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So, here’s what I’ll say to that. You MAY be hearing that and getting defensive because there is some truth to it. I’m not saying it is. There are teams every year that have D-1 kids that don’t win state titles. A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link, and chuck smith is elite at making his weakest links stronger than anybody else’s. I will ask this question though. How many titles has Boyle won without at least one D-1 player starting? Whether it’s an underclassman or senior. I include the Larry French years in that question as well. I’m pretty sure the run from 99-03 includes multiple D-1 players as well as at least 1 future NFL player. French had Dawson, and God knows we’ve all heard about Boyle’s 2020 class from FoSho. I’m not saying Boyle wins because of D-1 talent, but I’m just saying that it sure isn’t hurting them.

Pretty good observation. Actually the early run had Tamme and Leffew that spent some time in the NFL.

The 2003 Rebel squad had Brandon Smith but he went to Western and I can't remember if they had gone from 1-AA to 1-A then or not. I thought 2003 had the least talent but perhaps the most impressive run at 15-0.

Best teams I saw that had little or no Division 1 Talent on them were the Danville Squads in the early 90's. I don't recall any of those guys going Division 1. But some of the best HS teams on any level.