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I thought you weren't going to post much, if at all?HShockeywatcher wrote:I won't post much, if at all, for a while. But how bout try telling the people who are commenting on my stuff to stop for a change?
You could start the tournament on Tuesday and play it straight through Saturday, half the bracket would be playing 4 games in 4 nights, which although tough, I think would be something all those kids would be willing to deal with. Or, if you wanted to give them a rest, you could start it on Monday, and play 3rd place/consolation championship in primetime on Friday night, and make the championship the only game on Saturday night. So that's 1, at most 2 days more than the tourney is now, anyone here opposed to more hockey?packerboy wrote:
I would be fine with 16 teams if :
1. We go back to one class
2. It could be played at one venue and in a short time span.
There will never be an ageement to mix the 2 classes in a 16 team tournament. AHA vs Albert Lea would not be pretty. In addition, all teams should face the same level of competition in the sections if they are all going to the same state tournament.
The hockey tournamnet is not like the football playoffs. It has its own unique traditions and one of them is a single location for the championship bracket games. The other is that it is played in a short time span. Its an event and a big one.
As far as thinking highly of teams who compete in the lower classes, my attitude is the more power to them so long as that kind of participaton does not diminish the accomplishments nor the experience of those who compete at the highest competitive level.
Hockey does a great job. With the exception of going to Mariucci for the losers on Friday, nothing much has changed the experience for the AA participants and their family and fans as a result of adding Class A.
Good catch CNT!HShockeywatcher wrote:Why do people keep starting threads about people leaving schools if they don't know anything? Both Ryan and Anders are great football players at a school that got 2nd last year and should do well in hockey again.
H's still here, new screen name.Can't Never Tried wrote:I miss 2aOldtimer is he still around? under a new alias?
He's around. Ask George Blanda if he's seen him...Can't Never Tried wrote: I miss 2aOldtimer is he still around? under a new alias?
That would make sense...thanks guys!Neutron 14 wrote:He's around. Ask George Blanda if he's seen him...Can't Never Tried wrote: I miss 2aOldtimer is he still around? under a new alias?
he's talking about asking his mom! to funny
2aOldtimer said: She says, "Nobody cares, why should you?" Then she went on to say, "Don't listen to mathrunner, he only makes you stupider, then sends you to Jupiter."
Of course it does, HS didn't say it.Can't Never Tried wrote: That would make sense...
I'd say this is where you started to drift away around page three of this thread....HShockeywatcher wrote:packerboy,
this past year I handled going from being the number 1 team in state to the A 3rd place team because of a player leaving, I really could care less if Anders leaves if it's really better for him. I'm just saying if you're a player that will probably go to state in football, have a chance of doing well again, probably get another conference championship, do really well in hockey, dominate the conference, probably be the top play in the conference/section/state, play on a top baseball team and have a good chance of being a top state/conference/section team again, why would you give that up to play on a very above average AA hockey team that will have a real challenge of getting to state when you'll be on a bad football team and a bad baseball team? I was in high school and college at one point. I understand how everyone has their dominant sport, but at that age they all matter. Just asking why people would give that stuff up, that's all. It has nothing to do with being from where I went to school or anything. He's moving to a different class and we'll still have a good team, why would I care?
Can't Never Tried wrote:I'd say this is where you started to drift away around page three of this thread....HShockeywatcher wrote:packerboy,
this past year I handled going from being the number 1 team in state to the A 3rd place team because of a player leaving, I really could care less if Anders leaves if it's really better for him. I'm just saying if you're a player that will probably go to state in football, have a chance of doing well again, probably get another conference championship, do really well in hockey, dominate the conference, probably be the top play in the conference/section/state, play on a top baseball team and have a good chance of being a top state/conference/section team again, why would you give that up to play on a very above average AA hockey team that will have a real challenge of getting to state when you'll be on a bad football team and a bad baseball team? I was in high school and college at one point. I understand how everyone has their dominant sport, but at that age they all matter. Just asking why people would give that stuff up, that's all. It has nothing to do with being from where I went to school or anything. He's moving to a different class and we'll still have a good team, why would I care?
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Can't Never Tried wrote:I'd say this is where you started to drift away around page three of this thread....HShockeywatcher wrote:packerboy,
this past year I handled going from being the number 1 team in state to the A 3rd place team because of a player leaving, I really could care less if Anders leaves if it's really better for him. I'm just saying if you're a player that will probably go to state in football, have a chance of doing well again, probably get another conference championship, do really well in hockey, dominate the conference, probably be the top play in the conference/section/state, play on a top baseball team and have a good chance of being a top state/conference/section team again, why would you give that up to play on a very above average AA hockey team that will have a real challenge of getting to state when you'll be on a bad football team and a bad baseball team? I was in high school and college at one point. I understand how everyone has their dominant sport, but at that age they all matter. Just asking why people would give that stuff up, that's all. It has nothing to do with being from where I went to school or anything. He's moving to a different class and we'll still have a good team, why would I care?