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re: Allen High School unveils their new $60 Million Stadium
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:23 am to DrVinnyBoombatz
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:23 am to DrVinnyBoombatz
West Monroe played Evangel at Independence Stadium in a regular season game in 2001. There were 34,000 at that game. My last game in the Dome had 40K. Louisiana has some teams with big fan numbers.
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Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:24 am to H-Town Tiger
i get the impression that schools that splash on facilities like that are doing great academically, (they tend to be located in richer areas to begin with though)
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:31 am to H-Town Tiger
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The big suburban schools with huge enrollments, I'd be curious how many people that go to games are just fans and not parents/relatives.
I knew a few people like this when I was there. One dude's cubicle was all about Garland HS. It was kind of sad. I asked him if his kid was there and he said, "no".
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:31 am to chalmetteowl
And of course the biggest difference is Texas schools are independent districts, so they dont rely nearly as much on the state for support. So there is more buy in from the people of the communities because it is in a sense their money and their pride in those schools.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:31 am to DrVinnyBoombatz
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Southlake is going to be ranked #1 preseason and Kenny Hill is going to dominate.
I don't know much about Allen's team this year but they have been very good in the past. A&M has had several players from there, Jonathan Williams is a freshman RB at Arkansas this year and I'm sure I'm forgetting several guys.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:34 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
this is stupid why would you spend 60 million dollars on a stadium
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:37 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Jonathan Williams is a freshman RB at Arkansas
Their QB is going to be a freshman at Alabama.
Here is a list of just D1 signees that they lost.
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Alec Morris, QB, Alabama
Jonathan Williams, RB, Arkansas
Abe Abdelkarim, OL, Nevada
Cortland Tolbert, WR, Air Force
Andrew Rodriguez, WR, Houston
Thaddeus LaGrone, LB, Houston
Anthony Adams, WR, Arkansas Tech
They also had around 10 kids sign to smaller colleges and JC. They lost pretty much everyone. I heard after the Southlake game was announced that the Allen folks already have admitted defeat.
This post was edited on 8/8/12 at 11:39 am
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:39 am to bigt41
I think Mox can lead them to State this year!
But yeah, $60 million is a bit excessive.
But yeah, $60 million is a bit excessive.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:39 am to DrVinnyBoombatz
I forgot about Alec Morris as well. Southlake is pretty stacked this year, correct?
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:47 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
For the most part. They lost Sabian Holmes (A&M) and Peyton Williams (CU) both WRs. Also lost LB Will Davis (KSU) and an O-lineman to Purdue and more kids on defense.
Their run game is going to be insanely good, which will be weird to see from Southlake.
Their run game is going to be insanely good, which will be weird to see from Southlake.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:50 am to barry
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Unless your kid is on the team, who the frick buys season tickets to a HS game?
So I take it you haven't been to small towns in texas?
or anywhere else in the south for that matter..
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:53 am to choupiquesushi
Yeah, come to think of it, I've run into folks here in the metro Atlanta area who spend Friday evenings at high school games, and they have no affiliation to the schools other than geography.
I mean, they have games on TV for a reason.
To each his own...
I mean, they have games on TV for a reason.
To each his own...
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:53 am to Elleshoe
There are a LOT of kids attending this school.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:55 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
quote:THIS. I didn't read the article, but how was this funded?
Looks like these folks have a totally warped sense of priorities.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:57 am to LSUGrrrl
Allen and some other texas schools are double the size of any LA school...
Posted on 8/8/12 at 11:57 am to brewhan davey
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I didn't read the article, but how was this funded?
Allen isnt hurting for money...
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The median income for a household in the city in 2007 was $93,392, and the median income for a family was $100,736.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 12:02 pm to DrVinnyBoombatz
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The median income for a household in the city in 2007 was $93,392, and the median income for a family was $100,736.
Posted on 8/8/12 at 12:04 pm to Roughneck
thought there was a "Mc" before allen and was like 'nah'
Posted on 8/8/12 at 12:05 pm to brewhan davey
Allen is on the low-end of the Suburbs as well. Here is Southlake.
And even Southlake is dwarfed by towns like Highland Park.
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According to a 2011 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was in excess of $180,000, and the median income for a family was $176,259.
And even Southlake is dwarfed by towns like Highland Park.
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