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You are stating completely different things from the post I quoted.
You want facts about the top 5 teams in the ESCC this year
Marist- 8A semi-finalist (lost to Rice 2x)
Naz- 7A champion. Only loss was to conference rival
NND- 6 semi finalist
JCA- 5th place team that defeated the 2nd place blue team- 5A Champion
Benet- Lost in first round.
MC is not in the Blue this year. I was not arguing previous years. You went on and on about the Blue this year, and your facts were wrong. Rivalries that were around when kids were in grade school did not play out this year.
You a "southsider" , come on hahahaAs a southsider, this is a terrible, self-inflated take. it's also not at all what you implied earlier about neighborhoods.
I was born and raised in Westlawn.You a "southsider" , come on hahaha
nope, lived in the city my whole non-adult life.then you should know better. But I bet you moved out before 4th grade, didnt you?
Are you a poser, dont be a poser,
you are a poser arent you?
and its McAuley genius
hitting state championships?nope, lived in the city my whole non-adult life.
you are hitting as often here as Rice does state championships.
And Marist was missing some key players as well in the Naz game, including Skalitzky in the 2nd half.Kind of like how Naz was missing some key players when they lost to Marist.
enlighten me, what do you feel my perception is? nearsighted in what way?i have nothing against you or Rice. many good friends went to Rice. I just think your perception of the Southside is a bit much. very nearsighted.
You think kids on the Southside have some inherent grit or grind based on "neighborhoods". Frankly I can't determine your exact point and nor can @USD24 . So please enlighten us.enlighten me, what do you feel my perception is? nearsighted in what way?
Bruh you need to travelI said the CCL blue schedule along with crossover games is a grind that I dont think any other conference is the state has to endure.
I do feel the southside is extremely unique in the fact of how many different choices a young man has for high school and how that choice for some talented kids is treated like a signing day on espn. I dont really agree with 14yr old kids being recruited but its the reality. Its a cutthroat, eat or be eaten business when trying to recruit 8th graders to take the entrance exam and more importantly registrar for class in Aug.
I think the southside has an uniqueness of kids playing grammar school sports for their school against other catholic grammar schools since 3rd or 4th grade and continuing playing against or with each other in high school. I grew up on a block with my three best friends from grammar school and all four us went to different High Schools. All of us on the same block, same side of the street. You dont think I wanted to beat them in everything so I didnt catch S*** from them at little suzys keg party after the game.
The difference on the southside for me is you are kept in check, you never know when you could be at a party or the park and there be students from every other catholic high school there waiting for you to slip up. I dont think this happens as much as in other parts of the city/state.
This type of atmosphere which has been around for decades spanning generations in families has created very elite alliances to certain South Side Catholic High Schools. Im not saying this doesnt happen in other parts of the state or country but I havnt seen it so I can only go off what I know. This alliances and pride in one's school had caused incredible rivalries between schools, some almost a 100 years old (SR vs MC).
i get it, i love being a Chicagoan. made me who i am. alas, we just are humans like everyone else.Hahaha, I dont even live in IL anymore and havnt for a long time.
you asked for clarification and I did my best to explain it. I do have a lot of pride being where Im from and hope other people feel the same way about their hometown or city.
Again Beth showing her love for CG.Beth Long has spoken. Now the conversation ends. Now Loyola and Naz have the best of both worlds. How’d you like to be pushed down to 7?
Hahaha, I dont even live in IL anymore and havnt for a long time.
you asked for clarification and I did my best to explain it. I do have a lot of pride being where Im from and hope other people feel the same way about their hometown or city.
Well she had them unranked preseason and it took about 4 or 5 games to crack her top 25 so 7th is pretty high by her standards.Again Beth showing her love for CG.
I can speak on teams I have seen play in person. Brother Rice? Possibly a one and done this year?H-F over Maine South? Not even concerned about LWE at 5 Corey...reload time there. Watched your son on the ‘05 game with the sack of the ages lining up at right tackle on Knight of MS. Enjoy facts.Where you at now Krock? And don’t say Indiana or Alabama because just mere mention of those states will get a whole different conversation started.
I watched CG play Crete Monee 6A game , power run team and a good one . But I think Simeon or Batavia would have beat them .Didn't LA lose to the only 5a team they played? I would say that is much worse than losing to the only 8a team
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She is no buenoBeth Long had LA getting beat by Minooka round #1 .......that about says it all.........
I can speak on teams I have seen play in person. Brother Rice? Possibly a one and done this year?H-F over Maine South? Not even concerned about LWE at 5 Corey...reload time there. Watched your son on the ‘05 game with the sack of the ages lining up at right tackle on Knight of MS. Enjoy facts.
CG beat every team they faced. They beat 6A 7A and 8A teams. They won the class they are in by being the BEST 6A TEAM IN ILLINOIS in 2018. Do they need to beat every 7A and 8A to be relevant?I watched CG play Crete Monee 6A game , power run team and a good one . But I think Simeon or Batavia would have beat them .
CG beat every team they faced. They beat 6A 7A and 8A teams. They won the class they are in by being the BEST 6A TEAM IN ILLINOIS in 2018. Do they need to beat every 7A and 8A to be relevant?
I’ll bet they won’t get their shot at Alabama.CG beat every team they faced. They beat 6A 7A and 8A teams. They won the class they are in by being the BEST 6A TEAM IN ILLINOIS in 2018. Do they need to beat every 7A and 8A to be relevant?
Also need to factor in season playing time for a CCL Blue team vs. other conferences. With every week, every game being competitive in the CCL Blue, those CCL Blue starters play every down, even against a "down year" team like Rita this year. Rita stayed within a score or 2 of every game (minus LA), so even getting the win against them, your starters never leave the field. If you are a team in a weaker conference putting running clocks on teams or just winning by a lot in most games, then your starters play a quarter and a half or 2 quarters for what isn't even a competitive 2 quarters. By the time playoffs start, your CCL Blue starters have a lot more playing time and have been thru close games, battled thru minor injuries, learned from mistakes, matured thru repetition, etc..
The CCL Blue is a 5 team conference so you only play 4 games as opposed to the 7 most other conferences play. You may play 4 tough games but depending on your crossovers and non conference you could get a schedule like Montini had this year that has 4 tough CCLB games and 5 easy games. Many conferences can give you 4 tough games like the CCLB.
Not that it really matters and just split’n hairs, but there are some seasons where teams like LA will sit their starters by half or mid third in 4-6 of their regulars season games.Also need to factor in season playing time for a CCL Blue team vs. other conferences. With every week, every game being competitive in the CCL Blue, those CCL Blue starters play every down, even against a "down year" team like Rita this year. Rita stayed within a score or 2 of every game (minus LA), so even getting the win against them, your starters never leave the field. If you are a team in a weaker conference putting running clocks on teams or just winning by a lot in most games, then your starters play a quarter and a half or 2 quarters for what isn't even a competitive 2 quarters. By the time playoffs start, your CCL Blue starters have a lot more playing time and have been thru close games, battled thru minor injuries, learned from mistakes, matured thru repetition, etc..
Interesting but extremely useless tidbit from the Mustangs past 3-6 regular season that I looked up as I was on the Lazy boy watching the Bears: According to Cal preps, they would have gone 22-10 against the 32 7A state qualifiers.Also need to factor in season playing time for a CCL Blue team vs. other conferences. With every week, every game being competitive in the CCL Blue, those CCL Blue starters play every down, even against a "down year" team like Rita this year. Rita stayed within a score or 2 of every game (minus LA), so even getting the win against them, your starters never leave the field. If you are a team in a weaker conference putting running clocks on teams or just winning by a lot in most games, then your starters play a quarter and a half or 2 quarters for what isn't even a competitive 2 quarters. By the time playoffs start, your CCL Blue starters have a lot more playing time and have been thru close games, battled thru minor injuries, learned from mistakes, matured thru repetition, etc..