Okay, so, I’ve been messing around with this whole “SMAC football rankings” thing, and let me tell you, it’s been a bit of a wild ride. I’m no expert, but I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, so I dove in headfirst. Here’s how it all went down.
First off, I started by trying to figure out what exactly SMAC is. Turns out, it stands for Southern Maryland Athletic Conference. Who knew? Not me, initially. Anyway, these guys are all about high school football in, you guessed it, Southern Maryland.
So, I started looking for their football standings. I figured, how hard could it be, right? It started with looking into the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference high school football standings. I figured the best way to do this was to look for the official SMAC website. After many attempts at searching I was able to finally find a website that had all the details. But then I thought, maybe I should broaden my horizons a bit.
I started looking into other conferences, like the Mid-American Conference. I found their official standings too, which was pretty neat. It was interesting to see how they ranked their teams compared to SMAC. They had some detailed stuff on there, breaking down the teams and their records. I spent a good chunk of time just browsing through that, comparing and contrasting.
- Checked out the SMAC website for their football standings.
- Got sidetracked by the Mid-American Conference standings.
- Compared the two and saw some interesting differences.
Then, for kicks, I thought, why not check out some college football scores? I looked up the top 25 games for the FBS bowl season, using the final College Football Playoff rankings. That was a whole different ball game, literally. Way more intense than the high school stuff I had been looking at. It is obvious that it is more professional and organized. It is a lot more fun to watch.
After that, I went back to the high school scene and found a source for Maryland High School Football scores. This seemed like a good place to keep track of what was happening locally. I realized they had even more info, like point standings for the season. There was this PDF, “22_points_*,” that had a breakdown of all the teams and their points. I tried to make sense of it, but honestly, it was a bit overwhelming. All those numbers and stats started to swim before my eyes. I mean, I’m just a regular guy, not a stats wizard.
Takeaway
All in all, it was a pretty interesting journey. I learned a bit about high school and college football, saw some different ranking systems, and got a little lost in a sea of numbers. Would I do it again? Maybe. It’s definitely not as simple as it looks, but it’s kind of cool to see how all these teams stack up against each other. Plus, it gave me a new appreciation for people who actually understand all those stats. For now, I think I’ll stick to just watching the games and leaving the number-crunching to the pros.
