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    CPL

    I saw CPL as a topic yesterday, but thought it was an April Fool's joke! Here it is on April 2....CPL talk in early April? So good! Plus Coach Percy? Come on... this is a fever dream, right? Only a few short months away from Thursday 3:30 football in August. The sun will be high in the sky, but...
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    IHSA competitive balance committee minutes

    That's a fair point. Though in the argument for separation, non boundary is non boundary. I just can't stomach the CPL is different because they are CPL argument.
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    IHSA competitive balance committee minutes

    Selective Enrollment schools like Payton, Young, and Simeon are not remotely in the same class as the CPL schools not eligible for the playoffs. They already can pick and choose any athlete from the city by using the principal discretion exemption from actually testing in academically. In that...
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    Q of the Week: Best High School Stadiums in Illinois

    While I have only known it as Stagg, I have watched a number of games parked on Aberdeen just on the opposite side of the field from Stagg Elementary. I've watched kids climb the fence under the scoreboard while I munch on my catfish nuggets from Mr. J's. The tradition lives on!
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    Q of the Week: Best High School Stadiums in Illinois

    Plus, the Starbucks drinking, Lululemon wearing, stroller pushing crowd in Winnemac Park on fall Saturday mornings is not to be missed!
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    Q of the Week: Best High School Stadiums in Illinois

    Hot Take from a CPL fan... If you drive by Lane Stadium on Addison, it looks cool. If you stand in front of Lane Stadium on Addison, it looks cool. So, I get this sentiment. However....if you actually enter Lane Stadium you encounter bleachers that are falling apart, bathrooms that don't work...
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    TF North coach leaves for LWE

    I'm not so sure that's entirely true. While the selective enrollment schools can take kids from all over the city, they do have to pass admission exams. The neighborhood schools like Taft or Mather or Senn have to take the kids that live in their boundaries. Now, that doesn't necessarily stop...
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    The IHSA "We Screwed Up Please Cover For Us" Proposal Has Passed

    This is the exact argument that the Indiana State Association makes for including everyone in the playoffs. A team that has struggled all year might get it together in week 10!
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    Alabama splits Publics and Privates Football State Championships

    At risk of being accused of starting something... If a Public-Private split happens, I can't wait for the next argument for a Public-CPL split.
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    The Playoff Expansion Bylaw PASSED!

    I get this argument, but to cite what the top team in the state does is a bit disingenuous, no? When you assemble a stacked roster, you don't need to practice nearly as much during the summer. You can concentrate on lifting weights, agility, and speed. And, maybe no team sponsored 7v7, but I...
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    The Playoff Expansion Bylaw PASSED!

    I wasn't going to chime in, but there was some Prep Bowl talk, so.... 1- Expanding the playoffs and moving the season up a week puts Illinois more in line with Indiana. Indiana doesn't require a dead week the last week of July, but a majority of teams take one. 2- Speaking of Indiana, every...
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    CPL Pick 'Em CPL Championship Edition! BONUS Prep Bowl Picks!

    CPL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK! Save your, "it's not really a championship if all the CPL teams don't get to participate," or your, "This is the championship that all CPL kids aspire to," crap. You want action? You get it at....wait for it... 5:30 pm on a Friday!!! That, my friends, is CPL Football! On...
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    Prep Bowl Update

    So you're saying we need a Pick 'em....
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    CPL Pick 'em Prep Bowl Playoffs Round 2!

    Mid November CPL Football! You want IHSA Playoffs, we got that, but we know what you're here for...PREP BOWL PLAYOFFS!!!!! On to the picks! Prep Bowl Playoffs! Both Games at Hanson on Saturday! That means pre/post game cocktails at the Pioneer Lounge across Fullerton from the stadium. I cut my...
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    Prep Bowl Update

    clearly not!
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