I can't speak for the other sections but the NCS has a major issue and it's beyond their control. These fires are devestating the North Bay and the smoke and ash is covering its east bay cities. The writing is on the wall after several teams cancelled games on 9/1 because of heat and air quality conditions that games will ALL be cancelled. Even Cal vs Wash State looks to be in jeopardy because of NCAA rule that says air quality can't be over the scale of 200, it currently at 226 in Walnut Creek and only getting worse for tomorrow and hopefully beginning to clear up on Friday. This is the simple answer to this horrible situation....
Push everything back a week! I know NCS came out and said that it's up to the leagues and districts to cancel but here me out, these are special circumstances. We have to push hese games back a week and eliminate a round of the NCS playoffs. Why effect all schools when we could only effect the useless 1st round games that are all blow outs. In some divisions they can't even field all 16 spots with playoff eligible teams and the other games are non competitive. There are pivotal league games this week with playoff ramifications going on all over the NCS this week. Why cancel these? The NCS needs to take a hit like most of the NCS communities will on their gates this week. There only needs to be 8 playoff teams per division anyways and the open doesn't need 2 bye weeks. Some teams may only play 8 games this year due to air quality.
NCS do the right thing and step up!
Push everything back a week! I know NCS came out and said that it's up to the leagues and districts to cancel but here me out, these are special circumstances. We have to push hese games back a week and eliminate a round of the NCS playoffs. Why effect all schools when we could only effect the useless 1st round games that are all blow outs. In some divisions they can't even field all 16 spots with playoff eligible teams and the other games are non competitive. There are pivotal league games this week with playoff ramifications going on all over the NCS this week. Why cancel these? The NCS needs to take a hit like most of the NCS communities will on their gates this week. There only needs to be 8 playoff teams per division anyways and the open doesn't need 2 bye weeks. Some teams may only play 8 games this year due to air quality.
NCS do the right thing and step up!