Is Football REALLY "king" in SE Texas? Numbers say NO!!!

[adminbaberuth]

I believe the question should be:

What area in Texas high school sports is football not the most popular sport?

Anyone have a guess?

[Nedstud2010]

football is number 1 because it involves the most kids the basketball team only has like 50 tops in the whole school football has like 100-150 players in the school

[txstar]

Football, in Texas, has always been and always be the pinnacle sport in this great state, period.  This ain't Connecticut or Indiana, this is Texas and Football is what opens the doors in our high schools and it always will.  Anyone who thinks that basketball is number one in this state, needs counseling.

[Bigdog]

I won't argue with the counseling comment.   DV, anytime you have teams like Ned and PNG that outnumber the opposing teams fans, (home or away with the exception of MCM) then you have your answer.

[team first]

would'nt call it righteous, would call it CLASS.....and sure anybody can play donkey basketball, but not just anybody can play the real thing...Seen some mighty good ATHLETES run down the court shaking their heads in disbelief....

[24 over par]

football is king in texas without a doubt

[NDNWarrior]

football is king in texas without a doubt

Agree!         

[Raider81]

In all my years of high school, (there were only four), and all the years that have expired since, I have NEVER attended a basketball game.  Basketball sucks!

I have, however, attended many football games.

[the wise one]

In all my years of high school, (there were only four), and all the years that have expired since, I have NEVER attended a basketball game.  Basketball sucks!

I have, however, attended many football games.

maybe that is because lumberton has never been that good at basketball which prooves the point that if you ask the question which sport is king lumberton people would tell you that football is king but i bet if you go to kountze or HJ or even Ozen they would tell you that basketball is king the schools that it is tough to tell which sport is king or the schools like EC, Silsbee and other schools that seem to do well in both sports

[24 over par]

Football!!! Not even close.

Agreed. 1000000000000%

apples and oranges not even close football by a wide margin

[mustang]

I just don't see how basketball is an elite sport. Football is much harder on the body, and if it isn't then you are playing it wrong. The reason you might not see guys jumping to toss the pigskin around is, well, most people can't throw a football, but even then I don't know of anyone that has turned down a Thanksgiving or Christmas pickup game. Basketball really isn't that difficult. Sorry. One question. Don't guys in wheelchairs play basketball??

Excellent!

[McLovin]

would'nt call it righteous, would call it CLASS.....and sure anybody can play donkey basketball, but not just anybody can play the real thing...Seen some mighty good ATHLETES run down the court shaking their heads in disbelief....

Forgive me! I see it now! I was ignorantly being sexist...I should have said "people" not "guys"

[baddog]

One question. Don't guys in wheelchairs play basketball??

It takes a real caring individual to poke fun at one of the few sports a paraplegic can play. You get my vote for He-man of the year. Good job.

[McLovin]

Not really poking fun, so call off the dogs. You're the one that wishes to explore the comment deeper, bringing out all but positive connotations. The observation was merely that such a "skill" sport can be played without the use of legs. By me not realizing the correlation I would thereby shun them from associated conversation, and that's just disrespectful.

[ndn2016]

OK, I don't have statistics, but I have 1 question. How many people does your football stadium seat and how many people does your gym seat?

[the wise one]

OK, I don't have statistics, but I have 1 question. How many people does your football stadium seat and how many people does your gym seat?

that doesn't prove which sport is king

[24 over par]

OK, I don't have statistics, but I have 1 question. How many people does your football stadium seat and how many people does your gym seat?

that doesn't prove which sport is king

it proves which sport has the most fans

[the wise one]

ya but are all those people fans off football or band or cheerleading or drill team? football has so many different aspects of it basketball only has about 10 kids involeved in it football has about 200 so of course thier are going to be more fans at football games

[westend1]

Uh, last basketball game I saw there were cheerleaders there and a portion of the band,

[McLovin]

I bet this area could support minor league baseball better than anything.

[Bigdog]

nope we have had a couple of them down here already, The Golden Gators were the last ones, back in the 80's I think.  None of the teams lasted very long.  Look at whats happened to hockey also.

[McLovin]

the 80's are two decades ago. beaumont could do it.

[RustedCutlass]

nope we have had a couple of them down here already, The Golden Gators were the last ones, back in the 80's I think.  None of the teams lasted very long.  Look at whats happened to hockey also.

Actually, I thought that the Beaumont Bullfrogs had a short stint here around the early- or mid-1990s. The Golden Gators were in the 1980s.

[hitman009]

It is considered a football area by the amount of Divion I recruits that come from this area. Have not done the math, but I would bet there are more Divion I players from the golden triangle playing in college, than most of the areas in TEX.  Its not how many people attend games, its the athletes. Just like a basketball game, many people attend the games for various reasons and many leave before the game ends, (even at HJ, KOUNTZE, etc.) But over all, more football players are chosen to play college football  in this area than basketball. 

In fact I think is a state thing rather than a area thing.  Most college recruits come from Texas, Florida and CAL.

[NorthoftheBorder]

Everything is cyclical.  I think it is great that the area has had a good run in basketball titles of late.  I personally think that Lamar bringing football back is going to have a positive impact on the success of local HS football.  In fact, Lamars success in the late 70's and early 80's could have had a positive impact on local basketball.  Regardless, and I was a basketball guy myself in HS, football is still the most popular sport in Texas and the USA from junior high all the way to the pros.