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I think today they don't give a shit as long as they get playing time and get paid. Not necessarily in that order.

That would account for a diluting of fan interest and discretionary spending, but doesn't explain the decline in on-field performance after the 1960's. The administration clearly decided football was not important.

I'm writing from a historical perspective - people have been saying that for years.

As an LMAA youth football parent (for one more day - the boy starts high school next year) and former coach, I don't have a problem with the way they run the league for the most part. And the article is a little bit off. Of course everyone knows the scores of the games, even if they don't post...

Really? That seems like an odd take.

Agree. Section play makes so much more sense. Why add a level of bureaucracy. Randolph was 9 man? I'm honestly shocked there was a 9 man program in the 7 county metro area that recently, if ever.

You can't retire numbers except in very rare cases, because you need those uniform numbers. It's totally okay to put the player's name and number in a ring of fame but still use the number because you need to. And yes, guys like Esslinger should be honored.

With schools with classes that small, I'd think it could fluctuate so much from year to year. I mean, there are teams like Minneota that are always super good, but I'd imagine consistency is an issue. Not every small school has a Koi Perich come along.

Most recently yes, and I have no time for that nonsense. But to be fair, the argument had been made prior to the unrest a few years back, that Minneapolis not being a traditional college town hindered recruiting. That being the proverbial big fish in the small pond (small pond being markets like...

I tend to agree. We don't like how it's changed the traditional workings of a game we love, but legally, it was the right thing to do.

The 700 probably includes flag football kids going all the way down to 2nd grade, but still, that's a lot.

I believe it. And from what I've heard, this class (2030) at Wayzata is a concern because of what I said earlier - the overall size of the kids is unusually small. Out of curiosity, did your team play at 5, in the game where the Wayzata kid broke his leg in two places, or the 8 pm game, in...

This is what I tell people when they ask why the Gophers don't have the support of some other teams. It's not just because the school is in a big city and not a college town, but overall, people have so many other options in a major metro - not just sports, but entertainment as a whole. Look at...

What a coincidence. I flew into Fayetteville this afternoon.

Depends on the town and the recruit. I used to think that people would rather play in a traditional college town and being in the city hurt the U. I don't think that anymore. Washington is in Seattle, and they were national runner up a few years back. And Columbus is the largest city in Ohio FWIW.

If you're technically inclined, you can watch pretty much any game you want.

How does that generate any revenue?

Norwest was the main partner in the WF tranaction, but they kept the Wells name and San Francisco HQ because they were iconic. Still have big operations here and in Iowa.

But the economy/population of Ohio is like double that of Minnesota and tOSU is their flagship school. Yes, they have other D1 schools, but other than Cincinnati, they're MAC schools with middling support.

Minneapolis is a more desirable place than say, Lincoln, NE.