So.....does the Viking Cup reveal good teams? Or does the Viking Cup make good teams? Cid, you seem to think playing in VC will make Clover better, and I disagree.
I think the VC is irrelevant to whether or not Clover overtakes FM this year.
I understand the purpose and I understand the allure of the tournament. I watched it one year when my daughter was a freshman at FM. Who, if memory serves me didn't have a stellar VC tournament that year but went on to do very well in the playoffs. Imagine....
If Clover goes and does well at Viking Cup then the "powers that be" will crown them a worthy, up and coming program. And if they do poorly....then they'll be consigned to the status of overrated and overhyped.
None of which will matter when they play FM.
Both games last year ended in ties. Both games were won in PK's by FM. Both games last year.....Ashleigh Sheets was an absolute beast.
Sheets is off to West Point and this year is this year. Whether Clover can climb that mountain remains to be seen. Somehow I don't think VC will matter one whit when the two schools play head to head.
Not dissing Viking Cup at all. To me its a reward for being a good program....and a little bit like the pre-season NIT in college basketball. Its a tease....a sneak peak at playoff time.
But utterly meaningless for intra-region games.
