[LCHSbulldogsalum]

Why classify a sport that has roster limits? In baseball the best 25 your school has to offer get to play. In basketball it's your best 15. You may have more to choose from but it's still an equal amount, best vs best. If the talent isn't there then develop it over time from Little League through high school by knowledgeable coaching. Football is the one sport that a team has an unlimited roster size and needs to be classified. Some will say it's 11 vs 11 which is true to an extent but you can use up to 88 players if you had a fresh 11 for Offense, Defense, Kickoff, Kick Return, Punt, Punt Return, Field Goal and Field Goal Block. If they limited it to a feasible number that every school can have, say 25, then I'd agree to do away with football classification as well.

So, you are saying that the other 96% of the states are wrong by classifying? And your "numbers" argument isn't valid for baseball. The larger schools, the ones that have 1400 or more students especially, have a greater opportunity of having a complete and FULL pitching staff ONLY....not two-way players that most small schools have to rely on.

Plus, if you are a large school, good likelihood you are from a higher populated area, which will also equate to a larger little league system, which then equates to more potential roster of players to choose your "best" from. In smaller areas, like the one I live in, we are lucky to field 4 little league teams (age 9-12) because of low population.

Classification needs to happen. It hasn't "watered down" anything as far as their championships. It also creates a more natural rivalry at the state level once teams get there.

The changes that need to happen (after classification) are:

1. Super-regionals (double elimination)
2. Semi-state (double elimination)
3. Final Four State Championship (Single elimination)