I know many schools out there that have this going on. Either for practice and/or underclassmen game gear.

 

Revert to my above post. 100 new helmets is way over; however, I know for a fact (unless these sales reps are being totally false) that Highlands gets the gear they need, when they need & a good amount of it.

 

Heck, embrace it IF true; I can promise you that this guy is in NO WAY hating on on it.

 

Not disagreeing with it. But they do not, and I mean do not get 100 helmets a year. Not even close. Not even close!

Not disagreeing with it. But they do not, and I mean do not get 100 helmets a year. Not even close. Not even close!

 

I couldnt agree more. I dont know of any college programs that do that, at any level, let alone high schools.

 

In a nutshell, the point that was being tried to make was that if there is anybody that "has too much money for football", it would be Highland's (school budget, boosters, etc.). But, IMHO, there is no such thing as that.

 

However, with that being said, I know a handful of other programs across that state that bring in on average, 6 figures through the booster club alone.

 

Well, in these days I know. Oregon only has 5-6 different sets, plus countless others who have joined on that trend; not to the extreme of Oregon of course. But, you knew what I meant.

I tried copying and pasting that...I guess it's time to go to bed. lol

Please know that I am not even coming close to dogging HHS or any other school for buying or doing anything they choose to do.

 

I just thought it was unbelievable that someone from HHS would dog anyone on the equipment side. HHS probably has the ugliest, yet best weight room in KY. Weight rooms don't have to be new to be effective. HHS does it with pride and hard work. Bu,t they are not financially busted as a program because they have old uni's and a bad weight room. These two things are the two things HHS is proud of ...I don't blame them either... It's hard to put new uni's on 100+ kids.... How do you keep a weight room looking new when you have 100+ teenagers dying to get in there and another 80 middle schoolers trying to sneak into the darn place.

 

The real secret to HHS is their conditioning. They are simply in the best shape of anyone... They are strong because they are lean. Many workouts don't involve weights at all... I think they maximize cardio and the results show.

 

Back to the thread.... HHS has bought and sold more helmets in the last 5 years than any program in the USA. Is this bad.?.. Absolutely not, but lets not pick out a school trying to sell a set of jerseys and call them wasteful either.

 

We all know this is a northern KY dominated blog. We all know HHS will wear a jersey that appears to be 10 years old, then their O shoves a Rawlings FB down your throat and their D shoves up your backside....the duds at HHS are a badge of honor... The old weight room is now deep in their tradition.... And the new helmets .... All out of safety for their kids and love for them. (Even though we all know helmets can have a long life if reconditioned annually). I think it's great, too. Another program has a chance to buy them at a price they afford as well.