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[Indian]

On 11/7/2020 at 12:57 AM, Bellsburg2 said:

The split happened here initially (and then definitively) when publics didn’t like losing to privates because the “recruiting” makes it an non-level playing field. This in spite of multipliers and numerous other rules attempting to make it so. Of course the perennial powerhouse public programs are all above board and would never use shady tactics to gain an advantage on their competitors.

You had a school with 350 students beating schools with 2,000, regularly, and usually, by large margins. Seem out of the ordinary?

[PurplePanther]

40 minutes ago, Indian said:

You had a school with 350 students beating schools with 2,000, regularly, and usually, by large margins. Seem out of the ordinary?

I think anyone can find an outlier that proves there point...say Alcoa that regularly drubs 5A/6A schools and is accused of cheating just as regularly with a 1/4 - 1/3 of the kids.  I may have started us down this path when I mentioned "the old days" with only 3 classes.  My point was that Privates were not dominant...in fact Gallatin was the big dog.  

Another interesting point:

Texas.....almost 1400  schools.....12 championships

Tennessee....300-ish schools.......9 championships

Now this DOES seem out of the ordinary.

[BigEdMo]

2 hours ago, PurplePanther said:

I think anyone can find an outlier that proves there point...say Alcoa that regularly drubs 5A/6A schools and is accused of cheating just as regularly with a 1/4 - 1/3 of the kids.  I may have started us down this path when I mentioned "the old days" with only 3 classes.  My point was that Privates were not dominant...in fact Gallatin was the big dog.  

Another interesting point:

Texas.....almost 1400  schools.....12 championships

Tennessee....300-ish schools.......9 championships

Now this DOES seem out of the ordinary.

I remember The day of 3 classes. Being in a public school we took pride and put forth extra work to kick the tail of a private school. So by kicking the privates out meant public’s wanted the participation trophy a lot more. Way to many classes period. Private and public. 

[TheHowler]

Best Private vs public example I can think of was Lausanne vs Whitehaven.  Beat them 2 years in a row.  Little ole DIIAA Lausanne against a 6A Whitehaven powerhouse.  Yeah...

[BigEdMo]

1 hour ago, TheHowler said:

Best Private vs public example I can think of was Lausanne vs Whitehaven.  Beat them 2 years in a row.  Little ole DIIAA Lausanne against a 6A Whitehaven powerhouse.  Yeah...

So to me that is coaching. Because I am From Memphis and they both have athletes. White haven I would Say has more athletes. So what was the difference. 

[BreadTruck28]

27 minutes ago, BigEdMo said:

So to me that is coaching. Because I am From Memphis and they both have athletes. White haven I would Say has more athletes. So what was the difference. 

Eric Gray

[BigEdMo]

1 minute ago, BreadTruck28 said:

Eric Gray

One player!!  I know He is great but it is coaching. 

[BreadTruck28]

7 minutes ago, BigEdMo said:

One player!!  I know He is great but it is coaching. 

Coaching is very good also, but I don’t believe they win 38ish straight without him. Also being a boarding school probably does not hurt. 

[BigEdMo]

Just now, BreadTruck28 said:

Coaching is very good also, but I don’t believe they win 38ish straight without him. Also being a boarding school probably does not hurt. 

Whitehaven should have beat the breaks off of them. They have more D1 players. More athletes. 

[TheHowler]

On 11/12/2020 at 5:04 PM, BigEdMo said:

Whitehaven should have beat the breaks off of them. They have more D1 players. More athletes. 

Right, but like I have been saying for a while....the level of competition at these smaller private schools is insane for the amount of athletes they have.  The coaching, facilities, and hand picked athletes make the difference.  Literally the x's and o's....Jimmies and Joes.  Oh yeah, and in that instance...the Eric's too.  LOL.

[BigEdMo]

1 hour ago, TheHowler said:

Right, but like I have been saying for a while....the level of competition at these smaller private schools is insane for the amount of athletes they have.  The coaching, facilities, and hand picked athletes make the difference.  Literally the x's and o's....Jimmies and Joes.  Oh yeah, and in that instance...the Eric's too.  LOL.

Ok

[TheHowler]

21 hours ago, BigEdMo said:

Ok

Well crafted response.