This board is boring without Nepsey and his Mallard Creek Mallards lol
No, not him!!!!!We could always dig up the Purnell Swett guy or troll the shelby guys to liven things up lol
Kinda miss the Northern Guilford guy, gso-triple5 or whateverWe could always dig up the Purnell Swett guy or troll the shelby guys to liven things up lol
Hello everyone! How has everyone been?
lmao it took you long enough to appear. Well, it's off to a meeting.Hello everyone! How has everyone been?
Only thing that can stop them is some type of regulation from the state and/or school systems that can regulate transfers. Probably won't happen though because too much money is now involved.Hough is already being talked about as this year’s championship winner. Some of y’all might want to get comfortable with that prediction or do you think someone is stopping them?
I agree, transfers have definitely changed the game. Until the state or school systems step in with regulations, programs like Hough will continue to benefit. But championships aren’t won on paper. The real question is whether another team has the talent and coaching to knock them off.Only thing that can stop them is some type of regulation from the state and/or school systems that can regulate transfers. Probably won't happen though because too much money is now involved.
Nah, 8A isnt strong enough, the only team that would come remotely close is Chambers, and Hough is probably a 3+ TD favorite against them.I agree, transfers have definitely changed the game. Until the state or school systems step in with regulations, programs like Hough will continue to benefit. But championships aren’t won on paper. The real question is whether another team has the talent and coaching to knock them off.
Hough is ranked No. 1 statewide, but Chambers is No. 7, Weddington No. 2, and Grimsley No. 4. I believe 6 classes would definitely spark debate.Nah, 8A isnt strong enough, the only team that would come remotely close is Chambers, and Hough is probably a 3+ TD favorite against them.
The only other teams that come close are Weddington and Grimsley.. and they are 7A.
NCHSAA needs to do another realignment with only 6 classes.
We do have too many classifications but what the state needs to do is to have a fair playoff system. Playoff for private schools, all of them, a playoff for public schools that let athletes play that do not require them to live within a schools district lines, and another playoff for schools that require athletes to live within the school district lines. Problem solved.Nah, 8A isnt strong enough, the only team that would come remotely close is Chambers, and Hough is probably a 3+ TD favorite against them.
The only other teams that come close are Weddington and Grimsley.. and they are 7A.
NCHSAA needs to do another realignment with only 6 classes.
having different playoff brackets based on if the school has transfers or not will never happen.We do have too many classifications but what the state needs to do is to have a fair playoff system. Playoff for private schools, all of them, a playoff for public schools that let athletes play that do not require them to live within a schools district lines, and another playoff for schools that require athletes to live within the school district lines. Problem solved.
I just can't see anyone thinking this is fair. I do not blame Hough or any other school for using their local rules to be as good as they can but the rules are not the same across the state. A few years back Hoggard had a student that played football his freshman year. The county had him districted at Hoggard. Upon farther review the county said that he acutely lives in NH district and made him leave Hoggard and go to NH. The county could have said, well that's our bad, and you have already started at this school and made friends and started playing with this program so we will let you stay. This isn't your fault. No, they uprooted him and made him start over. Compare that to what other schools are allowing with transfers. I would just like to see some consistency.
I agree. It's crazy. Eight classifications are too many, and it takes away from the excitement of high school football. When you have entire brackets with only a handful of legitimate contenders, something needs to change. Fewer classifications would create better matchups, tougher competition, and playoffs that fans actually look forward to watching. The gates would make great money8 Classifications are too many. NC should have 5 maybe 6 at most. This would eliminate split conferences and allow for a great playoff bracket in each classification. 8A is a freaking joke and will be for years. In the East you might have 3 teams worth a damn. 3 teams for the entire eastern half of the bracket thats just stupid. Schools like Richmond, Pinecrest , may never be all that again and Raleigh continues to build new schools and push talent to Millbrook and Rolesville(by the way you are welcome Rolesville). Even with the classification split back in the day you had much better playoffs than this crap. Hell you have schools that have 2200 kids in the school with 32 football players(Corinth Holders) in 8 A out east. What a freaking joke. I mean how many teams in 8A have a winning record??????
I agree, but that would make it more of a fair playoff system.having different playoff brackets based on if the school has transfers or not will never happen.
I disagree! I think you are attacking the wrong division! 8A was the best of all the divisions. Only 12 teams out of the East and only 12 out of the West made the playoffs for a total of 24 teams compete for the Title. All of the other divisions(1A-7A) have 24 from the East, 24 from the West for a total of 48.8 Classifications are too many. NC should have 5 maybe 6 at most. This would eliminate split conferences and allow for a great playoff bracket in each classification. 8A is a freaking joke and will be for years. In the East you might have 3 teams worth a damn. 3 teams for the entire eastern half of the bracket thats just stupid. Schools like Richmond, Pinecrest , may never be all that again and Raleigh continues to build new schools and push talent to Millbrook and Rolesville(by the way you are welcome Rolesville). Even with the classification split back in the day you had much better playoffs than this crap. Hell you have schools that have 2200 kids in the school with 32 football players(Corinth Holders) in 8 A out east. What a freaking joke. I mean how many teams in 8A have a winning record??????
.Hough is already being talked about as this year’s championship winner. Some of y’all might want to get comfortable with that prediction or do you think someone is stopping them?
If this were implemented, Wilmingotn would just go to Hoggard every yearThis will never happen but it would be interesting. Have a Metro division (Charlotte, Greensboro, Wilmington, Raleigh) that have a championship. Then have the rest of the state have a 4 class system based on student population. If you think about it things are trending in that direction any ways. Former big schools that would have been either 8a or 7a in todays system but no longer have the enrollment include: Anson, Scotland, Davie Co., Purnell Sweat, Lumberton, McDowell, Richmond is trending that way and i am sure i left others off the list. The Metro areas keep growing and creating more schools while the rest of the states population shrinks so why not get ahead of it?
8A is definitely not the best division. Very top heavy...the East will continue to have maybe 3 teams that can represent and the West probably 2. And right now, Hough is so far ahead of everyone else that Rolesville, Millbrook and Hoggard are going to duke it out just to play them and none of those 3 wold be favored. I agree with SammyK that we shold have 6...let Hough and Grimsley go at it in the regional final every yearI disagree! I think you are attacking the wrong division! 8A was the best of all the divisions. Only 12 teams out of the East and only 12 out of the West made the playoffs for a total of 24 teams compete for the Title. All of the other divisions(1A-7A) have 24 from the East, 24 from the West for a total of 48.
Only two 8A teams had a losing record in 8A playoffs last year…it‘s a lot more in other divisions.
Best thing to do is reduce the playoffs to 32 teams(Total) 16 from East & West in all of the divisions( 1A-7A) except 8A…..NOT 48 teams. 8A(only 24 teams state wide) was NOT diluted last year with a bunch of losing teams and the results were not as many blowout 1st Rd games. The final 8 teams(4 East, 4 West) in 8A were stacked and the games were good.
I have always said if you give me a 6 pack of beer and a sheetz Sub I could put together I could put together conferences in NC that would make sense and keep rivalries. But I would not go above a 6A classification.8A is definitely not the best division. Very top heavy...the East will continue to have maybe 3 teams that can represent and the West probably 2. And right now, Hough is so far ahead of everyone else that Rolesville, Millbrook and Hoggard are going to duke it out just to play them and none of those 3 wold be favored. I agree with SammyK that we shold have 6...let Hough and Grimsley go at it in the regional final every year
I do agree with one thing, 8A is very top heavy but stats show games in the 1st round & 2nd round were just as competitive than the first two rounds of any NCHSAA division 1A thru 7A. Probably because they play less games with less teams.8A is definitely not the best division. Very top heavy...the East will continue to have maybe 3 teams that can represent and the West probably 2. And right now, Hough is so far ahead of everyone else that Rolesville, Millbrook and Hoggard are going to duke it out just to play them and none of those 3 wold be favored. I agree with SammyK that we shold have 6...let Hough and Grimsley go at it in the regional final every year
Let the scoreboard talkI feel that only Hough can stop Hough. I don't see anyone from the East beating them. I don't know how good Chambers is. They have played some good teams but no really good teams. They beat Palisades by 4 and they are the highest ranked team they have played (#55). I wouldn't be surprised if MC beats them. Anything can happens as these are still kids and sometimes preparing them mentally can be a challenge. I am sure Hough has a lot of confidence at this point and if they do not over look anyone or take any team lightly then they will win it again.
How would that be any different than Hough for Charlotte area, Grimsley for G'boro and Rolesville for Raleigh?If this were implemented, Wilmingotn would just go to Hoggard every year