steve34 wrote:The more I listen to the small schools b***h and moan, the more I think it's time for the big schools to form their own association. They just don't need the NDHSAA anymore. The majority of the people in the state understand that Fargo (3), West Fargo, Grand Forks (2), Jamestown, Bismarck (2), Mandan, Dickinson, Minot, Williston, and Belcourt are in a different league than everyone else. I don't think anyone in these communities would complain if they competed in their own association for their own state title, free and clear of the NDHSAA.
steve34 wrote:The HSAA has no say in the matter. If the schools want to leave, they want to leave. And trying to convince them that the same path to equity can be used for Fargo South and Forman is the first step towards making it happen.
steve34 wrote:If viewership is the key for TV on state tournaments, then why do the stations say that, in a three class system, they would NOT cover the bottom class. Wow, some viewership for those one-room schoolhouses. Apparantly the stations aren't seeing the same numbers you're spewing, or they'd threaten to nix the big schools.
Your numbers are a joke. Participation is not a starting job. So typical of a b shot mind. Thirty-six kids could participate, and they'd get their full compliment of games. It's not 11 of 36 participating. It's 36 of 36. Sure, 11 would be on the field at any one time, but who's to say only 11 would get on the field period? When Fargo South didn't get to play, 50-some kids were robbed a game.
So we finally get at the crux of your argument. I've got land, so I get to call the shots. As if the people that own homes in any of North Dakota's largest cities don't pay taxes because they don't farm. I was completely unaware that you landowners were picking up the tab for the whole state. I guess I better call my city, county, and school government bodies and ask why it is my tax bill is so high when I just read that the landowners pay all the taxes in the state. Not to mention that not one penny of sales tax money is generated out of a farmhouse.
And finally, the biggest can go form their own league. They will be around a lot longer than you, and someday, they'll be the ONLY ballgame in town. Enjoy the decline. We'll see you on the 11-man football team in 10 years or so. Until then, keep that positive mental attitude going.
larrybird33 wrote:As for in-state opponents, Williston's closest nonconference AAA opponent...
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