[Hoot Gibson]

I agree that 6 classes is too much. Kentucky does not have the population to justify that many classes. Four classes would be best when comparing our number of football playing schools to other states, but I'd be satisfied with five. I'd prefer top three teams in a district, but then I'm also assuming we would have larger districts with this fewer classes. Also, a separate class for private schools simply wouldn't work. There are 14 football playing private school in Kentucky and over half of those are 2A or smaller. A multiplier system for private schools would be fair, and help to balance things better than an automatic 'plus one class' given there are some small 1A schools like Bishop Brossart that wouldn't be fair to force them into 2A.

Indiana adopted a system in 2016 that forces the most successful teams to move up a class for two years. For each team that moves up, a team moves down from the higher class. The system was devised in response to complaints about private schools dominating some classes but it applies to all schools - it does not directly target private schools.

How Indiana levels the playing field