Cool YouTube video from Texas ...

[westsider]

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 ...

 

[Jeepman]

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.

[nees1212]

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.

[born2reign]

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.

[BuddyBW]

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

[Xgrad-JAGdad]

Nothing like a Battlestar Galactica soundtrack to pump you up!

[TonyDanza]

Pretty cool!

[nees1212]

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:

[westsider]

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 ...

[westsider]

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 ...

[miragesmack]

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.

[westsider]

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 ...

[thsrocks]

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+.

[BH53]

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.

[thsrocks]

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