sider wrote: Honestly, I think Minford kinda got satisfied with winning the league, but Burg on the other hand, had no nothing to show for their year therefore they weren't satisfied. Not knocking Minford they had a great year, its just easy to get satisfied at the end of the year, espically if you're not used to success like that
Minford lost to a team (West Lafayette Ridgewood) that is now in the final 4, so I don't think they were satisified with winning the league. Matter of fact, I know they weren't. They just happened to draw the best team in Region 19. The score is also not indicative of the game. It was 15-10 at the half and still close until a turnover and then Minford had to start going for it on 4th down in their own territory (which they had to do if they were to have any chance of winning), which lead to a couple of Ridgewood scores.
I honestly think if Minford had drawn any other team except for Ridgewood that Minford would have been playing in the regional finals tonight. Of course we will never know that so there is no need to discuss or debate it.
One thing that may factor into how successful the teams are in the post-season are the number of seniors. Minford had 14 seniors but only 9 were on the field (not counting the kicker) against Ridgewood. People can say what they want, but there is a big difference between seniors and underclassmen in high school. Even if the talent is close, the maturity level and knowledge of the game will typically give the edge to senior laden teams.
