Thread Rating:
10-14-2013, 10:19 AM
mysonis55 Wrote:Hoot, you are dead wrong. I believe if you will check, we for one, used to play Ind big schools all the time. Evansville Mater Dei comes to mind. We have beaten them. I would say our series would probably be about even and we are just a 1a school. I think PT played them pretty tough this year. In 2009 we beat Evansville Harrison. In 2010 Graves Co beat that same team. I did not say all states play different classes for privates vs publics. I said most. I also said either separate or the 1 up rule. That means some of these very states you are referring to may be playing the 1 up rule just like I spoke of. I for one think it is a very distinct advantage leaning in the direction of the private schools. I would be about like taking our best D3 College team and playing against an SEC team that has more opportunity to recruit. T and X are bringing kids in from out of state all the time. Our kids live in our county. That is roughly 10,000 to 15,000 total people to get your students from. The whole county is only 36,000 people. We have roughly 400 students period. Those are kids living around here. That is not near the talent pool that one would have if they could recruit from Ohio, Ind, all of Ky (including Caldwell Co) and God knows where else. There is no way you can honestly tell me or anyone else that this is not a distinct advantage. Before you make your comment, remember if you are from a Catholic School you are supposed to be a Christian and your God is listening, so now tell me that I am wrong.What is in it for a kid to leave his friends in public school, which charges no tuition and provides free round-trip transportation, and attend a private school to play football?
It is wrong anytime and anywhere that public schools write a separate set of rules to gain a competitive edge on the football field. The only reasons that kids end up playing football in private schools are religious, political, or because the public schools in their neighborhood are perceived to be inferior to the private schools available to them.
Why are so many public schools and public school football programs perceived as being inferior to private schools? Because they are, that's why - and there is no good reason for their mediocrity. On average, public schools have far more money on a per-student basis, to educate students and fund athletic programs than private schools do. Yet, in many states, and in Kentucky's 6A class in particular, private schools eat the public schools' lunch in football almost every year.
Trinity and St. X do not have any unfair advantage over their public school rivals. They have, in fact, overcome obstacles to create products (academics and athletics) for which people are willing to pay rather than accept the free offerings of the public schools.
When you are giving away a product but people are saying, "No thanks," and buying a similar product instead, then it is time to look inward and figure out what you are doing wrong.
T and X could not compete with Indiana's best schools on a regular basis. Since Lawrence Central beat Trinity earlier this season, Lawrence Central has not won another game, losing five straight, four of which were to large, public Indianapolis schools in their own conference. In Trinity's best years, it would be among the contenders for a state 6A title in Indiana. In its worst years, it would struggle to avoid finishing last in its conference.
(The Evansville teams are rarely competitive with the big public schools in Indy. The last team to win the 5A state title that was not from Indianapolis was Penn, from South Bend, in 2001. Mater Dei is currently ranked #1 in 2A and Evansville Reitz is #10 in 4A. Indiana has moved to a 6 class system this season and the top 9 ranked teams are located in the metro Indianapolis area and the #10 team is from Fort Wayne.)
If Indiana public schools can routinely compete with Trinity and St. X, then why can't Kentucky's public schools do the same? That is the question that people who are advocating a separate set of rules for private school football teams should be asking themselves.
Messages In This Thread
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by TNT-MB1 - 10-11-2013, 09:18 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by E's Army - 10-11-2013, 10:21 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by TNT-MB1 - 10-11-2013, 10:24 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by E's Army - 10-11-2013, 10:35 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Spirit100 - 10-11-2013, 10:52 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by blue1424 - 10-11-2013, 11:14 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by TNT-MB1 - 10-11-2013, 11:16 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by bear claw - 10-11-2013, 11:18 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by toussaints - 10-11-2013, 11:18 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-12-2013, 12:22 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Westside - 10-12-2013, 06:22 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by TNT-MB1 - 10-12-2013, 08:47 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 08:58 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by E's Army - 10-12-2013, 09:17 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Truth - 10-12-2013, 09:55 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by TNT-MB1 - 10-12-2013, 09:59 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 09:59 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 10:05 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by TNT-MB1 - 10-12-2013, 10:09 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by mysonis55 - 10-12-2013, 01:08 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 01:38 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 01:41 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by 64SUR - 10-12-2013, 01:41 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-12-2013, 03:00 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-12-2013, 03:02 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Hoot Gibson - 10-12-2013, 04:10 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 04:16 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 04:17 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by toussaints - 10-12-2013, 04:37 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Hoot Gibson - 10-12-2013, 04:49 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by E's Army - 10-12-2013, 05:23 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by E's Army - 10-12-2013, 05:24 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-12-2013, 05:35 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-12-2013, 05:36 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 06:24 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 06:26 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Dropaduece - 10-12-2013, 08:32 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-12-2013, 10:03 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-12-2013, 10:51 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by mysonis55 - 10-12-2013, 10:52 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-12-2013, 11:02 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by mysonis55 - 10-13-2013, 12:08 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-13-2013, 12:17 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Pick6 - 10-13-2013, 07:14 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-13-2013, 07:37 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-13-2013, 07:39 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by E's Army - 10-13-2013, 08:21 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by mysonis55 - 10-13-2013, 09:13 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by toussaints - 10-13-2013, 09:29 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-13-2013, 10:01 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Hoot Gibson - 10-13-2013, 10:41 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-13-2013, 12:34 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-13-2013, 02:50 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by mysonis55 - 10-13-2013, 04:12 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by mysonis55 - 10-13-2013, 07:05 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-13-2013, 10:06 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by TNT-MB1 - 10-13-2013, 10:09 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by mysonis55 - 10-13-2013, 10:39 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-14-2013, 09:07 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by FBfan4life - 10-14-2013, 09:20 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by FBfan4life - 10-14-2013, 09:30 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by FBfan4life - 10-14-2013, 09:51 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Hoot Gibson - 10-14-2013, 10:19 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-14-2013, 11:43 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-14-2013, 11:51 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by EKUAlum05 - 10-14-2013, 12:51 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by mysonis55 - 10-14-2013, 01:11 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Hoot Gibson - 10-14-2013, 01:22 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by FBfan4life - 10-14-2013, 01:24 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by EKUAlum05 - 10-14-2013, 01:53 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-14-2013, 04:18 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Orange Blaze - 10-14-2013, 06:46 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-14-2013, 10:44 PM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by RunItUpTheGut - 10-15-2013, 12:27 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by tomcatfan722000 - 10-15-2013, 12:49 AM
Trinity 38 - Manual 30 final - by Harry Rex Vonner - 10-15-2013, 11:48 AM
Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)