Recent content by oldergoat

Jason I agree that recruiting and retention is a major problem but it is far from the major problem. It has been for a number of years. What I saw in the two chapters I called with was the simple fact that the young guys found out very fast you had to be “with the in group” or you were never...

The level of officials in High School Sports has been going down hill for some time. TASO will do nothing about the problem and UIL will do nothing about TASO. So the coaches that are not "IN' are getting the short end of the stick. It is time that something is done about the situation. I...

As I have said I think it would depend on the size of the school. Top 6-man teams could compete against the average 2A school playing 6-man. Several years ago the last year Garden City played 11-man they were 0-10 and had a very good 6-man coach running the show. And they only had a varsity...

Thanks. Found an article about the game and it proves my point. Small 11 man school vs top 6-man school the 6-man can compete. Move to the bigger 11-man schools and there is no way they can compete. Windthorst would have been destroyed by mast 4A and 5A schools that year.

Need a little context. What 6-man team and what 11-man team? What class was the 11 man team? These are factors that come into play. As stated the 2A and 3A have a number of players playing both ways. Remember a few years back watching our local team. One of the starting tackles played...

I think you need to be a little more specific on the match up. 2A schools would be pretty even on talent and conditioning might favor the 6 man school but the 2A schools have probably 4-6 guys going both ways for 48 minutes while a lot of 6-man go both ways 40 minutes or less. Start moving up...

To drfootball88 - No an RS hater - Just a comment. You said they were all "home grown" except for a couple. AS you well know "a couple" of players can turn a so-so team into a very good or better. Have not watched RS so no clue who the studs are. Just saying your statement doesn't do much to...

Ineligible Receiver Downfield ARTICLE 10. No originally ineligible receiver shall be or have been more than three yards beyond the neutral zone until a passer throws a legal forward pass that crosses the neutral zone. A player is in violation of this rule if any part of his body is beyond the...

Do you have a rule number for reference? I did not find this in the "rule changes" for 2020. thanks.

This would only apply in 11-man but a coach friend who is an x-official asked me. In their game last night flag was thrown for illegal receiver downfield. QB was outside the tackle box and just threw away the ball, all within the rules. WH waved off the flag. Told the Head Coach that NCAA...

Jason kind of same story for me. Followed nephews and the kids for years and always thought I knew more than the officials. A friend (I thought) talked me into joining. After I joined the chapter and got a rule book found out how much I didn't know. Glad I did call and wish I could still get...

JS I can relate to "old and stove up" and "ignorant" and "Come on Man" from a lot of fans. Buy a summer house on the lake and a nick cabin in the mountains and now using the left over money for retirement. I wish.

To Mr. Johnny South. I was an official for 14 seasons. After my first season called mostly only six-man by choice. Worked Jr. High and JV almost every Thursday as well. I always thought that the game I was lucky enough to get to call was the most important and biggest game in the State of...

Was watching a replay of a game from 2 weeks ago. Team B flagged for US at Team B 23 (dead ball spot and dead ball penalty). Official stepped off full 15 yards and placed ball at Team B 8 yard line. Of course Team B coach had a talk with the wing official and after a meeting of the minds...

Every Jr. High team is the next Championship team. If you don't think so just ask some of the parents of the players. Posted with all due respect to the original question.