Week Three Class 1A Football Rankings (9/8)

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Class 1A
1 .) West Sioux 2-0 (Previous: # 1 )
2 .) Dike-New Hartford 2-0 (Previous: # 2 )
3 .) Van Meter 2-0 (Previous: # 3 )
4 .) South Central Calhoun 2-0 (Previous: # 4 )
5 .) West Lyon 2-0 (Previous: # 5 )
6 .) West Branch 2-0 (Previous: # 6 )
7 .) Mediapolis 2-0 (Previous: # 8 )
8 .) Woodward-Granger 2-0 (Previous: # 9 )
9 .) Panorama 2-0 (Previous: # 10 )
10 .) Western Christian 2-0 (Previous: # Not Rated )

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[bobbyboy44]

Mediapolis is rated too low. Top 3 team.

 

[Charles86]

Mediapolis is rated too low. Top 3 team.

Everybody is entitled to an opinion, but absolutely not. Who would you shift around to make that work?

 

[bobbyboy44]

That's the trick. Guess we wait until playoffs and than find out who is best. Polls are fun but pretty meaningless

 

[Charles86]

That's the trick. Guess we wait until playoffs and than find out who is best. Polls are fun but pretty meaningless

I do think Mepo and SK will be undefeated going into the regular season finale at SK. Should be a heck of a game to decide the district champ.

 

[usfhawk]

Mepo is not a top 3 team.

Looks like D1 is the top district yet again.

 

[Pinehawk]

Mediapolis is rated too low. Top 3 team.

Mediapolis QB has completed just 7 passes in two games. I’m sure they are a very good team, but that doesn’t seem well rounded enough to compete with some of the other top teams at this point.

 

[bobbyboy44]

Why do you need to pass when you are running over everyone? Do you just throw for the sake of throwing? Central Lee is by no means an impressive team, but 82 points is difficult with the clock running and your 9-10 team playing an entire half. The single wing is working for them and as yet there is no need to throw the ball. They have a big athletic front that opens big holes for their backs.

 

[bobbyboy44]

Agree with you that district one is very strong.

 

[Charles86]

I agree that if the run has been working there’s no need to reinvent the wheel and start passing more. As they go against more talented teams and defenses, it will be interesting to see how their run game handles that.

 

[Pinehawk]

I agree that if the run has been working there’s no need to reinvent the wheel and start passing more. As they go against more talented teams and defenses, it will be interesting to see how their run game handles that.

Agreed. But, with such a soft schedule, they likely won't have to face much adversity/play from behind until they face a legit team in the playoffs. So, they'd do well to work on that now.
That schedule highlights one of the problems with RPI. A lot of teams could easily walk through that schedule and qualify for the playoffs.
There is only one challenging game.

 

[bobbyboy44]

I do think that could be a problem. With exception of S-K and Mepo the district is weak and could be a factor later. If nothing more than conditioning. The varsity has not played much if at all in the second half. I hate the RPI, I dont think it is fair and does not consider strength of schedule. Personally i liked it the way it was.

 

[Charles86]

Agreed. But, with such a soft schedule, they likely won't have to face much adversity/play from behind until they face a legit team in the playoffs. So, they'd do well to work on that now.
That schedule highlights one of the problems with RPI. A lot of teams could easily walk through that schedule and qualify for the playoffs.
There is only one challenging game.

Yeah that’s what I was getting at towards the end is that when they face a team who’s very talented and adept to stopping their main form of offense, how will they adjust.

 

[MepoDawg#]

I wouldn’t put Mepo any higher than where they’re at now until they play better competition. Unfortunately, that may not come until the last week of the regular season vs S/K though Wapello will definitely be better than the first 2 weeks. Playing 3 2A teams you’d think they get some competition, but the first 2 have been awful, no disrespect to them. They may need to schedule outside of SE Iowa for some better competition in the future.

As for their QB, he’s definitely more of a running QB, but he has looked a lot better throwing the ball this year vs. last year.

 

[paxregis]

I do think that could be a problem. With exception of S-K and Mepo the district is weak and could be a factor later. If nothing more than conditioning. The varsity has not played much if at all in the second half. I hate the RPI, I dont think it is fair and does not consider strength of schedule. Personally i liked it the way it was.

Did you fall and hit your head? The point of RPI is to determine strength of schedule by taking your opponent’s record and your opponent’s opponents record into consideration and is more fair than straight records.

 

[cidhawkeye]

Did you fall and hit your head? The point of RPI is to determine strength of schedule by taking your opponent’s record and your opponent’s opponents record into consideration and is more fair than straight records.

So if I am a 1A school, play A-1A schools with good records in non district, teams in my district do the same so they have a good ND record, in district is a wash, that schedule is stronger than playing 2-3A teams ND who have good records but not as good as the A-1A records? Asking for a friend.

 

[Pinehawk]

Well, exactly, it's not really a level playing field is it?
If non-district games now count towards the playoffs, the State has no business scheduling a small school up two classes (and against a perennial State Champion).
Frankly, it's irresponsible and dangerous as kids have ended up injured due to that decision.

 

[bobbyboy44]

Did you fall and hit your head? The point of RPI is to determine strength of schedule by taking your opponent’s record and your opponent’s opponents record into consideration and is more fair than straight records.

 

[bobbyboy44]

So you are saying Central Lee playing Mediapolis should count the same as Xavier vs. Regina or Van Meter vs Pella Christian? And that's the problem with RPi unless they can come up with a formula that makes it fair. Thanks for the falling on the head comment. After coaching for 40 years, I have been called a lot worse

 

[Digger12]

Well, exactly, it's not really a level playing field is it?
If non-district games now count towards the playoffs, the State has no business scheduling a small school up two classes (and against a perennial State Champion).
Frankly, it's irresponsible and dangerous as kids have ended up injured due to that decision.

But the School puts teams that they want to play. So they both wanted to play each other.

 

[Pinehawk]

But the School puts teams that they want to play. So they both wanted to play each other.

I'm not so sure that is entirely true based on what I've heard.

 

[bobbyboy44]

I'm not so sure that is entirely true based on what I've heard.

Dont think thats the way it works. What happens when no ones want to play you? Can't see many 1A's lining up to play Regina, Pella Christin, Van Meter West Sioux etc., and as a they end up having the state assign non district games. I understand in the past Regina scheduled Xavier, good opportunity and if they lost didnt hurt them. With RPI it hurts. I am no big Regina fan but I dont think they have a level playing field with most 1A's. If they don't win the district they have little chance of making the playoffs even though they may have a very good team

 

[GoEagles23]

Well, exactly, it's not really a level playing field is it?
If non-district games now count towards the playoffs, the State has no business scheduling a small school up two classes (and against a perennial State Champion).
Frankly, it's irresponsible and dangerous as kids have ended up injured due to that decision.

Or schedule versus a team who has the longest win streak in state history. But that's beside the point

 

[Pinehawk]

Or schedule versus a team who has the longest win streak in state history. But that's beside the point

Non-district games didn't factor in to making the playoffs in those days, so good teams had the ability to play up and challenge themselves.
Now, it's a real liability to do so.

 

[bobbyboy44]

Non-district games didn't factor in to making the playoffs in those days, so good teams had the ability to play up and challenge themselves.
Now, it's a real liability to do so.

Agree with you on that one. Makes no sense to play up two classes. Get teams on your schedule, down a class, will finish 5-4 or 6-3, lose one in the district, and most likely you are in the playoffs, teams playing stronger schedules not qualifying. . That's why I think the RPI needs tweaked.

 

[Football211]

ND scheduling looks like this. You put down your list of teams you want to play in order 1-5. If you talk to the other school and you put each other down as 1, you are guaranteed to play. Number 2 is a very high likelihood, and after that, it’s pretty much wherever they throw you, but with input from the coaches list.

 

[cidhawkeye]

Or schedule versus a team who has the longest win streak in state history. But that's beside the point

Who is that?

 

[Football211]

Mediapolis is rated too low. Top 3 team.

Lol