hitman009

This is the Regional Quarter-final correct? not the Regional Simi-Final

All sports lose money... period.. Yes football brings more revenue but still loses money with all its costs... Football does not "fund" other sports.. It is funded by budget.. which is paid by state and local taxes. I have seen many games this year where less than 200 parents show up to the games. Do you think these schools got rid all other sports cause their football team did not gain enough revenue at football games??... come on.. I would agree football is bigger in Texas.. no doubt... All I'm saying is other sports should not suffer cause of football Offseason... I know coaches think that 10 extra practices in April/May will determine if they are successful in November.. I just don't think its worth destroying another sport to do it.. especially with all the summer to practice...

Really.. I have talked to many high school coaches, players and college coaches about this subject. (by the way, if you have not guessed it... I'M A HIGH SCHOOL COACH - Football and Baseball). I have had several Big D1 players that went to Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M, UH, and LSU tell me their pitch counts... What they were allowed to throw. How long they had to sit till next outing. All of these were in writing by their college pitching coach. Even seen a kid this year NOT Allowed to pitch in the First round of playoffs cause his pitching coach from LSU told him not to cause of how many he had thrown the week before. They keep tabs on kids all the time. Kids stay in contact with their college coaches all year. I have Coached in Local and State ALL-Star football and baseball games. I have been on selection committees. I can tell you for a fact, a invite is sent out to all state players. Most Big College players do not accept the invite.

ALL SPORTS LOSE MONEY!!! From your point of view other kids dreams don't matter... OK... Your opinion.

Happens all the time.. College coaches limiting their pitch counts in high school. My suggestion is to talk to some high school coaches and see what they are told by their players.. As for football Sr. all star football games all you have to do is look at local and state all star games.... you really think the best players in the state of TEXAS are going to small colleges like SFA, McNeese, Lamar and etc... You will rarely see any SEC, Pac 10, Big 12 kids there.. why their school does not want them playing.

College Coaches in most sports protect their athletes (signed recruits) even in high school. College Coaches have gotten so protective about their baseball recruits that that signed in Nov. that they put them on mandatory pitch counts. If their high school coach breaks their pitch count they are telling the kids to quit the high school baseball team. Also happens in Football. Once they sign a letter of commitment, especially at D1 schools, they tell those kids to NOT PLAY in any all-star games in summer.

I don't think it is overly hyped.. I am seeing less and less multi-sport kids when it can all be prevented.. A coach teaches l loyalty, work ethic, comradery, integrity, perseverance, etc.. to get kids to buy into their program. They talk about brotherhood and doing what is best for their community.... But some mean all of this just for football... Kids see into this double standard and will quit.. either while on the field or off... drives me crazy!! and again... I work with these kids.. they tell me what they think.. so you can agree or disagree.. its their point of view!!

Well I have coached around SETX for the last 20 years.. I have not seen many playing in "their school fall ball team".. seen some playing select.. not high school fall ball... IN FACT some schools are not playing in the school fall ball league cause they can not find enough players.. cause most of them play football..

I would not say NO ONE REALLY CARES WHAT HAPPENS WITH BASEBALL.. All you have to do is go to Ford Park every weekend and look at how much money parents pour into baseball.. lol I get what you are saying.. but look at it from this point of view... WINS look good on resume correct? Would a AD do better if he has all his multi-sport kids stay in his program? Again they are usually the more athletic kid. Is his actions driving away the more athletic kids to "concentrate on one sport"? Sometimes more is not better.. Kids get burned out really quick if they believe their AD/Coach does not care about their personal athletic dreams and desires. Like I said.. a Good AD knows how to navigate this issue.

there won't be a scheduling problem... cause AD's don't allow them to play.. its a nice double standard they like to use.

Yep!! They have school teams. You usually don't hear much about it cause baseball coaches will not let their players who play football join.

Bottom line..... No kid should be Mandated to play any off season sport if they are playing another sport... Its not fair to ALL the kids that are playing their in season sport. (Again we are not talking about lifting and agility) With the new UIL rules with sport specific summer workouts.. Each sport gets 1 hour a day of sport specific all summer long.. That is 2 strait month of practice.. If a AD/Head football coach can not get his team ready... that's on him

Correct.. Riggs never played baseball.. In fact, if memory serves my right, didn't that PNG State winning team have their top 2 pitchers quit football their SR. year??

Sweet.. then you believe baseball players who play football should be mandated to play fall baseball in football season?..