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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a Bullis supporter at all or even root for the IAC as a collective, but I find it absurd the inability for any individual that supports a school in the IAC  to give any respect, compliment or credit to any other school in that conference, no matter how great the accomplishment. I always hear how fans of universities root for their “conference” if their school isn’t in the final; think NCAA basketball tournament. Or news outlets announce records by conference in ncaa bowl season, as another example.

Not so with this IAC conference. I would think Bullis winning those games would be considered a feather in the cap of the conference, as the most recent example?  Another example was the undefeated Landon team of 2017; no credit or hint  of Conference pride?The vitriol just amazes me. I was hoping for different as these are kids playing as hard as they know how and the posters are supposed to be adults? Guess not.

I do love this sport; just wish it was different in DC with all those involved. Count me as one old guy that his time has passed. Good bye to the helicopter and/or “has been/never was” parents. I wish you the best with the lessons you are teaching your children. [/quote]

You age has nothing to do with this phenomenon as there was no Golden Age of warmer relationships between the schools.

As a long time IAC-watcher I can assure you that there has never been any "IAC Pride" or unity or anything like that ever. This pre-dates Helicopter parents by many, many years.

"Vitriol" is a word you could use. Near total "Antipathy" would be a very accurate description of the Prep - Landon relationship for decades.

About the best you'll get is indifference.

What surprises me is that new people come along and don't understand the history.

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Except that the IAC has always been considered the Ivy league of local high school conferences. [/quote]

By whom?

When Sidwell left, the academic reputation took a hit.

I don't know what has happened at Bullis recently, but I don't think anyone in the past thought it was a top academic school.

St Stephens & St Agnes has never been an academic powerhouse. Nor has Episcopal. Nice schools, just not academically elite.

Prep serves a community and that community is represented by a range of students, some very good and some average.

I think the MAC is as strong academically.

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