Proponents of the plan say it's an effort to right many problems in the current system, such as schools facing opponents with the same enrollment, in an attempt to create fair play and promote safety. I'm tired of hearing crosstown rivalries. Rivalries develop because games are competitive, not because teams are close. The ingredient that makes high school football great is the rivalry. Whether it's neighbor vs. neighbor or perennial power vs. power, these matchups are what keeps the stands full.
Some schools depend on money and they'll obviously never vote for it.
The travel shouldn't be a factor either. You're only playing once a week. There's no reason the jayvee schedule has to mirror the varsity's. A sampling of coaches in the Greater Middlesex Conference seems to be split. It's like we're trying to be like Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania, all the big states in football.