Enrollment Numbers are Out....

[TheAmbassador]

4-5 team regions are way too small.

6 region teams meaning 5 region games is about the right size.

[Guest hevyrevy1611]

Hmm.. I just looked at enrollment numbers.. @ http://tssaa.org/potential-football-classes-for-2015-16/ I wonder why was it just top 32 to make up Class 6A? If they just go by pure numbers, there are 309 football playing schools on their list. They want 6 classes, using the stated enrollment numbers, that's 51.4 schools per class (not 32), and divide the class into 8 regions, that's 6.4 teams per district/region. I say work it out this way: have 6A & 5A with 53 teams each, then 4A & 3A with 52 teams, 2A has 50, & 1A with 49 teams each. (309 teams, with schools having more students having more teams per class). Thus the six classes with 8 regions each creates a 6 or 7 team district (arrange them by geographic proximity), and then have top 4 teams in each district make playoffs. Thus 32 get in per class, then 16, elite 8, final 4, then championship. No bye weeks, 10 game season, 5 playoff games to crown the champ. Looking at above list in link (going down),

6A would be White Station (2289) to Morrristown Hamblen West (1461);

5A is Ooltewah (1452) to Anderson County (1064);

4A is Kirby (1058) to CAK (766.8);

3A is Red Bank (754) to Gatlinburg-Pittman (562);

2A is Lewis Co (555) to Jellico (384);

1A is KIPP Memphis (381) to Gleason (161).

Larger size schools have more teams per class is my thinking, and it goes by enrollment numbers only. Wouldn't this be better? Maybe adjust and tweak it every 4 (or 6) years? Just use simple math as the KISS principle, Keep It Short & Simple. It's not politics, nor records, nor whatever else, just math and enrollment numbers (with a smidgen of logic perhaps?) to make things as fair as possible. But whadda I know, just a dumb hick from the sticks.

[cardfan]

hevy watch you almost make since

[Indian]

The idea was that the enrollment gap between the smallest and largest schools, in the largest class, was too much so they wanted to narrow it. 32 does that but I just don't like everyone in the class making it to playoffs, and with just 4 regions totals for the whole state some of the travel will be a hardship (Bradley Central). They could have made it 48 in the largest class and have 32 qualify for the playoffs.

[Guest hevyrevy1611]

Gap difference between biggest and smallest in each class eh? Well, IF I did the math right, using "my" plan above as the guide were it to be done.. the difference percent-wise between top & bottom in each class is, in 6A: 57%; 5A: 36%; 4A: 38%; 3A: 34%; 2A: 45%, and 1A is 137% difference! That is the number of students as a percentage of lowest/ bottom school compared to top, trying to see how much bigger that top school is? I think I did it right, maybe not. I not good at math. Using their new plan cutoffs it would be even a more worse scenario for lowest classes (1A & 2A) with less populace schools getting the shaft! How is that fair?But if there was a big difference, shouldn't it be the larger schools having the gap? The pool of selection in their student population is much greater than small schools. Surely a school with 1000 and more students can find some players? But what are schools with a couple of hundred to do? Good grief, more people try out for a team in big schools than there are students in the whole school of smaller ones! Gap difference? "My plan" above is fair ain't it? And keeps gaps evenly distributed amongst classes (except in 1A)? I jusf thinking, even whine-babying out loud. It is what it is I guess. Just gotta deal with it. Uhhggg.

[crow]

Well I guess that's all we have to say about that.

[pujo]

            I think this new brainstorm is fixing to turn into Mass Chaos. Its actually gonna be pretty funny. Sit back and enjoy the show.

[Guest hevyrevy1611]

my venting done. Points made, but it don't make one iota of a change. I just whining a bit. Ha!

[crazzyness]

We're all gonna drive ourselves crazy trying to guess whats gonna happen, and then NONE of us will end up being correct..

 

I will say IF there is a public-private split, I would be fine with just 5 public classes. You might even talk me into 4 classes.

[pujo]

We're all gonna drive ourselves crazy trying to guess whats gonna happen, and then NONE of us will end up being correct..

 

I will say IF there is a public-private split, I would be fine with just 5 public classes. You might even talk me into 4 classes.

   Won't be no split this go around Crazzyness, might happen in 2 years but I doubt it. The majority has wanted it forever,but the majority don't rule. The new system looks fine to me , everyone just has to weigh their options. I don't like the new thing for you guys and Cloudland, you either have to drive a million miles or play up. Gate  money will be lousy if you stay in 1a and winning might be hard if you move up.

[rlh]

Ya because all the locals were allergic to us and wanted no part in losing to a little 2A school.

We ain't skeered of you!  Well maybe your snake . . .

[crazzyness]

Won't be no split this go around Crazzyness, might happen in 2 years but I doubt it. The majority has wanted it forever,but the majority don't rule. The new system looks fine to me , everyone just has to weigh their options. I don't like the new thing for you guys and Cloudland, you either have to drive a million miles or play up. Gate money will be lousy if you stay in 1a and winning might be hard if you move up.

I think it might be EASIER moving up. With North shrinking and losing players to DB every year, HV is bad and only going to get worse, and SG isn't going to get much better in the next few years. I would take my chances with them before I would with Coalfield and Greenback.