Why Knoxville Catholic will struggle in D1

[ChrisBurr555555]

CATHOLIC WILL DO VERY WELL IN CLASS 3A! thumb

 

I AM LEANING TOWARD A FULTON VS CATHOLIC SECOND ROUND OR QUARTERFINALS GAME! thumb

 

[grizzly]

CATHOLIC WILL DO VERY WELL IN CLASS 3A! thumb

 

I AM LEANING TOWARD A FULTON VS CATHOLIC SECOND ROUND OR QUARTERFINALS GAME! thumb

 

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Hey Burr555555, I bet Buck wishes you would dissappear!

[LEONARDSLOSERS]

The Catholic tradition is a great one, but they did recruit and I saw it happen. Several years ago I spoke with a coach that told me that he told the kids parents they would not have to pay a dime. The parents decided to keep their kid in public school. To say they don't recruit is not at all correct. They might not go and try for every kid that is the best in every league, but they do and have sought out good athletes to come to Catholic on a fee waiver type of scholarship.

 

On the subject, Catholic has done well, and will be competitive. When you have that many kids capable of learning on one squad it makes coaching much easier. The problem that they will have is competing week in and week out with tougher competition. Scheduling extremely week 2A teams can still happen, but not 7 out of 10 weeks. It will be more like 3 out of 10, or maybe even 2 out of 10. They must learn to play good football every week, like most of the teams from Public school. Not all the Public schools have great leagues, but most do. The big problem I have with Private school is the Playoffs. In Div ll A they only play one game to get into the championship game, while the other play two game to get to it. There is not near as many injury's that occure in 2 or 3 games than like that of 5.

 

Good luck to the Irish.

[Rebel Nation]

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger Leonard, no? thumb

[Hoya]

Knox Catholic should never have been required by TSSAA to move to DII back in 1996 or 1997 in the first place . Catholic was never a scholarship school and had no business being thrown in with schools financially able to recruit athletes. The fact that Catholic was competitive at all (in some sports) with the scholarship schools in DII is a tribute to very dedicated athletes. Catholic will do very well in DI in most sports. Football, in I-AAA, will have its work cut out for it, but they'll be fine and it will definitely allow the school to rekindle some old time local rivalries that went by the board during the DII years.

[Hoya]

The Catholic tradition is a great one, but they did recruit and I saw it happen.  Several years ago I spoke with a coach that told me that he told the kids parents they would not have to pay a dime.  The parents decided to keep their kid in public school.  To say they don't recruit is not at all correct.  They might not go and try for every kid that is the best in every league, but they do and have sought out good athletes to come to Catholic on a fee waiver type of scholarship.

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There was talk in the late-90's of instituting recruitment efforts to assist Catholic in trying to keep pace with McCallie & Baylor in DII. That idea was abandoned because it was contrary to the school's basic philosophy and because the school simply couldn't afford it. There are NO scholarship athletes at Catholic. Check the TSSAA disclosure data if you still have doubts.

[Rebel Nation]

There is a lot that goes on with a private religiously based school that might look like recruiting, but ends up being religious preference or education value preference.

 

I'm sure there are kids that have moved to Catholic that some think were "recruited" away from their schools. In actuality, one or both of their parents are probably Catholic or they just want their kids to get the best education they can. That becomes even more glaring when a school does well and bunches of kids transfer in. Now that's word of mouth and NOT recruiting.

 

Let's keep everything in perspective here.

[LEONARDSLOSERS]

Believe what you want, but I did see and here it live and in person. It happened to a player I am really close to. The player has since graduated, but he was told it would cost him nothing. Maybe it was only privy to those that mattered. Advertise or no advertise it happened in 2001. They did tell him he would not owe a thing. It did happen. It was under a different head coach, but it did happen.

[Hoya]

Leonard, I cannot dispute and don't doubt that the situation you have reported was told to you; but NO coach at Knox Catholic has ever had the discretion or authority to make that kind of a deal for any athlete in any sport. I am also very surprised any coach would have made the offer you've reported in 2001. That was that coach's last season with the Irish. Catholic, in my opinion, will never see an institutional benefit from the recruitment of scholarship athletes and it certainly can't afford to do it economically.

[uncfan13]

Believe what you want, but I did see and here it live and in person.  It happened to a player I am really close to.  The player has since graduated, but he was told it would cost him nothing.  Maybe it was only privy to those that mattered.  Advertise or no advertise it happened in 2001.  They did tell him he would not owe a thing.  It did happen.  It was under a different head coach, but it did happen.

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And his name is.................? And it was reported to Ronnie Carter when?

 

That's what I thouht...BS!

[primetime1302]

Catholic struggle, your crazy, those kids are dedicated. They might not know what it is like playing against better schools everyweek, but....they do have one player that does know what its like. He started somewhere else as a sophmore and played 3A ball. He is a player and wasnt recruited he got a raw deal at his other school and has costed him a year of eligability, but this kid played JV and he is a baller they love him over there. He will be a big part of the team next year. They are gonna be good and have several solid players coming back next year, by the way i am glad to see ol GRIZZLY on here talkin some stuff to that falcon fan. Be ready to read about Catholic next year and be ready for the playmaker that they call "Deuce"

[SliderSport]

catholic will be better than most people think they DO NOT recruit no matter what you think leonard