[Hoot Gibson]

What kind of experience are you talking about? I don't think a winless or a one win team can get any kind of positive experience getting beat fifty points with a running clock. If anything it destroys whatever confidence/momentum you may have going into the next year. There are some instances where a four seed can be competitive against a one seed but it doesn't happen very often. I don't think it weakens Kentucky high school football but it does water it down. If you are an elite team (#1 seed) playing a horrible team (#4 seed) what positives can your team gain with such a lopsided victory. What if your star player gets hurt in the first quarter of a game that will be a running clock after halftime. Basically it isn't a positive experience for either team. Why not allow the #1 seed to have a bye week if you are concerned about rest. A perfect example is Knott Co. vs Belfry. What in the world is either team going to gain out of this game? Nothing!!!

So at least four extra weeks of practice and at least four extra games over a four year period is worth nothing to the players involved? Are you serious?