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Region 4 | 9:13 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
What happened to the super Region?
Re Region 4 | 9:25 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
I dont think anyone was saying that Region 4 is the best ever. But top to bottom
I dont think anyone can agrue that it isnt the toughest region to play in
Ridiculous | 9:25 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
The 4A bracket is a complete joke. You got the number 1 and 2 teams in the state
in the top bracket and then two average teams in the bottom bracket. The
championship game final score is going to be 56-14.
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Northridge Fan | 9:27 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Great game today by Davis. Way to represent Region 1. Take care of Hunter next
week.
Observation | 9:29 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
How do they play 2 games at once at RES?? As I read the schedule, Bingham-Alta
and Dixie-Springville are being played at RES on Friday at 2:30 and Hunter-Davis
and MC-Timpview are being played at RES on Friday at 6:00.
I'm guessing either the 4A or 5A games will be played on Thursday. Anyone know which ones?
I'm guessing either the 4A or 5A games will be played on Thursday. Anyone know which ones?
Re Observation | 9:40 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Dixie-Springville is Thursday not Friday
Thurs/Friday | 9:45 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
4A is Thursday and 5A is Friday. As for the best of 4A is at the top, you never
know what can happen.
Re Ridiculous | 9:47 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
That's kind of premature to say at this point seeing as how Dixie and
Springville haven't had to play any of the top 4A teams other than each
other this year. If Dixie can beat Springville without their starting QB this
week I think they're definitely good enough to compete with either TV or MC
when they get him back. If you don't remember Dixie nearly beat Mountain
Crest last year.
long-time observer | 9:51 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
I've been watching high school football extensively the past few years,
especially in the upper divisions. There is a real problem with the 4A playoff
scheduling. Timpview and Mountain Crest are hands-down the 2 best teams in their
division. As such, the real 4A championship will be played next week when they
meet in their 4A semi-final game. Whichever team wins that game should be
crowned that night, next week. Hopefully, such erroneous seedings can be avoided
in the future.
Big showdown! | 10:23 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
The game we have all been waiting for:
Utah County All-Stars vs Mountain Crest
Utah County All-Stars vs Mountain Crest
Semi Finals | 10:30 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Agree. TV and Mtn Crest may be the best two games, but let's play it out
and see. Wonder how Mtn Crest will match up with TV after having lost two years
in a row in the Semi Finals. They must be itching to finally beat TV!
Agreement | 11:29 p.m. Nov. 6, 2009
Yes, same situation in 5A as 4A; hands down the best two teams AND the two teams
most people would pay to watch, play not in the championship, but in the semis.
UHSAA has their own little BCS, huh?
Would it be too difficult to seed better and not just placing regions against regions within brackets, and flipping it the following year? I would rather see these two games be the championship stage. Consider it, ignore it, justify yourselves, and keep giving us the best games before the important one. Amazing!!!
UHSAA has their own little BCS, huh?
Would it be too difficult to seed better and not just placing regions against regions within brackets, and flipping it the following year? I would rather see these two games be the championship stage. Consider it, ignore it, justify yourselves, and keep giving us the best games before the important one. Amazing!!!
Thunderbird Fan | 12:26 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Timpview/Mountain Crest. The match-up that all 4A has been looking forward to
all season long. Both teams have been DOMINANT this year and it's looking
to be a match-up of an unstoppable force and an immovable object. Before all the
pregame smack begins, may I say... May the best team win. And whoever
doesn't can look back on this year and take something away from it. Either
way, I can't see the winner of this game losing the championship game.
Congratulations to both teams for having such awesome seasons.
The Expert | 1:55 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
In 4-A Mountain Crest vs. Timpview will be the "real" battle for the
championship. SF and Springville played a very close game that was competitive
to the end, very similar teams (hats off to Springville for winning but
ultimately the two teams are very close). Well Timpview just rolled Spanish
Fork and perhaps a Timpview vs. Springville game would be a bit closer but not
much. Springville beat Dixie already this year and while it wouldn't be
plausible for Dixie to beat Springville, again Timpview is much superior to
either team. And Mountain Crest might be the best of them all, must wait and
see but I expect the winner of that game to have a much easier game vs.
Springville and Dixie the and the 56-14 prediction up there might not be as far
off as it says.
In 5-A Alta vs. Bingham is the "real" state championship. You have to respect Davis and Hunter, not sure what Hunter will have left after that emotional victory. Talent wise Bingham and Alta have better overall talent than Hunter or Davis and certainly more diverse offensive attacks. The winner of Alta-Bingham takes state.
In 5-A Alta vs. Bingham is the "real" state championship. You have to respect Davis and Hunter, not sure what Hunter will have left after that emotional victory. Talent wise Bingham and Alta have better overall talent than Hunter or Davis and certainly more diverse offensive attacks. The winner of Alta-Bingham takes state.
Balliln | 2:36 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Agreement is wrong about the 5A being the same as 4A Davis is just as good as
Alta, if not better, same records and all. Just and see what happens : )
too bad | 6:53 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
can you imagine what timpview would have been like if they hadn't lost
Bronson Kaufusi early in the season? I hate when kids don't get to play.
too bad about Dixie QB too.
Hot Air | 7:20 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Glad LP and PG lost now I don't have to hear about D1 talent this and super
region that. Looks like the UHSAA got is right with all 4 number one seeds in 5A
making it to the Semi-finals.
Anonymous | 8:55 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
i for one am tired of seeing bingham and alta in the state championship its time
for the darts to take whats theres and finally show EVERYONE what we got!!!!
c'mon darts lets run over those wolverines!!!
Timpview not really dominant | 9:09 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
But Mountain Crest has been
Anonymous | 11:17 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
hahaha, how about that region 4, ppl stating all year who is the best, and davis
congrats, but still you know the state championship is going to be through a
west side school, bingham and hunter, not seen hunter play butthey big boys
always wanna fight and battle so good luck, but like I said week one, bingham is
to good, and now that the better quicker cantwell is at qb look out... wow!!!
Region 4 dominates again | 11:35 a.m. Nov. 7, 2009
On paper LP and Davis were supposed to lose the games. Hunter was a region
champion and so was Davis. The LP-Hunter game went into 4 OT's and Davis
won fair and square in a tight game. Now let's see how the second and
third place teams did for the other regions. Region 1 Syracuse got crushed by
Bingham. Region 2 Cottonwood was handled by Alta and second place Riverton and
Region 3 Riverton lost to Region #3 PG at home. The third place team from
Region 1 Viewmont was eliminated, the third place team from Region 2 Skyline was
crushed and the third place team from Region 3 West Jordan was downed. Only one
region performed beyond their seeds and that was Region 4. The second and third
place teams were a combined 15 points (though 8 point spread came via OT) of
having three teams in the final four. And even Region 4 #4 Jordan gave Bingham
a much better game than Syracuse while non qualifier AF beat Riverton, the #2
from Region 2. Region 4 was by far the best and 5-A region and their overall
record also proves it.
RE: region 4 dominates again | 2:18 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
So, does it really matter what happened to the other teams in region 4 and all
the other regions? a win is a win, and a loss is a loss, and what it comes right
down to is that all 4 region champions are in the semis! if region 4 was SO much
better, they would have at least 2 teams in the semis! and by the way, PG and LP
were both supposed to win, according to the "experts"
Realist | 3:20 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
UHSAA needs to take a hike....I am sick of these brackets that pit the best
teams facing off in the semi's instead of the finals....
C'mon UHSAA....forget these brackets and go out on a limb and rank the top eight and place them accordingly.....ALTA AND BINGHAM is the ELITE....the others are just pretenders....
ALTA-Bingham were the elite in 2007 as well...Layton had no Business in the finals and neither will Davis-Hunter.....the finals will be a 50-0 for either Alta/Bingham......
Bring some legitimacy to UTAH HS FOOTBALL...Rank teams by strength...not by region dominance!!
C'mon UHSAA....forget these brackets and go out on a limb and rank the top eight and place them accordingly.....ALTA AND BINGHAM is the ELITE....the others are just pretenders....
ALTA-Bingham were the elite in 2007 as well...Layton had no Business in the finals and neither will Davis-Hunter.....the finals will be a 50-0 for either Alta/Bingham......
Bring some legitimacy to UTAH HS FOOTBALL...Rank teams by strength...not by region dominance!!
UHSAA | 3:32 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Something needs to be done about the lack of common sense with the seedings.
There is no valid reason for two #1 teams to meet in the semi's.
We need to get the Governor involved or someone who can fix this thing before this happens again next year.
We need to get the Governor involved or someone who can fix this thing before this happens again next year.
Re: Realist | 3:48 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
All you really need to do is rank the region champions and then go from there.
If the top two teams in the state are from the region they will be naturally
separated. Just concentrate on that, that is actually doable then trying to
seed the top 8 or more teams.
To Region 4 dominates again | 8:42 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Okay let me get this straight... Riverton almost beat PG and was up at the half.
LP crushed PG but LP was defeated by Hunter. Alta was beaten by Bingham and
Bingham destroyed AF but if AF was in any other region they would win more
games. If Cottonwood plays PG instead of Alta then they advance. Davis
can't hang with teams that have 8 D1 players... but they did. I could go on
and on but you get the point. The point is that all that blah blah crud analysis
doesn't mean beans. Everyone is tired of hearing about how might region 4
WAS. If region 4 was all that then all those teams would be advancing. They are
not - end of story. If Alta wins the title they will not be saying hey we are
the best region. They will be saying Alta is #1. All your talk is to make your
failure seem meaningful. All the boys played hard and well. Give them credit.
Look at the scoreboard and leave it at that. Thank you for your kind attention.
Go final four teams (3 not in region 4)!!
Re: To Region 4 Dominates Agan | 11:17 p.m. Nov. 7, 2009
Not even a fan of Regiono 4 per se. But for the record American Fork, the SIXTH
place team from Region 4 beat Riverton the #2 seed from Region 3! Riverton lost
to three teams from Region 4. West Jordan lost to two. Davis lost to Brighton,
in fact were shutout by Brighton, a non-qualifier from Region 4 who also beat
Hunter by the way (Hunter much improved though as is Davis I'm sure but
they still lost. There were weeks when Region 4 went 6-1 or 7-0 in non league
games and I'm sure their non-league record was the best of any 5-A region
(by a lot I would imagine). Again, even AF beat the second place team from
Region 3. Indeed, the four region champs advanced to the semi-finals as they
did last year actually. In fact, Alta may not beat Bingham, tough task there.
But what second and third place teams almost made the semi-finals. Well, that
would be Region 2, none of the other regions second place teams were close and
Riverton didn't even get out of the first round.
RE: UHSAA | 1:00 a.m. Nov. 8, 2009
Your logic is all wrong. There are 4 regions, 4 spots in the semis if all 4 #1
ranked teams are in the semis of course they are going to have to play its not
like they are going to pull in Roy for a gimme game to get to the finals. Its
the playoffs, where everyones previous records Wins & Losses DONT matter
anymore because each team is living by each week not by what they were in the
regular season. Oh yeah for the region 4 domination guy, you cant make it work
because everyone has lost to someone that someone else beat so stop trying to
justify region 4's strength cause it looks like there are 2 better teams
from other regions based on this last week. Get over it.
RE: Realist | 9:48 a.m. Nov. 8, 2009
So the state title game is going to be meaningless? A 50 Point thrashing you
say? that's interesting . . . . let's look at some facts here . . . .
Davis beat PG, and PG barely lost to Alta so . . . is alta really that much
better than davis? Hunter beat Lone Peak, who DOMINATED every one in Region 4
except Alta! And we know that alta and bingham will be a close game. So based on
comparisons, HOW DO YOU GET OFF SAYING IT WILL BE A 50 POINT BLOW-OUT!!!???
Follow the Wrestling People | 12:10 p.m. Nov. 8, 2009
who are making strides in bracketing with the UHSAA. They have gone to
sectional qualifiers, except for the stubborn 5-A principals, to determine
qualifiers for the state qualifiers. This helps make sure that the 16 best
wrestlers make the state tournament and the two best wrestlers meet in the
finals. But another idea that was bantered around by wrestling people is the
idea of seeding the region champions. Seeding 16 individual wrestlers (or
teams) would be hard with a lot of arguing. But seeding the top four (or five
in 4-A case) region champs is doable. The UHSAA actually has four or five
different formulas that they will use over the next years so that Alta and
Bingham (Region 3, 4) don't meet every year. All you do is decide what
the seeds will be and use that formula. You don't have to be the prisoner
of the formula that pits the two best teams in the semi-finals. It isn't
brain surgery, the SOLUTION exists and DOABLE.
I agree that the 5-A game won't be a 50 point blowout the 4-A state final game has that possibility.
I agree that the 5-A game won't be a 50 point blowout the 4-A state final game has that possibility.
RE: The Expert | 4:21 p.m. Nov. 9, 2009
Dixie will beat Springville. Mark my words. The northern fans once again are
ignorant of the southern teams. They know nothing about the southern teams, but
continue to make predictions. The earlier game against Springville means
nothing on this game. Dixie has improved drastically since the Hurricane game.
I haven't seen the same from Springville. They stomped Bonneville. It was
24-0 at one point. Then came the ejection right after Bonneville had scored
their 1st touchdown.
Mountain Crest and Timpview are not that dominant as everyone keeps saying. Mountain Crest only beat Bonneville 16-6 at home. Timpview only beat Mountain View 41-21. Everyone matches up differently I know, but the semifinal game is not the championship in 4A.
Mountain Crest and Timpview are not that dominant as everyone keeps saying. Mountain Crest only beat Bonneville 16-6 at home. Timpview only beat Mountain View 41-21. Everyone matches up differently I know, but the semifinal game is not the championship in 4A.
Jordan Grad 09' | 11:26 a.m. Nov. 10, 2009
GO MINERS!!!
WEST SIDE HUNTER PRIDE | 6:27 p.m. Nov. 10, 2009
So many people are doggin on Hunter. No one knows what they're going to
bring to the table on Friday. All i know is we're pretty much going to slam
Davis. HAHAHA West Side Hunter pride :)
a prediction | 7:54 p.m. Nov. 10, 2009
Timpview/Mt.Crest winner 48 - Springville/Dixie winner 7.
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