[EKUAlum05]

Fly Like a Duck,

I see the points you make, but you aren't comparing teams in their rightful spots in the 3A vs. 4A

You pit a top 5 4A team in FS vs. Caldwell who may not even be a Top 10 3A team
You pit Boyle against probably the top 4A team, when they probably will be more along the lines of the 3rd team (Warren Central or South Warren)
You have Bardstown (Probably outside Top 10 vs. a Collins team that will be in the 8-9 range


You also left off these notable 3A teams:
Central- Return 9 defensive starters and 8 offensive after besting South Warren
Bell County- Expect them to take Corbin's place in their District
Russell- Return almost everyone from a Semi-Finals team


It's clear 4A gets the edge in a Belfry vs. JC matchup..but as you go down the line after it I think 3A either has the edge or at worst a push until you get to about the 9-12 range. Then I think 3A is once again stronger once you factor in the Caldwell County, Bardstown, Lawrence County, Garrard County, and other teams.

To the poster's point above..the issue with the new 4A is a bunch of teams who have not proven they can win the big one. For all the love for South Warren they didn't even reach the State Finals, JC is a great program but have only yet to play on the carpet, John Hardin is O-Fer, Collins won the title behind a class with numerous D-1 players...