Watching this thread brings a laugh with every update. I'm watching my boys back home in Michigan. 11 finalists are public. 5 are private. After the first 4 games, the titles are 2-2. And the largest divisions are being dominated by the public schools in the finals thus far.

Michigan public schools football as a whole must be better than Illinois public school football. The top QB in the country is from a Michigan Public School.

Idk maybe some of those public’s could get better because if and when Nazareth and some of the other privates come to 6a I think the finals will still be estl vs Cary grove most years

JCA holds on 4th down. A play happens and JCA has the ball on the Naz 48 with 10 seconds in the half.

Gestalt45 said:

Who in the world was that pass to?!? Classic JCA coaching- trying to pass after back to back 15+yard runs 🤣

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How bout dat jca defense doe kid?!

Catch--22 said:

By the way, when I went for a hot chocolate in the middle of the game, the lady ringing me out at concessions was all over the public/private debate. And I didn’t even ask. “$5 please. This is ridiculous. Public can’t compete with privates. This is going to be another blowout.” It was 21-0 in the first quarter at the time. I had to chuckle to myself. I said yea, we shouldn’t be in 3A and kept it moving.

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ESL and Rochester are just fine with playing private schools in game 1 or game 14

Who in the world was that pass to?!? Classic JCA coaching- trying to pass after back to back 15+yard runs 🤣

greatgig13 said:

You’re just talking about this year’s team right? Iowa starting tackle Gennings Dunker is a Le-Win guy. I’m guessing there are others that left the farm town.

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Doesn't matter because Hill would've beat all of them 'single-handedly' anyway

Naz picks JCA. Ball near the 50, 1:20 to go 2Q

Geneseo Football said:

It is obvious that something needs to change - putting private schools in a seperate playoff would not be a bad idea as other states do it. Publics, especially the smaller ones cannot compete with the recruiting advantages that private have for the most part.

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Thank you for acknowledging Participation Trophies are a dream you wish to come true. East St. Louis, Byron, Rochester and the like don't give a damn about whom they play in the title games. They just lineup and beat them. In fact, the only games in which we were challenged were against public teams from the North. Richmond Burton came down to the last play. We beat Morris on a last second field goal. And Geneseo should have never been close. But it was only a one score game.

The pathetic, whiney inferiority complex ridden argument of separate playoffs for public and private is steeped in the tears of a sub 70 IQ adult baby.

Just talking about LeWin and nothing else. There is no way that LeWin isn’t a physical team. Althoff was just a much better team.

tuccs said:

Getting a bit frustrating to watch Naz let them hang around this long. How many toss it and pray first downs are they going to let up today? My word!!!

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Calm down tuccs, you and your sandbagging will be alright…

Blacknight36 said:

Sure looked like that should have JCA’s ball after that fumble near the Naz goal line.

Joint possession goes to offense, but looked like JCA had sole possession and was down prior to Naz reaching in and making it joint.

Huge call.

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Also looked like JCA got in on that 4th down busted play when the QB dropped the snap. Appeared that the QB pushed the RB over the goal line.

Getting a bit frustrating to watch Naz let them hang around this long. How many toss it and pray first downs are they going to let up today? My word!!!

Naz 21, JCA 14. 4:40 2Q.

Gestalt45 said:

Will JCA ever learn how to defend a spread offense?

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Ya gotta give respect to naz though, that that spread offense is kinda legit!

Naz D will figure out JCA offense before JCA figures out Naz’s. This one is gonna end up 45-24

One thing I’ve noticed yesterday was the lack of physicality of the public schools. If you are out matched athletically then you better come out and grind and play physical

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Sure looked like that should have JCA’s ball after that fumble near the Naz goal line.

Joint possession goes to offense, but looked like JCA had sole possession and was down prior to Naz reaching in and making it joint.

Huge call.

Will JCA ever learn how to defend a spread offense?

Sam + Jack = Kirk + Coach Corso

Naz 21, JCA 7. 8:51 2Q.

Naz fumbles 3rd down and recovers around the 2. Fake punt run from the back of the endzone to convert. Punter was quick.