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[QUOTE="dollarbill44, post: 3993648, member: 686"]
That wasn't the point i was making. You painted a scene of public schools in cny with destitute facilities and tried to make the connection between that and the fall of football in the region. I merely pointed out that athletic facilities isn't the reason for the difference in high school football development between TX, FL, GA and the northeast. It's  demographics and desire, or lack thereof.
I also wanted to dispel the notion that the current state of high school facilities in the northeast is roughly equivalent to Larry Bird's barn-side basketball court, because it seemed like an outdated  view. Times change and the focus on the importance of physical education has evolved.
I went to high school in Northern VA in the mid 80s to a decent sized school (2000-2200students). Our football stadium could hold 12,000, sro. My freshman year, our weight room was a half-classroom with a universal machine and a "leaper", for anyone who remembers those. We got a greatly improved weight room over the summer, which made it nicer than any weight room at SU when I attended, save the athlete gym at Manley. Now, my old high school weight room is beautiful. Funny thing, the weight room made no difference in the competitiveness of the football team.
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