coyotes22;564643 wrote:I dont agree with the separate playoff thing either.
I also didnt agree with dropping Private schools from our schedule either.
I will say this, i think that the only thing that needs done, is Division one needs realigned. It is the ONLY Division that has schools on the lower end, with 525 boys, up to over 1000 boys. There is NO OTHER Division with that big of a swing. Im not complaining about anything, just saying its harder come playoff time, to complete with a school that dresses 100 more boys than you. It makes a difference in the depth chart. I say that to say this, Massillon still competes to their best in Division One, and that is all I can ask of the 16, 17, and 18 year old kids that play, for us fans.
And as someone else said, making separate playoffs, hurts the KIDS, because some ADULTS, cry its unfair. Some times you just have to give more than 100% to beat some teams, not saying these kids dont!!!! But, life aint always fair either. We cant just change things, because it might not SEEM fair. That is not what football is suppose to teach about life lessons.
Now, all the public school people can rip me a new one, I dont care,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it all JMHO.
The enrollment disparity in D1 isn't as much of an issue as it's made out to be. Three of the 10 biggest schools (all over 1000 boys) have played for a title this decade. The remaining 7 won't even
sniff the title game in our lifetime. Only 5 of the top 30 biggest schools have even won a regional title in the past several years.
What you're really talking about is creating a separate division for X and Iggy...the only two "super bigs" that have been consistent contenders for the past 10 years.