In the news: SCHSL is changing ti a 5-tier classification system; Wando . . .

[67gamecock]

Lexington, etc. will be reclassified 5-A for the 2015 season.

The lawyer who represented Blackshear is a Clemson fan.

Clemson has applied for permission to purchase ('at no cost to the taxpayer') a Citation CJ2+ jet for recruiting purposes; est. cost : 3.5 - 6 million $$$. Dablo wants to recruit 'faster'. The legislator pushing this gem is Sen. Brian White (R-Anderson). He sits on the Joint Bond Review Committee which review the request. This is the same guy who made USC jump through hoops re: bond approval for the remodeling of the Women's Quad.

 

[Cackdiesel]

If there's no cost to the taxpayer, why are they asking the state for permission? They can purchase anything they want to with their IPTAY money. If there are bonds involved, there is a cost to the taxpayer.

 

[SwampFox99]

I was wondering that myself. If our tax money is not involved, then why do they have to seek permission?

 

[SpartanSpur]

Lexington, etc. will be reclassified 5-A for the 2015 season.

The new 5 class system in high school sports will take place in 2016. I look for them to go back to a 4 class system in 2018. It is just a bad idea, we do not have enough high schools to have 5 classes. This will create a lot more travel for all schools.

 

[67gamecock]

I was wondering that myself. If our tax money is not involved, then why do they have to seek permission?

I was wondering that myself. If our tax money is not involved, then why do they have to seek permission?

' . . . state law requires that any state plane purchase go through the bond committee and S.C. State Budget & Control Board' - from the State's front page article this morning.

 

[alistair_10]

Spartan, I disagree. I think this is here to stay. There will be some creative people making the schedules who will figure out how to make it all work. It won't be any worse than it is now, where you have some schools traveling 65 miles each way for conference games. When I was in school (St. George) we were in the conference with Cainhoy and Lincoln, then later with St. Johns. We played non-conference games at Wagner-Salley. 4A schools are already traveling huge distances for out of conference games anyway. Small schools will still likely play most of the same schools they always were, with the addition of maybe one new conference game that is a little further. We have been at 4 classifications since 1968. There are a TON more schools here now than then.

 

[BirminghamCock]

Am I just imagining this, or hasn't there always been "5" classifications in SC? I know I have been gone for a LONG time now, but if memory serves me right, there were 2 classifications within 4A. I believe the larger schools within 4A were called 4A "big 16" or something like that. If that's the case, how is it any different to simply name classify those schools as 5A?

 

[Hawkgamecock]

Presently there are 210 high schools in the SCHSL. Each classification has 52 teams except Class A, which has 54. If they split them up equally, that would be 42 schools in each classification. The present alignment is in place until 2016, so it would be begining of 2016 before this would take place.

 

[MorganEFan]

Presently there are 210 high schools in the SCHSL. Each classification has 52 teams except Class A, which has 54. If they split them up equally, that would be 42 schools in each classification. The present alignment is in place until 2016, so it would be begining of 2016 before this would take place.

Proposal does not say each classification will have same number of schools, would be shocked if each classification has same number of schools.

 

[Hawkgamecock]

Proposal does not say each classification will have same number of schools, would be shocked if each classification has same number of schools.

You are correct MEF. I, too, would be suprised if each classification had the same number of schools. I was just going by the current alignment.

 

[atl-cock]

Am I just imagining this, or hasn't there always been "5" classifications in SC? I know I have been gone for a LONG time now, but if memory serves me right, there were 2 classifications within 4A. I believe the larger schools within 4A were called 4A "big 16" or something like that. If that's the case, how is it any different to simply name classify those schools as 5A?

Big 16 is used exclusively for football. It refers to the 16 schools in AAAA with the largest enrollment. They stage their own football playoff, with all 16 participating (even a school who went 1-10 participated). All other AAAA schools have their own playoff. Again, this is for football only; all other sports have but one playoff for AAAA.

 

[Rock Hill Cock]

Proposal does not say each classification will have same number of schools, would be shocked if each classification has same number of schools.

If I remember correctly, the reason behind the Big 16 was to even up the odds for each student to have a chance at being on a state championship team. I would not be surprised to see them try to equalize the number of students per classification within reason.

 

[MorganEFan]

If I remember correctly, the reason behind the Big 16 was to even up the odds for each student to have a chance at being on a state championship team. I would not be surprised to see them try to equalize the number of students per classification within reason.

Making class sizes the same is not a goal of new realignment. Think 5A will be substantially smaller than other classifications. Will know in about a month.

 

[alistair_10]

From what I have heard and read, it seems that reducing the disparity between 1A schools is a bigger priority than 4A. Now we all know the 4A schools have a bigger voice in this, but when you have schools with 100 TOTAL high school students playing in the same division as schools with 400, that is a huge difference.

 

[Bongsummers]

If there's no cost to the taxpayer, why are they asking the state for permission? They can purchase anything they want to with their IPTAY money. If there are bonds involved, there is a cost to the taxpayer.

Because the state legislature wants control of state schools even if they're not footing the bill. It's the worst of all worlds: No funding and oversight by a bunch of bobos.