The Schwab wrote:I think the biggest hurdle we face is fear of change. The plan did pass the district chairs meeting 14-2 in one of those two years. I don't know what changed and why people changed their mind. I think that football is the easiest one for the NDHSAA to change and adjust. Why? Because each class has one title game. Easy to schedule. I don't believe that NDHSAA will add 6 man to the mix and play the title game at the same venue. Why? It's not easy.
I might be the only one who thinks this way, but the reasons there aren't 3 classes in basketball:
1. Fear of not making as much money
2. Basketball tournaments wouldn't fit in their nice 3 week window they have now, unless you're going to have the boys and girls tournaments on the same weekend and/or in the same venue. What would they do about TV if they did that? Again, fear of change.
3. NDHSAA wants volleyball to follow the same alignment as basketball. Volleyball isn't broken.
4. Afraid of the private schools. There are people with money that can get around NDHSAA's rules. Look at the cases where they grant and deny "hardships".
I know that people like myself are part of the problem. People like me will go to class B basketball tournaments no matter what teams are competing. Why? Because it's a family tradition and it's a longing for the way things used to be. We'll go and root for the Powers Lakes and Wilton Wings of the world. We long for the days of Hillsboro vs. Epping. We know deep down in our hearts that the chances of David winning are slim to none. But there's always that chance.
$$$ has always been the driving force...I don't get why only one station does State Tournament games and then gets to dictate decisions with their power. It doesn't work for WDAY so they don't pursue the option...why not give KVLY or BEK one of the tournaments?? BEK already does a better job with the volleyball State that the major stations refuse to want to televise.