North Dakota Preps

ndlionsfan wrote:I think this is a pretty good article.  You can't argue against the numbers he used to back up his statements.  I'd give him 4 pts on Around the Horn for the excellent stats!

Maniaconthefloor wrote:The size of these schools in the larger towns i.e. Bismarck, Fargo, Dickinson, Williston, and Minot is really irrelevant.  The fact that a competitive advantage exists is undeniable unless one allows their emotional attachment to overrule their common sense.  The fact is that they have a vastly larger talent pool of athletes to draw upon is as apparent as it can get.  It doesn't matter that their enrollment is comparable because they have a choice that smaller towns don't have when it comes to getting athletes there.  The recruitment is not from other towns as much as it is from the larger high school and the junior highs.  Very good athletes that may or may not get the chance to be the star at the A school may in alot of cases choose the guaranteed route at the B school.  The only solution to the problem would be to somehow designate schools to a division based on the town/city population.  This is not a task that I would volunteer for though.

Maniaconthefloor wrote:The size of these schools in the larger towns i.e. Bismarck, Fargo, Dickinson, Williston, and Minot is really irrelevant.  The fact that a competitive advantage exists is undeniable unless one allows their emotional attachment to overrule their common sense.  The fact is that they have a vastly larger talent pool of athletes to draw upon is as apparent as it can get.  It doesn't matter that their enrollment is comparable because they have a choice that smaller towns don't have when it comes to getting athletes there.  The recruitment is not from other towns as much as it is from the larger high school and the junior highs.  Very good athletes that may or may not get the chance to be the star at the A school may in alot of cases choose the guaranteed route at the B school.  The only solution to the problem would be to somehow designate schools to a division based on the town/city population.  This is not a task that I would volunteer for though.

I count 8 private schools in the state.  Why not let them play their regular schedules in the regular season and have an 8 team tourney amongst themselves for the postseason.  Remember, these are parochial schools and from what I've gathered from reading posts on here from individuals from these schools is that religion and education are most important so why would they get riled up about having to play a different post season then the rest of the schools?  By the way, excellent maniac.

Edward III wrote:I am not knocking Ryan or their enrollment. The point is to the people that complain that size is the only factor in winning- build a program and the wins come. I think the article was poorly research as NHSAA and the DPI are totally separate state offices. He totally excuses any good coaching or program builing. Rookie writer opened his mouth.

nativegolfer wrote:

Maniaconthefloor wrote:The size of these schools in the larger towns i.e. Bismarck, Fargo, Dickinson, Williston, and Minot is really irrelevant.  The fact that a competitive advantage exists is undeniable unless one allows their emotional attachment to overrule their common sense.  The fact is that they have a vastly larger talent pool of athletes to draw upon is as apparent as it can get.  It doesn't matter that their enrollment is comparable because they have a choice that smaller towns don't have when it comes to getting athletes there.  The recruitment is not from other towns as much as it is from the larger high school and the junior highs.  Very good athletes that may or may not get the chance to be the star at the A school may in alot of cases choose the guaranteed route at the B school.  The only solution to the problem would be to somehow designate schools to a division based on the town/city population.  This is not a task that I would volunteer for though.

I count 8 private schools in the state.  Why not let them play their regular schedules in the regular season and have an 8 team tourney amongst themselves for the postseason.  Remember, these are parochial schools and from what I've gathered from reading posts on here from individuals from these schools is that religion and education are most important so why would they get riled up about having to play a different post season then the rest of the schools?  By the way, excellent maniac.

Wildcat wrote:

nativegolfer wrote:

Maniaconthefloor wrote:The size of these schools in the larger towns i.e. Bismarck, Fargo, Dickinson, Williston, and Minot is really irrelevant.  The fact that a competitive advantage exists is undeniable unless one allows their emotional attachment to overrule their common sense.  The fact is that they have a vastly larger talent pool of athletes to draw upon is as apparent as it can get.  It doesn't matter that their enrollment is comparable because they have a choice that smaller towns don't have when it comes to getting athletes there.  The recruitment is not from other towns as much as it is from the larger high school and the junior highs.  Very good athletes that may or may not get the chance to be the star at the A school may in alot of cases choose the guaranteed route at the B school.  The only solution to the problem would be to somehow designate schools to a division based on the town/city population.  This is not a task that I would volunteer for though.

I count 8 private schools in the state.  Why not let them play their regular schedules in the regular season and have an 8 team tourney amongst themselves for the postseason.  Remember, these are parochial schools and from what I've gathered from reading posts on here from individuals from these schools is that religion and education are most important so why would they get riled up about having to play a different post season then the rest of the schools?  By the way, excellent maniac.

Why don't we have Standing Rock, New Town, Four Winds and the rest of the schools on the reservations play in their own tournament?

At least private schools draw kids from their own town and not transfers from other parts of the state.

As I've said, there isn't a private school with an enrollment above 200 in Class B? I'm pretty sure on that. Take a look and see how many schools have enrollments above 200. There are a lot of them, and none of them are private schools.