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No it’s not the same. My statement wasn’t really in reference to Boutbon suddenly being a contender because they were getting Rice and some of the kids from the Paris roster. I think it changes things for Paris more than it does Bourbon. Paris has 17 kids in the class that will be juniors next year. That’s Rice’s son’s class. That group has a lot of talent. I’m hearing that’s the main group that’s going to lose a lot from. If they lose the top kids from that class (heard as little as 5 and as many as 10 kids leaving), coupled with all they lose to graduation, they will be hard pressed to be competitive next year.

I think you could possibly see some of those kids though, could end up finding their way down the road to Sayre. Sayre is expensive, don’t get me wrong, but they lose a lot and there are opportunities for kids to step in and play right away. I just don’t see this going very well for Paris regardless.

As for BC, if kids follow Rice there, it’s gotta just be loyalty to him. They couldn’t possibly think they could all go there and contend for even a regional championship.