It’s all good, I think we probably would be able to share a beer and would agree on more things than we disagree about. The respect is now mutual. I don’t want to see 2-7 teams in the playoffs either and don’t think we will. Honestly, good luck to you and your team in the playoffs. I know with your enthusiasm and energy your kids will leave it all on the field, and win or lose will have memories that will last them a lifetime.

This really is the best time of year in High School sports with Football playoffs and Basketball starting at the same time.

This exercise has been alot of fun.

See you all in the blogs. ha ha

As someone who loves sports in general and football in particular it gets to me to see people who have been doormats for so long act as if they are all of a sudden a dynasty when they taste a little success and show absolutely no respect for the other teams they play against.

If my response to ignorance makes it seem obvious that I coach at a particular school then so be it because I would have done the same thing no matter what school it was if Concord fans had said the same thing about another school.

Just based on seeing them play against at least five teams this year I’m not a real big fan of their program. Their players are arrogant beyond belief and I don’t think they handle their new found success very well and it shows in the blogs their fans write also.

I went to the Concord – Clayton Valley game and seeing the Concord team come out and throw down a sledge hammer on their opponents field to me shows no class and is very disrespectful to your opponent.

It’s not something I would ever teach any kid I come across that plays sports. It just so happens that I know a lot about the teams that play in the DVAL and DFAL because I live in the area and there are so many HS within a 20 mile radius to see.

One thing we do have in common is being a champion of underdogs and that’s why I just as you respect what you were saying as well and to a certain degree agreed with you as far as the playoff subject went. I on the other hand want to see underdogs that at least have winning records play as opposed to a 2-7 team.

I respected you more for making the call and coming back with what you learned from the NCS. Most people wouldn’t do that and you get kudos for what you brought back to the discussion.

If it was all just about how much money could go back to each school. The members of NCS could just cancell all playoffs in non-profitable sports and just hold the playoffs for Football, Basketball and Wrestling and each school would reap a huge windfall.

Most people know that Football and Basketball profits help fund the rest of the sports programs at every school, however that just won’t happen for a multitude of GREAT reasons.

The $20,000.00 in increased net profit mentioned by Mr. Lemmons was strictly based on the INCREASE in teams that would now be eligible in FOOTBALL I am quite sure that the TOTAL profits based on the football playoffs as they were previously configured are substantially greater than that amount.
ALL excess funds collected by the NCS first go to paying for “non-profitable” playoffs then are paid BACK to the member schools.

Your last response to me actuallly showed some humility and I appreciate that.

As for your question about NCS financials they are available to the general public on the NCS website each year for several months after the fiscal year ends. (If you click the link now it will say page not found, I tried it.)

As for the amount of money sent back to the schools, the ONLY playoffs that actually make money for the section each year are Football, Basketball and marginally Wrestling. All of the other 16 or so sports (boys & girls) are lucky to break even or in fact lose money. The sponsors (thankfully) fill that gap.

In football or basketball its not hard to earn back the $85 cause that is for the DURATION of the playoffs. A higher seed could get 1 to 4 home games, and the Section pays all referees and Game Administration (Gate Personel, Clock keepers, Announcer etc.) Not school administration.

No matter how many teams make the playoffs the #1 seed will always play a vastly inferior team but once again expansion was never about the 1st or last teams it was about the good bubble teams getting their shot.

Thank goodness football and basketball expansion is finally here.

I will finish by saying the one thing I do disagree with the NCS about (and forgot to mention to Mr. Lemmons) is the NCS charges radio stations $800 to cover the games. It’s usually the smaller stations that want to cover High School football and I know this keeps stations from covering more games during the playoffs, especially in this economy. I believe it makes the games that much more exciting if you can follow your team on the radio as well. (Some of the live blogs available on the net are awesome though)

Once again good luck to all the deserving teams who will now get their shot at the brass ring in every division.