Current state of DLS-Folsom

[THEOC89]

24-25 schedules are beginning to be posted now on Maxpreps. Joe has been posting that he has been retained by DLS and is working on their nonleague games.

That Dude is a proven Liar…. He is the same Con Man that promoted Bishop Sycamore and the other fake school USA Academy….. I wouldn’t believe anything he says….

DLS doesn’t need a proven Liar and con man like him to set up games…. There are pleanty of teams that want to play DLS….

 

[aztecpadre]

That Dude is a proven Liar…. He is the same Con Man that promoted Bishop Sycamore and the other fake school USA Academy….. I wouldn’t believe anything he says….

DLS doesn’t need a proven Liar and con man like him to set up games…. There are pleanty of teams that want to play DLS….

I could not think of a more shady character to be working in any way with a school. Worst kind of person.

 

[MadDawgSS]

Any updates on their schedule? Everyone else's schedule is out now. I wonder what is taking them so long.

 

[THEOC89]

Any updates on their schedule? Everyone else's schedule is out now. I wonder what is taking them so long.

DLS will be Playing Serra, Grant, ST Mary’s, ST Francis, and I think it was El Cerrito…. They are still putting together the NFL academy game…. That game is happening…. MJD is the one who set it up…. Lots of logistics to work out….

No Folsom game this year…..

 

[FBAddict]

No Folsom game this year…..

The DLS / Folsom game was losing ground as far as a marquee match up. I feel no loss. That being said, I still feel both teams are at least top 10 in CA. They will meet in playoffs anyways if they both perform well.

 

[THEOC89]

The DLS / Folsom game was losing ground as far as a marquee match up. I feel no loss. That being said, I still feel both teams are at least top 10 in CA. They will meet in playoffs anyways if they both perform well.

Agree!…. Both sides wanted a break….

The only Bummer is now we don’t have the top teams playing for the Open anymore and no play in game…. So If Both Folsom and DLS go undefeated who goes to the open?…..

Also, what if Folsom only loses to Long Beach Poly and DLS only loses to NFL Academy?…. Who goes to the open?….. Nor Cal is a Complete mess when it comes to The Open….

 

[FBAddict]

The only Bummer is now we don’t have the top teams playing for the Open anymore and no play in game…. So If Both Folsom and DLS go undefeated who goes to the open?…..

Also, what if Folsom only loses to Long Beach Poly and DLS only loses to NFL Academy?…. Who goes to the open?….. Nor Cal is a Complete mess when it comes to The Open….

And Serra... although word is Serra will have some challenges.

I'm okay with the Open structure right now. Only a true playoff system would improve the Open Bowl issue. I think NorCal is too thin at top for have a NorCal Open Bowl game. It seems much clearer for SoCal Open selection with more schools and the twin juggernauts of MD / SJB. An Open SoCal Bowl game would theoretically eliminate the top SDS, LAS or #9 SS team.

 

[THEOC89]

And Serra... although word is Serra will have some challenges.

I'm okay with the Open structure right now. Only a true playoff system would improve the Open Bowl issue. I think NorCal is too thin at top for have a NorCal Open Bowl game. It seems much clearer for SoCal Open selection with more schools and the twin juggernauts of MD / SJB. An Open SoCal Bowl game would theoretically eliminate the top SDS, LAS or #9 SS team.

Serra is playing Both Folsom and DLS so if they win out and just lose to SJB, Serra is in the open….

So Cal’s structure is just fine, LA and SD teams don’t want to play in the Open…. We need the open play in for Nor Cal to at least crown a true Nor Cal Champion….

I agree that Nor Cal is too thin at top but there is also a lot of parity at the top of Nor Cal so you can’t just pick someone…. This system was set up when no one thought they could beat DLS…. That is not the case anymore so it’s time for a change….

Personally I would rather watch a great matchup for a Nor Cal Open Title then watch the boring, uncompetitive, SBG at the Open level….

 

[larry legend33]

It will be a major disappointment if Folsom isn't the north rep for the open this year. On paper they return an absolutely loaded roster which includes the top QB prospect in the class of 2026. Wonder if patsy will come back under a different alias?

 

[FBAddict]

Personally I would rather watch a great matchup for a Nor Cal Open Title then watch the boring, uncompetitive, SBG at the Open level….

Yeah, there was a lot of talk about SoCal doing the only battle for Open and NorCal doing away with the Open bid. This is a very short sighted solution. We have so many examples of adjusting playoff or Bowl criteria system over the years in order to justify certain teams to have their shot at sectional, regional or state titles only to have it overturned later because the system no longer fits reality. The attitude of you should win because you are very good but not the best so we will fix the system so you can win is very biased. It only lives for the current year but not for the long haul.

Of course it would be more fun to watch a competitive NorCal top teams game than to watch a paint-dry-type game as the last few years of NorCal / SoCal Open games. But that's not a standard reality for multiple years. I want the winner of Open (or any other division) winner to mean the same in 2010 (DLS 48 Servite 8) as in 2022 (MD 44 Serra 7).

CalPreps' Ned Freeman offers an interesting solution using a parity system that matches teams according to their parity level combined with proximity. In these case, you could have a fluid playoff system regionally. The Northern California teams (and maybe southern Oregon) could have their championship game, Central California (and maybe Northern Nevada) could have their championship game and Southern California (and maybe Southern Nevada) could have their championship game.

Personally, I would prefer a true playoff system in California that pairs divisional teams according a standard criteria that is applied evenly and equally to all schools in all sections. That way you will know how your selected team performed over the years. A team in 2010 would win by similar competitive standards as a 2022 team.

But that's just my personal thinking and maybe not widely shared..

 

[Macallan]

CIF already has way too many playoff divisions (bowl games). With 17,000 bowl games, they could easily make a system of state playoff brackets. IMO, the whole thing currently is moot. Even college football has a playoff of some sort. The BCS system, that the CIF currently has, doesn't work.