The open playoff bracket with more than five classifications is a terrible idea. The playoffs were already grossly watered down to begin with. Now you will be taking the best one or two teams out of each class, meaning a team that was never going to win the title will now win it, because the stiffest competition was removed Florida figures out a way to keep making things incompetent. It is actually pretty impressive.

I hear you about June being dead.  As for the new format, I'm already feeling sorry for the first 2A or 3A team to have a magical season, but end up sliding into the 8 spot the last week of the season and now, instead of winning their first state championship, they get their butts kicked by the number 1 seed to end their season in the first round of the playoffs.  

Boy, it is confirmed.  June is a dead period for this board.  Finally, the Open Division has been approved and NOBODY has posted anything about it. I think this idea is kind of clunky.  Here would be my proposal.     Shorten the regular season by one week.  Shave off a week of the playoffs.  The six state champs would participate.  The two top rated state champ would get a bye.  The remaining four would square off seeded by regular season ranking.  Semifinals seeded by same format.  Final. Call Gainesville.  I have a better format.  

Very funny! 

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