OT: USA Today: Texas overwhelms rivals in revenue & spending

[pap49cba]

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[alexrgct]

But not in WBB...

 

[MilfordHusky]

I believe Alex has told us that the 3 biggest sports in Texas are:

1. College football

2. Pro football

3. High school football

There's a clear pattern there.

 

[kibblesnbits]

Actually, if you add up all of the high school football it dwarfs everything else. Flying over Texas there is a constant theme - one of the largest structures in every town is the high school football stadium.

 

[alexrgct]

I believe Alex has told us that the 3 biggest sports in Texas are:

1. College football

2. Pro football

3. High school football

There's a clear pattern there.

This is correct, though basketball is moving up to a solid #4. Not approaching HS FB, but legitimately popular. As of 2011, where the spending data are from, U of Texas was spending quite a lot on both its women's and men's BB coaches, but that number will drop for WBB for the time being.

And yes, HS FB facilities are crazy there. Here is Lake Travis HS's weight room:

Bird's eye view of campus (this is a public high school):

 

[MilfordHusky]

This is correct, though basketball is moving up to a solid #4. Not approaching HS FB, but legitimately popular. As of 2011, where the spending data are from, U of Texas was spending quite a lot on both its women's and men's BB coaches, but that number will drop for WBB for the time being.

And yes, HS FB facilities are crazy there. Here is Lake Travis HS's weight room:

Bird's eye view of campus (this is a public high school):

Lake Travis High School, Country Club, and Spa?

 

[iri10]

This is correct, though basketball is moving up to a solid #4. Not approaching HS FB, but legitimately popular. As of 2011, where the spending data are from, U of Texas was spending quite a lot on both its women's and men's BB coaches, but that number will drop for WBB for the time being.

And yes, HS FB facilities are crazy there. Here is Lake Travis HS's weight room:

And don't forget Allen High School's new football stadium. 60 million dollars (more than some entire high schools), 18,000 seat capacity.

 

[Icebear]

Far more than many high schools. Engineering plans and estimates for repairs and new construction for our entire school district came in at 48-52 million with repairs to the elementary schools and construction of a new high school.

 

[sarals24]

Allen's stadium is insane. They also have a really nice gym. Lots of money up there.

High school football and mega-churches, that pretty much sums of the architecture of my lovely state

 

[John]

how much are ticket prices for a HS game down there? Just wondering if the ritzy facility has meant expensive HS tickets.

 

[Bestiarius]

I wonder if all the recent bad publicity about football related concussions will impact the popularity of the sport in high school. Just yesterday Giants great Harry Carson was interviewed and he spoke of head injuries both given and received. Said he wouldn't let his child play football. Although those weights develop bodies, they do nothing to protect the brain from added punishment those bodies dish out.

 

[alexrgct]

I wonder if all the recent bad publicity about football related concussions will impact the popularity of the sport in high school. Just yesterday Giants great Harry Carson was interviewed and he spoke of head injuries both given and received. Said he wouldn't let his child play football. Although those weights develop bodies, they do nothing to protect the brain from added punishment those bodies dish out.

It's a topic of significant conversation on Texas boards: will/would you let your son play football. Participation will definitely decrease somewhat, but it's not clear how much. Certainly in poorer rural and inner city areas, the possibility of helping your family have a better life is going to be a strong allure, and others will allow their sons to play through the high school level as long as they don't get concussions.