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• BINGO CHRIS: 2 things fell into place for Huron. 1, the youth program finally got up and running and 2, you had a coach for more than a couple years that stuck with it and made it his program.

  CM

• Someone wrote about this a while back. Huron's football participation numbers are through the roof. It is a direct result of their youth football program. They have 100's of kids every Saturday playing football at the school from grades 1-6. This group of juniors and seniors played in the youth program as 1st and 2nd graders when the program started in fall of 2004.
  As I was finishing my workout last night over at Huron I saw one of the 5th/6th grade teams at 7:45 pm finishing up practice. The parents had their headlights on so they could see the field and finish practice. Huron has a great model that can be replicated by any community if they are willing to volunteer some hours and coach kids.

• I will agree with others that the number of kids in the program is a problem for Milan. Milan dressed more kids on Friday than GI (props again to the Red Devils), but low numbers is a problem throughout the program.

  It's pretty well remembered that Milan didn't field a JV team a few seasons back, but they have also had seasons where they only fielded one team at the middle school level.

  While I often enjoy watching the youth football teams, I also wonder if this isn't putting a early cap on the number of kids who consider playing football in later years. I assume this is not a problem in Monroe with the CYO teams, but what about in the other HL communities?

  • I hear Hoskins boot camps keep kids away. This year is proof that you need more than hardwork. You need players...loosen up.

• Thanks for the clarification.

• One basic definition for troll, courtesy of Urban Dictionary:

  "One who posts a deliberately provocative message to a newsgroup or message board with the intention of causing maximum disruption and argument."

  That said, I would argue that one cannot troll their own site. :)

• First, congrats to GI. Play to the whistle, indeed. I couldn't agree more.

  Milan hasn't often been in a position this season where they were protecting a lead late in a game (week 1 vs. Marshall, they had to make a red zone stop for the win, but otherwise have not closed a game out).

  I hate to talk about playing for next year, but hopefully this is another lesson the team can take forward with them. There were some real strides made by the offense last week.

• what does troll even mean?

• Hit a nerve I guess. I would say most all good athletes out of our area played up most of there athletic careers. That's how they become so good. Try to play as good as the kids at the next level. Why not do it with a whole team. Most all of the state ranked and very successful teams in our state play up during there regular season to gear up for the playoffs. It brings out the best in them.

  Hater and troll.

• Worry about your own school pal.

• leave the league along I guess. Im all for Flat Rock staying, If anybody goes it should be SMCC.

  Play up all year long to bring there game up, then drop down and crush schools there own size. never have agreed with that. This league is beautiful for SMCC. They couldn't have a better situation. Plus their own refs.

  New dumbest quote of the year. Why wouldn't you want teams in the league to do well ? Hater and troll