4mrnative wrote:With the injuries, North Star just can't be considered a top 10 team can they?
ndlionsfan wrote:4mrnative wrote:With the injuries, North Star just can't be considered a top 10 team can they?
That was my thought, too, but early polls really don't mean much. I was especially surprised that they received two first place votes. I think some voters probably don't even know that they have players out with injury. I'm surprised FW-M was as low as they were with two first place votes. Some voters must have them pretty low.
ndlionsfan wrote:Where does FW-M fall after losing to a Class A team, on the road, in OT? Ryan hung on to the top spot in girls, but that was to the top ranked team in A.
senditin wrote:ndlionsfan wrote:Where does FW-M fall after losing to a Class A team, on the road, in OT? Ryan hung on to the top spot in girls, but that was to the top ranked team in A.
TM has a nice club this year, they have 2 good 6-5 players and a really nice PG. I don't know of to many top B teams playing A teams so hard to compare. Was at the game, hate to say refs were a factor but TM shot 41 FT's, FWM shot 16. FWM had 3 starters foul out in regulation. To me it' hard to give OG the top spot cause their loss was to a MN team that would be a class B team in ND and they were beat soundly.
senditin wrote:ndlionsfan wrote:Where does FW-M fall after losing to a Class A team, on the road, in OT? Ryan hung on to the top spot in girls, but that was to the top ranked team in A.
TM has a nice club this year, they have 2 good 6-5 players and a really nice PG. I don't know of to many top B teams playing A teams so hard to compare. Was at the game, hate to say refs were a factor but TM shot 41 FT's, FWM shot 16. FWM had 3 starters foul out in regulation. To me it' hard to give OG the top spot cause their loss was to a MN team that would be a class B team in ND and they were beat soundly.
HammerTime wrote:Before you read this, understand I really do not like Oak Grove.
I really do not understand how Oak Grove has the No. 2 spot. First of all, in the first poll, they lost soundly to a Minnesota team. And they hadn't played any other games at the time. So they got the No. 2 spot with a LOSING record. I realize that it was the first poll and it doesn't matter that much.
But the story a week later is a little different. Oak Grove won their next two games. However, they still got the No. 2 spot. Over seven undefeated teams, five of which had won more games than OG had, including Four Winds/Minnewauken, whose schedule consisted of Carrington, Grafton, and Beulah. That right there is probably one of the toughest, if not the toughest, opening schedule in the state.
So then a week later, you'd think that since OG hadn't played a single game in the two week span, they'd drop below teams like Hettinger-Scranton, that are not only undefeated, but played more games as well? Nope. You'd think Rugby, who suffered its first loss to a decent Beulah squad by 1 point, would still be higher than OG. Again, nope. So I ask you, why do the voters insist that Oak Grove be No. 2?
And before you get mad at me and point it out, I know the polls don't mean anything. But since it's the closest we have to predicting our state champion, why not argue about it? There's not much else to rant about.
balla45 wrote:I don't mind that ranking for OG, especially after week 1. They lost to Hawley, but Hawley's best player is a D1 caliber guy, easily. That Hawley team also beat a Moorhead team who beat a class A ND team by 37.
HammerTime wrote:Before you read this, understand I really do not like Oak Grove.
I really do not understand how Oak Grove has the No. 2 spot. First of all, in the first poll, they lost soundly to a Minnesota team. And they hadn't played any other games at the time. So they got the No. 2 spot with a LOSING record. I realize that it was the first poll and it doesn't matter that much.
But the story a week later is a little different. Oak Grove won their next two games. However, they still got the No. 2 spot. Over seven undefeated teams, five of which had won more games than OG had, including Four Winds/Minnewauken, whose schedule consisted of Carrington, Grafton, and Beulah. That right there is probably one of the toughest, if not the toughest, opening schedule in the state.
So then a week later, you'd think that since OG hadn't played a single game in the two week span, they'd drop below teams like Hettinger-Scranton, that are not only undefeated, but played more games as well? Nope. You'd think Rugby, who suffered its first loss to a decent Beulah squad by 1 point, would still be higher than OG. Again, nope. So I ask you, why do the voters insist that Oak Grove be No. 2?
And before you get mad at me and point it out, I know the polls don't mean anything. But since it's the closest we have to predicting our state champion, why not argue about it? There's not much else to rant about.
HammerTime wrote:Before you read this, understand I really do not like Oak Grove.
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