Originally posted by BlameIt:
DarkThunder61
Thanks for doing all the leg work.
(I knew you wouldn't so......
)
My point is that by showing what a team does or doesn't have returning, you are contending that
I shouldn't say D7 is one of the weaker districts in the class.
(Ummmm.......yes?)
Side note: BCMoore's ratings mean nothing to me.
(I kinda figured that, and alluded to such a possibility more than once) I have said it once, I will say it 100 more times - COMPUTERS DO NOT PLAY FOOTBALL. He had the state champion as the #2 team AFTER the season a couple of years ago (Regina)
(Good?..... )
HERE is the proof:
http://ia.bcmoorerankings.com/fb/2012/playoff5/1ARank.html
Lost full respect for his rankings after that.
(And?)
I just wanted to prove to you that your theory of listing who a team has or doesn't have returning means very little for the better programs.
(But that wasn't what I was trying to disprove. I even pointed out there are teams that are considered exceptions. I'm saying what I do works for me. With that said.....what a team returns, or doesn't, USUALLY has meaning for that school. I do also apply how a team finishes the year before. Not sure if that's a factor you don't think I include. That's the first thing I mentioned when talking about D7. All but one of the 7 teams in that district was a playoff qualifier.
Lastly, you're not exactly adding any leg work to show why you have each district where you do, and why D7 is weaker by comparison to say D5 with their 4 teams that didn't reach the playoffs last year. So far the only thing I have to go on is that you're basing it on the history of the projected top teams in each district. Do Wilton and West Branch alone make D5 (using them as a relevant example) a tougher district than D7? (I'm asking objectively here, in case you're wondering)
The traditional powerhouse teams have a small psychological advantage in a majority of there games based on the fact they have been successful. Please do not argue that. It is very much true.
(Again, since I haven't before, I won't start now... )
At any rate, I appreciate your in depth statistics
(Thank you.). But you will not change my mind
(Damn.). D7 is still in the bottom 4 in my book.
(Fair enough........prove it?)