OHSAA to reclassify football divisions...THIS WEEK

[4thgoal]

It doesn't look like we will see anything for another week...

August 7, 2015
Memo to Athletic Administrators,
Several updates for you to help answer some questions as we work through reposting enrollment
numbers for the 2015‐16 school year following yesterday’s (Thursday, August 6) decision by the Board of
directors to withdraw community school and STEM school students from enrollment counts and
reconfigure tournament divisional assignments:
ï‚· Enrollment figures currently have been changed to zero for all member schools and the
enrollment numbers on our website have been temporarily removed
ï‚· The breakdown of divisions for all sports both in MyOHSAA and on the public schedules through
our website have been taken down
ï‚· The football region assignments and numbers have been removed
Our staff is working diligently to reconfigure all information as quickly as possible and we hope to have
the updated information posted by the end of next week.

[G.W.A.]

OHSAA is controlled by the three C's.

[Bighitsinc]

Easy fix.............
Just have to have the guts to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Separation of public and private,,,,,,,,,,,,,,problem solved

[EagleFan89]

yuck (and nothing to do with the changes this week)

[Bighitsinc]

yuck (and nothing to do with the changes this week)

I disagree .
They are trying to come up with some unattainable formula to level the playing field.
As long as the privates are allowed to skim the cream from the publics there will never be a level playing field..............period

[cghs82]

Looks like OHSAA's goal for the new enrollment figures and tournament/playoff divisions is set for around August 14th.

[pmow3]

This may be huge if it pushes enough privates down to push some of SE Ohio's teams who are on the bubble down as well. Should be interesting.

[YOU'RE TIGER BAIT]

Easy fix.............
Just have to have the guts to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Separation of public and private,,,,,,,,,,,,,,problem solved

I could not agree more. been sayin it for years. now there I done it, dutch will be all over this like butterflies on cat poop. but he's my buddy.

[Raider6309]

Easy fix.............
Just have to have the guts to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Separation of public and private,,,,,,,,,,,,,,problem solved

I agree to. OHSAA money would double. Athens vs Tri Valley probably had more people than any game at the shoe. all 5 Desales fans were complaining Athens and Jackson brought too many people. Didn't take Desales long to break out the liquor bottles
The problem is the privates need rural publics money to exist

[Pol pot]

Easy fix.............
Just have to have the guts to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Separation of public and private,,,,,,,,,,,,,,problem solved

I could not agree more. been sayin it for years. now there I done it, dutch will be all over this like butterflies on cat poop. but he's my buddy.

You guys realize that this has been up for vote among the OHSAA membership more than once and the public schools 80+% of the OHSAA membership keep voting this down.

[G.W.A.]

Easy fix.............
Just have to have the guts to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!
Separation of public and private,,,,,,,,,,,,,,problem solved

AMEN

[EagleFan89]

This may be huge if it pushes enough privates down to push some of SE Ohio's teams who are on the bubble down as well. Should be interesting.

Private schools would be moving up, not down, or staying in the same. Public schools with STEM/community school kids in district could move down. those with none could get bounced up.

[doubleplay643]

In Region 9 maybe look for Columbus Beecroft and Marion Franklin to fall from D2 to D3...not sure but a distinct possibility.

Looks like Beecroft, Marion Franklin and Zanesville all will be moved to D3 with the numbers released yesterday.

Tri-Valley looks to be on the bubble and eaglefan89 has them in D2 based on his projections.

Region 9 going to be very competitive.

[4thgoal]

New divisions (again) have been released.

II 361-580
III 257-360
IV 186-256
V 144-185
VI 100-143
VII 99 and less

[hawkeyepierce]

Columbus City Schools hinted yesterday about potentially suing the OHSAA and that sure changed things. The rural schools should come together and threaten to sue the OHSAA for allowing Africentric to draw students from across the 15th biggest city in the nation, but allows them to compete in Division IV against the small country schools.

I have been saying this for years. It is not such much as private or parochial, as it is SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT. They can SELECT the kids they want and SELECT the number in which is enrolled. You do not have to look any further than St. Ignatius in CLEVELAND, or Mooney in YOUNGSTOWN, two large metropolises that can reach across boundaries to get the best of the best.

[Eaglepapaw]

Columbus City Schools hinted yesterday about potentially suing the OHSAA and that sure changed things. The rural schools should come together and threaten to sue the OHSAA for allowing Africentric to draw students from across the 15th biggest city in the nation, but allows them to compete in Division IV against the small country schools.

I have been saying this for years. It is not such much as private or parochial, as it is SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT. They can SELECT the kids they want and SELECT the number in which is enrolled. You do not have to look any further than St. Ignatius in CLEVELAND, or Mooney in YOUNGSTOWN, two large metropolises that can reach across boundaries to get the best of the best.

According to new Divisions posted on another thread Africentric is assigned to DVll Region 25 not DlV

[teach1coach2]

Tri-Valley is the smallest D2 team in the state.

[4thgoal]

Columbus City Schools hinted yesterday about potentially suing the OHSAA and that sure changed things. The rural schools should come together and threaten to sue the OHSAA for allowing Africentric to draw students from across the 15th biggest city in the nation, but allows them to compete in Division IV against the small country schools.

I have been saying this for years. It is not such much as private or parochial, as it is SELECTIVE ENROLLMENT. They can SELECT the kids they want and SELECT the number in which is enrolled. You do not have to look any further than St. Ignatius in CLEVELAND, or Mooney in YOUNGSTOWN, two large metropolises that can reach across boundaries to get the best of the best.

According to new Divisions posted on another thread Africentric is assigned to DVll Region 25 not DlV

I am pretty sure that reference was pointed towards their basketball division, not their football division.

[art08]

This didn't seem to hurt the Divsions V-VII last year. Public schools won each of those championships.