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No kidding...

I applaud Doyel for hitting the IHSAA and Commissioner Neidig (and the MtV principal) squarely between the eyes. Its not just Cathedral, although you are probably the most visible state-wide. Any transfer from a public to a p/p gets heavily scrutinized. I've been involved in two transfer cases down here and the hypocrisy of the IHSAA is quite remarkable...

Not true. Every school has a "district" of some sort in the eyes of the IHSAA.

As with all Catholic schools

LOL. Still have to shave. Chewing gum was allowed way back when I attended (1982-86). Shirts must be tucked in. Got rid of ties for a couple of years but enough alums complained and they are back.

I apologize for the length of this post... I am not offended by your comments and I meant no offense to you. It may not matter to you, but as an initial point private schools are fundamentally different than parochial schools. They get lumped together on the GID in discussions, but their funding sources are vastly different. As an example, Cathedral is very different than Chatard, just as Memorial and Mater Dei are very different than Evansville Day School (which few on here probably even know exists as it is not a football school). The easiest way to explain the difference is that a parochial school receives significant funding from the diocese, through the various parishes. We don't have any private Catholic schools in Evansville, but in Indy, Cathedral and Brebeuf receive no financial support from the Indianapolis Archdiocese, but Chatard, Roncalli, Scecina and Ritter do. That lack of diocesan financial support must be made up in other ways at Cathedral and Brebeuf, including by charging higher tuition. You can see this if you look at their various websites. The 4 Indy parochial schools have similar tuition, but the privates do not. Because of the financial support given, the diocese has its thumb of the parochial schools. Not saying its good or bad, it just is what it is. You are correct, I do have a fair amount of knowledge on this topic. I have been involved at Memorial in one way or another since 1996. I served on the governing board for the Evansville diocese that set policy for Memorial and Mater Dei (as a consolidated board) for about 8 years, and then later on the board that set policy just for Memorial (after the consolidated board was split into separate boards for each of the two Catholic schools in 2010). At no time did either school "cut enrollment", although both schools experienced enrollment declines. Mater Dei was at one time 600+. At Memorial, our enrollment peaked at 815 in 2010 (I know that because it was one of my son's freshman class), but it fell steadily every year to around 550 in 2019. MD had a less drastic fall. There were many factors, the biggest being the increasing cost of tuition, smaller incoming class sizes from the K-8 "feeder" schools, and a general decline in "churching'. In Evansville we also have competition with a quality public school system (EVSC) and a nationally ranked charter school (Signature) that draws a lot of kids who do not participate in athletics. Memorial competes with Castle in Warrick County for students. Athletic classification by the IHSAA or athletic success in general had or has no bearing whatsoever on "enrollment decisions". We have actually adopted less restrictive policies (more relaxed dress code, acceptance of a wider variety of hair styles) in an attempt to attract more students. We have also invested more resources into hiring teachers and staff to be able to accommodate a wider range of students. Ultimately, the state adopting school choice vouchers was a big boost in helping the schools turn the tide on enrollment decline. You may be surprised to hear this, but I personally believe the state has gone too far with vouchers, but that is a topic for another day. Memorial is now at around 615, with the biggest growth being in the last 2 years. Every parochial school in Indiana is looking to grow enrollment in any way they can, regardless of athletics. I realize that doesn't fit the narrative, but it is the reality. I am not aware of any parochial school that has a waiting list in Indiana. Memorial has the capacity for about 850 students. I can tell you that if we could add another 200 kids to get closer to that number we would do it in a heartbeat, even if not even 1 of the added students played a sport. Your opinion that enrollments are somehow capped (or even cut as you say), has no basis in fact.

Your comments indicate you have little to no understanding of how private and parochial schools operate. There is no such school in the state that "cuts enrollment" in order to achieve athletic success.

Well done Patriots. Now go finish it in style.

3A state championship was 2 weeks ago...

One coin flip for each of the 6 games involving both Head Coaches.

Streaming is clearly the most effective way to reach not only the entire state, but all across the US for fans and relatives who don't live in Indiana. And frankly, even paying a $15-$20 charge is much cheaper than attending in person, especially if a group is watching together.

Pretty close to what Harrell has too. Looks like only difference is Harrell has Garrett beating Luers.

I think the only local team that has multiples is North - black, white & green.

Be careful on I-69 South of Bloomington at night. This is a bad time of the year for deer v. car incidents and they don't always cross where they supposed to.

The road team can control when the game is played now. If they don't want to leave school unusually early and travel on Friday night, they can choose Saturday. There's more competition for refs and fans on Saturdays with college football.

The early favorite in the SIAC will be Mater Dei. Castle and Memorial lose a lot, but should have guys able to step up. Reitz has some solid players returning and is always good for a couple of new faces from the portal. Will be interesting to see what happens up at Jasper.

MD has never been bumped up due to the SF in football

I can pretty much guarantee you Hurley and Goebel have not and will not apply.

All schools can recruit.

Two goals in youth and MS football: (1) have fun; and (2) come back next year.

Or just win a few more games. When other sports in your program are competing for state titles, it puts pressure on the ones that aren't to step up.

LOL. Everybody had trouble with Jaylon Smith. He was incredible.

I'm not a Heritage Hills fan. No question Luers has been a tremendous 2A program though the years. My feeling that HH will win 3A is not a crack on Luers. Truth be told, I know nothing about any of the teams in 3A North.

To paraphrase Sir Charles Barkley when asked about Team USA's upcoming opponent (Angola) in the '92 Olympics, "I don't know nothin' about North Harrison, but North Harrison is in trouble."

If Luers gets to LOS against Heritage Hills, message me and I'll gladly back up my runny mouth with a wager. Say $100 on the ML as a donation to the GID? Seems you forgot to make your donation this year anyway..