I'm just disappointed for the teams that aren't repped but probably should be. Just looking at 5A, you get 2 from Marian but none from Carmel or Provi? Just looking at it, Carmel hasn't had one since Bitto left, so they aren't nominating at all I guess.
Coaches are just nominating their best players. It's not a pro-bowl where they are playing a game. It's more like being a heisman finalist I guess. The best players deserve the recognition and probably use it as a chip in their recruiting efforts. It's really just the 13 best players in each...
My point is I still don't think the multiplier measures the difference based on the obvious difference in competitiveness in the middle classes. And I measured the current year and last year which makes it 6 (Morris and Harrisburg this year). Even if you used 2021, what's the overall head to...
I think you might underestimate how much the swell of that opinion might be building personally. Especially in the mid-sized classes. Bigger classes are schools that can run with anyone b/c they can find 20 plus kids to compete when they are picking form 1500+ boys. Smallest classes don't...
I didn't bring up records or the fact that the CCL drops 5-4 teams in and could care less about a poorer record beating a better record. We all know that. My contention is that those schools don't belong in 4/5/6A. I don't condone a separate system, but I do support a system that recognizes...
Considering there were 8x as many pubics as privates (227 v 29) when the playoffs started, I think the fact that the ratio is now 2.2 is one the publics would point to, no? That, and the fact that only 11 of the 29 privates have lost to a public school.
I guess that's the REAL difference in how public vs private viewpoints really is. If the base case is NOT multiplied, it assumes both entities are on equal footing as to their ability to procure talent. I personally think that is NOT the majority opinion in Illinois, and I know it's not how...
I'm not totally sure I buy the discrimination part of this. I think a uniform formula that acknowledges the fact that a non-boundary school has a different talent pool to pull from is fairly level headed. Someone came up with a formula that said they have a 65% advantage, so that's something...
I am curious why we allow the multiplier waiver though. I wasn't following HS closely when this multiplier was instituted and I have never been able to understand why the waiver got instituted or expanded over time. You can be snarky all you want, but does a school's enrollment landscape...
Its kinda crazy that they charge the schools and then also charge the viewers. The fee for round one was $250. And schools are being forced to do that even if they have set up their own youtube or some other venue. Why are we forcing schools to use this option? Ihsa sold the rights for...
Well, my point is that your stance that takes away memories of hundreds of kids. And I can answer your question, you just won't like the answer. There is no number of blowouts that are too many.
If you think that making every game competitive is the goal of high school sports, I think you...