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Post by Beatindownluda on Jan 12, 2005 23:31:50 GMT -6
Man whoever made this topic is stupid as hell. Lafayette lost in 2 overtime games that were close till the very end. Playin jesuit in quarters or finals makes no difference. still gotta beat them sooner or later. the stupid person who started this needs to
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Post by 4TheLoveOfTheGame on Jan 12, 2005 23:57:50 GMT -6
I started this topic and didn't mean anything by saying lafayette lost games on purpose no. Just the fact that two people on other posts made comments (i am assuming they were lions) about the line up and how its being used just to make it through district then in the playoffs play with a completely differnt line up. All i said was this doesn't seem smart, logical, or even woth doing. The posts were by one person saying something along the lines that belfours lineup is like it is so that lafayette wouldn't play to their capablilities. I didn't mean to stir a pot i just wanted to get ghandi mcscruff and a few other people responses to this.
As for the person that said i was a stat geek. No sir. Far from it.
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Post by hdkjga on Jan 13, 2005 0:34:10 GMT -6
actually, the people that said it were to two people with similar screennames and each only had 1 post. Doesn't sound to convincing.
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Post by 4TheLoveOfTheGame on Jan 13, 2005 7:06:38 GMT -6
I didn't look at their number of posts i just thought it was crazy. Thats why i brought it up. I have no accusations against lafayette i was just trying to see what was going through belfours mind. If he is playing people in differnt positions than what he will in the playoffs i think thats dumb. That suprise wouldn't be worth it in the end. His team is learning to play together like they are now if he switches for playoffs all hell would break loose.
I'm sorry if i offended any lafayette players or fans. I didn't mean anything by this post. I was just trying to get the facts straight. I thought it sounded a little fishy but i had to see for sure.
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Post by soccerstud722 on Jan 13, 2005 8:31:29 GMT -6
I dont think LHS meant to lose the games, but rather Belfour is trying to keep his teams motivation and confidence up by pointing out a possitive in the 2 losses. This method helps a team to put past games behind them and look forward to the rest of the season.
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Post by observer on Jan 13, 2005 8:43:58 GMT -6
when you think abou it, if LHS plays Jesuit before the final, they at least have a chance of playing in Lafayette. The final is, in reality, a home game for Jesuit if they get there.
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Post by 4TheLoveOfTheGame on Jan 13, 2005 9:37:03 GMT -6
I agree with soccerstud. I don't think belfour would lose games on purpose but i just wanted to know for sure. I thought it was far fetched but i understand were you're comming from. Turning a loss into a possitive thing is important in moving on and playing well. Once again I am sorry if I stired anything up, I was just trying to get things striaght. I didn't make an accusation, but only asked a question.
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Post by McScruff on Jan 13, 2005 10:38:28 GMT -6
4thelove...I wasn't calling you a stat geek...I was talking about the two unnamed sources that you referred to.
Also, regarding Lafayette's lineup. Belfour usually shuffles it a lot in the first half of the season, but I am pretty sure it is set now. Barring injury, I don't expect it to change for the playoffs.
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Post by Duderino on Jan 13, 2005 19:54:52 GMT -6
Gotta disagree with your usually insightful analysis, McScruff. I repeat (with grammatical corrections) my post on another thread:
"Given the now widely understood strategies of both coaches, one would have to question the bench coaching abilities of both Belfour and Brumfield. Belfour can't even lose to a very good Comeaux team, lets his team lose its focus on tanking district, and wins going away. Brumfield can't figure out a way (or maybe just can't convince his kids) to lose to anyone all year. Both of these guys obviously have a lot of falling behind to do, and I hope everyone will join together in supporting their dreams of becoming losers."
Simply stated, anyone who has even the most remote familiarity with the careers of these two coaches knows that they both have pervasive histories of trying not to win.
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Post by comeaux7 on Jan 13, 2005 20:18:20 GMT -6
to be state champs you have to win your games in the playoffs and teams know that they have to win or else they wont get the rings so i dont think anyone would throw a game just because they dont want to play them eventually they wiull have to if its a team worthy of a state championship
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Post by Ghandi on Jan 13, 2005 20:24:21 GMT -6
Kind of off the subject, but how horrificly awsome would a Lafayette/Acadiana final matchup be. Two teams from the same district playing for the state championship.
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Post by lascholar on Jan 13, 2005 20:59:31 GMT -6
You are correct that it would be an amazing game...one problem is that it would still be played at Tad Gormley rather than in Lafayette.
Also, it has already happened in the past. Acadiana played Lafayette a few years ago in the finals when they won their second state championship (I am pretty sure). This occurred before the championship games were held in New Orleans. I am pretty sure that the game was held at Lafayette High even though Acadiana had won district that season.
A few years back, Brother Martin played Jesuit in the finals, and beat them after qualifying for the playoffs as either the second or third place team out of their district. I only bring this up to discount the theory previously mentioned that only district champions should make the playoffs.
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Post by hdkjga on Jan 13, 2005 21:15:56 GMT -6
Acadiana beat Lafayette 1-0 in the finals of the 1997-1998 season. The game was played at Lafayette High. Packed out and people 2-3 rows deep outside the fence by the swimming pool across the street to see the game. Goal was scored by Justin Angelle in the first half. I probably aged myself with this, but it was a heartbreaker, becasue Lafayette wasn't even ranked going into playoffs. They had lost for the first time ever to Carencro that year. However, they ended up beating Rummel(#7) at Rummel in the second round in OT, beat Jesuit(#3) at home in OT, beat Barbe(#5) in the semis in a shootout, and then lost to Acadiana(#1) in the finals. Very memorable year. YEBU!
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Post by timaeus on Jan 14, 2005 5:59:05 GMT -6
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Post by oldref on Jan 15, 2005 10:38:56 GMT -6
anyone who knows belfour knows how much he hates to lose. he can't stand the fact that his team is not in first place. i know he would never ever do anything that would help acadiana. if he says his team is better off in the other side of the bracket from jesuit it is because he wants to keep his team think positive.
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