OldMaroonDevil-
Under one premise, or word game as you say, you are absolutely correct.
We use the phrase regarding dual 3A champs,"either they were all state champs, or none of them were". You can't have it both ways when they didn't play each other.
But that is EXACTLY what the current NCHSAA does now. They grant "state champion" status to the 3A class teams that won under THEIR banner, yet segregate same year 3A WNCHSAA titles as not.
That is the core issue of this letter.
Another premise, and a more positive one, is that all public school association championships won in the "state" of North Carolina CAN BE TERMED "STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS".
Regardless of which association it was won in.
That SHOULD BE the way they are referenced as it is positive, all inclusive, represent the full playoff success as allowed, and interestingly sets up the inclusion of the 2017 champions where 1A and 4A with byes and reduced fields varies substantially with the 2A and 3A formats. They are not the same playoffs.
Thus the timing of this letter.
Easy for the current merged NCHSAA to administer.
Make the change.
Under one premise, or word game as you say, you are absolutely correct.
We use the phrase regarding dual 3A champs,"either they were all state champs, or none of them were". You can't have it both ways when they didn't play each other.
But that is EXACTLY what the current NCHSAA does now. They grant "state champion" status to the 3A class teams that won under THEIR banner, yet segregate same year 3A WNCHSAA titles as not.
That is the core issue of this letter.
Another premise, and a more positive one, is that all public school association championships won in the "state" of North Carolina CAN BE TERMED "STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS".
Regardless of which association it was won in.
That SHOULD BE the way they are referenced as it is positive, all inclusive, represent the full playoff success as allowed, and interestingly sets up the inclusion of the 2017 champions where 1A and 4A with byes and reduced fields varies substantially with the 2A and 3A formats. They are not the same playoffs.
Thus the timing of this letter.
Easy for the current merged NCHSAA to administer.
Make the change.