Participation Trophy Playoffs

[Metcalf #2]

So last night Cuero played 4-6 Pearsall in the first round. 45-0 at halftime. Final 66-12.

Hey UIL, I bet those kids still feel like winners though! Congrats on taking their losing asses and offering them up as playoff sacrificial lambs. I hope they sue you for therapy bills. Smh

This shit is a joke. Any other retarded playoff matchups?

 

[FlourBluffHorn]

Bi District Playoff Football game between Flour Bluff and La Joya Palmview


Hook'em

 

[2300 Nueces]

Likely, the bracket breaksdown in a seeded format. Cuero was prolly a top seed while Pearsall was a lower seed.

 

[Metcalf #2]

Likely, the bracket breaksdown in a seeded format. Cuero was prolly a top seed while Pearsall was a lower seed.

Ya think? Lol. I think the whole point just went right over your head bro.

 

[2300 Nueces]

No it didn't. I went to aledo vs seagoville last night. Same result. Aledo plays the first quarter then inserts the jv. It will be that way throughout the playoffs. Aledo has 1-2 nfl players on the starting 22.

 

[Metcalf #2]

No it didn't. I went to aledo vs seagoville last night. Same result. Aledo plays the first quarter then inserts the jv. It will be that way throughout the playoffs. Aledo has 1-2 nfl players on the starting 22.

No. The point is there's too many teams in the playoffs. If you're 4-6, you're a loser, and do not belong.

 

[weevilcatch]

So last night Cuero played 4-6 Pearsall in the first round. 45-0 at halftime. Final 66-12.

Hey UIL, I bet those kids still feel like winners though! Congrats on taking their losing asses and offering them up as playoff sacrificial lambs. I hope they sue you for therapy bills. Smh

This shit is a joke. Any other retarded playoff matchups?

Either balance the districts or keep it with 4 teams making it.

 

[okiehorn]

First place team goes to the playoffs and the rest stay home.

 

[BringBackRoyal]

Don’t follow HS football much at all, especially since I don’t live in Texas anymore, but just have to say that letting teams with losing records into the playoffs is the dumbest sh*t ever.

 

[weevilcatch]

First place team goes to the playoffs and the rest stay home.

LOL.

You do realize that in most sports that aren't football the playoffs are how kids get noticed right?

Last year Irving High Boys Soccer was 4th in their district and made it to the State Championship game.

 

[weevilcatch]

Don’t follow HS football much at all, especially since I don’t live in Texas anymore, but just have to say that letting teams with losing records into the playoffs is the dumbest sh*t ever.

Honest question. What is worse...a 4-6 team in the playoffs or a 8-2 team staying home

 

[LonghornMM]

Years ago, the only way you made it to the playoffs was to win your district. Then, slowly over the years, the UIL kept adding more teams to the playoffs. Now, the top four teams in a district make the playoffs, which is ridiculous. I think it would be fair to have only the top two teams qualify. As Metcalf said, the way it is now is basically a "participation trophy/reward".

 

[LonghornMM]

LOL.

You do realize that in most sports that aren't football the playoffs are how kids get noticed right?

Last year Irving High Boys Soccer was 4th in their district and made it to the State Championship game.

Yeah, but its only soccer. Kickball doesn't count, lol.

 

[2300 Nueces]

It's high school. Too many in high school and too few in college. There are bigger problems.....

 

[BringBackRoyal]

Honest question. What is worse...a 4-6 team in the playoffs or a 8-2 team staying home

Not sure I have an answer...or a solution. Both sound pretty bad to me. But I’m generally inclined toward making playoffs more exclusive (in football, at least), so I guess I’ll vote for it being worse to let a 4-6 team in.

 

[clob94]

Hory Mory..... don't you guys realize that 4 teams in the playoffs = more UIL money?

 

[weevilcatch]

Yeah, but its only soccer. Kickball doesn't count, lol.

lol.

But seriously, baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, etc. are very helpful in many kids getting seen in front of college coaches. If you limit the teams, you take away opportunity.

Also, there are extraordinarily weak districts that don't deserve a single team in the playoffs.

 

[weevilcatch]

Hory Mory..... don't you guys realize that 4 teams in the playoffs = more UIL money?

Well of course...also why all State games are in the same location now every year.

 

[Metcalf #2]

lol.

But seriously, baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, etc. are very helpful in many kids getting seen in front of college coaches. If you limit the teams, you take away opportunity.

Also, there are extraordinarily weak districts that don't deserve a single team in the playoffs.

Not sure what all that has to do with football playoffs. Do those girly sports however you want. Nobody's watching anyway. Lol

Chances are, if you have college worthy kids on your team, they're not gonna have a losing record anyway.

 

[weevilcatch]

Not sure what all that has to do with football playoffs. Do those girly sports however you want. Nobody's watching anyway. Lol

Chances are, if you have college worthy kids on your team, they're not gonna have a losing record anyway.

Nobody watches baseball? Basketball? So because nobody goes to a HS soccer game or Softball game we should tell those kids thanks for playing, but go find a shovel? I'm out on that man.

As someone that has coached for 18 years, I can tell you there are PLENTY of college athletes on losing teams. And there are plenty of players that couldn't cut it at the college level that were on the "elite" teams.

 

[Metcalf #2]

Nobody watches baseball? Basketball?

Oh relax will ya? You know that was mainly a shot at kickball.

 

[weevilcatch]

Oh relax will ya? You know that was mainly a shot at kickball.

Man I was trying to find a gif from Naked Gun where Frank Dreben says "I realize that...now..." but it didn't work.

I hope you know the scene, would be a hell of a lot funnier if you knew what I was referencing, lol

 

[ElDiabloTejano]

i believe there are 2 0-10 teams in, due to being in 4 team districts. but the thing to remember is, in playoff contests, UIL gets 15% of the gate off the top. follow the money trail and you'll get to the reason on a LOT of things.

 

[ElDiabloTejano]

Hory Mory..... don't you guys realize that 4 teams in the playoffs = more UIL money?

i guess he beat me to it. my bad

 

[Metcalf #2]

Man I was trying to find a gif from Naked Gun where Frank Dreben says "I realize that...now..." but it didn't work.

I hope you know the scene, would be a hell of a lot funnier if you knew what I was referencing, lol

Lol. I do know the scene. No gif needed.

 

[okiehorn]

LOL.

You do realize that in most sports that aren't football the playoffs are how kids get noticed right?

Last year Irving High Boys Soccer was 4th in their district and made it to the State Championship game.

But almost all the time it it a 68-3 beat down. Today we have a socialist playoff system.

 

[clob94]

i guess he beat me to it. my bad

Si señor. Otra vez.

 

[weevilcatch]

But almost all the time it it a 68-3 beat down. Today we have a socialist playoff system.

More games, more experience, more team building, more things for kids to look forward to...yeah, what a ****ing nightmare

 

[UTGrad87]

Man, you guys who like you argue and get all riled up . . . Depress me more than our 4th quarter defense.

 

[speedstrength]

The THSCA was a driving force behind this back in 02 or 03 I don't quite remember the exact year. I worked for a coaching legend in the Austin area and his reason for supporting the move from 3 to 4 was that more kids would get to experience playoff football and more coaches would be able to keep their jobs.

 

[clob94]

The THSCA was a driving force behind this back in 02 or 03 I don't quite remember the exact year. I worked for a coaching legend in the Austin area and his reason for supporting the move from 3 to 4 was that more kids would get to experience playoff football and more coaches would be able to keep their jobs.

Westlake coach or Fuller?

 

[freeper]

Well out here in the land of dust and lust, I was lucky enough to see the best high school football game I've ever been to. The Fightin' Miners of Bishop Manogue knocked off rival Damonte Ranch in OT, 49-48, in order to win the Nevada Northern Region 4A Championship. The game was at Damonte Ranch where the Miners have experienced four years of futility. When they went for two to win it and converted, a LOT of pent up emotions came out of the boys. It was chippy game between two teams that hate each other....and Damonte had strummed Manogue 63-28 just 7 weeks ago. What a difference a couple months makes....