Playoffs Set
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I also think that Red Lion belongs, even though I DO think that they will probably lose to Howard (as will Archmere or Woodbridge, BTW). Their only loss was in Double OT to Archmere by 1 point. They outscored the rest of the teams on their schedule by 173-32, an average margin of 35-3, and they beat Caravel by a similar margin as Woodbridge. If they DO manage to beat Howard, their chances against Woodbridge or Archmere are excelent. This is not the cheating football factory of the past; this team was built the right way, and should no longer be resented.
Define the right way? I ask because they are indeed built on transfers (7 this year 3sr's, 3jr's and a stud soph) and 5 the previous year. .not that I have any issue with that because that is how it is these days. The football factory you refer to was not built on high school transfers. Those kids were brought in as middle schoolers or Freshmen sans a few. Now we can argue if the kids deserve to have gotten into the school or how tuition was paid etc.. if that is what you are referring to.. So no I doubt any of the new RLCA kids are getting scholarships or being let into the school not qualified academically or anything like that but lets not pretend the team is organically or home grown and just coached up kids who happen to enroll there as freshmen. Of the 9 seniors only one was there as a Freshman, 1 as a Soph, 4 as a Jr and 3 as Sr. Again I don't care it is the way it is these days but lets be real..
For the record I think they belong as well but so does St Marks, Delmar, Newark or any other 1 loss team IMHO
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I was not for a minute suggesting that Red Lion has not improved without transfers. The difference between then and now is how recruiting transfers is being done. During the football factory days, kids were given scholarships solely because they played football, even though they would not have been admitted for any other reason, or even desired as students. They certainly would not have been admitted based on academics. The present transfers certainly are desired for their football talents, but unlike in the past, they are only admitted if they qualify in other ways as well. Because it is a private school without a feeder pattern, Red Lion has to recruit ALL of their students, not just athletes, or they wouldn't have a school! The senior you mentioned as being there as a 9th grader , who is (and has been) one of their best players, has been at Red Lion since kindergarten. So was his brother, last year's senior quarterback, who had a banner year. Both of them were technically "recruited" as students even then, when no one was even thinking about them playing football. And there are several current juniors, sophomores and freshmen who have been in the program since 6th grade. Yes, Red Lion would not be what they are without the players you mentioned , who came to the school as seniors primarily to play football, and I am sure that other such players will come, but the effort is also there to "home grow" the program as much as possible as well. Again, even the "home grown" kids who become good athletes after they enrolled are recruited.
Yeah there are some generalities and assumptions in there about certain students that I am going to just leave alone as to not set off some fire storm debate but yeah ok most of what you said is true and why there are some folks on here that don't or won't support them. Is what it is.. It's funny because I argued on here ad nauseam a bunch of the same things and points you just did but it's more acceptable today I suppose but not by all..
Hell all the top nationally ranked teams these days are all private schools and all transfer laden. Even to the point some transfers just transfer in for football season then back to their home school the second semester to graduate with their friends Right or wrong that is how it is.. Filtering into colleges as well there are record numbers of kids entering the transfer portal each year. Bottom line is kids and parents are going to chase whatever they think is their best route to get what they want..
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Philadellpia's St. Joe's Prep is actually facing some backlash from some alumni about the success of their FB program. They have expressed that FB has been overemphasized and has actually clouded the true identity of the school. (One cynical interpretation is the the basketball oriented alums are jealous of the current FB PA dominance.)
...and so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby...
...and so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby...
yeah it happened like that at the MIAA schools as well.. It's all fun at first when the winning starts and the national ranking and all.. UNTIL the school starts getting a reputation as a football factory then there is the push back, the deemphasizing happens and so on.. happens like that all over.. Just a matter of time for Mater Dei and St John Bosco as well.. Happened that way at Don Bosco too then they ran Greg Toal out of there... and scooby dooby doo.. rut roe!
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Red Lion is still cheating. Transfers, recruiting , coach calling kids on other teams. It’s cool they’re going to get blown out.
As you’ll see tonight, RLCA gave Howard their closest game this year. They’ll beat Archmere by 40 with a running clock in the 1st half..
Wrong. But you can keep hatin. They’ve built a legit program with good kids that must abide by the school rules. Not some crazy college prep factory.
Look I get it you’re commenting on a post from 2 weeks ago because you’re mad that MT lost. Get some freaking tissues and RL blows
RL lost as I said they would. They stink. They beat nobody. They recruited a QB from NJ and some other guys and still lost.
DE high school football is awful
What more is there to know?
DE high school football is awful
What more is there to know?
