NJSIAA exec vetos playoff change proposal

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by Jeff Fisher

NJSIAA logoThe only thing tougher than the cold weather in the northeast this year is trying to get the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association to change the state’s football playoff system, which currently only crowns sectional champs.

NorthJersey.com reports that on Wednesday NJSIAA assistant director Jack DuBois “unilaterally” vetoed a proposal from the New Jersey State Football Coaches Association that would have revamped the current playoff system. Under the NJFCA proposal, the top 32 teams in the state would qualify for the playoffs, regardless of section.

The NorthJersey.com story quotes DuBois as saying “I didn’t want to waste anybody’s time. I could have taken it [to the program review and executive committees] and told them that I didn’t agree with it, and they would have sided with me.”

Drew Gibbs, president of the NJFCA, isn’t happy with the NJSIAA’s decision, telling NorthJersey.com — “I don’t think it’s in the best interests of New Jersey football to have teams that are 2-6 making the playoffs. This proposal would have allowed for better matchups in football.”

 

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.