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That makes too much sense. I like that idea though.Originally posted by PNation:
46 is a strange number to divide up. How about this, 8 5 team districts and 1 6 team district, the 6 team district would be the Sioux City and Council Bluffs schools. Then give the other 8 districts a sister district for a cross over games the last 5 weeks of the season. You take the top 2 teams out of each district and 14 at large teams.
While I agree that districts are by far the most likely outcome for next year, I'm not sure this proves it. Just as a matter of timing, schools are going to have to get their wish lists ready in case districts happen ... but if it's already decided, what's the purpose of the AD meeting on January 7?Originally posted by EpenesaEpenesa:
The MVC will not be a football conference. The coaches already submitted their non district "wish list" teams they would like to play to their AD's.
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My guess would be the state will indeed use straight district qualifying. If we have districts of 6-6-6-5 on each side of the state, I figure they'll just send the top four from each district to the playoffs. Which would give every 4A team four or five non-district games with whoever they can rustle up.Originally posted by screwloose:
Unless there's straight district qualifying for 4A, which most people on here seem to be against, or a non-4A points exemption Iowa City Regina can keep dreaming about playing Iowa City High or Iowa City West.
This is like Delany from the Big Ten whining about playing FCS schools.Originally posted by tnobd:
Espenesa mentioned the key point about scheduling teams in lower classes... the embarrassment of losing to a much smaller school.
I agree with you on those comments. It seems there's always going to be one western district that's a little bit tougher than the others. Some of that might be the fact they don't want to place Marshalltown and Mason City in the same district as any of those schools from the old MRC. What ends up happening is a slight imbalance if the majority of those MRC schools are subpar and there's a lower level team from the Polk County area in that particular district. Same can happen if both Marshalltown and Mason City are down, like the last two years.Originally posted by tnobd:
District #2 in your Projected West looks like a very competitive schedule for their members,
In general the Western team alignments would be "reshuffling" again after two years with a 10 year success history? I don't think it matters to the top schools in those districts, as long as they can schedule their 4 games against the local suburban team in non district play.
I didn't think the former MAC schools would agree to a double 5 district set up, but it looks like it would give them status quo playing some of their former MAC rivals. IMO If they maintain most of their old rivalries in non-district play they will not be more competitive in the 2nd round of the playoffs.
As you mentioned the two former Eastern leagues have the opportunity to split in half as districts. The former MAC teams benefit the most this way...it would be a hard argument by the former MVC teams to restrict the 2- 5 team districts to less then 8 qualifiers if they are trying to maintain two districts with former MVC schools.