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Sports Scene
Let me get one thing straight right now because I don't want there to be any gray area whatsoever. I do not agree with Hoover High School being showcased on MTV. If for no other reason than this; they are not a true representation of high schools, football teams or players that this state has to offer. I was not proud or happy to see any of that on TV last week. If anything I was actually embarrassed that some people from other places might feel like these kids, that coach and school represent the majority of what we have to offer. If they wanted that then I think they should have chosen a 4A school in a rural area. The bulk of the kids who play football in this state are not from the elite areas in the metro parts of the state. No. The players and schools that I see showing what this state and our love of the game are from the small towns where football means something. Wouldn't it be fun to take those MTV folks on a little snipe hunt down around Silver Creek and then just leave them...they would have a reality show then, that is for certain. But in reality...real life...our kids do not view life in the same manner as those from the big cities. I shudder at the thought of this going on for the next nine weeks. But I do know this. I choice of tuning to that channel or not and I choose the later. I have heard one thing. The powers that be in the state are not too happy with the whole MTV-Hoover relationship either.
Champions Challenge I think on the surface the Champions Challenge could be a good thing....for metro schools. Let's try something hypothetical. Let's say for the sake of an argument that Sweet Water wins the 1A title, Leroy captures the 2A title, Clarke County wins the 3A title and Thomasville brings home the 4A title. Since each of the schools already meet in the regular season you can forget them traveling to Montgomery to do the whole thing in a game that may or may not matter. Plus why would Leroy give up a money fall scrimmage with Chatom, a game that could generate about $15,000 just to get to play in Cramton Bowl. The others can make almost as much money by scheduling an area team in a scrimmage and get the local gate, without the headaches of traveling. But for the metro schools, they need the trip, I can only assume, because they do not play to same types of rabid fans and crowds. Simply because there is too much for people to do other than watch a high school football game. The Clay County-Addison game did not have the same crowd it would have if they had played it at one of the schools. I think in the next few years we may see 11 weeks for teams to play 10 games during the course of the season. Then that will allow for the playing of 11 games before long. In the end it is about money and more can be made by everyone if the state put the rural school back in area play and left the metro-big city schools in region play. That would open the door for shorter road trips, more traditional rivalries and more teams making the money the need to keep the programs afloat. In the past football helped carry the other sports, but the rising cost of gas, football will be spending more money, meaning less to dole out to others. With Title XI you have to maintain an even balanace for boys and girls, so somebody will be a loser before it is all said and done. But all of that is just my humble opinion. That's all folks........
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