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Pretty bold statement....Gonna have to make a homer case for Palatine.
This decade:
2010 = 7-5 - 8A Quarterfinals
2011 = 9-2
2012 = 10-2 - 8A Quartfinals
2013 = 4-5
2014 = 8-3
2015 = 10-3 - 8A Semifinalist
2016 = 12-1 - 8A Semifinalist .. and let's be honest, with a healthy Oles this teams winds up 14-0 and wins 8A last year. They made it to the semis and were 7 pts down to eventual state champs with 6 minutes left in game before it unraveled; all with Oles getting injured in the second possession of the first playoff game.
As I post this, nobody has mentioned any program smaller than Rochester. Do the small schools with sustained success not count as top programs? I'm thinking of schools like IC, Forreston, and Maroa-Forsyth.
Also, nobody has mentioned Naz or Phillips so far. Interesting.
Gonna have to make a homer case for Palatine.
This decade:
2010 = 7-5 - 8A Quarterfinals
2011 = 9-2
2012 = 10-2 - 8A Quartfinals
2013 = 4-5
2014 = 8-3
2015 = 10-3 - 8A Semifinalist
2016 = 12-1 - 8A Semifinalist .. and let's be honest, with a healthy Oles this teams winds up 14-0 and wins 8A last year. They made it to the semis and were 7 pts down to eventual state champs with 6 minutes left in game before it unraveled; all with Oles getting injured in the second possession of the first playoff game.
Best PROGRAMS right meow, not best teams, as in over the next few seasons I expect excellence.
Loyola
MS
ESL
PR
GW
C-G
Nazareth
MC
Rochester
My list based on recent history, meaning last five years. No particular order.
My Carmel
Naz
East St Louis
Cary Grove
Rochester
Loyola
Sacred Heart Griffin
Phillips
IC
Herscher
As I post this, nobody has mentioned any program smaller than Rochester. Do the small schools with sustained success not count as top programs? I'm thinking of schools like IC, Forreston, and Maroa-Forsyth.
Also, nobody has mentioned Naz or Phillips so far. Interesting.
Time will tell...tick tick!I thought this board loved Lincoln-Way East.
AgreeHerscher? They do not belong in this conversation. Over the last 5 years Herscher is 39-15 with a quarterfinal appearance. If you take away last years 11-1 season, they are a very pedestrian 28-14. A nice record, but nowhere near deserving of top 10 program status.
Post your own list... quit yapping about the flaws of othersAs I post this, nobody has mentioned any program smaller than Rochester. Do the small schools with sustained success not count as top programs? I'm thinking of schools like IC, Forreston, and Maroa-Forsyth.
Also, nobody has mentioned Naz or Phillips so far. Interesting.
Wow! I can't believe nobody saw the Herscher inclusion as a joke. Come on, people.Herscher? They do not belong in this conversation. Over the last 5 years Herscher is 39-15 with a quarterfinal appearance. If you take away last years 11-1 season, they are a very pedestrian 28-14. A nice record, but nowhere near deserving of top 10 program status.
I hoped it was, but never know with this boardWow! I can't believe nobody saw the Herscher inclusion as a joke. Come on, people.
Just FYI, in Weeks 1 and 2 next season, the Griffins host Crete-Monee then travel to Maine South. Interesting!I thought this board loved Lincoln-Way East.
Post your own list... quit yapping about the flaws of others
Thank youNo particular order...
LA
MS
GBW
ESL
MC
Montini
Rochester
Naz
Forreston
SHG
I do want to add, though, that top program does not necessarily equate to titles, although every school listed above has at least one in the last four years. When I think top program, I think more in terms of coaching and consistent high levels of success than I do titles. I can think of several programs that haven't won a title at all or in many years that I would say are also top programs. Those would be:
Marist
LWE
HF
Althoff
Barrington
Palatine
HF
Unity
St Joe-Ogden
Just FYI, in Weeks 1 and 2 next season, the Griffins host Crete-Monee then travel to Maine South. Interesting!
Always had a great non-con schedule. But this might be biting off a little to much.Hate doing this, but gotta give props to Maine South for scheduling..First 4 next year looks like @Glenbard West, Lincoln Way East, Fremd and @Palatine in order. Definitely not scheduling creampuffs.
Always had a great non-con schedule. But this might be biting off a little to much.
My list based on recent history, meaning last five years. No particular order.
My Carmel
Naz
East St Louis
Cary Grove
Rochester
Loyola
Sacred Heart Griffin
Phillips
IC
Herscher
Sorry - I don't like their uniforms.Naz, Phillips and IC. No Montini with 3 titles in the last 5 years? This is why these polls never make sense to me.
With all due respect to the reigning king (and inverse namesake)...
LA
MC
GW
Montini
SHG
MS
ESL
Althoff
LWE
Rochester
My definition excludes schools where a great class or two works their way through a school. Programs are impressive when they avoid rebuilding years. Multiple titles help.
As long as you come up here twice !Hopefully one day ESL and MS will play each other. Hopefully it will happen within the next 4 years.
There's only 1 poll that matters. DSRNaz, Phillips and IC. No Montini with 3 titles in the last 5 years? This is why these polls never make sense to me.
As long as you come up here twice !