If this fine forum ever devolves to the level of the fakebook page created by the Merryville moron.....I will walk away. LOL
I've been super busy and haven't had time to respond to some of the stuff here. It's all good and thoughtfully written. I have great respect for all of my P/P brothers here, although I made this argument long before Memorial peaked (although hadn't coined the catchy catch phrase yet)...probably started around 2013 and 2015...what cold winters those were.
But come on fellas, P/Ps of various types have dominated in every state in the union forcing every state in the union to search for equitable solutions around why enrollment alone doesn't work. The whole world can't be wrong that solutions are needed.
So some P/Ps are better at some sports than others. Publics and Privates aren't different in that regard because:
All of the things it takes to make a program great, tradition, strong youth programs, strong feeder programs, great staff, great admin, community support...exist on both sides of the coin. It would be rare for either a public or private to have all of these factors across every sport, boy and girl. The issue is, and will always be, a higher percentage of quality hard working student athletes roaming the halls. A P/P is more likely to attract these type of students just by the nature of getting what one pays for, and a desire for those parents who chose to make that sacrifice to pair their children with like minded families (which is a noble endeavor).
If we are going to go to the trouble of having a class system, lets align them in a way that actually makes sense....not in a way that ends up looking like some are purchasing an advantage in athletics. Enrollment alone just isn't fair and that is recognized nation wide.