Honest question for the CPS followers here. Regardless of what others here say, what does CPS want in terms of football moving forward? Everyone talks about changing things, but are CPS teams happy with the current setup? Do they want something different? If the consensus is that they're fine with how things currently sit then I don't see where we need to keep discussing it.
Would they consider leaving the IHSA for football? I feel like this would be a good option for them. This has nothing to do with the kids because there's plenty of athletic ability on these teams but there are a multitude of reasons why CPS teams, with the exception of a very few, cannot compete with the rest of the state.
There's 82 CPS teams currently participating in football. If they were to leave the IHSA then they could classify teams however they wanted to create a more competitive environment and have the best chance to complete a 9 game schedule or they could choose to play more or less regular season games. They could have their own post season culminating in crowning multiple city champions.
Another option for teams that the CPS decides don't qualify for the playoffs would be going to 8 man football for those schools. I think some of those teams could find success going that route.
Would they consider leaving the IHSA for football? I feel like this would be a good option for them. This has nothing to do with the kids because there's plenty of athletic ability on these teams but there are a multitude of reasons why CPS teams, with the exception of a very few, cannot compete with the rest of the state.
There's 82 CPS teams currently participating in football. If they were to leave the IHSA then they could classify teams however they wanted to create a more competitive environment and have the best chance to complete a 9 game schedule or they could choose to play more or less regular season games. They could have their own post season culminating in crowning multiple city champions.
Another option for teams that the CPS decides don't qualify for the playoffs would be going to 8 man football for those schools. I think some of those teams could find success going that route.