What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (cmcball11) — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:51:29 PST

I think the parity is very good in all divisions. It may take a few years to determine what the top division is, but I have a feeling there won't be one consistently. A lot of the mediocre teams will get a boost from the studs that come through every so often.

South: You can count on Canton and Glenn to be playoff contenders every year. Wayne and Franklin have been so-so, Plymouth has been ok for a young school and Churchill has been bad, aside from 04 and 07.

Central: I think Novi, Stevenson, and South Lyon will continue to be playoff contenders. South Lyon did split, but SL is growing and both schools will be fine. Northville is mediocre, Salem is a little less than that, and East is new, but will grow to the level of SL.

North: Hmmm. Western is obviously a contender. Lakeland has been bad but is getting better. They will also find this division much easier than the KVC. Central and Mott are mediocre, Kettering is not good, and Northern will rise...

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (Qman) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:08:14 PST

I have to agree here, I think top to bottom Central is tougher than the North, you have to think Northville would easily have done what Mott did, and that Salem probably would've been close to that don't you?????

If you take those bottom six teams I tempted to list them this way.

1. Northville
2. Salem
3. Mott
4. WLN
5. Kettering
****SLE****

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (ColonelKVC) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:52:21 PST

That "1" in Salem's 1-17 came against none other than...WLN, of course. One of Northville's three wins the last two years came against...WLN. Of course, one of Northern's three wins came against Salem, but they also beat Glenn a couple years ago. (Don't know if that speaks more about WLN or Glenn.) Kettering and Mott being in the OAA Pink the last few years has bolstered their record. Saw the "Captains" on film last year and one word came to mind: yikes. They've also been beaten by a so-so Flushing program by a combined score of 98-0 the last two years.

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (Searn) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:19:57 PST

ColonelKVC wrote:

Searn wrote:
Despite Novi and Stevenson ... I have a hard time seeing the Central as the top division. .... the Central probably has the weakest bottom 3 in the KLAA. (SLE, Salem and Northville)

Not so fast my friend...let's match them up with Mott, Kettering, and Walled Lake Northern. Much worse IMO.
That said, I think the South will be stronger than the Central from top to bottom, and the strongest in the 2008 KLAA.

Well, I'm giving Mott a little credit since they have made the playoffs the past 2 years out of the OAA D3.... It's to be seen how that translates to the KLAA .. .I'm sure the KLAA will be a MUCH TOUGHER task.

Past 2 seasons
Central Teams
Salem: 1-17
Nville:...

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (ColonelKVC) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:21:59 PST

Searn wrote:
Despite Novi and Stevenson ... I have a hard time seeing the Central as the top division. .... the Central probably has the weakest bottom 3 in the KLAA. (SLE, Salem and Northville)

Not so fast my friend...let's match them up with Mott, Kettering, and Walled Lake Northern. Much worse IMO.

That said, I think the South will be stronger than the Central from top to bottom, and the strongest in the 2008 KLAA.

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (Searn) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:22:40 PST

Despite Novi and Stevenson ... I have a hard time seeing the Central as the top division. .... the Central probably has the weakest bottom 3 in the KLAA. (SLE, Salem and Northville)

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (Searn) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:20:00 PST

Qman wrote:
Is that including SLE for the Central, you can't count them.

I also like how the joke that is the North Division is getting exposed, the 6th place team in the south might very well be in the top 3 in that division.

If Michigan-Football is correct, SLE is playing Varsity ball in 2008 ... so I think you have to count them.

I'm not sure if the North is as bad as you make it out to be ... but at this time appears to be the clear #4 division in the KLAA.

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (Qman) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:31:11 PST

Is that including SLE for the Central, you can't count them.

I also like how the joke that is the North Division is getting exposed, the 6th place team in the south might very well be in the top 3 in that division.

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (TheOutlander) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 19:11:47 PST

Here is a good way to rate the divisions in my opinion.

Average playoff wins per team since we went to the current playoff system

Without Howell-Parker Counted for the KLAA West
KLAA South = 4.17
KLAA Central = 3.33
KLAA West = 2.2
KLAA North = 2.17

With Howell-Parker Counted for the KLAA West
KLAA South = 4.17
KLAA Central = 3.33
KLAA North = 2.17
KLAA West = 1.83

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (stunt43) — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:55:10 PST

if the WLAA had remained all the teams slated for the KLAA South very well could be playoff qualifiers next year

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (Searn) — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:35:30 PST

I voted for the South as well ... somewhat a tough call, but top to bottom gotta be the South going in...

As much as I enjoy seeing the "RED" divisions compete, the KLAA has a nice setup the saves some travel time and will put all the top KLAA teams in the playoffs on a yearly basis.

I'm sure the teams are happy with this setup for that reason.

Re: What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (ColonelKVC) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:48:57 PST

I would say right now you'd have to go with the South, but the clearest thing to me is that, in the long run, there won't be a "Red" Division in this league b/c it's arranged by geography.

What will be considered the "Power Division" of the KLAA?

feeds@kickapps.com (TheOutlander) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:20:25 PST

The Ottawa-Kent has the RED
The MAC has the RED
The MEGA has the RED
The CHSL has the Central

What will be considered the "RED" of the KLAA?