by rep » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:22 pm
depending on how it is set up, would determine how for or against people would be for it i think.
if there are towns that are geographically near to each other, but won't play each other because they are in a different division, i'm against it.
but if they would do a east-west split or a north-south split...i suppose it could work. like every other sport, there needs to be plenty of consideration for what rivalries are being hurt by a split. the geographic rivalries are what keep sports booming.
that is part of my problem with the four classes currently. some schools that are essentially the same population are in different classes and every year they don't play each other. from talking with coaches, that is the most frustrating part of the season. school populations are always jumping around a bit, though sadly they generally seem to always be declining. in five years, with co-ops, i'll be curious to see how many 9-man teams there are. hopefully there are still 50, but i'd guess there won't be.
also, from a media standpoint, more classes means more to keep track of and that turns friday nights into all the more hastle. personally, i miss three classes. the championships meant more and i'm not really a big fan of the 16 team-system (not sure of the number) that is class aa. when i was in high school, we played a couple of those teams and beat them. that is part of the fun of 'class b sports' and why i like it more than 'class a sports' where essentially each team can sort of just be chalked into brackets each year. with 'class b' there isn't the same four friggin teams playing and there is a larger pool for a team to come out of.
but, if i could see a plan of how the divisions would be set up, i think i (as well as everyone else) get a better sense of if there should be a yea or nay vote