jackdaddy

You can't be serious. Any moron can coach a team that's bought and paid for. A complete embarrassment to the khsaa and everyone that does things the right way.

What? The Catholic community of Trinity and St.X is now a Baptist revival? But just for athletes don't forget. Or that X operates the same as T but some cowardly public schools still opt to play them? The whole thing is a joke. You know it. Everyone knows it. Oh wait, they work harder. I forgot.

Earned your advantages?? What a joke. You mean bought your advantages? But I'm quite sure that every player spanning the entire border of Jefferson County, Shelby County, Bullitt County, Oldham County, and of course, Indiana, is at Trinity because they just wanted to go to school there. After all, isn't that the "archdiocese of Louisville" boundaries? Or are there more counties? And it looks from the Friday night programs that the archdiocese now extends to the Baptist faith as well. What a joke!! Good to see the public schools finally have some guts and quite playing them!

I said it 5 years ago and I'll say it again. Talk to me next year and see if it's true. Talk to me 5 years from now and see if it's true. Mark it down. One of the "universities" will win 6A EVERY year. Mark it down!

And if you think a public school will ever win a 6A state championship again, you're either dreaming or lacking in intellect.

The effect will be that just one of the "universities" in Louisville will play for and demolish a public school in the state championship game. What a joke the KHSAA and the universities are!!

Or work harder, right? It's all about coaching and work ethic. I forgot.

Basketball? Who cares? This is a football thread and how Scott Co. FOOTBALL operates.

Unbelievable. Downgrade someone who does it the right way instead of the university way. Unbelievable. Scott Co. vs. Kentucky all-star team. If KHSAA had any jewels, wouldn't even be a discussion. Oh yea, they work harder. They sure do.........in assembling all-star teams.

No. I never said that. I never said anything about the classification system. Never mentioned it. Read again. The public/private issue is not a classification issue. I'm sure you know in the state of Kentucky the only sport that is classified is football.

You are wrong. It is true. They just can't show up at the front door like they could at any private school in the state.

Where privates and how privates get kids to come to their school is completely different. Lexington Catholic, according to the archidiocese of Lexington, can accept students from numerous counties (something like 30 or more counties). That is absurd. Privates in Louisville, the same thing. For the purpose of athletic competition, this is not the same as public schools. Period. No restrictions, no policy to follow, nothing. Just go. Doesn't matter how or why. That's like the SEC telling Kentucky they can only recruit in Kentucky, but they still have to play all the other SEC schools who are allowed to recruit the entire country. Why don't they do that? Answer. Equal playing field Why do all Division 1 schools have a limit of 85 scholarships in football? Why do they have scholarship limits in all sports? Answer. Equality. For the purpose of ATHLETICS, everyone is operating under the same policy. Why do professional sports have salary caps? Answer. Equality. Equal playing field. ATHLETIC equality. Everyone operating under the same regulations. Why do 39 of our 50 states have complete or partial seperation of their public and private schools? Do I need to give you the answer? Does anyone seriously think the public and private schools in Kentucky are the same animal?

For the purposes of athletics, that is totally irrelevant.

I, too, brother, have lived in Louisville my whole life. The bottom line is that the boundaries that private schools have, which are none, are extremely larger, different, and in most cases, don't even exist. In public schools, that is not the case. The public schools in Kentucky and the private schools in Kentucky, are in fact, two different animals. For the purposes of athletics, not education or educational choice, or family autonomy, they are two seperate animals. Yet compete for the same trophy. 39 other states have recognized this and have complete or partial seperation for championship play (i.e. the playoffs). Why doesn't Kentucky?

They are not called scholarships anymore. They are "sponsors" or "sponsorships." Starts in the Catholic middle schools. It's not a secret or anything anyone tries to hide. Just ask them, they'll tell you.

You can't be serious?

Actually in Jefferson County, you have deadlines to meet, applications to fill out, get approved, be accepted, and still have defined boundaries where that are still considered "home school" boundaries. BUT, the point is this.....if a kid does want to come from another state (which is absurd in itself) or come across county lines, the option is to pay fees, PLUS go througt the entire application/acceptance process or buy and sell a new home. For privates, this does not exist. You just go. Two sets of rules/policies/guidelines for public schools and private schools. Yet they compete in the same districts for the same championships. How is that equal? Will private schools be willing to accept a 10 mile radius? They have already said they wouldn't.

The issue on feeder schools is apples and oranges when discussing the public/private debate. For example, in Lexington, public school feeder middle schools are clearly defined and set. The private schools in Lexington who, under the archdiocese, is defined by what? 25 counties? I think even more than that. In Louisville, the private schools have no boundries, defined feeder schools, or limitations whatsoever. So, for example, if a young man wants to come say, across county lines or state lines, or from one end of Jefferson Co., all he and his family have to do is go. If that same young man wants to attend a public school, the family either has to buy and sell a home, pay fees, apply, etc. etc. It is a clear example of policy not being the same. Two sets of policies/rules/regulations. Yet the same schools competing for the same championships.