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Post by soccerbr on Feb 27, 2024 11:49:39 GMT -6
Why would Southside, Acadiana, & Lafayette be considered select? Aren't they public schools in Lafayette? You have to understand the definition of Select - which is a hot topic at the LHSAA currently. It doesn't just mean private. Some public schools are defined as Select based on where their enrollment can come from. Interesting. According to the LPS website, there are only 3 elementary schools that are considered for choice, none being high schools (although I think once you choose the elementary, you can remain through 12th grade, so maybe that's why). It's also a lottery and limited acceptance. Regardless, I know three elementary schools does not make a huge difference in terms of "select" schools, and I would be shocked if there is a number of parents choosing their elementary school based on soccer. (Maybe football!) www.lpssonline.com/schools/public-school-choice |
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Post by soccerbr on Feb 27, 2024 11:50:41 GMT -6
Why would Southside, Acadiana, & Lafayette be considered select? Aren't they public schools in Lafayette? apparently their school district has school choice See my above comment. |
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Post by coachnyman on Feb 27, 2024 11:52:01 GMT -6
This debate seems eerily similar to the CFB Playoff debate. With two camps going at it.
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Post by viewgator91 on Feb 27, 2024 11:58:15 GMT -6
First off, nothing is going to change. Privates do have a HUGE advantage. If a public does pull it off, they will go down in history. What would be a lot easier to "approve" and might not need much effort would be a bracket split.
16 private schools on the top
16 public schools on the bottom
championship game is public vs private
This doesn't fix who the champion will be, but it goes up from 1% chance to maybe 3-5% chance and would be a lot more fun for public schools. Private schools will complain they don't get to be state champion OR runner-up EVERY year.
I'd also say if boundaries were removed, all-star public team would compete very well vs all-star private team with equal coaching and winner would be decided on year by year talent pool that would be pretty even 22 deep...
Let's not get it twisted, you have very good private school coache$ with superior talent to cover holes. Public schools have similar talent just not all over the field. That goes away when you are able to remove borders.
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Post by skenn on Feb 27, 2024 12:22:09 GMT -6
First off, nothing is going to change. Privates do have a HUGE advantage. If a public does pull it off, they will go down in history. What would be a lot easier to "approve" and might not need much effort would be a bracket split. 16 private schools on the top 16 public schools on the bottom championship game is public vs private This doesn't fix who the champion will be, but it goes up from 1% chance to maybe 3-5% chance and would be a lot more fun for public schools. Private schools will complain they don't get to be state champion OR runner-up EVERY year. I'd also say if boundaries were removed, all-star public team would compete very well vs all-star private team with equal coaching and winner would be decided on year by year talent pool that would be pretty even 22 deep... Let's not get it twisted, you have very good private school coache$ with superior talent to cover holes. Public schools have similar talent just not all over the field. That goes away when you are able to remove borders. Every year yall do this. Every single year. And every year you ignore the face that “open borders” is not the issue. The issue is club coaches making soccer financially unviable for a large portion of the population. The only way the open border is the problem is if you have kids being recruited to play for those schools. Again, this year, there wasn’t a kid who didn’t come in through the feeder catholic schools. The Catholic schools are just their own district. What you fail to realize is, do away with those private schools and then you’ll still have the problem because now you need to add a LOT of additional high schools to account for those kids. So they don’t just all automatically go to your district. The existing schools couldn’t handle the influx of kids. Here is the other problem. The public schools are, with an exception here and there, not exactly great for the top tier students. And the kids that play soccer usually tend to be upper level students for whatever reason. But that’s a socioeconomic discussion. Not a soccer discussion. Dutchtown was in the last two finals and the semi final. Denham was cycling in club level talent off the bench. Their inability to reach that level isn’t a talent thing. There was plenty of club talent. If you go to open versus closed enrollment your non select will be the few schools from the more affluent suburbs. Dutchtown/denham/mandeville. But then at least “everyine gets a trophy” which is really what this is all about. |
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Post by viewgator91 on Feb 27, 2024 12:35:46 GMT -6
First off, nothing is going to change. Privates do have a HUGE advantage. If a public does pull it off, they will go down in history. What would be a lot easier to "approve" and might not need much effort would be a bracket split. 16 private schools on the top 16 public schools on the bottom championship game is public vs private This doesn't fix who the champion will be, but it goes up from 1% chance to maybe 3-5% chance and would be a lot more fun for public schools. Private schools will complain they don't get to be state champion OR runner-up EVERY year. I'd also say if boundaries were removed, all-star public team would compete very well vs all-star private team with equal coaching and winner would be decided on year by year talent pool that would be pretty even 22 deep... Let's not get it twisted, you have very good private school coache$ with superior talent to cover holes. Public schools have similar talent just not all over the field. That goes away when you are able to remove borders. Every year yall do this. Every single year. And every year you ignore the face that “open borders” is not the issue. The issue is club coaches making soccer financially unviable for a large portion of the population. The only way the open border is the problem is if you have kids being recruited to play for those schools. Again, this year, there wasn’t a kid who didn’t come in through the feeder catholic schools. The Catholic schools are just their own district. What you fail to realize is, do away with those private schools and then you’ll still have the problem because now you need to add a LOT of additional high schools to account for those kids. So they don’t just all automatically go to your district. The existing schools couldn’t handle the influx of kids. Here is the other problem. The public schools are, with an exception here and there, not exactly great for the top tier students. And the kids that play soccer usually tend to be upper level students for whatever reason. But that’s a socioeconomic discussion. Not a soccer discussion. Dutchtown was in the last two finals and the semi final. Denham was cycling in club level talent off the bench. Their inability to reach that level isn’t a talent thing. There was plenty of club talent. If you go to open versus closed enrollment your non select will be the few schools from the more affluent suburbs. Dutchtown/denham/mandeville. But then at least “everyine gets a trophy” which is really what this is all about. skenn and viewgator91 have started debating, imminent thread deletion incoming... Are you the one that deletes them? I'd say those feeder Catholic schools and even the high school Catholic schools did less for those players development than their club did. BRSC will develop players at a c1 level. Most of those kids filter through the Catholic school system. Again socioeconomic discussion. I didn't know you were as intimate with the Denham roster, but any players cycling in off the bench for Denham were c3 freshmen from PSC and maybe a c2 junior from PSC. Not that these kids aren't good high school players, but much different than TDP and c1 bench players, not to mention senior vs freshman. Did a freshman touch the field for Catholic varsity this year? Catholic and Jesuit had a TDP level soph play varsity, any other underclassmen? recap... c2/c3 underclassmen club talent does not equal TDP/c1 upperclassmen club talent. At least you can understand that, right? These rosters are not created equally, regardless of where they come from. You are a funny guy if you don't think recruiting is going on too, Catholic just forfeit wins and titles for that exact reason in football. |
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Post by petemitchell on Feb 27, 2024 12:43:17 GMT -6
apparently their school district has school choice See my above comment. In lafayette each public high school has a specialization such as arts, engineering, science etc…. A kid from across town can choose to go to wherever they want if accepted into program. Just so happens athletes have a very high rate of acceptance. |
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Post by soccerbr on Feb 27, 2024 12:49:16 GMT -6
In lafayette each public high school has a specialization such as arts, engineering, science etc…. A kid from across town can choose to go to wherever they want if accepted into program. Just so happens athletes have a very high rate of acceptance. Thank you for that explanation! Makes sense. |
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Post by retired_thibodaux_coach on Feb 27, 2024 12:52:03 GMT -6
Public schools should unite from each school district and just form one big school district team.
It is the only possible way to take on the private school juggernauts, and even then success and victory is not guaranteed.
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Post by viewgator91 on Feb 27, 2024 12:55:28 GMT -6
Public schools should unite from each school district and just form one big school district team. It is the only possible way to take on the private school juggernauts, and even then success and victory is not guaranteed. Top 18 players from BRHS, Dtown, STA, and Denham Springs would smash any private school. Any of their coaches and gallstar could coach. |
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Post by skenn on Feb 27, 2024 13:01:14 GMT -6
Every year yall do this. Every single year. And every year you ignore the face that “open borders” is not the issue. The issue is club coaches making soccer financially unviable for a large portion of the population. The only way the open border is the problem is if you have kids being recruited to play for those schools. Again, this year, there wasn’t a kid who didn’t come in through the feeder catholic schools. The Catholic schools are just their own district. What you fail to realize is, do away with those private schools and then you’ll still have the problem because now you need to add a LOT of additional high schools to account for those kids. So they don’t just all automatically go to your district. The existing schools couldn’t handle the influx of kids. Here is the other problem. The public schools are, with an exception here and there, not exactly great for the top tier students. And the kids that play soccer usually tend to be upper level students for whatever reason. But that’s a socioeconomic discussion. Not a soccer discussion. Dutchtown was in the last two finals and the semi final. Denham was cycling in club level talent off the bench. Their inability to reach that level isn’t a talent thing. There was plenty of club talent. If you go to open versus closed enrollment your non select will be the few schools from the more affluent suburbs. Dutchtown/denham/mandeville. But then at least “everyine gets a trophy” which is really what this is all about. skenn and viewgator91 have started debating, imminent thread deletion incoming... Are you the one that deletes them? I'd say those feeder Catholic schools and even the high school Catholic schools did less for those players development than their club did. BRSC will develop players at a c1 level. Most of those kids filter through the Catholic school system. Again socioeconomic discussion. I didn't know you were as intimate with the Denham roster, but any players cycling in off the bench for Denham were c3 freshmen from PSC and maybe a c2 junior from PSC. Not that these kids aren't good high school players, but much different than TDP and c1 bench players, not to mention senior vs freshman. Did a freshman touch the field for Catholic varsity this year? Catholic and Jesuit had a TDP level soph play varsity, any other underclassmen? recap... c2/c3 underclassmen club talent does not equal TDP/c1 upperclassmen club talent. At least you can understand that, right? These rosters are not created equally, regardless of where they come from. You are a funny guy if you don't think recruiting is going on too, Catholic just forfeit wins and titles for that exact reason in football. "I'd say those feeder Catholic schools and even the high school Catholic schools did less for those players development than their club did." HUH? Kids don't get ANY development from their "feeder" schools. There is no avenue in the private schools to develop a player. There is just no such thing. As for C1, C2, C3? What does any of that mean anymore with the way the club admins have screwed their clubs. The kid who was best defender in the state never made it off a red team for BRSC. Catholic had 2 kids starting from the red team on their back line this year. If a kid is playing club, he is touching the ball. " Catholic and Jesuit had a TDP level soph play varsity, any other underclassmen?" Yeah, quite a few actually, and no, they weren't "TDP" (as if that means a WHO DAT thing to anyone with any sense). Want to make it fair, drop the price of club soccer, or do away with the 6 player rule. Also, have better academics. No one is choosing Catholic or Jesuit for soccer. For most kids (parents) it is about the schools. |
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Post by viewgator91 on Feb 27, 2024 13:31:24 GMT -6
skenn and viewgator91 have started debating, imminent thread deletion incoming... Are you the one that deletes them? I'd say those feeder Catholic schools and even the high school Catholic schools did less for those players development than their club did. BRSC will develop players at a c1 level. Most of those kids filter through the Catholic school system. Again socioeconomic discussion. I didn't know you were as intimate with the Denham roster, but any players cycling in off the bench for Denham were c3 freshmen from PSC and maybe a c2 junior from PSC. Not that these kids aren't good high school players, but much different than TDP and c1 bench players, not to mention senior vs freshman. Did a freshman touch the field for Catholic varsity this year? Catholic and Jesuit had a TDP level soph play varsity, any other underclassmen? recap... c2/c3 underclassmen club talent does not equal TDP/c1 upperclassmen club talent. At least you can understand that, right? These rosters are not created equally, regardless of where they come from. You are a funny guy if you don't think recruiting is going on too, Catholic just forfeit wins and titles for that exact reason in football. "I'd say those feeder Catholic schools and even the high school Catholic schools did less for those players development than their club did." HUH? Kids don't get ANY development from their "feeder" schools. There is no avenue in the private schools to develop a player. There is just no such thing. As for C1, C2, C3? What does any of that mean anymore with the way the club admins have screwed their clubs. The kid who was best defender in the state never made it off a red team for BRSC. Catholic had 2 kids starting from the red team on their back line this year. If a kid is playing club, he is touching the ball. " Catholic and Jesuit had a TDP level soph play varsity, any other underclassmen?" Yeah, quite a few actually, and no, they weren't "TDP" (as if that means a WHO DAT thing to anyone with any sense). Want to make it fair, drop the price of club soccer, or do away with the 6 player rule. Also, have better academics. No one is choosing Catholic or Jesuit for soccer. For most kids (parents) it is about the schools. First point you made was pro viewgator91 argument that club does most the development, not schools. Second point senior/junior level red player, not freshman. Most years Reds don't see the field for Catholic. Yes, y'all had a few sophomore 08 BRSC Black level players c1 see the field in blowouts and a few due to injury. Those are players who would have started game 1 for Denham and would have been all-distric type players. Their freshman teammate did for us. There are levels to club and TDP is doing it at the highest in the state. You don't know what you don't know. Yes, soccer should be cheaper but to play at c1 level or higher it currently cost $. I'll make sure my public schools kids don't forget the napkins! |
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Post by skenn on Feb 27, 2024 13:43:25 GMT -6
"I'd say those feeder Catholic schools and even the high school Catholic schools did less for those players development than their club did." HUH? Kids don't get ANY development from their "feeder" schools. There is no avenue in the private schools to develop a player. There is just no such thing. As for C1, C2, C3? What does any of that mean anymore with the way the club admins have screwed their clubs. The kid who was best defender in the state never made it off a red team for BRSC. Catholic had 2 kids starting from the red team on their back line this year. If a kid is playing club, he is touching the ball. " Catholic and Jesuit had a TDP level soph play varsity, any other underclassmen?" Yeah, quite a few actually, and no, they weren't "TDP" (as if that means a WHO DAT thing to anyone with any sense). Want to make it fair, drop the price of club soccer, or do away with the 6 player rule. Also, have better academics. No one is choosing Catholic or Jesuit for soccer. For most kids (parents) it is about the schools. First point you made was pro viewgator91 argument that club does most the development, not schools. Second point senior/junior level red player, not freshman. Most years Reds don't see the field for Catholic. Yes, y'all had a few sophomore 08 BRSC Black level players c1 see the field in blowouts and a few due to injury. Those are players who would have started game 1 for Denham and would have been all-distric type players. Their freshman teammate did for us. There are levels to club and TDP is doing it at the highest in the state. You don't know what you don't know. Yes, soccer should be cheaper but to play at c1 level or higher it currently cost $. Your argument has NOTHING TO DO with attendance zones. At this point you are arguing what I have been saying. It is a club problem not a school attendance zone problem. "Most years Reds don't see the field for Catholic." you think you know the roster so well because "damnit, my baby didn't win and that isn't fair. I carried around this fat head for NOTHING". But there has been a starter in that defense from a red team since 2019. So, you're wrong. "Yes, y'all had a few sophomore 08 BRSC Black level players c1 see the field in blowouts and a few due to injury." Yeah, blowouts plus, you know, the State final. So...what's the argument here? Yeah, catholic has talent. Mostly because club soccer is expensive and your schools aren't the same level academically. We done here? Changing divisions won't change that. It will only shift the advantage to a school like Mandeville or Dutchtown. Maybe even Denham! |
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Post by viewgator91 on Feb 27, 2024 13:57:25 GMT -6
First point you made was pro viewgator91 argument that club does most the development, not schools. Second point senior/junior level red player, not freshman. Most years Reds don't see the field for Catholic. Yes, y'all had a few sophomore 08 BRSC Black level players c1 see the field in blowouts and a few due to injury. Those are players who would have started game 1 for Denham and would have been all-distric type players. Their freshman teammate did for us. There are levels to club and TDP is doing it at the highest in the state. You don't know what you don't know. Yes, soccer should be cheaper but to play at c1 level or higher it currently cost $. Your argument has NOTHING TO DO with attendance zones. At this point you are arguing what I have been saying. It is a club problem not a school attendance zone problem. "Most years Reds don't see the field for Catholic." you think you know the roster so well because "damnit, my baby didn't win and that isn't fair. I carried around this fat head for NOTHING". But there has been a starter in that defense from a red team since 2019. So, you're wrong. "Yes, y'all had a few sophomore 08 BRSC Black level players c1 see the field in blowouts and a few due to injury." Yeah, blowouts plus, you know, the State final. So...what's the argument here? Yeah, catholic has talent. Mostly because club soccer is expensive and your schools aren't the same level academically. We done here? Changing divisions won't change that. It will only shift the advantage to a school like Mandeville or Dutchtown. Maybe even Denham! I'm sorry with all these advantages you're private school gave you are too dense to understand the advantages private schools have. 20 STRAIGHT YEARS "but our kids are just better than your kids because they want it more". I agree, open borders wouldn't push Denham over Catholic because it wouldn't be enticing enough to pull in enough of those players to Denham. School soccer is for fun, who cares who wins the unfair playing field battle? To think, with all these advantages, your kid and my kid started and won the same amount of state championship games! I'm glad y'all have academics and we get to discuss those on a soccer board! |
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Post by skenn on Feb 27, 2024 14:08:15 GMT -6
Your argument has NOTHING TO DO with attendance zones. At this point you are arguing what I have been saying. It is a club problem not a school attendance zone problem. "Most years Reds don't see the field for Catholic." you think you know the roster so well because "damnit, my baby didn't win and that isn't fair. I carried around this fat head for NOTHING". But there has been a starter in that defense from a red team since 2019. So, you're wrong. "Yes, y'all had a few sophomore 08 BRSC Black level players c1 see the field in blowouts and a few due to injury." Yeah, blowouts plus, you know, the State final. So...what's the argument here? Yeah, catholic has talent. Mostly because club soccer is expensive and your schools aren't the same level academically. We done here? Changing divisions won't change that. It will only shift the advantage to a school like Mandeville or Dutchtown. Maybe even Denham! I'm sorry with all these advantages you're private school gave you are too dense to understand the advantages private schools have. 20 STRAIGHT YEARS "but our kids are just better than your kids because they want it more". I agree, open borders wouldn't push Denham over Catholic because it wouldn't be enticing enough to pull in enough of those players to Denham. School soccer is for fun, who cares who wins the unfair playing field battle? To think, with all these advantages, your kid and my kid started and won the same amount of state championship games! I'm glad y'all have academics and we get to discuss those on a soccer board! That's my bad, I should have STATED that catholic DOES have an advantage, but it isn't attendance zones. It's the coaches running up the price of club soccer with their promises to gullible parents. OH WAIT...I did say that. I plainly said that. I never once mentioned my kids academics, I mentioned that the schools were better options academically and that is why players choose those schools. That is true. I'm sorry that hit you in your feeling spot. But since you mentioned championships, your son made two finals and won one? Cool...which private school did he attend? |
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Post by viewgator91 on Feb 27, 2024 14:24:19 GMT -6
I'm sorry with all these advantages you're private school gave you are too dense to understand the advantages private schools have. 20 STRAIGHT YEARS "but our kids are just better than your kids because they want it more". I agree, open borders wouldn't push Denham over Catholic because it wouldn't be enticing enough to pull in enough of those players to Denham. School soccer is for fun, who cares who wins the unfair playing field battle? To think, with all these advantages, your kid and my kid started and won the same amount of state championship games! I'm glad y'all have academics and we get to discuss those on a soccer board! That's my bad, I should have STATED that catholic DOES have an advantage, but it isn't attendance zones. It's the coaches running up the price of club soccer with their promises to gullible parents. OH WAIT...I did say that. I plainly said that. I never once mentioned my kids academics, I mentioned that the schools were better options academically and that is why players choose those schools. That is true. I'm sorry that hit you in your feeling spot. But since you mentioned championships, your son made two finals and won one? Cool...which private school did he attend? So your kid didn't go to Catholic for the academics, you just mentioned that is why all the OTHER players might go there. You clearly stated they don't go there for the soccer. I get it, it's just the Catholic way. I'm sorry, I should have STATED started and won the same amount of state championship games. OH WAIT...I did say that. I plainly said that. I guess Denham doesn't have enough of those gullible parents because most of their roster plays at one of the cheapest club in the state. I'm one of the few gullible ones. Again, you don't know what you don't know. ...and we chose Denham Springs over Catholic for the Computer Science, Baking, and Co-Ed programs... Just tell your kid not to hire my kid(s) at his fortune 500 company |
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Post by skenn on Feb 27, 2024 14:40:05 GMT -6
That's my bad, I should have STATED that catholic DOES have an advantage, but it isn't attendance zones. It's the coaches running up the price of club soccer with their promises to gullible parents. OH WAIT...I did say that. I plainly said that. I never once mentioned my kids academics, I mentioned that the schools were better options academically and that is why players choose those schools. That is true. I'm sorry that hit you in your feeling spot. But since you mentioned championships, your son made two finals and won one? Cool...which private school did he attend? So your kid didn't go to Catholic for the academics, you just mentioned that is why all the OTHER players might go there. You clearly stated they don't go there for the soccer. I get it, it's just the Catholic way. I'm sorry, I should have STATED started and won the same amount of state championship games. OH WAIT...I did say that. I plainly said that. I guess Denham doesn't have enough of those gullible parents because most of their roster plays at one of the cheapest club in the state. I'm one of the few gullible ones. Again, you don't know what you don't know. ...and we chose Denham Springs over Catholic for the Computer Science, Baking, and Co-Ed programs... Just tell your kid not to hire my kid(s) at his fortune 500 company "I'm sorry, I should have STATED started and won the same amount of state championship games. OH WAIT...I did say that. I plainly said that." Just so we are clear here, your BURN on me is that my kid lost the state final, and by the way carried a shutout into sudden death, but didn't WIN. And he also started A LOT of games for a state championship team. That's 2 appearances in Hammond. How did you and your son enjoy the game, Bobby? Was the popcorn good? I found it a touch stale. (since you seem mildly "touched" I'll help...that's what a burn looks like, Bobby) "I guess Denham doesn't have enough of those gullible parents because most of their roster plays at one of the cheapest club in the state. I'm one of the few gullible ones. Again, you don't know what you don't know." They absolutely don't, that's kinda my point. Follow along here. Club soccer is expensive. Then Clubs decided to make it even MORE expensive (you'll ALL get scholarships...promise). That = bad for public school kids who already couldn't afford it. You obviously got your feelings hurt. But my point about the academics is relevant whether it hurts your feelings or not. Your club players tend to also be higher academic kids. And in the areas like Baton Rouge and New Orleans, those kids choose catholic schools. For the academics. |
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Post by retired_thibodaux_coach on Feb 27, 2024 14:53:09 GMT -6
Public schools should unite from each school district and just form one big school district team. It is the only possible way to take on the private school juggernauts, and even then success and victory is not guaranteed. Top 18 players from BRHS, Dtown, STA, and Denham Springs would smash any private school. Any of their coaches and gallstar could coach. That's prob completely true, but those 4 schools aren't in the same school district. Denham would be with other Livingston Parish Public schools- Live Oak and Walker for example. While BRHS would be included with the EBR Schools, and Dtown & STA would be with Ascension parish schools- so just add EA to it. and for the record, my original post was just for jest and not to be taken seriously. |
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Post by viewgator91 on Feb 27, 2024 14:54:17 GMT -6
So your kid didn't go to Catholic for the academics, you just mentioned that is why all the OTHER players might go there. You clearly stated they don't go there for the soccer. I get it, it's just the Catholic way. I'm sorry, I should have STATED started and won the same amount of state championship games. OH WAIT...I did say that. I plainly said that. I guess Denham doesn't have enough of those gullible parents because most of their roster plays at one of the cheapest club in the state. I'm one of the few gullible ones. Again, you don't know what you don't know. ...and we chose Denham Springs over Catholic for the Computer Science, Baking, and Co-Ed programs... Just tell your kid not to hire my kid(s) at his fortune 500 company "I'm sorry, I should have STATED started and won the same amount of state championship games. OH WAIT...I did say that. I plainly said that." Just so we are clear here, your BURN on me is that my kid lost the state final, and by the way carried a shutout into sudden death, but didn't WIN. And he also started A LOT of games for a state championship team. That's 2 appearances in Hammond. How did you and your son enjoy the game, Bobby? Was the popcorn good? I found it a touch stale. (since you seem mildly "touched" I'll help...that's what a burn looks like, Bobby) "I guess Denham doesn't have enough of those gullible parents because most of their roster plays at one of the cheapest club in the state. I'm one of the few gullible ones. Again, you don't know what you don't know." They absolutely don't, that's kinda my point. Follow along here. Club soccer is expensive. Then Clubs decided to make it even MORE expensive (you'll ALL get scholarships...promise). That = bad for public school kids who already couldn't afford it. You obviously got your feelings hurt. But my point about the academics is relevant whether it hurts your feelings or not. Your club players tend to also be higher academic kids. And in the areas like Baton Rouge and New Orleans, those kids choose catholic schools. For the academics. My kids did go watch their friends and teammates (both teams), I didn't make the trip to Hammond nor did I watch it on TV. I did come cheer you guys on the game before though because Catholic has a lot of good folks/teammates we have known for a long time Sean. I was stating for all of the high and mighty, private school hill sitting, and $$$ spending, your season ended just like all the other teams. Sport is just manufactured adversity anyway. Call it a difference in philosophy but not everyone wants to go to a Catholic school even with those academic/athletic advantages, but it is a good choice for many. That = bad for public school kids who already couldn't afford it. Point agreed in conjunction with proximity. And in the areas like Baton Rouge and New Orleans, those kids choose catholic schools. For the academics. Point agreed We will have to agree to disagree on the rest. Next time you argue for public and I'll argue for private. |
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Post by viewgator91 on Feb 27, 2024 14:56:08 GMT -6
Top 18 players from BRHS, Dtown, STA, and Denham Springs would smash any private school. Any of their coaches and gallstar could coach. That's prob completely true, but those 4 schools aren't in the same school district. Denham would be with other Livingston Parish Public schools- Live Oak and Walker for example. While BRHS would be included with the EBR Schools, and Dtown & STA would be with Ascension parish schools- so just add EA to it. and for the record, my original post was just for jest and not to be taken seriously. It's all in jest and none of this should be taken seriously. I also think BRHS might be select anyway because they are magnet, right? I don't think we could have made a Livingston Parish roster this year to win it all. I was just taking the borders away, kids go to Catholic from all those areas and more. |
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