I think as far as football is concerned and the fact Districts will mean nothing in football Burton will benefit greatly playing the new schools. Clintwood will also. Too bad the points gained will be no different than those that are D1. I could see Burton wanting to get out of the LPD if there was 5+ schools with enrollments greater than 700 but there are only two that will have enrollments like that. They will only have 3 District games in football leaving them with 7 out of district games. Winning the district will not give them that auto bid to the playoffs so the tougher the schedule the better off they will be in getting into the playoffs. With the new setup they are pretty much garunteed a spot in the playoffs no matter what but the tougher the competition the better off they will be once the playoffs do start. So that is where the new schools come in to benefiting them. Guess I am just rambling on with this but I just dont see how anyone can say being in the LPD in Football will kill Burton. I dont think it will hurt them in other sports either considering they are D1.