When do they seed the teams for state?

Cabela10 · Post by **Cabela10** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:13 pm

When will we know the state seedings for the top four teams?

Post by **karl(east)** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:15 pm

I believe the meeting is tomorrow.

Lucia4President · Post by **Lucia4President** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:16 pm

I have heard tomorrow morning, too.

Lee, any idea?

Post by **east hockey** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:17 pm

Lucia4President wrote:I have heard tomorrow morning, too.

Lee, any idea?

I haven't heard anything for sure. Best guess is early tomorrow as you said.

Lee

Cabela10 · Post by **Cabela10** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:38 pm

How are these seeds determined?

O-townClown · Post by **O-townClown** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:54 pm

coaches vote

pondyplayer93 · Post by **pondyplayer93** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:56 pm

the seeds will be announced sunday

Nostalgic Nerd · Post by **Nostalgic Nerd** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:08 am

They should just seed all eight. There's an unfair advantage. It gives favoritism towards the lower seeds by allowing the bottom four to go into a lottery. Yeah, anyone in the lottery can reasonably lose, but the whole system was designed for favoritism for cinderellas to have a better shot. Lakeville should be facing Roseau, and Cloquet against Edina presumably. I mean if it wasn't, then they have to explain the half-ranking.

wbmd · Post by **wbmd** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:11 am

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:They should just seed all eight.

Agreed.

Nostalgic Nerd · Post by **Nostalgic Nerd** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:12 am

When I think about it the ranking system is even worse in a way. Their half-acknowledging their fault. 'We know there should be merit given at the end of the year for team record, but we're only gonna give it to the Top 4 teams.' If the committee really wanted to be consistent they'd either rank all eight, or go back to where all the teams are lotteried like in years past. That way they're consistent and no one team is given special benefits.

Post by **east hockey** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:14 am

I also agree. Seed them all or none.

Lee

pondyplayer93 · Post by **pondyplayer93** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:20 am

i like how they do it now better than the idea of seeding all 8

i think its fine how it is now

Nostalgic Nerd · Post by **Nostalgic Nerd** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:20 am

Yeah, I mean some years ranking all eight could be a real -- pardon -- beeeech. No one is really that good and the whole ranking thing is really tough to rate. Some teams don't have tough schedules. Others have really tough schedules but mediocre records. Or you just go back to the eight team lottery. But then that means there are no rewards for records which I don't particularly agree with. So I'm not really sure there's a definitive right.

pondyplayer93 · Post by **pondyplayer93** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:23 am

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:Yeah, I mean some years ranking all eight could be a real -- pardon -- beeeech. No one is really that good and the whole ranking thing is really tough to rate. Some teams don't have tough schedules. Others have really tough schedules but mediocre records. Or you just go back to the eight team lottery. But then that means there are no rewards for records which I don't particularly agree with. So I'm not really sure there's a definitive right.

I agree 100%

thats why i think the way they do it now is the best possibly way

Nostalgic Nerd · Post by **Nostalgic Nerd** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:27 am

pondyplayer93 wrote:
Nostalgic Nerd wrote:Yeah, I mean some years ranking all eight could be a real -- pardon -- beeeech. No one is really that good and the whole ranking thing is really tough to rate. Some teams don't have tough schedules. Others have really tough schedules but mediocre records. Or you just go back to the eight team lottery. But then that means there are no rewards for records which I don't particularly agree with. So I'm not really sure there's a definitive right.
I agree 100%

thats why i think the way they do it now is the best possibly way

Yeah, I'm most likely wrong. The committee probably decided it should end after four. It wasn't meant as favoritism, just ranking the rest was too difficult.

hawkfan70 · Post by **hawkfan70** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:29 am

Nostalgic Nerd wrote:They should just seed all eight.

blah blah blah
the MSHSL knows best!!

do not question authority!!

Nostalgic Nerd · Post by **Nostalgic Nerd** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:32 am

hawkfan70 wrote:
Nostalgic Nerd wrote:They should just seed all eight.
blah blah blah
the MSHSL knows best!!

do not question authority!!

question authority

hawkfan70 · Post by **hawkfan70** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:39 am

Nostalgic Nerd wrote: question authority

Cabela10 · Post by **Cabela10** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:25 am

wbmd wrote:
Nostalgic Nerd wrote:They should just seed all eight.
Agreed.

Agree. Atleast they are trying to get the top 4 into the semi's, instead of having them skate at the other rink. The top 4 teams still need to bring their A-games.