SMC Week 6 Pickem

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Murphy at Andrews

Cherokee at Swain County

Robbinsville at Rosman

WNC GOTW: Mountain Heritage at Pisgah

1A GOTW: East Surry at Reidsville
 

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Standings after Week 5:

Swaindad40: 38-5
mbdfan: 37-6
Wildcat10fan: 37-6
CherokeeKid: 36-7
GreyGod623: 36-7
KW23: 36-7
ObserveAndReport: 36-7
pollo_loco: 36-7
smcdom123: 36-7
WickedStix9: 36-7
13bc9fc: 35-8
PisgahCatamount07: 35-8
recycled2: 35-8
Cold Biscuit: 34-9
Gentle Knight: 34-9
murphydawg4life: 34-9
PantherPit07: 34-9
Pisgah Bears: 33-10
AHVikingNation: 31-12
KnightyKnight63: 29-5
wncbowhunter: 29-5
Crimson jacket 1991: 27-7
1standGoalSMC: 24-11
BK13T-$: 23-11
Old Mountaineer: 22-3
 
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Swaindad40

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'Dogs are pretty beat up right now, nothing fake about that part. The bye week will be a welcome sight.

We were surprised at LCA’s physicality. Did not expect it when we went to ATL. I thought our boys handled it. Perhaps now people respect that 25-6 final score. They did not score on us till we had 50% subs in on 4th quarter on defense. Score easily would had been 35-6 if we capitalized on two other red zone trips. Missed field goal and turnover on downs at the three yard line on a very bad spot by a youth league ref. I was mostly impress with #6 on defense. That kid would hit and take out some legs.
 

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The rankings are found on the NCHSAA website.
I'd like to say these rankings will work themselves out but after Murphy had to go on the road in the playoffs last year when they had the second best team in 1A/1AA, I wouldn't count on it. Maxpreps rankings are more accurate than the adjusted rankings.
 

Gentle Knight

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I'd like to say these rankings will work themselves out but after Murphy had to go on the road in the playoffs last year when they had the second best team in 1A/1AA, I wouldn't count on it. Maxpreps rankings are more accurate than the adjusted rankings.
So true..they are more accurate but they are not politically correct!! Murphy traveling last year was a joke. However, for folks that may not know, the Adjusted Maxpreps Rankings are the only ones that matter when playoff time comes. The question is,WHO does the adjusting to the rankings? Someone with way to much power...that's who.
 
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mbdfan_rivals121259

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So true..they are more accurate but they are not politically correct!! Murphy traveling last year was a joke. However, for folks that may not know, the Adjusted Maxpreps Rankings are the only ones that matter when playoff time comes. The question is,WHO does the adjusting to the rankings? Someone with way to much power...that's who.
I'm surprised Mitchell isn't ranked higher in either, they deserve to be. I'd definitely have them top 3 personally but their strength of schedule is hurting their ranking.
 

Tarheel50

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We were surprised at LCA’s physicality. Did not expect it when we went to ATL. I thought our boys handled it. Perhaps now people respect that 25-6 final score. They did not score on us till we had 50% subs in on 4th quarter on defense. Score easily would had been 35-6 if we capitalized on two other red zone trips. Missed field goal and turnover on downs at the three yard line on a very bad spot by a youth league ref. I was mostly impress with #6 on defense. That kid would hit and take out some legs.
I could respect it more if you wasn’t constantly tooting you own horn. Fact of the matter is they switched some people around after you played them and got a new coach to call plays. They were completely out of sync against y’all and running around like chickens with no head half the time. Their stud receiver never had a chance because that QB was terrible, not so much the case anymore. I honestly feel like we were 3 tds better than them, but they made us work for that W.
 

wncbowhunter

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I'm surprised Mitchell isn't ranked higher in either, they deserve to be. I'd definitely have them top 3 personally but their strength of schedule is hurting their ranking.

No doubt about the strength of schedule but when Mitchell scheduled Erwin and Franklin it was to improve their schedule strength. And man McDowell should be better as well. But as they say it is what it is. The schedule strength should improve with Owen, Polk and Heritage. I can even see potential for a couple of loses.

And to BK, Robbinsville defense doesn't have to get much better you all are already a tough out for anyone at the 1a level with your line and backs playing the way they are.

Not convinced Swain shouldn't be in the top 7 either. Dont know who to remove but Swain will be tough in the playoffs as well.

Go Mountaineers
 

Old Mountaineer

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So true..they are more accurate but they are not politically correct!! Murphy traveling last year was a joke. However, for folks that may not know, the Adjusted Maxpreps Rankings are the only ones that matter when playoff time comes. The question is,WHO does the adjusting to the rankings? Someone with way to much power...that's who.
From what I've read no one knows completely the Maxprep formula they do seem besides a teams record they're strength of schedule , you're rewarded for playing up in conference and can be hurt losing to a lower conference team , they don't consider a schools history and one goal was to do away margin of victory. According to MaxPreps thier rankings are done solely by mathematical formulas. There is no human subjectivity in the rankings then NCHSAA takes that and sends information to a San Francisco based companies computer system that sends them the adjusted rankings.
 

betsus1

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I heard Murphy had two kids at practice today that transferred in from out state. Anyone know anything about that?