UIL Proposal 1A 11 man football

[jc_30]

Even if 8-man were made available, I cannot imagine it being mandated for schools over a certain number of kids in enrollment, because far too many D1 schools have turf fields now, that you could not just require to reconfigure their fields.

8man plays on the same 80 x 40 yard field. No one would have to resize their field, if they are D1 sixman and have turf.

 

[midkiff1]

I spoke with the UIL about bringing back 8 Man to Texas a couple of years ago and they told me that they would have to have a study and superintendent/school survey or poll.

 

[Leman Saunders]

Even if 8-man were made available, I cannot imagine it being mandated for schools over a certain number of kids in enrollment, because far too many D1 schools have turf fields now, that you could not just require to reconfigure their fields.

8man plays on the same 80 x 40 yard field. No one would have to resize their field, if they are D1 sixman and have turf.

These guys are playing on 11man fields and since it is the 11man guys wanting to do this Im sure they would want to keep the 11man field, and I believe that the field size is different in different states...a problem being what is the NCAA rules as that would be what TX would then follow

 

[jc_30]

Based on past UIL 8man alignments, they played it on a 80 x 40 field. Harvey Wellman always said it was the most boring football to coach and watch.

 

[Old Bearkat]

Based on past UIL 8man alignments, they played it on a 80 x 40 field. Harvey Wellman always said it was the most boring football to coach and watch.

ON a 80X40 field, 8 man is a slow power game, on a 100X50 field, it is much more a speed game like 6 man.

 

[midkiff1]

It can be wide open on any field.

 

[Old Bearkat]

It can be wide open on any field.

On a 80X40 field between two evenly matched teams, it becomes a power game where size on the line usually determines the winner. When one team has a speed advantage over the other, it can get high scoring, just like 11 man