Here's a little information on the out of state teams scheduled to play in the Herbstreit Classic at Cowboys Stadium on Labor Day.
Cocoa High, Florida just had their 38 game win streak snapped by Colerain, Ohio last week.
Cocoa High, Florida
The Douglass Trojans are the defending Oklahoma 4A state champs.
OKC Douglass Trojans
Edna Karr is ranked #1 among large schools in Louisiana.
Edna Karr, Louisiana
Cowboys Stadium: Arlington, TX
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 10:00am CT FSN
Edna Karr vs. Arlington Bowie
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 1:15pm CT FSN
Cocoa vs. Skyline
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 4:30pm CT FSN
Frederick A. Douglass vs. DeSoto
Monday: Sep. 05, 2011 7:45pm CT FSN
Cedar Hill vs. Denton Guyer
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Sunday, August 28, 2011
The Heat is On!
I attended the Garland-Denton Guyer (albeit briefly) and the Highland Park-Everman games on Saturday and it was a case of survival as the games kicked off at 4-4:30 with temperatures in the 107 degree range. Saw players cramping up all over the field and Garland-Denton Guyer even cut the quarters back to 10 minutes. Can we get a petition going that no game will be played before Labor Day? Remember fall will be here on September 23rd.
Saturday, August 6, 2011
It's Time to Stop the Insanity
Without fail, we hear about football players and coaches every year that die or end up hospitalized due to excessive heat.
Why is it football season starts in the hottest month of the year in Texas? Is it tradition? Is it because it just fits someones school year calendar better?
If you took the entire calendar year and said what is the one month you would start a sport where you wear a heat incubating uniform and are expected to sprint at full speed for short bursts and propel your body in to other players, you certainly wouldn't select the hottest month of the year would you? Yet that's what we expect of the young men in the state of Texas each year.
Football is portrayed as a macho, he-man sport and to complain or belly ache about anything, much less the heat, is just not accepted. Most kids age 15-18 have been taught to respect authority and do what they're told without resistance or questioning why. If you complain or question a coach you are not a "team player" and most likely end up doing "gassers" or "up-downs". I know in my football days that if my coach told me to run through a brick wall, I was going to try my darndest to do it, and without so much as a whimper.
We're putting at least two groups of people in a bad position. With the pressure coaches face to win, they are expected to whip their team in to shape, come heat, snow, rain, hell or high water. The players themselves face the pressure of complying with the coaches orders under extreme conditions, while facing everything else life throws at them at that age.
Parents are so proud to witness their son's football accomplishments, but shouldn't they have some input on their son's safety? Maybe it will take a group of parents marching on the UIL office to wake someone up.
How about moving moving the season back one month? Flip-flopping the football and baseball seasons? Moving start times back to 8 PM? There has to be someone associated with Texas high school football that is a lot smarter than I am who can figure this out. It's so miserable in Texas in August and early September that it's not even enjoyable to watch a football game, much less play in one. No doubt we'll hear of band members, cheerleaders and spectators who were overcome with heat exhaustion once the season begins.
The NFL and Colleges seem to do a much better job of protecting their players than we do our young men here in Texas. Notably, the Cowboys are in a dome right now. Is it because someone has an investment in them?
At the very least it should be mandated that all schools follow the recommendations of the National Athletic Trainers' Association.
UIL, coaches, administrators; it's time to STOP the insanity before one more person's life is lost.
Why is it football season starts in the hottest month of the year in Texas? Is it tradition? Is it because it just fits someones school year calendar better?
If you took the entire calendar year and said what is the one month you would start a sport where you wear a heat incubating uniform and are expected to sprint at full speed for short bursts and propel your body in to other players, you certainly wouldn't select the hottest month of the year would you? Yet that's what we expect of the young men in the state of Texas each year.Football is portrayed as a macho, he-man sport and to complain or belly ache about anything, much less the heat, is just not accepted. Most kids age 15-18 have been taught to respect authority and do what they're told without resistance or questioning why. If you complain or question a coach you are not a "team player" and most likely end up doing "gassers" or "up-downs". I know in my football days that if my coach told me to run through a brick wall, I was going to try my darndest to do it, and without so much as a whimper.
We're putting at least two groups of people in a bad position. With the pressure coaches face to win, they are expected to whip their team in to shape, come heat, snow, rain, hell or high water. The players themselves face the pressure of complying with the coaches orders under extreme conditions, while facing everything else life throws at them at that age.
Parents are so proud to witness their son's football accomplishments, but shouldn't they have some input on their son's safety? Maybe it will take a group of parents marching on the UIL office to wake someone up.
How about moving moving the season back one month? Flip-flopping the football and baseball seasons? Moving start times back to 8 PM? There has to be someone associated with Texas high school football that is a lot smarter than I am who can figure this out. It's so miserable in Texas in August and early September that it's not even enjoyable to watch a football game, much less play in one. No doubt we'll hear of band members, cheerleaders and spectators who were overcome with heat exhaustion once the season begins.
The NFL and Colleges seem to do a much better job of protecting their players than we do our young men here in Texas. Notably, the Cowboys are in a dome right now. Is it because someone has an investment in them?
At the very least it should be mandated that all schools follow the recommendations of the National Athletic Trainers' Association.
UIL, coaches, administrators; it's time to STOP the insanity before one more person's life is lost.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Cowboys Stadium to host 1A through 5A championships
The UIL announced Monday that Cowboys Stadium will host all the 11-man state football championships for the first time in history. UIL football championships in both divisions of 3A through 5A were held at Cowboys Stadium last season in front of near record crowds and will now be joined with the 1A and 2A in 2011. The Conference 1A 6-man Division I and Division II football state championships will be held at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene.
Last year marked the first time all UIL football state championship games in all conferences were held at pre-determined locations. The UIL has determined the site for the Conference 5A football state championships since 2006.
The UIL is currently working with Fox Sports Southwest to have all of the games televised or shown on the Internet, according to UIL director of athletics Mark Cousins.
Only the 2011 championships have been locked into Cowboys Stadium and the location of future championships is still up in the air, Cousins said.
State championship schedule:
Friday, December 9
3A Division I – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, December 15
1A Division I – 12 p.m.
1A Division II – 4 p.m.
2A Division I – 8 p.m.
Friday, December 16
2A Division II – 12 p.m.
3A Division II – 4 p.m.
4A Division I – 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 17
4A Division II – 12 p.m.
5A Division I – 4 p.m.
5A Division II – 8 p.m.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Live webcasts slated for 7-on-7 state tournament
Fox Sports Southwest will show live webcasts of 7-on-7 action this Saturday, July 16th. Here's the details.
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Four Texas Teams Listed in National Rankings
Aledo, Katy, Euless Trinity and Allen are ranked in the national Top 25 just released by MaxPreps Football. MaxPreps Rankings
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