It was a JV-B game for Elder… not sure LaSalle played it that way.
You’re right, but when you’re dealing with teenagers, it can’t just be “get to work boys” - it’s the adults job to create an environment where that mindset thrives. And that doesn’t happen when half the team doesn’t play in game and stands and watches in practice.
Who cares how they played it. If Elders B squad got full game reps against LaSalles A squad, that’s a good thing.
What’s your point? So they changed the landscape of their school to be more competitive. Kudos to them. That’s called vision.
This is completely false.
A bunch of babies whining.
That’s not true and sounds like a bs excuse. The biggest change for X was hiring Coverdale as OC.
I’m not really whining as I don’t really care all that much whether they win or lose. I’m just here to point out the vast irony and hypocrisy of a school that continues to push out their “higher things” mantra but doesn’t really live up to those ideals with how they operate.
I do have kids in HS and not sure what you’re saying is true. Things are a definitely a little “off” now bc of covid; more kids going to private over public. At Moe they have a waiting list for class of 2025; class of 2024 was close as well.
I think another reason for the success of St. X football is player development as Smarty has mentioned in this thread already and you also seem to be alluding to it here. The current St. X seniors did not have near the success as freshman as they are having now as seniors. Elder beat St. X when these current seniors were freshman but 3 years later things have changed.
But they beat Elder the following yr on JV, so it’s not like this came out of nowhere
It’s not hard to get into X.
This is an unfortunate (and counter-productive) attitude; as someone who played college Division I athletics, and had a kid recruited to a top college Division I team, college coaches (in ALL sports) at the next level both look for and VALUE athletes who are multi-sport athletes--and even multi-sport stars... it tells them that the kid has all-around athletic ability and that they have the ability to learn and grow into more than they are right now-- they are not just football-specific, one-hit wonders.
The part in bold above is a completely false statement; there is still a very definite set of admission requirements to get into St. X; in fact, one of the reasons that X has reduced its incoming freshmen classes the last couple of years is to maintain academic standards-- with fewer total kids applying for admission recently, it would have necessitated lowering the admission standards, in order to keep enrolling classes of 400 students each year. (It's not the only reason-- but it is certainly an important one.)
It’s a defense mechanism. This is the forum of defense mechanisms. Every time a rival school starts to gain some obvious momentum, it’s because of something “questionable” they did.
Great coaches usual promote multiple sports. Wish Moeller basketball program would be okay with their kids playing other sports, specifically football.
This is correct. It’s mine, apologies. Keys been “sticking” and I didn’t catch it. Very sorry and that is not VORs post, it is mine!
Outside of the STs, I don’t think you can lay any blame on coaches. The OL’s poor play has been crippling. It’s not only been bad for the Offense, but the D is constantly put in a bad position where Offenses are starting drives in Elder territory.
Really? Not only is there the test, but there are also references that need to be provided and grade school transcripts. And if there is any question about any of those, you may have to have an in person interview with a review board. And then there is staying there once you're in.
Yeah, it’s still not hard to get in. And the first question from that review board is “Did your dad go here?” Don’t sell me this bs that they’re only taking “A” students.
Nobody said that (here), but, by and large, that is accurate.