footballking16 in multiple posts referred to the regular season as meaningless--that is the exact wording--the posts did not say "less meaningful".

Meaningless in the sense that regular season game outcomes have zero direct effect on the postseason.