Last week of the regular season

[GoodwillRef]

Tonight in Wisconsin we kick off week #9 of our high school football season...this is the last week of the regular season. Games are played today and tomorrow and the playoffs kickoff next Tuesday. Our state championship games must be done by the start of "HUNTING SEASON!" Hunting season starts Nov 20th. Where did the season go? It seems like it goes from week #1 to #5 to #9 and it is all over.

[HLin NC]

We still have 3 weeks left in the regular season in NC. Playoffs begin the second Friday in November. Scrimmages began way back on 8/12.
State Championship weekend is 12/11.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by HLin NC

We still have 3 weeks left in the regular season in NC. Playoffs begin the second Friday in November. Scrimmages began way back on 8/12.
State Championship weekend is 12/11.

How many regular season games do you schools play?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by GoodwillRef

Tonight in Wisconsin we kick off week #9 of our high school football season...this is the last week of the regular season. Games are played today and tomorrow and the playoffs kickoff next Tuesday. Our state championship games must be done by the start of "HUNTING SEASON!" Hunting season starts Nov 20th. Where did the season go? It seems like it goes from week #1 to #5 to #9 and it is all over.

I know. We have a game tonight and a game for a conference championship tomorrow night. Then our one playoff game and we're done.

I've followed along with the scheduling fiasco as it unfolded this fall, and it's the sanctity of hunting season that drives me crazy. By then, even if you extended the season by 2 weeks, only 28 schools would still be alive anyway. And championship games the week of or the week after Thanksgiving wouldn't be terrible. Move basketball season back a couple of weeks and move baseball season back too, as they should've done up here years ago.

Growing up back east, my school played 11 football games in the regular season. To be fair, we *had* no postseason until my senior year when they added a district championship game. I think now that they have state playoffs in place, they play a 10-game regular season.

[parepat]

In WI, since you only have 9 regular season games, do all teams make the playoffs, thus ensuring 10 games at minimum? And, if that is the case are all officials/crews guaranteed at least one post season assignment?

[Rich]

Originally Posted by parepat

In WI, since you only have 9 regular season games, do all teams make the playoffs, thus ensuring 10 games at minimum? And, if that is the case are all officials/crews guaranteed at least one post season assignment?

No, only about half of the teams get in (224 total). There are various criteria, but mainly if a team is over .500 in their conference or overall, they get in. So 5-4 is usually good enough, although I've seen 4-5 and 3-6 teams get spots at the end. Once the field is set, then the teams are placed into 7 32-team divisions.

According to the state football honcho, there were about 200 crews on the playoff eligible list and about 150 got at least one game. Only about a third of the crews get 2 games and those are typically crews where the referee has at least 15-20 years experience in WI.

So at least 50 eligible crews are not working the postseason. And I'd guess there's at least 100 more crews that work Friday nights that aren't on the list at all (for various reasons).

[jTheUmp]

MN:
8 game varsity season, last regular-season games are tonight.
Sectional playoffs start next Tuesday (every team makes the playoffs).
Round 2 on next Saturday.
Section Finals on November 5th and 6th.

State Championship games on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving.

My crew managed to get a Section Final this year, so we have 4 games left. Haven't heard anything about a possible state quarterfinal game... they usually pick those crews after the first round of section games.

[GoodwillRef]

Originally Posted by jTheUmp

MN:
8 game varsity season, last regular-season games are tonight.
Sectional playoffs start next Tuesday (every team makes the playoffs).
Round 2 on next Saturday.
Section Finals on November 5th and 6th.

State Championship games on the Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving.

My crew managed to get a Section Final this year, so we have 4 games left. Haven't heard anything about a possible state quarterfinal game... they usually pick those crews after the first round of section games.

Every team makes the playoffs...that must make for some huge blowouts in the first round.