Maybe your school had a big following, but for the most part the private school fan base does not travel well at all. When Hartley came calling to Ironton a couple years ago they would have been good to have 100 fans in the stands. When Ironton played them again at Logan it was slightly better, but they were much closer to Columbus and still didnt make the trip.Iggy25 wrote:This would ruin the state championships. The statement about private schools having weak fan bases is false. I went to a private school and trust me, our fanbase is incredible. Easily 5-7K on average and in big games we get over 10k. Private schools have huge followings. This would kill high school sport championships in Ohio. Did it in NY and it ruined it.
The bigger D1 and D2 private schools seem to have a much better following than the D3-6 private schools. I think the split would be good for the state championships and only help. You say it "ruined it" in NY....for who? The private schools?