Alright. Let's talk about it. By the time the new AP rankings come out, SWE will probably be ranked in the top 10 2A, but at the time of this posting, they are in the 11 spot. Meanwhile, Tarboro has been #1 in 1A from the beginning, and with good reason. God, are these guys dominating! You might look at their scores and think that their offense is unstoppable, but the truth is, it's their defense that's the real deal. When your defense gets you the ball a hundred times a game, you can't help but score so many points. We all know the Tarboro T is nearly unstoppable as it is anyway.
Im glad that this game is being made up. It is the biggest game on each team's schedule for sure, but either result does Tarboro no good. Only being allowed to use a ten game record for the playoff, they are already 10-0. Won't change if they win. And if they lose, they will just drop it to remain 10-0. I guess having a playoff atmosphere game prior to the actual playoffs is something, but I wouldn't risk injury if I was them. The gate will be outstanding though. As for SWE, we totally need this game. At 9-1, if we lose, we'll just drop it to remain at 9-1, but if we win, we will be 10-1 and drop that non conference loss to be 10-0 for playoff purposes and a possible #1 seed.
I'm shocked that no one is talking about SWE, even though they are ranked in the top 10 in most of the rankings and polls that we follow, with the exception of Carolina Preps, who has them at 19 lol, and here. The adjusted MaxPreps rankings have them at #5 and #4 in their regular rankings. But who knows how they come up with their stuff? I'll admit that SWE's strenth of schedule isnt that great, but still, the only loss came to #5 4A South Central (10-0) by 7, and even then, we had the ball at the SC 15 as time was winding down in that game before a few mysterious calls moved us back and back and back. And SWE just dismantles then 8-1 Beddingfield at their place with the conference championship on the line. Truthfully though, the conference wasn't that strong this year, but it is rated better than Tarboro's conference. And as good as Tarboro's defense is, the defense of SWE is doing pretty well too. The point total for SWE is 423-89 (42.3-8.9). Tarboro's point total is, good lord, 571-25 (57.1-2.5). Those are great numbers by both teams, but neither team has faced the caliber of each other this far. It's going to take a perfect game to beat Tarboro. The edges won't be there because they are quick. The interior holes won't be there because they are strong. I think we have a chance. But I won't take any bets on it. Tarboro could win the 2AA championship.
So let's talk about it. Who ya got?
Im glad that this game is being made up. It is the biggest game on each team's schedule for sure, but either result does Tarboro no good. Only being allowed to use a ten game record for the playoff, they are already 10-0. Won't change if they win. And if they lose, they will just drop it to remain 10-0. I guess having a playoff atmosphere game prior to the actual playoffs is something, but I wouldn't risk injury if I was them. The gate will be outstanding though. As for SWE, we totally need this game. At 9-1, if we lose, we'll just drop it to remain at 9-1, but if we win, we will be 10-1 and drop that non conference loss to be 10-0 for playoff purposes and a possible #1 seed.
I'm shocked that no one is talking about SWE, even though they are ranked in the top 10 in most of the rankings and polls that we follow, with the exception of Carolina Preps, who has them at 19 lol, and here. The adjusted MaxPreps rankings have them at #5 and #4 in their regular rankings. But who knows how they come up with their stuff? I'll admit that SWE's strenth of schedule isnt that great, but still, the only loss came to #5 4A South Central (10-0) by 7, and even then, we had the ball at the SC 15 as time was winding down in that game before a few mysterious calls moved us back and back and back. And SWE just dismantles then 8-1 Beddingfield at their place with the conference championship on the line. Truthfully though, the conference wasn't that strong this year, but it is rated better than Tarboro's conference. And as good as Tarboro's defense is, the defense of SWE is doing pretty well too. The point total for SWE is 423-89 (42.3-8.9). Tarboro's point total is, good lord, 571-25 (57.1-2.5). Those are great numbers by both teams, but neither team has faced the caliber of each other this far. It's going to take a perfect game to beat Tarboro. The edges won't be there because they are quick. The interior holes won't be there because they are strong. I think we have a chance. But I won't take any bets on it. Tarboro could win the 2AA championship.
So let's talk about it. Who ya got?
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