[armyfootball#1]

:lame:Same thing every year. Just take whatever team is winning that year and insert them into the holdback whine, I mean holdback "discussion". Just a point of reference, but if you have to repeatedly point out in your post that you are not "whining and crying", you probably are. The only "numbers" that matter are 19 as a senior, 15 as an 8th grader and 14 as a 7th grader. There is no advantage because the entire state has the same rules governing them. If a particular district or school system wants to imposed more rigid standards, that is certianly thier right, but don't complain when others don't.

Well I see that you are not educated enough to answer my question. If you can't see that it is a huge advantage for say 15 yr. olds in 8th grade to play against 13 yr. olds, then you my friend are seriously misled. Read what I said. If you hold back a kid that would be 13 as a freshman, I see no problem. Just my opinion. But to have a large number of kids that are all held back at once you have to admit it gives that team a huge advantage. Can we at least agree with that statement? Same holds true when you have a large number of 18/19 yr. olds that were held back playing against 16-17 yr olds.