As a new year starts, I see a lot of posts about teams who had good to great years last year but who lost quite a lot and yet, despite what they lost, there seems to be little doubt that they'll at least continue to be successful at a pretty elite level. And it's not just this year, it's every year that it's like this. I call it "preseason reloading optimism". And, just like happens every year, two or three games into the season, the optimism bubble burst for a lot of these teams and fans when they realize just how special "Johnny" was for their team and now he's gone. So, for fun, I figured I'd break down all the Final Four teams from last year into a Reloaded (I think they'll be pretty darn good again this year) and an Unloaded category (I think last year was a flash in the pan, or a good year in a cycle of good and bad years, or just a darn good class). Feel free to disagree or add your own spin to it.

 

Reloaded

Male

Scott Co.

BG

John Hardin

Pulaski Co.

Highlands

Lex. Cath

Bourbon

Belfry

DeSales

Mayfield

 

Unloaded

Butler

Meade Co.

Anderson

Collins

Owensboro

Tilghman

Wayne

Murray

NCC

Somerset

Frankfort

Williamsburg

Raceland

As a new year starts' date=' I see a lot of posts about teams who had good to great years last year but who lost quite a lot and yet, despite what they lost, there seems to be little doubt that they'll at least continue to be successful at a pretty elite level. And it's not just this year, it's every year that it's like this. I call it "preseason reloading optimism". And, just like happens every year, two or three games into the season, the optimism bubble burst for a lot of these teams and fans when they realize just how special "Johnny" was for their team and now he's gone. So, for fun, I figured I'd break down all the Final Four teams from last year into a Reloaded (I think they'll be pretty darn good again this year) and an Unloaded category (I think last year was a flash in the pan, or a good year in a cycle of good and bad years, or just a darn good class). Feel free to disagree or add your own spin to it. Reloaded Male Scott Co. BG John Hardin Pulaski Co. Highlands Lex. Cath Bourbon Belfry DeSales Mayfield Unloaded Butler Meade Co. Anderson Collins Owensboro Tilghman Wayne Murray NCC Somerset Frankfort Williamsburg Raceland[/quote']

 

I would have to say that Williamsburg should be in the "Reloaded" category. From what I heard, they only lost their QB.

NCC just lost there starting QB for the season. That will def hurt them.

I move all these from Unloaded to Reloaded:

 

Collins

New Cath

Frankfort

Williamsburg

Raceland

Meade Co.

Butler

Anderson Co.

Owensboro

Murray

Tilghman

 

All those teams are ranked in the top 10 in the pre-season polls. I do think many of those teams are down from last year but they are still good teams.

I move all these from Unloaded to Reloaded:

 

Collins

New Cath

Frankfort

Williamsburg

Raceland

Meade Co.

Butler

Anderson Co.

Owensboro

Murray

Tilghman

 

All those teams are ranked in the top 10 in the pre-season polls. I do think many of those teams are down from last year but they are still good teams.

 

Not only are they top 10 teams - Most of them are always in final 4-8 teams at the end of the season. Example is Anderson County they have been at least in the regional final the last 4-5 years. If not mistaken they played in the Finals just few years ago.

 

I guess I should ask do the only way you qualify to be "Reloaded" is to be in Finals every year?