Sjp pool is smaller than the pool of the entire Pittsburgh. We’ve discussed this before. Saying 3 states while sitting on the boarder makes it sound better than it is actually. For the sake of your argument I’ll side with you, but I’m sure you know how close jersey is to Philadelphia. We know there’s some public schools with larger radius.
Dudes will say this but still think SJP should be playing public schools in playoffs
Eventually they’ll be moved. I really don’t care much if they do or don’t. We’re now in 5a. I want to be the team that beats them and we still play them in league play. I’m old enough to remember when they weren’t as powerful. We came seconds away from defeating imhotep ( if not for certain reasons ) but they’re now 6a. The west now have 2 powers in district 12 to worry about. All restrictions sjp have don’t exist with imhotep and I’m sure they’re regrouping in a major way.
I agree, I don't know about the last 10 years but definitely the last 5 or 6. Shows thier advantages when they have more talent then a state wide all star team. I would bet if this year's prep team played the big 33 the game wouldnt be close. Prep definitely has more fbs kids.
You guys were definitely close. What are those certain reasons you feel stopped RC from winning?
Three states? SJP has had two players from Delaware in the last 20 years, one of whom played one year as a freshman and one of whom grew up in Philly and drove in from northern Delaware every day with his mother who worked in Philly. But, especially from a distance, this idea that SJP gets players from three or even four states has become a kind of mythology.
I have no problems with kids traveling to get a better education but these kids are traveling far distances for athletic reasons. It's an all star team. You proved my point that no other private school is doing what sjp is. It's a traveling all star team. I'm even ok with them having a football program but their advantages are to great that there's no way they should be allowed to compete in the piaa playoffs. They still can get their education and play their sports just no playoffs. Problem solved. Like I said why not let the big 33 team compete in the piaa playoffs. Would you have a problem with that?
It's not that other private schools haven't tried. At various points in the last 20 years LaSalle, Wood, Roman, West Catholic, Neumann Goretti, and--to some degree--O'Hara, Bonner, Conwell-Egan, McDevitt before it closed, and, to varying degrees all the Inter-Ac schools have tried to build strong football programs with players who lived more than a few miles from the schools. The same can be said for some of the Jersey schools (e.g., Eustace, Camden Catholic, Paul VI, Holy Cross, St. Augustine) in areas where the Prep has traditionally drawn students/players. What anyone who's followed football in the area knows is that it's really hard to build and sustain an excellent football program. SJP itself had quite a dip when Brooks left. I remember when North Penn walloped them in 2010--no let up even when they were way ahead.
Im not saying that prep should play the big 33 team but would you have an issue with the big 33 team competing in the piaa playoffs? Would you see a problem with that?
That's a really easy one. I don't think they should compete in the PIAA playoffs because the players are not students at the same school. And if they did compete, they probably wouldn't win a championship because they are a group of players, often not among the best in the state, who practice for just a few days before playing a game.
Other then sjp the big 33 would definitely beat any other team. If a school was able to go out and get all the players on the big 33 team do you think that school should be able to complete in the piaa playoffs?
Biggest was clock management. Leading by 2 scores with 7min left. We had a few bad drives late in the game. Imhotep pinned us and forced us to play in their territory in hopes we made a mistake and it paid off for them. We should’ve burned a bit more of that clock and focused on getting off good punts and forcing them to drive the length. They struggled to do that all game.
Agreed, not being able to get a drive going hurt RC and not having the punter didn’t help either. Two years they played two great games. I think the difference was upfront. RC wasn’t able to do anything with the Imhotep defensive line. Seems like that’s one area RC really needs to improve. They also had I believe 2 late penalties that walked Imhotep up to the 10 or 5 yard line.
If this is his last year I wouldn’t be mad if they gave Keita Crispin a shot. I know he’s been applying for different positions after leaving prep. Now with him being our DC his next position would be HC. The likelihood of it happening is pretty slim. My youngest son played during the McCord era. I never expected them to go back to Murph but I think that’s always worth consideration inside the building. There’s been a bunch of in house or alumni hiring in the past, so I always keep that in mind. Personally, I would go fresh. I think Prete has done a good job getting players in the door. The next coach would need to continue that.
you don't see the difference between winning 8 titles in 30 years like Chester and winning 8 within 10 years like numerous Philly catholic or charter schools?
I don't think anyone over 18 should be angry--let alone resolve to remain angry--about high school sports.
ok guy whose team has MAJOR advantages over everybody else and then pretends there are hardly any advantages at all
the only time you post is in anger when somebody doesn't put your teams ona pedestal, i don't see any input or insight from you
like i have told you before, if not for the right timing or moving down your Rams would have been SJP's biggest victim... you would be their biggest critic otherwise
Yes of course I see the difference. One school won 8 titles in 30 years, the others won 8 titles in 10 years. You got that one right BP!
I don't have teams, I have one. And that team has to play St. Joe every year, sometimes twice a year. Grow up Bradley. And notice, not a hint of anger.
That really pisses me off Paul that you're not pissed! What's wrong with you? JEEZ!
I don't know about everyone else on the thread but I have to go home to my wife tonight. So there's that!
