believer wrote:
is300lex wrote:
Even with open enrollment an isolated public school district like Coshocton stands virtually no chance of matching the talent base of a D4 private school located in a large population center (like Dayton or Youngstown). A D4 public in a large metro area MIGHT be able to match a D4 private using open enrollment, however a lot of large metro area districts don't have open enrollment, like those in Franklin County for example.
Here are some more interesting numbers.
Just for shits and giggles I visited the OHSAA web site and did some (granted) quick numbers crunching, but it appears that private schools (Catholic by a wide margin) represent less than 13% of OHSAA membership but private schools (Catholic by a wide margin) have won about 60% of state football titles across all 6 divisions in the past 10 years. And this does not include the number of private schools that were state runners-up (and there are a bunch).
Since recruiting does not occur either overtly or covertly in private schools, I have to conclude that boys that attend private schools, particularly Catholic schools, just make better football players.
Seems fair to me.
Exactly! Something needs to change at the OHSAA. We're only talking football here but the same problem lies with wrestling too. You need look no further than Lakewood St. Ed's, St. Paris Graham, Troy Christian and CVCA to see proof that the current system is unfair. Hell, if it weren't for Claymont there wouldn't be any competitive public schools.