Anybody else tired of HS football in Texas?

[Westerntraveler]

I cant wait till Midland Lee starts playin again.

[cp102]

In a world where we are constantly battered with mortgage bailouts, high unemployment, stock market fluctuations, daily depressing news...I think football is a good distraction! And I don't even like watching sports but I do get a kick out of listening to people talk abut their high school games. If they enjoy it, let them.

[migee]

I'm the type that may watch a game in the World Series, or the Superbowl...once in a while an important car race or tennis game.

The idea of grown men getting millions to play kids games is ridiculous to me.

But, many people enjoy it..So, that's fine with me...Except when the government finances stadiums, or things I buy are paying for the advertisements ((I can think of better investments than financing privately owned sports teams..All the big numbers they throw around ar B.S....Just think of how much goes to locally owned business vs. large corporations that send the money home to the parent company).

When I first moved here, my only impression of HS games was "great another traffic jam".

But, the people here use it to bond together as a community. And that is fine...It's something local, and they are enthused with their local team.

I see the cars spray painted with the names, and the jackets, and everything else...But nobody has ever driven me crazy with their support of the local teams(s), nor do they really impose their support on anyone else.

In a way it's just good for the community (even though many of us pay it no mind). And it truly is financed in part by local businesses, that do get some benefits from it...So that's good - the money is staying local.

[hoffdano]

I think the major league sports have long since priced themselves out of the mainstream. Maybe baseball is still kind of affordable since they are rarely sold out. College sports used to be the affordable, fun choice. Take your family for $150.

But take four to a UT game and it is $400-$500.

College sports is steadily becoming difficult to enjoy in person.

High school sports has a genuine quality that is immediately obvious. Sure it isn't usually excellent like higher level sports. But it is something to see when teenagers who also go to school perform on the field or in a swimming pool or on a tennis court.

[KathrynAragon]

Originally Posted by DanielWayne

High school football is deeply ingrained in Texas CULTURE. You are criticizing a culture. It would be like me moving to Toronto and complaining about ice hockey. Or I'll go to Cuba and say that baseball is overemphasized, let's play more football.

Now I do agree that in many places, the athletes are put on a pedestal, and there are rules that are broken. I saw that at my old high school. There will always be people trying to get ahead by circumventing the system. In any sport, in any town.

But it also rallies a community. Near my hometown there was one high school where the saying was "last one leaving town for the game turn out the lights" and they meant it. I guess it's something you have to be born into (and embrace) to understand.

Well, you're right about most of this, but not all of it. You don't have to be BORN into it to understand it.

Seven years ago, I met my husband and moved to a small Texas town where football reins supreme and his son played on the team. Prior to this, I had only been interested in NFL football. Suddenly I was thrown into this HS football culture, found myself involved with the other team members' parents, meetings, out of town games, etc etc.

I LOVED IT - and still do, even though his son and friends have since graduated. We can't wait to go to the first game coming up!

It's good, clean fun, and I love that families come en masse - everyone from infants to gray haired grannies - to support their team.

[Philosophizer]

I love high school football, just wish the UIL would create a 6A classification to the others already in existence and get rid of crowning two champions (division 1 and 2) in each classification. The rivalries, the history, the glory, the heat, sweat, brotherhood, discipline, triumph, and even the bittersweet defeats.

[txstate]

Cant wait for Fort Bend football to start Both Mercer and Hall Stadium have upgraded there turf to synthetic and they will be hosting playoff games this year.

[doctorjef]

During my many years in Texas - most of my life - I always found HS football more real and exciting than college football. And I have always loathed the slow motion boredom of pro football. Give me HS football any day -- faster and far more engaging.

[Dopo]

I agree with what you guys are saying (HS vs professional)
but I don't understand why it has to be only HS football, there's also basketball, baseball, soccer, etc.