InGoodCo
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No kids, I'm the worlds best Uncle tho... or crazy drunk uncle... or something.. I am an uncle of sorts.
Iowa High School Football
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No kids, I'm the worlds best Uncle tho... or crazy drunk uncle... or something.. I am an uncle of sorts.
InGoodCo
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Nice, some of my best friends went to Tri-Center. The Guadians, Rick and Sue - their daughters Katie, Laura and Sara who live in Neola are some of my closest friends. Dan Olsen, his mom's name is Denise? Has a brother named Mike? He's my bestie. I basically grew up in Neola. Tripp, who owns the Blue Moon was like a 2nd dad to me. I graduated in 96 but it's basically my home base.
I am about a generation older than you, I graduated in '77. I don't know the Gaudians but I know the Olsen's well, I grew up with their parents. They were a few years older than me. We went to the same church and I knew their sons but not like their parents. And I used to down a few cold ones at the Blue Moon, Tripp is a good dude.
I live in Iowa City now and unfortunately don't get back there too much as everything else gets in the way. Maybe I should make it back for Hoo Doo Days! LOL.
InGoodCo
Well-Known Member
The ole HOO DOO! Still going strong... actually not this year cause of the Vid....but they are doing a small band or group at the Moon. Small towns never change.
MelroseHawkins
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How would you like to be the incumbent long snapper at Dowling who just got his job taken away by one-time transfer. Crap if you ask me.
Fryowa
Administrator
Private high schools can and do recruit kids and pay them. Legally.
People know it's part of the game when they join up.
That's why they should have their own conferences.
99topdawg
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I'm pissed that I can only like this once.
Ree4
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I did a 2nd one for you.
Only problem with putting private schools in the same conference/class is that there are not enough of them to make it work. If you look by class now:
4A (1) - Dowling
3A (4) - CR Xavier, Assumption, Dubuque Wahlert, SC Heelen
2A (2) - DM Christian, Burlington ND
1A (5) - Dyersville Beckman, Waterloo Columbus, Carroll Kuemper, Pella Christian, Western Christian Hull
A (7) - 7 teams, including IC Regina
The fairest thing would be to use some sort of multiplier which would artificially bump teams up a class or two. Doesn't impact Dowling since they are already 4A, but it would move the rest up so they have to play teams with larger enrollments.
Fryowa
Administrator
I've had pretty interesting discussions with officiating friends of mine. In my opinion the fairest thing to do would be to split into two classes. 3A/4A in one class, everyone else in the other class. 3A/4A private schools in Iowa have more than enough budget to travel out of state and would have no trouble finding games. Big schools in the south where football is a bigger deal travel huge distances.
Let them have their own tournament culminating in the Jesus Bowl, and then the winner of the Jesus Bowl can play the public 4A and 2A state champs.
kicker22
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I don't even necessarily think all private schools need the multiplier brought into the equation to level out the playing field. In my opinion what jumps out at me on this list isn't the Burlington Notre Dame's, Holy Trinity's, or Hillcrest Academy (previously Iowa Mennonite School). For the most part they are respectable school's that have a degree of success in the class they are in, but do not belong in a higher class. Where I have have a problem is the school's that are located near highly populated cities yet find themselves playing smaller populated districts.
The Des Moines Christian's, the Waterloo Columbus', the Regina's those are the programs I have issues with. I don't care that they have low enrollment figures; the number of families or potential students that they have access to in those cities/communities is far greater than what is available in some smaller districts. In my opinion that is where the problem lies. The Burlington Notre Dames are not going to create the dynasties because they simply don't have the population in the Burlington/Southeast Iowa area to put together a collection of kids to make them a threat at the state level year in and year out. I'm sorry but I see no reason why a team from Iowa City with 2 4A high school's and I believe a 3A high school should be playing at the 1A level.
okeefe4prez
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Hey dingus, your athletic director, GarBar, just said "irregardless" on the selection show.
Fryowa
Administrator
I caught that and was going to post it to you but the basketball game started.
