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What’s the deal with Metea Valley? They seem to have the facilities with a huge population to draw from than should equate to more that 2 wins in 2 seasons. Are Nequa and Naperville central fox valleys equivalent of philips? Can anyone fill in the blanks here?
See the thread “transfer season is upon us!” Lol.
Metea should be much much more competitive but so should some of the Plainfield schools.
IMO here is what puts MV in a tough spot.
* Naperville Central has taken multiple players from Metea in the past 3 to 4 years in moves/transfers within the district. NC is a great school and D203 and D204 are both great academically but D203 is usually ranked a tad ahead.
* WV is only 4 miles away and for the families that rent - very easy to pop to a townhouse or apartment building right accross the “school border” and play on more competitive teams but still get the same great D204 education opportunity.
* easy access to MV via Eola/88 and lots of privates “close by” as alternate school choices.
* no history of success - school is only 8 years old. Not much history and very little history of football success going against the football power schools in the DuPage County area.
Personally I think they should pull a West Aurora and maybe move into a conference like the Upstate 8 for a half decade or so. They are never going to build a program getting the snot kicked out of them by Naperville Central and Neuqua every year. In the past D204 school board and Admin have been adamant that the 3 D204 schools reside in the same conference. That might not be the best for Metea when it comes to football. They seem to do “ok” in most other sports. If there is a coaching opening at Metea I hope they bring in a young guy with a lot of charisma to get the program energized and moving in the right direction. They have athletes in that building! They need more to come out for football and they need to hold onto the ones that head to other schools to be on a competitive team.
I could be wrong, but I believe if coach Monken was still there they’d be a normal member of the expected playoff teams.
Of the ones available, Metea or the Plainfields.
Not much better for old ones either.Plainfields pay like Catholic schools for new hires.
Pretty sure a chuck of kids in the school are Indian or Pakistani and will never play football, so the enrollment number is misleading. This isn't the same type of kids that are coming through NC or NN that have been in feeder programs. Metea isn't as great of a job as it would look from afar once you get up close. Had they kept Thorne and Reed around, they could have changed the culture and got things headed in a different direction. Ultimately up to a coach to totally change the outlook there.What’s the deal with Metea Valley? They seem to have the facilities with a huge population to draw from than should equate to more that 2 wins in 2 seasons. Are Nequa and Naperville central fox valleys equivalent of philips? Can anyone fill in the blanks here?
Without a lot of thought, my first answer would be HF. Great facilities, great athletes, tradition of success. Some real nice areas to live. Seem to have the backing of the admin.
Loyola/MC? Really?1. Loyola - located in an extremely afluent area with few private competitors in football and few public competitors. LA is has a perfect scenario for a football coach. Posters have said the the current coach does well enough that he'd stay should a Big 10 program come calling.
2. Mt. Carmel - located on the talent rich south side and tradition second to none. Also there is no shortage of star power in the ranks of the alumni. Instant credibility for whoever is the coach and the talent will be there. Plus I believe I heard the prior coach was making a pretty penny.
3. HF - facilities and support are second to none. The enrollment is generally talented in addition to issues with other local public schools makes HF a magnet for talent in the area.
4. NV - humongous enrollment and money to burn. Neuqua is a sleeping giant of the West Burbs
Word on the street is Coach Lynch is doing just fine for himself compared to other private school contracts.Loyola/MC? Really?
Are you factoring the pay at all?
I've read here that Holocek is doing well enough that the millions at a Big 10 school couldn't lure him away. Also read here that Lenti was doing quite well.Loyola/MC? Really?
Are you factoring the pay at all?
Very interesting. Especially when compared to the $150K + that others are making.I've read here that Holocek is doing well enough that the millions at a Big 10 school couldn't lure him away. Also read here that Lenti was doing quite well.
1. Loyola - located in an extremely afluent area with few private competitors in football and few public competitors. LA is has a perfect scenario for a football coach. Posters have said the the current coach does well enough that he'd stay should a Big 10 program come calling.
2. Mt. Carmel - located on the talent rich south side and tradition second to none. Also there is no shortage of star power in the ranks of the alumni. Instant credibility for whoever is the coach and the talent will be there. Plus I believe I heard the prior coach was making a pretty penny.
3. HF - facilities and support are second to none. The enrollment is generally talented in addition to issues with other local public schools makes HF a magnet for talent in the area.
4. NV - humongous enrollment and money to burn. Neuqua is a sleeping giant of the West Burbs