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Why is it the NSAA faultSadly I'm not surprised. Equal blame goes to LLC and the NSAA for them being in this position.
agreeI think the enrollment limit is a huge issue that has been known by the NSAA for a few years now and just continues to get worse. Schools shouldn't be forced to make a decision to stay 11 man and possibly forfeit games or go 8 man and tell their kids they are only playing for pride with no chance for postseason. Not an easy choice by any means. Nebraska's limit is way lower, almost by 20%, than any other state in the Midwest and very likely the entire country. With that said LLC should also have forecasted their numbers better. Don't get me wrong, I know this is not easy or simple but at the same time schools have to be thinking ahead.
Just my opinion, doesn't make me right or you if you disagree with my logic. Bottom line is we have a big issue that many small schools in the state face. I think we can all agree on that. Whatever the solution is I just hope it improves. It sucks to see schools canceling their seasons and single games each week.
Heard that same thing. It's sad the parents did that. Especially if you don't have enough kids to even play. If the Laurel parents want to play 11 man, they are going to have to co-op.Laurel's enrollment was below the 8 man limit when the NSAA classified for this cycle. I think their number was 81. They would have been eligible for the playoffs in 8 man the last two seasons with that number. The Laurel school board decided that they would still play 11 man, because they thought they would have enough boys out to play 11 man football. Don't blame the NSAA enrollment number for this.
On another note, how much does a hosting school make on a given Friday night on the gate concessions etc.? I feel bad for the teams that have to miss a high school game because another school made a poor decision.
I know Coleridge wasn't a metropolis, but I wonder if some of their kids went/go to Hartington?Sounds they have all sorts of issues at this school. Did they get many kids from Colerdige? Seems like their enrollment should be bigger.
On another note, how much does a hosting school make on a given Friday night on the gate concessions etc.? I feel bad for the teams that have to miss a high school game because another school made a poor decision.
Most of your hosting teams break even during the regular season but lose money during the playoffs due to NSAA requirements. Even with the higher ticket prices. As far as I know, all concession proceeds go to clubs for fundraising.Sounds they have all sorts of issues at this school. Did they get many kids from Colerdige? Seems like their enrollment should be bigger.
On another note, how much does a hosting school make on a given Friday night on the gate concessions etc.? I feel bad for the teams that have to miss a high school game because another school made a poor decision.
What was Coleridge's mascot? Totally random, but I can't remember it.I'm sure a few kids probably went to Hartington, but Coleridge had a pretty tiny enrollment when it closed its doors.
What was Coleridge's mascot? Totally random, but I can't remember it.
Bulldogs
81 for laurel +36 for coleridgeLaurel's enrollment was below the 8 man limit when the NSAA classified for this cycle. I think their number was 81. They would have been eligible for the playoffs in 8 man the last two seasons with that number. The Laurel school board decided that they would still play 11 man, because they thought they would have enough boys out to play 11 man football. Don't blame the NSAA enrollment number for this.
81 for laurel +36 for coleridge
Yeah, I was just going by high school enrollment at the start of 2014/15 school year.Straight from the NSAA site for football classifications.
LAUREL-CONCORD / COLERIDGE (56 / 25) 81
This had nothing to do with the NSAA at all, but everything to do with to much, so called "pride" by a handful of parents that weren't going to allow their kid to play 8 Man football. Just don't understand how they came to the conclusion of deciding to punish their own kids by making this decision! Take the blinders off, you were never going to be competitive in 11 man with that few of kids on the team, playing so many underclassmen against mostly upperclassmen. Swallow your pride, do your kids a favor and quit living in the past. Look what they've done to ALL their kids now, no one gets to play football, including the other teams on their schedule. This wasn't a permanent decision, it only needed to be a two year decision. If your enrollment goes back up, then you can go back to 11 man. The field is temporary also. A number of fields play host to 11 man and 8 man games in the same season, including Memorial Stadium in Lincoln! Just baffling how they allowed this to happen for two years. Just imagine if you really loved football and this is how your junior and senior seasons played out because of a few parents!It did not make it through any of the districts with 8 man enrolment. The state voted the way the districts voted.
You are 100% correct , except many coaches are ADs but that doesnt really matterDistrict votes don't involve any coaches, unless the coach is the AD like Ron M. at Aquinas, where he is also the AD. I also know for a fact that many ADs opt not to vote when something doesn't impact their schools, so many class A schools probably didn't even vote on the issue. Yes they have the option to vote, but they abstain from voting if it doesn't affect their schools.
Seriously? Where was the school board in this process? Excellent background check. Wow! So they're not sure who they're hiring, I mean the guy has been there for almost two years, for all they know they could hire a coach that was on the sex offender list the way this sounds. It goes from bad to worse Feel bad for the kids in this whole nightmare.Laurel's coach has been removed from his duties. Details at the link below
http://mywaynenews.com/articles/2015/10/10/sports/doc561909851d185615954535.txt
And who is the C1 school that has 17 players HuskerMadder???
The roster states there are 18 kids and the team picture has 28 kids on it. What towns are all included in Johnson County Central? I had never heard of it before. Thought Tecumseh was still on it's own?It's the team down in Tecumseh.
http://www.maxpreps.com/high-school...hunderbirds-(tecumseh,ne)/football/roster.htm