TAPPS D2 Brackets 2009
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TheCommissioner
11-man fan
looks like the district 3 champ has the best chance of making it to the final four. they only have to play 1 district champ before the state game.
seguinlifegate
11-man fan
district 1 only has one district champ... and they get a bye round.... must be nice... lol
freeagent
Six-man pro
seguinlifegate":mcyzr4tb said:
Byes are usually rotated, so the same district doesn't always get them. This time, Dist 1 is one of the lucky winners.
Interesting that Dist 4 and Dist 5 champs meet in the 2nd round; with 5 districts you have to have two dist champs meet in the second round; and this time, the luck of the draw ...
seguinlifegate
11-man fan
now for my next question... I know that i want to win no matter the case.. but do some coaches throw games to get certain spots in the brackets??? i figure if your team is truly the best, then it doesn't matter who they play or when they play them....
FalconCoach
11-man fan
I doubt any coach would throw a game just to get on one side of the bracket or the other. Having the 1st game as a home game makes a big difference, so I can't see anyone game planning for a loss.
Interesting bracket...that right side should be fun to watch/take part in.
Interesting bracket...that right side should be fun to watch/take part in.
seguinlifegate
11-man fan
i agree... the team emerging from that side will definitely have confidence going into the final game
wild dog11
11-man fan
no one in district 3 is good enough to take down the district 1 champ tho. best chance yea but look who they probably will play. i'd just hate to fish 2nd or 3rd in it
freeagent
Six-man pro
seguinlifegate":1k7f3om4 said:
Well, Jeremy ... funny you should ask that. Last night, I had a phone call with a coach and we speculated about "maybe it would be better" not to win his district (this is before either of us saw the brackets).
I think it's safe to say coaches TALK about trying to get a certain spot in the brackets; actually doing it is another thing. Most of these guys are so competitive that in the heat of battle, they'll go for the win.
By the way, TAPPS brackets are usually set up so that the #1 and #2 team from any district do not meet in the playoffs until the state finals. Often, the two most competitive teams come from the same district (D1 has had Greenville Christian - Rockwall Heritage finals; Halletsville Sacred Heart and Shiner St. Paul finals happen often in volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball).
jc_30
In memoriam
Speaking of district #1 and #s meeting in state, it happened in 99 when EPJC replayed Watauga HArvest.
freeagent
Six-man pro
freeagent
Six-man pro
tepryde":eb5m03jk said:
I'll look ... all I noticed was the TAPPS web site showed them as revised ...
FalconCoach
11-man fan
TAPPS sent out a revision 10/7/09...added the 5th place District 2 team to play the District 1 champ.
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?t ... ision%20II
Makes it a balanced bracket now, as well as leaving 1 team at home in each district.
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tmenu.cfm?t ... ision%20II
Makes it a balanced bracket now, as well as leaving 1 team at home in each district.
The current top 4 ranked teams will all meet on the right side of this bracket and play down to one team going to Moody...??Come on now ??.. I just wish there was some common sense that could step in and make this bracket into a true play-off program.Was this bracket put togather by math teachers and a woman English teacher??. I would bet it was not put togather by coaches! Some one needs to stop this train and fix this mess before it plays itself out. IMO with this current system, there is no way the two best teams in the state go to Moody and that just wrong for the player coaches,schools and fans.
freeagent
Six-man pro
brother robert the second, remember tapps dose not seed teams, sometimes you are blessed by the bracket gods, sometimes you are cursed by them.
Then Tapps needs to re evaluate this system . Help me here John, couldn't you simply wait till the final week and then put your top four in the conners of the bracket. 1&3 on one side -2&4 on the other ? Even as bad as the BCS has been (ie Please let us rate N Dame and Penn St some where!!), the BCS waits for the season to play out before scheduling bowl games .
Well its in UIL as well. The number 1 and number 3 teams played each other in the 2nd round in UIL Class 2A. Muleshoe vs. Bushland. Both teams were undefeated. Muleshoe won and went on to win the State Championship. Dont matter where your at in the bracket. The best team will always come out and win the whole thing.
freeagent
Six-man pro
robt78155":2exbyrrd said:
Trouble is, Brother Robert the second (because Robert Davis over at Town East is Brother Robert the first), it's a question of who does the rankings. Complain all you want, but it ain't gonna change.
I'd go with Granger's rankings, but there are others who would have problems. Part of the problem is trying to minimize travel; but let's face it, we've known what the brackets were going to be since September.
The way to win the championship is simple. Win four games in a row, starting week 11. Collect trophy and go home to celebrate.
