If you do well in division 3 you move up to division 2, if you go 0-whatever in division 1 you drop down. If the lowest division matches up a small enrollment school which puts a lot of effort into football against a much larger school that is not as good as other large schools, what does it matter as long as the teams are well matched.
Its got nothing to do with money
The same reason “poor” schools fail at football, is the same reason they fail at academics.
Be proactive! Put football out of it’s misery at the HS level. It’s a moronic sport played mainly by genetic freaks.
When I saw “Hoover High” I immediately thought of Hoover, Alabama which is a perennial power in Alabama.
Seems like the poorer schools would have more black players.
Does Iowa not know how to fairly rank their football games? Let the lower ranked schools player each other. The higher class teams play each other.
Problem solved.
I could see that there are advantages to being rich and none to being poor. It made me work hard, stay in school, study and learn, and get rich.
Truth and reality are excellent teachers.
Simple solution, just schedule the poor schools to play the Miami Dolphins.
I have an idea instead of whining about losing so much...play better. I hear this whining at the college level now also. You have the top 4...Alabama, Clemson, Ohio State, Oklahoma and then you have everyone else. Those 4 programs sell their soul to get victories but it's not up to them to play worse or be made worse by the NCAA, its up to the Floridas, Oregons, LSUs and Michigans to play better.
I think it was Bear Bryant -way back in the days of segregation - that was ‘always’ crying about Bama being a powerhouse in the South but go to Michigan and Ohio etc and get our backsides handed to us by players that grew up in the shadows of ‘Bama but weren’t allowed to play in Alabama.
It changed....
That way, everyone can be losers.
Around here some of the poorer schools in rougher areas (McKeesport, Woodland Hills, Aliquippa, Clairton) generally have some of the best teams.
Eliminate the scoring system. Everybody wins.
One of the most black student schools, most poorest in Charlotte, kicked many teams butts for years. They were a fine football team. Outstanding band too.
Set the rules and let them play
Lots of states do just that.
Getting rid of Affirmative Action and only allowing truly qualified students admittance would solve a lot of the problem. If that happened, a lot of the super athletes would be spread out to less prestigious schools. The way it is now, some of these sports teams should actually be professional teams with no connection whatsoever to the schools. Give the athletes salaries instead of scholarships, and have them use that income to pay for classes if they’re so inclined.
My old H.S was a perennial mediocrity in football until black kids started moving into the district, which had the coaches salivating. We are in section 6 in Western New York, a small school located in a first-ring suburb of Buffalo that usually played against small rural schools like Eden and Silver Creek.
The last 3 years they were section champions and got to play in the Carrier Dome.
What about schools like Columbia who have a very small number of extremely bright students who also love to play football. Perhaps they could get an exam contest against the players from Michigan to decide the game and play for fun.
NOT!
Wins and losses should not be determined by the number of points scored. Good Social Justice warriors would assign wins on the basis of diversity, sincerity in social justice causes, and poverty level of the schools that play each other. Also bonus points should be given for number of transgendered players and cheerleaders associated with each team.
Isn’t that the PC wave of the future?
In high school, a team’s fortunes can change remarkably in one year.
Sometimes a school does have some choice in what class to compete in. I’m not sure about Iowa.
It looks like Iowa gets very rural one county away from Des Moines. Dropping down a class might not be practical. Not winning a state championship isn’t the end of the world.
Poor schools should stick to soccer.