I don't disagree but it's just one of many factors. Recruiting goes in waves. Especially now as all the South Side schools go after overlapping areas.
Take MC as they've been the most consistently good/great program. Their 2000s have been great but I don't think as dominant as their 90's teams. It's because everyone's pulling from a shrinking pot. Sometimes you get a family, sometimes you don't. This sort of parity has made the Blue exciting year in and year out. Too many playoff appearances and kids look elsewhere. If you are a top back, why go where 2 other top backs are going. St. Laurence is a perfect example of why playoff appearances are only part of the formula. They get a couple anchor kids (kids that 5, or 10 other kids want to play with) and playoff appearances don't really matter. Now they are competitive and a State Semi-finalist last year.
My rants or long winded posts come from the doubt throwers. Take the pulse on the board and you would think Rita is down or not getting the impact players. This crap is a great thing to spread. You get people believing that and then why would a good 8th grade football player go to a school where no good football players are going? See the crap Tops? But this Rita is down crap is based on a so-so year, a bad year and a DoS under .500 prediction for this year's team plus a 3pt loss to an undefeated St. Pats team and it's just crap. I just proved in my last spiel that the down year last year was because of the great athletes that Rita does attract, not because they don't attract impact athletes. They made a tough decision to not risk injury because they had next level offers in baseball even though they were on the top recruited 9 and 0 freshman team. And this year hasn't even played out yet. They have one 3pt loss to an undefeated team. Then they were supposed to lose to A big, fast Rich Central team but didn't. Then Provy happened and they received a crack in the door but still had to blow the door down and move 70 yards in 1 1/2 minutes with no time outs. So now people question if Provy is any good because they lost to Rita. Geez, they lost to ESL big (in week 1 which is always a rough week) and Rita. All I see is a pretty talented St. Rita team and others would see it but the crap is thick. Rita has a heck of a schedule ahead of them but who cares, it's the Blue. That's why you want to play in the Blue, for schedules like this. I'll let the season play out. I'm not as smart or good looking as DoS. But the veteran posters know what they are doing. Sowing those seeds of doubt. Rita may go 8 and 1 or 2 and 7 who knows, but they will be competitive in each game. Hey man it's St. Laurence week and they are good. I feel 100lbs lighter and my mullets back. Let's just enjoy this great match up instead of slinging crap.
