You're right. It's both a blessing and a curse but there are more than a few teams in this category. No one will believe in them until the playoffs and rightfully so.
The blessing is they are in with a high seed. They may win an initial game. Look at 3A East teams. Seeds 3 - 8 are just very poor. Many teams JV squads could beat this lot. In 4A East, there will be no easy outs for anyone. Lafayette is absolutely no lock in round one. Frankly, the first team they face may look mediocre on paper but they may also the best team the Rams have played all year. The curse is that they could get their butt whooped along the line and none of the fans can understand how it happened. I've said it many times. More often than not, it's not how good you are or you think you are, it's how good is the other guy.
It's actually real simple. Plenty of video out there on the last few years and the 4A State Champs. Who ever wins this year will pretty much look the same and be as dominant against good teams. If you think 7 wins in a row against teams that don't have more than two victories on the season makes you a contender, you're flogging your dolphin big time. And no, I'm not talking about the Rams with this last comment. But the look at the video should tell you what the eventual Champ WILL look like. That's a lock. If you really think your team qualifies, GL to you.
