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re: Numbers look bleak for Arkansas high school football's reputation
Posted on 4/30/24 at 5:57 am to TheCheshireHog
Posted on 4/30/24 at 5:57 am to TheCheshireHog
quote: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.
I wonder what it could be…
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Posted on 4/30/24 at 9:55 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
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it doesn’t explain why states like Kansas, Iowa, and north fricking Dakota are producing more football players than we are
Because they aren't. Who got drafted in a single year isn't a measure of that.
Iowa is pretty comparable. Kansas produces less talent. Sometimes they get some good ones out of KC metro area. Both of the Dakotas combined produce significantly less talent than Arkansas
Posted on 4/30/24 at 10:56 am to Hawgnsincebirth55
It is absolutely one of the reasons it is bad due to lack of interest, essentially when you compare them to other states.
It wasn't like that before and unlike the coaches today, back then they didn't overlook blue collar Arkansas players. The best teams had players from Arkansas no matter they got drafted or not.
The small towns that use to produce good talent no longer do so. Politics, crime, lack of jobs or just lack of opportunities in general have played a key role in the decline in high school football.
It also doesn't help that Arkansas hasn't been good in football since the 80s and a few generations that grew up watching terrible football. That can hurt participation as no one wants to play for them.
It wasn't like that before and unlike the coaches today, back then they didn't overlook blue collar Arkansas players. The best teams had players from Arkansas no matter they got drafted or not.
The small towns that use to produce good talent no longer do so. Politics, crime, lack of jobs or just lack of opportunities in general have played a key role in the decline in high school football.
It also doesn't help that Arkansas hasn't been good in football since the 80s and a few generations that grew up watching terrible football. That can hurt participation as no one wants to play for them.
Posted on 4/30/24 at 6:19 pm to Hawgnsincebirth55
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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.
This is not true. Interest in football is declining across the country at all levels except NFL viewership
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