There can be an argument made

**asdf1234** · February 21st, 2008, 01:12 AM

Although I am not complaining because I'm glad Clintwood is getting the chance to play in the regional tournament, I just don't understand how they qualify? I understand the Raiders are in in a different division, so I can see that but I don't have a good enough grasp on this point system thing. Which brings up another question: how is Clintwood in one division in football, but a different in basketball. That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of.

Indian dad, #24 is something special to watch isn't she.

**Unchained** · February 21st, 2008, 01:15 AM

Too bad she wasn't an Indian [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/grin.gif[/img]
She is the best player in the league (shot is as good as it gets),and she stepped up big when her team needed her tonight (what a leader is suppsed to do). Is she drawing college attention?

**asdf1234** · February 21st, 2008, 01:28 AM

I'm not in the area anymore but I used to play ball at Clintwood and still have connections there. I've seen her play a couple of times when I'm back in town and she is perhaps one of the best in southwest VA. I read in a newspaper article not long ago that there was a couple of schools interested: uva wise, VCU, Emory, and maybe Marshall. Don't quote me on that though.

**Unchained** · February 21st, 2008, 09:35 AM

Hope she goes to UVA-W. They certainly can use her.

**imported_Counts** · February 21st, 2008, 09:59 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">how is Clintwood in one division in football, but a different in basketball. </div></div>

Clintwood , Castlewood, and Coeburn are all Div 2 schools BUT due to the "Rye Cove" Rule they are allowed to petition to play Div 1 for football only.

The RC rule could be tweaked to cover other sports or done away with all together. IMHO the best fix would be to scrap the divisions go to a 4 or 5 A system allow mixed districts and not allow playing up or down.

**asdf1234** · February 21st, 2008, 10:29 AM

She would have a better opportunity to grow and learn at VCU or Marshall. VCU has an great women's basketball program. If I'm not mistaken, they offer their players the opportunity to play overseas during the summer. She probably wouldn't get the playing time there though.

**asdf1234** · February 21st, 2008, 10:33 AM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Counts</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">how is Clintwood in one division in football, but a different in basketball. </div></div>

Clintwood , Castlewood, and Coeburn are all Div 2 schools BUT due to the "Rye Cove" Rule they are allowed to petition to play Div 1 for football only.

The RC rule could be tweaked to cover other sports or done away with all together. IMHO the best fix would be to scrap the divisions go to a 4 or 5 A system allow mixed districts and not allow playing up or down.

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But why would there be a rule that would only allow football teams to drop down and play in D-1. What would be the reasoning behind it.
Also, I still haven't figured out how the Clintwood girls would qualify for the regional tournament.

**vikescoach** · February 21st, 2008, 11:33 AM

Points for regular season finish(#2), as well as tournament finish (#3 or #4 depending on Friday night.) will get them in as a 6,7,or 8 seed imo

**imported_VHSLhelper** · February 21st, 2008, 11:48 AM

The rule was made to even out enrollment disparities. Football has had divisions for 20 years now, and is the only sport that has them for all levels, so the modifications only apply to football.

Div. in b'ball is a Group A EXPERIMENT this year (and I can't stress that word enough). Each Region has their own point system and # of qualifiers. They're learning "on the fly".

**neutral88** · February 21st, 2008, 11:52 AM

I figure the reason for allowing drop in football is that it takes so many players to field a team, and if your numbers are low, so is your talent pool...where as, in basketball 5 good players can win a state championship (see Council), as opposed to football needed atlest 20 good players... Hope that sounded right....

I am prolly the only one that likes the new setup, it allows more chances for upsets, and less chance of one bad game sending a team packing after the district tournament, especially with the way coin tosses decide seeding in SWVA...

Look at the Cumberland for example, TS could easily be picked as the D1 favorite from the Cumberland before the tourny, but because Coin tosses decide how a season will end around here, they ended up in a bad place in the bracket, and under the old rules they would have had virtually no chance of going to regions...However, under the new rule, they are going on to regions, and will probably have as good of a shot as anybody to make the top 2...