Parochial schools Make up 9% of all Ohio football playing schools yet just won 83.3% of the state titles.

Over the past 20 years Parochial schools have won over 43% of all state titles.

Wish I could have those 'numbers' with me when I play the Ohio Lottery.

Oh, now you're going to be accused of being a whiner.

Wow...someone else who just likes to present a skewed side of the facts.

OK...one more time, just for ~U~...

Now that St. Ed and Maple Heights won, we have two new state champions. Now, 35 private schools have won 97 titles. And now, 66 public schools have now won 100 titles. There are 715 teams in Ohio that field football teams. I'll just go ahead and do the math for you.

35/715 teams have won 97/197 titles. So that means that 4.9% of the schools account for 49.24% of the titles. When you hear that stat by itself...it sure seems staggering. That is, until you look at the other side of the coin...
66/715 teams have won 100/197 titles. So that means that 9.2% of all the schools account for 50.76% of the titles. That stat sounds bad too right. If I were to sit here and say, "Wow, when you look at the public champions....9.2% of all the teams have won OVER half the titles." it would sound really bad and shed a bad light on the public schools. But I don't do that because that would be skewing the facts...as you tried to do in that first post there.

So let's look at the big picture. We have 101 teams...both private and public...that have won state championships. That means that 14.13% of all Ohio football playing schools have won 100% of the titles!

So how about those 'numbers' for you? Kind of doesn't seem so bad when you actually look at the whole picture and not just one skewed stat.

But I've been here long enough. I know what's going to happen. These stats will be completely ignored by those that hate private schools. And we'll have 100+ posts about how the privates have an unfair advantage and how they cheat and recruit.

I did my part...cue skank and thinthick...

skank;587831 wrote:Oh, now you're going to be accused of being a whiner.

Hard to be a whiner when the numbers show the cold hard truth that there is a major problem.

~U~;587844 wrote:Hard to be a whiner when the numbers show the cold hard truth that there is a major problem.

No...you're skewed numbers show a half truth.

Look at the whole picture. THAT is the cold hard truth.

9% is winning at a clip of 43%. Enough said.

Did you even read my post?! If you're going to use part of the stats...at least get it right!

The privates that have won state championships only make up 4.9% of the total schools.

It's the public schools that are 9% winning at a clip of 51%.

If you're going to misuse the stat...at least get the figures right.

Relax ~U~, only 5 privates won this year.

Now I know why they call em "Privates", because that's what they got us public schools by....The privates.

skank;587867 wrote:Now I know why they call em "Privates", because that's what they got us public schools by....The privates.

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Nope, it's true.

@sherm that is smoke and mirrors talk ..the nubers dont lie ..Its an unfair advatage you guys have plain and simple ...Wake up Ohio your public schools are getting cheated and I am sick of it.

Kick 'em out...seriously.

Thinthickbigred;587900 wrote:@sherm that is smoke and mirrors talk ..the nubers dont lie ..Its an unfair advatage you guys have plain and simple ...Wake up Ohio your public schools are getting cheated and I am sick of it.

Are you kidding me?! How is it smoke and mirrors?!? I provided you the FACTS about who has and has not won state championships. I showed you that a small number of schools...public and private...win all the titles. I don't know how many times I have to repeat this. It's the same teams...year after year...winning the titles.

You are right. The numbers don't lie. I provided you with the total number of private schools that have won...and the total number of public schools that have won. I showed you that 14.13% of all the Ohio schools that field a football team have won every title. That's not smoke and mirrors. That is the entire truth. Not the half truth that you people try to convey as the whole truth.

Polish that turd sherman....polish that turd.

skank;587912 wrote:Polish that turd sherman....polish that turd.

There's no polishing to be done.

Just giving you guys the whole set of facts. You guys just have trouble seeing that because of the blinders you have on.

Seperate the playoffs....I bet you get FULL stadiums of hometown crowds and neighboring communities to watch the local boys playing equal talent. Let the privates start their own division....and dont let the door hit ya...where the Good Lord split ya...the bombing that DSJ and U U put on is enough to make anyone sick.

and Sherm....LOL, your football/playoff/skewed mentality is much more funny than your ill attempt at being a comedian

The one game was decided by an XP, the other game was decided in the last minute.

Regardless, after having to hear the bitching all year from the haters, I am not going to lie, I am very very happy the privates went 5-0 this weekend in the finals...

1_beast;587959 wrote:and Sherm....LOL, your football/playoff/skewed mentality is much more funny than your ill attempt at being a comedian

Way to try to go all internet hard ass on me. All I've done is show the actual stats...not the half stats.

And my career as a comedian is doing just fine. I wouldn't exactly call it an ill attempt. I'm progressing up the ladder, albeit slower than I would like. But...that's what happens when you have a day job, a mortgage, and a new wife to support. I'll probably be going back to New York next year for another shot at Last Comic Standing. So thanks for your concern...but I'm pretty happy with how things are going.

mvred;587963 wrote:The one game was decided by an XP, the other game was decided in the last minute.

Regardless, after having to hear the bitching all year from the haters, I am not going to lie, I am very very happy the privates went 5-0 this weekend in the finals...

Agree 110%. I'll have a nice smile on my face tonight when I finish drinking and lay down to go to sleep just knowing that skank and thinthick and 1_beast are so furiously mad about high school football.

LOL My son wrestles..i have No dog in this fight. The parity, however, is lacking!

1_beast;587994 wrote:LOL My son wrestles..i have No dog in this fight. The parity, however, is lacking!

No dog in the fight...yet you still come at me with personal shots? Sounds reasonable enough.

sherm03;588001 wrote:No dog in the fight...yet you still come at me with personal shots? Sounds reasonable enough.

Because EVERY thread I open...you are spewing your peep-hole views....The one and only , Almighty Jesus Christ himself couldn't tell you that you are wrong! LOL

1_beast;588005 wrote:Because EVERY thread I open...you are spewing your peep-hole views....The one and only , Almighty Jesus Christ himself couldn't tell you that you are wrong! LOL

I'm not the one giving people one half of the stats.

Maybe you're just pissed off because I'm proving a solid point, and backing it up with facts and stats. Maybe it's just getting under your skin knowing that I'm actually making some sense. And instead of trying to discuss things...you take personal shots.

Good debating tactic.

Let me try.

Your son sucks at wrestling.

You're right...much easier to do than trying to prove a point.