re: Numbers look bleak for Arkansas high school football's reputation

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I wonder what it could be…

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while I agree there is some truth to this, it doesn’t explain why states like Kansas, Iowa, and north fricking Dakota are producing more football players than we are. And I don’t think it’s lack of interest in the communities either considering football popularity across the nation is at an all time high. My theory is the AAA not having rules in place like some of our border states that say you can’t Practice certain sports until a set day. For instance Texas and Louisiana both aren’t allowed to practice baseball on the diamond until some time in January. Basketball is similarly not allowed to be in the gym until a certain point in the fall. This encourages kids to play multiple sports unless they just want to be in the weight room a whole bunch. Because right now what we have in Arkansas is a bunch of kids that play AAU basketball or travel baseball year round and although they like football, it’s just something they do to pass the time in the fall during the week before their weekend tournaments. I think the razorbacks are also partly to blame considering you not only have an entire generation of kids who’ve grown up with them being arse, but an entire generation or parents too.