Things like "Equity", "Honesty" and "Logic" haven't been present in most of the "Pro-Equal-Outcomes" and "Anti-Excellence" posts in this thread, and that's sad.You keep saying this, but it doesn't make sense. Yes, St. Paul's and Spanish Fort used to play one another, but that was when Spanish Fort was a much smaller school. How is this even relevant? It is not. This is like saying that if Sewannee had a football team they should be forced to play Bama since we used to play them in the 1930's? In my opinion this competitive balance thing is idiotic and the whiners are the ones who can't field a competitive team in their proper size classification, though it's not always their fault. I coached inner city high school baseball and the factors involved in whether or not we were successful were too many to name, and yeah, I would have liked to have dropped down and played at a lower classification, but I would have never let my kids know that.
I just don't see any equity in a school with 400 students playing schools with over 1000.
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Some Facts, since Facts have been in short supply around here:
FACT: St. Paul's has NEVER competed in Class 6A in Any sport - E V E R.
FACT: The Actual HS enrollment at SPS (Per AHSAA) is 310, which would normally be within 13 kids of class 3A. But with the "Multiplier" - SPS has already been playing (in effect) almost TWO Classifications above actual enrollment. (the largest school in 3A currently is counted as 297 students - 13 less than the actual HS enrollment at SPS).
FACT: The Smallest school in Region 1-5A, Jackson HS, is counted as 389 students by AHSAA, and the largest school in Region 1-5A, Citronelle HS, is counted as 601 students - - 291 more than SPS' actual enrollment.
FACT: SPS will now compete in football (and many other sports) in Class 6A-Region 1. The smallest 6A Region 1 school, BC Rain HS, is counted as 605 students. The largest schools in Region1-6A, Daphne HS And Robertsdale HS, are EACH counted as 953 students - OVER THREE TIMES the actual enrollment at SPS.
FACT: If, GOD FORBID, Tiny SPS with its 310 actual HS enrollment somehow makes the playoffs (and let's be honest- that's the REAL goal here - to PUNISH excellence) - Guess What? There are TEN (10) 6A schools Larger than Daphne and Robertsdale, including SEVEN (7) with enrollment Literally OVER ONE THOUSAND. So, it COULD actually be WORSE than the example at the end of your post!
But, according to the "brain trust" here, if you see any problem with 310 vs. 953 (or even vs. 1,045 for that matter), you are a "poor sport" and "Ducking competition".
Funny that the same people who think it's a TRAGEDY for SPS (with 13 more total HS students than 3A) to win State Titles in FIVE-A (5A) in 3 of the past TEN (10) YEARS - ALSO think it's WONDERFUL that Alabama has won 5 of the last 9 National Championships!!
They will tell you with a straight face that it's ALL DIFFERENT, and none of them seem to have any CLUE of the immense IRONY of that position!!!!