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Monday, October 15, 2007
No, really — who’s REALLY good?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Maybe it’s just me.
In a season and a half of doing the AJC rankings, I’ve changed No. 1 teams in Class AAAAA eight times.
There had been only eight lead changes in the highest class in the previous seven seasons combined.
The latest No. 1 is North Cobb, a school that hasn’t been atop the rankings since 1959.
What do North Cobb, North Gwinnett and M.L. King — the Big Three unbeatens — really have in common? Yes, they’re undefeated, but more telling is that each has a one-point victory this season. North Cobb beat Harrison 13-12. North Gwinnett beat Brookwood 22-21. MLK beat Redan 14-13 and Douglass 22-21.
What I’d like to hear is which teams you think are really good enough to win state, and which teams are being propped up in the rankings because of reputation, an undefeated record or one lucky win.
Talk back to Todd: Holcomb chats live with YOU each Monday, starting at 7 p.m. Leave comments, questions, etc., here and return to talk about the rankings.
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