Time to go back to 8 team playoff???

[coachK]

Thoughts???? To many bad teams with 16…
Make teams earn a playoff berth.

[RiverBallFan1]

Thoughts???? To many bad teams with 16…
Make teams earn a playoff berth.

Totally agree with you! When a team that is 0-10 makes the playoffs, and it happened, there’s an issue.

[LoyalOak]

Just like everything in the world it’s all about the money

[packers80]

8 teams again,yes. But we know why it's at 16 and I don't foresee it changing.

[fbnut]

Question how would 1 0-10 team earn more points than another 0-10 team

[SE0PScommenter]

Question how would 1 0-10 team earn more points than another 0-10 team

They have better losses than the other 0-10 team

[pioneer19]

No. 8 is still too watered down. 2 or 4 teams per region would good. Better yet, I say scrap the playoffs altogether and let the AP decide state champions like in the good old days.

[smurray]

16 is ridiculous. Nothing wrong with 8.
No one lower than a 5 made the final 4 last year.

[coachK]

8 teams again,yes. But we know why it's at 16 and I don't foresee it changing.

All about the $$$$$

[Geronimo]

Think the 16 team waste of time

[knowledge]

I think 12 would be the magic number, that would get a a solid group of teams in, and not punish teams with difficult schedules. There are the exceptions, like Portsmouth, imo Portsmouth is a live 15 seed with a shot at Fairland. But 12 with the first 4 teams getting byes would be solid imo.

[EasternDspy]

Why are we complaining about an extra week of football smh. You old heads never stop.

[paulwheeler]

I am hearing that playoff tickets are 15 dollars. Has anyone else heard this?

[HamPorter]

Tickets are 8 dollars in advance not 15

8 is probably the best way to do it, but kids getting a chance to play more football and in the postseason is fine with me

Plus the state is pulling in to much money now to ever stop this

[EasternDspy]

Last few years plenty of lower seeds have won games. Team you are weeks 1-5 isn’t the team you are week 11. Lots of teams deal with injuries and get kids back. Some bad teams are playing terrible schedules and good teams are playing tough schedules. Let’s decide these games on the field. Top 8 teams in harbin points are never the top 8 teams in the region. The current format let’s us have great reg season matchups.

[2trap_4ever]

Just looking at the computer points for our area there are so many great match ups for week one of playoffs if we were doing 8 instead of 16.

[smurray]

Last few years plenty of lower seeds have won games. Team you are weeks 1-5 isn’t the team you are week 11. Lots of teams deal with injuries and get kids back. Some bad teams are playing terrible schedules and good teams are playing tough schedules. Let’s decide these games on the field. Top 8 teams in harbin points are never the top 8 teams in the region. The current format let’s us have great reg season matchups.

No team lower than a 5 seed in the final 4 last year, any division.

[EasternDspy]

Last few years plenty of lower seeds have won games. Team you are weeks 1-5 isn’t the team you are week 11. Lots of teams deal with injuries and get kids back. Some bad teams are playing terrible schedules and good teams are playing tough schedules. Let’s decide these games on the field. Top 8 teams in harbin points are never the top 8 teams in the region. The current format let’s us have great reg season matchups.

No team lower than a 5 seed in the final 4 last year, any division.

Making the playoffs as lower seed is a great way to build a program. Get the school excited and get more kids out to play. More football isn’t a bad thing. Nobody is forcing you to go to games you don’t want to.

[art_vandelay]

I think 12 would be the magic number, that would get a a solid group of teams in, and not punish teams with difficult schedules. There are the exceptions, like Portsmouth, imo Portsmouth is a live 15 seed with a shot at Fairland. But 12 with the first 4 teams getting byes would be solid imo.

Spot on. 12 is the perfect balance between OHSAA getting their extra games to make more money they don’t need, while making the regular season still matter. 16 teams/region does feel watered down.*

[ValleyStrong]

The only way more than a 12 team playoff makes any sense is if the top 4 get a first week bye week. A 1 team versus 16 seed is not equitable for the #16 team and increases risks to athletes that play other sports, and for the following football season. Plain and simple money grab....