Bummer, perhaps the beginning of the end of high school football...

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Oct 27, 2020
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Sam Gordon of girl-on-internet-playing-tackle-football-with-slow-boys fame has sued a few school districts to force an

Supercoug [censored]

10/27/20 7:58am

Ugh. If there’s not demand or interest, let it go.

SlantRoute

10/27/20 8:01am

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Supercoug

10/27/20 8:03am

There is interest though.

violetjazz

10/27/20 8:07am

Decent is generous. They also haven't shown sustained interest like every other

fattycoug

10/27/20 8:22am

I don’t think it’s that generous

violetjazz

10/27/20 8:25am

2 teams? Like, they had 30 and split them so they could have more teams or they

fattycoug

10/27/20 8:29am

Idk what the exact numbers were.

violetjazz

10/27/20 8:30am

I drove by my local middle school late spring. I saw a bunch of teams playing

fattycoug

10/27/20 8:36am

You might want to make sure of that. IDK either but you may be surprised. Seems a lot like soccer programs in the 90's.

Soupie

10/27/20 9:08am

Girls soccer in the 90s was pretty big. Tons of clubs and HS teams

YSMACK

10/27/20 5:58pm

I'm old so go with 80's. There were no HS soccer teams in my state in 80's, just club.

Soupie

10/27/20 6:21pm

Look, I was interested in a fly fishing league in HS. It never happened

SlantRoute

10/27/20 9:55am

That’s not how Title IX works lol

violetjazz

10/27/20 11:08am

True. Most people don't know how Title IX works

nuts_ty

10/27/20 12:48pm

I read in another article summary judgment already decided a and b.

violetjazz

10/27/20 12:59pm

I know. That's the point. Title IX also doesn't mean girls should have football

SlantRoute

10/27/20 1:26pm

so then why do they need a high school league if they already have a good one?

COACHdrn

10/30/20 11:18am

Maybe any lack of interest is due to the historic unavailability of football for

Tortillero

10/27/20 8:48am

And that's exactly what needs to happen. Let it grow naturally & if/when there's enough sustained interest, sanction it.

Soupie

10/27/20 9:10am

Sports don't simply "grow naturally."

Tortillero

10/27/20 2:53pm

That's exactly what it means. The small numbers grow over time seeing others do it. It starts as a rec league, then comp

Soupie

10/27/20 3:01pm

And yet, that's precisely what Title IX did: it forced universities to sanction

Tortillero

10/27/20 3:15pm

Then go do it. If you're waiting for someone else to organize a program, you're not helping.

Soupie

10/27/20 3:18pm

Nah, just let the courts take the resources from the boys and give them to the

crazY

10/27/20 3:22pm

How about equal resources to both?

violetjazz

10/27/20 3:26pm

Like I mentioned below, they have cheerleading, drill, volleyball etc

palangi

10/27/20 3:31pm

Drill and Volleyball are already sanctioned.

violetjazz

10/27/20 3:37pm

They do have equal opportunities but you can't force enough girls at enough schools to justify football. If there's

Soupie

10/27/20 3:58pm

I’d agree if the UHSAA had a set of rules they followed.

violetjazz

10/27/20 4:03pm

Title IX doesn't mean offering the same sport to both genders.

SlantRoute

10/27/20 3:39pm

^^^THIS. Can't go from 0-100 overnight.

SlantRoute

10/27/20 3:39pm

So start with girls flag football leagues that don't require school districts

SlantRoute

10/27/20 3:38pm

Meh girls have cheerleading, drill, volleyball, things that draw more interest

palangi

10/27/20 9:25am

If only they could get a league then they could be a hit like the WNBA

travelcoug

10/30/20 11:53am

I don't understand the pushback. I assume each school has requirements for boys

DesertBlues

10/27/20 10:53am

I think the requirement is 25 players to officially have a team.

TheLost

10/27/20 11:13am

Why can't she just play with the boys? If the talent is there it's there? Why

ordinary tri guy

10/28/20 9:05am

That she is a tiny girl who wants to keep playing football in high school.

violetjazz

10/28/20 9:10am

No one cares or wants female football.

TutumTeRoboreReddam

10/27/20 8:29am

I dunno, probably the only female sport I would watch

-C9-

10/27/20 8:32am

I mean, that's pretty obviously not true per the article. Whether that demand is high enough to justify a league

durandal

10/27/20 8:34am

Only thing that even got a bit of notoriety was the LFL lol

stev

10/27/20 10:29am

Bummer, perhaps the beginning of the end of high school football...

Loafer

10/27/20 8:33am

The educational opportunity business seems like a lie for all but the revenue

Gustav

10/27/20 8:39am

I remember when girls soccer wasn't sanctioned by the UHSAA. Then they followed the rules, and built ground up.

Turnpike Lane

10/27/20 9:14am

The only reason football exists is because of tradition

Gustav

10/27/20 9:23am

Cougarboard started this mess

Blue2thebone

10/27/20 10:31am

Sam Gorden isn't well liked in her own area..

TheLost

10/27/20 10:46am

I am not sure about being well liked or not, but I believe she transferred

Captain Stubing

10/27/20 1:03pm

when the press says she's "dominating her all-boys football league"

TheLost

10/27/20 1:29pm

I don’t think it does anyone any good to talk about

Blue2thebone

10/27/20 4:47pm

Did you read the article?

TheLost

10/27/20 5:32pm

Sure i did. And it looks like your not one to take well intended advice so I’ll

Blue2thebone

10/28/20 8:28am

This is irrelevant to your point, but when the D team calls themselves a B team

Belboz

10/27/20 7:33pm

When do boys get to play Jr High & HS VB in Utah?

BYU Fan

10/27/20 10:58am

Let's sue these suckers

stev

10/27/20 11:00am

For what?

violetjazz

10/27/20 11:09am

Boys HS volleyball is likely being added in the next few years. There was a poll

Iron Coug

10/27/20 11:03am

Yes. Boys Vball is much further along in the process too.

Soupie

10/27/20 11:03am

It helps when you only need around 10 players for a team

palangi

10/27/20 11:56am

I heard there was a vote scheduled to sanction it, but Covid shut it down

Alpi Gusto

10/27/20 5:06pm

Laughey face for the subject line.

Ham

10/27/20 11:08am

Boys Volleyball and Girls Lacrosse, even Boys Rugby seem to have more momentum

Captain Stubing

10/27/20 12:58pm

Girls lacrosse already is I believe.

violetjazz

10/27/20 1:08pm

Don't cheer and drill team count as girls sports? What about Dance?

Captain Stubing

10/27/20 1:23pm

Cheer isn’t a sanctioned sport nor is dance I think.

violetjazz

10/27/20 1:39pm

She's making money off this, too. I've seen some endorsement deals.

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