[Hoot Gibson]

It's a dumb wager. I doubt that anyone in their right mind doesn't think that Trinity is still the team to beat, but that has NOTHING to do with rankings and how they are contrived!

Umm, did anyone really think that the one loss Alabama was the #2 team in the nation last year when they faced the #1 ranked Notre Dame???? Notre Dame deserved the #1 ranking, but everyone knew they were not the #1 team!

Everyone can whine all they want about rankings, but it's what you did last week, not what you will do tomorrow! Everyone can feel at eased, the disrespected St. X and Trinity will get to prove themselves in the playoffs and reclaim their rightful spot at the top of all rankings list after they win the "Kentucky State High School Football Championship" hh:

No whining here. There have been many, many cases of NCAA teams going undefeated during the regular season, but because of their extremely weak schedule getting denied an opportunity to play for a national title. SOS matters. You know it, I know it, any knowledgeable football fan knows it - even the AP voters know it.

My challenge is not a dumb one. It was intended to demonstrate that those of you who voted to rank Trinity #7 know how ridiculous that ranking is. What would be dumb would be for anybody to accept the challenge. Whichever team emerges from Trinity's region will be the odds on favorite to win the title. I would give both Male and Trinity a 40%+ chance of winning the region. The three teams that I listed, your #2, #3, and #5 teams, combined chances of winning the title is somewhere south of 10%. I don't think that I will be getting a new avatar this season, yet you and the other voters are afraid to bet your avatar against your #7 team winning the state title. The 6A rankings are a joke. Watch my very sincere laugh. :biglmao: