Unless you're a student, student's parent, part of a school's faculty or Mark Rodgers, there's nothing more pathetic than a grown man caring way too much about high school football. Knowing that, I guess we shouldn't be surprised that with all the problems our state is facing, some Oklahoma lawmakers – like State Rep. Chris Kannady – are focusing their attention on "fixing" high school football.
Earlier this week, a bill was heard in a Senate Committee that would place Jenks, Union and the other large high schools that have more than 2,250 students into their own super classification. It's called the "Let Some Other Team Win A Championship Act."
Here are the details via NewsOK.com:
A new Senate Bill introduced Monday that could shift the landscape of large-school athletics throughout the state appears to be dead.
Under the bill, the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association would have been required to adopt a policy placing any large high school district with a daily average of more than 2,250 students and just one school into its own classification.
Broken Arrow, Tulsa Union, Jenks, Owasso, Mustang and Yukon would be placed in their own classification if passed.
Following a lengthy discussion in a Joint Committees meeting, the advancement of Senate Bill 1599 was ended by a 10-8 vote against in the House committee, though it did pass the Senate committee. It could be brought back in the House committee, but with session scheduled to end Friday the likelihood of it being voted into law declines each day.
Whether it's in the United States Congress or a Luther City Council Meeting, the go-to canned response whenever a politician tries to meddle in legislation involving sports is "Aren't there more important things to worry about!"