5-time state chump wrote:Sniper wrote:Run4Fun2009 wrote:6TH POLL
Monday, October 7th
1. Hillsboro-Central Valley (21) 6-0 105
2. Beulah 5-1 83
3. Devils Lake 3-2 55
4. Bismarck St. Mary's 2-3 32
4. Valley City 4-2 32
Others Receiving Votes: Kindred (5-1).
Bismarck beat Valley City 41-10 and they’re tied in the rankings. Interesting.
So lets say the regular season was 16 games long, and VC continued its win streak....and finished 12-4, and STM ended up 6-10. You'd still be clinging to that one game? Yeahhhh but back in week 2..... !
FYI:
1.) what happens in week 2 doesn't trump the rest of the season's games
2.) polls don't matter in this case. they are for fun.
3.) if it makes ya feel better, in "my" poll, I have STM #2.
But in reality the regular season is not 16 games long and valley is 5-2 while Bismarck is 3-3. Much different being 5-2 and 3-3 than being 12-4 and 6-10. I also do not believe that because of one really bad 2nd half of a game you should throw everything they did in the early weeks away. I am guessing it is fairly rare for a ND AA team to lose by 30 then beat the same team later in the season. Bismarck's three losses are to Shanley (#3 AAA), Hillsboro-CV (#1AA) and Beulah (#2 AA) so it is not like they are losing game to bad teams.
Lastly, why does everyone say "the polls are just for fun" every time someone comments on them? Is commenting on the rankings not one of the fun parts of them?