cali would win wrote:
Get back to me when the playing field is level.
The playing field will never be equal in sports, period. Enough of the whining, California. Your problems with NXN have nothing to do with NY having middle schoolers. Which of the following is the favorite CA excuse (seems to depend on the given year)?
A) NY has mid-schoolers.
B) Mud.
C) The CA racing schedule.
D) Lack of experience running in spikes.
E) All of the above.
Back to a level playing field. Do you really expect everything to be equal? Do you realize most of the country doesn't have the "advantages" that CA does? How about your enormous population and great weather? Will CA teams take it easy when other parts of the country are dealing with 3 feet of snow and below freezing temps?
Maybe Nike should add some divisions to NXN to level the playing field. National championships could be awarded by any one of the following:
A) Enrollment.
B) Public and private school divisions.
C) Metro area and rural divisions.
D) Mud course champion and a dry course champion.
E) Average temperature divisions.
BTW, I'm not from NY (actually live "out west"), but get tired of hearing CA make excuses. From my experiences, NY high school coaches, including Bill Aris and the Kranicks, are far more humble and unassuming than the CA coaches. Heck, every top NY coach I've met has been great to visit with. Can't say the same for the coaches of the top CA programs. Get over yourselves.