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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Spalding is too big.

Over a thousand students in its Upper School.

Many would argue Georgetown Prep (550 boys) is too big compete whatever they call this new league

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The serous downgrading in the level of competition that Prep would face in this new imagined conference would be another strong reason for them to move to the Catholic League.

Having to play DeMatha and St John's in everything might be daunting, but putting some of these MAC schools on the schedule isn't fair to them or Prep. They usually dominate the IAC All Sports Founders Cup. One imagines what these teams would do against the MAC schools.[/quote]

About 20ish years ago, Prep football moved over to the MIAA - Prep was either kicked out or wanted an upgrade in competition.. It took about 3-4 years and they were back.

And if you think this is all new...here is a post from literally 15 years ago on this very website.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/200926.page[/quote]

I'm very familiar with the whole thing. And Prep was kicked out and had to almost reapply. The move to expel GP football was led by Bullis headmaster. Landon voted against it and continued to play Prep throughout.

This doesn't have much to do with the current situation. I guess you are trying to make the point that GP was expelled twice, which everyone with a knowledge of the area schools knows. It's also true that for at least 20 or 30 years, the smaller WCAC schools have been trying to come up with approaches that allow them to be in the same conference as the larger schools but not have to compete with them for championships in some sports.

The GP rivalry and relationship is extremely important to Landon. GP is their athletic measuring stick and a huge part of their tradition. Any arrangement that separates them from GP would have rough sledding. I suspect the STA people, including the alumni, also have feelings about playing Prep and Landon.[/quote]

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