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Message: [QUOTE="Newhouser, post: 2272149, member: 5155"] I love small school football but I see another school (near Utica) has dropped to 8 man. Of course now schedules will be impacted, and there is a good possibility that teams will lose more games on their schedule as injuries and other issues arise. The state needs to bite the bullet and force schools to have numbers before fielding a team. Currently a 16 man roster for 11 man and a 14 (shortly going to 12) for 8 man is unsustainable. The numbers don't make sense nor do the rules about combined programs bouncing up in section. Set a number that has some teeth, give programs and kids an easier path to merge or play with another district, have all of this settled prior to the schedules going out. Someone needs to lead the schools on this issue. [/QUOTE]