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Originally posted by JRutledge
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Originally posted by Camron Rust
Which, while it does let everyone in the dance, seem sort of pointless. I can't imagine it would be rewarding for either team. One gets crushed and the other risks injury and both have to pay for the trip. It does, on the other side, eliminate the discussions of who is in and who is left out.
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What it does do is every game that is played has a purpose. Schools go out and play some of the toughest competition in very tough tournaments because they know they will have a chance to play in the playoffs. The schools are seeded by Sectional complexes and everyone plays first in a Regional Tournament to get to the Sectional level.
I liken our system to the NCAA Post season. Everyone has a chance to move on in the tournament by winning their conference tournament. When you win your conference tournament, then you have the opportunity to play in the NCAA Tournament. If you get hot at the right time you might go far in the playoffs if you did not have a very good regular season. Now you might not win, but you have the chance is what makes it exciting.
Peace
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You make some good points but how does the scheduling of tougher teams square with league schedules. Most teams have about 80-85%% of thier schedule made up of league games. There is not a lot of room to schedule freely. If you make the playoffs based on league standing, who you play in non-league play has no effect. It is still advantageous (and perhaps more so) to schedule the toughest non-league schedule you can in order to see how your team does against tough opponents.