Rep. Edwards suggests the government should take over the OHSAA

[zski71]

Your taxes are going up, or you’re getting a dramatically lower quality OHSAA if the state takes the reins.

OHSAA doesn't run regular season games and the quality is actually better. Its fun to see student sections with signs and banners. OHSAA doesn't allow that. OHSAA actually makes the product worse.

 

[zski71]

OHSAA changes gate ticket prices for football playoffs

Fans attending OHSAA football playoff games will pay the same price for tickets online and at the gate.

www.wfmj.com

Did they listen to Yappi or the legislature?

 

[doubtme]

Ahh yes our extremely corrupt state government wants to take over the OHSAA... sounds like it'll be run with integrity.


Bring back Snodgrass

 

[tom 48]

The most important question that needs to be asked is," If the state takes over the OHSAA, what will happen to Joe Eitel?"

 

[zski71]

The most important question that needs to be asked is," If the state takes over the OHSAA, what will happen to Joe Eitel?"

If OHSSA doest pay him the state should.

 

[The Dock]

If OHSSA doest pay him the state should.

And the state would pay him with what?

 

[Sykotyk]

It's disappointing that a state like Pennsylvania, with a higher cost of living, has $9 state championship tickets and cheaper tickets in earlier rounds. Has better catastrophic coverage than Ohio offers. Reimburses schools. And yet somehow still functions without a loss. And Ohio is burning through $15 tickets like it's kindling and complaining they can't afford to operate without yet another round of playoffs in which no one is getting reimbursed for travel or stadium costs. Just saying they can get concessions and parking on top of already higher prices.

 

[tom 48]

If OHSSA doest pay him the state should.

Well, the biggest difference between Joe and state reps is that Joe actually works. Cut the reps' pay and give it to Joe. I would bet that 80-90% of Ohioans have no idea who their state rep is.

 

[carnholio]

If OHSSA doest pay him the state should.

 

[Sykotyk]

Joe reading this thread:

 

[hammer89]

Revenue vs expenditure. If ticket revenue exceeds expenditures, no new taxes.

And how would ticket revenue exceed expenditures when they’re going to decrease the prices below $9 a ticket? Dont be intentionally thick. If the government absorbed OHSAA, it would result in higher government spending than if they didn’t.

 

[hammer89]

Joe reading this thread:

Joe gets paid.

 

[zski71]

And the state would pay him with what?

Already explained that

 

[Dirteater]

All OHSAA has to do is charge $5 for students, and $10 for Adults. There wouldn’t been any problems. But what you expect when Ute is director. He’s a waste

 

[cjb5656]

That's what he would have you believe. He's hoping those middle class and people on fixed incomes will contribute to his re-election campaign..... and a lot more than $15. Doesn't anyone think that he would care if Nelsonville were not in the playoffs? Opportunism at its finest.

They are almost always in the playoffs. Nelsonville York has a very good, well supported small school football program.

 

[Bruce Monnin]

Don't these clowns have better things to do? Is the state in such great shape that the legislators can try to take over hs sports? Do your jobs, buffoons.

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Actually, they don't. Any contentious issue in the state is just shunted off to be an issue in an election, that way the reps don't have to deal with them. Now, if we actually made it harder than a 50% vote to change the state constitution,maybe the legislature would have to do something.

 

[RollingTrain]

Ok, this guy lost me now. The State stepping in and taking something over is never a good idea. They can’t handle what they have now.

 

[Clint Hurdle]

Don't these clowns have better things to do? Is the state in such great shape that the legislators can try to take over hs sports? Do your jobs, buffoons.

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It's bad enough and now you want to interject politicians. Give me a break.

Republican

 

[serpico]

And Ohio is burning through $15 tickets like it's kindling and complaining they can't afford to operate without yet another round of playoffs in which no one is getting reimbursed for travel or stadium costs.

The home team receives $1,500.

 

[queencitybuckeye]

If the OHSAA is awful as compared to organizations in other states, why are the member schools not doing anything about it?

 

[RollingTrain]

If the OHSAA is awful as compared to organizations in other states, why are the member schools not doing anything about it?

The fact that OHSAA works FOR the members, but the members don't hold them accountable is the reason this all fails. It's been a good ole boys club forever. It's like anything else in life - if there's no accountability it doesn't work. If you are a school administrator and part of an OHSAA committee and all you do is go to meetings for lunch and to rub elbows, it's a problem.

 

[thePITman]

Bring back Snodgrass

Yes, please.

 

[Spread All Day]

The last thing we need is the government sticking their noses where it doesn’t belong. Which is most places.

 

[bighawk]

The last thing we need is the government sticking their noses where it doesn’t belong. Which is most places.

Agree most of the time-but someone needs to hold ohsaa accountable

 

[zski71]

The state doesn’t pay for things like salaries and benefits, or facilities and fleets, by selling $12 tickets to football games. Your taxes are going up, or you’re getting a dramatically lower quality OHSAA if the state takes the reins.

Tell us more about what OHSAA spends on fleets. Are you worried your janitorial employment at OHSAA will no longer include a vehicle.

 

[Dayride]

That money the OHSAA has saved for a rainy day must look pretty good to the Ohio Legislators.

 

[hammer89]

Agree most of the time-but someone needs to hold ohsaa accountable

How about the member schools do that? If they don’t care, why should the legislature?

 

[thePITman]

How about the member schools do that? If they don’t care, why should the legislature?

Really good point, here. The member schools are the ones paying. So if they are content standing by while these things happen on their dime, who is the government to say they know better than those paying the bills?

Wait, that last question seems rhetorical. LoL

 

[y2h]

That's what he would have you believe. He's hoping those middle class and people on fixed incomes will contribute to his re-election campaign..... and a lot more than $15. Doesn't anyone think that he would care if Nelsonville were not in the playoffs? Opportunism at its finest.

Would his constituents care if Nelsonville wasnt in the playoffs? That's who he represents. You think he just picked up this issue and ran with it on his own?

 

[y2h]

nah. This is the Ohio GOP, and nothing else. Dems haven’t had an inch of power in this state for a decade-plus.

How much must they suck if they can't beat out a GOP that sucks