Prep Bowl Playoffs
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Problem isn’t what Catholic schools play in the Prep Bowl, it will always be what CPS teams play cuz every year it seems it gets harder & harder for them to get teams to continue playing
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Here we go with the CPL Talk! Best time of the year. Everyone is talking about the CPL!!
This Sunday after the playoffs shake out the pairings,teams,dates & locations will be set. Niles Notre Dame is confirmed but St.Viator has declined
I still think all CPS Conferences should get a shot at the Prep Bowl. If you’re not going to let certain conferences play then they should have their own playoffs. I believe they used to do that years ago.
They did. When the "Intra-City Conferences" where the equivalent of today's CPL Blue conferences, they had a whole 8-team postseason tournament that ran concurrent with the state playoffs. It was awesome.
Those teams didn't, and don't, have any business playing in the state playoffs or against CCL teams. But there is nothing wrong with more football and the chance to play for a championship! If I recall correctly, the semi-finalists of that tournament were promoted to the "Chicago" divisions (now the "white" divisions).
I believe 2007 was the last year they held the tournament, in which Orr beat Farragut in the final.
Semis: Orr over Tilden, Farragut over Payton
Quarters: Orr over Kennedy, Tilden over Uplift, Payton over Raby, Farragut over Chicago Academy
In 2006, it was Austin over Senn for the championship.
After 2007 they just played a 10th cross-conference game to end the season. It looks like none of these tournaments ever got recorded in the IHSA's records, but the results are all on maxpreps.
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I'm all for that type of playoff. I'm all for anything to do with more football in the CPL, but I don't agree with the idea that CPL teams don't have any business playing in the IHSA playoffs. CPL Teams compete in every sport. They practice just like everyone else. When it comes to basketball or track season, no CPL fans are saying the rest of the state shouldn't be involved in those tournaments. I get the sentiment, I just don't agree.
Just to be clear, I don't mean CPL teams broadly, but the ones that currently are not involved in the playoffs (The "Blue" conferences).
And I get your sentiment as well, but Football is a unique sport that requires a certain amount of "critical mass" (strength training, depth, organization, proper equipment, etc) to be played competitively. Some of the lower-level CPS schools are lightyears away - common sense would suggest they are better served by more games where they can actually develop vs spending a bunch of money to travel to Morris, IL where they struggle to run a single play and a bunch of guys get hurt.
I'm sure I'll get told this has been covered before but can any of the current CCL teams participate?
I see Viator declined so that makes me think it has been opened up?
Educate me @crazylegs777
I see Viator declined so that makes me think it has been opened up?
Educate me @crazylegs777
I e-mailed all the schools who didn’t get in the playoffs. Not all responded but most. Iggy said they’re playing but Sunday they will figure things out after round 1. I think any CCL teams still in state after round 2 can’t get in Prep Bowl Playoffs although I think a time or 2 they have. Would love to see a few games this week like maybe Leo vs Notre Dame or Providence Catholic vs Carmel plus Non playoff CPS teams playing each other. But I love football so maybe I’m selfish
I’m surprised that I have not seen any updates around here… So it looks like the Catholic final will be Ignatius and Notre Dame. Ignatius beat Caramel in a close one. And looks like the public final will be Whitney Young and Kenwood. Looks like Whitney Young beat Amundsen in double overtime….
