SK80
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Post by SK80 on Jun 7, 2022 5:58:02 GMT -8
not NCAA Football but exodus from PGA is now an option.... where will all this go!
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Post by Bick on Jun 7, 2022 9:14:02 GMT -8
This has been a long time wet dream of fervent fans, but it's selfish. Even if the money were available (which I doubt), we can't ask high school kids to miss two days of school every other week to travel across the country just to placate those fans. It imposes too much of an academic burden for them to have to make up in some way. Besides, why do we need a "true national champion" at the high school level? We had poll champions in college football for over a century and weren't any worse off than we are now. More likely less of a national championship issue than a competition one. We're nowhere near your and Bosco level, and had a helluva time filling out schedule with anyone local. I can imagine it's even worse for you guys. My guess is that with this large and growing talent gap, it won't be long before your colleague in the Trinity League will want out, and you'll be playing a national schedule by default. Why not get ahead of it? |
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Post by MDDad on Jun 7, 2022 9:27:03 GMT -8
Because it's not feasible. The cost in terms of money and academic time lost is an absolute nonstarter. You're more likely to see local club football during the regular high school season than you are a national schedule. It's already happening in other sports. |
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Post by MDDad on Jun 7, 2022 9:27:33 GMT -8
And can someone please fix the title of this thread?
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Post by Bick on Jun 17, 2022 13:04:51 GMT -8
For the spelling challenged
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Post by billb on Jun 30, 2022 18:07:00 GMT -8
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Post by Bick on Jun 30, 2022 22:30:20 GMT -8
Look for Oregon to leave also.
Pretty weird geographically though
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Post by MDDad on Jul 1, 2022 6:24:23 GMT -8
Money talks, so geography, tradition and loyalty don't matter anymore. That's why Phil Mickelson, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Bryson de Champbeau all joined this silly new Saudi Arabian golf tour. I imagine the Dodgers would leave MLB and join the Premier Soccer League in Britain, or Formula 1 racing, if it meant making more money.
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Post by SK80 on Sept 14, 2022 17:14:20 GMT -8
I can think of a few high schools that get mad when people say the same thing....
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Post by MDDad on Sept 14, 2022 18:12:29 GMT -8
I can think of a few high schools that get mad when people say the same thing.... The difference is that UCLA has all those transfers and still can't win shit. Trivia question: Can anyone remember the first high school in SoCal that was widely referred to as Transfer U? |
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Post by billb on Sept 14, 2022 21:13:28 GMT -8
It was before SJB, right?
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Post by MDDad on Sept 14, 2022 21:31:45 GMT -8
It was before SJB, right? Yes, long before Bosco. |
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Post by SK80 on Sept 17, 2022 8:13:28 GMT -8
Poly?
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Post by MDDad on Sept 17, 2022 9:01:14 GMT -8
No, in the mid- to late-1970's, when they were one of the top programs in Southern California, Edison was widely referred to as Transfer U. They had the uncanny fortune a half century ago to somehow fill key graduating spots with excellent players from other schools. Sound familiar?
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Post by billb on Sept 17, 2022 22:19:01 GMT -8
No, in the mid- to late-1970's, when they were one of the top programs in Southern California, Edison was widely referred to as Transfer U. They had the uncanny fortune a half century ago to somehow fill key graduating spots with excellent players from other schools. Sound familiar?  |
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