Hey, it's a Texas playoff game, not Kentucky, but I stumbled on this on YouTube the other night and it shows a glimpse of how big-time high school football is in Texas. It's a highlight video of a state semifinal game at Texas Stadium, set to music. I really dig this video ...

 

Hey, it's a Texas playoff game, not Kentucky, but I stumbled on this on YouTube the other night and it shows a glimpse of how big-time high school football is in Texas. It's a highlight video of a state semifinal game at Texas Stadium, set to music. I really dig this video ...

 

 

 

Things are a little more advanced in the rest of the world. We will catch up once they make some changes at the top of KHSAA.

That was pretty cool. 2 thoughts though:

 

1. Trinity is from Texas, not Hawaii, right?

2. Plano has more cheerleaders than our 5A schools have players.

That was pretty cool. 2 thoughts though:

 

1. Trinity is from Texas, not Hawaii, right?

2. Plano has more cheerleaders than our 5A schools have players.

 

Trinity is from Texas, however there is a large population of Samoan immigrants in the Euless area. The Haka they do after every game is awesome, very similar to what Hawaii does.

You can't talk Haka without bringing up the All-Blacks.

Nothing like a Battlestar Galactica soundtrack to pump you up!

Pretty cool!

Trinity is from Texas, however there is a large population of Samoan immigrants in the Euless area. The Haka they do after every game is awesome, very similar to what Hawaii does.

 

I knew they were from Texas, I just didn't understand why they were doing the Haka. However, it makes sense know. Thanks. :thumb:

2. Plano has more cheerleaders than our 5A schools have players.

No doubt ...

 

These are huge schools. The numbers I saw said that Trinity's enrollment is over 2,100 in the top three grades. Plano's is over 2,300 in only grades 11 and 12.

 

A website story on the game put the attendance at 30,000 ...

Trinity is from Texas, however there is a large population of Samoan immigrants in the Euless area. The Haka they do after every game is awesome, very similar to what Hawaii does.

Amazing the things I learn here ...

A website story on the game put the attendance at 30,000 ...

 

 

That stadium looked empty to me. I know everyone is on one side, but can't imagine 30k on one side of stadium.

That stadium looked empty to me. I know everyone is on one side, but can't imagine 30k on one side of stadium.

Actually, Plano looked to have a pretty big crowd on hand, and that's a program with a lot of tradition and fan following. The guy that filmed the game was on the Plano side.

 

I could never get a good look at the Trinity crowd. Still, from what I saw on the video, I would've guessed the crowd to be about 15,000-20,000 or so.

 

Without looking it up, I would guess that Texas Stadium holds at least 60,000 ... half-full would be 30K. I would agree that it didn't look half-full.

 

Everything's bigger in Texas, right? Maybe the tall tales are, too ...

Actually, Plano looked to have a pretty big crowd on hand, and that's a program with a lot of tradition and fan following. The guy that filmed the game was on the Plano side.

 

I could never get a good look at the Trinity crowd. Still, from what I saw on the video, I would've guessed the crowd to be about 15,000-20,000 or so.

 

Without looking it up, I would guess that Texas Stadium holds at least 60,000 ... half-full would be 30K. I would agree that it didn't look half-full.

 

Everything's bigger in Texas, right? Maybe the tall tales are, too ...

The stadium seats 65,675. The new one, slated to open in 2011, will hold 80,000; expandable to 100,000+.

That is a pretty cool video, I had a buddy play in Texas and watched him beat Plano in the play-offs a couple years ago. Football is on a whole new level down there compared to Kentucky.

I don't see the people of Texas building a new school everytime enrollment reaches 1,500 or so.

 

Texas state population for 2006 :23,507,783

 

Kentucky state population for 2006:4,206,074

 

 

Ohio: 11,478,006

 

Indiana: 6,313,520

 

Tennessee: 6,038,803