[Hoot Gibson]

Here's my two cents worth. There are far too many classes in Kentucky (I know the private/public issues are why we are where at now) and not enough football playing schools and that's making there be three and four team districts, which is why there are there are 0-10 teams in the playoffs. I like the four team system that we had before with more teams in each district which would make there be (theoretically) better fourth place teams in the playoffs. I never liked the two teams going to the playoffs because too many good teams got left out (i.e., we were 9-1 one year, our only loss was in the district, and we didn't make the playoffs). So I guess my system would have four classes with at least six teams in each district. Like I said, that's just my two cents worth.

I agree that there are too many classes in football for a state with the size and population of Kentucky. However, the problem as I see it is that there are far too many 0-10 and 1-9 teams in the state, not that those teams are in the playoffs. There is far too little parity in Kentucky when it comes to high school football and it is the direct result of far too many bad coaches. The difference in natural athletic ability between schools having comparable enrollments does not explain why some schools struggle to win more than a game or two year after year. That is the problem, not the playoff system, and making the playoffs more exclusive would just result in a shorter season for players on badly coached teams. That is not a cure. It is not even a band aid.