Fall Divisions

There hasn't been much posted on this board in the last few months other than tournament information.  I was curious about some of the hot topics from the recent past.  The divisions in both Plano and Lake Highlands have changed significantly and even a handful of teams also went and gave the Champions league a try though we hear very little about them.  Did Champions League kick in and how is that going?

In Plano, a complete different look with Texahoma, Drifters and San Angelo leading the 2 equal divisions and those 3 seem to be separating themselves.  

In Lake Highlands, Texans FTW, Sting East and United are separating themselves from the rest of D1.  D2 seems to have a big log jam of very talented and pretty even teams in the top 10, though Mutiny, FCUSA and CDA have pretty significant goal differentials and are all high scoring teams.  

It would seem as though the 3 Plano teams mentioned probably qualify for LH next year, while the 3 D2 LH teams might make their way up to D1.  The refereeing in the Classic League games that I have seen, both divisions, seems to be pretty decent, but not perfect.  It must be in the NTX referee rulebook to never give out a straight red, no matter the infraction.  It is also interesting how Plano is giving their 01's 11-12 games this fall which is a contrast to the 7 games they gave them last fall and this past spring.  At least they learned.

Any predictions before the break prior to tournament season?

Wow.  I haven't been on the board for a few weeks, but it sure has cooled off compared to 1 year ago.  My DD's team has had a decent run in LH after moving up from Plano.  It seems as though CDA and Mutiny have established themselves as the team to beat.  We beat CDA, but lost to Mutiny.  It is a 19 team division so there is still a lot to be done once we get into the spring.  As for the officiating?  It's better than it was in Plano.  Interesting and fun fall season.  Now we turn to tournament/showcase season.