Comments on: OIA football changes in ’18 will be ‘quite drastic’

By: phILHarmonic

phILHarmonic — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 22:51:41 +0000

How are the big boy leagues doing? are the #s up? just curious.

By: Lowtone123

Lowtone123 — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 22:26:33 +0000

I agree with Matuu teams low in numbers can still field a competitive team and play for a division/state title. The top teams in the OIA have proven they can play with the best in the ILH in all sports. What it comes down to is money and the number of participants each league can have in the state tournaments. I say the OIA and ILH need to merge and split the monies based on the number of member schools who participate. Let the best teams play for the state titles, regardless of league.

By: Education First

Education First — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 22:18:10 +0000

Unfortunately football is dying. Look at the participation numbers for golf, it’s really soaring. Punahou JV Football suited up less than 30 players last week. That is low. Too much risk. Not enough reward for middle and upper class families that do not need an athletic scholarship to send their kids to college. Brain injuries really seem to scare away people and it should.

This is interesting discussion right now. But don’t be surprised if the discussion on here in 5 years is combining ILH and OIA teams since there might be only 10-15 left on the entire island.

By: Proud Dad

Proud Dad — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 20:37:41 +0000

The powers that be has to figure out a way that, however a team did last year doesnt equate into how they will be this year. For example…nanakuli did awesome in 2014 and 2015, perhaps going as far to say mediocre division 1 capable. Then losing huge talent to graduation after 2015 but qualifying them to enter division1 status in 2016 and now 2017. A move that proved the system is not only broken but has surely crippled teams today, from having teams forfeit games because either they dont want to risk injury or loss of players for the rest of the season to just not having the minimum allowed players ready to go. It also hurts the other team because now they lose game and live play time and reps. Going full throttle to only have to throttle down because you are up 35-0 in the 1st qtr and you dont want to make national news because the score ended at 90-0 and you had the 4th string in since the 2nd qtr. Well just saying hopefully they come up with a better and more fair plan than what is in place. Aloha

By: TooMeke

TooMeke — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:11:34 +0000

How about change in leadership…

RRFL.

By: Matuu Pulotu

Matuu Pulotu — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 19:08:51 +0000

The HHSAA needs to seriously consider adding 7 or 8 man football to the state where not only outer island schools (Molokai and Lanai had teams a couple of years ago) but also Oahu schools who can’t field a 11 man team roster play in a competitive league. Have their own state championship. Then have 2 Divisions among the 11 man football teams ( go back to geographical boundaries East/West/Central/Honolulu) with less conference games allowing more cross conference/league or out of state games.
They could possibly even allow GE (Geographic Exceptions for those who are at schools not fielding teams or who want to play in a 11 man team knowing they have a scholarship to go on to play in college.
The main goal is for the opportunity to play football, learn life lessons through that experience, potentially earn a scholarship for higher education, all the benefits that come as a result of playing a sport through adolescence and boosting personal, family, school and community pride.
So glad it is football season again. Go Big Red.

By: Hyn

Hyn — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 12:07:29 +0000

All the people running the show should look at what’s happening. Look at how much teams are forfeiting this year. They need to do something or else they will ruin high school football in Hawaii. We are definitely going backwards.

By: Mark Vermin

Mark Vermin — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 11:06:11 +0000

Nothing can completely eliminate blowouts. Even when the big boys play they’ll still happen. Remember when a formidable Kapolei team played Kahuku last year?

By: ILH makes their own rules anyway.......

ILH makes their own rules anyway....... — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:41:04 +0000

Tanaka should retire like many of the ADs that run these programs. Too much backward thinking. Look at how far we have come and now get selfish, idiotic people who are not wanting to move forward and give more opportunities for kids. Pretty soon really good coaches are going to step down because they are not going to have opportunities to get to the post season because of dumb decision people make that don’t have any investment in the kids. They just doing stuff to do it. Power trippin. So sad these OG’s. They supposed to leave it better than when they came but many are ruining it for the next generations. Sucks

By: Grabum.by.da.puppy

Grabum.by.da.puppy — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 06:21:34 +0000

if ilh merge den more kids want go ilh in superlegue