Teams with Bad Records Who Could Make the Playoffs?

[OldSchoolLion]

Last year, a winless Gadsden team made the playoffs.  Could another team with a bad record make the playoffs this year?  Here are some front runners for the honor, based on current RPI ranking:

4A-R1   #6 seed Bradford is 1-4

4A-R3   #7 seed Lemon Bay is 0-7

3A-R2    #6 seed First Academy is 1-4

1A-R4     #7 seed Pahokee is 1-4

[THIS_IS_DILLARD]

3 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Last year, a winless Gadsden team made the playoffs.  Could another team with a bad record make the playoffs this year?  Here are some front runners for the honor, based on current RPI ranking:

4A-R1   #6 seed Bradford is 1-4

4A-R3   #7 seed Lemon Bay is 0-7

3A-R2    #6 seed First Academy is 1-4

1A-R4     #7 seed Pahokee is 1-4

Lol i see PH GETN IN

[DisabledAccount]

1 hour ago, THIS_IS_DILLARD said:

Lol i see PH GETN IN

Probably but that's what happens when you got regions ranging from 9-12 teams

 

Solution

 

MAKE 1A 2 REGIONS INSTEAD OF 4

 

I can't believe fhsaa didn't even consider combining the regions in smaller classes to fix this issue

[gatorman-uf]

Pahokee is not getting in.  They maybe go 2-2 over the next 4 and that is a big time maybe.  I said it at the beginning of the season that Pahokee was going to have the same thing happen to them that happened to BTW (Miami) a couple of seasons ago. The schedule is too tough and you lose one too many games. 

[DisabledAccount]

1 minute ago, gatorman-uf said:

Pahokee is not getting in.  They maybe go 2-2 over the next 4 and that is a big time maybe.  I said it at the beginning of the season that Pahokee was going to have the same thing happen to them that happened to BTW (Miami) a couple of seasons ago. The schedule is too tough and you lose one too many games. 

Pahokee barley beat a very bad Dwyer team

 

They may not even be a top 6 team in that region this year schedule or not

[Jesse]

18 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Pahokee barley beat a very bad Dwyer team

 

They may not even be a top 6 team in that region this year schedule or not

Maybe 1a is all trash except for Madison county. Madison is on Columbia level. Madison JV needs a playoff spot.

[DisabledAccount]

Just now, Jesse said:

Maybe 1a is all trash except for Madison county. Madison is on Columbia level. Madison JV needs a playoff spot.

Well Madison lost by 11 after Columbia turned ball over 3 times 

 

I wouldn't say on Columbia level but Madison is definitely tiers better than the rest of 1a

[Jesse]

6 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Well Madison lost by 11 after Columbia turned ball over 3 times 

 

I wouldn't say on Columbia level but Madison is definitely tiers better than the rest of 1a

Yeah, for real I think Madison JV could make a run. They beat Columbia JV.

[561_Fan]

If Cocoa was in 1A, I’m sure they would dominate also...Just saying.

[KeemD321]

2 minutes ago, 561_Fan said:

If Cocoa was in 1A, I’m sure they would dominate also...Just saying.

Facts. Even Bayside would make the playoffs if they were in 1A. Astronaut would make a run. Along with Holy Trinity this season

[Jesse]

6 minutes ago, 561_Fan said:

If Cocoa was in 1A, I’m sure they would dominate also...Just saying.

Yes they would score 50 a game. Madison be scoring 50 and 60 all day. I don't like most them sorry 1a schools. Very embarrassing to be in Florida of all states.

[badbird]

54 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Pahokee barley beat a very bad Dwyer team

 

They may not even be a top 6 team in that region this year schedule or not

Better chance Pahokee is the best team in that region than not one of the top 6.  

 

[badbird]

41 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Maybe 1a is all trash except for Madison county. Madison is on Columbia level. Madison JV needs a playoff spot.

1A might be all trash but Madison is the 3 seed in their region.  

[561_Fan]

14 minutes ago, Jesse said:

Yes they would score 50 a game. Madison be scoring 50 and 60 all day. I don't like most them sorry 1a schools. Very embarrassing to be in Florida of all states.

They should petition to move up a class 

[Jesse]

2 minutes ago, badbird said:

Better chance Pahokee is the best team in that region than not one of the top 6.  

 

Trust me the fans could play In 1a. JV teams would kill them.i watch 1a games all the time. Horrible it's like watching people with no skills play. It's a joke of a class in Florida.

[Dan in Daytona]

A 5-4 or 4-5 Mainland will be a #4 seed. Time for some changes.....hurtfully, just saying

[THIS_IS_DILLARD]

23 minutes ago, Dan in Daytona said:

A 5-4 or 4-5 Mainland will be a #4 seed. Time for some changes.....hurtfully, just saying

Oh wow mainland can still make the playoffs ?

[gatorman-uf]

2 hours ago, Dan in Daytona said:

A 5-4 or 4-5 Mainland will be a #4 seed. Time for some changes.....hurtfully, just saying

Wouldn't they have hosted a first round game under any system as a district champion? I mean the original system of district winner/runner-up they still are hosting a first round game and maybe a 2nd depending on the year. So how is this system different? Now, if a 5-4 Mainland team gets in the playoffs as a #8 seed then you might have a better example of why this system isn't better. 

 

[DisabledAccount]

1 hour ago, gatorman-uf said:

Wouldn't they have hosted a first round game under any system as a district champion? I mean the original system of district winner/runner-up they still are hosting a first round game and maybe a 2nd depending on the year. So how is this system different? Now, if a 5-4 Mainland team gets in the playoffs as a #8 seed then you might have a better example of why this system isn't better. 

 

Simple

 

There is actually seeding

 

Old system "seeding" had 9-1 Columbia below 4-6 Lincoln when columbia had beaten Lincoln at their place already that season

 

Seeding is needed!

[DisabledAccount]

I honestly could care less what system is used to determine who gets the "wild card spots" however there is 0 NEGATIVE results of having seeding for playoffs, NONE!

[Dan in Daytona]

5 hours ago, gatorman-uf said:

Wouldn't they have hosted a first round game under any system as a district champion? I mean the original system of district winner/runner-up they still are hosting a first round game and maybe a 2nd depending on the year. So how is this system different? Now, if a 5-4 Mainland team gets in the playoffs as a #8 seed then you might have a better example of why this system isn't better. 

 

My bad, for not explaining myself. I wasn't questioning the current playoff formula (although I agree the format needs tweaking at the least). Just the fact that in an extremely weak district, Mainland (my heart and soul) still earns a top four position in a region with a very poor season under way. Only Lakeland High, of all public Florida high schools, has been to the FHSAA playoffs in more consecutive current seasons. Lakeland 26 yrs, Mainland 25 yrs in a row. My call for "change" was sadly in house , not state wide....Buc Forever 

 

[Cat_Scratch]

20 hours ago, Dan in Daytona said:

My bad, for not explaining myself. I wasn't questioning the current playoff formula (although I agree the format needs tweaking at the least). Just the fact that in an extremely weak district, Mainland (my heart and soul) still earns a top four position in a region with a very poor season under way. Only Lakeland High, of all public Florida high schools, has been to the FHSAA playoffs in more consecutive current seasons. Lakeland 26 yrs, Mainland 25 yrs in a row. My call for "change" was sadly in house , not state wide....Buc Forever 

 

 Mainland is not that bad of a team. I could see them winning 1 or 2 games in the playoffs.

[DisabledAccount]

2 minutes ago, Cat_Scratch said:

 Mainland is not that bad of a team. I could see them winning 1 or 2 games in the playoffs.

Probably depends on the matchups they end up with

[badbird]

22 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Simple

 

There is actually seeding

 

Old system "seeding" had 9-1 Columbia below 4-6 Lincoln when columbia had beaten Lincoln at their place already that season

 

Seeding is needed!

who won the playoff game?

[DisabledAccount]

Just now, badbird said:

who won the playoff game?

We did but that should have been a home game for us

 

Those playoff games are only good crowd numbers we get and that money helps Columbia with keeping up with much financially stronger programs

 

 

That extra playoff game cost us several grand since we would have gotten much bigger crowd in lake City then Lincoln who didn't even look to bring 1k to a home playoff game