Quote Originally Posted by Political Hack View Post
High school football in Georgia and north Atlanta specifically is becoming professionalized. Buford, Milton, Gainesville, & Carrollton and more high schools across Georgia are bringing in the top players in the state through NIL deals. Buford just dumped $60 million into a high school stadium. Gainesville ponied up right behind them. There's too much money in the game not to share some with the players, but there has to be rules and regulations just like in the NFL or dumb stuff like this is going to happen.

The financial part of it is complicated, but that WILL BE figured out... to me, the bigger problem is going to be the lack of fan interest. Nobody is going to care about high school recruiting anymore because your roster is brand new every year. That's a pretty big business now that's going to shrink considerably. And fans are going to gradually lose interest in their teams because their favorite players leave every season. You don't get to watch Dak develop over a couple of years and then make a Heisman run. Those days are gone.
Just to add to the direction of high school football. You talked about the Georgia High School football form of NIL and I believe you. At least the Georgia folks can keep an eye on each other. In Southern California Trinity League, if Mater Dei or St John Bosco need players, they raid the Los Angeles Metroplex.

A case in point is the starting running back for the Georgia Bulldogs named Frazier from Mater Dei in Santa Ana, California. Frazier is from Compton, 27 miles away from the school he played for. Private schools, in California, have vans that pick up athletes.

Also, Mater Dei and St. John Bosco have some NIL going on too. But, the ultimate slap in the face to the national high school football community is the Samoa and Fiji scheme being ran out there. How in the hell is a State athletic governing body going to investigate family connections on the other side of the globe?

The Los Angeles Times has published to get ready for another predictable high school season again. FWIW, I have sent Coach34 content in the past and I would love to hear his take on this content.

https://www.latimes.com/sports/highs...tching-schools