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10-20-2003, 01:06 PM
I agree with this decision, it would further water down playoffs.
By Matthew Obernauer
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Monday, October 20, 2003
The University Interscholastic League's standing committee on athletics announced Sunday that it would not recommend changes to its existing playoff structure for high school team sports, including football.
In a statewide survey, sent out by the UIL in September and released to the public Sunday, superintendents voted by almost 2 to 1 against expanding the playoffs to include four teams from each district.
Playoff expansion garnered far more support from large schools than small ones. Among Class 4A and 5A schools, 153 superintendents voted to expand to four teams, while 163 voted no. At the 1A, 2A and 3A level, the vote went 451-156 against expansion.
The UIL could have considered expanding the playoffs only at the 5A level, officials said, but chose not to because there was no majority vote in favor of the proposal at any level. "I think this (question) will be settled for a while," UIL Athletic Director Charles Breithaupt said.
The committee also voted Sunday to recommend sending two questions to a January ballot referendum -- in track and field, whether to advance the third-place district finisher to the regional meet, and in softball playoffs, whether to have a coin flip determine whether one game or a three-game series will be played.
By Matthew Obernauer
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Monday, October 20, 2003
The University Interscholastic League's standing committee on athletics announced Sunday that it would not recommend changes to its existing playoff structure for high school team sports, including football.
In a statewide survey, sent out by the UIL in September and released to the public Sunday, superintendents voted by almost 2 to 1 against expanding the playoffs to include four teams from each district.
Playoff expansion garnered far more support from large schools than small ones. Among Class 4A and 5A schools, 153 superintendents voted to expand to four teams, while 163 voted no. At the 1A, 2A and 3A level, the vote went 451-156 against expansion.
The UIL could have considered expanding the playoffs only at the 5A level, officials said, but chose not to because there was no majority vote in favor of the proposal at any level. "I think this (question) will be settled for a while," UIL Athletic Director Charles Breithaupt said.
The committee also voted Sunday to recommend sending two questions to a January ballot referendum -- in track and field, whether to advance the third-place district finisher to the regional meet, and in softball playoffs, whether to have a coin flip determine whether one game or a three-game series will be played.