CoachGallogly

I don’t get the sense that conference arrangement has stabilized. While it’s beneficial to have the conversation at the university level, I don’t think the time has come to finalize any decisions. It would seem ND has great leverage and joining a league only to see it carved up by others then joining another hurts that leverage greatly. When the dust settles on major college football I wouldn’t be shocked to see just two conferences (leagues) remain. Looking more like the NFL model with a clear playoff pipeline. At that point it’ll be time.

It’s been 25 years since a northern team (Penn) won the biggest class. And 48 years since someone from the region accomplished such a feat. The gap at the top is noticeable…the gap in depth is enormous.

George Smith, the multi-National Champ head coach at St Thomas Aquinas (now retired) is a Lafayette CC graduate.

Yes they are….but…

California…due to its massive population does not have state tournaments. Schools are broken into regions, with a few classes in each, and they have tournaments just with their region. The Open Division tournament setup is simply to try to have a consensus state champ. Nothing to do with enrollment or P/P issues. California is more than 5.5x the size of Indiana. The size of a state tourney is kinda off the table unless you have 25 classes.

I’d rather not, I like indoor plumbing. I assume there’s a dig in there somewhere.

Turn your history book to 1545 it gets better.

Some do. Not all private schools are the same, just as not all public schools are. The recent Mt Vernon/Cathedral drama points to that.

This isn’t a new discovery. Though P/P’a get a small fraction of the tax dollars public schools do.

Varies by private school.

Harrell has the Danville schedule up showing all 9 games filled.

Late to the article, but it’s pretty exciting to see that after so long the success factor is largely viewed as a success.

Muda thinks glasses are a government conspiracy.

Since 99% of teams had no shot at a state title in the single class era, it wasn’t really the concern in most communities. Yea the Milan miracle was a great story, but it wasn’t really an upset story. For most communities winning the sectional gained your town/school/players a life long bragging rights locally, especially for smaller towns in a way a state title today doesn’t approach.

Sectional championships had more value in the single class era. I’m not sold state championships did.

Someone with a PHD is not your doctor, but the credentials conferred still connects that prefix to them.

You’ll be seeing Lake Central announcing a game in Michigan this fall shortly I believe.

Michigan already allows NIL

Adjusted for inflation the Bears want to spend more than 4.5x what it cost to build Lucas Oil Stadium, just for perspective. And unless my eyes deceive me, it doesn’t include the cost of parking lots 😂

Any bi-law change is going to need the vote of the Ex Com

The IHSAA works for the member schools. The Executive staff of the IHSAA runs the organization on a daily basis. That staff answers to the executive committee which is made up of roughly 20 members from across the state. The ExCom is made up of administrators at local districts who speak on behalf the remainder of the members representing a variety of size, geography, and type of school. They are elected at varying intervals by the member schools. And they in turn decide on hiring and firing of Executive Staff. The IHSAA does not take its cues from any coaching organizations, but they have shown the willingness to have conversations. In order to enact change you need to have a majority of the executive committee and executive staff on board, as they have proven to attempt to work together on concerns.

Yes only practice, nobody’s building indoor stadiums.

Mt Vernon and Carmel already. In Michigan we’re closing in on a dozen or so by now. In 20 years there’ll be 50.

Once Muda realizes districts are starting to put in indoor football fields he’s really gonna lose his mind.

That’s why it’s called a compromise.