Campolindo football coach thinks CIF has stacked the deck

Campolindo football coach thinks CIF has stacked the deck

For a high school football coach attempting to return to a state bowl game for the third time in five seasons, Campolindo-Moraga football coach Kevin Macy is a little cranky.

“I just want kids to return back to their neighborhood schools,” he said.

The unveiling of the CIF’s expanded 13-bowl system based on competitive equity rather than enrollment has been met largely with acceptance, but not from the normally soft-spoken, mild-mannered coach of 35 years.

“All (the CIF) does is preach player safety, but you can’t tell me what we’re going to put on the field compared to what they put on the field is part of any concern over player safety or competitive-equity formula,” Macy said.

Campolindo, with a dozen or so JV kids added to the varsity, actually has a larger roster, 57-49.

[...] Macy concedes that his Cougars, ranked ahead of Milpitas most of the season by The Chronicle, certainly can win Friday.

Macy believes the chase for expansion and state championship has “brought a level of corruption where kids are rampantly transferring.”

Roger Blake, the CIF executive director, said he encourages all coaches to draw up plans and send them through proper channels.

NCS Commissioner Gil Lemmon said its Sports Advisory Committee voted this week to develop a competitive division model that will be presented in a February meeting.

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