The Pride Of Being District Champion

[Guest Nederland Bandit]

The Pride of being District Champion

With the advent in 90 of the multiple teams going to the playoffs did it take away the ergency and pride of having the sole right to claim you were district champs.

It seems now many teams and coaches are content with just making the playoffs in the second two spots.

[Guest ECBucFan]

I agree, and have said so before on this general topic. With more and more teams "earning" a playoff berth, its gotten cheap, and about to be cheaper. Now, losers get in, and soon ALL teams will be in the playoffs, thats what the UIL wants. CHEAP. :evil:

[tvc184]

The Pride of being District Champion

With the advent in 90 of the multiple teams going to the playoffs did it take away the ergency and pride of having the sole right to claim you were district champs.

It seems now many teams and coaches are content with just making the playoffs in the second two spots.

There is no longer the urgency but I don't think any coach plays for a playoff spot only. Which fans or which coaches would take third place in a district if they can be the district champion?

With that being said, I would bet that the third place schools certainly don't go into the playoffs feeling cheap. Then there is the excitement of just going for a playoff spot late in the season. Right now Lumberton is making an effort for their first ever playoff spot. LC-M is trying to make it for the first time in several years. I wonder if their fans feel cheap. If we did not have multiple playoff teams, District 22-4A would basically be over with more than half the district games to go.

The only game that would be significant would be the Dayton vs Central game to see which one team went to the playoffs. That might be appealing to some people but I would think an overwhelming majority of fans would keep the current system. Would the Dayton and Central fans want to make it a winner take all game with the loser not going to the playoffs? I would bet not.

[KFDM COOP]

Good point.

[Guest Indian Chief]

I may be the only one here but i like the idea of 3 teams going to the postseason. I think like TVC i guess.

[Guest ECBucFan]

I say, if you get in with a losing district record (and that does happen), it is cheap. It about to get cheaper, with eventually everyone getting in. UIL=cheap.

[KFDM COOP]

UIL likes $$

[Guest ECBucFan]

Exactly right, Coop.

[tvc184]

UIL likes $$

The idea of having one site for 5A championship games is prima facie evidence that the UIL is about money. Their rationale for doing so is easily shown to be wrong. It comes down to money.

[tvc184]

I say' date=' if you get in with a losing district record (and that does happen), it is cheap. It about to get cheaper, with eventually everyone getting in. UIL=cheap.[/quote']

A losing team may get in but more likely if it is less than three teams, really good teams will be left out. Do you punish good teams for the sake of a few that get lucky?

I think once you get past three teams, especially in 6 team districts, you start putting in teams that are better left out. I think most of the time, they will be eliminated in the first playoff game and almost certainly by the second so what is the difference anyway. So you give a few kids a shot at a playoff game that they would not receive otherwise. I won't lose any sleep over it.

[Zoneblock]

It should have stayed where the 1st and 2nd place teams go. This 3rd and now 4th place team is bullcrap!! The play-offs are getting watered down.

[Tiger90]

So the 3A district is watering down the playoffs by having 3 teams go? Look at the teams in that district. In other areas of the state several of these teams would be district champs. I would think you need 3 teams to go in most lower classification districts especially with the wide gaps in enrollment. You can't expect a small 3A school,say 420 kids, to be as competetive with a 3A school that is at the 900 mark on a consistent basis. By eliminating the 3rd playoff spot what are we actually accomplishing? If those 3rd place teams are "weak" then obviously after round 1 they are eliminated right? Ask Kirbyville how they felt getting eliminated early the past 2 seasons how it felt.....oh wait they made 3 rounds. That throws the "weak" argument out the window. Playoffs add excitement to the schools and helps the program plus the community is involved.

[Guest BIG HOUSE]

Ask SILSBEE HOW IT FEELS TO WIN DIST. AND LOSE EVERY PLAYOFF GAME?

SILSBEE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT K'VILLE!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ACTUALLY WIN WIN WIN PLAYOFF GAMES :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

I SEE SILSBEE GOING NOWHERE IN A HURRY!!!!!!!!

[Ty Cobb]

It seems now many teams and coaches are content with just making the playoffs in the second two spots.

This is very true. You have to realize that each teams ultimate goal is a State Championship, not a district championship. The key is to get to the "second season." Once your in the playoffs, anything can happen. I promise you there has never been, and never will be, a team that was mad because they won a state championship, but not the district championship.

[mustang]

Ask SILSBEE HOW IT FEELS TO WIN DIST. AND LOSE EVERY PLAYOFF GAME?

SILSBEE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT K'VILLE!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ACTUALLY WIN WIN WIN PLAYOFF GAMES :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

I SEE SILSBEE GOING NOWHERE IN A HURRY!!!!!!!!

Lumberton shouldnt talk about Silsbee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Silsbee's actually made the playoffs....................many times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LUMBERTON HAS NEVER MADE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!hahahahahahahahaha

[sticky]

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It seems now many teams and coaches are content with just making the playoffs in the second two spots.

[Hotrodg]

Show me a team that doesnt care about winning a district championship.

[Guest Indian Chief]

Good point. You have to remember though as more teams get added to the playoffs alot of Coaches are just happy to get in. Ask them.

[Tiger90]

Ask SILSBEE HOW IT FEELS TO WIN DIST. AND LOSE EVERY PLAYOFF GAME?

SILSBEE SHOULDN'T TALK ABOUT K'VILLE!!!!!!!!!!!! THEY ACTUALLY WIN WIN WIN PLAYOFF GAMES :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink:

I SEE SILSBEE GOING NOWHERE IN A HURRY!!!!!!!!

Obviously you are not too astute to understand the post. Kirbyville was actually praised for being a perceived "weak or watered down" 3rd place team only to run over some champions from other districts. They actually deserved to make the playoffs therefore the 3 playoff spots was beneficial to them. I do not understand how that is a critique of the k'ville fb program. All that does is show how a 3 team playoff picture can be a good thing. At any rate losing to a powerhouse Palestine over the past 2 season is hardly anything to hang our head in shame about. It was a very good game last year. I see no need to bash Lumberton or bring their playoff record into the light because obviously you already have. :wink:

[SilsbeeD]

Big House...that just shows how much of an easiar playoff schedual you guys had

[GoDogs27]

well point is this: Since the 3-team playoff rule went into effect, how many times have we seen a team win state that did not win their District... its happened several times... District Championships have lost their meaning... I personally like the 3 team rule because under the old rule, it wasnt fair to teams from districts like 22-4A (20-4A) because the better teams dont always get in. You could have a team from podunk west texas somewhere get into the 4A playoffs and have a team from a very tough district not get in who deserves it more...

[Guest Ozen]

Very good point

[BOJObearfan]

I'm lost. How many years has UIL let the top 3 district teams go to playoffs? And what is this about them letting even more?? :?:

[KFDM COOP]

Eventually there will be 4 teams in 4A going to the playoffs.

[WOS92]

Three teams is fine. Four teams is ridiculous. The truth is, they should do it by the number of teams in your district. If there are nine or 10 teams, four is not a problem. If there are four or five teams, even just three is ridiculous.

Palestine was a powerhouse last year?