DannyShapiroBE

You will not have double the playoff teams in 5a it will still be 128 teams. Each division will have 16 districts like 4A.  

I agree..

Really wish they would've put this in effect immediately. Also Cornel is pretty blunt about his situation at WOS. He's not wrong for sure. 

If I did divide the rankings into big schools and small schools, it'd still be difficult IMO. It'd difficult to split down the middle 1A-3A/4A-6A because most of the schools in my coverage area are 3A, 4A and 5A. There really isn't any perfect algorithm or wealth of teams like Houston. Houston Chron does a top 10 for each classification. Can't do that in Bmt.
Thanks for the kind words.

Roschon has more IT factor than any player I've watched in my three years in SETX. Kary Vincent a close second.

Yes I thought about that as well. Its a tough situation, but looks like you have a decent formula 

If I did divide the rankings into big schools and small schools, it'd still be difficult IMO. It'd difficult to split down the middle 1A-3A/4A-6A because most of the schools in my coverage area are 3A, 4A and 5A. There really isn't any perfect algorithm or wealth of teams like Houston. Houston Chron does a top 10 for each classification. Can't do that in Bmt.
Thanks for the kind words.

Its hard work doing these rankings especially when you are trying to figure out across classifications. Dividing it into a couple of groups help some. It's hard to compare say High Island and Beaumont Westbrook. You will always tend to lean towards the bigger school. You will also always hear the argument that West Brook would kill say a Newton because of the size difference and most cannot see past that to develop a formula that is fair across the board. There is almost always one exception in our area and that is WOS. They are almost always at the top and rightfully so. I get how hard this is and respect what you are doing. Keep up the good yet very hard work ......

Fair. Buna, like LC-M, was right outside top 10. That game vs. Woodville this week will be a good one.

Most coaches do.  It takes away one BIG headache that they have to worry about, especially at the bi-district round. 
For most area 5A fans, it will be good because at worst you are getting a game in the Houston area and might get another game 5 minutes away from home.
Of course, if West Brook slips up against Lufkin, Bruin fans might view this new rule, which would probably mean a bi-district game in Longview, less favorably.

im cool with it

I'd also like to add it feels nice to be able to freely talk about this stuff now lol. 

Ashly's spot on, once again.

Exactly.
I admit that this site should make more money than it actually does, but it's sure not the reason why we do this.
Based on the research numbers we have seen, there is only 3 local websites that has more traffic than SETXsports. Southeast Texas.com, KFDM.com and Beaumont Enterprise.com.

Speaking from my last days in TV, corporate owners don’t care about local sports. It was a losing battle I fought until I decided to leave.
I’m trying to keep my vision of local sports alive with VYPE SETX. While I can’t cover as many games on Fridays as TV, I still make the rounds for highlights. The downside of that is it is impossible to keep complete stats while holding a video camera and tweeting along with Facebook. Like it or not the focus of sports is now on social media. That’s where the numbers are. I use stats that are sent in from coaches. I’ll email, text, DM, etc. to get info. It’s not made available nearly as easily as it once was.
Tonight was different. VYPE had a three man crew at West Brook/The Woodlands. SETX and Houston regions teamed up. So there’s s full detailed  article with stats along with video. 
I’ve also had help from Ronnie Hughes. So VYPE SETX is 1-2 man operation at this time. Doing the best we can. Houston, for good reason, has a multiple employees divided into regions there.
To tell you what our new ownership at 12 wanted, think ESPN. Tons of opinion pieces and features. Game coverage was an afterthought. Previews were not allowed. The job I loved was no longer fun.
This is the reality of local sports we are dealing with.

Good news on this one. Starting this week, everything I put on our Sunday sports page dedicated to high school football will be available online minus box scores. That means things like Top 10 area leaders, Game Balls (I give out five) and how the teams in our Enterprise poll fared will be available online. Anything that is stat-based will likely be online Saturday afternoon or earlier, depending on how quickly team statisticians get back to me.

Good news on this one. Starting this week, everything I put on our Sunday sports page dedicated to high school football will be available online minus box scores. That means things like Top 10 area leaders, Game Balls (I give out five) and how the teams in our Enterprise poll fared will be available online. Anything that is stat-based will likely be online Saturday afternoon or earlier, depending on how quickly team statisticians get back to me.

Thanks for your efforts....

You left out his favorite cats, Tigers and jags

WO-S does still hold a winning record against WB. Not that they would beat them this year but just sayin’.  WB has a LOT of improvement to do to beat the Woodlands with the 70 points scored on them last year. I know you can’t compare well between two years but the staff and some players are the same so there is overlap.

I'm just the type of person who can't knock a two-time defending champ with 31 wins in a row off the top spot.
As for West Brook, they're very, very good. If they win tomorrow and go undefeated in district, I'll likely put them No. 1 at some point, though. Their district is obviously more difficult that WO-S' district.

Hey DS, I understand 100%.  I to am in awe and Mustang proud.  And few will disagree with them being on top.  Notice I'm one of the few to even mention it.  Maybe it was the indigestion from the gumbo, or a senior moment  
 

I'm just the type of person who can't knock a two-time defending champ with 31 wins in a row off the top spot.
As for West Brook, they're very, very good. If they win tomorrow and go undefeated in district, I'll likely put them No. 1 at some point, though. Their district is obviously more difficult that WO-S' district.

Updated, thanks!

We'll see come friday