trublue Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 September 23, 2015 Tilley is the longest tenured state high school association administrator in the country and has served as the VHSL executive director since 1994 VHSL â€@VHSL 3h3 hours ago VHSL Executive Director Ken Tilley announces his retirement:... http://fb.me/1XwmAnHUE great state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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trublue Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 The following article mentions possibly doing away with conferences.... excerpt: The first step of its implementation would be to eliminate conferences. As part of the realignment that took place in 2013, the VHSL divided the state into 40 conferences that group schools first by enrollment and second by geography. For rest of article see below link.... Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 5:51 pm At VHSL, more changes seem inevitable BY ERIC KOLENICHRichmond Times-Dispatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Johnson Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 The following article mentions possibly doing away with conferences.... excerpt: The first step of its implementation would be to eliminate conferences. As part of the realignment that took place in 2013, the VHSL divided the state into 40 conferences that group schools first by enrollment and second by geography. For rest of article see below link.... Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 5:51 pm At VHSL, more changes seem inevitable BY ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch Eliminating conferences is a fait accompli at this point, I believe. The VHSL was kind of caught of guard that ADs and Principals moved to conference play during the regular season as it was only meant to be a postseason grouping. Following that move, there will be a big push to make the playoffs as much like the old regional setups from about 5-6 years back with "pod" systems like Tidewater and Richmond are using now. I'd be surprised if the 1A - 3A schools bought in though, so the most likely scenario will see 1-3 sticking with the 16-team bracket while 4-6 follows their pod invention. Also, look for the realignment cycles to increase from 2 to 4 years with some rare exceptions being made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Whatever Richmond and Tidewater want... Unchained, Account Deleted, BigWinners and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigWinners Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Whatever Richmond and Tidewater want... Sad but true. The VHSL has not gave a damn about SWVA in the almost 30 years I've been alive, why would they change now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Sad but true. The VHSL has not gave a damn about SWVA in the almost 30 years I've been alive, why would they change now? The rest of the state doesn't give a damn about SWVA, why should the VHSL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Johnson Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Sad but true. The VHSL has not gave a damn about SWVA in the almost 30 years I've been alive, why would they change now? I don't think that Richmond/Tidewater plan will be forced upon the West in this case because I think that the West will simply decline the pod option leaving 1-3 with one set of playoff rules and 4-6 with another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thundercloud Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 If it doesn't change what we have, and I think we have what we want, then what they want should be up to them. There are a few 4a on this side of the state, what would this do to Salem, Amherst and Pulaski? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Johnson Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 If it doesn't change what we have, and I think we have what we want, then what they want should be up to them. There are a few 4a on this side of the state, what would this do to Salem, Amherst and Pulaski? It's an interesting question because 4A West might be the only region where the pod system won't work because they can't split the current conference set up into two equal pods as they can in 6A, 5A and 4A (East) because there are a lot of teams from the NoVa area (17) and only a few truly out West (11). Therefore, 4A West might be the one region above 3A that won't go to the pods. Ultimately, the VHSL seems set, going forward, of letting each region make their own call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trumpet1988 Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 The rest of the state doesn't give a damn about SWVA, why should the VHSL?Since college I have said that Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and maybe North Carolina should claim which parts of SWVA they want. They don't care about us. redtiger and cityofRaven 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Ultimately, the VHSL seems set, going forward, of letting each region make their own call. Probably the way they should have done it in the first place. No system is truly going to suit the entire state. Can someone explain how the Pod system works? I dont keep up with big school ball I wonder if 1A/2A West wont go back to regional play if given the opportunity. The games have been interesting but the travel times have been pretty bad. Also, and I will catch some hell for saying "everyone gets to be a champion" but I really miss having a Region D Champion. Currently if a tram has a great season but doesnt win state they just had a nice playoff run, I miss those Regional title games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Johnson Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Can someone explain how the Pod system works? I dont keep up with big school ball As it stands right now, all but one region in the state is made up of four conferences. It seems to work out geographically well to split the regions in half, two conferences on each side of the bracket. Therefore, rather than just sending the top 16 power point teams into a 1-16 bracket, some of the big school regions set up two pods, each containing two conferences. Each pod then sends their top eight to the playoffs and they play until there is a pod champion. The two pod champions play in the state semifinals. An example: In the 1A-West region, you currently send the top 16 from the four conferences (45, 46, 47 and 48) into the postseason. A pod system would instead send the top 8 from a combined Conference 45 and 46 in one pod and another top 8 from a combined Conference 47 and 48 in the other pod. Each 8-team bracket (one per pod) would play down to one team remaining, then those two schools would meet in a state semifinal. Not sure that I explained that clearly enough. Did it help? Unchained 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Thank you sir. Just like the old Regions except with 8 teams per instead of 4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue Posted March 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 Tim Hayes â€@Hayes_BHCSports 23m23 minutes ago Tim Hayes Retweeted VHSL Former George Wythe and Richlands football coach has a new job. #HCFH #VHSL VHSL @ VHSL Virginia High School League names next executive director... http://fb.me/6XNA0IEDb great state Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichlandsAlum Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Tim Hayes â€@Hayes_BHCSports 23m23 minutes ago Tim Hayes Retweeted VHSL Former George Wythe and Richlands football coach has a new job. #HCFH #VHSL VHSL @ VHSL Virginia High School League names next executive director... http://fb.me/6XNA0IEDb great state Not sure that this alters my overall perception of the VHSL much, but good for Coach Haun. I've always had a ton of respect for the guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityofRaven Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 Tim Hayes â€@Hayes_BHCSports 23m23 minutes ago Tim Hayes Retweeted VHSL Former George Wythe and Richlands football coach has a new job. #HCFH #VHSL VHSL @ VHSL Virginia High School League names next executive director... http://fb.me/6XNA0IEDb great state Maybe now we can get that entire cleat thing expunged... Who's with me? Ryan4VT, trublue, hhstigers7327 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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