***Breaking News*** UIL Legislative Council Approves.....

[PHS Wildcats]

www.smoaky.com

a one site time experiment for 5A Only.......

An organizing championship committee will make various decisions on the nuts and bolts beyond the date and venue of the championship weekend.

The committee will be made up of coaches, athletic director, THSCA, AD-Association, and members of the UIL.

Dave Stephenson of Titus Sports Marketing will spearhead the organizing committee. The UIL and THSCA has asked the championship committee to contact Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio to reserve their venues for Saturday, December 23rd, and the committee will eventually select one of the three sites to host the Class 5-A Division One and Division Two Championship Games.

The two-year experiment will begin this season.

[KFDM COOP]

Thoughts on this?

[piratefan]

about time..

I wish they would have a all the divisions like that..Or like have one 4a game and then a 5a game right after the 4a game..

[RadioGuy]

Just thankful they left out BROWNSVILLE, EL PASO, & AMARILLO from consideration!

[KFDM COOP]

Just think if a team from Amarillo had to travel to Houston for a State Championship. :shock:

[Cat22]

As an average fan I love the idea of being able to go to one venue and watching a few state championship games. Although I would love to see them in Houston, it make more sence geographically to have them either in Austin or San Antonio.

[PHS Wildcats]

Here's a little info on the subject from smoaky.com

UIL's 5A State Championships Headed To Pre-Determined Stadium

A proposal originated by TITUS Sports Marketing was delivered from the University Interscholastic League to its Legislative Council last night in Austin, requesting the approval of a pre-determined stadium for the Class 5A Div. I and Div. II Football Championships. The motion, which passed unanimously by the Legislative Council, is for a two-year term. The motion also included the formation of a Championships Committee, which will have decision-making abilities regarding components of the Class 5A Div. I and II Football Championships, including site selection, kickoff times, and extension of the motion after the original two-year period.

The UIL is expected to officially announce members of the Championships Committee on Tuesday, with their first meeting later this month.

Below is an overview of the motion which TITUS Sports Marketing made available to the Legislative Council on Monday night. TITUS Sports Marketing met with the UIL and the Texas High School Coaches Association on multipel occasions in formulating the proposal, and last week met with athletic directors and head football coaches at a handful of 5A schools, including Southlake Carroll, Katy, Converse Judson, Smithson Valley, Tyler Lee, Lufkin, The Woodlands, Corpus Christi ISD, Plano ISD, North East ISD and Round Rock ISD, requesting their evaluation of our proposal.

"We’re excited to outline this outstanding opportunity to you tonight in Austin.

"Your approval for the UIL’s Class 5A football championship games (Div. I and II) to be held at a pre-determined stadium will change the course of Texas high school history for the state’s largest classification of football.

“Change†as it’s mentioned here is a definite positive, because it relates to simplification.

"TITUS has spent more than five years formulating this opportunity for the UIL and its 5A-member high schools. We started the process when we created the Texas Football Classic at the Alamodome in August of 1999, a season-opening event featuring the state’s top high schools. We have visited out-of-state high school football championship games and along the way have met with representatives of the UIL and the Texas High School Coaches Association, as well as some of the state’s most respected head football coaches and athletic directors at the Class 5A level.

"The foundation of TITUS is assisting Texas high schools. It may be marketing and selling scoreboard sponsorships or sideline signage or producing football banquets or creating a naming rights opportunity for a stadium or even bringing a national-television opportunity to the school’s football program.

"Whatever the circumstance, we’re committed to partnering with Texas high schools.

"One of our primary objectives in working with the UIL to bring its Class 5A football championships to a pre-determined stadium is to simplify the process for participating schools and to bring added excitement to their local communities.

"We know that football coaches across the Lone Star State often label themselves as “control freaks.†These same coaches probably pre-planned a year in advance with their future spouse the time and place for their wedding. And weeks before the birth of their first child, they probably had their bags packed at the front door ready for the hospital.

"Coaches and athletic directors prefer a routine for their players for every practice and for every week of the football season. By the 16th week of the football season everyone is in a set schedule.

"So why deviate from a set routine during the biggest week of one’s varsity season, and possibly before the biggest game in a coach’s career as well as for his student-athletes?

"It is our passion to work with high school coaches and athletic directors across Texas – that’s the foundation for TITUS Sports Marketing and why we created the company. One hundred percent of what we do is in the high school marketplace.

"Simply, if we don’t represent Texas high schools and the best interests of the UIL at the Class 5A Football Championships, we won’t be successful with TITUS in the years to come."

[KFDM COOP]

It will be interesting to see how this works out.

[KFDM COOP]

As an average fan I love the idea of being able to go to one venue and watching a few state championship games. Although I would love to see them in Houston' date=' it make more sence geographically to have them either in Austin or San Antonio.[/quote'] True. One location with more than one Title game should work unless they have to drive from EL Paso.

[WOS95]

its good for fans but it might give one team an unfair advantage if the team is only 30 miles from the site compared to a team that is 400 miles from the site

[KFDM COOP]

True. At least they kept it on I-35, center part of the State.

[Guest Jody]

As an average fan I love the idea of being able to go to one venue and watching a few state championship games. Although I would love to see them in Houston' date=' it make more sence geographically to have them either in Austin or San Antonio.[/quote']

Absolutely! I recall setting in the dome all day watching state caliber teams I would not normally be able to see. Got to love it.

[Cat22]

Thats true Coop, but if you think about it, if El Paso was to make the state championship they would be playing a team from Region 3 or 4 and would have to travel far anyway. They could be playing an East Texas or Valley team. If thats was the case they would probably play in San Antonio. San Antonio has the Alamo Dome just sitting there, why not put it to use and play all state championship games there. I know I would be there. Again it would be great for fans like me, but I'm sure alot of coaches would not see it the same way I do.

[Cat22]

Same here Jody. Saturdays during the playoffs I lived in the Dome. I really wish they would have keep it up so that games where still played there. It was a great place to watch High School football.

[JohnnyT60]

So Titus did a study to see if a pre-selected site that the will market would be a good idea, and the UIL bought it. Seems like putting the fox in charge of the hen house.

[txsportsfan]

They should be held in Austin. Its a central location and we all know thats where championships are born. Hook em' !!

[KFDM COOP]

If this goes well and satisifies the Coaches then i'm sure 4A and 3A will be next.

[Guest Jody]

They should be held in Austin. Its a central location and we all know thats where championships are born. Hook em' !!

Yes, Champions are born here:

Championship freak show.

Championship pansy wrestling.

Championship tree-huggers.

Championship drug-addicts.

etc......

[Guest ECBucFan]

This "centralized" scheme is bad. It takes common sense and localized control out of the equation. One size does NOT fit all.

Example: A team from north of Houston (think Woodlands or Kingwood) goes to one region. A team from the south (LaMarque) goes the other region. This really happened. They meet up in the Championship. Where? Not in Reliant, 15 minuits away. That would be perfect. No. they both have to drive to Austin, San Antonio or Dallas! Gas $3+ per gallon times tens of thousands of fans....hours on the road. Brilliant! :cry:

[Guest bulldogbark]

your right heck I am saving up now for the away games I got to go to this year :cry:

[Guest ECBucFan]

Another example: In '98 Newton played Daingerfield (near Tyler) in the state final at SFA. Nacadoches was perfect. Halfway in between, perfect sized stadium for that 3A game. What if the game had been in Austin?!?! What a waste that would have been!

[KFDM COOP]

Another example: In '98 Newton played Daingerfield (near Tyler) in the state final at SFA. Nacadoches was perfect. Halfway in between' date=' perfect sized stadium for that 3A game. What if the game had been in Austin?!?! What a waste that would have been![/quote'] Doesn't make sense to alot of people.

[Jasperdog94]

This is a great idea if you are a football fan in general. It's terrible if you just follow your school. (Which is what most people do.)

[KFDM COOP]

This "centralized" scheme is bad. It takes common sense and localized control out of the equation. One size does NOT fit all.

Example: A team from north of Houston (think Woodlands or Kingwood) goes to one region. A team from the south (LaMarque) goes the other region. This really happened. They meet up in the Championship. Where? Not in Reliant' date=' 15 minuits away. That would be perfect. No. they both have to drive to Austin, San Antonio or Dallas! Gas $3+ per gallon times tens of thousands of fans....hours on the road. Brilliant! :cry:[/quote'] Very good point!!

[Bobcat55]

Is this a pre-cursor for a t.v. coverage of all state championship games? If so who gets the T.V. and Radio rights? Would channel 6 brodcast all divisions coop? Just a thought!