How do these ADs and HBCs do it with a straight face? Really, they should be ashamed, but I guess they are too busy recruiting those opponents to be embarrassed.
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ACD going to be a group of killers this year? How about Duval Charter?I don't think its shameful to play a smaller school if the teams are evenly matched. Some big schools aren't very good, just like some small schools are great and could provide a great test for your program. I don't think anyone would agree that it would be shameful for Mandarin, Sandalwood, Fletcher to test themselves with the likes of Raines, Bolles, South Sumter, Cocoa etc.
They should go back to the way it was, eliminate school choice except for academics.Years ago when arbitrary boundary lines dictated which kids went to which public school, comparative size of student bodies was normally of great importance, but today you can basically file that concept under "Ancient History".
School choice in public schools has given star athletes a loop-hole, a means to gang-up at the "go to" program in a given metro area so they line-up against the "have-nots", take them behind the woodshed, and administer an annual a$$-whippin.
The genius of giving kids, parents, coaches and HS-level Nevin Shapiro-type hustlers free reign to assemble area all-star teams can possibly produce mention in the USA Today, but almost always will guarantee that competition among district rivals is completely stifled. As an additional benefit, it can also force HS kids and their legions of rabid boosters to either board airplanes or perhaps take a 8-10 hour bus ride to find a competitive game. Make sense?
Where are we headed? Even greater consolidation of athletes (read "fewer teams") is a virtual guarantee. Rational kids, parents and school board members will eventually decide that there's little point to fielding teams with regular students to go up against HS's that will often feature 8-10 FBS-bound seniors.
Fickle parents will eventually pull their kids from programs that can't guarantee maximum exposure, making it increasingly harder to keep blue chippers at Top Super 25 USA newspaper schools (i.e., "Johnny was only going to be on ESPN 4 times this season, so we're moving him from Florida to California. No, the house in Virginia is still for sale."
Eventually, if those who don't give a damn about competition stay in control, it may come down to only 2 HS teams in the US. If the 2 programs have a falling-out or simply decide they don't want to play each other 11 times in one season. Perhaps the game will become International.
That might last until teams on other continents get sick of getting their a$$es kicked, then maybe we'll just have to load teams up and shoot them into outer space.
How do these ADs and HBCs do it with a straight face? Really, they should be ashamed, but I guess they are too busy recruiting those opponents to be embarrassed.
They should go back to the way it was, eliminate school choice except for academics.
They should go back to the way it was, eliminate school choice except for academics.
blackpopsicle: what's your guess as to why the Gateway Conference doesn't group like-sized schools against each other when setting up the schedule? Heck, even having the smaller schools play each other - and then maybe one larger school while having the larger schools play each other - and mixing in one small school...I haven't looked at the specifics, but that's always been a question of mine...do you think it stems from "downtown's" simple apathy?
That's a great point, but I was referring to those small schools that are NOT power programs.If your playing a really good program, what difference does it make if they are in a lower classification?
old guy came from Mandarin as well
Could have been...Fox was at Mandarin until the late 90's, I think it was...he took over in the county office for Jerry Disch...nothing has been the same since Coach Disch hung up the whistle. Bruno was a fool...he was either before or after Craig Howard, wasn't he?
I could totally see that...dude knew how to party.
That's a great point, but I was referring to those small schools that are NOT power programs.
Might want to check and see who called who? I can see where a coach trying to build a program might want his team to face a really tough opponent up a couple of classes. Not wise in my opinion, and the larger school's coach is like, heck yeah, easy win.
I was speaking with some of the fans from Bradenton Southeast who felt like school choice has made it to where they can't compete against Manatee anymore, but they really want to get their program back to its former status as a powerhouse. I suggested to them to drop Manatee and replace them with a really strong 3a or 4a team.
Athletic recruiting is illegal for all schools...right?
Athletic recruiting is illegal for all schools...right?