2019-2020 Football Plan
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:48 pm
The minutes from the Jan 18 NDHSAA meeting notes the current path for the next football plan
https://ndhsaa.com/files/Board_Minutes/ ... inutes.pdf
AAA - 16 teams
AA - 12 teams
A - 32 teams
9-men - The rest, with the 6-man option available too.
And a direct quote from the minutes that "Shanley has indicated they will opt up to
the AAA division." Devil's Lake would be team 16 based on the current plan's enrollment numbers, and they'll go to AA in a heartbeat and let Shanley move up.
Makes me wonder if St Mary's would opt up too if Shanley does.
A larger AAA and AA means A few of the bigger A teams will get pulled up into AA, which also means the largest 9 man schools like Shiloh should get pulled into A and not be in a position to move down even if someone opts up.
12 teams in AA I assume would mean you'd have an East and West, so that should help the travel concerns of the current statewide AA setup. With 6 teams in each region, they'd have 5 conference games and then still have 4 non-conference games to schedule, but they will have more control over who they agree to play and how far they go.
https://ndhsaa.com/files/Board_Minutes/ ... inutes.pdf
AAA - 16 teams
AA - 12 teams
A - 32 teams
9-men - The rest, with the 6-man option available too.
And a direct quote from the minutes that "Shanley has indicated they will opt up to
the AAA division." Devil's Lake would be team 16 based on the current plan's enrollment numbers, and they'll go to AA in a heartbeat and let Shanley move up.
Makes me wonder if St Mary's would opt up too if Shanley does.
A larger AAA and AA means A few of the bigger A teams will get pulled up into AA, which also means the largest 9 man schools like Shiloh should get pulled into A and not be in a position to move down even if someone opts up.
12 teams in AA I assume would mean you'd have an East and West, so that should help the travel concerns of the current statewide AA setup. With 6 teams in each region, they'd have 5 conference games and then still have 4 non-conference games to schedule, but they will have more control over who they agree to play and how far they go.