maddog1971 wrote:I wonder how many years it will be before everyone is sick of seeing Kenmare, Sargent County, Mayport CG , EKM and Bowman in the State tournament every year?
Flip wrote:MPCG - First time a Mayville based team has made it since state tournaments were in the winter.
Bowman County - Made it last year, before that? I don't have a clue.
Central McLean - I'm pretty sure they've never made it.
EKM - they've made it a few times over the last few years
Maple River - never made it, I'm not sure when Maple Valley ever made it.
Kenmare - they've definitely been there a few times the last few years.
Sargent County - I don't think they've ever made it
Our Redeemers - made once before this year in the last 10 years
Flip wrote:MPCG - First time a Mayville based team has made it since state tournaments were in the winter.
Bowman County - Made it last year, before that? I don't have a clue.
Central McLean - I'm pretty sure they've never made it.
EKM - they've made it a few times over the last few years
Maple River - never made it, I'm not sure when Maple Valley ever made it.
Kenmare - they've definitely been there a few times the last few years.
Sargent County - I don't think they've ever made it
Our Redeemers - made once before this year in the last 10 years
maddog1971 wrote:I already had a few older relatives that just found out all the Class B games and Class A games are going on at the same time and the rotation schedule for the games. I have a feeling they will get something changed for next year. What a mess for older generations that love this tournament to deal with.
The Schwab wrote:maddog1971 wrote:I already had a few older relatives that just found out all the Class B games and Class A games are going on at the same time and the rotation schedule for the games. I have a feeling they will get something changed for next year. What a mess for older generations that love this tournament to deal with.
All games are televised on WDAY or WDAY 2. I suppose if they want to watch all of the games they can record them?
WalkingStick wrote:The Schwab wrote:maddog1971 wrote:I already had a few older relatives that just found out all the Class B games and Class A games are going on at the same time and the rotation schedule for the games. I have a feeling they will get something changed for next year. What a mess for older generations that love this tournament to deal with.
All games are televised on WDAY or WDAY 2. I suppose if they want to watch all of the games they can record them?
If you team loses and you want to watch you'll have to subscribe to WDAY+ to watch them...it's not cheap
classB4ever wrote:9. Although I know some people are still bitter about the change and perhaps how it happened, partisan politics is one of the phrases often used, still firmly believe that participation rates will go up. The girl's side is the one I've been watching the most on this, as girl's basketball has been in decline ever since it was moved to the winter. I have to admit, the level of girl's talent at the state tournaments has floored me. Some very good teams and individuals at both tournaments. Not to mention a lot of very young talent. I hope this is a springboard for younger kids watching and helps the participation numbers in the near future.
UncleRico wrote:classB4ever wrote:9. Although I know some people are still bitter about the change and perhaps how it happened, partisan politics is one of the phrases often used, still firmly believe that participation rates will go up. The girl's side is the one I've been watching the most on this, as girl's basketball has been in decline ever since it was moved to the winter. I have to admit, the level of girl's talent at the state tournaments has floored me. Some very good teams and individuals at both tournaments. Not to mention a lot of very young talent. I hope this is a springboard for younger kids watching and helps the participation numbers in the near future.
I agree with much of what you said, but I personally don't believe participation numbers will improve due to several factors, not the least of which you touched on. Many of these talented girls are of the physical stature and skill level in 8th/9th grade to jump kids that are 2-3 years older than them on the depth chart, and to put it bluntly that doesn't sit real well with the kids being jumped. Anyone who watched this weekend, particularly the A, had to notice how prominent the freshmen and sophomores were. Without giving it much thought, I'm guessing an all-tourney team of the best freshmen/sophomores would beat an all-tourney team of juniors/seniors? It might not be that close?
RiverMiner99 wrote:The way I see it the 3-class system has only accomplished 2 things:
1. The issues people had with a 2-class system are the same problems, but now they are someone elses problem.
2. Reduced the coverage/hype/talk (whatever you want to call it) of what used to be referred to as "The B"
classB4ever wrote:RiverMiner99 wrote:The way I see it the 3-class system has only accomplished 2 things:
1. The issues people had with a 2-class system are the same problems, but now they are someone elses problem.
2. Reduced the coverage/hype/talk (whatever you want to call it) of what used to be referred to as "The B"
Well in all fairness, I think we should at least have all the tournaments first before stating it reduced the coverage/hype/talk.
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