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And not to pile on or anything....but even the numbers which the roamin ump found do not tell the whole varsity story. I don't think the numbers are complete, even for public HS varsity but then you add in the private HS varsity (also played under NCAA rules) plus the factor Jim pointed out (subvarsity) plus the fact that most all youth leagues I am aware of in the state use NCAA rules with slight modifications and the numbers are overwhelming.
And as Jason pointed out, many NCAA changes over the years have resulted from incidents in Texas schoolboy football. Heck we all know if you want to see the bizarre, go to lower levels of football. You are rarely if ever going to see complex situations at the D-1A level. But try a 7th or 8th grade game and anything strange that can happen will happen. Yes the games is much much faster at D-1A but when you want to see the rules tested, come to the lower levels. The NCAA is missing out on the chance to have some potential situations dealt with before they happen in a big game by not taking advantage of the TEX and MASS experience.
Public schools in Texas only:
Class Total
5A 245
4A 230
3A 175
2A 221
1A 149
6-Man 118
1138 Public HSs in Texas playing NCAA rules
Last edited by TXMike; Sun Jul 23, 2006 at 06:59pm.
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