Tiger:
Let's keep it civil. I am not directing sarcasm at you.
It doesn't appear this way to me. If I understand the rationale for the Multiplier and the Success Factor, both were enacted and applied to open boundary schools for the reason these schools were unique in their facility to attract students based on their potential athletic contributions. Critics of open boundary schools such as you often argue this unique ability to entice athletes is frequently surrounded by a pledge from the school to award financial assistance to the athlete as a basis for admission.
The way I interpret your contention, and many others with whom you find yourself in union on this issue, is this capacity to woo these athletes with financial assistance is a virtually insurmountable edge over public schools.
In effect, since financial assistance and the 30-mile radius remain available, the Multiplier and the Success Factor only
level the playing field as opposed to removing the advantage you claim open boundary schools clutch over public schools.
If the purpose of either the Multiplier or the Success Factor, both of which I define as "
sore-loser laws," were to remove a supposed boon over public schools, the Temple (my byword for the IHSA) would have passed a motion to reduce the 30-mile radius and place severe restrictions on the awarding of tuition assistance. As absurd as it sounds, only through the Temple sending out an amateur gumshoe to poke through a school's books would certify no fraud in tuition assistance occurred.
In my sober judgement, the Multiplier failed spectacularly to prevent open boundary schools (Oh, let's cut the crap: It's Catholic schools targeted here) from earning football titles so the Temple adopted idiotic Dr. Dunnan's warped alternative to the Multipler, the Success Factor. The SF only narrowed the targeted schools, but again failed to outright prevent Catholic schools from winning some classes. However, for critics of Catholic schools, it is only a matter of arithmetic: Fewer Catholic schools have claimed football titles since the enactment of both policies.
Critics of Catholics schools such as yourself may not see your favored schools win a championship as a result of the Multiplier or Success Factor; your school may advance further in the post-season, but it is just enough to rejoice in Catholic schools' failure to win a class due to the Temple codifying these policies.