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I guess I’m starting to lean into the direction of going back to one class. The same teams get their anyway, mostly. The single A experiment seems to have moved beyond its original purpose.Nostalgic Nerd wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:28 pm I've never like the idea. "A" schools have a much weaker road through the sections and state than "AA". There's also a bias because there are people here who just want the small or northern school to get into a final without having to go through the normal channels of AA grind.
Just like we used to hear about single class field: same teams every year.kniven wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:32 pmI guess I’m starting to lean into the direction of going back to one class. The same teams get their anyway, mostly. The single A experiment seems to have moved beyond its original purpose.Nostalgic Nerd wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:28 pm I've never like the idea. "A" schools have a much weaker road through the sections and state than "AA". There's also a bias because there are people here who just want the small or northern school to get into a final without having to go through the normal channels of AA grind.
Not me. Monticello, Luverne, Mankato, Alexandria, TRF, etc. Those teams would never get a chance to sent their kids to St. Paul if it weren't for the small tournament. It does have a place and it does let us see different teams. MAML took Hermantown to a couple OTs. It was a fun game to watch. I'm really excited to see Cathedral and Hermantown today. Could be a better game than any of the AA semis. In the end, its more hockey to watch. And if they are good games, I'm all for it.kniven wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:32 pmI guess I’m starting to lean into the direction of going back to one class. The same teams get their anyway, mostly. The single A experiment seems to have moved beyond its original purpose.Nostalgic Nerd wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:28 pm I've never like the idea. "A" schools have a much weaker road through the sections and state than "AA". There's also a bias because there are people here who just want the small or northern school to get into a final without having to go through the normal channels of AA grind.
Exactly.Sparlimb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:46 amNot me. Monticello, Luverne, Mankato, Alexandria, TRF, etc. Those teams would never get a chance to sent their kids to St. Paul if it weren't for the small tournament. It does have a place and it does let us see different teams. MAML took Hermantown to a couple OTs. It was a fun game to watch. I'm really excited to see Cathedral and Hermantown today. Could be a better game than any of the AA semis. In the end, its more hockey to watch. And if they are good games, I'm all for it.kniven wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:32 pmI guess I’m starting to lean into the direction of going back to one class. The same teams get their anyway, mostly. The single A experiment seems to have moved beyond its original purpose.Nostalgic Nerd wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:28 pm I've never like the idea. "A" schools have a much weaker road through the sections and state than "AA". There's also a bias because there are people here who just want the small or northern school to get into a final without having to go through the normal channels of AA grind.
ahhh what?East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:49 am I don't give a rat's behind is any northern teams get in.
Mahtomedi will be AA soon. I think they were only like 50 students below the cutoff recently, and there are a lot of places in that district that will be developed in the coming years.East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:38 amJust like we used to hear about single class field: same teams every year.kniven wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:32 pmI guess I’m starting to lean into the direction of going back to one class. The same teams get their anyway, mostly. The single A experiment seems to have moved beyond its original purpose.Nostalgic Nerd wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:28 pm I've never like the idea. "A" schools have a much weaker road through the sections and state than "AA". There's also a bias because there are people here who just want the small or northern school to get into a final without having to go through the normal channels of AA grind.
(Mahtomedi is not a small town. Just a small school district in the 15th largest media market in the country.)
If they went back to one class sections would likely be realigned to reduce the spread of dominant AA metro programs. The last single class tournament (1991) had Grand Rapids and Roseau. 1990 also had GR and Roseau. 1989 had RJM, I Falls, Denfeld and Warroad. Etc.Sparlimb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:46 amNot me. Monticello, Luverne, Mankato, Alexandria, TRF, etc. Those teams would never get a chance to sent their kids to St. Paul if it weren't for the small tournament. It does have a place and it does let us see different teams. MAML took Hermantown to a couple OTs. It was a fun game to watch. I'm really excited to see Cathedral and Hermantown today. Could be a better game than any of the AA semis. In the end, its more hockey to watch. And if they are good games, I'm all for it.kniven wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:32 pmI guess I’m starting to lean into the direction of going back to one class. The same teams get their anyway, mostly. The single A experiment seems to have moved beyond its original purpose.Nostalgic Nerd wrote: ↑Thu Mar 05, 2020 11:28 pm I've never like the idea. "A" schools have a much weaker road through the sections and state than "AA". There's also a bias because there are people here who just want the small or northern school to get into a final without having to go through the normal channels of AA grind.
Yeah, if someone has a big button that says, "Push here for guaranteed over-reaction," I just have to push it.northwoods oldtimer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:00 amahhh what?East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:49 am I don't give a rat's behind is any northern teams get in.
elliott70 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:48 amExactly.Sparlimb wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:46 amNot me. Monticello, Luverne, Mankato, Alexandria, TRF, etc. Those teams would never get a chance to sent their kids to St. Paul if it weren't for the small tournament. It does have a place and it does let us see different teams. MAML took Hermantown to a couple OTs. It was a fun game to watch. I'm really excited to see Cathedral and Hermantown today. Could be a better game than any of the AA semis. In the end, its more hockey to watch. And if they are good games, I'm all for it.
ESPG you have been serving up softballs all these years on the HDM saving your best material for 2020 State. Who knew?!East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:05 pmYeah, if someone has a big button that says, "Push here for guaranteed over-reaction," I just have to push it.northwoods oldtimer wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:00 amahhh what?East Side Pioneer Guy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:49 am I don't give a rat's behind is any northern teams get in.