Publics vs. Privates Debate - Fuel to the Fire

[sportsdoc]

Wow! My bad! Leave it to us "freshmen" to not know McCort's basketball classification. It still does not belie the point that separate classifications for private school playoffs would keep a little school like McCort who only gets kid or two from Somerset county from playing a large recruiting behemoth from Philly. It could be done in a way that is equitable for everyone.

[Crimson09Crazy]

It could, or we could just close some of these tiny schools around here and make bigger schools so everyone doesn't get mad at McCort for being "A"

Where does your allegiance lie? Wild stab in the dark, I'm going to say Forest Hills. Seems like the school that is always 2 short of being AAA always have a problem with McCort the most. Can never figure it out either.

[sportsdoc]

but wouldn't closing the little schools to make bigger schools make them not "A"?

Allegiance? I lean toward FH, but am not against anyone. That would not be hard to figure out if you read other posts.

When did I say I have a problem with McCort? In fact, I never even mentioned McCort before you jumped down my throat....other than saying local parocial schools should play local teams regular season. This will keep transportation costs down and the take at the gate up. That shows clear bias, I'm sure.

Welcome new guy, glad to have ya!


Help me out here, doesn't the PIAA set up the numbers for the A, AA etc, classifications and the schools just count the number of boys/girls they have?

[Crimson09Crazy]

yeah thats the point, if all the schools would be bigger, there would be no problem in playing the 3 local parochial schools. thats the big complaint around here if you haven't noticed.

But by not reading any of your other posts other than this topic...pretty good guess I must say.

[sportsdoc]

so can you do that thing where you highlight my quote and show me where I have a problem with McCort, oh crimson one?

[southpaw]

yeah West Catholic gets kids from 3 states, in one of the largest cities in America, plays a AAAA schedule, and you want to make McCort to play in that same classification because they get a few kids from Somerset County.

Your words not mine. You don't want to compare McCort to West Catholic? No a fair comparison? Why not go out and work harder and get better in the off season to compete with the Philly Catholic league! Isn't that what you told the local public schools to do?

Or we can leave how it is.
problem solved.

No its not solved. Philly(D12) is the last straw in the public/private debate. There will be changes through the PIAA or mark my words public schools WILL leave the PIAA and form their own sanctioning scholastic athletic organization.

[Crimson09Crazy]

Simply put. I've said all along District 12 is the issue. Not just the Catholic league, but the Charter schools from the Public league.

And for stealing my moniker, I do believe Bishop McCort is the only school within District 6 to go out and play a Championship caliber Charter School from Philly within the past ten years. Hows that for working harder and getting better? Haven't seen Shade, Westmont, and Johnstown playing Imhotep Charter....Just sayin'

All of your words, not mine.

A Catholic School from Philly that recruits from3 states, plays a 4A schedule, and enters the AA playoffs is the same as a Catholic School from Altoona-Johnstown that doesn't recruit, let alone from three separate states, that does not exists in one of the largest metro areas on the East coast, that plays a AA with some AAA stragglers schedule in a rural area, that really isn't even a dominating factor is the same thing.


if you believe that, than so be it. Thats you. But than theres me, I don't compare the 3 Bishops to that.


Outlaw Charter Schools, kick out District 12, I think there would be a lot less substance to everyone's gripe.

[sportsdoc]

so you're sayin a "AA" West Catholic playing a "AA" McCort in basketball playoffs is not fair?

[Crimson09Crazy]

No that isn't what I'm saying bud

[Crimson09Crazy]

yeah, to compare the two isn't all that fair, but well sometimes things aren't always fair. If thats who you gotta play, thats who you gotta play. man up and just do it. Sometimes things are out of your own control, nothing much you can do about it. If the Public schools of PA are that upset and thats what will happen, thats what will happen. No sense of complaining. Bishop McCort is a Catholic school just like West Catholic, are they similar in their practices, well no. But in principle, yes.