Recent content by prespsguy

Exactly, a lot of words without really saying anything...

https://www.kare11.com/article/sports/high-school/hs-football/matt-lombardi-leaves-as-maple-grove-football-coach/89-4d3c5a39-3bb4-4c5c-b5ec-71ddd4761d54 Any reactions to this???

Egg on my face! Can't begin to explain how impressed I was with the Edina team effort!

I agree, having seen them both up close, Edina plays well together but the O and D lines of EP are overall much more physical. Edina's makeup is not ideal to be effective against a team like EP. They will have to pass the ball downfield to score. First down will be huge. Edina can't get...

Awesome season for Edina, but they won't be able to keep it close tonight.

Ok, fair point. I didn't know they played ten years ago. Looking back, EP won that game 56-17.

Ummmmm....Coach Grant has never played Elk River and he's only coached against the Lakeville South Power T twice; he's 1-1 against it. Regardless, they aren't playing South this weekend.

By reading local media as well as posts here, people don't seem to be giving Centennial much of a chance to beat South. Not sure why that is. In think they win and give EP a real competitive game in the Prep Bowl (EP wins).

NSPN.tv again

Coach Grant has rubbed many people the wrong way and frankly, he's earned quite a bit of that, but the truth remains, he is an incredible football coach. Additionally, the kids who play for him for the most part love being a part of his program. People often reach for "excuses' for why Eden...

Potts is a good coach and has done an exceptional job this season. Edina got a good hire. However, to suggest a coach who has one winning season in his career, is perhaps the best coach in 6A, is laughable.

Brainerd was 6A and dropped to 5A last year. Reclassification will happen again in 25-26. Brainerd is actually slightly losing enrollment as some nearby districts like Pequot Lakes have grown the size of their districts.

Ok, yes, most private schools do have advantages. I agree overall. My point is those advantages are a minor inconvenience compared to the emergence of prep schools masquerading as high schools. Gentry Academy has 120 kids....120!!!! Wonder how many of those 120 are attending that school for...

Nothing is ever fair my friend, including public schools. Even with the free/educated lunch equation, do you really think Richfield's 900 kids have the same advantages as Orono's 900 kids? That being said, you completely missed the main thesis of my post....

The debate about classification of private schools is as old as private schools themselves. Some private schools have advantages while others certainly do not. What should concern all of us involved in high school athletics is the emergence of athletics specific "schools" who compete in the...