What would be the perfect realignment for your team?

[vet93]

Within reason...what would be the realignment numbers that you would pick for your team. For Ballinger I would pick 340 as the low number in 3a. This would put Ballinger in 2a but would still be low enough to keep traditional 3a powers like Celina, Pilot Point, and Newton in 3a. It would also cause Jim Ned and Bangs to move up to 3a which helps out Ballinger in the region (especially Jim Ned with Colt McCoy at qb next year). What alignment numbers(s) would be best for your team?

[CatWoman]

My sentiments exactly!!

[District303aPastPlayer]

Sinton sits perfectly. They turned in 716 for this years realignment. it is almost safe to say that the 3A top cut off will be near 900... so sitting pretty around 700 is good for us.

[Gobbla2001]

I'm not sure what we turned in, but I'm sure it's around 750 or so...

If they stick us in 4A, I'll be shocked, but bring 'em on...

If we're back in 3A, I would NOT be shocked and will say, 'watch out'...

[Phil C]

Hey District - How many did the other teams in our district turn in? I am sure Sinton will still be the Division 1 team though.

[Matthew328]

For Everman Class 4A will happen...ADM of 1044...I'd like to see a Tarrant County district...looks like North Crowley will stay 4A so maybe:

Everman
Crowley
North Crowley
Kennedale
Mansfield Timberview
Brewer
Arlington Seguin
NRH Birdville

More than likely Everman and the 2 Crowley schools will be paired together..after that things are a toss up..Kennedale turned in 914 but they could still stay 3A..Timberview and Seguin could be both be 5A or one could be 5A..Brewer could go back with Stephenville & Brownwood and Aledo or they could go north and west..Birdville could also be a swing school...

[LineCoach]

Top number in 3A 938 or lower. As long as 938.5 gets you in 4A a lot of teams in 13-3A will be happy. I have a lot of respect for Forney and what they've done, but I hope to be wishing them luck in 4A on Feb. 2nd

[mjbf]

Matthew328 - According to justafan, Kennedale turned in 843 for Kennedale. You have them at 914. That is a big difference. Who is right?

[crzyjournalist03]

Ideal for Forney would be to have a high cutoff number so that we could stay in the same weak district.

[Keith7]

It would be interesting if Celina and Pilot Point moved out of 9-3A and left Pottsboro, whitesboro, Van Alstyne, and if Callisburg moved up to 3A and then They UIL will decide to let a oklahoma school in our district, and Marietta joined.. Making 9-3A look like this

Keith7's projected 9-3A teams:
Gainesville
Van Alstyne
Pottsboro
Callisburg
Marietta
Whitesboro

[agrabfan]

I don't necessarily want this to happen but it
would be so funny if the cutoff is 939 and we
end up in the same district as Crandall and
Wills Point.

However, I hope we end up in a competitive 3A or
4A district where the games won't be blowouts.

[3afan2K3]

crzyjournalist03:
Ideal for Forney would be to have a high cutoff number so that we could stay in the same weak district.No I want to atleast be in a 3A district with one good team

[VWG]

I would prefer the numbers to be 850 high and 350 low. No particular reason... but I think that at this level the bottom and top aren't so far apart from the 2:1 ratio.

[wildstangs]

Sweetwater, Merkel, Clyde, Graham, Wylie, and Breckenridge.

[KTJ]

I'd like to see Gainesville go out to Region I for the first time ever. I'd like to see how that would play out...as well as several other Gainesville fans/alums.

[AggieJohn]

i'd like to see liberty's district the wasy it used to be...

Liberty
Anahuac
Hardin
Hardin-Jefferson
Hampshire-Fannett
Barber's Hill

Now that would be classic

[Matthew328]

I am thinkin 914...every mock realignment I've seen has em at 914....914 is the # I heard from a failry reliable source...but I can't set the 914 # in stone...but I'll say this....TexasPrepXtra called around to just about every school in the state and got a TON of ADM #'s...and they have Kennedale in 4A...so that may tell you something...because their mock realignment is by far the best I've seen so far...

[JasperDog94]

Matthew328:
I am thinkin 914...every mock realignment I've seen has em at 914....914 is the # I heard from a failry reliable source...but I can't set the 914 # in stone...but I'll say this....TexasPrepXtra called around to just about every school in the state and got a TON of ADM #'s...and they have Kennedale in 4A...so that may tell you something...because their mock realignment is by far the best I've seen so far...So are you retracting your statement about a big shake-up in 3A?

[Matthew328]

Not at all....could be a lot of 5 team districts...or less than 32 districts..

[Old Cardinal]

You know Matt, If they were to load toward the top with 7 teams and 32 districts, then 4A would have approximately 224 and so would 3A. The only way to solve this situation is to move everyone UP to keep the 32 District setup. I think cutting down to less Regions in 3A is like rearranging the deck chairs on the sinking Titanic. Put 245 in 5A and 225 in 4A and 3A and even 225 in 2A and let the 1A be the one that catches what all is left!

<small>[ January 27, 2004, 04:06 PM: Message edited by: Old Cardinal ]</small>

[JasperDog94]

I think people get too bent out of shape about this 2:1 ratio. JMHO.

[duckbutter]

I really don't have any idea what will happen but I will think about really hard over the weekend and give you guys my opinion next Tuesday afternoon sometime.

<small>[ January 27, 2004, 04:07 PM: Message edited by: duckbutter ]</small>

[JasperDog94]

duckbutter:
I really don't have any idea what will happen but I will think about really hard over the weekend and give you guys my opinion next Tuesday afternoon sometime.Don't think too hard. I did that once. It gave me a headache. wink

[Matthew328]

Old Card your plan sounds good when you first look at it....the problem is this: if you have 225 schools in Class 3A then you'll have a LARGE disparity between the big schools and the small schools...maybe larger than what we have now...which has caused all the whining for 2 years now....either way the UIL is screwed...either they stick to the 2-1 ratio they want and have about 180 schools in 3A OR they scrap that and have nearly a 3-1 ratio..

[Old Cardinal]

Matt, They have said they can handle 245 in the 5A ranks. Now if you stack 225 into the 4A ranks, with all these added together that looks like 3A top-side would fall in the 790-800 range. Now 3A, at present, has a ton of little schools, if I have it even close the bottom number(with all the consolidations and a few schools up out of 2A would be around 330-340). All that is contingent on placing 225 schools in 32 Districts of 7 teams per District. Now that makes the enrollment spread much smaller than at present. Basically 3A would be a classification of smaller enrollment schools.

[Comeaux]

We can only dream.

Bridge City, Buna, Kountze, Kirbyville, Hamshire Fannett, Huntington, Orangefield

Buna would pay to get back in the district with Bridge City.

[Matthew328]

Actually the UIL will probably have 245 schools in 5A and 225 in 4A..that still leaves the top side of 3A around 900...I've already done the research on this one..

[Bellville22]

I'd like to see Bellville, Sealy, and La Grange back in the same district. Probably won't happen, but these teams have such great rivalries among them, it would be fun. And what a power it would be.

Bellville
Sealy
La Grange
Hempstead
Columbus
Giddings

for me.

[JustAFan]

Rumor has it the director of UIL told the superintendents at the Mid-Winter conference that there were going to be some big shake-ups in 3A, including some 5 team districts. So it appears (if the rumor mill was right for one time) that Matt is correct about 5 team districts. Monday will be a big day to find some things out. And I would love to find out who TexasPrep Xtra talked to about Kennedale numbers. They need a more reliable source.

<small>[ January 28, 2004, 11:35 AM: Message edited by: JustAFan ]</small>

[booger1]

Comeaux:
We can only dream.

Bridge City, Buna, Kountze, Kirbyville, Hamshire Fannett, Huntington, Orangefield

Buna would pay to get back in the district with Bridge City.That would be dumb to put Huntington it that district. Move them back to D-20 with Diboll and the other four teams, that would even it out more. Either way Huntington would have to drive just as far.

[Eagle88]

The low end around 369 and the high end around 800. Could make for a competitive district for the entire state. Don't really know everyone's numbers but we give all schools a fair shake.

[Rabbit'93]

LineCoach:
Top number in 3A 938 or lower. As long as 938.5 gets you in 4A a lot of teams in 13-3A will be happy. I have a lot of respect for Forney and what they've done, but I hope to be wishing them luck in 4A on Feb. 2ndAccording to a coach in Forney we turned in 931.5. So if that number you have is correct then hello 3A again. I however think that it will be 945.

[Rabbit'93]

vet93:
traditional 3a powers like Celina, Pilot Point, Traditional....They've been 3A for 2 years.

[vet93]

Sorry rabbit...I was thinking of traditional powers in that enrollment range. Newton, Celina and Pilot Point are close in enrollment and will be on the bubble of moving down to 3a. Sorry if I mispoke :) .


Rabbit'93:

vet93:
traditional 3a powers like Celina, Pilot Point, Traditional....They've been 3A for 2 years.

[Rabbit'93]

Vet I was just givin' ya a hard time more than anything. :D