[Hoot Gibson]

Ok, you are right and I am wrong.

Thank you for having the good sense to recognize that. :biggrin:

Seriously, I think that for the sake of the sport, anything that shortens the season for players is a negative. I am not one who thinks that everybody deserves participation trophies and scores and championships don't matter. My concern is that Kentucky high school football is extremely top heavy, with a handful of teams dominating the post season.

Every year, those same teams enjoy an extra few weeks of practice and extra games that teams who exit early from the playoffs don't get to enjoy. Don't get me wrong, winners earn those advantages, but it does perpetuate the dominance of a few teams. Schemes that limit playoff participation contribute to the overall weakness of high school football in Kentucky.

I also don't think that it would be a bad thing to add some consolation games to the current system - not just to hand out more trophies, but to extend the season for more players.