I know math and geography is hard for the UIL.  Move District 10 to District 6. Longest travel for 1st round possible is 174 miles Move District 6 to District 8. Longest travel for 1st round possible is 206 miles Move District 8 to District 10. Longest travel for 1st round possible is 101 miles.  Instead we get as it is now District 7 and 8 with 292 miles District 10 with 233 miles It is very obvious they cater to the Dallas area teams.     

Sealy doesn't have Eric Dickerson any more, so. I'm taking the Horns in this one.

1. Atascocita vs Pearland 2. North Shore vs Ridge Point 3. Kingwood vs FB Elkins 4. Summer Creek vs Manvel 5. Barbers Hill vs La Porte 6. Galveston Ball vs A&M Consolidated 7. Lufkin vs College Station 8. PA Memorial vs Angleton 9. Huntsville vs South Oak Cliff 10. Port Neches-Groves vs Kaufman 11. Alvarado vs Panther Creek 12. Columbia vs Gatesville 13. Hamshire-Fannett vs Sealy 14. Silsbee vs Bellville 15. West Orange-Stark vs La Vega 16. Diboll vs Franklin 17. Fairfield vs Yoakum 18. Palestine Westwood vs Columbus 19. Teague vs Hitchcock 20. Newton vs Edgewood 21. Woodville vs Grand Saline 22. Honey Grove vs Hearne 23. Garrison vs Waskom 24. Joaquin vs Cooper 25. Shelbyville vs Beckville

They don't win on a consistent basis. In the 6A district West Brook just got out of, the middle schools had better weight rooms! Every team also had turf practice fields, which are a helluva better to practice on when it rains. Also, teams that have indoor facilities have a major advantage. When it rains, they can have a regular practice. They don' have to use a gym, where you have a quarter of the space and you can't hit. Yeah, facilities matter!

I completely get what you are saying. The chance to participate in successful programs is an important part of our kids life lessons. The thing is, for me anyway, is in the not too distant future, for the vast majority of kids, the game ends for them. A quality education will stay with them for a lifetime and will allow them to choose a variety of career paths. I hate seeing the guys who were big time studs and played at very high levels, late in life who have no path to take because of a lack of a good basic education. I know my town has these guys, I bet most of us know guys who fall in to this category in some way.