Good, bad or the ugly. What are your thoughts. One thing I do see is these lower classes like 1A and 2A some of these small schools actually have a chance at a State title. Preferably I like to have seen 6 classes
Your thoughts on 8 Classes
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Yeah, I do think 8 is too many. In 2a I really don't see any changes in someone competing with Tarboro in the east.
8 is too many I think. 6 would have been better
So they renamed the 1A 1AA 2A 2AA etc. from years ago…. Got it
I was about to say it's really no different from the A/AA playoffs
With the larger schools located in clusters they could have done 6A or a 5A and left the rest of us alone in place. Main concern would be avoiding a burden on too spread a 1A group for travel.
I hate it. I'd prefer 6 non-split classes personally. More championships means less competition in my opinion.
I think 8 is too many, 6 would have been about right for NC. 7 is probably even ok. But 8 stretches NC pretty thin.
Very watered down. I guess competition doesn't matter anymore
6A-1A would have been perfect. Going up to 8A waters down the competition. Doesn't make much sense. It's just a rebrand of the AA/A crap they did for so many years IMO.
We had 8 classifications already and most everyone hated it… personally I didn’t mind and thought it was a good system.. only thing I didn’t like was watching to see who went big or little A. One year a school could play in AA and the next be in A.
The NCHSAA could have easily took the lowest and highest 10% of the schools and classified them into 1A and 6A. The remaining schools of 80%, in between, could have been divided into 4 classes and created 2A,3A,4A and 5A giving each of those classes 20% of the schools.
I think 90% of the people agree that 6 classifications would have been best. But the ones in charge make the decisions based on money. So this is what we have.
It is very diluted but that has to be what ADs and coaches were shooting for when they petitioned for this model. The 4A looks the most watered down in the middle and I'm not sure you've really accomplished what everyone was truly after at the 1A or 8A level. It seems like we struggle with any numbers concerning this topic that aren't either 4 or 8. 5, 6, or 7 classes just can't gain a foothold and never have.
The 8 classification is what the Coaches and AD’S were in favor for.
The ones in charge that did this is the state politicians. When they capped the number of teams in each classification, there was know choice but to go to 8. If more schools are built, then we would have to move up to 9 classifications if we outgrow the 64 limit. Crazy how they took over.
More money for the schools and the NCHSAA.Eight state champions ,crazy.
And applied it to all sports, not just football.
This is a long term plan, to account for future growth as well. In 10-20 years it'll probably make more sense, especially as urban schools continue to balloon. Sure it may seem watered down today, however the ADM gaps were too large with only 4 classifications. In the 2A/3A especially, some of the differences between the smallest and largest schools were the size of an enrollment of another school in the same classification. That just can't happen and maintain a competitive fairness at the same time.
I always thought we should do football separate from other sports.
Title 9 becomes an issue if that happens. 8 football state champions, but only 4 in volleyball? Thats a Title 9 violation lawsuit just waiting to happen
The more I see these conference projections the more I feel they should went 6 classes instead of 8.
Wasn't it that way before? I thought the A/AA splitting was only in football before. I very well could be wrong though
I think North Carolina is the worst in the region when it comes to classifications and reclassifying. No other state has this much issue.
In many states, the underdog teams from smaller classifications make deep runs in the playoffs, showcasing their talent and determination. This can be incredibly inspiring, as these teams often have fewer resources and less visibility compared to larger schools, yet they can still achieve great success. With 8 classes, it can sometimes feel like the competition is diluted, making it harder for teams to gain the recognition they deserve. A reduction to 6 classes could balance the competition while still allowing smaller schools to compete for championships.
That's wonderful, but I never said anything about competition or favorite vs underdog. I'm speaking to the organizational faults of the nchsaa and how it feels the need to constantly reclassify.
How is that the NCHSAA is at fault? Unless you mean the entire make up of the actual nchsaa staff, ads(and coaches) and now the politicians when you say organization faults. They nchsaa have wanted 6 classifications for many years. It's the school reps(coaches and ads) that have voted that they wanted done the way it has been done with classifications (including splits) and reclassification years. Now you have the politicians that forces 8 classifications because of a cap on the number of teams they put on each classifications.
