I don't understand why everyone is so interested in making KY a "football" state. There are schools that are known for basketball, just like there are schools that are known for football.

I think if we want to concern ourselves with anything, it's making KY an athletic state. You can ask coaches of every sport all across the state, and they will tell you they are having a hard time getting kids involved and willing to work hard and pay a price. To me this is the big issue moving forward.

Basketball proves to be the king still yet in Ky. It is a shame that these rules have been changed to help the roundball in Ky. How many D-1 basketballers came from Ky in the last 2 years? How many football D-1 schollarships in that same time? Like it or not Ky is becoming a football state. I love and support basketball but we must be realistic.

 

7 on 7 against your own team is not a option for smaller schools b/c of the number of players. This will take Ky. back a step or two.

 

Go to Lexington next week and see what kind of state KY is.

I don't understand why everyone is so interested in making KY a "football" state. There are schools that are known for basketball, just like there are schools that are known for football.

I think if we want to concern ourselves with anything, it's making KY an athletic state. You can ask coaches of every sport all across the state, and they will tell you they are having a hard time getting kids involved and willing to work hard and pay a price. To me this is the big issue moving forward.

 

 

Agreed. :thumb:

I think what most people are trying to convey is that kids have a greater opportunity to continue their education at the next level playing football instead of basketball. That's why they'd like to see the shift to being a football state. With Kentucky being a basketball state, most kids think they really have a shot to play at UK or another D1 school and have no idea how far off base they are. However, a lot of these kids can play football in college but never get the opportunity because they spend most of their high school careers chasing unrealistic basketball dreams. It's just a numbers game...college football offers 20-25 scholarships per year while college basketball offers 3-4.

I think what most people are trying to convey is that kids have a greater opportunity to continue their education at the next level playing football instead of basketball. That's why they'd like to see the shift to being a football state. With Kentucky being a basketball state, most kids think they really have a shot to play at UK or another D1 school and have no idea how far off base they are. However, a lot of these kids can play football in college but never get the opportunity because they spend most of their high school careers chasing unrealistic basketball dreams. It's just a numbers game...college football offers 20-25 scholarships per year while college basketball offers 3-4.

 

I agree with this statement. However I think that has a lot to do with how Basketball is marketed as a whole. Starting with the NBA and filtering down, basketball is marketed towards individuals.

Football starting with the NFL is marketed towards teams.

 

Kids today are more individual thinkers than ever. I think this is a growing problem everywhere.

 

But I do get tired of hte proverbial high school power forward who is 6'2 and a good athlete and doesn't realize he could prolong his future on the gridiron.