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Oct 20, 2021 20:52:38 GMT -5
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Post by sunofabuck on Oct 20, 2021 20:52:38 GMT -5
With John Hancock, Georgia Christian and Fullington leaving and with the Flint River Cats on board to leave next year,. Is the Gapps football in trouble?
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Oct 21, 2021 11:16:44 GMT -5
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Post by mdl on Oct 21, 2021 11:16:44 GMT -5
11 man GAPPS has been in trouble for at least a couple of years now. There have not been enough teams to make the classifications work which is particularly evident come playoff time. 8 man GAPPS is super strong and there is pressure for 8 man teams to move up to 11 man if they at all can. The problem is once you get there it’s not nearly as competitive or well run as 8 man is. Which is probably why historically many of the top GAPPS teams have struggled against middle of the pack GISA teams. Which is why I do give Central Fellowship a lot of credit as they didn’t just win the AA title last year, they were actually very good and have shown that. However, for others to be top in GAPPS 11 man just doesn’t take that much. I say this as a fan of a team that won GAPPS A last year…..our previous year we lost in the title game but actually had a better team. I am sure we ain’t giving the 2020 A title back, but it wasn’t nearly the accomplishment winning the 8 man title was back in ‘15…were we had to beat some great schools and SEC recruits.
I want 11 man to succeed, it’s just in a wonky place where GAPPS wants the top 8 man teams (and others) to move up , but there isn’t enough teams up there to make for a balanced schedule and decent competition year in , year out.
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Oct 21, 2021 11:21:09 GMT -5
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Post by mdl on Oct 21, 2021 11:21:09 GMT -5
With John Hancock, Georgia Christian and Fullington leaving and with the Flint River Cats on board to leave next year,. Is the Gapps football in trouble? I will add to my previous post…..this is why we (GAPPS) need a merger. 11 man is just in too dicey a place at the moment. It would help GISA 8 man as well. It would be some tremendous and broad-based competition if those leagues merged…..and the roster limit GAPPS has was the rule.
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Post by fan81 on Oct 21, 2021 13:15:17 GMT -5
ww is in favor of a roster rule that is inforced.
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Oct 21, 2021 19:27:55 GMT -5
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Post by sunofabuck on Oct 21, 2021 19:27:55 GMT -5
Playing 26 players 1 way is a plus.
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