Transfers and high school sports

[Matthew328]

14 minutes ago, CS. said:

I don't want kids punished.  Not at all.  I want to see an even playing field.  Create the new classification and be done with it.  SOC and others have shown that with the talent they bring in, they can compete with 6A schools.  

I'd fascinated by an open division, the issue I think is you create an open division now you gotta let more private schools in...Just my guess at least

[CS.]

I think that would be fine.  I mean, why not? 

[AggiesAreWe]

11 minutes ago, Matthew328 said:

I'd fascinated by an open division, the issue I think is you create an open division now you gotta let more private schools in...Just my guess at least

Question. What would be the criteria for schools that would "have" to play in this open division? I said "have to" instead of "choosing to" because I know some schools would rather play right where the UIL has them playing.

If it's just open enrollment, you would be hurting small schools that have open enrollment. Would this open division have classifications? 

[Matthew328]

12 minutes ago, CS. said:

I think that would be fine.  I mean, why not? 

I wouldnt mind seeing it in an open division at this point....I doubt most private schools would be interested 

[Matthew328]

1 minute ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Question. What would be the criteria for schools that would "have" to play in this open division? I said "have to" instead of "choosing to" because I know some schools would rather play right where the UIL has them playing.

If it's just open enrollment, you would be hurting small schools that have open enrollment. Would this open division have classifications? 

It could for sure..

[89Falcon]

1 hour ago, CS. said:

four-star Baylor pledge Kamauryn Morgan will be playing defensive line for South Oak Cliff after leaving Red Oak

He transferred. Transferring is not illegal. What rule was broken.

[WhoDat]

38 minutes ago, AggiesAreWe said:

Question. What would be the criteria for schools that would "have" to play in this open division? I said "have to" instead of "choosing to" because I know some schools would rather play right where the UIL has them playing.

If it's just open enrollment, you would be hurting small schools that have open enrollment. Would this open division have classifications? 

How hard would UIL fight this? They don't want to lose any money, I'm sure. If a school opted out for one sport, would they have to for every UIL event? 

[89Falcon]

1 hour ago, CS. said:

Reggie McNeals kid from Houston-

Dallas Skyline fella.  

Your turn Falcon.  You think they all moved for Academics at Oak Cliff? 

How is he eligible? If he broke a rule? How was he approved by the DEC? I suspect every school in the district submitted PAPFs for transfers. Do you any info on the transfers to the other schools in the district? Or just the teams that are good?

[oldschool2]

On 8/3/2026 at 12:57 PM, CS. said:

That is the understanding of how it's supposed to work in an honest process.  You're assuming everyone is honest, which in itself is naive. 

They are NOT honest.  They are constantly using loopholes and skirting the rules.  This isn't assumption, it's 100% happening.  It's worse in Dallas than any other Region.  I have known many coaches and players in that entire Region - they know it's happening and they know nothing will be done.  You can continue to assume everyone is honest.  I can tell you that I've seen it happen to schools that didn't deserve it, while other schools benefitted from it. One example is a smaller 5A-D2 school at the time had the horses to make a run but the QB decided to go to a larger school with more notoriety.  That left the smaller school with a QB that didn't quite have the ability to take them where they probably would have gone.  That transfer was not an honest one and neither are the majority.

You do know that parents change residences for a large number of reasons, right?  Job, cheaper housing, better neighborhood, different school district for their kids, etc.  Nobody can stop people from moving.  If they actually move, and can prove the change of address.... how is that the kid's fault?  Why would a kid be punished by sitting a year if his/her parents made the decision to relocate?  You can't prove why the move happened.  And honestly.. it's nobody's business.  I could sell my house this afternoon if I wanted to... for whatever reason I wanted to.. for however much I wanted to.. and move to wherever I wanted to.  And if I still had kids at home, they'd go with me.  And there's nothing nobody could do about it.  They shouldn't be punished if I as there parent makes a decision to relocate.  As long as none of us openly advertised that we were moving so my kids could get an athletic scholarship or play for a potential state champion, then who's to say it was for athletic purposes?

There's no question that it has and does happen that kids/parent change schools to potentially be in a better position athletically, but it's not difficult to justify the move for legitimate reasons.  Apartment complexes make it easy in metro areas like DFW, Houston, Austin, etc..