MarshallCounty

Agree

I fail to see how your idea would be more competitive. You're plan encourages tanking to get into a lower tier tournament. If school A knows it has no shot against the top 2A teams because it is ranked 63 in the class, but has a shut at winning a 1a title against teams of similar caliber, why not lose the last 2 regular season games.

It is a fun debate, but you are correct. The IHSAA loves the all in system. Most of the state is fine with it. Going to take a tremendous amount of change in leadership and motivation to see anything different happening. It is fun internet fodder, but those who want change, are not connected to leadership roles.

After a few years, you could get a good feeling of what schools would be borderline.

If I am a borderline team, what is stopping me from playing younger players the last two weeks to give them experience and resting my starters. In a round about way, they are intentionally losing so that they would be a 2a school rather than a 3a school. It would help the young players get playing time and let the older kids be 100% healthy for a tournament run.

When would you divide them up? Prior to the season, mid season, post season?

Nahhh, travel would be atrocious. This idea is a cluster truck.

Who is the IHSAA?

What is meant by "pure" choice?

If you would like to see a cluster system talk to your local principal and/or head coach.

Nahh

Talk to your principals and coaches. If you want change, those are the most likely people that can make change happen.

I blame the principals and coaches.

Jimtown 43 Bremen 7 F

Agree... On this board we are all very centric, but every school brings something positive in a few sports.