MelroseHawkins
Well-Known Member
Ok. Can someone provide some insight on how it works for a school to play 8 man? What criteria is to be met? Don Bosco for instance. I had a nephew who played on the championship team two years ago. When I look at their sidelines, it looks like they have plenty of players. Maybe they invite their JV to be on the sidelines, but it looked like the sidelines could field two teams itself. They crush teams every week. How come they aren't forced to play 11 man? Obviously, they like the 8 man because they can annihilate teams every week and play for a state championship.
How does it work? If a team plays 8 man, do they get evaluated on a yearly basis to see if they should be moved up to 11 man? What if a team has success so many more go out for football in subsequent years? Makes me wonder how many 8 man teams should really be playing 11 man, but just choose to play 8. Does the IHSAA evaluate the schools to make sure they meet certain criteria?
I guess I always had the impression that these schools had to scrounge just to get enough players including lowerclassmen. I also thought maybe they don't even have a JV but put all together, but guess I may be wrong there. I was just wondering how it works and if anybody else had a problem with some 8 man teams that should be playing up.
How does it work? If a team plays 8 man, do they get evaluated on a yearly basis to see if they should be moved up to 11 man? What if a team has success so many more go out for football in subsequent years? Makes me wonder how many 8 man teams should really be playing 11 man, but just choose to play 8. Does the IHSAA evaluate the schools to make sure they meet certain criteria?
I guess I always had the impression that these schools had to scrounge just to get enough players including lowerclassmen. I also thought maybe they don't even have a JV but put all together, but guess I may be wrong there. I was just wondering how it works and if anybody else had a problem with some 8 man teams that should be playing up.