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Thursday, September 20, 2012

Gwinnett Football Chatter: Should Grayson Be Out of the Top 10?

A week ago, Grayson was No. 1 in Georgia and the nation. Now they're unranked altogether. What do you think about that?

Earlier this week, a blogger on ajc.com asked if it was too harsh to drop previously top-ranked Grayson all of the way out of the top 10 in Class AAAAAA after its 22-7 loss at Parkview. Part of the justification for the drop, according to blogger Todd Holcomb, was that the rankings reflect where the teams are now and not an indication where they'll finish. (By the way, former No. 3 Walton also fell out of the rankings after a lopsided loss to North Cobb). "Losing 22-7 to an unranked team is not playing like a Top 10 team," explained Holcomb, who also is one of the founders of the Georgia High School Football Daily newsletter, which covers state football better than anyone else. Rankings are a tough thing to do. I know. In my more than 20 …

Thursday, August 30, 2012

Gwinnett Football Chatter: No. 1 Vs. No. 1 This Week

Top-ranked Grayson (ESPN) hosts Miami Central (USA Today) meet in a clash of teams ranked No. 1 in the nation.

The common saying in college football is that you can't win the national championship in the first game, but you could lose it. We're not sure if that completely applies to Grayson High School's Friday night game against Miami Central, but it could. The game matches teams that are ranked No. 1 in the country in different polls. Defending state champion Grayson, which tore through McEachern 31-12 in last week's Corky Kell Classic, is ranked No. 1 by ESPN. Miami Central, also 1-0, is No. 1 in the USA Today rankings. If you want to see major-college talent, this is the game for you. Miami Central has six players committed to major programs. Grayson has at least six, according to its website: Defensive end/running back Robert Nkemdiche (…

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