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4:37 James D. Cimburek
Good, spirited chat today. Hope to see everyone next week, where I'm sure we'll be talking football playoff stuff.
View Article4:36 jeremyhoeck
Caitlin Duffy transferring from Colorado State to USD for basketball. It's not purely for athletics, but she's got to sit out a season. That wouldn't be a bad idea for high schools. You want to move to...
View Article4:36 James D. Cimburek
But one isn't in sports, and the other three are in elementary school. Sports aren't really factors for them (yet).
View Article4:35 James D. Cimburek
Or, like I said, make them sit a year to make sure they are doing it for the right reason (academics).
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4:34 aheg22 via Twitter
 Nice article @bigheadbenny13 :) #allgrowedup #reporterlyf ... DWU Cools Off Lancers 3-1 yankton.net/sports/article… via @pressanddakotan
View Article4:34 James D. Cimburek
I'm not a big fan of kids trying to build champions on their own. I'd rather see them work with the teammates they've had since middle school.
View Article4:32 jeremyhoeck
Absolutely. If there was such a concern about it, have a 1-year stipulation. Much like the NCAA. You want to transfer from SDSU to USD, fine, but you're sitting out a year.
View Article4:32 James D. Cimburek
I would not have a problem if the SDSHAA said that, if you open enroll you sit a year.
View Article4:31 Comment From Faux Aceman
so you disagree with Stu on his thoughts? He despises it…it compromises the "competitive integrity" of high school sports…as Stu says…and I agree with him
View Article4:31 James D. Cimburek
Never said it was. I am just saying that, if that is the system that is in place, why not go out of your way to promote yourself to try and draw top students from otherschools.
View Article4:30 James D. Cimburek
Sports is not what open enrollment was for, but that is what it has turned in to. It was meant to give you educational opportunities.
View Article4:30 jeremyhoeck
There are many examples of area kids open enrolling to another school.
View Article4:28 James D. Cimburek
Is it? Gayville-Volin's No. 2 runner open enrolls from Yankton. Put her on the Gazelles and Yankton is a title contender.
View Article4:27 Comment From Faux Aceman
Doug Hanson and Steve Schermerhorn maybe…but that was in late 90s
View Article4:27 James D. Cimburek
Then that's Yankton's mistake. I drive up I-29 and see advertisements promoting public schools in a few towns.
View Article4:26 jeremyhoeck
Every once in a while, we hear the same complaint about catholic schools down in Nebraska.
View Article4:26 James D. Cimburek
Everyone "recruits" kids these days. Open enrollment assured of that.The difference is that O'Gorman and STM don't have to take everyone that comes to their door.
View Article4:25 James D. Cimburek
And Yankton actually started climbing back up the ladder because they don't. The football players going out for track helped make the football team better.
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4:25 jhoeck via Twitter
 @ryan_streit Agreed. Plus, York has wanted in as well. GPAC schools are already playing York in most sports.
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4:24 ryan_streit via Twitter
 @jhoeck too bad they won't let Dakota State in. Dumb rule that they don't allow public schools.
View Article4:23 Comment From Faux Aceman
Why does Rapid City dominate baseball? Because they specialize
View Article4:23 jeremyhoeck
And again, if it's ALL numbers/enrollment, why hasn't Rapid City risen up?
View Article4:22 Comment From Faux Aceman
thanks Ace…here is a quote from Stu's article "3. On a bus ride back from a brutal playoff beating in Watertown, then-Roosevelt defensive coordinator Brian Hermanson talked Brent DeBoer into using a...
View Article4:21 James D. Cimburek
Tri-Valley is traditionally one of the stronger ones, but not this year.
View Article4:20 James D. Cimburek
School size is part of it, but not the complete picture. Prior to 2002, the five largest schools in the state combined for 1 title, Stevens over Washington in the lowest-scoring final in state history...
View Article4:20 Comment From Faux Aceman
His argument that 11AAA and 11AA semifinals are formalities now…which they are…but aren't 11A (West Central, Dell Rapids, Madison, Tea) and 11B essentially (Winner, STM, Aberdeen Roncalli, tri valley)
View Article4:20 jeremyhoeck
No way AA should have been broken up. He was right to call it an overreaction, that's exactly what it was. Look at the way things have evened out. It was cyclical. That's been my opinion from day one.
View Article4:19 Comment From Faux Aceman
He also stated that Brandon Valley is an example of an ESD team having a good year in AAA…yet they would be 7th or 8th best team in old AA (counting harrisburg)
View Article4:17 Comment From Faux Aceman
His argument that class enrollments and numbers aren't a differentiating factor…then he went on to specifically reference Sioux Falls coaches deciding to use two-platoon system…which requires more...
View Article4:15 James D. Cimburek
Word for word what he read at QB Club last week. I agreed with most of it, to be honest. 8 and 10 teams is too few for a class, and trying to honor conference ties makes state scheduling a pain.
View Article4:14 Comment From Faux Aceman
speaking of all of that controversy, what were thoughts on Stu Whitney's piece?
View Article4:13 James D. Cimburek
I think he was referring to 0-9 and having a playoff game to forfeit. If I remember correctly, everyone gets in in Minnesota.
View Article4:13 jeremyhoeck
By his senior year, he was listed at 295....that college strength program apparently did wonders.
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