Funny story.

I remember in 2018 when TAPP Bishop Dunn  finished #12 at MaxPreps in Texas.

Bishop Dunn played 2 Louisiana teams and Desoto for their OOC schedule....Decent OOS schedule.

Anyways, CE Byrd (Shreveport) beat Bishop Dunn. CE Byrd was an above average Louisiana team ranked #27 here by Maxpreps, I believe

The normal buffoons on this forum all claimed MaxPreps sucked because CE Byrd beat Bishop Dunn.

"There's no way in hell Bishop Dunn is #12 in Texas" they all yelled....." they are a low class TAPP (that's private school for you dummies)" , they yelled.

Y'all make up your damn minds.

https://www.maxpreps.com/tx/dallas/bishop-dunne-falcons/football/18-19/schedule/

You're championing one obviously-flawed methodology because you agree with the end result of it over another obviously-flawed methodology.

I don't know what you're talking about, Woody.  Do you?

Who gives a fuck if I agree or don't agree with it?

That was MaxPreps ranking of Texas in 2018.

Good God almighty!

Last year in Texas another TAPP (that's private school for you dummies) finished #23 in Texas at MaxPreps .

Do I agree with it?...... or do  I not agree with it?
Who gives a fuck?

That was MaxPreps final Texas ranking of 2025.

I don't know what you're talking about, Woody.  Do you?

Who gives a fuck if I agree or don't agree with it?

That was MaxPreps ranking of Texas in 2018.

Good God almighty!

Not one person has made the argument that Maxpreps is infallible. Ever. I think the algorithm was completely out of sorts ranking Lincoln Christian ahead of Owasso, Jenks, and Carl Albert in their end of season Oklahoma rankings. I can only guess that was due to Lincoln beating Shiloh Christian in OOS play, and if I'm to assume that as fact I disagree with that methodology.

That's just one example of Maxpreps running afoul of my personal prep football sensibilities.

You disagree with Maxpreps ranking of Newman in their New Orleans rankings. Why is that? Where should they be ranked instead? Actually build an argument against those rankings that shows you have some insight on the topic beyond suckling at the teet of some sportswriter getting paid $35K a year.

Not one person has made the argument that Maxpreps is infallible. Ever. I think the algorithm was completely out of sorts ranking Lincoln Christian ahead of Owasso, Jenks, and Carl Albert in their end of season Oklahoma rankings. I can only guess that was due to Lincoln beating Shiloh Christian in OOS play, and if I'm to assume that as fact I disagree with that methodology.

That's just one example of Maxpreps running afoul of my personal prep football sensibilities.

You disagree with Maxpreps ranking of Newman in their New Orleans rankings. Why is that? Where should they be ranked instead? Actually build an argument against those rankings that shows you have some insight on the topic beyond suckling at the teet of some sportswriter getting paid $35K a year.

Now you're shitting on Sportswriters too??

The average pay for a Sportswriter in NOLA is $55K,  but again......... you've moved on to something else like you always do when you're getting clubbed.

Reality?
Newman cracked the Louisiana 2A Poll this week at #10.

You people put Newman where you want them and where is does you the most good!

Now you're shitting on Sportswriters too??

The average pay for a Sportswriter in NOLA is $55K,  but again......... you've moved on to something else like you always do when you're getting clubbed.

Reality?
Newman cracked the Louisiana 2A Poll this week at #10.

You people put Newman where you want them and where is does you the most good!

I shit on sportwriters in the three paragraph reply to you that apparently completely fried your brain since you didn't grasp the beginning (compare end-of-season rankings to end-of-season rankings) or the end (sportswriters are hardly experts in their field, ESPECIALLY when that field is the prep sports beat).

I shit on sportwriters in the three paragraph reply to you that apparently completely fried your brain since you didn't grasp the beginning (compare end-of-season rankings to end-of-season rankings) or the end (sportswriters are hardly experts in their field, ESPECIALLY when that field is the prep sports beat).

Ok Woody. ...  I've had enough of your word games.
And I really don't know what you're talking about half the time because I think you are even confused yourself. That happens to a beaten man.

You, skip and gaybob813 are the experts!

Ok Woody. ...  I've had enough of your word games.
And I really don't know what you're talking about half the time because I think you are even confused yourself. That happens to a beaten man.

You, skip and gaybob813 are the experts!

It takes a really stupid man to think "high school sportswriters are bad at their jobs" is a Sudoku puzzle. It amazes me that you don't injure yourself scratching your balls on the daily.

It takes a really stupid man to think "high school sportswriters are bad at their jobs" is a Sudoku puzzle. It amazes me that you don't injure yourself scratching your balls on the daily.
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It takes a really stupid man to think "high school sportswriters are bad at their jobs" is a Sudoku puzzle. It amazes me that you don't injure yourself scratching your balls on the daily.

Does anybody even really know what this means?? Yeah, I know. Really!

Woody shit on sportswriters is all I know.

Sportswriters tend to know what's really going on.
Injuries, weather,  stats, travel, history, ...etc.

A Maxpreps article after most any game that doesn't involve top teams. 👇

"Team A beat Team B Friday night. It was a good game. Team A will play Team C next week while team B will play team Z."

You people are such suckers!!

This is all smoke and mirrors. Just nonsense to take away from New Orleans 13 vs San Diego 14

Let the game begin!!!!

Does anybody even really know what this means?? Yeah, I know. Really!

1) You said you were tired of my "word games"

2) My response was that you have to be an idiot to take a very straightforward statement like "sportswriters are bad at their jobs" and see it as a literal word game (i.e. a sudoku puzzle)

3) Your reply to me calling you stupid is to say you don't understand what I'm saying

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

You are BAD at this.

MaxPreps got you covered, baby! LMAO, oh, my.
Maximum coverage! 😭

An estimated 7,100 to 7,200 high school varsity football games are played every weekend across the United States during the peak of the fall season

1) You said you were tired of my "word games"

2) My response was that you have to be an idiot to take a very straightforward statement like "sportswriters are bad at their jobs" and see it as a literal word game (i.e. a sudoku puzzle)

3) Your reply to me calling you stupid is to say you don't understand what I'm saying

I've said it before and I'll say it again...

You are BAD at this.

Ok, Woody!

Sportswriters tend to know what's really going on.
Injuries, weather,  stats, travel, history, ...etc.

A Maxpreps article after most any game that doesn't involve top teams. 👇

"Team A beat Team B Friday night. It was a good game. Team A will play Team C next week while team B will play team Z."

You people are such suckers!!

You're rather gullible to think sportswriters are getting ahold of information that wasn't going to see the light of day on its own. Sportwriters know what the coaches allow them to know, and a good share of that is stuff coaches know is not going to stay under wraps naturally.

I've been around long enough to remember that the shocking thing about Spencer Rattler's suspension during his senior year at Pinnacle wasn't that it happened or he lied about an injury to cover it up but that NOBODY knew why it happened. The fact that the coaches and family were able to lock that down without a slip to the Phoenix prep sports rumor mill is downright miraculous.