Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 06:22     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
It's happening.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 06:21     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Prep can't compete with the big boys in football (GC, DM, SJC, GZ).The alums who passionate about their football program are living in the stone ages. This is not the 1970s or 1980s.

Today, in order to compete with the big 4 from the WCAC (GZ's program has even dropped off in recent years), you need to have real institutional support behind you.

Every year Prep certainly has some kids whom would easily start in the WCAC at a DM or a GZ etc. etc. but in order to really compete with those schools, you need a roster of blue chip football recruits.

I don't see Prep going down this route but maybe I am mistaken.


Institutional support?

I guess what that includes:

A compliant Admissions Office that allows a special set of academic standards for football “recruits”.

Lots of Financial Aid which is actually de facto football scholarships. The source of this money is alumni who not only contribute but who also steer recruits to the school.

A faculty willing to pass football players regardless of academic ability or interest.


Remedial classes and courses.

School leadership willing to make these investments and turn a blind eye to the corruption of the Admission and Financial Aid processes and whatever behavioral or disciplinary problems rear their heads.


Prep already has all of those things in place for football players. IYKYK


Show me a private school that doesn't do it to a degree.

Prep would have to do a whole lot more of if they moved to the WCAC where it's replete.



The schools are about 2x the size of GP. They can afford to give away more education. There's no way GP could keep up without blowing the budget which they are barely ahead of anyway.


Actually only Gonzaga and Dematha have a lot more boys per grade than GP in the WCAC. The others are pretty close to Prep.


The ability to give financial aid is based on the entire budget and not a specific student segment.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 21:15     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Prep boosters drone on about brotherhood and culture but these days it’s really just another ballroom at the pooks hill Marriott. Just passing thru bro…
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 20:58     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Prep can't compete with the big boys in football (GC, DM, SJC, GZ).The alums who passionate about their football program are living in the stone ages. This is not the 1970s or 1980s.

Today, in order to compete with the big 4 from the WCAC (GZ's program has even dropped off in recent years), you need to have real institutional support behind you.

Every year Prep certainly has some kids whom would easily start in the WCAC at a DM or a GZ etc. etc. but in order to really compete with those schools, you need a roster of blue chip football recruits.

I don't see Prep going down this route but maybe I am mistaken.


Institutional support?

I guess what that includes:

A compliant Admissions Office that allows a special set of academic standards for football “recruits”.

Lots of Financial Aid which is actually de facto football scholarships. The source of this money is alumni who not only contribute but who also steer recruits to the school.

A faculty willing to pass football players regardless of academic ability or interest.


Remedial classes and courses.

School leadership willing to make these investments and turn a blind eye to the corruption of the Admission and Financial Aid processes and whatever behavioral or disciplinary problems rear their heads.


Prep already has all of those things in place for football players. IYKYK


Show me a private school that doesn't do it to a degree.

Prep would have to do a whole lot more of if they moved to the WCAC where it's replete.



The schools are about 2x the size of GP. They can afford to give away more education. There's no way GP could keep up without blowing the budget which they are barely ahead of anyway.


And Prep is 2.5 larger than EHS, Saint Stephen’s and Bullis.

And about 1.5 larger than Landon and STA these days.

Prep admissions is turning a blind eye these days to some questionable admits - facts.


Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 20:57     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Prep can't compete with the big boys in football (GC, DM, SJC, GZ).The alums who passionate about their football program are living in the stone ages. This is not the 1970s or 1980s.

Today, in order to compete with the big 4 from the WCAC (GZ's program has even dropped off in recent years), you need to have real institutional support behind you.

Every year Prep certainly has some kids whom would easily start in the WCAC at a DM or a GZ etc. etc. but in order to really compete with those schools, you need a roster of blue chip football recruits.

I don't see Prep going down this route but maybe I am mistaken.


Institutional support?

I guess what that includes:

A compliant Admissions Office that allows a special set of academic standards for football “recruits”.

Lots of Financial Aid which is actually de facto football scholarships. The source of this money is alumni who not only contribute but who also steer recruits to the school.

A faculty willing to pass football players regardless of academic ability or interest.


Remedial classes and courses.

School leadership willing to make these investments and turn a blind eye to the corruption of the Admission and Financial Aid processes and whatever behavioral or disciplinary problems rear their heads.


Prep already has all of those things in place for football players. IYKYK


Show me a private school that doesn't do it to a degree.

Prep would have to do a whole lot more of if they moved to the WCAC where it's replete.



The schools are about 2x the size of GP. They can afford to give away more education. There's no way GP could keep up without blowing the budget which they are barely ahead of anyway.


Actually only Gonzaga and Dematha have a lot more boys per grade than GP in the WCAC. The others are pretty close to Prep.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 20:51     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Who would lobby to have that stuff at their school? As was already mentioned, policies like that do nothing but destroy culture and community.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 20:25     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:There is zero culture at prep these days. If you can play, they will take you. Anytime of the year. You wanna come mid year ? Done. Come for one year and then “graduate” ? Done.
Yeah, all the IAC schools are doing that. Ok sure.


If the other IAC schools don’t like it, they can always vote for new rules.

You ought to be lobbying you son’s school’s not complaining about it on an anonymous forum.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 19:53     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
There is zero culture at prep these days. If you can play, they will take you. Anytime of the year. You wanna come mid year ? Done. Come for one year and then “graduate” ? Done.
Yeah, all the IAC schools are doing that. Ok sure.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 17:46     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Prep can't compete with the big boys in football (GC, DM, SJC, GZ).The alums who passionate about their football program are living in the stone ages. This is not the 1970s or 1980s.

Today, in order to compete with the big 4 from the WCAC (GZ's program has even dropped off in recent years), you need to have real institutional support behind you.

Every year Prep certainly has some kids whom would easily start in the WCAC at a DM or a GZ etc. etc. but in order to really compete with those schools, you need a roster of blue chip football recruits.

I don't see Prep going down this route but maybe I am mistaken.


Institutional support?

I guess what that includes:

A compliant Admissions Office that allows a special set of academic standards for football “recruits”.

Lots of Financial Aid which is actually de facto football scholarships. The source of this money is alumni who not only contribute but who also steer recruits to the school.

A faculty willing to pass football players regardless of academic ability or interest.


Remedial classes and courses.

School leadership willing to make these investments and turn a blind eye to the corruption of the Admission and Financial Aid processes and whatever behavioral or disciplinary problems rear their heads.


Prep already has all of those things in place for football players. IYKYK


Show me a private school that doesn't do it to a degree.

Prep would have to do a whole lot more of if they moved to the WCAC where it's replete.



The schools are about 2x the size of GP. They can afford to give away more education. There's no way GP could keep up without blowing the budget which they are barely ahead of anyway.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 17:37     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Prep can't compete with the big boys in football (GC, DM, SJC, GZ).The alums who passionate about their football program are living in the stone ages. This is not the 1970s or 1980s.

Today, in order to compete with the big 4 from the WCAC (GZ's program has even dropped off in recent years), you need to have real institutional support behind you.

Every year Prep certainly has some kids whom would easily start in the WCAC at a DM or a GZ etc. etc. but in order to really compete with those schools, you need a roster of blue chip football recruits.

I don't see Prep going down this route but maybe I am mistaken.


Institutional support?

I guess what that includes:

A compliant Admissions Office that allows a special set of academic standards for football “recruits”.

Lots of Financial Aid which is actually de facto football scholarships. The source of this money is alumni who not only contribute but who also steer recruits to the school.

A faculty willing to pass football players regardless of academic ability or interest.


Remedial classes and courses.

School leadership willing to make these investments and turn a blind eye to the corruption of the Admission and Financial Aid processes and whatever behavioral or disciplinary problems rear their heads.


Prep already has all of those things in place for football players. IYKYK


Show me a private school that doesn't do it to a degree.

Prep would have to do a whole lot more of if they moved to the WCAC where it's replete.

Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 17:14     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Prep can't compete with the big boys in football (GC, DM, SJC, GZ).The alums who passionate about their football program are living in the stone ages. This is not the 1970s or 1980s.

Today, in order to compete with the big 4 from the WCAC (GZ's program has even dropped off in recent years), you need to have real institutional support behind you.

Every year Prep certainly has some kids whom would easily start in the WCAC at a DM or a GZ etc. etc. but in order to really compete with those schools, you need a roster of blue chip football recruits.

I don't see Prep going down this route but maybe I am mistaken.


Institutional support?

I guess what that includes:

A compliant Admissions Office that allows a special set of academic standards for football “recruits”.

Lots of Financial Aid which is actually de facto football scholarships. The source of this money is alumni who not only contribute but who also steer recruits to the school.

A faculty willing to pass football players regardless of academic ability or interest.


Remedial classes and courses.

School leadership willing to make these investments and turn a blind eye to the corruption of the Admission and Financial Aid processes and whatever behavioral or disciplinary problems rear their heads.


Prep already has all of those things in place for football players. IYKYK
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 12:34     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:Prep on paper was likely going to be the favorite to win the IAC this spring. Landon and Bullis graduated a ton in their 2025 classes.

Dumb move by the AD (and the lunatic parents) not to give Scott one more year to the stir the ship.

The IAC will be wide open now…. Maybe Bullis is the frontrunner.





To be blunt, Prep's style of play last season was primitive compared with Landon and Bullis. Ignoring that - which is clearly a coaching and culture issue - is like assembling a bunch of all stars that doesn't practice together at all and expecting them to be a good team. So, hard disagree with "favorite."
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 11:43     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Prep on paper- Best team in the area six of the last nine years.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 10:54     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Anonymous wrote:Prep on paper was likely going to be the favorite to win the IAC this spring. Landon and Bullis graduated a ton in their 2025 classes.

Dumb move by the AD (and the lunatic parents) not to give Scott one more year to the stir the ship.

The IAC will be wide open now…. Maybe Bullis is the frontrunner.





Thanks Scott
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 10:18     Subject: 2025 IAC and WCAC Playoffs Results and Commentary
Prep on paper was likely going to be the favorite to win the IAC this spring. Landon and Bullis graduated a ton in their 2025 classes.

Dumb move by the AD (and the lunatic parents) not to give Scott one more year to the stir the ship.

The IAC will be wide open now…. Maybe Bullis is the frontrunner.