Glenbrook South vs Urban Prep Englewood
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I understand. But, it's hard for EVERYONE.
And, I'm pretty sure it gets harder the more competitive a team is. Given that GBS is currently not as competitive as it used to be, is it wrong to think that scheduling ought to be a little easier for them now than it used to be in the height of the Mike Noll era?
Their coaches likely took the game to get money for their program. CPS does not give athletics teams any money. It has to be fund raised or allocated by the principal. I have seen CPS football teams show for games car pooling like they were a youth program.[/QUOTE]
What a shame that CPS with all the money it gets from tax payers and from the state of Illinois can't do right by its athletic programs which keep kids off the streets and away from gangs. Too much money spent on other stuff such as administrative and other salaries so not enough left for athletics. Feel for those kids who are being shorted.
What a shame that CPS with all the money it gets from tax payers and from the state of Illinois can't do right by its athletic programs which keep kids off the streets and away from gangs. Too much money spent on other stuff such as administrative and other salaries so not enough left for athletics. Feel for those kids who are being shorted.
There are ALWAYS teams looking for games. Schools find them on the IHSA open dates web page. It is my understanding that many games also get scheduled through coaches' networks.
Greater Chicago area teams publicly looking for 2018 varsity games in week one:
Simeon
Bishop Mac
Nazareth
Johnsburg
Geneva
Neuqua Valley
Naperville North
O'Fallon is looking for a week one game for 2018 and 19 for those that want to travel.
Missing from this list above are any CPS schools without week 1 games. I seriously don't believe that every single CPS school has a week 1 game for next year all wrapped up at this point. I would imagine that there are a number of schools, CPS and non-CPS, that simply have not started to look for week 2018 1 games at this point.
So, yeah, I would say many.
Again you have no idea how hard it is to find a game. Especially if you're looking for a game you can win.
I never said ANYTHING about work harder, I said not get blown out by 60 points. I never said anything about winning or better yet win a championship.
I have acknowledged multiple times that it is easier said than done. Nevertheless, it gets done.
And, again, if you are of the opinion that a 42-0 victory over a 1-8 much smaller CPL school from a less competitive CPL conference was the best that GBS could have done or hoped for in their search for a game they could win, then you are welcome to it. Hope you'll give me a similar courtesy and allow me to be welcome to my opinion that they could have done better than that.
I talked recently to Fenwick's AD. Now I know they were expecting a bit of a rebuild so they wanted a little bit of an easier non con but he said they contacted every team that was open, that made sense, and most said no or flat out didn't respond. Fenwick didn't officially reup Bowen until a few months ago, that was last minute panic time. Obviously the end result isn't good and I agree they shouldn't be scheduling Bowen but it's very hard to find a game quite often, unless you're a powerhouse or are at a point with your conference schedule where you can afford non con losses.
Let them schedule whoever they want. Naz has such a soft non conference schedule too. Last year they went 1-8 with a ton of close losses. Maybe the coach wanted them to get a win early and not end up starting 0-7 with a pretty tough schedule.
This place is getting bad. Seems like every thread turns sour because of a few posters.
This place is getting bad. Seems like every thread turns sour because of a few posters.
Everyone knew Phillips would be good based on their activity during free agency. They always seem to land some CCL blue chips.
So the hard work did pay off? It's just hard for me to believe a team that put the work in continuously get beat by 60. It may happen but, I am sure it is vary rare.
In the long run, yes. Just giving you an instance of how it still could happen.
