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re: Two high schools in Ohio have canceled the 2026 season due to low player turnout
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:09 pm to ScotReiver
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:09 pm to ScotReiver
Who cares
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Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:26 pm to ScotReiver
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Not really an LSU Recruiting topic
It’s fine. At least it’s something new on here. This place has been dead for quite some time now.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:57 pm to Bacon84
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idea why?
Lazy fricking kids….
Would rather play video games…
Uncoachable kids….
The kids themselves are only a small part of the problem.
Crappy coaches who favor their kid and his friends.
Burnt-out coaches who get tired of dealing with parents who think their kid is the next phenom.
Too many sporting options available, spreading the pool of available players across multiple sports
Youth sports that focus on simply winning rather than teaching fundamentals and love of the game.
Travel leagues that are driving local rec leagues (where kids can play a sport with their neighborhood buddies) into oblivion, especially since COVID. This is particularly true in baseball.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 1:11 pm to mdomingue
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Too many sporting options available, spreading the pool of available players across multiple sports Youth sports that focus on simply winning rather than teaching fundamentals and love of the game. Travel leagues that are driving local rec leagues (where kids can play a sport with their neighborhood buddies) into oblivion, especially since COVID. This is particularly true in baseball.
I agree with pretty much all of this.
I don’t think travel ball should be a thing before high school age.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 2:35 pm to Macintosh
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Soccer is taking over. Sorry boys
I’ve been hearing about soccer “taking over” for the past 50 years.
Soccer in the USA is dominated by travel clubs which are expensive and exclude a lot of kids.
The best athletes focus on the big three: football, baseball and basketball. The financial opportunities for those sports far exceed soccer, attracting our best athletes.
High School football is not affected by a relatively small number of schools that can’t field teams.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:23 pm to ScotReiver
Snowflakes can’t take a hit and stick around.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:30 pm to ScotReiver
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wondering if low numbers are affecting any Louisiana high schools for 2026 football season.
Possibly at some 1A schools like Plain Dealing where they supposedly have only about 40 boys to pull from.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:52 pm to Bacon84
No
Americans stopped having kids
This will affect everything not just youth football
Americans stopped having kids
This will affect everything not just youth football
Posted on 8/10/26 at 3:55 pm to ScotReiver
Coincidentally (or not?) Oberlin College is arguably, literally, the worst NCAA program at any level (FBS through D-III). Bill Connelly's SP+ says Ohio State would be like a 159.5-point favorite on a neutral field over Oberlin College. 
This post was edited on 8/10/26 at 3:57 pm
Posted on 8/10/26 at 4:06 pm to Buckeye Fan 19
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Coincidentally (or not?) Oberlin College is arguably, literally, the worst NCAA program at any level (FBS through D-III). Bill Connelly's SP+ says Ohio State would be like a 159.5-point favorite on a neutral field over Oberlin College.
Weren’t they the last Ohio team to beat Ohio State?
Posted on 8/10/26 at 4:20 pm to chalmetteowl
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Weren’t they the last Ohio team to beat Ohio State?
Correct, 1921.
Not sure if this is why, but Ohio recently passed a law allowing kids to participate in the closest school district if their team doesn't have the sport. So they may actually be doing these kids a favor and saving money in the process.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 4:23 pm to Macintosh
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Soccer is taking over. Sorry boys
I’m watching a soccer practice right now. It started at 5 and so far they’ve had two water breaks for five minutes each after jogging about 50 yards and later skipping for some reason.
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