Why is Mt Carmel contacting kids in Wheaton and Glen Ellyn about playing football? Why do they want those whiny Suburbnites on their team? I understand private schools need students but when you are reaching out that far and targeting only kids that play football people tend to get irritated.
Academic wise, while mc is fine, I don't think they offer that much of an upgrade to entice kids to travel.
Non high school kids. Private schools need kids we all get that but when you are casting a net far but only looking for football players that’s a problem.
When you go fishing, do you look for minnows or largemouth bass?
Allow me to interject....
So true ... but let us look at basketball and the publics ... CPS somehow gets the best players to one hoops squad each year. What about the short-lived CPS football trend?
True but you can't compare CPS basketball to the average public school athletic programs.
If they did digging how many Phillips State Title kids were supposed to go there? Like Jackie Robinson West.Somebody once showed me a map of the United States & asked me if i liked the map.I said map? I thought that was JRW Little League boundaries plus 15 year olds playing in 12 year old tournaments
Happens all over, there's games between catholicl schools that the fans need to go to confession the next day.
No, what's irritating is that you ASSUME they're only targeting football players. No one cares that their academics usually outshine the public districts they're adjacent to or within.
Well considering they are contacting youth football programs is it safe to assume their targeting football players?
Public and private schools operate youth football programs. I'm sure there's some competitive independently run programs as well. Seems logical to contact them. Am I to believe the public schools coaches aren't doing the same?
💯safe! C’mon now. We all know who recruits in IL football…both private and a few public.
We could say the same about American "politics" but I don't see those conversations ending either... Ever seen a southern IL Red Man gnawing Republican all the sudden become a die hard Bernie fan? Me either... You could have just as easily avoided this thread, topic, discussion and kept the thought to yourself...
Is it safe to assume that the reason most kids aren't transferring out of private schools and into public schools is because they have a smaller chance of winning a state title in football at said public school?
Especially if said kids are students of statistics involving percentage of private schools in the IHSA and/or percentage making the playoffs then going on to win a state title?
This is hilarious, if not thoughtless. It's the other side interested in silencing people, not ours. The difference in my posts and this is, things change while they stay the same. New things happen that adds to the conversation. This thread is the same old thing with the same responses by most of the same people. Talk about being stuck in a rut. Nothing new is ever added so why bother? Sure I could have gone by...but I didn't...neither did you.
You couldn't have easily avoided responding to his comment, too?
I remember watching playoff games on NFHS Network i think it was games at Wheaton North.They beat catholic school i can't recall who but the fans were making comments about all star team & better start praying & being rich.I think that happened another time with them in a game vs a catholic school & another school on a game i watched made similar comments.Oh they're stealing our players & such.
I checked & it was them vs Brother Rice & St.Rita whom they both referred to as the Chicago All Stars lol.Phil Acton hated losing to Joliet Catholic but said we just have to get better
Come to NW Indiana and I will show you a church on every corner along with a dentist office and a Pet Vet! 😂
I love this site. I appreciate the private vs. public debate and all debates here. It’s about high school football, and belongs here.
I appreciate your honesty. But IMO in the scheme of things on a topic like this, nothing gets settled and it does devolve into what you suggest more often than not. After seeing this subject once or twice I saw nothing new being brought to the table to add to the debate. Until I do, I will respond to the side conversations. But, carry on.
