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Here’s the tentative schedule of live high school broadcasts on KCTU, Local 5.

Friday Sept 5: Northwest at Kapaun-Mt. Carmel

Thursday, Sept. 11: North vs. West

Friday, Sept. 12: Dodge City at East

Friday, Sept. 19: Bishop Carroll at South;

Friday, Sept. 26: Bishop Carroll vs. North

Friday, Oct. 3: Northwest vs. Southeast

Friday, Oct. 10: Heights at South

Friday, Oct. 17: Derby vs. Southeast

Friday, Oct. 24: Campus at South

Friday, Oct. 31: Southeast vs. East

Any games jump out at you?

The biggest thing that jumps out to me is that they aren’t going to show Carroll at Heights, the first game of the season, Thursday September 4. This is a TENTATIVE schedule so I’m hoping that something clicks in the head of a decision maker over there and they add this game.

Not only is this the first game of the season, but it’s a marquee match-up. Both these teams should contend for a City League title and beside maybe NW vs. Kapaun I don’t see another game on the list that’s a better match-up.

But that’s just me going by what I’ve heard from others as far as who should be good this year and who won’t.

So let me know what you think of the schedule. What games should be added? What games have no business on T.V. whatsoever?

By J. Long

A-11 Offense.

Some people call it revolutionary. Others, mostly football purists, scoff at it. However, I think the coaches at Piedmont High School are on to something.

This is the A-11(All Eleven Players Potentially Eligible) Offense. The base formation shown below illustrates the use of two quarterbacks three receivers on both sides and two tight ends around the center.

Every player wears an eligible receiver jersey 1-49 or 80-99. The rule is that only five players can go down-field, but with everyone being eligible before the snap, this can lead to a lot of confusion for a defense.

I personally love it. Its like a video game offensive scheme come to life. Talk about ultimate dual QB system. Imagine if Florida had used this set with Chris Leak and Tim Tebow. You’d have to guard against Leak getting the snap and going deep. But also defend Tebow getting the snap and either running or passing it. Plus it spreads the field so you can still run the ball.

Here’s some video of it in being used in an actual game.

The QB does make a couple of bad throws, but look at the options. There are tons of them and if the signal caller makes the right read it’s big play chances on everywhere.

So what do you think? I understand that this is a run oriented state, but do you think that somebody might catch on and actually try this?

by joanna

Because of you guys, because I wanted to put this on the blog, I ran down Ricky Ross in the Wal-Mart parking lot last night.

Yep. I’m a dork. I’d never met him, but I’ve heard plenty about him. Most of it from Bob Lutz, my longtime co-worker, who has talked about him so much over the years that I figured Ricky Ross was really a god. Bob has waxed poetic about how good of a player Ricky Ross is (he’s someone you have to use both names, don’t you think?) and I wanted to meet one of the few people that have ever gotten Bob talking like that.

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by joanna

I was going to wait until tomorrow for a post on this, but I had a request, so here it is.

Will your team play in this tournament? Will you watch the tournament? Which teams are the best? Which Wichita area teams at which grades will be the best? Does it hurt that the tournament won’t have someone like Perry Ellis there (he’s playing in Orlando this weekend)?

by joanna

Wow, it’s been good reading on the blog this morning. I’ve laughed at some of you, agreed with others and just shook my head at some. Great stuff, folks.

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by joanna

If you want to read today’s bond issue stories, check for the athletic facilities story here  and a list of what’s out and what’s in for a possible revised bond proposal and Bob Lutz’s column on his feelings regarding the possible revision and a story on the new additions that were prosed for the bond issue.

There’s some topics I wanted to deal with concerning the bond issue. Obviously I’ve written an awful lot of stories regarding the athletic side of the issue, so I do have some background here.

The last bond issue was about air conditioning and more classrooms. What did it do for athletics? Not much. It took care of East’s ridiculously old gym and built a new one. (Also took out the East pool and didn’t build a new one.) That was the major thing.

That bond issue was a long time coming considering that it had been nearly 30 years since the previous bond issue. I’m not surprised that another bond issue has been proposed eight years later. There was catching up that had to be done.

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by joanna

This is what I want to know regarding the bond issue:

1. Will you vote?

2. Will you vote yes or no? Why?

3. Are you registered to vote? If not, will you become registered to vote in this election?

by joanna

This was sent to me in response to my desire to write about more than just football — Hutchinson’s Mike Juby was named USA Wrestling Junior Person of the Year.

Below is the text from www.usawks.com (if you go to the site, click on awards and then go to junior person of the year).

Also, it looks as though Kansans did well at nationals in Fargo. The text is below, but it should just be on the home page of www.usawks.com.

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by joanna

I got the Shrine Bowl cross country results and they are below:

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by joanna

You guys asked for it, so here it is: Should athletes specialize or should they play multiple sports?

Quite a few of you have touched on this in the topic of whether athletes are too busy. Here are my thoughts.

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