From the Notebook..................
**Although five weeks still remain in the 2011 regular season it’s not too early to pontificate the post season train wreck that will once again short-change fans who want to see the best teams play for championships. The too convenient and effortless manner in which the playoff format is structured will once again produce a second round elimination match up between the best two teams in Class AA who rank among the top five best squads in the entire MAIS.
Providing top ranked Simpson and second ranked Trinity avoid total implosion over the next six weeks those two squads will square off in a round two meeting that in all likelihood will take place in Mendenhall on November 11th.
The other round two match up in South AA that same night could be another Centreville/Brookhaven battle with the winner traveling to Mendenhall or Natchez the following week.
It’s time for the MAIS to get creative and take a hard look at instituting a smarter playoff format that allows the best teams to have the opportunity to compete for championships.
**Trinity will be looking to notch their 26th straight MAIS win this Friday as the Saints host Central Private. Trinity last lost to an MAIS opponent on October 16th, 2009 in a 27-6 defeat at Centreville.
**Game of the week this week has to be a District 1-AA collision between 3rd ranked Marshall (6-0) and 4th ranked North Delta (5-1). North Delta won in Batesville last season 26-10 en-route to winning a district championship.
**Don’t look now but ASC has reeled off three straight victories, all district wins, in the tough District 3-A battleground. The Rebs should make it four straight as they host Union Christian this Friday night in Liberty.
**Also playing well are the Bowling Green Buccaneers who under the direction of new head coach Carmen Moore have mounted a 4-2 record after a disappointing 3-8 2010 campaign. I predicted in week one that the Bucs would improve as the season progressed and qualify for the playoffs. A win at Silliman this Friday would push the rebuilding program under Moore closer to that goal.
**I’ve put a lot of thought lately into what I think have been some of the best interviews I’ve done with coaches over the past several years and I’ll share those thoughts soon. I think it will be an enjoyable read.
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See ya somewhere…………………..
