Possible Upsets?

[CO99JTHS]

What are some possible upsets that could happen this week and why? Not toss up games such as Garland and JT but, games that would really be shockers such as LV, LP, SLC going down in the first round. Anything is possible...give reasons why. Let's here it...

[dragons08]

IMO, there are no upsets in the playoffs, all the teams that make it are good, so if you lose then it was to a good team, thats just my thoughts

[CLFalcon2006]

I've got a gut feeling that the scrappy Clear Creek Wildcats will upset Deer Park. That is a good bunch of kids and they've been storing karma all season, the football gods are gonna reward them with a nice upset victory.

[a&mconsoltiger]

us vs the woodlands, everthing ive read has us as the underdogs,we'll get this win fa sho

[Phoenixrising05]

us vs the woodlands, everthing ive read has us as the underdogs,we'll get this win fa sho

Don't think that would be a really big upset this year...Woodlands hasn't been getting much attention period and I think everyone agrees your teams are on par. To me an upset is one of those scores that you see reading down the list and you go "WTH no way." Garland over Lufkin in 03, SGP over ET in 05, etc

[StormingCowboy]

As good as Plano is, I think Desoto could possibly upset them.

Desoto has been Bi-polar all year, but if the right team show up, they could be a serious threat to the Wildcats.


Another possible upset is Skyline over Berkner. Skyline is not great, but their defense is no slouch, especially their run defense. If Berkner over look them, it could be trouble in the city.

[CCBoy]

As good as Plano is, I think Desoto could possibly upset them.

Desoto has been Bi-polar all year, but if the right team show up, they could be a serious threat to the Wildcats.


Another possible upset is Skyline over Berkner. Skyline is not great, but their defense is no slouch, especially their run defense. If Berkner over look them, it could be trouble in the city.
That's true. If Berkner can't pass the ball then they could possibly have some problems with Skyline. Skyline has a nice run defense. Who know's, this one can go either way.

[toonman]

I think Denton Ryan could provide an upset against South Grand Prairie, who are favored to win.

[StormingCowboy]

I think Denton Ryan could provide an upset against South Grand Prairie, who are favored to win.

I wouldn't really call that an upset...

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

West Brook gets disquailified and we make the playoffs? :mad:

[Svbigman]

i don't knwo if madison beating clemens is an upset by i think that may defintley happen.

[PantherStang84]

games that would really be shockers such as LV, LP, SLC going down in the first round.

Include all of the top ten teams in your list and those would be shockers if they go down.

[Fleeman93]

I wouldn't put a lot of stock into it and don't see it happening, but I wouldn't be shocked if the following teams lost in RD1:

Schertz Clemens - Very solid Madison team
Smithson Valley - San Marcos plays solid defense and that could do it
Mansfield Summit - Lee is better than advertised but just haven't shown it
Westlake - Don't really know, just a feeling

[ktchamp97]

As good as Plano is, I think Desoto could possibly upset them.

Desoto has been Bi-polar all year, but if the right team show up, they could be a serious threat to the Wildcats.


Another possible upset is Skyline over Berkner. Skyline is not great, but their defense is no slouch, especially their run defense. If Berkner over look them, it could be trouble in the city.

Great call on Desoto. They have 10-0 talent every year, but their record doesn't always...or usually doesn't...reflect that. They can play with anybody...will they? Who knows.

I hate to do this to my Longview friends, but South Garland is a dangerous first round opponent and capable of pulling off the upset of the year. SG underachieved early on because they had no offense to go with their excellent defense. Midway through the year, they switched QB's and they've been playing much, much better. Nick Florence has over 1,000 yards passing in just 5 games and he's allowed playmakers like Phillip Payne and Lemon Roberts to do their thing out wide. SG's dangerous passing attack and their strong defense will present a challenge to the Lobos. I'm still confident in picking Longview, but that's definitely one of the games I'll be keeping a cose eye on.


Schertz Clemens - Very solid Madison team
Smithson Valley - San Marcos plays solid defense and that could do it
Mansfield Summit - Lee is better than advertised but just haven't shown it


Fleeman93, you and I think alike. I like both Lee and Madison in their games more than SM vs. SV, but those are definite possibilities.

[pack0808]

IMO, there are no upsets in the playoffs, all the teams that make it are good, so if you lose then it was to a good team, thats just my thoughts


False, There are teams with .500 or losing records in the playoffs and it will only get worse next year. Next year (when they allow 4) you could possibly see a few 2-8 teams in the playoffs?? :eek:

[swgc06]

I seriously think that Pearland will beat north shore.....north shore is over confident and no one thinks pearland has a chance....this just sounds like a classic

i also think that clear creek will beat deer park......deer park is big and strong, but i dont think they will keep up with clear creek's speed and spread out offense

[rancher52]

False, There are teams with .500 or losing records in the playoffs and it will only get worse next year. Next year (when they allow 4) you could possibly see a few 2-8 teams in the playoffs?? :eek:
Excellent post... maybe worthy of a new thread, but I agree with you the playoffs will be more watered down next year with the additional schools. It really gets me when a 3-7 team qualifies and very good 6-4 or 5-5 teams don't make it. Look at the upper portion of the Region I bracket in Div I... 2 of the 4 teams have losing records. I am not sure what the right answer is but adding more teams to the playoffs does not make sense to me.

[pack0808]

Excellent post... maybe worthy of a new thread, but I agree with you the playoffs will be more watered down next year with the additional schools. It really gets me when a 3-7 team qualifies and very good 6-4 or 5-5 teams don't make it. Look at the upper portion of the Region I bracket in Div I... 2 of the 4 teams have losing records. I am not sure what the right answer is but adding more teams to the playoffs does not make sense to me.


Oh believe me this subject has had many many threads. It has been beat to death and i guess we should leave it alone because the UIL is not going to change.

[HUM398]

West Brook gets disquailified and we make the playoffs? :mad:


PAM should be there, and westbrook should not. they are not very deserving of a spot. Pam would of gone farther....

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

PAM should be there, and westbrook should not. they are not very deserving of a spot. Pam would of gone farther....We would've went at least 3rd round and then lost to Katy. Hell, they might get Madison's foot caught in their *bleep* this weekend.

[Fleeman93]

Scooter do you really think PAM could have beaten Madison had they made it in?

[travisk44]

I've been looking very closely at the South Garland - Longview game, and SG has a better chance of pulling an upset on Longview then most people think. But I don't think it well happen.

[DragonFan]

Ok, I might have to elude the guys in the white coats but...I think Fossil Ridge takes down Trinity! From the games I have seen, Trinity cannot defend against good passing teams. SGP was the best passing team that Trinity played and SGP beat Trinity. FRidge's runner is scary quick and gets lost because of his small stature. It depends on if FRidge can get a couple of stops on Defense. Trinity is very one-deminsinal with an occasional pass that is set up by the run. If the run is slowed down then FRidges passing game and Spread offense will score a lot of points.

It would be an upset but it could happen!

[dragonsdaddy]

fridge plays very very little defense and will be decimated by the bulls and top(unless they score every 4 plays like they usually do). fridge will have to have several to's to hope to stay in the game. i see another keller v et game.

[Mr. Buddy Garrity]

Scooter do you really think PAM could have beaten Madison had they made it in?
Oh yeah. now Katy on the other hand we would've gotten blown out.

[The Great Evaluator]

I'd keep an eye on the DeSoto-Plano game...DeSoto's got some athletes and I'm not sure Plano has really been tested yet. I will give a slight edge to Plano here but i think this game has the best chance to be an upset of the 1st round games in North Texas. Good to see Brence and Plano back in the big dance though.

[Fleeman93]

Oh yeah. now Katy on the other hand we would've gotten blown out.

So you think you guys could have gotten by Madison but you think West Brook will get beat by Madison?

[Oiler1]

I seriously think that Pearland will beat north shore.....north shore is over confident and no one thinks pearland has a chance....this just sounds like a classic

i also think that clear creek will beat deer park......deer park is big and strong, but i dont think they will keep up with clear creek's speed and spread out offense

I'll 3rd this motion that I feel like Clear Creek will outscore and beat Deer Park, especially since I picked them to be the 3rd team out of 24-5A. Yah, I know yall hate having a 3-7 team making the playoffs. They've been picked to lose every game and pulled out the right ones as they learned the spread. Might as well pull this upset off since they are 12 point dogs in this one. Lonny fired them 8 weeks ago but they keep hangin around. :p

[Eagle81]

That's true. If Berkner can't pass the ball then they could possibly have some problems with Skyline. Skyline has a nice run defense. Who know's, this one can go either way.

I'll take the guess work out of this one for you. Berkner just plain doesn't throw the ball. In the game vs Creekview Berkner proved that they can't throw the football even when they want to. So Skyline can do what every team Berkner has played to date has done and stack all eleven in the box and just forget about the pass. Maybe Skylines "D" will be that much better than all the other opponnents.

But the question is can Skyline make Berkner's bend but don't break defense pay. Again, none of Berkner's opponnents have been able to do that.

Maybe Berkner hasn't played a good team yet. After all it's no secret Berkner's district is one of the weakest in the state and their non-district schedule resembles a K-state non-conference schedule. All of these questions about how good this team is will finally be answered. But I'll say this, if Berkner goes three rounds deep, there should be a lot of people full of crow.

[bhs06_2]

fridge plays very very little defense and will be decimated by the bulls and top(unless they score every 4 plays like they usually do). fridge will have to have several to's to hope to stay in the game. i see another keller v et game.

Fossil Ridge is a clone of our school, same offensive plays, sets, and gameplan. The only difference is that their run game is stronger but their defense is weaker. Now I'm not saying that Fridge will be 0 for 6 in trips inside the Trojan 35 like we were, but I am also saying that they will get burned on the ground like we did. We knew we had to score a lot of points to win and had a genious offensive game plan to do it, and for the most part we executed it well. Get short gains through the air and on the ground and stay on the field as long as possible. What Fridge does have going for them is that their starting QB will be healthy(the QB we had to run this genious of a gameplan had never started a game in his life, even in Jr. High). What killed our game plan was penalties, inabliltiy to hit open wide recievers on the deep ball and finishing drives. Fossil Ridge, Trinity's secondary is NOT GOOD and the deep ball will be WIDE OPEN ALL NIGHT. I'm sure at this very moment that Fossil Ridge is watching our gamefilm against Trinity(since our offenses are identical) and saying "He's wide open deep *next play* oh look another wide open player deep *next play* "Secondary burned again".

So in conclusion, Fossil Ridge has to AVOID DUMB PENALTIES, MAKE GOOD PASSES TO OPEN RECIEVERS, AND FINISH DRIVES! That way they can score a lot of points and hopefully make a stop or two. And making a stop or two against Trinity's offense is a tall task, even though we managed to do so 3 times against their 1st teamers.

[grayowl60]

Great call on Desoto. They have 10-0 talent every year, but their record doesn't always...or usually doesn't...reflect that. They can play with anybody...will they? Who knows.

I hate to do this to my Longview friends, but South Garland is a dangerous first round opponent and capable of pulling off the upset of the year. SG underachieved early on because they had no offense to go with their excellent defense. Midway through the year, they switched QB's and they've been playing much, much better. Nick Florence has over 1,000 yards passing in just 5 games and he's allowed playmakers like Phillip Payne and Lemon Roberts to do their thing out wide. SG's dangerous passing attack and their strong defense will present a challenge to the Lobos. I'm still confident in picking Longview, but that's definitely one of the games I'll be keeping a cose eye on.

Fleeman93, you and I think alike. I like both Lee and Madison in their games more than SM vs. SV, but those are definite possibilities.
Coach Moss at South does a great job every year. They are a little down this year, But the Garland district is stronger. Ive seen Longview and they are very strong. Longview.

[CCBoy]

I'll take the guess work out of this one for you. Berkner just plain doesn't throw the ball. In the game vs Creekview Berkner proved that they can't throw the football even when they want to. So Skyline can do what every team Berkner has played to date has done and stack all eleven in the box and just forget about the pass. Maybe Skylines "D" will be that much better than all the other opponnents.

But the question is can Skyline make Berkner's bend but don't break defense pay. Again, none of Berkner's opponnents have been able to do that.

Maybe Berkner hasn't played a good team yet. After all it's no secret Berkner's district is one of the weakest in the state and their non-district schedule resembles a K-state non-conference schedule. All of these questions about how good this team is will finally be answered. But I'll say this, if Berkner goes three rounds deep, there should be a lot of people full of crow.
I agree with everything that you say. My qoute was that if Berkner can't pass the ball that they could possibly have problems with Skyline. It is a possible upset because everyone has predicted Berkner to win the first round and they can match up if you let them. I don't predict winners outside of polls because I don't think I would like crow too much.

[Garland02]

As good as Plano is, I think Desoto could possibly upset them.

Desoto has been Bi-polar all year, but if the right team show up, they could be a serious threat to the Wildcats.


Another possible upset is Skyline over Berkner. Skyline is not great, but their defense is no slouch, especially their run defense. If Berkner over look them, it could be trouble in the city.

I agree about Desoto, they are extremely bi-polar. But Plano is good this year, it will take a great game by Desoto to beat them.

I don't agree about Skyline, I think Berkner takes this game easily, but still exits by the end of the 3rd round.

[StrakeJesuit07]

i have one in mind ;)

itll either be really close or we'll get destroyed, i guess we'll see friday

[SuperBuffs]

i have one in mind ;)

itll either be really close or we'll get destroyed, i guess we'll see friday

Not gonna happen.......nope.

Anyway.....BOOGIE & THE BULLDOGS.....La Porte is my pick to upset Galveston Ball.....I wish I could see that game.

[crwdude]

As good as Plano is, I think Desoto could possibly upset them.

Desoto has been Bi-polar all year, but if the right team show up, they could be a serious threat to the Wildcats.


Another possible upset is Skyline over Berkner. Skyline is not great, but their defense is no slouch, especially their run defense. If Berkner over look them, it could be trouble in the city.

I'm just curious..........does DeSoto being a threat have anything to do with the fact that Plano squeaked by last week 26-22??? I agree that it did halt their momentum a little, but I think they will regain their discipline and not almost beat themselves again (which is the only way I can see DeSoto getting an upset)

[KTHoC]

I don't know if this would be much of an upset, but, Strake over FB Marshall. I think they are going to be really up for this game and they have something to prove to everyone in the UIL. Everyone, except Strake, wants Strake to bite the bulllet hard! That may be the motivation needed to get a win in the playoffs. The Buff's better come prepared!

[owlfan 1]

I'm just curious..........does DeSoto being a threat have anything to do with the fact that Plano squeaked by last week 26-22??? I agree that it did halt their momentum a little, but I think they will regain their discipline and not almost beat themselves again (which is the only way I can see DeSoto getting an upset)

DeSoto is an extremly athletic and talented team, but they have been very inconsistent. If they ever put it all together, they'd be dangerous. This one could be interesting...

I believe South Garland is capable of putting together a great game agaisnt Longview - the Lobo's should win, but I doubt it will be the blowout everyone is predicting.

Mesquite may give Rowlett some fits, too. This game is eerily like lasts years first round game agaisnt SG, a game the Skeets won in a big upset.

[BigArab]

DeSoto is an extremly athletic and talented team, but they have been very inconsistent. If they ever put it all together, they'd be dangerous. This one could be interesting...

I believe South Garland is capable of putting together a great game agaisnt Longview - the Lobo's should win, but I doubt it will be the blowout everyone is predicting.

Mesquite may give Rowlett some fits, too. This game is eerily like lasts years first round game agaisnt SG, a game the Skeets won in a big upset.

A close game would be fun to watch, but no one was expecting JT to get the stamping that they got. Longview will come in with a lot of momentum. I go with Longview in a blowout.

[WildcatFan]

As good as Plano is, I think Desoto could possibly upset them.

Desoto has been Bi-polar all year, but if the right team show up, they could be a serious threat to the Wildcats.


Another possible upset is Skyline over Berkner. Skyline is not great, but their defense is no slouch, especially their run defense. If Berkner over look them, it could be trouble in the city.

Take my comment based on the fact that I am a Plano fan. I do not see this as such an upset as people think.

Remember Plano has been bi-polar too for example Plano East and FM, who were not bad teams. Plano being in the playoffs and FM being by far the best team in 8-5A not going to the playoffs.

Plano has proven that they can come back to win from behind as evident from the FM game.

I predict Plano will show up ready to play and if this is the case hands down they destroy DeSoto.

[Red Raiders]

IMO, there are no upsets in the playoffs, all the teams that make it are good, so if you lose then it was to a good team, thats just my thoughts

Yes there, Don't you see Deer Park playing a team 3-7? Thats worst than our record which is 4-6 so there is many possible upsets in playoff especially Harker Heights over Lufkin would be a very upset game.

[CO99JTHS]

Good responses to my thread...I'm proud of myself. :)

All precints will be reporting in a few days....

As for a possible Longview upset....that'd be big time. That'd be very shocking. That's my state champ pick.They play like a team posessed. What is SG record?

[SuperBuffs]

Not gonna happen.......nope.

Anyway.....BOOGIE & THE BULLDOGS.....La Porte is my pick to upset Galveston Ball.....I wish I could see that game.

WHAT DID I SAY.....DID I CALL IT OR WHAT....

Boogie & Da BullDawgs will get by Ball....cause Ball is out of the playoffs....not good at all....anyway, THAT IS UPSETTING!

[pth]

WHAT DID I SAY.....DID I CALL IT OR WHAT....

Boogie & Da BullDawgs will get by Ball....cause Ball is out of the playoffs....not good at all....anyway, THAT IS UPSETTING!
Well Ball is out and Alvin is in Ball has been disqualfied with a inelligible player

[KTHoC]

That certainly is an upset! So does Alvin just take Ball's place so as not to disrupt this weeks preperations for the other teams affected from that district?