tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post1223024632668583773..comments2023-05-02T05:34:32.964-04:00Comments on The Varsity Letters: WPIAL football to pull out of PIAA?Moehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13612323587459830074noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-10355886851638384062009-05-04T01:25:00.000-04:002009-05-04T01:25:00.000-04:00look at the big picture if you do get the chace to...look at the big picture if you do get the chace to play for a state title and win that wpial title is an after thought and in the quad aaaa playoffs you have teams in the playoffs with 3 wins what a joke , wow we won the district or we won the state . NO BRAINER top team from each conf makes playoffs like the old days and if u want more teams in the district playoffs give a by to the top team as long as you have teams with losing records making the playoffs that wpial title is a cracker jack box prize , beat the best that means u are the bestAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-49356521912751625882009-05-02T11:29:00.000-04:002009-05-02T11:29:00.000-04:00I could not agree more, put all private schools in...I could not agree more, put all private schools in their own class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-68356416688749985512009-05-01T19:33:00.000-04:002009-05-01T19:33:00.000-04:00Regarding the above post, maybe public schools rul...Regarding the above post, maybe public schools rule in this area because there are not a whole bunch of private/catholic left.<br />But, what we are discussing here is the P.I.A.A. is suggesting that Pa go to 6 classes for high school football. To do this, all classes will not have an oportunity to play for a District 7(W.P.I.A.L) <br />championship. What some are saying is that D-7 should leave the state playoffs, and end the football season with the D-7 championship.<br />I and others feel that should this happen, it is only a matter of time before the Philly area schools<br />Catholic, Private and Public will dominate all major high school athletics. This is the first or second year that the Philly Catholic League has played in the P.I.A.A. and all can see what happens when private schools are allowed to load up their teams because of recruiting. Unless there are drastic measures taken soon, the Catholic/Private schools will completely dominate high school basketball. The same will happen with high school football as soon as these schools and the Philly Public schools know that there is no penalty in loading up certain teams with the city's best athletes. And since we are talking state champions, just how many D7 schools do you think will win football titles in the future.<br />To even the playing field, Catholic/Private schools should be placed in their own league.The system we have now is absolutely unfair to the public schools.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-53763061289220051632009-05-01T13:33:00.000-04:002009-05-01T13:33:00.000-04:00class A ROCHESTER,SPRINGDALE, CLAIRTON,RIVERVIEW A...class A ROCHESTER,SPRINGDALE, CLAIRTON,RIVERVIEW AA QUIPPS BEVERFALLS JANETTE AAA TJ,BLACKHAWK AAAA WOODY HIGH McKEESPORT USC central once in a while catholic or private schools dont win all the time quite crying.let them pick who they want maybe philly private schools win in hoops but around here public schools ruleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-83726657345553861782009-05-01T10:27:00.000-04:002009-05-01T10:27:00.000-04:00We all want the best for our children, education,s...We all want the best for our children, education,schools and a teams. Some don't have the means for them to have the best so we do what we can to to give them everything within our reach.<br /><br />As for getting the backing to rally up some coaches, parents and the community to get petitions signed to get the Catholic and prep schools their own league is more possible than you can imagine, go ahead...throw a challenge in their, it doesn't cost money and can be done with heart and compassion for our boys.<br /><br />See how far you'll go in a league of you own...let's draw up papers and pass it around!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-3499667655441086912009-05-01T08:38:00.000-04:002009-05-01T08:38:00.000-04:00FBCoach the true fact is that private schools recr...FBCoach the true fact is that private schools recruit the better players from the pool of athletes at other schools to play at their private schools. And when those families are unable to afford the additional tuition, magically funds are made available for those student athletes or tuition fees are waived all together. Maybe if every athlete's family paid their way, then perhaps there would be more money to pay the teachers a higher salary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-59984040700330852352009-04-30T22:24:00.000-04:002009-04-30T22:24:00.000-04:00we heard you the first time FBcoachwe heard you the first time FBcoachCDRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-42404495710593859542009-04-30T09:50:00.001-04:002009-04-30T09:50:00.001-04:00My favorite thing to hear about is the "better edu...My favorite thing to hear about is the "better education" students receive at Catholic schools. Does anyone realize that parochial/private schools get the teachers who aren't hired in the state schools? The salaries and retirement for these school employees are pathetic so you tell me where the better teachers end up. I don't hear "whining", I hear calls for equality. Classifications are set based on the number of boys an athletic program can draw from in grades 9 through 12. When you are drawing those athletes from several different school districts, you are drawing from a larger pool and therefore you have a distinct advantage over public schools in your classification. That's not whining, that's fact. Would you think it acceptable for New England to get 10 draft picks to the Steelers 5 every year?FBcoachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-838225641363823482009-04-30T09:50:00.000-04:002009-04-30T09:50:00.000-04:00My favorite thing to hear about is the "better edu...My favorite thing to hear about is the "better education" students receive at Catholic schools. Does anyone realize that parochial/private schools get the teachers who aren't hired in the state schools? The salaries and retirement for these school employees are pathetic so you tell me where the better teachers end up. I don't hear "whining", I hear calls for equality. Classifications are set based on the number of boys an athletic program can draw from in grades 9 through 12. When you are drawing those athletes from several different school districts, you are drawing from a larger pool and therefore you have a distinct advantage over public schools in your classification. That's not whining, that's fact. Would you think it acceptable for New England to get 10 draft picks to the Steelers 5 every year?FBcoachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-72508702838639609912009-04-30T09:18:00.000-04:002009-04-30T09:18:00.000-04:00To the above commenter: You are basically saying ...To the above commenter: You are basically saying that private schools will do whatever to insure winning. Even to cheat and lie I suppose. I suspect some public schools are guilty of recruiting athletes, but not even close to what the private/catholic schools do. All I want to see in high school sports is an even playing field for all. May I suggest that all high school athletes be required to play for the district in which they live, regardless of what school they attend.Is this idea too far out there to even consider?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-40358197127455539262009-04-29T17:52:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:52:00.000-04:00Ok Clairton Alum-instead of getting on this blog a...Ok Clairton Alum-instead of getting on this blog and crying about recruiting step up and stop it. Start the process with the PIAA to get us private and catholic schools out. I bet you have little backers just complainers. Winning teams will continue to do whaat it takes to win, not much you can do from what I see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-40349436975223243502009-04-29T15:44:00.000-04:002009-04-29T15:44:00.000-04:00Kudos to you Clairton Alum. You stated it like I n...Kudos to you Clairton Alum. You stated it like I never could.<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-3146635413906686232009-04-29T12:35:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:35:00.000-04:00Bravo to you, Clairton Alum. Bring on that list.Bravo to you, Clairton Alum. Bring on that list.Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472711158045753698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-71905486309593326192009-04-29T12:29:00.000-04:002009-04-29T12:29:00.000-04:00Maybe some of you catholic school supporters have ...Maybe some of you catholic school supporters have the wrong idea about me or some of the other "poor" public school people here. First of all, we are not all criminals who rob people and we are not all idiots who didnt go to college. Second, I am sure most of us (at least I do) have friends that are associated with catholic and private schools. In fact, it just so happens that I had a relative that worked at Serra Catholic within the last 2-3 years and I have a very good friend that is closely associated with the Central Catholic program and their board. Now, I want to make sure you Catholic and Private school people are reading this next part because it is very important. EACH ONE OF THEM SPECIFICALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT A DOUBT RECRUIT. Did you read that? So, I have to tell you, it makes it REALLY HARD for me to sit here and read "oh we dont recruit" "we want our kids to have a better education" "we dont want our kids to go to school with criminals" "yadda yadda yadda". Save your fingers from typing...I dont want to read it. You people know what you do, just admit it. Its not going to come as some great surprise to the rest of us when one of you finally has the guts to come out and say "yeah, you know what, we do recruit, what are you going to do about it?" Thats all I want to read one day...at least that way I know you're being honest with me. <br /><br />Now, for those that still dont believe me or are still in denial stay tuned in the upcoming weeks for my list of catholic school players, the teams that they play for and where they actually live...as well as their associations to AAU and other coaches...should be an entertaining read to say the least...Clairton Alumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-70060958690537158822009-04-29T09:44:00.000-04:002009-04-29T09:44:00.000-04:00hopefully your precious little saint gets robbed b...hopefully your precious little saint gets robbed by one of those other kidsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-25284137896501499382009-04-28T20:18:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:18:00.000-04:00And just what kind of children is it that you don&...And just what kind of children is it that you don't want your children exposed to? I could give a few guesses and could be correct in all of them. I bet you don't mind your children riding on public school busses with those "other kinds of children."<br />And I wonder who is asking you parents to recruit students for your school>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-43813752499434734252009-04-28T19:21:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:21:00.000-04:00I'm a parent of a catholic school student. Everyo...I'm a parent of a catholic school student. Everyone keeps talking like we want to play the public schools, well you are wrong. I sent my child to catholic school so he could be away from the kids in public school. I would love to play only private/catholic schools, so don't think you just don't want us, we don't want you. So instead of crying all the time, do what you have to do. Talking and writing about private/catholic schools all the time is doing nothing, back up you talk...Oh, by the way, the coaches don't recruit. its the football players and football players families-call it what you want---we get the best of the best--from your school.!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-31677372605545949192009-04-28T16:38:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:38:00.000-04:00Tim O'Malley is not the man to be in charge of maj...Tim O'Malley is not the man to be in charge of major decisions. He is the George Bush of high school athletics and I have no confidence in his ability to make the correct decision in regards to this matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-63196461524906957932009-04-28T16:29:00.000-04:002009-04-28T16:29:00.000-04:00Have you ever seen the athletes that are on the Gr...Have you ever seen the athletes that are on the Greensburgh Central squad? There must be close to a hundred players and the band has only about 20 students.<br />A few years ago when Jeanette and GCC were the elite teams in AA, a reporter interviewing the GCC team prior to the season asked a player how they would stack up against the team from Jeanette and was told that a couple of boys from Jeanette would probably transfer to GCC before practice started.<br />Do Catholic schools recruit? Maybe a previous post was correct, Catholic schools do better because God wants them to win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-86789925788922506822009-04-28T15:59:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:59:00.000-04:00To all of you whiners about Catholic schools, GROW...To all of you whiners about Catholic schools, GROW UP. They don't recruit, kids simply go there because they don't like their home schools, for WHATEVER REASON.<br /><br />You are all the same, my poor son cannot compete because the Catholic school recruits. Maybe if your son and his coach worked harder they could compete. Does TJ recruit???? How are they so dominant year in and out??? Because they outwork everyone and they are dedicated to excellence.<br /><br />Its alot easier to sit back and whine about some ridiculous recruited theory than actually work to get better.<br /><br />Pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-34846433226968394622009-04-28T15:39:00.000-04:002009-04-28T15:39:00.000-04:00all 100 people from clairton,150 from the quipps 3...all 100 people from clairton,150 from the quipps 350 from tj 200 from c.catholic big joke next they will want to play a bowl game in january and have basketball play a 10 game seasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-56914309484182306182009-04-28T12:54:00.000-04:002009-04-28T12:54:00.000-04:00Clairton Alum's suggestion that the w.p.i.a.l go a...Clairton Alum's suggestion that the w.p.i.a.l go after those fringe schools now playing in D-10 wouldn't work. All the schools mentioned, plus with a few others played in D-7 priviously. Most if not all withdrew from D-7 because of not wanting to travel long distances. Even Mercer High was in D-7 at one time. As for lobbying the p.i.a.a regarding private schools being in their own league, it was the p.i.a.a. head man Cashman that lobbied long and hard to bring the Philly Catholic League into the state playoffs.<br />As for 6 classes in football, I think for that to happen D-7 would have to be completely revamped and the w.p.i.a.l abolished altogether, which I am NOT IN FAVOR OF. Also, how much of a thrill is it to play in a half empty stadium in the middle of nowhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-85030231461122970212009-04-28T12:06:00.000-04:002009-04-28T12:06:00.000-04:00Judging by the empty seats every year at the small...Judging by the empty seats every year at the small stadium in Hershey, not many people outside of those teams playing in the PIAA championship games give a rat's ass about them. The idea of driving halfway across the state to sit outside on a December night and watch high school football is not very appealing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-31565839036919651382009-04-28T10:00:00.000-04:002009-04-28T10:00:00.000-04:00Sounds good...who's in?Sounds good...who's in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8441295825713070782.post-80596891743381560262009-04-28T09:49:00.000-04:002009-04-28T09:49:00.000-04:00You have to lobby, write letters, protest, etc the...You have to lobby, write letters, protest, etc the PIAA. Its their call...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com