[RAM-A-DEVIL]

The 17th date was set as early as Feb of this year. Your confrence and the teams in it decide to make the championship fo your confrence on the 17th even though Raceland should have known in Feb when the first date of the state playoffs is. The focus is not on the 7th grade like it is on the D1 and DII schools.

There are a number of teams in the eastern part of th estate that play crazy amount of games in short periods of time. I do not agree with it but part of this falls on the schools themselves in planning correctly.

They tried to cut down on travel. The kids love being a part of it and that is who it is about. If more confrences and schools would take part it would eliminate much of this.

Football......contrary to what many of these nuts around here think....Is not a tournament sport. At least at the highschool level they wait at least a week before playing again. "The kids love being a part of it". I'm sure they do. My kid would love to drive my car at the age of 12 too but that's not going happen. Bottom line is these kids will play until somebody breaks their neck.
Now that I've ranted on and on about this......My son will be out their playing when the time comes to play. he quarterbacks Racelands 7th grade Not a high impact posistion in the spread offense. Now if he were a reciever or a running back I'm not so sure I would let him play 3 games in a 6 day period.