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[paperboy]

Bobby, on 16 November 2014 - 10:45 AM, said:

It's been that way in the past. Never happens.

It happened in 2003 and 2004.

[whatdoiknow]

2006 state championship

Marion Local 17
Shadyside 0

i think shadyside gets an unfair slight from that one game. They have dominated small school football on the other side of the state for years. Nobody is going to beat marion local this year. It is the best small school team since that dsj team.

[paperboy]

whatdoiknow, on 16 November 2014 - 01:31 PM, said:

2006 state championship

Marion Local 17
Shadyside 0

i think shadyside gets an unfair slight from that one game. They have dominated small school football on the other side of the state for years.

Agreed. I've never understood why people think it's fun to mock a team of high school kids.

[Bluetiger76]

whatdoiknow, on 16 November 2014 - 01:31 PM, said:

2006 state championship

Marion Local 17
Shadyside 0

i think shadyside gets an unfair slight from that one game. They have dominated small school football on the other side of the state for years. Nobody is going to beat marion local this year. It is the best small school team since that dsj team.

paperboy, on 16 November 2014 - 02:09 PM, said:

Agreed. I've never understood why people think it's fun to mock a team of high school kids.

I agree also...the Shadyside crap gets old.

Edited by Bluetiger76, 16 November 2014 - 02:15 PM.

[Bigdogg79]

Bluetiger76, on 16 November 2014 - 02:14 PM, said:

I agree also...the Shadyside crap gets old.

Shadyside has nothing to be ashamed of for their performance in the state finals. They have beaten everyone outside of the MAC on a regular basis and have earned their way. All this really proves is how bad D-6 & 7 football is outside of this area. I am not sure it's worth pounding your chest on how many state titles a certain league has. Most people outside of this area have very little respect for small school football.

[paperboy]

Bigdogg79, on 17 November 2014 - 09:21 AM, said:

I am not sure it's worth pounding your chest on how many state titles a certain league has.

This I agree with.

Bigdogg79, on 17 November 2014 - 09:21 AM, said:

Most people outside of this area have very little respect for small school football.

This has more to do with 'most peoples' ignorance than anything else. When you see a team like Coldwater competing with and often beating Northeast Ohio powers, and then consider that Coldwater often gets beaten by smaller schools in its own league, well, I'm not sure how someone wouldn't respect small school football.

[Common Sense]

Not many D5/ D6 or D7 teams in Ohio could compete in the MAC.

[Bigdogg79]

paperboy, on 17 November 2014 - 10:11 AM, said:

This has more to do with 'most peoples' ignorance than anything else. When you see a team like Coldwater competing with and often beating Northeast Ohio powers, and then consider that Coldwater often gets beaten by smaller schools in its own league, well, I'm not sure how someone wouldn't respect small school football.

Not necessary ignorance, I think most people look at the type of big time D-1 athletes that play in the larger divisions. Coldwater is not small school. What Marion Local has accomplished is much more impressive.

[playmaker]

I think the ohsaa should match shady with ML in the semis. Their region had their chance last year to play in the finals against ML. Give another region a shot this year.

[paperboy]

playmaker, on 17 November 2014 - 01:44 PM, said:

I think the ohsaa should match shady with ML in the semis. Their region had their chance last year to play in the finals against ML. Give another region a shot this year.

Gonna give this a try...made a map of the 8 teams left in D7. I'm not sure how the Arlington/Grove winner would NOT play the ML/Lehman winner...

https://www.zeemaps....p?group=1205195

[playmaker]

paperboy, on 17 November 2014 - 02:28 PM, said:

Gonna give this a try...made a map of the 8 teams left in D7. I'm not sure how the Arlington/Grove winner would NOT play the ML/Lehman winner...

https://www.zeemaps....p?group=1205195

You're likely right. In my opinion, final four games should not be determined based on location. It should attempt to separate the best teams to ensure the best championship matchup. Too often do the two best teams play in week 14.

[theWanderer]

I believe it should be fixed on a yearly rolling basis.

Should not be up to the OHSAA to determine the best two teams to set a final match-up.
Should not be based on travel distance.
Should not be up for manipulation by the OHSAA at any point. If St. Johns and Marion Local do not play each other until the finals, then so be it. An all MAC final is better than a lot of previous year finals with the OHSAA manipulating the semi-finals to have MAC school beat MAC school.

[Bobby]

The OHSA has released state semi-final pairings. Guess what? Div 24 and 26 meet again!!!


Division I
Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29
The regional finals in Division I also serve as the state semifinals. The Region 2 champion will be the home team in the 2014 state championship game (rotates each year between Region 1 and Region 2 champion).

Division II
Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28
Home Team Listed First. Sites announced Nov. 23.
Region 3 vs. Region 4
Region 5 vs. Region 6


Division III
Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28
Home Team Listed First. Sites announced Nov. 23.
Region 7 vs. Region 9
Region 8 vs. Region 10


Division IV
Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28
Home Team Listed First. Sites announced Nov. 23.
Region 11 vs. Region 13
Region 12 vs. Region 14

Division V
Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29
Home Team Listed First. Sites announced Nov. 23.
Region 15 vs. Region 17
Region 16 vs. Region 18

Division VI
Games at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28
Home Team Listed First. Sites announced Nov. 23.
Region 19 vs. Region 21
Region 20 vs. Region 22


Division VII
Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29
Home Team Listed First. Sites announced Nov. 23.
Region 23 vs. Region 25
Region 24 vs. Region 26

[BlueJay]

Can't wait for ML to take on Shadyside or Trimble and beat them by 60+

[whatdoiknow]

Cant imagine it will be any worse than the beat down dsj got from marion local.

[BlueJay]

whatdoiknow, on 17 November 2014 - 06:32 PM, said:

Cant imagine it will be any worse than the beat down dsj got from marion local.

It will be just as bad. And what does that have to do with it? DSJ has no business in the state title game this year and neither does Shadyside or Trimble or most of the teams on that side of the state in D7 for that matter.

[whatdoiknow]

Who in division seven deserves to play for the title against marion local?

[Bobby]

whatdoiknow, on 17 November 2014 - 07:05 PM, said:

Who in division seven deserves to play for the title against marion local?

Whatever team wins four playoff games.

[BigPappa]

Bobby, on 17 November 2014 - 05:16 PM, said:

The OHSA has released state semi-final pairings. Guess what? Div 24 and 26 meet again

Division VII
Games at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29
Home Team Listed First. Sites announced Nov. 23.
Region 23 vs. Region 25
Region 24 vs. Region 26

Where did you see this because I missed it?

[paperboy]

BlueJay, on 17 November 2014 - 06:31 PM, said:

Can't wait for ML to take on Shadyside or Trimble and beat them by 60+

Could it happen? Maybe. Will it happen? Doubtful.

And I'm curious as to why you 'can't wait' for it to happen? Why would you want to see a blowout like that?