181pl Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Soft California doesn't let their teams play. They never invite the academies like IMG. I'm guessing it's going to be undefeated st. Thomas or undefeated Lakeland against the Georgia champ in one of the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaGoodBoyNow Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, 181pl said: Soft California doesn't let their teams play. They never invite the academies like IMG. I'm guessing it's going to be undefeated st. Thomas or undefeated Lakeland against the Georgia champ in one of the games. Who chooses these teams? What states are eligible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 7 minutes ago, imaGoodBoyNow said: Who chooses these teams? What states are eligible The state associations who actually approve their state participating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 minute ago, imaGoodBoyNow said: Who chooses these teams? What states are eligible GA MD AZ FL WA UT Whichever state has the highest ranked teams gets invited. If we did it right now it'd be: STA/Lakeland Eastside Catholic Lowndes Saguaro(I guess) Dematha is a Maryland school that participates in D.C athletics. I think... So they can't get in unless D.C approves it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 25 minutes ago, 181pl said: Soft California doesn't let their teams play. They never invite the academies like IMG. I'm guessing it's going to be undefeated st. Thomas or undefeated Lakeland against the Georgia champ in one of the games. Why send IMG So some clueless people can sit there and say that's the only good team in FL and since they a academy then FL is a pathetic state?? We don't need IMG ass and FL will never leave the top 3!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badrouter Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 From what I gather, it's just a group trying to put together a game between state champions. They're just looking for the best match up they can find, with an eye towards appeasing the TV folks. We're talking about what could be a 16th (or 17th if Texas participated) game following the emotional apex of a state title game. A game where there is very limited time for teams and their fans to make travel arrangements. And it's a game that almost never provides an opportunity for the participants to get a win that is more significant than the win they just got in their state title game. So, teams aren't champing at the bit to play in this. Basically, the only teams that would be interested fall into one of three categories: 1) Private schools looking to market their program to a wide audience so as to attract more tuition-paying families, 2) Ambitious, wannabe famous coaches looking for a TV game as a springboard for their career, 3) teams from states that are often overlooked and/or underrated among the elite states. A Texas or Florida state champ has NOTHING to gain from beating a Georgia or Utah state champ. Even if the teams they'd face really are awesome and worthy, it's not going to mean any more than the state championship they just won. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 minute ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: GA MD AZ FL WA UT Whichever state has the highest ranked teams gets invited. If we did it right now it'd be: STA/Lakeland Eastside Catholic Lowndes Saguaro(I guess) Dematha is a Maryland school that participates in D.C athletics. I think... So they can't get in unless D.C approves it. Well I guess at least if lowndes goes i may be able to find a ride since we all know no matter how much they paid they won't have stones to play away from home so it will be lowndes hosting against whoever they send (hopefully FL number 1 team) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, badrouter said: From what I gather, it's just a group trying to put together a game between state champions. They're just looking for the best match up they can find, with an eye towards appeasing the TV folks. We're talking about what could be a 16th (or 17th if Texas participated) game following the emotional apex of a state title game. A game where there is very limited time for teams and their fans to make travel arrangements. And it's a game that almost never provides an opportunity for the participants to get a win that is more significant than the win they just got in their state title game. So, teams aren't champing at the bit to play in this. Basically, the only teams that would be interested fall into one of three categories: 1) Private schools looking to market their program to a wide audience so as to attract more tuition-paying families, 2) Ambitious, wannabe famous coaches looking for a TV game as a springboard for their career, 3) teams from states that are often overlooked and/or underrated among the elite states. A Texas or Florida state champ has NOTHING to gain from beating a Georgia or Utah state champ. Even if the teams they'd face really are awesome and worthy, it's not going to mean any more than the state championship they just won. A team like Columbia if they won state would be a team that would fit category 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaGoodBoyNow Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: GA MD AZ FL WA UT Whichever state has the highest ranked teams gets invited. If we did it right now it'd be: STA/Lakeland Eastside Catholic Lowndes Saguaro(I guess) Dematha is a Maryland school that participates in D.C athletics. I think... So they can't get in unless D.C approves it. So NJ isn’t allowed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Just now, imaGoodBoyNow said: So NJ isn’t allowed? Their state has to approve playing in a postseason bowl first 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaGoodBoyNow Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Just now, Columbiafan said: Their state has to approve playing in a postseason bowl first Not gonna happen, our football team is our basketball and wrestling team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Just now, imaGoodBoyNow said: Not gonna happen, our football team is our basketball and wrestling team Which means NJ will be one of those states that will never approve it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECHS05 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Hopefully GAs 7A champ actually goes this year... Dont care if they have more losses than the 6A champ... 7A will always have the better champ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, imaGoodBoyNow said: So NJ isn’t allowed? If your state association approved it. But it also has to be a state championship team. Idk if group titles count. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 Just now, TheMaximumHornetSting said: If your state association approved it. But it also has to be a state championship team. Idk if group titles count. If NJ deems "group titles" as their form of state championships then it probably would be approved but like already said the state association has to approve the state participating in a postseason bowl game first before any team in NJ is eligible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, ECHS05 said: Hopefully GAs 7A champ actually goes this year... Dont care if they have more losses than the 6A champ... 7A will always have the better champ Would their champ be willing to travel or would they demand hosting? Usually the 6a winners in GA are easier to work with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imaGoodBoyNow Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 minute ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: If your state association approved it. But it also has to be a state championship team. Idk if group titles count. I don’t know what a group title means, we have League champions, then we got state champions , Group 3-4 for us is equivalent to 6a 7a for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECHS05 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Columbiafan said: Would their champ be willing to travel or would they demand hosting? Usually the 6a winners in GA are easier to work with 6A went last year and they played at Lee... Clearly they dont mind traveling. Its also according to which team wins 7A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dntn31 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 21 minutes ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: GA MD AZ FL WA UT Whichever state has the highest ranked teams gets invited. If we did it right now it'd be: STA/Lakeland Eastside Catholic Lowndes Saguaro(I guess) Dematha is a Maryland school that participates in D.C athletics. I think... So they can't get in unless D.C approves it. Probably Corner Canyon UT over Saguaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaximumHornetSting Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 minute ago, dntn31 said: Probably Corner Canyon UT over Saguaro. Almost forgot about them. What's Bingham doing this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien12x Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, badrouter said: From what I gather, it's just a group trying to put together a game between state champions. They're just looking for the best match up they can find, with an eye towards appeasing the TV folks. We're talking about what could be a 16th (or 17th if Texas participated) game following the emotional apex of a state title game. A game where there is very limited time for teams and their fans to make travel arrangements. And it's a game that almost never provides an opportunity for the participants to get a win that is more significant than the win they just got in their state title game. So, teams aren't champing at the bit to play in this. Basically, the only teams that would be interested fall into one of three categories: 1) Private schools looking to market their program to a wide audience so as to attract more tuition-paying families, 2) Ambitious, wannabe famous coaches looking for a TV game as a springboard for their career, 3) teams from states that are often overlooked and/or underrated among the elite states. A Texas or Florida state champ has NOTHING to gain from beating a Georgia or Utah state champ. Even if the teams they'd face really are awesome and worthy, it's not going to mean any more than the state championship they just won. Don’t lump Georgia with Utah smh the disrespect. But i agree with a lot of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dntn31 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, TheMaximumHornetSting said: Almost forgot about them. What's Bingham doing this year? Scraped by a down East squad last night. The two best teams in UT played last night and Corner Canyon beat Lone Peak. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 17 minutes ago, ECHS05 said: 6A went last year and they played at Lee... Clearly they dont mind traveling. Its also according to which team wins 7A. Which teams in 7a would be most willing to travel? I guess Marietta would but would anyone else do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Guru Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 32 minutes ago, badrouter said: From what I gather, it's just a group trying to put together a game between state champions. They're just looking for the best match up they can find, with an eye towards appeasing the TV folks. We're talking about what could be a 16th (or 17th if Texas participated) game following the emotional apex of a state title game. A game where there is very limited time for teams and their fans to make travel arrangements. And it's a game that almost never provides an opportunity for the participants to get a win that is more significant than the win they just got in their state title game. So, teams aren't champing at the bit to play in this. Basically, the only teams that would be interested fall into one of three categories: 1) Private schools looking to market their program to a wide audience so as to attract more tuition-paying families, 2) Ambitious, wannabe famous coaches looking for a TV game as a springboard for their career, 3) teams from states that are often overlooked and/or underrated among the elite states. A Texas or Florida state champ has NOTHING to gain from beating a Georgia or Utah state champ. Even if the teams they'd face really are awesome and worthy, it's not going to mean any more than the state championship they just won. So, basically, a long and ponderous explanation as to why Lakeland will not participate if asked. 👍 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbiafan Posted September 28, 2019 Report Share Posted September 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, The Guru said: So, basically, a long and ponderous explanation as to why Lakeland will not participate if asked. 👍 Why do you even post here You add nothing to any discussion that a blind squirrel couldn't provide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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