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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.

It's not Plymouth vs. Maple Grove. City boundaries have nothing to do with it. It's school district boundaries that don't follow city lines. Plymouth is split between the Wayzata, Osseo and Robbinsdale districts. Minnetonka is split between Minnetonka, Wayzata and Hopkins. A home on the Wayzata...

I like the coach and coaching staff, but I think that is part of it. But at the same time, pretty sure it's the same crew that coached a state championship team in 2019.

This post assumes people would choose their schools based on their kid playing football. I doubt that's happening much in this state. A big thing is you pay a premium to be in the Wayzata district. The same house a mile apart will cost anywhere from 10-30% more on the Wayzata side. We used to...

And I think, but I'm not sure, that the current crop of Freshmen at Wayzata were really good when younger, but who knows if they still are.

I waited until tonight to answer this. My son plays 8th grade ball for Wayzata. We played two Tonka teams this week including tonight. Lost by 30+ in both games. Of the three Wayzata 8th grade teams their combined record is 1-20, the only win being our team beating the snot out of Hopkins last...

I heard a rumor that Tonka had a bunch of guys suspended for drinking or it could have been a bigger blowout. I don't know if that's true, but I trust the source.