Potential 1A Third Round Pairings

[GoingDeep410]

If all the favorites win on Monday, this is how I see the matchups to be:

IKM-Manning vs. West Lyon, Inwood
Van Meter vs. Fort Dodge, St. Edmond
West Branch vs. Iowa City, Regina
Saint Ansgar vs. South Winneshiek, Calmar

 

[BlameIt]

Originally posted by GoingDeep410:
If all the favorites win on Monday, this is how I see the matchups to be:

IKM-Manning vs. West Lyon, Inwood
Van Meter vs. Fort Dodge, St. Edmond
West Branch vs. Iowa City, Regina
Saint Ansgar vs. South Winneshiek, Calmar

IKM v West Lyon
SA v FDSE
VM v ICR
NC v WB

my projections

 

[Bringin the Heat]

Van Meter will not beat Central Decatur. They lost to them last Friday 32-14 at home.

 

[BlameIt]

Originally posted by Bringin the Heat:
Van Meter will not beat Central Decatur. they lost to them last Friday 32-14 at home.

you're right.

no team has ever won after losing to a team previously during the same season.

2004

WB defeats ICR in reg season
ICR defeats WB postseason

This post was edited on 10/30 11:50 AM by BlameIt

 

[captain_sparrow]

Well, you're right, too. Teams do come back and win the rematch. But to call Van Meter the favorite would be a little, umm, strange, don't you think? Considering Central Decatur just won by 18 on Friday AND BCMoore has Central Decatur as a 6+ point favorite.

 

[Vroom_C14]

I would think if the state can do it - they will hold WB vs ICR for the dome.

 

[BlameIt]

Originally posted by captain_sparrow:
Well, you're right, too. Teams do come back and win the rematch. But to call Van Meter the favorite would be a little, umm, strange, don't you think? Considering Central Decatur just won by 18 on Friday AND BCMoore has Central Decatur as a 6+ point favorite.

BCMoore has them as a fave, so I guess its a lock

 

[CP84]

Any team that won the head to head meeting by 18 points should be considered the favorite until proven otherwise.

 

[tm33_08]

Where did anyone call Van Meter the favorite? He said he thinks they'll win; that doesn't mean he thinks CD is an underdog.

 

[captain_sparrow]

Originally posted by tm33_08:
Where did anyone call Van Meter the favorite? He said he thinks they'll win; that doesn't mean he thinks CD is an underdog.

The original post says "If all the favorites win on Monday..." and then has Van Meter as the winner of the game.




Originally posted by BlameIt:

Originally posted by captain_sparrow:
Well, you're right, too. Teams do come back and win the rematch. But to call Van Meter the favorite would be a little, umm, strange, don't you think? Considering Central Decatur just won by 18 on Friday AND BCMoore has Central Decatur as a 6+ point favorite.

BCMoore has them as a fave, so I guess its a lock
Blame It, I think you're missing the point. I'm not guaranteeing a Central Decatur victory. I'm just saying I certainly wouldn't call Van Meter the favorite in that game.[/QUOTE]

 

[DarkThunder#61]

Originally posted by Vroom_C14:

I would think if the state can do it - they will hold WB vs ICR for the dome.

It depends on what South Winn does. Regardless of what West Branch fans WANT, I don't see why the State would pander to those two (Regina) simply because they're rivals with a combined 1 loss record.

South Winn could very easily get paired with West Branch in the Qtrs...OR...if they placed the most emphasis on geography (which really depends on the mood they're in apparently), then they could go Saint Ansgar-South Winn up north and West Branch-Regina down south.

The one wrench in all of this really is Central Decatur. IKM-Manning is actually slightly closer to Leon than Iowa City is. Meanwhile, Van Meter is much closer to Manning and Fort Dodge than Iowa City.

So again it just depends on if they want to go by geography, or deliberately keep West Branch and Regina apart for a potential semifinal........

Remember West Branch fans, YOU would get to host that game. Just think about it, that's all.

 

[luvRsports]

I would definitely have to agree with DarkThunder on this one. If West Branch was to host Regina in the Quarterfinals, there might just be a little bit of home field advantage for the Bears? Also, I would certainly think that West Branch would like to beat Regina no other place than at the Little Rose Bowl, and keep Regina from even getting to the Dome. We'll see which teams advance from Monday's 2nd Round games, until then we can only speculate who will play who in the Quarterfinals.

This post was edited on 10/30 4:43 PM by luvRsports

 

[cidhawkeye]

I am fairly certain Regina is not asking for any pandering to occur. One of the things this bracketing does is take away their ability to scout their next opponent as much. Yes they can have an educated guess but with the brackets there was a better scouting opportunity.

 

[printit]

South Winn vs SA
IKM vs West Lyon
VM vs FDSE
ICR vs WB

 

[fbfan05]

I agree
This easily makes the most sense if all the #1 seeds win.

 

[printit]

Revised:

SW vs. SA
IKM vs WL
ICR vs. DNH
VM vs. FDSE

 

[BlameIt]

I don't care who the opponent is, we will play them and hopefully do so to the best of our ability.

You people are painting WB in a VERY bad light.

All I am doing is making proclamation that there is PRECEDENT (P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-T) for the IHSAA to have 2 teams within 10 miles of one another make the Dome.

If WB and ICR both win Monday, and are matched Friday at the LRB: that's great.

You play whoever you get. period.

Now, for DT61.

I would bet my life that guy votes Democrat.
Why?

Because he has an answer for everything and is never wrong (in his own mind).

Life must be easy for a cat like you, fella

 

[WBBearsFollower]

If it's Regina its Regina.

I don't care. We don't care.

We'll play the team we line up across from. Just humbled to still be alive in the title hunt.

DikeNH is a good team with a strong tradition. We're not overlooking the Wolverines at all.

Going to be a fun Monday.

Give Blame a break. He's a good guy who is great for our town and teams.

 

[DarkThunder#61]

Originally posted by BlameIt:

I don't care who the opponent is, we will play them and hopefully do so to the best of our ability.

You people are painting WB in a VERY bad light. (I'd say it's more of having a little fun at your expense.

)

All I am doing is making proclamation that there is PRECEDENT (P-R-E-C-E-D-E-N-T) for the IHSAA to have 2 teams within 10 miles of one another make the Dome. (Perhaps, but that doesn't mean that's exactly what the State will or wants to do, nor would they be in the wrong by pairing said teams together in the Qtrs.)

If WB and ICR both win Monday, and are matched Friday at the LRB: that's great. (Indeed)

You play whoever you get. period.

Now, for DT61. (Yes?...)

I would bet my life that guy votes Democrat. (Please don't.)
Why?

Because he has an answer for everything and is never wrong (

)[/B].

Life must be easy for a cat like you, fella (I try my best to make it so.)

For the record, I'm not a fan of politics. I'd rather not pick sides.

 

[MKservice67]

Also SA back in 2011 when they won the state championship had lost to AP in regular season but then went on to beat them in the second round of the playoffs.

 

[cidhawkeye]

How is WB being painted in a VERY bad light?

 

[Cardinal2012]

Originally posted by MKservice67:
Also SA back in 2011 when they won the state championship had lost to AP in regular season but then went on to beat them in the second round of the playoffs.

They beat them in third round of playoffs when they got a home game they didn't deserve because of the state's stupid rules. They didn't earn it like you must now, at least until the alphabet takes over.

 

[Lightning9899]

Because that's definitely the only reason they won. Good analysis.

 

[Cardinal2012]

Originally posted by Lightning9899:
Because that's definitely the only reason they won. Good analysis.

They still had to execute on the field, but there is a reason it is called home field advantage. I stand by my statement and am glad the state did away with that hosting rule.

 

[Bringin the Heat]

I am amazed that you compared 2014 Van Meter to 2004 West Branch and 2011 Saint Ansgar... Van Meter is far and away the worst 1 seed. They shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as the other 1 seeds. I have personally seen 3 of the 1 seeds play this season, and there is no comparison. It's like watching JV vs Varsity. It's not like VM only lost 1 game during the regular season to a good team like 2004 WB and 2011 SA did. They lost 3 games. To a 4 seed Madrid, 3 seed Ogden, and 3 seed Central Decatur. NO WAY they should be mentioned with 2 previous state championship teams.

I know you were just trying to prove a point, but your point doesn't work with this year's VM team.

 

[BlameIt]

Originally posted by Bringin the Heat:
I am amazed that you compared 2014 Van Meter to 2004 West Branch and 2011 Saint Ansgar... Van Meter is far and away the worst 1 seed. They shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as the other 1 seeds. I have personally seen 3 of the 1 seeds play this season, and there is no comparison. It's like watching JV vs Varsity. It's not like VM only lost 1 game during the regular season to a good team like 2004 WB and 2011 SA did. They lost 3 games. To a 4 seed Madrid, 3 seed Ogden, and 3 seed Central Decatur. NO WAY they should be mentioned with 2 previous state championship teams.

I know you were just trying to prove a point, but your point doesn't work with this year's VM team.

2 previous state champs?

which two?

 

[Gridiron24]

Regina 52, West Branch 0

Game brings up the yearly crying about catholic schools not being forced to play up one class.

 

[BlameIt]

Originally posted by Gridiron24:
Regina 52, West Branch 0

Game brings up the yearly crying about catholic schools not being forced to play up one class.

that's a year round discussion, Chief.

but thanks for playing

 

[Infinity8]

Might I ask (since this is 1A and numbers really aren't that great for the small schools) how healthy the remaining teams are? Did any unwanted injuries occur?