I guess I'd have to disagree with you. I've seen quite a few MN HS games lately, and I think that with the exception of the very big MN programs (4 and 5 A) there isn't much of a difference in quality between them and ND teams. There are more quality teams at the top of the bigger divisions than in ND, but that's the only difference I see. I honestly believe that Fargo South could compete with Eden Prairie. As for it being tougher to get through the playoffs, in MN for 9 man there are 64 teams. In ND there are about 50. I don't see that as a huge difference. Minnesota allows every team to make the playoffs, so the best teams usually have at least 2 cupcake games to start things off so it may look tougher due to the larger bracket. I think that saying that SA could have taken down Cavalier is an extremely bold statement. They were an extremely talented team, and they played 11 man football for years. To jump up from 9 man and win against a team like that would be a lot to ask.north_border_eagles2106 wrote:yeah, kolby gruhot, he's been in the grand forks herald a few times in the past year and they've interviewed him for the wdaz news. Had SA and Cavalier played it would've probably been one of the best football games ever seen. If I had to make a prediction I would say that the Stephen Argyle would've beat cavalier because I think going through the playoffs in minnesota to the state championship is harder then in north dakota and I believe SA is just a better football team overall.
tenbelow wrote:i wouldn't go that far sayin fargo south could compete with eden prarie...maybe a rochester school or st. cloud but when you start talkin 5A in minnesota then its way out of ND's 2A league....back to stephen argyle- i think they could have matched up with cavalier...some of SAC's state teams had very good athletes that you usually wouldn't find in a single year in a small school...minnesota playoffs are much more difficult then ND's...there are over 64 teams now. 9-man is the biggest class in MN football
dmdp wrote:How easy is it to forget that just a decade ago, North Dakota had its own Stephen-Argyle in 9-man football: NEW ENGLAND-REGENT.
The Tigers won 3 straight, could have won a fourth but lost in a blizzard, in the semifinals, without its all-state RB, C and DT and playing with an injured QB.
SA broke NE-R's national nine-man consecutive wins record (47) just this season. But, I like what the previous poster said about SA having enough kids to be a Class A school in ND. True, NE-R was the same way when they were at their height. They had more boys out for football than most schools in the class above them. Some coaches beleived the 95 and 96 NE-R teams could have beat most teams in all classes those years if they'd have played 11-man (except the really good Big-school teams).
tenbelow wrote:good point about sac winning year in and out...they have not only won 4 straight but also another state title in 1999...aside from those they have made it to the state playoffs for the past 10 years....there is no school in my eyes from ND that you could compare to that type of record....its unbelievable that a small school like that can produce that many good teams year in and year out
Shocker wrote:tenbelow wrote:good point about sac winning year in and out...they have not only won 4 straight but also another state title in 1999...aside from those they have made it to the state playoffs for the past 10 years....there is no school in my eyes from ND that you could compare to that type of record....its unbelievable that a small school like that can produce that many good teams year in and year out
I'm guessing that you must be from MN (probably Stephen or Argyle). Velva's 7 championships in the last 10 years are very comparable.
tenbelow wrote:no i am from north dakota but stephen argyle isn't too far away...i just follow MN sports more because I feel they are more competitivie and fun to follow..nothing bad to ND sports but I just feel that way
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