There is reason to think that the Scotties could have made it to the finals. They could have beaten Newport, LaRue County and an injury-riddled Owensboro Catholic team, especially playing at home. The influx of talent from Harrodsburg made it a near-certainty.

I don't know how else to explain this. Harrodsburg school system no longer exists. The schools are merged. There is one Mercer County School System. Everything in the high school is merged.

 

Now back to the topic. Mercer is definitely better than they would have been. I don't know if you can quantify it or not. They definitely wouldn't have had the offensive firepower that they have. Defensively they would have still been very, very good. I believe their record would be about what it is now. The games would have been closer, and the varsity would have been playing the whole game all year instead of half the game. The biggest difference would be that a lot more players would have had to go both ways. And that definitely takes it's toll.

The orginial question does address this topic in a way. I don't really care who merges with whom and in what time frame they do it but I do know that I either heard on the news or read in the paper that the two schools would be combined next year. Is that not right or not? If it is right, then why merge a team before you merge a school. I think that's a fair question.

What is the current enrollment at Mercer County? Anyone know?

That is debatable.

There was no reason that the Mercer County system couldn't have kept the two schools separate until the new building is ready. Just because the school systems merged didn't mean that a consolidation had to be done immediately, especially since the students aren't housed in one facility.

Sorry.....the superintendents from both systems didn't consult with you first.

 

Bottom line: you aren't here to see the positive impact this merge is having on all students....athlete or not. The level of interaction has been good for the future of this community and every kid involved.

You aren't qualified to pass a judgement on the long overdue merge unless you are from here. This merge is bigger than athletics, and our community is and will be better for it. Unless you are experiencing it first hand, your posts lack validity and perspective and would best be kept to yourself.

 

And that my friend is not debatable.

You know there are a lot of things that KHSAA monitors. Look how they make students sit out a year of sports if they transfer under sertain conditions. If you can't figure out what is going on here you can't think for yourself. By Mercer BGP members own admission the only thing that changed 100% was the establishment of a football team. Why else would that be the only physical 100% change completed at Mercer? Aren't academics first? Sure you can say Harrodsburg school district no longer exists. True. But why has nothing else changed except the establishment of a football team to win a Championship. The KHSAA screwed this up by allowing a school to have an unfair advantage. No one would have said a word had they planned ahead kept two football teams and then merged next year into the proper division. This whole thing was hocky from the get go. The private non private thing is nothing compared to this.

 

I'm just sick of listening to people try to justify that this merger was above board. Okay I've got it off my chest. I'm done with this subject. Let's play some football.

:confused: Ok...now I am confused.

 

Let me get this right. As of now, the only sports team that is combined is the football team? There is still a Harrodsburg basketball team? And baseball team? :confused:

 

If nothing else has changed, does that mean that the Harrodsburg and Mercer kids don't all attend the same school?

 

Someone help me out...I don't understand the whole "100% changed" thing.

:confused: Ok...now I am confused.

 

Let me get this right. As of now, the only sports team that is combined is the football team? There is still a Harrodsburg basketball team? And baseball team? :confused:

 

If nothing else has changed, does that mean that the Harrodsburg and Mercer kids don't all attend the same school?

 

Someone help me out...I don't understand the whole "100% changed" thing.

 

 

Don't be too sensitive now. We just have not gotten to the other sports yet.

 

Did that help you out?

No...and I am not being sensitive. I am seriously trying to figure this out, from an outsiders standpoint. I have no dog in this fight. I want the facts before I form an opinion. Those were all serious questions, particularly what is meant by the only thing that has changed 100% is the football program.

You know there are a lot of things that KHSAA monitors. Look how they make students sit out a year of sports if they transfer under sertain conditions. If you can't figure out what is going on here you can't think for yourself. By Mercer BGP members own admission the only thing that changed 100% was the establishment of a football team. Why else would that be the only physical 100% change completed at Mercer? Aren't academics first? Sure you can say Harrodsburg school district no longer exists. True. But why has nothing else changed except the establishment of a football team to win a Championship. The KHSAA screwed this up by allowing a school to have an unfair advantage. No one would have said a word had they planned ahead kept two football teams and then merged next year into the proper division. This whole thing was hocky from the get go. The private non private thing is nothing compared to this.

 

I'm just sick of listening to people try to justify that this merger was above board. Okay I've got it off my chest. I'm done with this subject. Let's play some football.

 

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

You know there are a lot of things that KHSAA monitors. Look how they make students sit out a year of sports if they transfer under sertain conditions. If you can't figure out what is going on here you can't think for yourself. By Mercer BGP members own admission the only thing that changed 100% was the establishment of a football team. Why else would that be the only physical 100% change completed at Mercer? Aren't academics first? Sure you can say Harrodsburg school district no longer exists. True. But why has nothing else changed except the establishment of a football team to win a Championship. The KHSAA screwed this up by allowing a school to have an unfair advantage. No one would have said a word had they planned ahead kept two football teams and then merged next year into the proper division. This whole thing was hocky from the get go. The private non private thing is nothing compared to this.

 

I'm just sick of listening to people try to justify that this merger was above board. Okay I've got it off my chest. I'm done with this subject. Let's play some football.

I'm taking bets on this one.......

Ok...on a hunch to find some actual facts, I went to the 2A Championship game thread and found out all I needed to know about the Mercer Co. school situation (seems sad that the thread wasn't about the game).

 

I think that all of my questions have been answered about the schools teams, classes, etc. My preliminary opinion (until I read some facts from somewhere) is that the school system did what was in the best interest of all of its students, not just the athletes, particularly not just the football team.

:confused: Ok...now I am confused.

 

Let me get this right. As of now, the only sports team that is combined is the football team? There is still a Harrodsburg basketball team? And baseball team? :confused:

 

If nothing else has changed, does that mean that the Harrodsburg and Mercer kids don't all attend the same school?

 

Someone help me out...I don't understand the whole "100% changed" thing.

All classes are integrated, all sports teams are integrated. Until the new school is funded and built, both high school campuses are used by ALL students this year.

In other words, Harrodsburg decided to close shop, the 200 students they had were absorbed by Mercer Co. and we are using both buildings until the new campus is completed. It's almost like a real above the board merge.:sssh: Keep this under your hat though....the simple plain truth will destroy some folks.

Ok...on a hunch to find some actual facts, I went to the 2A Championship game thread and found out all I needed to know about the Mercer Co. school situation (seems sad that the thread wasn't about the game).

 

I think that all of my questions have been answered about the schools teams, classes, etc. My preliminary opinion (until I read some facts from somewhere) is that the school system did what was in the best interest of all of its students, not just the athletes, particularly not just the football team.

:thumb: :thumb: ....you know you're about to be very unpopular now don't you? Thanks though.

You know there are a lot of things that KHSAA monitors. Look how they make students sit out a year of sports if they transfer under sertain conditions. If you can't figure out what is going on here you can't think for yourself. By Mercer BGP members own admission the only thing that changed 100% was the establishment of a football team. Why else would that be the only physical 100% change completed at Mercer? Aren't academics first? Sure you can say Harrodsburg school district no longer exists. True. But why has nothing else changed except the establishment of a football team to win a Championship. The KHSAA screwed this up by allowing a school to have an unfair advantage. No one would have said a word had they planned ahead kept two football teams and then merged next year into the proper division. This whole thing was hocky from the get go. The private non private thing is nothing compared to this.

 

I'm just sick of listening to people try to justify that this merger was above board. Okay I've got it off my chest. I'm done with this subject. Let's play some football.

 

I don't know of any Mercer person who said what you claim. You sure do seem to claim to know a lot about a situation that you are not involved in. The State and Federal Governments say they are 100% mergered. All of the teacher's pay checks sure do come from the same place. Report cards all say Mercer County. There is one school board.

 

You have no idea what was and was not above board. Was it rushed? Yes, I think it was. But not to make a better football team like you seem to think. Mercer was going to build a new High School anyway. They had an chance to take advantage of a one time funding opportunity. It was going to be a 3 phase project that was going to take 8-10 years to complete all that they wanted to do. By merging the funding was increased quite substantially, my understanding is that it will now take only 3-5 years to do all that they want to do. They did the smart thing, they took advantage of it and merged immediately.

 

What the KHSAA decided was their decision not Mercer's. But you go ahead with your conspiracy theory.

:thumb: :thumb: ....you know you're about to be very unpopular now don't you? Thanks though.

 

Well, I have been vastly unpopular before...I needed something new to be in trouble over, evidently.