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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you are suggesting that the IAC drop Prep but add Flint Hill and Potomac?

You would still have the imbalances that exist today, but on a different scale.  At some point, the two new schools will realize they are not drawing from as many boys to field their teams.  I am not sure why they would go for this change from the MAC.

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I would venture to guess that is what happened at the IAC president's meeting held earlier this weeks. We knpw three things about the meeting from our friend, Josh Barr, of the WPost.

1. That a vote to expel Prep from the IAC was on the agenda, but was not brought up.
2. That there was a discussion about "competitive balance" in the IAC.
3. That new members were discussed.

From what many of us know about the history of the IAC and the historical positions these schools have taken, the guess is that it’s the VA schools (SSSA and EHS) that are interested in adding new schools. And it is likely these schools would include Potomac and Flint Hill.

A barrier to adding these new schools might be their concern about the current athletic power imbalance in the Conference. Hence the discussion of achieving "competitive balance". Of course it’s a crazy idea as its almost impossible to achieve any kind of balance in a Conference.
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