High School Split Playoffs..No More

[barchief]

To be clear, the vote Friday is on other versions of splits that they're weighing. The status quo has already been restored and the 2013 split is officially ratified by the Executive Committee as of yesterday. So they are definitely split in football still. Modifications and other sports splits are going to be voted on.

Yes and no... if none of the other proposals that are in front of the General Assembly on Friday are passed, then yes.... things will stay the same..

But.. if the Mandeville proposal gets appoved by the general assembly, then it will be back to 5 united classes.

Also, there is still the possibility of litigation, as the LHSAA's own counsel says that the split is still against the LHSAA's own constitution.

Here is a pretty decent article that gives an explanation.

http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/s...plit/79404558/

[wcd35]

Yes and no... if none of the other proposals that are in front of the General Assembly on Friday are passed, then yes.... things will stay the same..

But.. if the Mandeville proposal gets appoved by the general assembly, then it will be back to 5 united classes.

Also, there is still the possibility of litigation, as the LHSAA's own counsel says that the split is still against the LHSAA's own constitution.

Here is a pretty decent article that gives an explanation.

http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/s...plit/79404558/

Yeah, the whole part about them going about it like they did being against the constitution is legalese. Eventually I think it would have gotten back to the 2013 model as the EC and principals generally have the same views on the subject. They did basically just take a shortcut though

Personally, I hope they go back to unified but honestly can't see a reunification proposal having any chance at all.

[VObserver]

In the lower classifications, I can see where the public schools may have been able to gripe a little.. but in 5A, the VAST majority of state championships over the past 25 years have been won by public schools (5 total, 4 by Evangel, and 1 by Rummel).

http://www.14-0productions.com/LHSAA_Class_5A.html

If the private schools leave the LHSAA and form their own association, what does that accomplish? At that point they are still split from the public schools.

They quit donating money to LHSAA, which derives much of its revenue from playoff gates. Privates are 1/3 of the schools, but generate 2/3 or more of playoff gates.

[CajunJack55]

Privates are 1/3 of the schools, but generate 2/3 or more of playoff gates.

Do you have a source for this? Been looking for this info all week.

[CajunJack55]

Motion to split the sports of football, basketball, baseball and softball passes 182-120 into select/non select divisions.

— Will Weathers (@WillWeathersBR) January 29, 2016

Welp..this has turned into a complete 180..

[wcd35]

Effective next season (2016-17) on the new split

[CajunJack55]

Effective next season (2016-17) on the new split

Yes after July

[ManAboutTown]

So not only did they not fix the problems, they compounded them. Good Ole Louisiana.

Getting Bodine involved was a ploy all along?

[CajunNation]

Clown show.

If you think what happened today was good for our children, you are terribly misguided.

[ZoomZoom]

Clown show.

If you think what happened today was good for our children, you are pathetic.

But, but....little Bobby (or Suzie) will get a piece of custom carpet to put on their letterman's jacket saying they were in the playoffs.

High school version of coke and trophy.