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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ISL has A and AA in all sports other than track, cross-country, field hockey and swim/dive.  There is elevation and relegation with the top team in the lower (A) division swapping divisions with the bottom team in the higher (AA) division.  I've seen my daughters compete in the ISL over the past 8 years and the system generally works pretty well.

On the other hand, I competed in the IAC and will [b]be damned if my school agrees to a merger with the MAC or WCAC[/b].  [/quote]

What many not realize --- especially current parents --- is that there is a pecking order here. The school doesn't react to all the groups equally.

The key on this discussion is whose opinions really matter. Which groups and individuals would have the power to make significant changes.

I'm reminded of something I was told by a school higher-up a number of years ago. He said, "Parents come and parents go. But the Alumni are here forever."

It takes a parent a year or two to figure things out. When the senior year rolls around they start dialing out. The schools have seen this every four years for many decades. It never changes. The unhappy, noisy sports parents are here for a while and then graduate when their kids do. Because they feel they are "paying the bills" that they ought to be listened to. And they are, but it's well practiced listening and not doing.

The opinions of Alumni matter and those of certain alumni matter a lot. And this group may be more concerned about country club grill banter than they are "the experience of current student athletes".

There's also the opinions of the people in the Athletic Director's world that includes the coaches. The coaches want to win games and conference championships. Playing stronger teams isn't going to help them do either.

Then there's the Admissions Office who is concerned about selling perspective parents that they ought to compare their school to the really expensive ones and not the cheaper ones that are very good at athletics.[/quote]

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