Bring back prep bowl!Districts become smaller and easier to manage.Most of the Catholic programs won’t have to play against CPS in the District format,which they will be meaningless blowouts.They keep the rivalries intact.Then we have Best public vs private.This way we also end the debate over recruiting.Districts need to be winning percentage and helmet counts.
My vote Catholic drop I H S A
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Do all the privates have to leave? Can they choose to stay? Does that depend on their football strength?
If you set up districts based on winning percentage you have a bunch of good teams not making playoffs because they are in the bottom half of a good district while a bunch of bad teams get in because they are in top half of a bad district. This will occasionally happen by accident anyway (strong and weak districts) but to do it intentionally is ridiculous. You are prioritizing having good games in the regular season over having the best teams in the playoffs when you do this which in turn gives you blowouts in the playoffs. You should have better games in the playoffs than the regular season and you are setting it up for the opposite to occur.
When you’re a member of an association either you are or you aren’t. You can’t selectively choose what sports you want to be in for that association and which you can’t. I’m sure a by law exists.
I’ve asked multiple times since districts were announce but not one person has answered this simple question, what benefits do all sports outside football get from leaving the IHSA?
There are a lot of kids that pay tutition and whose parents donate money who you would basically be turning your back on by leaving the IHSA.
You're right. I don't see the benefit for all sports.
Times have changed with more and more private schools going Coed you have to consider what best for the for the entire student body not just the football team.
I saw LCN’s positive declarative statement followed by a clarifier that he is sure a bylaw exists. But did not provide the language.
I await someone to produce that language - then declatives can be made.
Actually, there would be no penalty. Football would be classified as a non-school sport and there would be no limits on participation.
If you look at other sports/activities , there are many schools who choose not to participate in IHSA state series. (but admittedly, not in any of the high-profile ones).
There are several CPS conferences that are outside of the IHSA tournament. The CPL conferences that are not eligible for consideration for the playoffs could do what ever they want short of having their own playoffs.
The CPL and CCL have a wavier to play the post season playoffs towards the Prep Bowl. Could those teams outside of the IHSA playoffs wave the school boundaries for players?
As long as school doesn’t participate in the state series, then there is no penalty for those players or school who participate in the same sport.
The only potential issue would be the IHSA may not allow their members to play nonconference games against them since they are not a member of a state athletic association.
Don't Illinois schools play out of state schools. And in LA case out of state schools out of the country.
The bylaws allow for games for teams in other state's athletic associations. Other games are at discretion of executive director. If the IHSA wants do, they could punish the "dropout schools" by limiting schools they could play.
Personally I'd love to see the top catholic teams start some intersectional play. Cincinnati Archbishop Moeller, Louisville Trinity, Cleveland St. Iggys, Erie Cathedral Prep, Philly St. Joes would all be great out of conference matchups
I've said it for many years now, let's have a Midwestern States Private School playoff system. It would be awesome.