Realignment

[99NDN99]

UIL doing UIL things...https://realignment.uiltexas.org/alignments/2024/5AD2FB2024.pdf

 

[PNG NDN Fan]

 

[IndianFan]

There’s taking care of the large districts. Small districts like PNG get wedged in to fill out the list. Would love to see the logical boundaries that were decided by these moves.

And looks like Dallas area is set up to have maximum teams in the playoffs with 2 regions.

 

[NDNTime]

This is absolutely wild to me. I was listening to Texas Football Live, and Tepper said this was the absolute "shock" of the day--PNG heading to Region 2--now in the same region as SOC. Wild, just absolutely wild. Forget being in the same region with District 9, which would have made tons of sense. And forget taking the teams that are in District 10 and flipping with them with District 8--because, well that also makes too much sense.

Now our bi-district round is, at a minimum, a 3+ hour drive for either District 7 or us. I'm kind of just befuddled at the moment.

 

[PNG NDN Fan]

Send SOC home in the quarterfinals on a neutral site like A&M. Let’s see how they travel outside of DFW.

 

[IndianFan]

Send SOC home in the quarterfinals on a neutral site like A&M. Let’s see how they travel outside of DFW.

After seeing how they traveled 16 miles, it wouldn’t be very well.

 

[CS]

I honestly feel like the entire district should appeal the regional assignments. It's absurd.

 

[PNG Proud]

I honestly feel like the entire district should appeal the regional assignments. It's absurd.

Or at least record a grievance.

 

[NDNmom91]

I honestly feel like the entire district should appeal the regional assignments. It's absurd.

I agree!! I’ve never been the “conspiracy theorist” type but this has definitely got me leaning that direction…ugh! The bias towards DFW/North Texas is getting worse and more OBVIOUS!!

 

[NDNzeke]

Region 2 is incomprehensible. The regions should at least have some semblance of a relationship to the geography of the schools within them. The inclusion of an extreme southeast school in the same region as schools in the DFW area is beyond idiotic. District 11 should have been flipped with District 8. I am flabbergasted.

 

[99NDN99]

Pretty interesting maps
https://realignment.uiltexas.org/alignments/2024/5AD2FBMAP.pdf

https://jc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/InformationLookup/index.html?appid=e9806180c60c4de9ba64e64791ba0a3c

D10 or 11 would have made a ton more sense geographically

 

[90NDN]

YEs, they put several WACO area schools in region 3 and they should have went to region 2 ... then we would go back to region 3. It's pretty idiotic, but as I same in my other post, if I had to guess, it's about the money at the end of the day.

INSTANT REACTION: 10 Quick Thoughts on UIL Realignment

Port Neches-Groves' shocking move, DeSoto's big decision, Mart's glow-up and more — DCTF managing editor Greg Tepper offers 10 quick thoughts in the wake of the 2024 UIL Realignment.

www.texasfootball.com

 

[IndianFan]

YEs, they put several WACO area schools in region 3 and they should have went to region 2 ... then we would go back to region 3. It's pretty idiotic, but as I same in my other post, if I had to guess, it's about the money at the end of the day.

INSTANT REACTION: 10 Quick Thoughts on UIL Realignment

Port Neches-Groves' shocking move, DeSoto's big decision, Mart's glow-up and more — DCTF managing editor Greg Tepper offers 10 quick thoughts in the wake of the 2024 UIL Realignment.

www.texasfootball.com

“5A Division I, Lovejoy (now coached by Todd Dodge) and Melissa move from Region II to Region I.”

Another seemingly senseless move.

 

[99NDN99]

“5A Division I, Lovejoy (now coached by Todd Dodge) and Melissa move from Region II to Region I.”

Another seemingly senseless move.

trying to set up an all DFW state championship game but if you look at the map it's tough to find 4 districts for the west Texas region

 

[NDNzeke]

I honestly feel like the entire district should appeal the regional assignments. It's absurd.

I agree, but I am not sure whether that is possible. The only thing I have previously heard about is teams appealing the district they were placed in. If we did the latter, I am not sure what district we could request. First of all, to make sense both PNG and Nederland would have to appeal. However, although D9 would otherwise make the most sense as an alternative, it already has 8 teams. D10 has the least number of teams in R3, at 6, but the teams in that district are very unfavorable geographically to PNG and Nederland.

 

[NDNmom91]

Just seems very lopsided to put the top 10 or so teams in the state in the same bracket! Oh well…PNG vs EVERYBODY, let’s GO!

 

[IndianFan]

Populations continue to gravitate to the big 4 metro areas. The rural areas have to take what they can get which will always include a lot of traveling. And yes, PN and G are comparatively rural in location and size.

 

[Usedtocould]

Just think
Our district will have to travel (or host) a bi district game between 250-300 miles away.

 

[Usedtocould]

Imagine either us or Nederland having to travel to either Texarkana or Mt Pleasant for BI DISTRICT

 

[IndianFan]

It’s a raw deal and clearly obvious that the UIL has its favorites and preferences. Indians can use this to become even more motivated to kick rear in ‘24. Work harder.