Football should not overlap basketball, causes way to many problems with smaller schools. Shouldn't this be an easy fix for the KHSAA to handle. They have pretty much took care of all the other sports from this happening and it's about time for them to do this one too. They need to take out the bye week for one. High school kids don't need a bye week, that is ridiculous. Also, if they would just let the top 2 in each district make the playoffs instead of trying to be nice and let almost every kid in the state play a playoff game. They could have the football state tourney 2 weeks earlier which would put it on Thanksgiving weekend. Would probably even have a lot more fans because of it being a holiday weekend and people being off work. Not like they don't play anyways that weekend. Would be nice to have the football season over by DEC 1. Just my opinion, but it would help out a whole lot if they would do something like this.

I think they should do away with the bye week and end the season a week earlier. I don't necessarily think it needs to end by Dec. 1. But December 13th is too late. I think moving it back a week would be much better for bball.

If this is your argument, Master, Basketball season overlaps practice for Baseball. You'll have to shut down the season sooner to allow the State Tournament to be played sooner so the small school boys can get onto the baseball diamond.

If this is your argument, Master, Basketball season overlaps practice for Baseball. You'll have to shut down the season sooner to allow the State Tournament to be played sooner so the small school boys can get onto the baseball diamond.

 

Dec. 1 would be a good time for football to be over, basketball season overlaps baseball practice, but not games like football does basketball. I always thought the bye week at any level wasn't necessary.

Some how this state has forgotten that we are known for basketball and now it seems that the khsaa has done everything in its power to make us a football state. Kentucky= Bluegrass, Throughbreds, & BASKETBALL. Football drags on way to long and in my opinion you penalize the non-football schools (which I graduated from) by pushing the start date to December 1 instead of middle of November as when I played the game.

If this is your argument, Master, Basketball season overlaps practice for Baseball. You'll have to shut down the season sooner to allow the State Tournament to be played sooner so the small school boys can get onto the baseball diamond.

 

"Practice, you are talking about practice" I"m sure there are kids that play baseball that get in the cage and hit a few during basketball season or throw a little bit if they want too, but seriously they don't miss any games because they can't schedule any till after the hoops state tourney. So football season should be shortened a week or two and take out the bye week and do the same for basketball. No games scheduled until football is over. Preferably by Dec 1. July 15 - Dec 1 is long enough for football, 4 1/2 months.

Basketball is NOv 15 - march ?, Only 4 months. At least take off 1 week to make it even, 2 weeks would make it better, but would be happy with just getting rid of the bye weeks.

I agree, it's not fair to the students who want to play both.

I agree with taking out the bye week-but that is about all I agree with. Basketball allows every team to make playoffs. Football pays for all the other sports.

I agree that football should not overlap basketball, so delay the start of basketball season. Football is the favorite sport for more high school students than basketball. Just look at the shear numbers of players playing football. Besides basketball has taken over most of the baseball season, so basketball should be looking at their selves in the mirror before trying to shorten another sport for it's gain.

 

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1. Top two teams make the playoffs in each district

2. Take away the bye week.

3. No official game seasons overlap (official winter games do not start until the last fall game is played, spring games do not play until the last winter game is played)

I agree with taking out the bye week-but that is about all I agree with. Basketball allows every team to make playoffs. Football pays for all the other sports.

 

Maybe at a few schools, but Basketball pays for a lot more schools programs than football. I'm sure those big football schools probably could fund programs on one game a week. Basketball can play 3 or 4 a week and make a lot more money than football programs do. Also it doesn't cost near as much to run a basketball program. The cost alone to run a football team takes a lot of the money generated at the gates, unless you have a good fundraising program or boosters club.

I agree that football should not overlap basketball, so delay the start of basketball season. Football is the favorite sport for more high school students than basketball. Just look at the shear numbers of players playing football. Besides basketball has taken over most of the baseball season, so basketball should be looking at their selves in the mirror before trying to shorten another sport for it's gain.

 

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How has basketball taken over (most) of baseball season? I didn't know high school teams went to spring training in Feburary.

I agree that football should not overlap basketball, so delay the start of basketball season. Football is the favorite sport for more high school students than basketball. Just look at the shear numbers of players playing football. Besides basketball has taken over most of the baseball season, so basketball should be looking at their selves in the mirror before trying to shorten another sport for it's gain.

 

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When was the last time a baseball team was able to play games OUTDOORS on a REAL GRASS field anytime the second or third weeks of March when the girls and boys state basketball tourneys are usually going on.

I agree that football should not overlap basketball, so delay the start of basketball season. Football is the favorite sport for more high school students than basketball. Just look at the shear numbers of players playing football. Besides basketball has taken over most of the baseball season, so basketball should be looking at their selves in the mirror before trying to shorten another sport for it's gain.

 

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For your first post, this one didn't make a lot of sense. Oh well, welcome!

I think they should do away with the bye week and end the season a week earlier. I don't necessarily think it needs to end by Dec. 1. But December 13th is too late. I think moving it back a week would be much better for bball.

 

Agreed. Do away with the bye week. Football should have ended within the last two weeks.