AbndonFan 10 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 How stupid is the VHSL playoffs? Divisions within divisions might be the nicest way ever to say, "everyone gets a trophy for participating." Abingdon's girls played in the (let me pause and gated my thoughts before I say this) Region Finals and get a birth into the State Quarters. This is rediculous. You had 2 teams battling out for the region title one team only won 6 games and the other was I believe 2nd in the district. Sad time for sports in general. Do we really need 6 divisions like they are planning on going to in 2 years? What happened to just 3 classifications and 3 winners. Or, how about we do like Kentucky and throw everyone into the same pot and say battle it out. Only the strong will survive and be rewarded. The VHSL is making me sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebel1 35 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 Might as well suck it up brother. People have been on here complaining about the many "flaws" of the vhsl for as long as I've been around and nothing has been done about it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drm215 10 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 The expanded playoffs and extra classifications are nothing but a cash grab. The VHSL collects the gate money from the playoff games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbndonFan 10 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 You're right. I'll have to suck it up. That just blew my mind last night when I heard the Lady Falcons were playing for a region title last night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 You're right. I'll have to suck it up. That just blew my mind last night when I heard the Lady Falcons were playing for a region title last night Abingdon made it to the region championship because of how they played in the tournament. They beat Tazewell in the first round Tuesday and then upset Patrick County Thursday. Patrick County was supposed to be in the championship but Abingdon knocked them off. It happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 The VHSL collects the gate money from the playoff games. Incorrect. The VHSL only collects money from the State games (quarters/semis/finals). The Region gets the money from the Regional games. Once again, you're placing blame where blame doesn't belong.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoops Fan 10 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 With a name like Abndon Fan, it looks like you would have known before last night that they were playing for the regional championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigD4VT 11 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 I think it's a nice story. Two weeks ago they were still looking for their first win (started 0-19) and now they're headed to the state tournament. That's not the VHSL. It's a team that got hot at the right time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy 11 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 if they are going to go to six divisions im ok with that, but they need to only let 6 teams at the most into the region tournament...maybe it'll mean something to make it again...now the its pretty much nothing to get to the state tournament if you're a good team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebel1 35 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 To say its nothing to make it to the state tourney is ridiculous. Ask any team that has made it and they'll tell you it wasn't just handed to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryboy 11 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 well it is almost nothing to make it to the quarter finals...all you have to do is make it to the region finals...i guess for the lower seeds it would be a tough road, but for the good teams its not that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ISOaPBR 15 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 10 or 11 years ago George Wythe had something like 2 or 3 wins in baseball, finished last in the Hogo and played their way into the state tournament. I think they won the district tournament to get to regionals, then beat Floyd in the first round and Grayson in the semis. That was before the 2-division setup, when only 2 teams from each district made it to regionals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsons 178 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 10 or 11 years ago George Wythe had something like 2 or 3 wins in baseball, finished last in the Hogo and played their way into the state tournament. I think they won the district tournament to get to regionals, then beat Floyd in the first round and Grayson in the semis.That was before the 2-division setup, when only 2 teams from each district made it to regionals. The irony to me is that Richlands and Abingdon would have finished next to last and last in the Clinch Mountain district.....not their faults though that Region 4 Division 3 is pathetically weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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