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04-09-2012, 02:09 PM
outsidein,
Ashland Blazer is a different beast compared to most EKY teams. Mainly because they've beaten some solid teams (FROM OUTSIDE EKY) in the past. Blazer represented at State last year.
It wouldn't bother me if someone has Blazer rated better than Reidland or vice versa. However Lone Oak (9-2), Livingston Central (9-2-1) and Muhlenberg County (10-3) are three solid teams with one thing in common ... all three were beat by Reidland.
What solid team has Blazer played? Should you be rewarded for beating bad teams? If that was the case, Murray (5-0), Cumberland County (4-1, but got crushed by a mediocre Adair County team), Fairdale (9-1, but got beat 10-0 by PRP and I can't name a single good win for Fairdale) should be getting votes, if we're basing it only on record.
Kentucky is one of the few states that has a daily-updated scoreboard that any voting coach can check. They should use it more often.
Is WKY softball (AC-S, Gwood, Christian County, Hop Central, Madisonville, Calloway) better than EKY (NL, SL, Blazer ...)? No doubt. And as such, there should be a ton more WKY teams than EKY teams in the poll.
You're right -- being in the poll does not make a team better or worse. But like I pointed out, if you're continually perceived as a top-10 team ... pretty good chance you're having a solid season or will be solid come district/region/state.
And very rarely does a top-10 (heck, even top 20) team just get blitzed by a team that doesn't receive any votes ... that's NOT a coincidence.
Do I see a lot of teams play? No. Outside of teams from the Hardin-LaRue-Meade triangle of counties, pretty good chance I won't see you play unless you're at State or you play one of the seven teams from the H-L-M triangle.
At the same time, neither one of us have seen Assumption play. But based on their performance, schedule and finish at the Bob Jones (final four in 50-team tourney), I do NOT think I need to have seen them play to know they are good.
Same thing with Ballard, Mercy, AC-S, Greenwood, Lafayette.
Ashland Blazer is a different beast compared to most EKY teams. Mainly because they've beaten some solid teams (FROM OUTSIDE EKY) in the past. Blazer represented at State last year.
It wouldn't bother me if someone has Blazer rated better than Reidland or vice versa. However Lone Oak (9-2), Livingston Central (9-2-1) and Muhlenberg County (10-3) are three solid teams with one thing in common ... all three were beat by Reidland.
What solid team has Blazer played? Should you be rewarded for beating bad teams? If that was the case, Murray (5-0), Cumberland County (4-1, but got crushed by a mediocre Adair County team), Fairdale (9-1, but got beat 10-0 by PRP and I can't name a single good win for Fairdale) should be getting votes, if we're basing it only on record.
Kentucky is one of the few states that has a daily-updated scoreboard that any voting coach can check. They should use it more often.
Is WKY softball (AC-S, Gwood, Christian County, Hop Central, Madisonville, Calloway) better than EKY (NL, SL, Blazer ...)? No doubt. And as such, there should be a ton more WKY teams than EKY teams in the poll.
You're right -- being in the poll does not make a team better or worse. But like I pointed out, if you're continually perceived as a top-10 team ... pretty good chance you're having a solid season or will be solid come district/region/state.
And very rarely does a top-10 (heck, even top 20) team just get blitzed by a team that doesn't receive any votes ... that's NOT a coincidence.
Do I see a lot of teams play? No. Outside of teams from the Hardin-LaRue-Meade triangle of counties, pretty good chance I won't see you play unless you're at State or you play one of the seven teams from the H-L-M triangle.
At the same time, neither one of us have seen Assumption play. But based on their performance, schedule and finish at the Bob Jones (final four in 50-team tourney), I do NOT think I need to have seen them play to know they are good.
Same thing with Ballard, Mercy, AC-S, Greenwood, Lafayette.
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KSCA Coaches Poll 4/4 - by blue1424 - 04-04-2012, 06:24 PM
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KSCA Coaches Poll 4/4 - by outsidein - 04-09-2012, 03:05 PM
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