Is there gonna be a BVC pick-ems this year?

Bluetiger76, on 27 October 2015 - 09:12 AM, said:

...as if it's possible to have an "impressive" 1-8 record...but if it gets us to 2-8, we'll take it!

Overall...a somewhat "unimpressive" year for the BVC, except for McComb's outstanding season. Equally unimpressive has been my feeble attempt at picking winners this year...so here goes one last try:

Riverdale
Cory-Rawson
Hopewell-Loudan
McComb
North Baltimore
Van Buren

Pandora-Gilboa
Riverdale
Hopewell-Loudan
Leipsic
Van Buren
McComb

Liberty-Benton
Leipsic
McComb
Hopewell-Loudan
Pandora-Gilboa
Riverdale

3rd & Long, on 12 October 2015 - 08:57 AM, said:

Oh..yeah....that WAS fun!

Where's the "Like" button? Congratulations, Jon!

Hey, how about that football game??

Whiterabbit, on 11 October 2015 - 07:11 AM, said:

Whiterabbit - The ONLY reason we're talking track on here is because of the original remark I made about how L-B doesn't always run their best in meets...I wondered if that were true when they were playing us Friday night in football. That evidently struck a nerve with more than a few wanting to defend their track progam...and so here we are many posts later...

harry419419, on 10 October 2015 - 04:00 PM, said:

L-B's track success is not being argued. They have had some great individual and relay performers for many years. That is what wins invitational, district, regional, and state trophies...but not necessarily the case in a duel meet, where the measure of the entire team is much better represented. It can be perceived as patronizing when only the JV's are dressed and participating...that's all. If we want to see how we measure up against L-B's TEAM, we're not given that opportunity. At the BVC, each team is going against the 2 best in each event from 11 other schools...not exactly the same as placing your best 5-10 kids per individual event against one other school's. In a dual meet, a coach can still develop the younger talent...EVERYBODY can compete. Place them in a faster heat, create a 2nd or 3rd relay team, mix up the members of relay teams so that you have created 2 or more "evenly" matched teams to create competition within your own team members for placement on the relay that competes in the conference meet and beyond. When I ran for Riverdale, we had around 45 boys and maybe even more girls on the teams, so I know what it's like to have numbers competing, scoring (or not) and trying to make varsity. BTW, I'd rather not schedule them, in comparison to a team that provides a challenge so we can improve. I'd love to have them at full power, though...If we get beat, we get beat...there's nothing to gain, otherwise.

Regardless, if you didn't know how it went in last year's BVC meet, we ended up 2nd to L-B, while missing one boy that would have scored points in the pole vault and 300 hurdles and another boy that would have joined him on the 400 and 800 relays. We still would not have caught up to L-B's point total, but it would have closed the gap a bit and made our 1/2 point spread over Hopewell-Loudan a bit larger. So...if you were trying to be condescending...better luck next time.

I'm glad you like having Riverdale in the league. We're glad to be a part of it. The problem here harry419419 (and HH75...and maybe a few others) you guys don't even know ME, you just aren't a fan of my "persona" on an online sports forum...sorry about that. My problem is that it is far too comfy being a bit "anonymous" behind my computer screen, so I type things in a way I wouldn't say face-to-face. I'm actually pretty easy-going and enjoy talking about and comparing high school sports stuff.

playmaker, on 09 October 2015 - 09:59 PM, said:

At dual track meets EVERYBODY can compete. I don't have a problem with letting the younger/not-as-good runners run. It can seem as an insult, though, when a team (such as Liberty-Benton) only has their "JV's" run in a meet where you'd actually like to have some competition to run against. I spoke with a guy at work about this, and he said that the coach figures out what it will take to win the meet and then lets the lesser experienced kids run in most of the events. This past year, the dual meet @ L-B was not even close, with us winning nearly every running event. It really makes for a boring meet, when it could have been a great chance for our kids to run against what is usually quality competition. L-B does this in track quite often. I was wondering (since there were so many remarks about Riverdale being "just bad" lately) if they didn't also try this for this football game...that's all.

Bluetiger76, on 09 October 2015 - 07:24 PM, said:

Didn't go the game. Heard Riverdale had the lead for a while. Did L-B play their starters? I wouldn't put it past them to play the bench against us, since they routinely pull that prank during track season...saving their better runners for the "important" meets.

Arlington
North Baltimore
McComb
Leipsic
Liberty-Benton
Pandora-Gilboa

Arcadia
Liberty-Benton
Hopewell-Loudon
McComb
Riverdale
VanBuren

McComb
Arlington
Cory-Rawson
Liberty-Benton
Leipsic
Van Buren

Hagen, on 16 September 2015 - 10:50 AM, said:

"Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity" is another quote that goes along with what you are saying. I guess I'll take some luck over a loss any day...but it sure is nice when there is some respect to go along with the spoils of victory. It's just frustrating when you don't perform to your capabilities consistently.

North Baltimore - Tigers may have the weakest overall schedule of all the BVC teams...opponents are a combined 6-24 to date.
Arlington - Neither team as good as last year...Arlington's a little better.
Pandora-Gilboa - These 2 teams are thick in the hunt for being the "Best of the worst teams in the BVC". This could be the best match-up of the night...I might change my mind on this one.
Hopewell-Loudon - Chieftains win big.
Liberty-Benton - meh...can't think of any immature remarks concerning this pick.
McComb - Falcons had chances last week vs. P-G...they won't against the Panthers.

formercoach, on 14 September 2015 - 12:42 PM, said:

After winning their league last year, beating L-B in 2 OT's and shootout at district, there were rumblings that Riverdale was just lucky in some of their wins. That's why I used that term. The team had a pretty successful summer tourney/scrimmage record, but are in a funk right now. They have the makings of a good team, but until they discipline themselves to play at a high level consistently, they're not going to impress their competition...and therefore...when they beat a "good" team, they might just be considered "lucky" by some of the teams they played earlier in the season.

Riverdale 1 Liberty-Benton 1

Ugly game from the Falcons. It was almost embarrassing to watch how many of our boys were cramping up. A Liberty-Benton boy in the stands yelled "that's what you get for drinking pop..". Unfortunately, that's the mentality of the kids in the crowd. My son drinks very little pop during soccer...the coaches preach against it...they know better. It was my opinion that we get out-passed by other teams so far this year. We looked like U6 players chasing the ball around and kept the dribble far too long. What caused our players to cramp so much is the fact that they probably ended up running twice as far as the L-B kids did during the game. Playing smarter would have saved them not only some embarrassment, but might have ended up giving us some opportunities we didn't allow ourselves to have to get a win.

So until the boys start to play like they're able, they'll be labelled a "lucky" team by their opponents...just like last year.

I don't mean to sound negative, because I want the kids to reach their potential...which could be a very nice thing. If nothing else, I want these poor performances to turn into motivation to get there. Go Falcons!

Arcadia
Arlington
Liberty-Benton
Leipsic
McComb
Pandora-Gilboa Riverdale - Last-minute change of heart. Even if it costs me some points, I feel the need to pick with my heart versus a team we have a chance against. Sorry bob22.

Arlington
Upper Scioto Valley
Hopewell-Loudon
Columbus Grove
Bowling Green
McComb
Otsego
Cardington-Lincoln
Bluffton
Chillicothe Southeastern
Riverside

Liberty-Benton
Carey
Marion Local
Col. Grove
North Baltimore
Spencerville
Tiffin Calvert
Bluffton
Anna
Arcadia
Ridgemont
VanBuren