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Class A Season Outlook

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Hooper2021 said:
Well thought out. I think a team that could throw a wrench in is Sibley. They played Gehlen Catholic and MMCRU both to very tough games. I think if they upset Woodbury, that's who will go to Britt. Woodbury coaching staff has great experience this time of year but they are not the same Woodbury team of the past. Still give the edge to the Wildcats though.

I know you separated for this purpose but I think we do see more 1vs2(or 3) from same district just based on the geography of the teams, especially those that are not both in the top 10 or so. IE MMCRU to Gehlen (20 miles). Earlham to ACGC (35 miles)

Any other 3's you see as a better than 25% chance to pull an upset?
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It would not shock me and it wouldn't be an upset if # 3 North Linn beats # 2 Pekin. A few interesting matchups Earlham at Mt Ayer, huge test for both teams. Another is Starmont at Lisbon, I have not been on the Lisbon wagon because of their district it will be interesting to see how they handle a team that plays power run football
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PNation said:
I agree GOPANTHERS23 and I also think Class A is more open this year then in recent history, so it could be very fun.
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Most wide open we have seen it in quite a while. Even the top dogs this year have question marks, such as schedule strength. I think we all can agree Britt and Saint Ansgar hasn’t played anyone outside of each other, SA vs Osage solid matchup about it. Britt with a double overtime win over a 2-6 team shows flaws even if it was early in the year. Same with AcGc with a few of the games they played, have flaws. This year I think almost any of the top A schools can take the other out on any given night.
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Class 2A Season Outlook

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4th Place at 1st Place​

  • Waukon at Anamosa- Anamosa (close though)
  • Chariton at Kuemper Catholic, Carroll- Kuemper
  • Union, LaPorte City at Mid-Prairie- Mid Prairie
  • Monticello at North Fayette Valley- NFV
  • Des Moines Christian at PCM- PCM
  • Cherokee at Spirit Lake- Spirit Lake
  • Albia at Van Meter- Van Meter
  • Garner-Hayfield-Ventura at West Lyon- West Lyon

3rd Place at 2nd Place​

  • Greene County at Clarinda- Clarinda (toss up)
  • Forest City at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock- CL/GLR
  • Mediapolis at Northeast- Northeast (toss up)
  • Western Christian, Hull at Okoboji- Western Christian
  • Jesup at Osage- Osage (close one since Jesup seems healthier)
  • Crestwood at Roland-Story- Roland Story
  • Centerville at West Burlington/Notre Dame- WBND
  • West Liberty at West Marshall- West Marshall
Here would be my rankings the top 10 are the states

1. West Lyon
2. PCM
3. Spirit Lake
4. Van Meter
5. Kuemper
6. NFV
7. Roland Story
8. Anamosa
9. Mid Prairie
10. WBND
11. CL/GLR
12. West Marshall
13. Western Christian
14. Northeast
15. Osage
16. Clarinda

These would be my pods.

West Lyon vs Clarinda
Kuemper vs CL/GLR

PCM vs WBND
Mid Prairie vs Roland Story

Spirit Lake vs Western Christian
NFV vs Northeast

Van Meter vs West Marshall
Anamosa vs Osage

These are hard with the western half being so much better.
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I’m assuming this is just a funny troll

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BamaFan1137 said:
I had one that was "traveling, not driving."

I asked him would it matter to him if my boot traveled up his ass or if I drove it up there. He cut the bullshit at that point.

I work in a county where we can police without apologizing so that helps.
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Just an ounce of that nationwide would stop a lot of this bullshit.

People might find cops would be more chill if we could lower the level of bullshit below waist deep.
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Class A Season Outlook

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PNation said:
I completely understand where your coming from, but the last 5 years or so both the boys and girls unions have shown that they are willing to make teams travel a little farther to get their top teams to state. So I do think it is a possibility.
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They really have so I get your out of the box thinking. I think we all can agree on this one, this is one of the best n fun times of year trying to break this all down for our teams
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Class 1A Season Outlook

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4th Place at 1st Place​

  • Ogden at Dike-New Hartford- DNH
  • Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont at Grundy Center- Grundy
  • Hudson at Manson Northwest Webster- Manson NW Webster (Hudson has a chance here)
  • Shenandoah at OABCIG- OABCIG
  • West Branch at Sigourney/Keota- SK
  • West Sioux at Treynor- Treynor
  • Aplington-Parkersburg at Wilton- Wilton
  • East Sac County at Woodward-Granger- Woodward Granger

3rd Place at 2nd Place​

  • Hinton at AHSTW- Hinton
  • Sumner-Fredericksburg at Beckman Catholic, Dyersville- Beckman (Toss Up Game for Me)
  • Grand View Christian at Emmetsburg- Emmetsburg
  • Alburnett at MFL MarMac- MFL MarMac (Another Close One)
  • Regina at Pleasantville- Regina
  • Underwood at Ridge View- Underwood (Close One)
  • Sioux Central at South Hamilton- South Hamilton (Close One)
  • Pella Christian at South Hardin- South Hardin
This is how I would rank the remaining teams also using the rankings the state sent out today. The 3 and 4 ranked teams will be on the road the first two rounds.

1. Grundy Center
2. DNH
3. Hinton
4. Regina
5. South Hardin
6. Wilton
7. Sigourney Keota
8. Treynor
9. OABCIG
10. Beckman
11. Woodward Granger
12. Manson NW Webster
13. Emmetsburg
14. South Hamilton
15. Underwood
16. MFL MarMac

My Pods Would Be

Grundy Center vs MFL Mar Mac
OABCIG vs Emmetsburg

DNH vs South Hamilton
Wilton vs Beckman

Hinton vs Manson NW Webster
Treynor vs Underwood

Regina vs Woodward Granger
South Hardin vs Sigourney Keota

I am going to say that these pairings were the hardest to do based on the rules the state has put out as well as the rankings, and having two #3 seeds be in the top 4. Honestly the districts were not very even this year. I also don't think I will predict the first round perfectly, so these pairings might not matter at all.
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Class A Season Outlook

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GOPANTHERS23 said:
You do realize that Pekin to Saint Ansgar would be over 3 n a half hours if they would meet. just don’t see this as a realistic option. I believe troutstamps post looked a little closer to what the state will want to do but who knows.
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I completely understand where your coming from, but the last 5 years or so both the boys and girls unions have shown that they are willing to make teams travel a little farther to get their top teams to state. So I do think it is a possibility.
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Hooper2021 said:
Well thought out. I think a team that could throw a wrench in is Sibley. They played Gehlen Catholic and MMCRU both to very tough games. I think if they upset Woodbury, that's who will go to Britt. Woodbury coaching staff has great experience this time of year but they are not the same Woodbury team of the past. Still give the edge to the Wildcats though.

I know you separated for this purpose but I think we do see more 1vs2(or 3) from same district just based on the geography of the teams, especially those that are not both in the top 10 or so. IE MMCRU to Gehlen (20 miles). Earlham to ACGC (35 miles)

Any other 3's you see as a better than 25% chance to pull an upset?
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I would have to think North linn is a 3 with better than a 25 percent chance. Might see a upset here
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PNation said:
Here is what I see for 1st round predictions and then matchups

4th Place at 1st Place​

  • Wayne at ACGC- ACGC
  • St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs. Gehlen Catholic, LeMars, at Akron-Westfield- Gehlen
  • Starmont at Lisbon -Lisbon
  • North Tama at Madrid- Madrid
  • Columbus Community at Maquoketa Valley- Maquoketa Valley
  • South Central Calhoun at Tri-Center- Tri Center
  • Lake Mills at Wapsie Valley- Wapsie
  • Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at West Hancock- West Hancock

3rd Place at 2nd Place​

  • Danville at Bellevue- Bellevue
  • Logan-Magnolia at MMCRU- MMCRU
  • Earlham at Mount Ayr- Earlham
  • Newman Catholic, Mason City at Nashua-Plainfield- Nashua Plainfield
  • North Linn at Pekin- Pekin
  • Lynnville-Sully at Riverside, Oakland- Riverside
  • South Winneshiek at Saint Ansgar- Saint Ansgar
  • Sibley-Ocheyedan at Woodbury Central- Woodbury Central

Then these are how I would rank the remaining teams, the top 10 are the states, then that's how I have the remaining 6, I know that Earlham beat Madrid, but they also have a loss since then. I also think the bottom 3 are essentially the same.

1. West Hancock
2. ACGC
3. Saint Ansgar
4. Lisbon
5. Tri-Center
6. Gehlen
7. Maquoketa Valley
8. Pekin
9. Riverside
10. Woodbury Central
11. Madrid
12. Wapsie
13. Earlham
14. MMCRU
15. Nashua Plainfield
16. Bellevue

So taking into both rankings and geography these would be my pods.

West Hancock vs Nashua Plainfield
Gehlen vs Woodbury Central

ACGC vs MMCRU
Tri Center vs Riverside

Saint Ansgar vs Wapsie Valley
Madrid vs Pekin

Lisbon vs Bellevue
Maquoketa Valley vs Earlham

Here is my thought process
1. Top 4 seeds separated, I believe that is a rule they will follow
2. 2 district champs in each pod
3. The top 2 non district champs (Saint Ansgar and Pekin) get the lowest two non top 10 district champs, because district champs get to host second round
4. Put 2 from the top 8 in each pod, with some geography included
5. Tried to put 1 with the lowest team possible, then 2 with the next lowest possible and so on, remembering that district champs wouldn't play each other.
6. I separated 1 and 2 seed from the same district from playing, I don't think that is a rule this year as in years past, but I still did it.
7. The two I struggled with were where to send Earlham and Nashua Plainfield, especially Earlham. I think that they are a clearly better team so I sent them to Maquoketa Valley which is a longer trip, Sending them to West Hancock and NP to MV makes more sense travel wise, but I went with the seeds.
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You do realize that Pekin to Saint Ansgar would be over 3 n a half hours if they would meet. just don’t see this as a realistic option. I believe troutstamps post looked a little closer to what the state will want to do but who knows.
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Week 9 Games to Watch (3A-5A)

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Class 5A
#1 Bettendorf (8-0 at #9 City High (5-3)
#4 Johnston (6-2) vs. #8 SC East (6-2)
#5 Linn-Mar (7-1) at #6 Pleasant Valley (6-2)
#13 Ottumwa (7-1) vs. #14 Waterloo West (6-2)
#15 Southeast Polk (4-4) at DM Lincoln (1-7)
#16 Waukee (5-3) vs. #18 CB Lincoln (5-3)
#17 Cedar Falls (4-4) vs. Davenport West (0-8)
#19 Hempstead (5-3) vs. Davenport Central (2-6)
#20 Davenport North (5-3) vs. CR Kennedy (2-6)

Class 4A
D1: Fort Dodge (6-2/3-1) at Spencer (6-2/4-0)
D1: Storm Lake (4-4/2-2) at LeMars (5-3/3-1)
D3: Clinton (3-5/2-2) at CC-Amana (5-3/3-1)
D3: Burlington (2-6/0-4) at Xavier (5-3/3-1)
D3: North Scott (6-2/3-1) at Oskaloosa (2-6/1-3)
D4: Gilbert (7-1/3-1) at Pella (8-0/4-0)
D5: ADM (7-1/4-0) at North Polk (8-0/4-0)
D5: Ballard (4-4/2-2) at Boone (4-4/1-3)
D6: Lewis Central (7-1/3-1) at DC-Grimes (2-6/2-2)
D6: Glenwood (3-5/2-2) at Norwalk (5-3/4-0)

Class 3A
D1: MOC-Floyd Valley (5-3/2-2) at SC Heelan (6-2/3-1)
D3: CP-Urbana (4-4/2-2) at Independence (6-2/3-1)
D4: Assumption (3-5/3-1) at Mount Pleasant (4-4/2-2)
D5: Williamsburg (7-1/4-0) at Benton (6-2/4-0)
D6: Atlantic (6-3/2-2) at Nevada (6-2/3-1)
D6: Knoxville (4-4/1-3) at Harlan (5-3/3-1)
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Class A Season Outlook

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PNation said:
Here is what I see for 1st round predictions and then matchups

4th Place at 1st Place​

  • Wayne at ACGC- ACGC
  • St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs. Gehlen Catholic, LeMars, at Akron-Westfield- Gehlen
  • Starmont at Lisbon -Lisbon
  • North Tama at Madrid- Madrid
  • Columbus Community at Maquoketa Valley- Maquoketa Valley
  • South Central Calhoun at Tri-Center- Tri Center
  • Lake Mills at Wapsie Valley- Wapsie
  • Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at West Hancock- West Hancock

3rd Place at 2nd Place​

  • Danville at Bellevue- Bellevue
  • Logan-Magnolia at MMCRU- MMCRU
  • Earlham at Mount Ayr- Earlham
  • Newman Catholic, Mason City at Nashua-Plainfield- Nashua Plainfield
  • North Linn at Pekin- Pekin
  • Lynnville-Sully at Riverside, Oakland- Riverside
  • South Winneshiek at Saint Ansgar- Saint Ansgar
  • Sibley-Ocheyedan at Woodbury Central- Woodbury Central

Then these are how I would rank the remaining teams, the top 10 are the states, then that's how I have the remaining 6, I know that Earlham beat Madrid, but they also have a loss since then. I also think the bottom 3 are essentially the same.

1. West Hancock
2. ACGC
3. Saint Ansgar
4. Lisbon
5. Tri-Center
6. Gehlen
7. Maquoketa Valley
8. Pekin
9. Riverside
10. Woodbury Central
11. Madrid
12. Wapsie
13. Earlham
14. MMCRU
15. Nashua Plainfield
16. Bellevue

So taking into both rankings and geography these would be my pods.

West Hancock vs Nashua Plainfield
Gehlen vs Woodbury Central

ACGC vs MMCRU
Tri Center vs Riverside

Saint Ansgar vs Wapsie Valley
Madrid vs Pekin

Lisbon vs Bellevue
Maquoketa Valley vs Earlham

Here is my thought process
1. Top 4 seeds separated, I believe that is a rule they will follow
2. 2 district champs in each pod
3. The top 2 non district champs (Saint Ansgar and Pekin) get the lowest two non top 10 district champs, because district champs get to host second round
4. Put 2 from the top 8 in each pod, with some geography included
5. Tried to put 1 with the lowest team possible, then 2 with the next lowest possible and so on, remembering that district champs wouldn't play each other.
6. I separated 1 and 2 seed from the same district from playing, I don't think that is a rule this year as in years past, but I still did it.
7. The two I struggled with were where to send Earlham and Nashua Plainfield, especially Earlham. I think that they are a clearly better team so I sent them to Maquoketa Valley which is a longer trip, Sending them to West Hancock and NP to MV makes more sense travel wise, but I went with the seeds.
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Well thought out. I think a team that could throw a wrench in is Sibley. They played Gehlen Catholic and MMCRU both to very tough games. I think if they upset Woodbury, that's who will go to Britt. Woodbury coaching staff has great experience this time of year but they are not the same Woodbury team of the past. Still give the edge to the Wildcats though.

I know you separated for this purpose but I think we do see more 1vs2(or 3) from same district just based on the geography of the teams, especially those that are not both in the top 10 or so. IE MMCRU to Gehlen (20 miles). Earlham to ACGC (35 miles)

Any other 3's you see as a better than 25% chance to pull an upset?
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Here is what I see for 1st round predictions and then matchups

4th Place at 1st Place​

  • Wayne at ACGC- ACGC
  • St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs. Gehlen Catholic, LeMars, at Akron-Westfield- Gehlen
  • Starmont at Lisbon -Lisbon
  • North Tama at Madrid- Madrid
  • Columbus Community at Maquoketa Valley- Maquoketa Valley
  • South Central Calhoun at Tri-Center- Tri Center
  • Lake Mills at Wapsie Valley- Wapsie
  • Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn at West Hancock- West Hancock

3rd Place at 2nd Place​

  • Danville at Bellevue- Bellevue
  • Logan-Magnolia at MMCRU- MMCRU
  • Earlham at Mount Ayr- Earlham
  • Newman Catholic, Mason City at Nashua-Plainfield- Nashua Plainfield
  • North Linn at Pekin- Pekin
  • Lynnville-Sully at Riverside, Oakland- Riverside
  • South Winneshiek at Saint Ansgar- Saint Ansgar
  • Sibley-Ocheyedan at Woodbury Central- Woodbury Central

Then these are how I would rank the remaining teams, the top 10 are the states, then that's how I have the remaining 6, I know that Earlham beat Madrid, but they also have a loss since then. I also think the bottom 3 are essentially the same.

1. West Hancock
2. ACGC
3. Saint Ansgar
4. Lisbon
5. Tri-Center
6. Gehlen
7. Maquoketa Valley
8. Pekin
9. Riverside
10. Woodbury Central
11. Madrid
12. Wapsie
13. Earlham
14. MMCRU
15. Nashua Plainfield
16. Bellevue

So taking into both rankings and geography these would be my pods.

West Hancock vs Nashua Plainfield
Gehlen vs Woodbury Central

ACGC vs MMCRU
Tri Center vs Riverside

Saint Ansgar vs Wapsie Valley
Madrid vs Pekin

Lisbon vs Bellevue
Maquoketa Valley vs Earlham

Here is my thought process
1. Top 4 seeds separated, I believe that is a rule they will follow
2. 2 district champs in each pod
3. The top 2 non district champs (Saint Ansgar and Pekin) get the lowest two non top 10 district champs, because district champs get to host second round
4. Put 2 from the top 8 in each pod, with some geography included
5. Tried to put 1 with the lowest team possible, then 2 with the next lowest possible and so on, remembering that district champs wouldn't play each other.
6. I separated 1 and 2 seed from the same district from playing, I don't think that is a rule this year as in years past, but I still did it.
7. The two I struggled with were where to send Earlham and Nashua Plainfield, especially Earlham. I think that they are a clearly better team so I sent them to Maquoketa Valley which is a longer trip, Sending them to West Hancock and NP to MV makes more sense travel wise, but I went with the seeds.
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Dems raising money……

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HONKifUvCOACHED4BAMA said:
From where I’m sittin nothing good can come from it. If all the law abiding citizens vote early the democrats then know how many fake ballots they’re gonna need.
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I don't think early voting impacts the Dems ability to cheat. At least not here in Georgia.

When you vote in Georgia - it's not all electronic the way you would think. You do have to present your ID, where they check you in and give you a smart card. You plug that in when you get to the voting machine, where you vote using the touch screen.

What is interesting is this machine prints a paper ballot, which you feed into the actual counting device and turn in your smart card.

So they know who has voted the moment they vote, and the system reflects it. If someone wants to cheat, all they have to do is look at who hasn't voted after the polls close and print ballots with straight Dem ticket votes. Register them as voting in the system and feed those paper ballots into the system to be counted. Done.

That's likely what happened with the Fulton county swing that everyone focuses on. They were able to print ballots for people who had not voted by 7pm in a different location and had to smuggle them into the facility to be counted. They would have to implement a process to lock the voter rolls when the polls close - if you aren't checked in you aren't voting. If they did this, it would require them to lock the rolls at each polling location since the law says you can vote if you are in line when the polls close at 7pm.

To your original question - early voting encourages better voter turnout. That's about it.
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