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Started by Rampage72501, August 07, 2011, 08:41:07 am

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I am wondering what it would look like if Arkansas went to a system where each team was classified according to enrollment - like it is now, but there was a stipulation to limit travel for all sports.  Schools would have to base their schedules on the following stipulations:

(1)  Travel no more than 75 miles (one way)
(2)  Could not schedule anyone more than one classification up or down

Not sure how the playoffs would work out, but I'm sure that could be figured out if it looks like this plan would be doable.  I don't expect to get this figured out for every team, but if we can get some of you to analyze your schools, perhaps we could piece it together to see what it looks like.

I've already looked at Batesville:

Current                                                     75 Mile Rule
Newport (4A)                                            Newport (4A)
Mt. Home (6A)                                           Mt Home (6A)
Searcy (6A)                                               Searcy (6A)
Nettleton (5A)                                           Highland (4A)
Paragould (5A)                                          Heber Springs (4A)
Forrest City (5A)                                        Cave City (4A)
Wynne (5A)                                               Batesville SS (4A)
Blytheville (5A)                                          Riverview (4A)
GCT (5A)                                                    Pocahontas (4A)
Beebe (5A)                                                Beebe (5A)

I know 75 miles is kinda arbitrary, and it could ultimately be tweaked to a higher mileage...if it was upped to 100, we wouldn't lose Nettleton, Paragould, Wynne, and GCT and could add Jonesboro, Vilonia, Greenbrier, and possibly Sylvan Hills into the mix.

Anyone interested in doing this for your team, feel free to do so.  Curious at what we can come up with.

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