Unknown teams don't get challenged on social media by the nations best teams to schedule a team. Unknown teams don't generate the traffic this kind of traffic on these boards. Unknown teams don't have 3 state titles in 7 years. The word is out.
Folsom really doesn't have to validate anything. For arguments sake, they were playing in the game they should have been playing on. Against an equal public school with the same rules and constraints they operate under. Two top 10 teams on a neutral field. Believe it or Not, the system is designed a certain way on purpose. It doesn't take into account the opinions of NorCalPreps posters who want Folsom to play a private school power, because they are sick of Folsom mopping the floor with public schools.
I agree to a certain extent about the scheduling but not fully. They're SoS was nearly identical to DLS who played against a few national teams. The notion that Folsom played nobody is ludicrous. Everything is cyclical and Folsom has the horses this year and next to compete on a national level. We will see then against one of those teams next year. Bank on it. Some will be excited. Some will be extremely nervous. New names will be made up in preparation of that game. It will be the NorCalPreps event of the decade. Lol. And let's be 100 percent honest with ourselves. If Folsom beats, say CC or SJB, will Folsom really be validated? Nope. Everyone will just say "well that was one now you gotta schedule someone else!" Lol
I look forward to next year. I hope everyone else does too. Go Norcal!
The 3 state titles in 7 years, lets look at that for a second:
2010- legit state title against a highly ranked SoCal opponent that SoCal used the rain as excuses as to why Folsom won. Big thumbs up and kudos for that win.
2014- Oceanside, big thumbs down. Not a highly ranked opponent and Folsom definitely not challenged, so they were a unknown that year. Sure alot of us believe Folsom was one of the best that year, but no marquee games to use as proof.
2017- Helix, better team than Oceanside, but still not a top SoCal team. I still give them a thumbs up for this game as Helix was no slouch, but to validate them as the best in Norcal or number 3 in the state, I say again they don't have a marquee mach-up to support that notion.
Now if the system was in place that had SoCal number 2 in the D1 game than yes that would definitely validate them. I don't give a damn about them playing a private or public, I'm just saying to have a better guage on where they rank, they need the marquee mach-up and not just a bunch of good teams that are not one of the states best.
The only posters who would make the claim that Folsom needs to schedule and beat another team should they beat say a SJB or CC, would only come from those who dislike the team and refuse to see how good they are, others like myself who know they are good will be quick to use that win in support of any high ranking they should and probably most likely will receive next year.
With the next year thing in mind, should they get a marquee match-up and win will only validate them for that year, but does nothing to validate the prior teams like 2014 or 2017. Sorry, but they just don't have anything to use as proof other than opinions, and opinions doesn't validate a team. I personally like to deal in facts and want to have examples to use to try and validate my opinions. Unfortunately with Folsom, I don't have any examples that could validate them as number 1 in NorCal.
