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I can't remember exactly what year it was but I think WO-S was knocked out of the playoffs one year like that. Nederland would have lost on the point spread and there was some controversy over the method but the district board stuck with head-to-head first. What happened (if I remember correctly) was that Nederland, WO-S and another school (PN-G?) were tied at 6-2 in district and tied for second place. Nederland had beaten both other schools but had been upset by another team (much like Vidor last year) that wasn't in the playoff picture. If it went purely by point spread, Nederland would have stayed home BUT, having beaten both other schools they were tied with, they were awarded the first spot. That left the other two teams and since it was just two teams now, it was again head-to-head. Maybe someone from WO-S can remember how it went down. I think it was them as the odd man out.

I know that it is head-to-head first, but...... The largest school, no matter what position they are in, is the Division 1 champion. Since they would no longer be in the mix, there would only be two other teams tied at 6-1. Then it would be head-to-head, correct? There would be no need for a point spread in that case. If one team wins the outright district championship and three teams are tied at 5-2, then point spread would determine which two went and which stayed home.

There are basically 4 teams playing for three spots. Lumberton has sure made it interesting. Normally if PN-G, Nederland and Dayton were all at 3-1 or 4-0, you would think that they just about have the playoffs locked. The Raiders have thrown a wrench into the spokes.

Anything can happen. In 1969 Nederland started off 6-0 with 5 shutouts. They had outscored their opponents 161-14. They were 2-0 in district with a combined score of 69-0. They lost the next two weeks to PN-G by 1 and Lincoln by 2. They got right back on track against Orange Stark 40-0. How could a team win 7 of their first 9 games by a combine 201-14 with 6 shutouts and lose? Stranger things have happened in high school football than PN-G losing a couple of games. It isn't likely but they haven't played the games yet. I don't think Dayton and Central are going to be pushovers but time will tell.

All that I was addressing is Lamar1996's statement that if PN-G beats Vidor, they are in the playoffs. That is not true. It is very likely since a series of events must take place for PN-G to not make the playoffs but it is still possible for them to miss the playoffs while being tied for second place.

..... and Nederland does not lose another game. If PN-G wins one game and Nederland loses any game, then PN-G is in the playoffs. If PN-G wins any two, they are in the playoffs.

Whitlock writes a lot of interesting articles.

Yes. It probably will not end up in the tie breaker but it could. I bet that if Burnett knew about that, he might have at least opted for a field goal.

Not so fast. Nederland has games with Lumberton and Dayton. PN-G has a game with Dayton. If Nederland wins out, they go 6-1. That makes Lumberton 5-2 (losses to Nederland and PN-G) if they win the other two games. Dayton will also be 5-2 (losses to Lumberton and Nederland) if the beat Central and PN-G. If PN-G loses to Dayton and Central, they are 5-2. In that scenario, Nederland is the district champion at 6-1 and Dayton, PN-G and Lumberton are all 5-2. Since none of the teams will have beaten both others (so no head-to-head), it will go by point spread. PN-G is +7 at the moment with the win over Lumberton. Dayton is -1 with the loss to Lumberton. Lumberton is -6 with the win over Dayton (+1) and the loss from PN-G (-7). If Dayton beats PN-G by 14 or more, PN-G is left at home in 4th place. All of that is out the window if Nederland loses a single game or PN-G beats either Dayton or Central.

The UIL doesn't determine the district championships in a tie, the district rules committee does. The UIL has no part in the mix. They just set the playoffs.

Close but not quite.

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Okay. I am not saying that it wasn't an illegal hit but I wasn't going to accuse someone of something that I didn't see. Maybe I should have said... from my angle it looked like a good hit.

Why put "here comes...." after the game? It is more like "there went.....". That gives me the impression that it was someone locally trying to stir up trouble or just be criminals.

Not a lot to choose from in the big game arena this week.

Yes they did.

Also, head-to-head is the first tie breaker. It may be possible for three teams to be tied for a position but one team may have beat both other teams. If that is the case, the team that beat both others is the winner or 1st place. The next two teams will then be considered head-to-head. In such a case, a point spread is not needed.

It sure looked like it. The Nederland player took a hard clean hit and tried to stay on his feet. He walked for a couple of yards and then fell. The Ozen players looked back when he fell and two of them did their jumping high five (or was it that jumping chest bump). The refs saw it and went over to the Ozen players, I guess to warn them. I didn't know that Unsportsmanlike Conduct draws a warning but I guess it did in that case or maybe celebrating another player's injury is not unsportsmanlike by the rules. A PN-G player got flagged last week for doing way less than that.

A month ago I would have thought that Dayton and Central would be playing this game for the district championship. That isn't the case anymore. I say that Memorial and WB is the GOW. It is to try and save a playoff spot for Memorial and a step toward a possible district championship for WB.

"Two of your snot nosed jockeys did a flyby on my tower at over four hundred knots! I want somebodies butt! I want it now!

I would hate to be on the receiving end then. He could deliver a pretty mean blow on offense or defense in high school.

I would not want it. It takes an element out of the game. Now if they could find a way to get an accurate line on the field for first downs after the play is blown dead, it would be great. Leave the ball where it is spotted and then shoot the line across the field. You could do the same thing when marking a first down other than a ref on the side line guessing where to put the sticks to begin with.

Hey Purple, Nederland is really going to have a tough time if we have to play the Panthers and the Jaguars.

I think it is Credeur from Lumberton at this point. His team that has never made the playoffs is undefeated and has already beaten the two district favorites.