Comments on: EBAL notes

By: HAAL Fan

HAAL Fan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:24:04 +0000

That’s just how I feel and will continue to feel. Although Junior, I can respect the accomplishments of a private just as much as those of a public.

By: HAAL Fan

HAAL Fan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:22:39 +0000

Regardless of the significance or overall clarity of arguments, at the end of the day it will remain the same. Public school guys will say privates have the upper hand with recruiting, funding, and community backing. Private school guys will say the difference is just in character. It’s picking sides at this point and I know where I stand. Do I think privates have the advantage? Yes, absolutely. Do I think publics can overcome these obstacles? Yes, absolutely. Finally, just because publics can overcome these obstacles that privates don’t have to, does it make it right? No, absolutely not. Justification never leads to redemption.

By: PHS04

PHS04 — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:01:05 +0000

DLS doesn’t recruit.. They send out invites to all junior high kids they see with some kind of talents and invite them to football camps.. I know because i got 3 of them along with my whole West Pitt Youth team..
Back when i was in junior high i went to school with a guy named Cameron Colvin. He ended up goin to DLS, what a coincidence that our P.E teacher was also the JV football coach at DLS. Now he is the head coach at pittsburg.

But to make things straight up.. DLS. doesn’t exactly recruit.. they give kids a chance to be disciplined and good athletes they get the best out of there kids. All DLS applicants have to pass some kind of test before admittance so it just isnt that simple.. Now that I think of it I should have went to DLS, but Pitt has a great program as well….

By: junior

junior — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 06:07:05 +0000

the old “recruiting” line…where are the formal complaints with recruiting? why hasnt anyone turned these recruiting schools in? dont bother looking because it does not happen.

if DLS is recruiting, they need to do a better job it- their starting center in 2007 was 5’7″ 180lbs.

interesting that the most recent REAL recruiting took place at a … public school (stockton). give it up, i understand tho-you make yourself feel better by having a built in “excuse” for getting your butts whipped.

By: HAAL Fan

HAAL Fan — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:35:26 +0000

It can’t possibly be unclear to you where the advantage lies in the public vs private battle, can it? Public schools can overcome the advantages of better funding, recruiting, and better community support by simply playing better football. Publics overcome privates with superior coaching and a greater desire to win. It’s just a whole lot easier when you can tell the best athletes in the area that you’ll provide them with better education and you got a newly built stadium, with field turf, under the lights on a Friday night to prove it. Decision’s a lot easier at this point.

By: Kyle Bonagura

Kyle Bonagura — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:36:05 +0000

Notice that I did write “well-run” private schools, which was me taking into account its not a given that private school will win.

However, since you wanted to bring that up… dating back to 1993 there has only been 2 years where at least one other private school than DLS did not win an NCS title in football.

In that same time frame, private schools won 41% of the NCS titles in football while actually accounting for 12% of the total number of schools in NCS.

The difference between 12% and 41% is drastic and that alone shows private schools have an advantage.

By: junior

junior — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:18:17 +0000

interesting you failed to comment on the fact that other private schools do not dominate. sure puts a BIG hole in your theory.

It is hardly a sign of respect when there is always an asterisk after “compliments” are made about private schools.

By: Kyle Bonagura

Kyle Bonagura — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:07:57 +0000

Realize I’m playing devils advocate… but it is very rare for public school athletes to switch schools. Yes it happens, but I’d say 95% of the public school rosters are filled with kids who spent their whole HS career at one school AND live in the designated boundaries set forth by their respective school districts.

There is no argument that can be made which gives a well-run public school an advantage over a well-run private school. That’s not a discredit to DLS or any other private school, it’s just the way things work.

Junior, I wouldn’t expect discussion about the public-school race to stop any time soon … if anything thats just a sign of the respect everyone has for DLS. it is what it is.

By: junior

junior — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:04:31 +0000

oh by the way…. dls has a blind application- they don’t know the names of who is applying. so why do they win so many games??? couldnt be superior coaching, committment, attitude, etc. no, must be something else.

By: junior

junior — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:02:03 +0000

your reaching…why dont all private schools dominate then??? oops, guess it isn’t as much of an advantage as you thought.