D1 Playoff picture?
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Essentially 5 of the 6 teams are already locked in barring a major upset. Tech, St. Georges, Appo and CR are all fighting for one spot.
CR and Tech will need some major help in the next few weeks AND win out. I really doubt that both happen to either one of these teams. I think St. George’s will be 6 but math may be off. Being realistic when considering bonus points through week 10.
I could be wrong, but it seems to me that the claimant of the 6th seed will be among the weakest D1 playoff participants in recent memory.
Doing the points this morning, the locks are Middletown, Hodgson, Central, and Dover.
On paper, Sallies should be one too, but if they slip up against Smyrna or St. Marks they could be out. So for now, because I don't see Sallies losing to either of those two, Sallies is locked in as well!
The 6th seed is up for grabs between Appo, STG, Tech, and CR. Because of games remaining, St. George's has the better shot.
If teams remaining schedule turns out how I think it would, Central winning out, Dover winning out, Middletown winning out, and Sallies winning out. Seeds should look like this....
1. Middletown
2. Hodgson
3. Dover vs. 6. St. George's
4. Sussex Central vs. 5. Sallies
IF Hodgson beats Middletown, seeds should go.....
1. Hodgson
2. Dover
3. Sussex Central vs. 6. St. George's
4. Middletown vs. 5. Sallies
IF St. George's loses to William Penn, the next team in would be Appo.
CR will be eliminated with their eventual losses to Dover and Central.
Sussex Tech would need an outside Bonus point or two from someone that I don't think will get them, or Appo to lose out (Hodgson, William Penn) and St. George's to lose out (William Penn, Delcastle)
Of course, this is all hypothetical. All this could be mute like say CR beats either Central or Dover. Sallies loses to either Smyrna or St. Marks. Cause then seedlings will be completely different. One thing that is for sure, no matter what the outcome of Hodgson-Middletown, Hodgson is locked into a Bye week and will host on Thanksgiving weekend.
On paper, Sallies should be one too, but if they slip up against Smyrna or St. Marks they could be out. So for now, because I don't see Sallies losing to either of those two, Sallies is locked in as well!
The 6th seed is up for grabs between Appo, STG, Tech, and CR. Because of games remaining, St. George's has the better shot.
If teams remaining schedule turns out how I think it would, Central winning out, Dover winning out, Middletown winning out, and Sallies winning out. Seeds should look like this....
1. Middletown
2. Hodgson
3. Dover vs. 6. St. George's
4. Sussex Central vs. 5. Sallies
IF Hodgson beats Middletown, seeds should go.....
1. Hodgson
2. Dover
3. Sussex Central vs. 6. St. George's
4. Middletown vs. 5. Sallies
IF St. George's loses to William Penn, the next team in would be Appo.
CR will be eliminated with their eventual losses to Dover and Central.
Sussex Tech would need an outside Bonus point or two from someone that I don't think will get them, or Appo to lose out (Hodgson, William Penn) and St. George's to lose out (William Penn, Delcastle)
Of course, this is all hypothetical. All this could be mute like say CR beats either Central or Dover. Sallies loses to either Smyrna or St. Marks. Cause then seedlings will be completely different. One thing that is for sure, no matter what the outcome of Hodgson-Middletown, Hodgson is locked into a Bye week and will host on Thanksgiving weekend.
Salesianum will lose to Smyrna. Young team in a hostile environment. Judy is back on the sidelines. It is the perfect set up for a defeat. I hope I am wrong but I have a knack for these kind of things.
Also, Notre Dame will lose to Northwestern. Pat Fitzgerald has Brian Kelly's number. Fitz is the guy who should be coaching the Irish.
Also, Notre Dame will lose to Northwestern. Pat Fitzgerald has Brian Kelly's number. Fitz is the guy who should be coaching the Irish.
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Northwestern has a shot. Smyrna doesn’t. They’re done.
Sallies beats Smyrna and St Marks with ease.
A few weeks back after MT dominated the Sals I didn’t see it but Smyrna is finished for this season .
Sallies beats Smyrna and St Marks with ease.
A few weeks back after MT dominated the Sals I didn’t see it but Smyrna is finished for this season .
Smyrna put up 50 and 53 against Cape and CR. Smyrna was competitive against Middletown. Salesianum (and pains me to say this) was not competitive against Middletown. Salesianum has never won at Smyrna.
This is the perfect set up for Smyrna to consider their season a success based on one game.
This is the perfect set up for Smyrna to consider their season a success based on one game.
Rockem, I am not necessarily predicting a Smyrna blowout but it may be a solid win.
Maybe I should shut up now.
Jody and the boys are going to pull out their inner demons and go all out on the Holy Spirit.
It's funny that you mention that. There is the possibility of thunder storms in Smyrna on Friday night.
….and looking at the numbers, I guess that the Sals could lose to Smyrna then squeak by St. Marks. Then open the tournament as the #6 seed playing at #3 Dover. That would be hard to take for Sals fans getting dusted by 2 Henlopen teams in one year.
OK, this time I mean it, I am done on this thread.
Good night.
OK, this time I mean it, I am done on this thread.
Good night.
Squeak by St Mark's????
I know you’re joking . Did you see the Spartans score last week? Woodbridge could have put 75 on them. What do you think the Sals will do?
And I don’t want to hear any of this rivalry game bs. St Marks has zero shot of keeping the game against sallies close let alone winning .
I know you’re joking . Did you see the Spartans score last week? Woodbridge could have put 75 on them. What do you think the Sals will do?
And I don’t want to hear any of this rivalry game bs. St Marks has zero shot of keeping the game against sallies close let alone winning .
Oh and Smyrna stinks. They should play St Marks. I’d take the over in that game. Judy coming back will help but he’s not playing . Maybe if he suits up on D. The Sals owe Smyrna some payback and it’s coming Friday night .
Sallies 45
Smyrna 20
Sallies 45
Smyrna 20
Judy wasn't running that O .. Marks was.. Judy being back is not much help IMO although he is the line guy so that might be better.. Marks was calling all the plays and audibles at the line.. Dont know who will win but it will be a more basic Smyrna O for Sals to deal with
Smyrna will get blown out vs Sallies, they are just not that good this year
Smryna's run over? j.v team is 0-6 but Freshmen 5-1. Interesting to see their future.
Sanchez is going to be a problem
Sanchez is going to be a problem
they got mini Knight in the house they will be ok.. Will they reel off 3 titles in a row? probably not but they will contend for a play-off spot annually.. as long as the coaching staff stays together.. If that deteriorates well then they might have to start over
Dover has one more team on its schedule that will give them more bonus points. Alas....Central, Archmere, Woodbridge.
Central has Hodgson and Dover.
So if they both are 9-1....and they both have 2 division 2 games. Dover will surpass Central in points before the season is over. Not by much.
If Archmere doesn't win out, then I think Central stays ahead but Archmeres remaining games are against Charter, and FSMA.
Central has Hodgson and Dover.
So if they both are 9-1....and they both have 2 division 2 games. Dover will surpass Central in points before the season is over. Not by much.
If Archmere doesn't win out, then I think Central stays ahead but Archmeres remaining games are against Charter, and FSMA.
Thanks, I was looking at both schedules and was like what is going on here haha.
Damn, Judy without Marks,Marks without Judy? Then Judy and Marks without Knight or L Brown? Who is going to call????? What is BDN going to do against this shear football knowledge? I mean straight from Del State of all places!! 5 and like thirty some lately.
I suspect you are a Gentlemen in disguise. Sals will win this Friday and can beat Middletown
Lol Sals will win this Friday, but then get knocked out in the 1st round by either Middletown, Central, or Dover, depending on how the pairings unfold. In fact, I don't see Sallies keeping it close with any of the top 4 teams in D1.
For what it's worth, I think Sallies can beat whatever team fills the 6th seed
I've seen Sallies twice this year, and that was enough to gauge how unimpressive they are, and the ONLY reason why they are a top 5 D1 team this season is because of how WEAK Delaware football is this year. Otherwise they would be a .500 team, 6-4 at best.
Delmar and A.i. Would beat the boys on Broom St.
For what it's worth, I think Sallies can beat whatever team fills the 6th seed
I've seen Sallies twice this year, and that was enough to gauge how unimpressive they are, and the ONLY reason why they are a top 5 D1 team this season is because of how WEAK Delaware football is this year. Otherwise they would be a .500 team, 6-4 at best.
Delmar and A.i. Would beat the boys on Broom St.
Strange post as we approach Halloween. I am a gentleman of course. There is no disguise. If you go back to the Fall of 1967, my SO year at Brown Vocational, there was a song "Judy in Disguise." Of course, you can't forget "Lucy in the sky with diamonds." Some people thought the latter was "disguise with diamonds."
Look, I jumped out of the last post on this because people won't take it seriously. I am somewhere between you and HS. The Sals are next years team and with their youth, they won't be able to win at Smyrna.
I could be wrong. I think that HS underestimates them a might but if memory serves me correctly he saw them against Judge and his alma mater, MDT.
MDT is the best the best DE HS FB team by far...and the Sals proved not ready for prime time. I have now attended 6 Salesianum games this year with my son in law. (I will not be at Smyrna.) I know enough about them to have an informed opinion.
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Delmar maybe could beat the Sals but not AI. Also I think Sallies could handle SC (pretenders) and maybe Dover.
I’m anxious to see MT and Hodgson . I don’t see anyone beating MT unless it’s Hodgson.
I’m anxious to see MT and Hodgson . I don’t see anyone beating MT unless it’s Hodgson.
I guess its possible that Hodgson is that good and the opinion leaders haven't given them their props because of the Middletown dominance.
As far as the Sals actually being in the top 6 but getting left out of the tournament, the Sals will play the teams that might edge them out next year as the play Dover, Appo and St Georges next year. They also play Hodgson who is a top 2 team and their numbers will garner them the #1 or #2 spot.
Maybe dovetail is correct that Sussex Central will never again schedule Salesianum for the regular season...
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Central is a bunch of cowards and would rather schedule easy D2 teams that will be an easy win for 4 points instead of 1 point loss to a D1 team. It looks good on paper being 9-1. But he isn’t helping his players out he is looking for the easy way to get to the playoffs.
You can say that Rock, but let's look at Central schedule for a moment
2017-2018
Hodgson
Queen Anne's
Caravel
Dover
Sussex Tech
Smyrna
Polytech
Cape
Caesar Rodney
Indian River
Hodgson was a dominant team down in Division 2 and has carried that into Division 1, that was never an easy game. Caravel historically is a tough matchup but for some reason isn't putting it together and struggling. Queen Anne's? Don't know anything about them. Indian River is their school district rival and will always play them, much like Sallies will always play St. marks to be honest, two games that need to go. Neither game hasn't been a contest in years.
Now you have your conference which might be the toughest conference in the state. Tech, Dover, Smyrna 3 legit playoff contenders year in and year out. Cape every 3 years is a contender. And Polytech is your bottom of the team easy to beat. So every now and then it's nice to have that cake game to give your two way starters a break and get some back ups playing time. I'm the biggest critic of Central this year because I don't think they are a championship team but they are handling their schedule with ease except Hodgson who may be the only threat to Middletown and their quest to a title.
Now let's look at next years schedule so far....
OPEN
OPEN
Smyrna
Caesar Rodney
Polytech
Cape Henlopen
Sussex Tech
Milford
Dover
Indian River
Same schedule. And still probably the toughest conference in the state to win. Say your replacing Caravel with Milford who right now is an upgrade. Who they schedule for their first two games will go a long way.
Central won't get past Hodgson or Middletown. Central best teams were back on 06,07,08 and they still couldn't win it all. Same scenario. You have 1-2 teams that are just better.
2017-2018
Hodgson
Queen Anne's
Caravel
Dover
Sussex Tech
Smyrna
Polytech
Cape
Caesar Rodney
Indian River
Hodgson was a dominant team down in Division 2 and has carried that into Division 1, that was never an easy game. Caravel historically is a tough matchup but for some reason isn't putting it together and struggling. Queen Anne's? Don't know anything about them. Indian River is their school district rival and will always play them, much like Sallies will always play St. marks to be honest, two games that need to go. Neither game hasn't been a contest in years.
Now you have your conference which might be the toughest conference in the state. Tech, Dover, Smyrna 3 legit playoff contenders year in and year out. Cape every 3 years is a contender. And Polytech is your bottom of the team easy to beat. So every now and then it's nice to have that cake game to give your two way starters a break and get some back ups playing time. I'm the biggest critic of Central this year because I don't think they are a championship team but they are handling their schedule with ease except Hodgson who may be the only threat to Middletown and their quest to a title.
Now let's look at next years schedule so far....
OPEN
OPEN
Smyrna
Caesar Rodney
Polytech
Cape Henlopen
Sussex Tech
Milford
Dover
Indian River
Same schedule. And still probably the toughest conference in the state to win. Say your replacing Caravel with Milford who right now is an upgrade. Who they schedule for their first two games will go a long way.
Central won't get past Hodgson or Middletown. Central best teams were back on 06,07,08 and they still couldn't win it all. Same scenario. You have 1-2 teams that are just better.
Hey Rocks and Socks seems like the coward is siiting behind your keyboard and making dumbass comments on here. IR is a rival within the district and Caravel usually has a solid team. Queen Annes is a good sized school with around 1,100 kids. Games are always packed when Central plays over there. I'm not going to sit here and say that Central is going to roll into the playoffs and win it all. I do know they are a better team than the one that played Hodgson week 1. SC actually has a real good chance of recording 7 shutouts in 10 games with CR and IR remaining. Maybe you should do a little research for you call a program like Sussex Central Football a bunch of cowards.
This coward crap is a little much. SC has a great football tradition. Look even my adopted team Salesianum has 2 D2 teams on their schedule but they don't have a conference to fill out the schedule. It would be compelling if SC would schedule a Middletown or Hodgson or Salesianum periodically.
(Based on a prior post I am assuming that Hodgson is not on SC's schedule next year.....and I think the Sals should drop St. Mark's in FB but that is for another day..)
(Based on a prior post I am assuming that Hodgson is not on SC's schedule next year.....and I think the Sals should drop St. Mark's in FB but that is for another day..)
In state schedule looking good for Sals.. 8 in state games only need to find two OOS games instead of their usual 3 or 4
W Penn
Appo
Dover
Smyrna
(open)
(open)
St Georges
HVT
Middletown
St Marks
W Penn
Appo
Dover
Smyrna
(open)
(open)
St Georges
HVT
Middletown
St Marks
I think HVT and St G moving up has been good for D1 scheduling neither are afraid to play anybody. Sals might as well be honorary members of Flight A next year
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