Caution: High School Football Commentary... How Was Okemos HS This Bad?

aualum06 wrote:

GRR Spartan wrote:Algonac HS cancelled their varsity football season in August after they had 6 players show up for the first fall practice.  Holland HS announced they were cancelling the rest of their varsity season  in early September due to low numbers.  Now Okemos follows suit.

I spoke to an acquaintance who works for MHSAA after Holland HS made their announcement who told me he’s hearing from AD’s who are interested in expanding  the pool to be eligible to field 8 Man Football because their schools are seeing football participant numbers dropping.

MHSAA is wrestling with further expansion of the 8 Man game because they foresee some schools more interested in state championships than having a .500 11 man team.  However they are aware that a small percentage of HS players go on to play any level of college football and players with hopes of playing beyond HS will transfer to schools still playing traditional 11 man football.

PS
MHSAA is very aware of boys soccer’s effect on football from soccer’s rising participation levels and its lower costs.  The rub is a lot of school’s main athletic fundraiser’s are football ticket and concession sales.

They have already allowed to many schools to go 8 man. It should be for enrollments 175 and below only.

And teams have already joined for winning not numbers