Georgetown Prep Football
| 8/31/2012 | 6:30 PM | Fork Union | Prep | |
| 9/8/2012 | 2:00 PM | McNamara | McNamara | |
| 9/15/2012 | 1:30 PM | Gonzaga | Prep | |
| 9/22/2012 | 1:00 PM | McDonogh | McDonogh | |
| 9/28/2012 | 6:30 PM | Loyola | Prep | |
| 10/6/2012 | 1:30 PM | St. Albans | St. Albans | |
| 10/19/2012 | 6:30 PM | Anacostia High School | Prep | |
| 10/26/2012 | 7:00 PM | Annapolis Christian | Annapolis Christian | |
| 11/2/2012 | 6:30 PM | Landon | Prep | |
| 11/9/2012 | 7:00 PM | Bullis | Bullis |
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According to a coach on the staff they left because the decision was made that GP is not willing to recruit at the level needed to compete in the MIAA. DC recruiting is bad but Baltimore is twice as bad. In their eyes, they would need to compromise the admissions standards in order to get the number of talented kids needed to compete with Gilman, CH etc.
I can respect the decision. GP in an interesting spot. Can't compete with the WCAC or MIAA championship level schools year in and year out, but probably too much for the IAC and MAC. With Bullis coming on and if Landon and St. Albans can hold on perhaps they will eventually end up back there.
It is easy to fill an independent schedule and I think they have done a good job this year.
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"According to a coach on the staff they left because the decision was made that GP is not willing to recruit at the level needed to compete in the MIAA. DC recruiting is bad but Baltimore is twice as bad. In their eyes, they would need to compromise the admissions standards in order to get the number of talented kids needed to compete with Gilman, CH etc."
Are u saying in the early 80's Prep compromised the admissions standards in order to get the number of talented kids needed to compete when they had the areas longest winning streak and when they beat a Milloy GC team 77-0? Or are you saying that most good football payers are dumb? Not sure how to follow this reasoning?
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I actually am not saying anything. I am quoting what a coach on the staff told me. I have no dog in the fight. If you want to challenge the validity of the statement.......fine with me.
As far as recruiting, sure there are good students that can play football. However, you do have to admit that the admissions requirements are slightly higher at GP than most of the WCAC schools. Probably just as important the tuition is $10,000 a year more. Great students that are great football players do not grow on trees. The school would have to "recruit" them. That would involve courting youth programs, making some exceptions on borderline kids, and offering financial aid at a level to make up the $10K plus difference in tuition. Why would you go to GP when you can go to GC, SJC or Gonzaga for 10 grand less. I personally know people that got into Prep but chose GZ just because of the costs.
I can understand why a school would not want to commit to that. In this economy I am sure donations are down. Shoot.....Prep probably has a 7 figure annual landscaping bill. Money is tight and decisions have to be made. If Prep wants to compete at the IAC level......along with other schools that have made similar decisions......then God bless them.
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I didn't mean t0 attack u , I RESPECPT EVERYTHING Y0U SAY, I was saying that t0unge in cheek but I think because I am dysIexic much 0f what I mean t0 say and h0w I say it never gets c0nveyed 0n paper S0RRY
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"Why would you go to GP when you can go to GC, SJC or Gonzaga for 10 grand less. I personally know people that got into Prep but chose GZ just because of the costs."
ur asking ME this??? I kn0w u did n0t think that thru b4 u wr0te it
Mercersburg $54,000
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GC Forever
Until last year Prep was competitive in the MIAA A division and even last year lost a couple really close games. They beat Calvert Hall 3 years in a row including 2 years ago when Calvert Hall who was ranked # 1 in the state and had just beaten Gilman the week before and if I'm not mistaken easily beat the 2nd place WCAC team last year that you beat in the championship game and beat DeMatha twice.
They beat every team in the MIAA A including Gilman while they were in the MIAA. They don't recruit the way those schools do and they actually will not accept multiple marginal students whose primary function is to play Football. They don't have a huge donor backing the program and ae not at every youth football game within a 50 mile radius.
At this point I wish they would join the WCAC. I think the new administration is more focused on Academics and Prep simply can't let kids in that would struggle academically. More so than other schools, a fair number of the kids, parents went to the school. (Boland, Rauber, Rutlands, Sullivan, Coppolla etc.).
They could compete in the WCAC but would definitely struggle against a school like Good Counsel who has made it a top priority to be a National power and recruit from all over the DMV. You might want to look at the Prep-GC scores before Milloy and recruiting went to a new level. Prep dominated. They were also the last local out of conference team from the DC area to beat Good Counsel when GC was #1 in the area.
They have different goals.
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In defending the GP football program, by pointing out it's ability to compete at various places and time, in my opinion you are making the argument that they should be in the WCAC. They can get kids who can play today like they did years back. They already have a few. They have the facilities, resources and demographics to be very competitive across the board. They have the prestige to the point that a student who is a good athlete (major sports) and also meets their academic standards should want to go there. But it seems he doesn't want to (outside of Lax). You need to look hard and answer that question.
Thanks to Title 9, Internet, Cable television and the world of sports marketing, college athletics have dramatically changed in the last 10 years. This caused a flow throw shift down into high school athletics. The emphasis on - and rewards for - competing at that level have forever been changed. Prep administration has not recognized the effect.
Most kids want to go to Prep - or would at least consider it if it was an opportunity (ok, maybe not the guys in purple). I get it. But the best student athletes aren't knocking down the door - and Prep isn't recruiting them or simply cannot get them. Why? Don't kid yourself - it's not because all of them cannot cut it academically. You are feeding a very dangerous beast if you subscribe to that idea.
High school extra-curricular programs are not just about throwing the jersey on the guys you have. They are "programs" for a reason as opposed to club sports, intramurals or a pick up game . All schools recruit talented kids in a variety of areas of skill - drama, science, math, and yes athletics. It's about good competition and the students and alumni demand it.
It is just disappointing that Prep continues to put its head in the sand when it comes to almost anything but Lax. In defending the current status of football, you are arguing that the other schools success is due to the fact that GP does not do what the other schools are doing. Prep is right and the World is all wrong.....Is that the position? Look, Prep has it's share of what even they would term "marginal" students - I know this for a fact. But I guess they aren't football players. Every school has such students because every school has a "curve" and that is the world we live in.
Anyway, as I hear it, the argument is predicated on good football players are all marginal students.I reject that (and I bet many others do as well). I will also say that if Prep really wanted to hold itself to a higher standard, they would compete for the best student athletes using the assets it has as an institution to attract them. Part of that would be for the administration to get behind the program. It would also be for Prep to be a member of the WCAC - for all kinds of reasons previously argued here.
I am not a Prep hater. Honestly. I just don't get why they indict the other schools as a means to justify not wanting to compete. They can and they should is my argument. Right now, they are wandering in the desert. They need a "home" where they can compete and have the victories actually mean something. I think they could most effectively do so in the WCAC and take many well qualified student athletes from GZ, GC, SJC and even DM in the process. I believe that both Prep and the WCAC would be better for it.
Let's get ready for some football.
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Great post!!!!! I should read the entire thread before posting from now on!!!! You said what I wanted to but can't do anywhere near as good as you did!
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I am not a LAX guy but aren't the demographics of the sport different from say........football and basketball. Assuming I am correct in assuming LAX is a middle to upper class sport then it is easy to understand why Prep can better compete for the good players. Less need for financial aid.
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