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DEL.ICIO.USNo BCS: Tift Co. vs. Northside (WR) for the real state championship
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In a rash decision, the GHSA has decided to implement the BCS philosophy to determine the state championship game. With a series of polls and computer programs, two teams will advance to the GHSA Championship Game. The remaining teams will be thrown into a multitude of meaningless bowl games.
OK … that’s not true, but what if it were? Out of the remaining teams which two should advance to the championship game? Should there be a provision to allow a team from a smaller classification a shot? All year long, we heard how Buford could beat most 5A teams. Does that make Charlton County deserving of a berth? And what about Northside (WR)?
If you believe the BCS worked correctly in pairing Florida and Ohio State, then you’d have to advance Tift County. The Blue Devils are the only remaining 5A team that won its region. That forces us to look into 4A, where we find two region champions in Marist and Northside. With one loss, Marist is out, leaving us with a Tift County-Northside championship game.
Early line: Northside – 10
I will be blogging live from the Peachtree Ridge-Warner Robins game Saturday night. Hope to hear from you then. **
Happy Holidays … David P.
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By Steve
December 7, 2006 02:02 PM | Link to this
Tift doesn’t even have a chance against Roswell….geez, much less Northside ;-)
By EndisNear
December 7, 2006 02:32 PM | Link to this
Tift County football officials just read Steve’s comments and have decided not to make the trip to the Dome. Man I know people that have already left for the game.
By eagle eye
December 7, 2006 02:36 PM | Link to this
David, nice topic. Charlton Co.is certainly a great team and could play with any team in the state. But I believe this is FINALLY going to be Northside’s year, keeping my fingers crossed. Tift Co. is a great team also. But if Northside were in Five A this year, they would still be the favorite. GO EAGLES!!!!
By Steve
December 7, 2006 02:44 PM | Link to this
yeah Tift decided to just take the weekend off, so Roswell could be well rested before state title week. but you know Roswell would not have even broken a sweat in the Tift game anyway
By Gwinnett
December 7, 2006 02:54 PM | Link to this
Go Tift Co. Blue Devils!
By TCblue03
December 7, 2006 03:04 PM | Link to this
Ya’ll northerners sure are sure of yourselves! I figured I would put in some of the southern slang, since you all may not be used to southerners coming up to your own turf and beating you, wait that nearly happens every year at about this time. How is it that there were 32 teams to begin with and only 5 of them were southern and there are still two left? After this weekend there may be two southern teams left again. I just hope Roswell takes us lightly, just as you are. That will make for a great butt whoopin’!!
By EndisNear
December 7, 2006 03:29 PM | Link to this
By the way I caught those Tift fans before they got to the Dome. They were just passing Warner Robins and had pulled over. They said people on the Northside were walking hoisting trophies in the air already.
By tj
December 7, 2006 03:52 PM | Link to this
Well we have all established one thing Steve is missing a few screws. First of all if you all do beat Tift County it want be a cake walk me personally I have heard some of your own fans say that the HoCo game was you all’s best game of the season. Just ask NG what TC’s D-fence will do to your offence their great offence just mustard 60 total yards. I tell you what you bring you’re A game and we’ll see what happens. We aren’t taking you lightly and your team better not take us lightly or you’ll get scorched. GO DEVILS!!!
By Tift Dawg
December 7, 2006 04:09 PM | Link to this
Well, we’re coming to Atlanta Saturday without a chance. We’re too small,too slow, can’t run, can’t throw, can’t catch, can’t kick, can’t block, can’t tackle, oh Lord you guys are gonna murder us poor little South Georgia scaredycats.Don’t worry about us STEVE, just prepare for next week.
By Deal with it
December 7, 2006 04:09 PM | Link to this
Boy can’t wait for the Northside fans to start commenting. You read most of their posts and you would think they have won 5 championships in a row and they have won how many? 1? hmmmm same as Tift.They are the equivilant of the NFL’S
By Deal with it
December 7, 2006 04:11 PM | Link to this
Sorry fingers gat a little fast. As I was saying, they remind me of the Colts… win 14 games and bomb out of the playoffs.
By Steve
December 7, 2006 04:38 PM | Link to this
my fellow Tift County fans need to learn something called sarcasm LOL if the Devils play like they are capable of they have a shot in every game they play.
By tj
December 7, 2006 05:59 PM | Link to this
I guess the ;) should have gave that away anyway, should be a good game can’t wait!
By hardcore devil
December 7, 2006 07:49 PM | Link to this
You northern guys shouldn’t sell us so short. Roswell will be hit by one of the hardest hitting defenses in the state.The pass rush is relentless and the run D is top notch also.Good luck Roswell,but the devils will not be stopped.DO THE DEVIL WALK
By Karen W
December 7, 2006 08:31 PM | Link to this
DevilWalk? Nah, We gunna do da DEMON STOMP on Tift Blue Devils. Another RED vs BLUE, we like it like that, NHS and Statesboro 2004 how sweet!
By jordan
December 7, 2006 08:59 PM | Link to this
hey guys we might not have won many state titles, but for the last four years we have been the dominent team in 4A and this year we are finally getting national considerations and are ranked number one in the state out of every class and every team.
By football
December 7, 2006 10:41 PM | Link to this
I agree. Stephenson shut down those same wide receivers last year in the playoff. they were afraid to catch the ball if you hit them. Roswell will win.
By FanMan
December 8, 2006 07:43 AM | Link to this
I would have to go with Charlton Co. and Northside Warner-Robins as the best match-up for the “all-class” state championship. Of course, both of them could lose this weekend…but I highly doubt it.
By Brenda
December 8, 2006 11:58 AM | Link to this
Do some of you people live in a dream world? You haven’t seen anything yet until you see what Tift County can do! GO BIG BLUE…..
By TIFT COUNTY BOILED PEANUT
December 8, 2006 12:16 PM | Link to this
i WATCHED MY TIFT CO TEAM PLAY LAST WEEK AND WE WERE SURPRISED THAT nORTH GWINNETT LOOKED SO GOD. WE BARELY GOT OUT OF THERE WITHN A TD. HECK ng LET US SCORE SO THEY COULD GO AHEAD AND GET THE BALL BACK. THAT WAS CLEAR. I HOPE WE ROSWELL ISNT AS STRONG AS NG CAUSE WE BARELY GOT OUT OF THAT GAME. BE RAL FANS, WE ARE GONNA BE TESTED, WE CAN DO IT, BUT AINT NO DEVILS WALK VIDEO GONNA BRING US A WIN, IT WILL BE HEART, SOMETHING THE OFFICIALS WONT HELP US WITH THIS WEEK.
By R. Davis (Coffee Trojan Fan)
December 8, 2006 12:49 PM | Link to this
Just wanted to say “GOOD LUCK BLUE DEVILS”. Let’s keep the championship in South Georgia! Can’t wait to see the “DEVIL WALK” in the Dome!!!!!!
By Tifttaxpayer
December 8, 2006 02:11 PM | Link to this
We play football better than we sing. We better stop trying to sing, and worry about beating this Roswell team.
By Mark
December 8, 2006 04:24 PM | Link to this
Northside is 2-0 against Region 1-AAAAA (Beat WR 28-7/ HO.CO. 26-14); Tift should be glad Northside stayed in AAAA this year, otherwise they would be 2nd in the region, not first. Watch this team play tonight and you will see.
By Da Ridge Parent
December 11, 2006 09:30 AM | Link to this
Okay, the games have been played and the results are in, the once thought perrenial power houses failed to show up this weekend. Both Roswell and Peachtree Ridge put a lid on the trash talking from Tift and Warner Robbins respectfully. So the once dominate Region 1A in AAAAA is not as powerful as the voices would have liked them to be.
Sorry 1A, you played well and did what you could but both defenses from Roswell and Peachtree Ridge was simply to much to overcome. You had a great run and a very successful season, but for the chance to play for State rights, You can now plan for; maybe next year.