#1 Stevie vs #4 SHG, #2 Providence vs #3 Nazareth

[ESCC fan]

College Football style playoff. Now THIS would be fun. Any predictions on how it would shake out? I'd pay a decent price for tickets to these games.

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

Was thinking same thing. Would be kind of a bummer for SHG with both backs out but this would be a ot of fun.

 

[eireog]

Never gonna happen, especially after news today of a former Don filing suit over concusions.

 

[SVHS87]

Great idea. I think we all know this wouldn't happen but it's fun to play out the "what if" scenarios. In this seeding I would take Stevie over SHG and Naz over Provi in double OT. I would then take Naz over Stevie.

 

[Oddy]

JMO, but I would take PC over any of the others. For that matter, I would take CG over any of them as well.

 

[MTC Diaspora]

Stevie won 8A and went undefeated, so deserves to be ranked No. 1. But I agree with Oddy. Provi is the best, and CG No. 2, IMHO.

 

[goomsback]

I have a hard time putting SHG #4. SHG played no one this year.

 

[DeanOfSelection]

Stevenson and PC have a common opponent in LA. PC lost to them WITH Boykin and Stevenson beat them. Stevenson is definitely#1

 

[boylanfan33]

It would be a fun playoff to watch. All teams are strong and comparable in talent unlike most other years.

 

[epicbret]

Go through each positional group match-up and tell me where Nazareth is at a disadvantage against these teams.

People automatically say Naz is 6A and thus third, but I'm struggling t find where they are on the wrong side of a match-up. Nazareth is the most talented team in the state.

 

[Oddy]

I won't argue with Stevenson being ranked #1, they started there and were undefeated. But based on what I saw in the Champaign games I'd put my money on PC, and then CG vs. anyone else.

 

[DeanOfSelection]

My opinion is we already had round 1 of the playoffs with 7-8A.title is PC v Stevenson

 

[Wassup13]

Me also, I can't put SHG at #4 unless they schedule tougher teams during the regular season & getting through the soft 5A south bracket is laughable. If they played a CCL or ESCC schedule then I would give them #4.

At minimum I would make SHG play Cary Grove for the final #4 seed. If they beat CG they earned it but I think CG beats SHG.

I would say the top 4 teams for the playoff would be ....

#1 Stevie
#2 Provi
#3 Naz
#4 Cary Grove.

In these matchups I think Stevie knocks out Cary Grove in a very close game and Provi beats Naz. Then Stevie against Provi, I don't know who would win that one.

Wassup
This post was edited on 12/1 9:12 PM by Wassup13

 

[Oddy]

I can't stop thinking that Stevenson is one last minute fumble from not even being in the conversation.

 

[DeanOfSelection]

If u go back and look at many of the champs in the top 2 classes-many have come down to one play. Whether its LWE in 05 v Maine South in OT or 2009 WWS GW in OT etc. very common

 

[godfthr53]

Originally posted by DeanOfSelection:

If u go back and look at many of the champs in the top 2 classes-many have come down to one play. Whether its LWE in 05 v Maine South in OT or 2009 WWS GW in OT etc. very common

Correct, but Stevie had a couple playoff games come down to the last play.

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

They also had a very brutal path just to get to the final. Lyons from one of the toughest leagues in the state, Loyola, a new trier team with one loss and winning at GBW which doesn't happen too often.

And couple that with having to beat HF a second time.

Close or not, their still state champs in the biggest class in the state.

 

[DeanOfSelection]

LWE 2005 v WWS in semi came down to last play to. the Maine S in OT. very common.

 

[DeanOfSelection]

LWE beat WWS at home 14-7 stopped Dierking 4th and inches late on their 10. nobody disputed LWE #1 in 05 cause they beat 2 great teams in close games.

 

[jwarigaku]

Newt & Dean,

Just because they are from the biggest class doesn't make them the best automatically. See link!

Bigger isn't always better

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

14-0 against a good schedule - only 2 of he 14 played were not playoff teams. They were number 1 pretty much half the year - didn't do anything to change that. AP, edgy, sun times , tribune, herald.

 

[DeanOfSelection]

jwar:

U are right. Batavia definitely over Nap C last year.

 

[LakeCtyNewt]

Agreed and MTC was clear No. 1. But some years 8A does have the best team too.

 

[jwarigaku]

Dean and Newt,

I'm just sayin you guys always insist on Bigger being better...this is your collective opinion and I will recognize that...I just don't agree with it all the time. These circumstances are why I wish we played a two game final elimination between 5-8A teams or go back to 6 classes, or in my very jaded opinion 4 classes.

 

[Wassup13]

Tribune/WGN-Ch. 9 Athlete of the Month: Nazareth's Julian Love

Nazareth's Julian Love will be featured during a segment on WGN-Ch.9's "Instant Replay" Sunday at 9:40 p.m. Sunday. If you miss it, watch the video at prepsplus.com


http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/highschool/ct-spt-1207-prep-athlete-of-month-julian-love-nazareth-20141206-story.html