High school football playoffs

[patdog]

We had the discussion a week or so ago about how too many teams make the playoffs in Mississippi. Well, I'm working in Meadville today and just found out that 1-9 Franklin County has a playoff game at 2-8 Kemper County tonight. I rest my case that too many teams make the playoffs.

 

[llmsudawg]

yeah, the smaller classifications have way to many. it's comical. They need to combine a few districts in 1A-4A. 5-6A are good.

 

[L4Dawg]

1A plays in regions like 6A and 5A. In fact I think the 1A regions are actually bigger. The problem is in 2A-4A. Those are the classes where you only have to have win one or two games to get in. Now if you want to get into the REAL problem.......Mississippi does not need 6 classes. We don't really have enough for 5.

 

[patdog]

Now if you want to get into the REAL problem.......Mississippi does not need 6 classes. We don't really have enough for 5.

Nailed it.

 

[615dawg]

MHSAA makes a percentage of the gate for playoff games. That's why you have so many games.

I'm a fan of going down to four classes.

Class 4A: Largest 64 teams (basically 5A and 6A right now)
Class 3A: Next largest 64
Class 2A: Next 64
Class 1A: Remainders

8 districts of 8 teams each, top two in each district make playoffs.

 

[patdog]

I'd just go back to 5 classes. Top 40 or so in 5A and then about 54 or so in each of the other 4 classes. District sizes are about 5 teams for 5A and about 7 for the other classes, but the sizes can be + or - 1 depending on geography. Top 2 in each district make the playoffs.

 

[TheBigShaft]

EVERYONE in the top level of MAIS makes it. So stupid.