Iggy will always be a "great program." By your standards, I can see why you worded it that way, but as an "outsider," here's my take...
As the old saying goes, "It takes a village to raise a child." Being a parochial school has many haters thinking, "Well, you have kids from here & there," but every title that Iggy has won, at least this century, was done with discipline. I once read that 100% of Iggy alumni (not just the athletes) go to college, which tells me that their "dsicipline" starts at home. When you have a great mind like Coach Kyle's, you'll always see the absolute best from their young men on the field.
There's been years that Iggy won it all when they probably didn't even have the best talent in Cleveland, let alone Ohio. As a 2002 alum of Warren G. Harding, I can tell you that on paper, we had no business losing to Iggy at the Rubber Bowl in 2001, but Coach Kyle had other plans. I've also seen the Wildcats blow teams out with just screens, draws, and the occasional "just because" deep ball. Iggy has always done the little things right, which always puts them in the position to do big things.
You're not going to see Ignatius have a Fostoria/Niles-like swan dive from grace, but there's schools out there that are trying to make their own name. Athletes are as giften now as they've ever been before in history and because of your reputation, you're gonna see the best of the best all years because those are the only teams willing to play you. Iggy will probably never see a run like they had in the 90's again, but there's no indication that they'll finish this decade without a state title. History has taught Ohioans that Iggy can have one of the worst seasons in their history one year, and respond with a big trophy the next. Whatever the case may be, take pride in the fact that your success has motivated the rest of the state, and even the majority of the country, to play catch up to standard of excellence that you've set over the years.
