Playoff Bracket Projections- Including projected Week 9 results & regional assigments

[4Afan]

Friends' company. Not mine.

In that case, you should be compensated for the unsolicited advertising.

 

[crusader_of_90]

In that case, you should be compensated for the unsolicited advertising.

Some day they will.

 

[Alexander32]

I think the SPC was on par with where they should be. They just had crap teams during their tenure there. So let's go back to a weaker conferences until they dominate just to get dragged in the first round.

Personally, I think it's embarrassing.

I just thought your comments above regarding West Aurora were a bit harsh. You also seemed to suggest they would lose their first-round game, which they did not do. I'm not claiming Huntley is a great team, but they did lose to Cary-Grove by only one point.

I try to go where the evidence leads me. As mentioned earlier, over the previous five seasons the Upstate Eight Conference champions were 5-0 in the opening round with the closest victory being by 8 points. Consequently, I was reasonably confident West Aurora would win its opening playoff game, which it did.

Conversely, although I will be rooting for West Aurora to defeat Maine South (only because they will be the underdog and their conference is much maligned), the evidence suggests that will not happen. In the second round over the last five seasons, the Upstate Eight Conference champions were 0-5 with the closest loss being by 18 points. Nevertheless, to use a word you used above, there is nothing "embarrassing" about being one of the last 16 teams playing in the 8A playoffs (no matter what conference you play in).

 

[colin2229]

I just thought your comments above regarding West Aurora were a bit harsh. You also seemed to suggest they would lose their first-round game, which they did not do. I'm not claiming Huntley is a great team, but they did lose to Cary-Grove by only one point.

I try to go where the evidence leads me. As mentioned earlier, over the previous five seasons the Upstate Eight Conference champions were 5-0 in the opening round with the closest victory being by 8 points. Consequently, I was reasonably confident West Aurora would win its opening playoff game, which it did.

Conversely, although I will be rooting for West Aurora to defeat Maine South (only because they will be the underdog and their conference is much maligned), the evidence suggests that will not happen. In the second round over the last five seasons, the Upstate Eight Conference champions were 0-5 with the closest loss being by 18 points. Nevertheless, to use a word you used above, there is nothing "embarrassing" about being one of the last 16 teams playing in the 8A playoffs (no matter what conference you play in).

The last time West Aurora and Maine South played each other main south won by one point in the opening round of the playoffs. Main south went on to win the state title that year. Although most years West can’t hang with the elite of AA, that year showed in a given year, they certainly can hang.

Looking forward to Saturday’s game.

 

[MS4EVER]

How well does West Aurora travel?

 

[crusader_of_90]

How well does West Aurora travel?

That is about the most PITA drive in the Chicagoland area, especially on a Friday.

 

[MS4EVER]

That is about the most PITA drive in the Chicagoland area, especially on a Friday.

Saturday 1 PM game

 

[colin2229]

How well does West Aurora travel?

I’ll be surprised if anyone on this board knows.

They haven’t had a big road playoff game in my lifetime that I can remember.

I’m gonna guess they travel very average.