Next month the PIAA will vote on whether or not to move from four classifications to six.
As a big WPIAL follower (which is basically my job) I don't know if I'm a big fan.
Switching from four to six will split up some great rivals. As a matter of fact out of the 89 WPIAL schools that were surveyed on the switch 75% were not in favor.
I personally think it would be good for smaller schools. Schools that feed on the bottom of Single and Double A. Schools like South Park, Mount Pleasant, and Yough should really be in favor of it because that would make them big fish in a small pond.
As of late it seems like the WPIAL may just stay at 4 classifications, saying that they are pretty content with making Heinz Field the be all end all.
I've been to the state championship in Hershey before and it’s special. I think it would be a terrible mistake to drop out of the PIAA. It would be as bad as the BCS. There would be no true champion.
It would be a mistake to go a different route then the PIAA on this one. The WPIAL would be a lot more like other districts that way. If they went to six classes you would see 12 teams in Six A. If you go to other districts in the state, a lot of them only have 7-10 Quad-A schools. The Six classes may even things up a little bit.
Six classes would also give schools like Seneca Valley and Butler a chance year in and year out. Well maybe not that big of a chance because it’s still Seneca Valley and Butler but miracles can happen.
More and more every day it looks like the WPIAL will stay with four.
I hope they do but unfortunately I don't have a vote......
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You talk about Big Time Small schools like south park and yough...Look at the dynasty of Thomas Jefferson... For AAA they are on the Lower end...Even though in 6-Class system, they would probably be listed as AAAA but play in AAAAA...but there is a team that is not much bigger than south park and yough but is way ahead in how the team is coached from the front office to the field and it shows on the scoreboard and in the 3rd qtr when the JV is in...
ReplyDeleteIt will be a shame if the WPIAL drops out of the PIAA Championship. We all know that the East cannot produce football players that can contend with the western part of the state. I think the East is wanting to create the 6 classes knowing the West will not participate and continue to be embaress the East.
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