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State Titles
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:40 am
by 7timechamps
SCHSL approved state titles to be back in Orangeburg for football and all semi/state finals for basketball to be at Florence Center.
Sad state of affairs for our state!
Re: State Titles
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:13 pm
by DFOLDMAN
7timechamps wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 8:40 am
SCHSL approved state titles to be back in Orangeburg for football and all semi/state finals for basketball to be at Florence Center.
Sad state of affairs for our state!
....SCHSL....nothing they do surprises me or even saddens me any longer. Their buffoonery has made most of us numb after this long. The 5A mess for the coming year is prime example.
Fear The Fox...
Re: State Titles
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:11 pm
by Peacekeeper
Where should everything be held? USC apparently doesn't want it. We complained about Clemson, to far for the low country.
We complained about Benedict College.
We are complaining about Florence.
I'm sure the schsl would love a central location to appease everyone.
If they come to Greenville, someone will complain
If they come to Rock Hill someone will complain
They were in Aiken, we complained. I'm sure the folks in Rock Hill complained when South Pointe and Northwestern played each other at Clemson.
Maybe we all should start a go fund me, to build a schsl facility in the most central area of the state
Re: State Titles
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:18 pm
by 96fanatic
All the playoff games are played at the
different high schools . I vote play the
championship games the same like they
were many years ago.
Re: State Titles
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 5:46 pm
by SF Band dad
96fanatic wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 2:18 pm
All the playoff games are played at the
different high schools . I vote play the
championship games the same like they
were many years ago.
Our stadium is too small to host a championship game. I think it was designed for a seating capacity of 5500. (Approximately 4000 home, 1500 visitor.) The SCHSL minimum to host a 4A/5A semifinal is 5000.
The minimum for the championship games is 6000 for all classifications, which is silly. Benidict's capacity is 11,000 and its visitor side and parking were inadequate, at least for 4A & 5A.
Parone Stadium at Spring Valley HS seats 12,000, and both sides are the same size. That would be a good venue, at least for the lower 3 classes.
Re: State Titles
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 10:46 pm
by bringthewood
Okay, USC would be the perfect site... seats, parking, central location... everything. BUT>>>
2 of the 3 are set.... the other is not part of the equation..... parking which NOT controlled by USC, that is controlled by the Fair Grounds.
Now USC might be a stick in the mud........ but why would they????? Here is a chance to showcase their facility to all potential recruits and families...... that one of the reasons Clemson agreed to host several years back for a lost cost.
The real villain is the parking situation......
Re: State Titles
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:00 pm
by 7timechamps
Peacekeeper wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:11 pm
Where should everything be held? USC apparently doesn't want it. We complained about Clemson, to far for the low country.
We complained about Benedict College.
We are complaining about Florence.
I'm sure the schsl would love a central location to appease everyone.
If they come to Greenville, someone will complain
If they come to Rock Hill someone will complain
They were in Aiken, we complained. I'm sure the folks in Rock Hill complained when South Pointe and Northwestern played each other at Clemson.
Maybe we all should start a go fund me, to build a schsl facility in the most central area of the state
Dude, Daniel and Wren (20 mins away all the way towards GA), both drove 3 and a half hours down the damn highway together to play the UPPER STATE title basketball game in Florence
Re: State Titles
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 8:54 am
by DFOLDMAN
7timechamps wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 11:00 pm
Peacekeeper wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:11 pm
Where should everything be held? USC apparently doesn't want it. We complained about Clemson, to far for the low country.
We complained about Benedict College.
We are complaining about Florence.
I'm sure the schsl would love a central location to appease everyone.
If they come to Greenville, someone will complain
If they come to Rock Hill someone will complain
They were in Aiken, we complained. I'm sure the folks in Rock Hill complained when South Pointe and Northwestern played each other at Clemson.
Maybe we all should start a go fund me, to build a schsl facility in the most central area of the state
Dude, Daniel and Wren (20 mins away all the way towards GA), both drove 3 and a half hours down the damn highway together to play the UPPER STATE title basketball game in Florence
You are making too much sense....ha. But you are right. Geographically, the state has four primary regions- Upstate, Midlands, Pee Dee, and Lowcountry...the Upper State Title game should have been played in the Upstate or Midlands and the Lower State in the Lowcountry or Pee Dee at the very least. Why not just pre-determine the host based on the original brackets...Daniel and Wren driving to the Pee Dee to play a basketball game is beyond a head-scratcher. But again...we are dealing with the SCHSL....so there you go.
Fear The Fox....
Re: State Titles
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 9:23 am
by FootballFan59
Legislators need to step in and get the public University that is USC to host the championships. They receive public funds through appropriations and need to provide public service to our public high schools in this way, in my opinion.
Re: State Titles
Posted: Fri Apr 19, 2024 3:02 pm
by Peacekeeper
Dude, Daniel and Wren (20 mins away all the way towards GA), both drove 3 and a half hours down the damn highway together to play the UPPER STATE title basketball game in Florence
DUDE, what is your point? You just made mine.
