No one hangs banners for losing in the regionals, but it is easier to justify that you got beat by the best team in the country rather than the "16th" best team in the country.Rusty GCS said:Absolutely not. Nobody hangs banners for losing to the eventual champ. You want to go as far as possible every year regardless of how you get there.The Debt said:
I would rather lose to the national champ in a regional than lose to a super loser in a regional.
One is "I ran up against greatness" the other is "I couldn't keep up with mediocrity."