Week 9 Picks Part 2

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• You need to check your facts. You are entirely wrong with that statement.

  • Which statement?

• BAM! Gary just nailed it. Soccer, Tennis, Baseball, and Hoops, all "SAFER" sports are taking the kids.

• North Farmington had to forfeit last week due to low numbers. Class A school. Soccer moms are winning. For better or for worse.

• It's not just Huron. It's Skyline, AA Pioneer, and I believe even Richard is below 500.

• Ann Arbor, IMO, is still trying to recover from the split to three large public high schools. Skyline has never had a stable coaching staff, and Huron has yet to find their replacement for Paul Verska since he left to coach Warren De La Salle in 2002. (A2 Huron would have a 6-4 season in 2002, their first without Verska, and their 5-4 finish in 2009 was their only +.500 season in the post-Verska era.) Ann Arbor Pioneer has tried to corner the market on the football talent in the city, but they have had shaky seasons recently and are in the midst of their own craptastic 2-6 season, despite having some D1 players and being the biggest school in their conference. Don't get me wrong, Saline has been a factor. Here's some reading material from the past regarding Josh Jackson, who transferred from Ann Arbor Huron to Saline during his sophomore season (he didn't play for Saline until his junior season, but to transfer *during* the season? Really?), and is now at Virginia Tech: http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/6369897070538950243/quarterback-josh-jackson-transfers-from-ann-arbor-huron-to-saline/

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  • A lot of the problem at Huron is lack of stability. There is no culture there. There are more band parents in the stands than football parents. They have a coach now, with the proper support I feel can get things turned around if given enough time.

• If they're wearing the River Rouge uniform, they are from River Rouge. Not sure why one would think otherwise in the playoffs.

• Ann Arbor schools are lacking talent because Saline schools and their multi-million dollar program are taking every school of choice student they can. Including the most talented athletes in the area. Saline Football and Baseball are becoming state powers every year.

• In my opinion, there are way too many teams in the playoffs. If you are 5-4 that is pretty close to an average team and you don't deserve to be in. Football is a rough enough sport, deserving teams should'nt have to play those extra games. Hell, it's like the NHL, just let everyone in.

  • Sound so like you Big Reds are afraid to play a 5-4 Bears squad.

  • I agree with 6:27, might as well call it the MHSAA ABOVE 500 TOURNAMENT.

  • "Deserving", as in don't lose 4 freaking games. Not hard to understand!!

  • "Deserving teams" - who makes that determination?

  • It's simply a math problem. Unless you want to give out byes, the next cutoff is 128 teams which would leave (arguably) a bunch of deserving teams at home. Not to mention scheduling issues (for the finals) if it is uncertain as to how many teams are going to be in the playoffs. I'd rather have this methodology instead of the old system where many 9-0 and 8-1 teams didn't qualify based solely on the schedule they played and the points that were earned. The cream always rises to the top so play the games!

• Goodwin heights and Whitehall are in with less it's then Jefferson. Jefferson is a lock unless some crazy stuff happens. Milan and GI should be very happy that Rouge is left out of their district.

• And Jefferson will have 52 playoff points as well lol

  • That was a rough guesstimate. After doing the numbers I put them at 49. Which is pretty darn close.