More competitive Classes HOW?

[thomam]

I heard that someone (AD orwhatnot) mentioned putting teams in classes based on their last 5 years records. you could use winning percentages and maybe make one more class but no more then 5.

 

5 Classes

1A 0%-20%

2A 21%-40%

3A 41%-60%

4A 61%-80%

5A 81%-100%

 

4 Classes

1A 0%-25%

2A 26%-50%

3A 51%-75%

4A 76%-100%

 

This would make really competitive football in all classes. Every 2 years take a few teams with the highest win percentage and swap them with teams in higher classes with the lowest winning percentages. This allows teams to move up classes based on performance. It might take a few years to balance but you would see some really competitive football. No more 76-0 smashings like when St.X plays Iroquois.

 

As far as recruiting goes. I heard in Florida that if you are found guilty of recruiting your school doesn't get fined or suspended. You get fired and never get to coach in Florida again. Not sure if thats true but sounds good to me.

[stick1]

That's an interesting concept but I would think that there wouldn't be much value in winning something like 1A where 75-80% of the teams in the state are better than you yet you won a title.

[goherd96]

This sounds like some of the European soccer leagues. The winners get moved up to a higher class and the losers get bumped down...

[doubledeuce]

I guess using this logic Beechwood.Newport Catholic and Danville would be 4 or 5A.

 

Does not make much sense.You would be punishing schools with winning records

at the appropriate enrollment level and rewarding the bad teams by letting them play down.

[Tough as Nails]

I guess using this logic Beechwood.Newport Catholic and Danville would be 4 or 5A.

 

Does not make much sense.You would be punishing schools with winning records

at the appropriate enrollment level and rewarding the bad teams by letting them play down.

 

Great point. That is exactly what popped into my mind when I read this idea. Talk about a nightmare for redistricting.

[TonyDanza]

This thread is in the Prop 20 forum

[doubledeuce]

Several bad years would allow a current 4a school to play in 1a.

So,a school with an enrollment of 2500 students against one with 300.

Remember that would be against a bad 1a school not a Beechwood or

NCC. Because they already beat up on these schools and moved up to 2,3 or 4a.

 

If you won a 1a title under this system the team slogan could be

"we are the best of the worst" there is something to brag about.