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Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by Mr. Dude on 11/7/2022, 7:17 pm

How far are you having to drive for round 1 of the playoffs, and what class are you?

3A

2 hr. 30 minute Google maps time (not adjusted for bus)

Re: Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by I win on 11/9/2022, 4:12 pm, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

4A school
3 hours and 45 minutes
...on a Thursday night.

all for the glory of the ball

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Re: Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by 3Aer on 11/8/2022, 3:06 pm, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

0 minutes. For the first time in 15 years we didn't make the playoffs!

I'm honestly a little unsure of what to do with the free time!!!

My thoughts with all of you, the worst we've done for a first round was four hours... that sucked.

Re: Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by BorderBD on 11/8/2022, 1:56 pm, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

6A
We got lucky. They're coming over here, so 2.5 hours for them.
But we have gone 6 hours for 3rd round. 2nd round is usually neutral site at 2 or 2.5 hours.

Re: Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by New Mexico 5A on 11/8/2022, 12:15 pm, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

Our playoff was 3 hours away.

Two things are different in New Mexico.
1. Playoffs are not at a neutral site. Higher seed gets home field advantage.
2. Bands do not usually go to away games. We didn't have to take our band to the playoff. We have taken the band to one away playoff since I've been here(five years) and that was to the state championship.

Re: Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by Percguy on 11/8/2022, 11:46 am, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

3A, Div 1

Our game this week is 55 minutes away. Actually one of the closer out of town games this year.

Re: Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by Dude on 11/8/2022, 10:57 am, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

We drive farther than that for a district game and we aren’t in west texas… 4A btw. Our playoff games wind up being closer, lol.

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Posted by Urkel on 11/8/2022, 7:55 am, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

***WestTexas has entered the chat...***

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Posted by HCBD on 11/8/2022, 11:16 am, in reply to "Re: Round 1 playoff road trip"

Ha ha my thoughts exactly!

Not my program but I know the Abilene Schools are going to El Paso and an El Paso school is going to Abilene Wylie. 6.5 hours not adjusted for bus or stops and they are staying overnight.

Re: Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by 4A BD on 11/8/2022, 7:24 am, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

Round 1 is only 2 hours (not adjusted).
Round 2 is at least 2.5 hours from a neutral site.

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Posted by Dinkles on 11/8/2022, 6:53 am, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

3A...one hour and fifteen minutes.

Re: Round 1 playoff road trip

Posted by WTX on 11/7/2022, 10:00 pm, in reply to "Round 1 playoff road trip"

We are going 2 hrs (regular car time) one way.

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Posted by really retired on 11/8/2022, 9:54 am, in reply to "Re: Round 1 playoff road trip"

I certainly hope the band director is allowed to drive one of the buses (snore)

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Posted by To Darn Far on 11/13/2022, 2:30 pm, in reply to "Re: Round 1 playoff road trip"

With 4 football teams going into playoffs I was wondering why we don't take 3rd Division bands to Area. Retiring from a 4th place "winning" football school and having to drive untold miles to that playoff game year after year I questioned the logic. I loved my band kids and would have taught until I died but post season games drove me to retire.

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