HIGHLANDS GUY

Well stated.

The kids in Ohio know the bar is set high. The Colerain kids knew going into the games with St. X and Elder that if they didn't perform, the path to making the playoffs was going to be very difficult. However, they also knew that if they did make the playoffs they had actually accomplished something. Unlike KY where making the playoffs is like getting a little league trophy. I feel much better about an 8-2 team missing the playoffs than I do about 43 of 45 1 seeds beating the 4 seeds by an average of 52-10.

You can get rid of the first two (2) rounds of playoffs in KY and it would still be settled on the fied. The way the districts are set up every team does make the playoffs just like basketball, which is the argument that is so frequently articulated. The only difference is those district games are embedded in the regular season because the nature of football only allows for one game per week. Like Stinkyboy said, since the OH playoffs expanded to 8 teams per region, I can't think of a single team with no or one losses that have been excluded.

Then if 6 is good, 10 would be great and 20 even better. It really is all about making little Johnny feel good about himself (even if it is a bit artificial). Right? TIC

You put your faith in people who have a vested interest in maintaining this awful system? A better analogy than yours is letting the Coach's and AD's determine the playoff system is like asking the guy at Jiffy Lube if I need a new air filter.

Are there any good volleyball public schools?

I think that anyone who wants to go to Lexington Catholic should have the right to go there, with that said, my guess is that the success that Lexington Catholic experienced in the 1990's and 2000's in all sports was fueled by more than just the Catholic poplulation of Lexington.

WOW.

Guess you have never heard that two wrongs don't make a right. Please never ref.

I agree with everything you are saying and that more info would be helpful. However, the one piece of info we do know is that JC let WC score in an apparent attempt to set the record. My thought is that at the point that where setting record becomes more important than giving a full effort and playing the game, then the integrity of the record is lost. Just to add a thought, letting a team score in order to get a record is much different IMO than letting a team score as a strategic move to preserve clock and have a chance to win/tie.

So since NCC's students come from all over the county and the children's parents pay taxes to various school districts, which stadium would they be entitled to play on?

Compare Manual's response to Bell County's response.

If Brossart brings money to the table and Campbell brings money and the facility, which school's teams do you think will have priority use of the field?

If Campbell and Brossart pooled their resources to put turf in, I would think that would be an awfully lot of teams trying to get game time (Frosh, JV, and Varsity Football as well as both girls and boys soccer from both school - 18 teams) - not to mention middle school.

I have my own spelling and grammar issues, but I really like this sentence from the Betsy Lane response: "Also, transportation." I also like this phrase from the Bell County response” “does not sit well with our school or fans”

I think the KHSAA could help themselves in the public perception department if they would be a little more transparent in explaining themselves.

Shouldn't you want to play really good out of state teams?

It isn't? They had to look no further than their neighbor Grant County to realize this was always a real possiblity.

Where is Thomas now?

It that a commentary on Trinity and St. X?

Moooooooo

You can win alot of state championships at St. X with a weak offense.

Not according to what Mike Fields posted in his column yesterday.

Maybe I just like beating the dead horse, similar to the beatings Brossart took on this board his last year. Are the intangibles better now (because the record is not)?

It is no secret that Highlands has had trouble finding opponents to fill out their schedule. Lets assume their district opponents are: - Cov. Cath. - Cooper - Holmes Which leads to several questions: Is there another NKY team that will schedule Highlands? With Highlands having a shot at challenging for the winning streak record, will Mueller look to avoid to avoid any big GCL schools, Trinity, or St. X to better their chances at setting the record?