Comments on: The Best High School Football State Debate – Friday Nights in Georgia http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/09/03/the-best-high-school-football-state-debate-%e2%80%93-friday-nights-in-georgia/ Intelligent Sports Debates For The Sophisticated Fan Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:51:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Sports Geek http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/09/03/the-best-high-school-football-state-debate-%e2%80%93-friday-nights-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:56:44 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=1970#comment-1027 Nice perspective from California. Support definitely plays a significant role.

]]> By: Stew http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/09/03/the-best-high-school-football-state-debate-%e2%80%93-friday-nights-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:47:02 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=1970#comment-1026 Yeah, Antonio Cromartie and Fred Rouse were big names in those years to come to Valdosta. Those were some great games, too. Cromartie turned out well, but Rouse was a lazy ass, you could even see it on the field. I guess high school football in Georgia is so great because of the support. People just live for Friday night. I had a guy from San Diego tell me once that he though it was funny we put high school football in the paper. I guess that about sums it up.

]]> By: Loyal Homer http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/09/03/the-best-high-school-football-state-debate-%e2%80%93-friday-nights-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-1024 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:01:39 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=1970#comment-1024 Thanks for the comment Stew! I will not dispute the talent in Florida. Sports Geek, myself, and a mutual friend went to see Valdosta host Lincoln out of Tallahassee eight or nine years ago. Lots of speed. Lincoln (also known as Florida State High to me) is very impressive year in and year out.

]]> By: Sports Geek http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/09/03/the-best-high-school-football-state-debate-%e2%80%93-friday-nights-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:58:27 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=1970#comment-1023 Nice comment, Matt, regarding atmosphere versus talent. High school football is one of the rare sports where atmosphere does not always follow talent.

We’ll likely include Florida in our next round. People on Twitter seem to all think we’re dumb for not mentioning Texas. Hey folks, you have to start somewhere!

]]> By: Stew http://thesportsdebates.com/2009/09/03/the-best-high-school-football-state-debate-%e2%80%93-friday-nights-in-georgia/comment-page-1/#comment-1022 Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:55:28 +0000 http://thesportsdebates.com/?p=1970#comment-1022 Good stuff. Personally, I’ve seen high school football in Florida and Georgia. I like the atmosphere in Georgia better, but talent is more abundant in Florida, obviously, because of the population difference. I talked with Randy McPherson, head coach at Lowndes High who also used to coach in South Florida, and he said the football down there is in a different league — even above that of Region 1-AAAAA. I found that astounding, but the talent that comes out of the Miami area is incredible.

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