EdgyTim - IHSFCA Spring 2021 All State teams
The Spring 2021 Class 8A thru Class 1A IHSFCA All State teams are here.
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Biggest surprise? No Vaughn Pemberton.
It’s quite possible yes. Some coaches don’t even go through the nomination process. And the “committee” picks and chooses to select the team. It’s a horribly flawed process as it’s been for several years.
He did nominate Pemberton. But if you look at the list, you'll notice that no team has more than one player-that's clearly what they decided. They ought to just come out and say it rather than pretend like it's a real All-State team. It's a ridiculous rule and process that means the player who lead Illinois in rushing touchdowns, was Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year, and MVP of the Catholic League Blue (by every account the top league in the state) is left off the first team. The IHSA is getting blasted on Twitter for omitting Pemberton-and they should be. It's not just flawed; it stinks of down state favoritism.
THE IHSA a has NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS! No matter how crazy of a conspiracy you want to live with they did not and so not have anything to do with selecting this team.
Not true. I counted ten teams with two players each.
Last year when Jalen Grant, the Blue Division Lawless Award winner I couldn't figure it out either but I was told the coaches have to nominate them.
Every year this happens - you must be new here. Let me share a little tip - the IHSA and IHSFCA are.........wait for it, wait for it, DING, not the same.
The Illinois High School Association "regulates competition in most interscholastic sports." The Illinois High School Football Coaches Association, sponsored by Max Preps, advertises openings for coaches and creates a list of All State players, as does the Tribune. The Sun-Times has an All-Area Team and named Pemberton The Player of the Year. The lists have some overlap but the match is not exact. Last year, Jalen Grant made the Tribune's list but apparently was omitted from the IHSFCA's.
I think he may have been referring to the 8A all state team. No 8A school has multiple players.
While I agree that it is a flawed system, how do you equate the 8A team with down state favoritism? There is one player on the entire team from outside the Chicago area.
Thanks, Blue Ruin. I should have said IHSFCA not IHSA. Mea culpa. I am aware of the difference. It still doesn't make sense that either of those players were omitted, regardless of who was making the selection.
Oswego must have only nominated Evan Brown, hard to imagine Otto Hess not even being honorable mention.
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