NFHS Rules Changes Predictions/Rumors/Desires

[Rich]

Originally Posted by BillyMac

Will this help me realize my dream of becoming an esteemed Forum member.

Anyhow, there you go. Well earned.

[BillyMac]

Originally Posted by Rich

Anyhow, there you go. Well earned.

I’d like to thank all the little people who made this possible, but I can’t remember your names. When will I receive my Basketball Forum Esteemed Member decoder ring? Also, I understand that there's some type of monetary stipend attached to this honor. I'd like to forgo the stipend and turn it over to the Basketball Forum Education Fund. I'd like to, but I can't, because I need the money, so please send it to me as soon as possible.

I need to get new business cards, one's that read "Esteemed Forum Member". What am I supposed to do with the 10,000 old business cards that I had printed up? Wait? On second thought, don't answer that.

I don't care about the shot clock thing, but I pray every day that the NFHS will require PTS for Varsity games. One can hope.

[Raymond]

Originally Posted by AremRed

I don't care about the shot clock thing, but I pray every day that the NFHS will require PTS for Varsity games. One can hope.

If you can even get it for State play-off games, you should be happy.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by AremRed

I don't care about the shot clock thing, but I pray every day that the NFHS will require PTS for Varsity games. One can hope.

That is one big wish. The schools I was around that used it stopped using it because of the cost it would take to keep it.

Peace

Originally Posted by BadNewsRef

If you can even get it for State play-off games, you should be happy.

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is one big wish.

I know, I was only half serious.

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

That is one big wish. The schools I was around that used it stopped using it because of the cost it would take to keep it.

Peace

That is one thing I've never understood....why it costs anything to keep it. Something like PTS should be a producthat the schools buy, not a service they subscribe to. There is nothing the manufacturer should be needed for after it is installed. I can't imagine what additional service they could be providing that would require an ongoing subscription.

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by Camron Rust

That is one thing I've never understood....why it costs anything to keep it. Something like PTS should be a producthat the schools buy, not a service they subscribe to. There is nothing the manufacturer should be needed for after it is installed. I can't imagine what additional service they could be providing that would require an ongoing subscription.

Well at one time the system used to be around $5000. And you had replace batteries and other maintenance that I was told about. I honestly do not know much about the system overall, just was told that the initial cost was only part of the system. And with the cost was one of the reasons the school the reason the school that was allowed to borrow the device.

Peace

[Camron Rust]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Well at one time the system used to be around $5000. And you had replace batteries and other maintenance that I was told about. I honestly do not know much about the system overall, just was told that the initial cost was only part of the system. And with the cost was one of the reasons the school the reason the school that was allowed to borrow the device.

Peace

Probably the $5,000 to start but then a good chunk more every year just to have it. The batteries "should" be cheap unless they choose a proprietary form just so they can mark up the replacements to a high price...sort of like cell phone accessories used to be until some governments in the world made the cell phone makers (except for Apple for some reason) converge to universal standards (micro-USB) so chargers and other accessories from one work on all others and you don't have to rebuy them for every new phone.


I also think the company doesn't actually sell the system...I think they only lease it. With no competition, they can get away with that and pretty much charge what they want.

Maybe a couple of use tech-types should get together with a few marketing/sales types and invent a competing system!