4 Playoff Qualifiers May Be The Answer

[Drake]

If all the 5A teams in any district have to compete for one district championship, it makes no sense to separate them in the playoffs and have two 5A champs...

Having 4 teams qualify per district seems to have more upside than down...

If the UIL would: 1)Keep 5A at 32 districts 2) Allow the top 4 teams in each district qualify for the playoffs, and 3) create ONE super 128 team bracket seeded by district placing (1's play 4's, etc), then:

Upside
*good teams in very tough districts would still have a chance to make playoffs (Converse Judson obviously deserved to be in the dance)
*No District Champ would have to play another District Champ until the 3rd round. (Incentive to WIN district)
*Weakly supported schools could see more team revenue and interests by being in contention later in the season and potentially having a playoff game.
*Stronger supported programs could reap the revenues and rewards of having an extra game.
*ONE undisputed 5A champ.

Downside
*Unless bye's or a non-district game is eliminated, the season would last 1 extra week.

[lonny23]

If all the 5A teams in any district have to compete for one district championship, it makes no sense to separate them in the playoffs and have two 5A champs...

Having 4 teams qualify per district seems to have more upside than down...

If the UIL would: 1)Keep 5A at 32 districts 2) Allow the top 4 teams in each district qualify for the playoffs, and 3) create ONE super 128 team bracket seeded by district placing (1's play 4's, etc), then:

Upside
*good teams in very tough districts would still have a chance to make playoffs (Converse Judson obviously deserved to be in the dance)
*No District Champ would have to play another District Champ until the 3rd round. (Incentive to WIN district)
*Weakly supported schools could see more team revenue and interests by being in contention later in the season and potentially having a playoff game.
*Stronger supported programs could reap the revenues and rewards of having an extra game.
*ONE undisputed 5A champ.

Downside
*Unless bye's or a non-district game is eliminated, the season would last 1 extra week.
I say everybody starts on Week Zero or just play that last game the week after Christmas. I remember when the NCAA Tournament had 48 teams, 52, and finally 64 and 65. Nobody complains about that. We should have 1 champion.

[KT2000]

The coaches don't want the extra game, and that's part of what's keeping things divided into two brackets right now. That's why I've started to bring up the old 2 teams per format (as a way to please the coaches and get one champ), but know that'll never happen because of less $$$.

[Drake]

The coaches don't want the extra game, and that's part of what's keeping things divided into two brackets right now. That's why I've started to bring up the old 2 teams per format (as a way to please the coaches and get one champ), but know that'll never happen because of less $$$.If that is true then it seems a little selfish and a LOT presumptuous on "the coaches" part since only 2 teams (the finalists) out of 250 would have to "endure" the misery of preparing for that ONE extra game each year...