Bracken County cancels all away sporting events with Augusta and St. Patrick

[AndOneDad]

Alright, alright, I conceed. I think the Region should vote to automatically seed Bracken into the Region final annually. The rest of us peons will fight it out for the honor to play them.

[Thor of Asgard]

So are you also for a blind draw of the NCAA tournament and participation medals?

 

I could care less about seeding, one way or the other. I'd love to see an NCAA blind draw like they did in the 1960s and 1970s, but TV won't allow that any longer. It eliminates the "coincidental" 1982 UK/Louisville bracket that Middle Tennessee State busted with its upset of UK. The seeding is for TV purposes nowadays, put together by corrupt athletic directors of Power 5 schools. Ask the folks at Valpo about that.

 

As far as medals? NO, I DON'T. That's my point. Be a man, play the best, and if you get beat, don't make excuses. Try to get better. It appears Bracken County was a mediocre basketball team, got beat early, and they didn't deserve to win a regional.

[Oldercoach]

Sorry but that's just false, they voted against the seed from 2006-12 at least, this I know for a fact.

If this is true, there is a ton of opportunity arguments overwhelming any BC cred in their actions. Hope this hasn't all happened because they know they have a good basketball team and fear the Royals.

[Thor of Asgard]

Alright, alright, I conceed. I think the Region should vote to automatically seed Bracken into the Region final annually. The rest of us peons will fight it out for the honor to play them.

 

 

Yes, there is no question Bracken County was one of the all-time greatest basketball squads who were robbed of a possible state title because they lost early in the district. Boo-hoo.

[10thregionobserver]

Mason is traveling to St pat next year

[OpieTaylor]

The Entitled Generation continues to keep whining, but it's not the kids who are crying—it's the adults who can't keep their grimy hands off sports. The players could care less about seeding, who they play, or any other political, agenda-driven cause that coaches, athletic directors, and principals use for their own self-preservation. That's all this is about. It is not what's best for the kids, like just letting them play sports without a lot of adult-driven drama.

 

Who cares if a team is seeded? If you plan on winning any championship worth its salt, you're gonna have to beat great teams along the way. These small-school advocates are coaches and administrators who just try to further their own chances for success, not the kids.

 

Shame on Bracken County and its so-called leaders. And I'm not pro or con toward seeding. If it's basketball, you only need five players on the court, and only two have to be really good if your goal is a regional title. Seen it many times from small and big schools. Enrollment isn't the reason you win or lose in basketball. Neither is seeding. It's just another excuse from agenda-driven adults. You don't hear the kids whining about it.

 

If the players aren't whining, who cares what Coach A thinks. Coach A and Principal B only care about their own agendas. I'm not talking about accepting things because it's always been that way. I'm talking about high school players who don't care about seeds, time of games, or who gets the most exposure on TV. It's a freaking game, played by kids, and, unfortunately, being ruined by a bunch of adults who are destroying this nation brick-by-brick. Just ask poor Brad Carr at Scott.

 

Funny thing is, many older folks will tell you today this country was WAY BETTER OFF than 50 years ago than now. Progress sometimes just means going the wrong way. Newer is not always better.

 

The regular season is meaningless as far as a playoff goes. It always has been, always will be, seeding or no seeding. So you play three seeding games. What about the other 25 games? They are meaningless, right? Let's just play the three seeding games and forget the other 25 because they, in your opinion, are meaningless, right? No. The game is foe the kids, not for you so you can log onto BGP and tell everyone how proud you are that your school has advanced to the regional.

 

I have two boys and three girls. Neither boy has ever said anything about the agendas you mentioned, and both play high school sports. They only care about playing the game. The girls, thankfully, have stayed away from sports.

 

Yes, we can see how much better off with all the crime, hatred, hunger, etc., that is much better off than right after World War II. Right.

 

You are so wrong with that statement. They had a chance in the district and LOST. They were not good enough. Period. They lost. You act like they were banned from the postseason. The players decided it on the court, not a bunch of soft parents and administrators who always want to take the easy way in life. Play the best, beat the best, and you will be the best. Try doing that.

 

Was my post this difficult to understand? If Bracken County were this powerful squad with regional/state aspirations, they were gonna have to beat good teams. Who cares if it's the first round or beyond? Bottom line is this: They got beat, fair and square, and the whining from the adults commences. If Kentucky wanted an effective and sure-fire way to eliminate this "we're district runner-up and proud" mentality, do away with the district runner-up as a regional participant. ONLY the winner of the districts advance, and you have better four-team regionals. But then the small-school mentality will take over again and we'll hear "But that's not fair." Life isn't fair. You make your own breaks. The kids aren't at fault here, it's the soft, flabby, entitled adults who are crying.

 

I could care less about seeding, one way or the other. I'd love to see an NCAA blind draw like they did in the 1960s and 1970s, but TV won't allow that any longer. It eliminates the "coincidental" 1982 UK/Louisville bracket that Middle Tennessee State busted with its upset of UK. The seeding is for TV purposes nowadays, put together by corrupt athletic directors of Power 5 schools. Ask the folks at Valpo about that.

 

As far as medals? NO, I DON'T. That's my point. Be a man, play the best, and if you get beat, don't make excuses. Try to get better. It appears Bracken County was a mediocre basketball team, got beat early, and they didn't deserve to win a regional.

 

Yes, there is no question Bracken County was one of the all-time greatest basketball squads who were robbed of a possible state title because they lost early in the district. Boo-hoo.

 

It appears that whining and crying comes in many forms.

[WKY Fan]

This shocks me the KHSAA still doesn't mandate seeding. A team that goes 0-3 or 0-6 in their district deserves to play the team that went 3-0 or 6-0 in their district in the first round. If you want to play in regionals, figure out how to field a winning team.

 

St. Patrick and Augusta fans are saying the Philadelphia 76ers deserve a draw to be in the NBA Playoffs. They're saying the Atlanta Braves deserve a draw to be in the MLB Playoffs. They're saying Boston College's basketball team deserves a draw to be in the NCAA Tournament. They're saying Kentucky deserves a draw to be in the new NCAA Football Playoffs.

 

You always have the All "A" Classic if you're a small school, quit whining and man up, and figure out a way to win.

 

If I'm the Bracken County and Mason County athletic directors, I'm going to petition to the KHSAA and ask for them to take a vote on mandating seeding in all districts throughout the state and splitting the postseason payment to every school in the district and regional regardless of who wins or not. I realize some of the smaller schools need money to play sports. That would eliminate that problem.

 

But fact is the winners deserve an easier road to a title and the losers should be punished by having to play the best early come tournament time. If you want to play in regionals, figure out a way to field a winning team and that starts at the youth level trying to find parents who are willing to teach kids how to play baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and etc. If the community doesn't want to take the time, then don't expect to garner the joy of playing in regionals.

[LVGambla32]

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[LVGambla32]

This shocks me the KHSAA still doesn't mandate seeding. A team that goes 0-3 or 0-6 in their district deserves to play the team that went 3-0 or 6-0 in their district in the first round. If you want to play in regionals, figure out how to field a winning team.

 

St. Patrick and Augusta fans are saying the Philadelphia 76ers deserve a draw to be in the NBA Playoffs. They're saying the Atlanta Braves deserve a draw to be in the MLB Playoffs. They're saying Boston College's basketball team deserves a draw to be in the NCAA Tournament. They're saying Kentucky deserves a draw to be in the new NCAA Football Playoffs.

 

You always have the All "A" Classic if you're a small school, quit whining and man up, and figure out a way to win.

 

If I'm the Bracken County and Mason County athletic directors, I'm going to petition to the KHSAA and ask for them to take a vote on mandating seeding in all districts throughout the state and splitting the postseason payment to every school in the district and regional regardless of who wins or not. I realize some of the smaller schools need money to play sports. That would eliminate that problem.

 

But fact is the winners deserve an easier road to a title and the losers should be punished by having to play the best early come tournament time. If you want to play in regionals, figure out a way to field a winning team and that starts at the youth level trying to find parents who are willing to teach kids how to play baseball, basketball, soccer, softball, and etc. If the community doesn't want to take the time, then don't expect to garner the joy of playing in regionals.

 

Agree 100%

[Bandit29]

Alright, alright, I conceed. I think the Region should vote to automatically seed Bracken into the Region final annually. The rest of us peons will fight it out for the honor to play them.

 

 

Seems like they are using the only leverage they have. Seeding is the right thing to do. Even after 7 pages of this there hasn't been a valid argument for drawing.

[Woodstock]

As far as medals? NO, I DON'T. That's my point. Be a man, play the best, and if you get beat, don't make excuses. Try to get better. It appears Bracken County was a mediocre basketball team, got beat early, and they didn't deserve to win a regional.

So is a very less talented St Pat girls team more of "men" than Bracken girls this year because they "man-ed up" and beat Augusta girls? Aren't basically St Pat and Augusta getting participation medals because that's all they really did, they competed with no good teams. So Bracken is mediocre for losing to the defending region champs by 3 when it was supposed to be by 30? You sir, make 0 sense.

[LCDAWGS19]

Coaches dont get to decide. AD's are the ones who vote.

 

The AD SHOULD ask the coach their opinion, but yes...it is ultimately their choice.

[Woodstock]

@AndOneDad you would think that the all high and mighty Augusta fan base would dig a little bit into their pockets to help make up for the money they are getting (which they don't deserve) from going to region.

 

I'm sure you also hope socialistic Bernie Sanders is elected president because you seem to be a fan of taking away money from people who deserve it and worked hard for it and give it to people who don't deserve it.

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[LCDAWGS19]

@AndOneDad you would think that the all high and mighty Augusta fan base would dig a little bit into their pockets to help make up for the money they are getting (which they don't deserve) from going to region.

 

I'm sure you also hope socialistic Bernie Sanders is elected president because you seem to be a fan of taking away money from people who deserve it and worked hard for it and give it to people who don't deserve it.

 

This isn't a money issue. I believe they even proposed to split region money evenly 4 ways regardless of who advanced, and it was still voted down.

[Old player]

@AndOneDad you would think that the all high and mighty Augusta fan base would dig a little bit into their pockets to help make up for the money they are getting (which they don't deserve) from going to region.

 

I'm sure you also hope socialistic Bernie Sanders is elected president because you seem to be a fan of taking away money from people who deserve it and worked hard for it and give it to people who don't deserve it.

 

 

How can U say the Augusta boys team didn't deserve the "money" the last 6 years or so ? They beat Mason they beat bracken so what's not deserving of that ?? This is a boys basketball thread correct ??