Comments on: Where the OIA-ILH FB alliance proposal stands

By: Helflyer

Helflyer — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 20:34:06 +0000

http://www.king5.com/sports/high-school/granite-falls-becomes-third-team-to-forfeit-to-archbishop-murphy-hs/329119581

This could happen here in Hawaii.

By: SimpleSimon

SimpleSimon — Thu, 06 Oct 2016 02:40:43 +0000

This will be a rude awakening for the ILH.

By: Former OIA Insider

Former OIA Insider — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 21:29:19 +0000

Besides the old school philosophical differences, a major factor in the hold up is the potential trickle down into all the other sports. Even though this is only for football, it will leave a precedent open for the other sports. Then gender equity comes into play and so on. Remember this is basically what happened when football broke into division 1 and 2. Then it trickled down into every sport. So the argument for it’s just for football doesn’t hold water, because that was the driving idea between div1 & 2.

By: phILHarmonic

phILHarmonic — Thu, 07 Jul 2016 23:18:34 +0000

88- thank you for the clarification and insight.

It is my favorite time of the year. Its football season!!!!!

By: 88

88 — Wed, 06 Jul 2016 00:27:37 +0000

It’s not a bad thing. It’s a win win for the kid and his family. The only ones complaining and crying about this is are the PART-TIME RED RAIDERS! These are the people who brag and gloat to their friends at work when Kahuku is winning but as soon as we lose they make all kinds of excuses as to why we lose. Our kids going to the ILH is THE BIGGEST excuse these people make. St. Louis, Punahou, Damien, Iolani, PAC 5 Please Please Please continue to come here to the North Shore and offer our kids scholarships.

By: phILHarmonic

phILHarmonic — Tue, 05 Jul 2016 21:17:21 +0000

88- Then why is it perceived by so many as a bad thing when the ILH schools offer these scholar athletes opportunities? same thing, no?

By: 88

88 — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 02:40:53 +0000

The same reason players who are born in Hawaii and grow up playing football in Hawaii leave to play for Mainland Universities. More opportunities………. Uhhhh duhhhhhhhh…….

By: phILHarmonic

phILHarmonic — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 20:46:30 +0000

Just curious, if you a player born and raised in Kahuku and played in Kahuku, why would you leave to play at a private school?

By: Ldub Twenty

Ldub Twenty — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 11:45:32 +0000

Recruiting Crybabies, I like the way you think. Will 88 agree with you, though?

By: Recruiting crybabies

Recruiting crybabies — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 23:46:00 +0000

“Rooted Not Recruited”; a slogan created by students of Waianae High School, depicting a pillar of its football teams proud history of smash-mouth football utilizing nothing but its OWN keikis and not outsiders just to be competitive and achieve some wins. ILH has been recruiting kids from all over the state (which is a benefit of being a private school) for years. These were practically the only schools (aside from Kahuku and a few others) that could even compete with Waianae! Now you have all kinds of OIA schools finding loopholes and ways around the system just to get “Sought-out” players on their teams, and in the process sacrificing playing time for their OWN kids!!! I love football and many other sports as much as the next jock, but when did our public LEARNING institutes start making it blatantly obvious that certain guidelines can and will be compromised for the benefit of its athletic programs. Shame on the OIA!!! I say combine the leagues; public schools have been recruiting for quite some time now!!! What’s the difference???