So there are 5 main hotels in WP, Holiday Inn, Hampton Inn, Quality Inn, Baymont Inn & Super 8 I believe. And a Sleep Inn in Willow Springs.
They called the late hits on WP at least twice, maybe 3 times.
Even the drug-infested West Plains Motel was sold out, as well as the Sleep Inn in Willow Springs and I believe the hotel down in Thayer was sold out too.
White River (we have a huge business meeting nearby every spring) Trout fishing is very popular this time of year believe it or not so they likely were sold out, too.
i went with family and they forgot that Rolla was on the way and closest he found was Springfield and even branson was booked also.
Just had the unlucky draw of being in town one of the few weekends a year when the hotels are at capacity
I can agree with the playing on saturdays with distance but when it comes to home field advantage, especially in the playoffs, I think taking that away wouldn’t be right.
I didn't mention the missed holding calls on WP either...yes, the officiating was terrible. At that point in the post season, the officials should be better and not partial to one side.
Mountain Home over to Bull Shoals AR. The river in the proximity of Bull Shoals dam is a pretty constant temperature regardless of air temp.
Partial to one side? What game were you watching?
Haven’t been out on Bull Shoals in a long time. It’s a fun area of Arkansas. In the middle of nowhere in regards to the rest of the state.
i do agree with you on that. i wished they're a way where Quarterfinals games were closer games. Semifinals games are fine for me for long distance games.
The one on the sideline was obvious..no way they don't call that one. They called one more towards the end of the game that didn't matter at that point. The officials let that stuff slide early and often. It got really bad late 3rd and into the 4th. WP played a good game, they played hard and physical, dirty at times, and the officials allowed it. I don't have a dog in this fight, so I call it like I see it.
I am hoping to retire to Lead Hill-Diamond City AR in circa 8-9 years all things remaining equal. Beautiful, quiet area with great fishing!
Wouldn’t it actually make more sense to take away the home field advantage? In the districts it makes sense, as the higher seeded team has “earned” it per the points system. But in the state quarters, why should one team get a home field advantage, just because they happen to be on the bottom of the bracket in an even year?
I am not from West Plains but have attended a few of their games against Camdenton in the past and the Hannibal game last year. I agree 100% that I thought Perkins was outcoached last year. If I remember correctly a 1st or 2nd in goal from like the 1 or 2 and got a delay of game when he had timeouts. And then I just thought they should’ve used the Lair kid more in that game. Just an outsiders opinion.
Yep you remember correctly, and you have a pretty solid opinion shared by many fans.
Probably wanted to cut down on the Personal Fouls
Suggest we settle any disputes with a wet T shirt contest. Let the tops cling where they may.
WHOA HO! Are we talking hot moms in a wet t shirt contest here!?
Are ya tuning in to the Jenks vs. Bixby rematch at Broken Arrow Friday afternoon?
Iowa does this, too, and it has worked well for many years. OK 6A D1 is having both games at Broken Arrow (a very beautiful stadium by the way) in a day/night doubleheader. In MO if the Dome is never going to be an option I like the smaller University stadiums to host not a fan of Faurot for any round(s).
Who provides the help? Seems fans just want to make it simple for themselves and they don't understand all the work that goes on behind the scenes to have a game.
Incredibly difficult. And yet we pull it off in basketball from the state sectionals on, every year, every class.
Problem with that is, a lot of times in the post season, games are on Saturdays(same day as college games)and couldn’t do that with college football going on more often that not.
In today's work environment (live it every day here at my business) you make a very good point, something we used to take totally for granted. The key is to make the neutral site geographically sensible. Iowa does theirs in the UNIDome semis and finals. High schools in particularly the Tulsa metro pretty much all have very nice facilities with adequate seating. Ditto Texas and most of the larger Little Rock metro and NW Arkansas schools.
That is definitely the nice part. We have good sized facilities not just in KC, Columbia, STL and Springfield but Cape, Rolla, Joplin, Warrensburg, Kirksville, Maryville and St. Joe to name a few of the bigger ones.
