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Originally Posted by JRutledge
That was 10 years ago. There was obviously a reason they changed. Change is not always bad thing. I thought the issue was about scholarships and playing in the normal season for college recruiters? Maybe the lack of defense of these issues is the very reason the lawsuit was successful and now there is change. If you ask me gym space and playing in their very own season is not a very good reason. It appears the Judge felt the same way.  |
Michigan was ranked 4 and 5 for GBB and GVB scholarships out of 50 states. If it was about scholarships, any judge could have seen that stat and threw the case outta the window.
Bottom line, 2 parents of
VB players were upset because their daughters needed to make the varsity squad as a freshman so they could be seen by College
VB coaches by their junior season because other states players were being recruited at different (earlier) times. These mom's lawyers wrapped this up in a gender equity suit, called it a Title IX issue, highlighted a bunch of sports where boys and girls played at different seasons and sued crying GENDER EQUITY!!!TITLE IX !!!. Said boys and girls should be equally advantaged or disadvantaged when it comes to sports seasons. The MHSAA lost.
The MHSAA compliance plan rotated a bunch of sports so boys/girls golf, Tennis, soccer, what have you, were all in the same season or arranged it so all the boys and girls were either equally advantaged or disadvantaged.
This did not sit well with the moms and lawyers because GBB/GVB remained the same. That's when it got ugly for 4 more years of appeals and such.
Basically all the moms were after was getting
VB to the fall so they could start their precious club ball at the same time as other states.
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Originally Posted by JRutledge
I equate this issue as what is happening here. Our state has had 2 classes for 30 years. Now the IHSA is going to 4 classes.
Peace
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Apples and oranges Jeff.
JMO