[Spirit100]

Yes, the playoff system needs tweaked. Every team should be involved in the playoffs and the regular season should be shortened by one game to accommodate the change. The focus of every coach and player should be continuous improvement over the course of the season to prepare for the playoffs. That is the system that Indiana uses and it encourages teams to schedule strong opponents without regard to fear of losing a few games. Indy Cathedral is a great example. Cathedral can, and has, started a season 0-4 and won the state title in its class. In Indiana, unlike the ridiculous system in Ohio, a team's early season wins and losses has no bearing on its ultimate success. That is how it should be in high school football.

And Trinity has followed the same example this season! Although Manual and Male are "up" this year. I'll be curious to see if their plan works out for them with another 6A title. Time will tell.