Here is What Should Happen

greatgig13

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Perhaps Donald Trump needs to jump in here. We need some more honest discussions.
 

Wassup13_rivals219252

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I for one have never really liked the word "recruiting".

For instance in college I think of "recruiting" as getting free tuition.

In which high schools are students getting so-called "free tuition", public of private?

I just think the student and parents should decide where they want to attend school wherever they want to go and which is the best fit for them -- public or private. It's their life.

Our family has supported both the public and private schools and all are succeeding.

Wassup
 

jwarigaku

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Coming from a Maine South guy this is just precious. One of your coaches that wanted my son to play there commented, "you know apartments in district are cheaper than tuition." Get off your soapbox PRokie and back to the "B" Team!

You are Right Ramblinman!!
It's great to know that none of those things you mention EVER happen at the private schools! I think it's fair to say if the Nuns at Naz ran more of the Catholic programs a lot of these teams rosters might be different...Maybe even yours!

Kids and families should be able to go where they want! Exactly the reason I believe the publics should be able to recruit and fund these kids the same way the privates do. Give us an even playing field!
 

flyerforlife

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Separating Public & Private schools in the playoffs is a stupid and boring idea.

All the games would be too predictable on the outcomes. I only support a separate playoffs for the private schools if they combine it with surrounding states and come up with a Midwest HS Playoff bracket.

Just go to 6 classes with 1-32 seeding and everything is great.

Wassup



100% agree
 
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Snetsrak61

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I floated the idea to separate publics and privates on the small side only. On the larger classes, publics and privates compete on the high end pretty equally. To make it work that would be all non-boundary so you could actually fill a small class- perhaps even at a reduced 16 team playoff.
 

PRokie

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Coming from a Maine South guy this is just precious. One of your coaches that wanted my son to play there commented, "you know apartments in district are cheaper than tuition." Get off your soapbox PRokie and back to the "B" Team!
My b team will be self funded!!
 

PRokie

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Coming from a Maine South guy this is just precious. One of your coaches that wanted my son to play there commented, "you know apartments in district are cheaper than tuition." Get off your soapbox PRokie and back to the "B" Team!
Your right ! Apts are cheaper and we should be able to recruit just like everyone else!!
I'm all for it!
 

mchsalumni

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Kids and families should be able to go where they want! Exactly the reason I believe the publics should be able to recruit and fund these kids the same way the privates do. Give us an even playing field!

Start paying for my 3 kids to go to school and I'll agree. Until then, enjoy my tax dollars that help support your kid's education. You're welcome.
 
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Here are the only things left the IHSA can do, that are realistic.


1) 6 classes, 1-32 seeding (which is the best and most logical, so of course that cant work)

2) Keep the multiplier, eliminate SF, and any private/non boundary school lowest class they can be in is 5A. 7/8A are pretty balanced for the MOST part, its the mid tier private schools that get people upset. I will agree with my public friends that schools like IC/Bmac should be in at least 5A. 1A-3A football is terrible, its awful to watch. IC was a huge powerhouse in the WSCC, and BMac was similar so no excuses for them, I'm sure they can compete against teams like Matton or Olympia Fields.
4A-1A can fight over who is the tallest midget, 5A becomes extremely more competitive with Montini/Naz/SHG?JCA/BMac/Phillips in 5A. Some may not like that but winning a sate title should not be easy. 6A might make some publics worried that a private school or 2 will slip into 6A, Im sorry if you cant win with 1,500 students and free tuition, thats on you. For the most part 7/8A sort themselves out.

3) Separation (my least favorite idea)
 

crusader_of_90

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The spring before my girls started Kindergarten, I bought in the Fremd school district - we picked the school, then the house ... Is that not how most rational folks do it????
 
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jwarigaku

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PR,

My point was YOUR public team already does...pay attention to my post...your coach recruited my kids!

Your right ! Apts are cheaper and we should be able to recruit just like everyone else!!
I'm all for it!
 

bigkell

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Something needs to be done but I don't know what. I'm sure the Catholic school backers will call me a whiner and beating a dead horse but the field is not level. I live in Cary and I get fliers to get for my kid, who doesn't play football, to attend Marian Central in Woodstock which is 13 miles away. Cary is a pissant town of 17,000 people and it's zoned for kids to go to Cary Grove, Prairie Ridge and Jacobs. How does a kid that lives 2 miles from CG end up going to Jacobs in Algonquin, 5 miles away when Marian has a reach of at least 13 miles. Hell, I know a family that sold their house in Cary just get into the CG zone. It sucks that some schools just deal with the hand they were given while others can bring in kids from miles away as long as they foot the bill. The system will never change though.
You kid doesn't play football and you have an issue with a flier to go to a private school. News flash...that private school needs students....maybe even those who don't play football !! Plus you cited the parents who moved to have their kid enroll in another school. Maybe those parents are as sinister as Marian Central...particularly if their kid wants to play ball at the new location and the parents want that too.