I'm a firm believer there are always multiple solutions to achieve a given goal.
After the private schools in the state of Arkansas made a clean sweep of the football state championships, Rep. Jim Wooten (R) from Beebe filled House Bill 1097, concerning the competition play between private and public high school within the Arkansas Athletic Association.
The bill asked for Arkansas Code Title 6, Chapter 18, Subchapter 1, is amended 22 to add an additional section stating that the Arkansas Activities Association shall create two separate athletic conference systems for public schools and 27 private schools and playoff and state tournament systems for public 29 schools and private schools.
There's an alternative that can be taken, instead of segregating the better football programs within the state.
Most of the private schools in Arkansas that play 11-man football are centrally located.
If the proposition does pass, there aren't enough private schools to play 11-man football in conferences such as TAPPS in Texas.
Pulaski Academy, Little Rock Christian, Shiloh Christian, and Harding Academy have all won state championships the past two years and it hasn't been close.
I completely understand the frustration of programs across the state who feel at a disadvantage playing private schools, but when you look at the numbers and facts, it's a fruitless claim.
These schools aren't producing Division I talent year in-and-out, per se like Texas High or Pleasant Grove.
These programs are winning state championships with young men who are going to college for academia, not athletics.
It all boils downs to resources, coaching and the culture of the athletic program.
PA played Ravenwood, Tyler Legacy and Life Christian Academy, winning all of their games against national competition and also going undefeated in Class 5A play to win the state championship over Little Rock Christian, 64-27.
Kevin Kelley, Pulaski Academy's head coach is somewhat of a influential figure in the coaching realm.
Bill Belechick spoke of him at a recent press conference, college analysts always talk about the high school coach in Arkansas that never punts and he also has a podcast with a book.
Shiloh Christian played Poteau and Page from Oklahoma, both bigger schools and only losing to Page by one, 27-26, before running the table over Rivercrest in the state championship game, 58-20.
JT Odom, son of University of Arkansas defensive coordinator Barry Odom, plays for the Saints.
Parkview Magnet signed Erin Outley and Landon Rodgers to Arkansas, after going 4-6 the previous season.
Bryant High School has won three consecutive state championships and there's no complaints coming from one of the largest schools in the state.
There has to be validity to the point, instead of being mad that you can't beat a particular school when it's crunch time.
Instead of having state representatives take time out of their day to work for fellow Arkansans worrying about high school football, the solution is simple.
Schools should just win the games on their schedule and work harder in the off-season.
I believe if schools used the same structure as these schools, then they too would probably have success this upcoming football season.