fleadog101
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There now is some Talk among some leadership with in the OHSAA of Adding a 8th Division and revamping the Finals format along with the Regionals. At that time D 2 would be limited to only 72 Schools.
Source?There now is some Talk among some leadership with in the OHSAA of Adding a 8th Division and revamping the Finals format along with the Regionals. At that time D 2 would be limited to only 72 Schools.
Nobody cares about D7-D8 Football!! All adding a Division will do is cause the D1,2&3 Schools to complain more about it’s Unfair for the Public Schools because of the Private Schools blah blah blah!!!There now is some Talk among some leadership with in the OHSAA of Adding a 8th Division and revamping the Finals format along with the Regionals. At that time D 2 would be limited to only 72 Schools.
No there isn’t.There now is some Talk among some leadership with in the OHSAA of Adding a 8th Division and revamping the Finals format along with the Regionals. At that time D 2 would be limited to only 72 Schools.
Why for the 10-15 teams that play 8 man. And no adding a state championship for it isn't going to make dozens of teams drop from 11 to 8. Fans, parents, players and school administrators don't want to see their school play 8 man football. It is only the last resort for these schools when they can no longer field an 11 man team and if they get their roster built back up they will move back up to 11 man.Should just make Div. 7 for 8 man football.
if the OHSAA sanctioned 8-man then i think it would make it much easier for those teams with roster numbers on the fringe to decide to drop to 8-man. it would become a very competitive division. i think you’d have to put a maximum number of players on the roster or max number of kids in the school that would be allowed to play.Why for the 10-15 teams that play 8 man. And no adding a state championship for it isn't going to make dozens of teams drop from 11 to 8. Fans, parents, players and school administrators don't want to see their school play 8 man football. It is only the last resort for these schools when they can no longer field an 11 man team and if they get their roster built back up they will move back up to 11 man.
You also posted that OHSAA is going to create a fifth division in bball. Like another poster posted what is your source?There now is some Talk among some leadership with in the OHSAA of Adding a 8th Division and revamping the Finals format along with the Regionals. At that time D 2 would be limited to only 72 Schools.
Why don't they then? Nothing prevents it.If they do an 8th Division should be 8 man teams. There is no problem to fix. OHSAA knows for every division added more ticket sales, more games = $$$$$$. The would have 10 Divisions if they could.
OHSAA doesn't regulate school clubs.No the OHSAA explicitly states teams may not field both 8 man and 11 man teams, they must pick one or the other, non-negotiable.
It might be less complicated to schedule additional JV games.Just thinking outside the box, could the OHSAA allow bigger schools that have football to participate as club teams? Example: A D1 school who has a 11 man football team organize a 8 man club team. Do not let players go back & forth from the 8 man to 11 man team in the same year.
Just trying to think of a way to get more kids to play.
There's no reason to believe any of that is correct.Why for the 10-15 teams that play 8 man. And no adding a state championship for it isn't going to make dozens of teams drop from 11 to 8. Fans, parents, players and school administrators don't want to see their school play 8 man football. It is only the last resort for these schools when they can no longer field an 11 man team and if they get their roster built back up they will move back up to 11 man.
I know Judson HS in San Antonio had two JV teams but that was many, many years ago. At that time only varsity dressed on Fridays and they still had over 70+ on the sideline.It might be less complicated to schedule additional JV games.
I've seen teams at the state finals with over 100 juniors and seniors on the team. Every time I wondered if they play two JV schedules. They certainly have enough players.
Whiner's Division?The 8th division is being discussed. It is designed to place Massillon, Springfield and two other schools who have never won a legitimate state title in it so that they may finally secure one. Personally I think this is a brilliant move as it will stop all of the crying for some about how unfair of an advantage the private schools have.
We have 24 of them, if they made another division it would be so teams have a chance before the year 3000 to try and catch us.The 8th division is being discussed. It is designed to place Massillon, Springfield and two other schools who have never won a legitimate state title in it so that they may finally secure one. Personally I think this is a brilliant move as it will stop all of the crying for some about how unfair of an advantage the private schools have.
I would have 6 regular divisions and 1 eight man divisionGo back to 6 divisions
Thorazine can cure those supposed “sources”.You also posted that OHSAA is going to create a fifth division in bball. Like another poster posted what is your source?
Some of those small school crowds make some of the bigger school crowds look silly. So yes, people very much care about the smaller community schools.Nobody cares about D7-D8 Football!! All adding a Division will do is cause the D1,2&3 Schools to complain more about it’s Unfair for the Public Schools because of the Private Schools blah blah blah!!!
No real answers, as attendance continues to decline, but from my observation, the move from Thanksgiving weekend to the December weekend has hurt overall attendance. "Back in the day" the OSU-Mich game was the Saturday BEFORE Thanksgiving, but that changed some years ago when the conference title games became a "thing." December has the conference title games, Christmas season is starting, etc... Too many balls in the air for most, except for schools that are relatively "new" to the state finals or for those with family/friends actually playing in the game.For the state championship games the D-VI and D-VII crowds were both considerably smaller than the D-III and D-V crowds, not to mention the D-I crowd.
I have no way to substantiate this, but I’m guessing ML had twice the fans there that Kirtland did, and that was puzzling to me.Division VI – Saturday, 10:30 a.m. (3,960)
No. 1 Maria Stein Marion Local (15-0) vs. No. 2 Kirtland (15-0)
Was surprised this wasn't larger crowd, as this may have been best matchup of the 7. ML fan-base with some championship fatigue, especially given the drive and early start, and the weather was not cooperative.
I wouldn't argue with you about ML's crowd compared to Kirtland; you are probably right!I have no way to substantiate this, but I’m guessing ML had twice the fans there that Kirtland did, and that was puzzling to me.