{"id":48849,"date":"2013-05-07T17:29:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T17:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rcntv.rcn.com\/?p=48849"},"modified":"2024-07-30T22:58:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T22:58:47","slug":"the-latest-on-the-super-conference-the-sportstalk-shop-may-7th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/the-latest-on-the-super-conference-the-sportstalk-shop-may-7th\/","title":{"rendered":"The SportsTalk Shop:  The Latest on the &#8220;Super Conference&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Latest on the \u201cSuper Conference\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First of all, thanks to all for the comments about our \u201cFormer Athletic Directors\/Lehigh Valley Super Conference\u201d edition of \u201cSportsTalk\u201d on May 2nd. We certainly had a ton of responses about the program. I\u2019m glad to see the feedback highlights that we tried to balance the conversation and look at opposing points of view, addressing different sides of the issues, and also the potential impact for many of the schools in our coverage area. Clearly, the credit lies with our great panelists on the program.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a video clip with just a few opinions from our show\u2014the entire program is available on RCN\u2019s Video on Demand. I also have a few observations and comments that were made off-air that might be of interest to you.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51523\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QEn_GV2249k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51523\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51523\" title=\"SportsTalkShop_YouTube\" src=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_YouTube11.jpg\" alt=\"Watch Sports Talk on YouTube\" width=\"450\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-51523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Watch Sports Talk on YouTube<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Watch on YouTube:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QEn_GV2249k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QEn_GV2249k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Here are a few items addressed during our commercial breaks and some \u201cgeneral consensus\u201d points that were achieved by our panel.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50958\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_May07_0411.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50958\" class=\"wp-image-50958 size-full\" title=\"Sports Talk Panelists\" src=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_May07_0411.jpg\" alt=\"4 men talking\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sports Talk panelists debate.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I was glad the panelists universally agreed that no team should be left out of whatever the new league may or may not be. There are clearly differing opinions on how the private schools should be grouped with the public schools. They range from having schools like Becahi and Central Catholic move to 4A classification to having a separate division of private schools\u2014naming a private-school division winner and then having them play the public school division winner(s) for an overall league champion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50963\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_May07_0111.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50963\" class=\"wp-image-50963 size-full\" title=\"SportsTalkShop_May07_01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_May07_0111.jpg\" alt=\"rcn sports camera and set\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The topic of \u201csuper conference\u201d is discussed.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>An idea raised about a \u201csuper conference\u201d involving \u201cweighting teams\u201d into separate divisions according to their abilities seems utopian, yet very problematic. The suggestion is that every two years, schools are basically placed into three categories based on past success: the best teams in one division, the \u201cmiddle-of-the-road\u201d teams in a second, and the struggling teams in a third. While that would be great for schools like Allen, Dieruff and Pocono Mountain-West for many of their sports, I see nothing but arguing over \u201cwhich teams belong where,\u201d and complaints about the success of teams in the \u201cweaker division\u201d while schools who play tougher competition suffer more losses. In addition, when you factor in the stipulation that teams must have a .500-or-better record to make the playoffs, the possibilities of griping and protesting of final outcomes could be endless.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50967\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_May07_031.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50967\" class=\"wp-image-50967 size-full\" title=\"SportsTalkShop_May07_03.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_May07_031.jpg\" alt=\"rcn sports talks\" width=\"300\" height=\"269\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pros and cons of the\u201cweighted points system\u201d.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I do, however, personally like the \u201cweighted points system\u201d that District XI has come up with for its playoffs. If something like that could be tailored to a new league (maybe including ALL teams from the MVC, LVC, Colonial League and Pius X?), I think that has a better chance of success. Do we really need a league champion and\/or would \u201cdivision titles\u201d be sufficient? In some cases (usually for bigger schools), a loss early in the district playoffs obliterates the success of winning a league championship. I\u2019ve gotten the sense from some people in recent years that winning a league honor is not nearly as important in the Valley as it once was. The area has been so competitive recently that it almost seems that winning a league championship is the kiss-of-death for that team having long-term post-season success. For some sports, like basketball, the league champ almost never seems to win the district title\u2014which also means a primo spot entering the all important state playoffs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50971\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_May07_021.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50971\" class=\"wp-image-50971 size-full\" title=\"SportsTalkShop_May07_02.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/SportsTalkShop_May07_021.jpg\" alt=\"rcn set\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50971\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wide range of topics are discussed by the panelists.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I thought it was interesting to hear the wide ranging opinions among just the people on our show, and can only imagine how tough it will be to try to make \u201ceveryone\u201d happy in the region. Our panelists\u2019 thoughts on the latest league news ranged from \u201cit\u2019s nothing new\u201d and \u201cnothing will come of this\u201d to truly strong regret that this idea has been raised and heartfelt sadness that some schools might very possibly be forced to look outside the Valley to find teams to play for next year\u2019s school calendar.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget \u2026 the MVC asked for a decision by the LVC teams by the end of May. At the very least, there will be heated discussions around the Valley for the next several weeks. I do have confidence, however, that things will be resolved with the student-athletes\u2019 best interests in mind.<\/p>\n<p>One other note NOT related to the super-conference. My thanks to Northampton softball head coach Sally Whittaker-Kahan and her Konkrete Kids for being so gracious and classy when we stopped by with our \u201cSportsTalk\u201d camera to do a feature on the team for this week\u2019s show.<\/p>\n<p>After winning its first 17-straight games, the K-Kids lost its first ever game right before we stopped by to interview the squad about their great success this year. As is often the case and is the nature of \u201cour world,\u201d we had tried on several occasions to either stop by their practice or take in one of their games earlier this year to do a feature on their success, and had to reschedule our interviews multiple times because of scheduling conflicts, weather postponements and the like. When we finally stopped by to talk with them, they were coming off a tough loss to a really good Whitehall squad; yet the K-Kids paid the Zephyrs their proper respect and still answered our questions very eagerly and intelligently, not sulking or hanging their heads about the defeat.<\/p>\n<p>I know coaches hate when I say this, but a loss this time of year is not necessarily the worst thing to happen this time of a sports-year. Sometimes, it can re-focus a team and make them remember how unpleasant it is to lose a game. Northampton certainly had nothing to be down about in its effort against Whitehall. A sloppy and\/or one-sided loss this time of year is a different story, but a hard fought 1-0 defeat might only be a bump in the road. I won\u2019t be surprised if it\u2019s a few more weeks before we see another \u201cL.\u201d FYI: I\u2019ll be out with our \u201cSportsTalk\u201d camera quite a bit in the next week, taking in tennis, volleyball and baseball games for features on our upcoming programs.<\/p>\n<p>Your comments on the league realignment possibilities are most welcome, and any schools who have made notable achievements this year, like both the Northampton and Whitehall softball teams, would be appreciated posts to make her on our site. Be sure to check out our May 9th \u201cSportsTalk\u201d program (live at 6pm) featuring great sports radio voices from the area: Alan Rabler, Dick Hammer &amp; Tim Cain, who all have promised some great local sports stories to reveal. 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