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Top 15 after two weeks
« on: September 09, 2019, 02:37:36 pm »
I'm not sure there have been many real surprises yet this season so the top 10 or so teams may not have changed in most people's minds...but let's post them anyway! (try to give reasoning if you can)
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2019, 03:33:16 pm »
1.BXB Red-Until they’re beaten I see no reason why they shouldn’t be number 1.
2.BXB Blue-If you’ve seen this team play, they look like the best shot to beat the Big Red Machine this year!
3.TYAA Blue-A Blue blood, always in the running and look good this year too!
4.Jenks Silver-This team is well put together and have all of the holes filled.
5.Sand Springs-Not the most athletic team, but a team that will play until the whistle every play great coaching staff too!
6.Union Silver-Great athletes with a kind of bland offense, but it works, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!
7.Owasso White- I’ve seen other list and agree with most of them that White is best team in Owasso!
8.Glenpool-A good team who if they can fill a few holes, they have a chance to end the year in the top 5!
9.Edmond-Playing in the west is more or less a joke. They’ll make it to the playoffs and lose in the first round to one of the teams listed above.^^^
10.Metro-Probably the most sound football team on the list,(other than Bixby Red) great coaching!
11.Choctaw Gold-An up and comer, I think this team has filled a lot of holes from last year and WILL be in a top 10 team at the end of the season!
12.TYAA Red-Although they got a nice whooping by Bixby Blue this week, it didn’t look like they had it all figured out yet, when they do they’ll be a good team.
13.Wagoner-Really is just a pure wildcard.
14.Berryhill-A good team who probably won’t move up or down much this year.
15.T-Wolves-I’m expecting this team to move up in the rankings, but for now they round off my Top15!

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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2019, 03:37:38 pm »
Haha looks like someone had one to many this morning, get off of the forums if you aren’t going to take this seriously 🤢

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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2019, 04:28:38 pm »
Get ‘em Packin...pot calling the kettle black.
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2019, 05:26:51 pm »
😂😂😂😂 I think U-Silver is more like 10th on the list like Raider said.. or not on the list at all!

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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2019, 09:30:12 pm »
1.BXB Red-Until they’re beaten I see no reason why they shouldn’t be number 1.
2.BXB Blue-If you’ve seen this team play, they look like the best shot to beat the Big Red Machine this year!
3.TYAA Blue-A Blue blood, always in the running and look good this year too!
4.Jenks Silver-This team is well put together and have all of the holes filled.
5.Sand Springs-Not the most athletic team, but a team that will play until the whistle every play great coaching staff too!
6.Union Silver-Great athletes with a kind of bland offense, but it works, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!
7.Owasso White- I’ve seen other list and agree with most of them that White is best team in Owasso!
8.Glenpool-A good team who if they can fill a few holes, they have a chance to end the year in the top 5!
9.Edmond-Playing in the west is more or less a joke. They’ll make it to the playoffs and lose in the first round to one of the teams listed above.^^^
10.Metro-Probably the most sound football team on the list,(other than Bixby Red) great coaching!
11.Choctaw Gold-An up and comer, I think this team has filled a lot of holes from last year and WILL be in a top 10 team at the end of the season!
12.TYAA Red-Although they got a nice whooping by Bixby Blue this week, it didn’t look like they had it all figured out yet, when they do they’ll be a good team.
13.Wagoner-Really is just a pure wildcard.
14.Berryhill-A good team who probably won’t move up or down much this year.
15.T-Wolves-I’m expecting this team to move up in the rankings, but for now they round off my Top15!

I'm still waiting on a couple of scores before I put out my top 15 but I do want to comment on this particular post to point out a couple of flaws in the placings and the reasoning behind them. Ranking teams can be somewhat subjective but I think most of the people (coaches and others) that post on these forums generally try to weigh in with rankings based on all of the facts available to them.

That being said, an argument can certainly be made that each of the top 7 to 10 in this list belong in the top 15 but to dismiss the Edmond Bulldogs team as not in the top 5 implies inexperience with this league. As an example of what I'm talking about, over the past two years, this Edmond team has played 11 of the 14 other teams in this list (two teams they played twice). Edmond is 11-2 in those games and most were not close. It's not their fault that INFC completely restructured the league last year to reduce travel. They begged for some competition in the non-divisional games and were scheduled with mostly AA teams. That's why last year and this year Edmond scrimmaged the top Tulsa area teams at TYAA (so yes, I saw Bixby Blue play). I watched Edmond go up against the best of the best and they certainly belong right there with them despite stumbling in the quarter-finals last year.

You talk about the west being a "joke" yet have three west teams in your top 15. I watched Choctaw Gold play and I agree that they are MUCH improved over last year. They are bigger and faster and if they can eliminate a LOT of mistakes, they are going to be a force to be reckoned with in the west and also in the playoffs. Placing the T-wolves in the top 15 over Westmoore might be a mistake. If the INFC website were working (don't get me started on that mess), then you would see that the T-wolves are somewhere around 6th or 7th place right now in the west division standings. As the season goes on, I'm sure they will move up, but right now they are not performing at a top 15 level.

One more note: I'm not sure I understand ranking Berryhill (1-1) over Lincoln Christian (2-0) who beat Berryhill, but I don't know as much about some of the east teams as I would like.

Obviously, this is my opinion so everyone keep the rankings coming and remember to post your reasoning if you can.
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2019, 02:01:38 pm »
As promised, here is what I think after two weeks of play:

1 Bixby Red(2-0) - they still have yet to be knocked off their perch at the top (Sand Springs came close)
2 Union Silver(2-0) - they continue to take care of business and will face the toughest part of their season in 4 or 5 weeks
3 TYAA Blue(2-0) - they shut the clock off in week 1 but seemed to struggle a bit against a good Glenpool team.
4 Edmond(2-0) - yet to be tested but they have a seasoned core & continue to put the work in every week no matter who they face
5 Bixby Blue(2-0) - they have a great coaching staff and have added talent but I’m not sure they have really been tested yet either
6 Owasso White(2-0) - They continue to dominate and move up the rankings
7 Sand Springs(1-1) - A strong team out of the gate but only scored 26 against Claremore (otherwise I would have them higher)
8 Jenks Silver(2-0) - They continue to win but aren’t putting up numbers big enough for me to rank them higher right now
9 Metro(1-1) - This team is well coached but face a tough season and if they find ways to keep winning they will move up this list
10 Choctaw Gold(2-0) - After dominating T-wolves in week one, they beat a pretty good Edmond Huskies team
11 Westmoore(2-0) - Westmore has also won in dominant fashion but will face their first test this weekend at Choctaw Gold
12 Owasso Red(1-1) - They kept Bixby Red from shutting the clock off
13 Lincoln Christian(2-0) - LC continues to find ways to win
14 Wagoner(2-0) -  I don’t know much about them and there are a couple of other 2-0 teams that could go here as well
15 Glenpool(0-2) - It is hard to put a win-less team in the top 15 but they have faced some stiff competition to start the season

I think there is a lot more parity in the top 10 or 12 this year than I have seen in awhile so I'm sure arguments could be made to move teams around. This just happens to be where I have them right now.
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #7 on: September 10, 2019, 02:41:10 pm »
Thanks for giving Lincoln Christian some recognition on your top 15. However I can assure you we dont belong there. We are just trying to figure things, eat cupcakes and drink our juice boxes.
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #8 on: September 10, 2019, 02:44:21 pm »
Thanks for giving Lincoln Christian some recognition on your top 15. However I can assure you we dont belong there. We are just trying to figure things, eat cupcakes and drink our juice boxes.

Maybe I'm hoping you will share!
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #9 on: September 10, 2019, 02:46:57 pm »
You bet. Cupcake parties are our specialty lol
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2019, 02:49:18 pm »
You bet. Cupcake parties are our specialty lol

Maybe I will be off this diet by the end of the season...
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2019, 03:52:43 pm »
Bulldog makes good cupcakes lol!
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2019, 07:39:55 pm »
My first attempt at ranking...I’m a little bit of a traditionalist.

1. Bixby Red - Even without one of their best players healthy, they still win.
2. TYAA Blue - Consistently consistent in all aspects of the game.
3. Sand Springs - Tough defense. Watched them play BR...impressive.
4. Edmund - Based on last year and YTD results.
5. Union Silver - Great coaching and skill players and always well prepared (scouting).
6. Owasso White - Based on last year and YTD results. Impressive line.
7. Bixby Blue - Some key additions. Well coached. Disciplined.
8. Jenks Silver - Steady, solid on both sides of the ball.
9. Glenpool - Something is not adding up this year...a force last year.
10. Metro - Some of the best containment on the ends in the INFC.
11. Choctaw Gold - New to me. Nice to see them in the mix.
12. Owasso Red - Solid Team last year and performed okay against BR.
13. Lincoln Christian - Watched this team through the years. Gritty, tough, disciplined.
14. Westmoore - Based on performance YTD.
15. Wagoner - Based on performance YTD.

I don’t know enough about the T-Wolves and a couple of others here to make a solid placement, but hope to learn more about them.
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #13 on: September 11, 2019, 08:12:45 am »
1. BXB Red Machine- Not the team they were last year and missing a big part of their success due to injury but to be the best, you got to beat the best.
2. TYAA Bluedawgs- Big, fast, strong, and hungry. Great defense and well coached.
3. Edmond Bulldogs- They look the part and continue to be dominant in the west. Big, fast, strong, and well disciplined.
4. Jenks Silver- Great team with great coaches. Continue to win and will continue to get better.
5. Union Silver- Great team with some great athletes. I think other teams may have caught up with them but always in the hunt.
6. SandSprings- Great defense with some tough kids but way to many to all get playing time. Will be in the hunt.
7. Bixby Blue- This is a good team with good coaching. Key horses and chemistry will make this team only get better.
8. Metro- Solid team with good coaching. Have been tested early and did not disappoint. They will continue to get better.
9. Owasso Red- Good team and good coaching with some key athletes will make this team a contender.
10. Owasso White- A team that is out to prove themself. Good size and tough kids.
11-15. You could make an argument for alot of teams here. I haven't seen them all play yet and the INFC website is a joke so put what you will here.
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Re: Top 15 after two weeks
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2019, 01:01:30 pm »
1 Bixby Red(2-0) - They have to lose to move from this spot
2 TYAA Blue(2-0) -  this team is hard to beat
3 Edmond(2-0) - great team that needs to be here, all they keep doing is winning
4 Union Silver(2-0) - Say what you want about this team- all they do is hit you in the mouth over and over again
5 Jenks Silver(2-0) - Great bunch of young men- that plays a pretty mean Defense
6 Bixby Blue(2-0) - As I said before this team just keeps moving up the ranking- for sure a team to not over look
7 Owasso White(2-0) - This team is on everyone's radar- watch out they are big and fast
8 Sand Springs(1-1) - Good team- held number one to a very tight one
9 Metro(1-1) - The is a well coached team and has a great group of kids- that number 6 is something to watch
10 Choctaw Gold(2-0) - they beat a pretty good Edmond Huskies team last week
11 Westmoore(2-0) - Westmore has also won in impressive fashion
12 Wagoner(2-0) -  This team is BIG and will come out hitting- very very good team this year...never over look or under estimate
13 Owasso Red(1-1) - Always a team you better prepare for..
14 Glenpool(0-2) - They have had a tough draw week 1 & 2
15 Lincoln Christian(2-0) - Fun flying action team here
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