#1stangfan

Their route isnt any harder than WOS, Nederland or Newton etc. They are 5A so that is their level of competition. Sure it would be a harder route for Nederland, Central etc but they are not 5A. If WB were the only 5A school in the area and the rest were 2A and 3A we would have to just leave WB at the top and let everyone else duke it out for #2. If the people making the polls feel that WB is a team that will lose in the first round of the playoffs then they should not be #1. If they feel that other teams will dominate their respective divisions while WB goes one and out then yes these teams should be ranked ahead of WB. In the Orange Leader a few years ago there was a similar poll that came out on Tuesdays(KFDM was a part of it as well at one point) and the 5A teams were'nt always #1. Newton, Jasper, WOS etc were often the #1 teams even though Westbrook, Central(5A at the time) etc maybe would have beaten them, even though the 5A teams might not have even made the playoffs. "Since this poll is nothing more than a conversation starter for teams in this area, what is the difference?" That is exactly what it has done...start a conversation. The poll doesnt mean anything in the grand scheme of things. However if I am going to come on here for information etc, then I just felt like putting my two cents in on the validity of the poll. I enjoy the site and just wanted to share my thoughts on the poll after reading the thread.

That sounds good. But in the overall rankings compaing WB to Central, WOS, Newton etc is comparing apples to oranges. A 5-5 WB team would always beat a solid Newton team that would go much farther in the playoffs than WB. Im just saying that the smaller schools have a much harder time being ranked high if they are judged on their ability to beat a 5A or 4A school. For one large overall ranking system, it seems more fair to judge based on how a team performs or would perform within its classification.

Why does WOS have to be able to beat WB, Central or PAM to be ranked #1 or #2 in the area? Shouldnt it be how teams do in their own division and level of competition? WOS certainly stacks up in its division as good as any of these and probably better. Last year the best team in the area was certainly Newton but we know they couldnt beat Westbrook, so did they not deserve to be #1? They handled their division better than anyone.

I am all for LCM trying to accomplish something. I hope they do turn it around and have hoped that they would represent Orange County in the playoffs esecially since we dropped out of 4A. However like WOS95 said it is a rivalry not a church service. People are going to find something to poke fun about especially on their game week. If fans(and its not just wos fans) say something about the slogan they are not making fun of the kids. The kids didnt come up with it, the coach did. Growing up and even now I have numerous friends that had gone to or attended LCM and they have plenty to say about WOS, especially on game week. So its a two way street.

I have a feeling 'bojo' wont live past this season.

Well some good has come of this forum. Kicker gets a free fishing trip and free beer.

I was looking over all of the posts and wondering why it is called "School Pride". It should be renamed "Jody and WO-S Fans".