Texas High School football is just stupid!

Lets Have A Reality Check wrote:

Yet they don't have up to date textbooks, pay the teachers well and the school itself is probably falling apart.

Good to see their priorities straight. 99.99% of these kids would be better off studying and hitting the books than playing football.

Yep, the school itself seems to be falling in on the students' heads. I'm sure you are also right about the textbooks and teacher pay.

I completely agree! I probably would play football if I weighed 30 pounds more and had good lateral movement but unfortunately I have neither one of those intangibles.

Ha! Prosper is only trying to match our $60 million stadium and they don't even have the team. Allen 6A state champs 2012-2014, Semi-Finalist 2015-2016.

Under the stands you can find the massive weight room 80 yard long where separate weights are designated for baseball, track, basketball, etc. Each team has their own set of weights.

There is also an enclosed 50 yard field in case the weather freezes.

Our teachers are well paid and Allen excels in pretty much all we attempt.

Moe's Tavern wrote:

Our teachers are well paid and Allen excels in pretty much all we attempt.

Ummmm, are you still a student there? A life-long senior?

Moe's Tavern wrote:

Allen excels in pretty much all we attempt.

This statement is funny being on a XC/Track message board. Allen has 6000 students and is nowhere near being state bound.

Smart enough to give myself some wiggle room by using the term "pretty much".

That's just crazy. I live in Texas and I don't like watching football at all. One time our track coach didn't show up at a Friday meet and we found out the next Monday that he was watching the school's football game instead, and he was all like, "I thought yall would understand, after all it is a football game." 🙄

On one level, this really isn't that outrageous. The plans also include a big natatorium that will serve a couple of districts. Also, when you build a stadium that seats 12,000 (and they do need that capacity), you get a big difference in lifespan depending on the engineering. You could save money by building a pretty bare bones structure, but it would not last nearly as long. Prosper ISD is in a very fast growing suburb of Dallas. They are planning on adding a high school in 2020. So, this will serve two football teams and probably be available for games for a couple other districts that do not have good stadiums. Plus, it is paid for with bond money that voters approved, not by taking funds out of the school's budget. $48 mil is a lot of money, but the annual budget for Dallas ISD is about $1.5 billion. I am sure they could do a lot with $48 million, but that amount of money would not end the big differences in quality between inner city schools and schools in the burbs in Dallas.

But if you took $48 mil and all the other money spent on HS football and used it for other programs and services at Prosper ISD, you could make a huge difference in the outcomes for many students. Even at wealthy suburban districts like Prosper, funds for counseling, special education and other social services are very limited. There are lots of AP classes and opportunities for high achievers, but the resources dedicated to kids who are struggling academically are minimal, especially in comparison to what is spent on football. So, yeah. I a globally competitive world where entry level jobs for high school graduates (outside of the very unreliable oil patch) do not pay a living wage, there is definitely a case to be made that spending priorities on a $48 mil stadium are out of whack.

Government money spent on social stuff is typically money down the drain. It doesn't work. Football, at least there in TX and in other areas, helps build the community spirit and a sense of togetherness in a number of ways. If this district and community can afford it then it's all good in my book.

LoneStarXC wrote:

That's just crazy. I live in Texas and I don't like watching football at all. One time our track coach didn't show up at a Friday meet and we found out the next Monday that he was watching the school's football game instead, and he was all like, "I thought yall would understand, after all it is a football game." 🙄

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Track is in the spring, football is in the fall.

fddfgfds wrote:

LoneStarXC wrote:

That's just crazy. I live in Texas and I don't like watching football at all. One time our track coach didn't show up at a Friday meet and we found out the next Monday that he was watching the school's football game instead, and he was all like, "I thought yall would understand, after all it is a football game." 🙄

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Track is in the spring, football is in the fall.

I run both and made a mistake. You need to chill.

Star wrote:

We run because we can't quite make it in fatball.

Too bad that football players become fat once they stop playing. Then again, some don't need to stop playing and are still fat.

CTE hm

Pigskin Hugh wrote:

48 million dollar stadium for a Texas High School.......

http://www.maxpreps.com/news/FhrAdfdgAU6gEWc8NobQ2Q/new-high-school-football-palace-planned-for-texas.htm

Damn...that stadium looks better than the college one in Laramie, WY. 🏈

How on Earth do counselors and special education "not work"? So kids should have less trained professionals that they can talk to confidentially for help and education designed for their disabilities? You have an IQ of below 50.