Again, the high school teams select the site. SFA didn't start the conversation, except to perhaps tell the UIL their stadium would be available for HS Playoffs.
When I was young, most of the HS playoff games I followed my school were held in college or pro stadiums around Texas. I went to games in Lubbock, Waco, Austin, College Station, the Cotton Bowl, Texas Stadium, etc.
Lol.
Seasons: 60 (1953 to 2024)
What that says is we won more in small college football conferences from 1913-1952.
Since moving up to major school football conferences from 1953-2024 (except for the demotion to 1-AA 1983-1995) as we moved up in Conference power, it has become more difficult to sustain winning.
That is to be expected if you don't have the resources, donors, and support other major programs have. Also, of course, coaching and recruiting has been unstable. But still we have come a long way...into one of the Top 5 football conferences in the country!
Yes, the visibility with football success is good for drawing "real students" to the academics. I think TCU got like a 200% increase in applications after the National Championship appearance.
The football players, however, I doubt really care about the academic standards.
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