Anybody else tired of HS football in Texas? (Houston, Dallas: home, weddings)

[hoffdano]

Originally Posted by Cathy4017

Schools work hard to attain that higher status because:

1. Nobody likes being labeled "unacceptable."
2. Schools with unacceptable ratings face consequences under the NCLB legislation.

Exactly. And why would they emphasize athletics instead? Answer: in spite of what some think, they don't.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by hoffdano

Have you noticed that top academic schools usually have strong athletic programs? Westlake, Allen, Carroll, Lake Travis, Plano, Highland Park, Frisco, Aledo, and many more? Excellence is contagious.

Those are generally wealthier schools, with kids who come from better off, higher educated backgrounds and the funds to support their athletic programs.

[catman]

To address the original topic: No, I'm not tired of HS football in Texas.

[SVTRay]

Sacraligous!!!

[austin-steve]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I'm from the Midwest and enjoy all sports...
Am I the only one that thinks NFL and college football should get at least twice as much attention from local news?

It sounds like you want TV News Directors to allocate less time to HS football coverage and more time to other sports.

The coverage is a function of viewership demand, and ad sales. The news is not a public service, it's a for-profit business. If covering HS Football increases viewership for the sports segment of the news programming, that increases the prices the news station can charge advertisers, and that drives the programming decisions.

Not sure why you'd be "sick of" watching. As someone else said,you're in Texas and this is part of the culture.

Steve

[padcrasher]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

Cathy made excellent points.

High school football reigns supreme in Texas. There's nothing wrong with that, but it becomes a problem when it interferes with education AND acceptable behavior from both the kids and adults. Forget about getting away with not doing their English homework; I believe some HS football stars would be able to get away with murder.

Does the whole football, band, pep rallies, community involvement keep some kids from dropping out?

I would think so.

[catman]

I'm sure they do. My favorite part of high school was being in the band and orchestra. I'm a professional musician and they helped me.

[SVTRay]

Originally Posted by Dopo

I'm from the Midwest and enjoy all sports.
When basketball, baseball, football seasons came around, the news would show highlights of HS games.
It's nice, it motivates kids to do better in sports.

But in Texas is almost ridiculous with HS football.
In San Antonio is covered as if they are talking about the Longhorns playing LSU.
In Houston, even though we have a NFL team, college teams and Texas A&M is close by. It seems like the local news talk about HS football just as much as NFL.

Am I the only one that thinks NFL and college football should get at least twice as much attention from local news?

Welcome to Texas!

High School Football is a way of life here, even more so the further West you head. My best advice is catch the NFL/College high lights on ESPN or move back to the Midwest.

[Nairobi]

Originally Posted by padcrasher

Does the whole football, band, pep rallies, community involvement keep some kids from dropping out?

I would think so.

I'm sure of it, but I don't think anyone here has an issue with the positive aspects of extracurricular activities; just the negative.

There is a "dark" side to high school sports.

[SVTRay]

Originally Posted by Nairobi

There is a "dark" side to high school sports.

Stop, do not speak what is not to be spoken!! Lol

I'll just say this, there is a lot more to the Friday Night Lights deal than was even mentioned in the movie!