@dparker...have you or anyone else heard or seen anything about the new sites for the Super 7?
I tried to look on the AHSAA site to see when the next board meeting was, but I was unable to find it. I think in the past they are on Thursdays so it may be tomorrow or the 23rd.
I figured some kind of decision would need to be made sooner than later. Especially to the city/stadiums involved.
The AHSAA?s Central Board of Control is scheduled to meet Wednesday, and the location of future Super 7 football championships could be on the agenda. (Although winter weather could force a change in the meeting).
Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery and Troy all have been talked about as possibilities to host the championship games in the future after Auburn and Alabama were removed from the rotation due to the expanded college football playoff.
One interesting idea that has been floated ? depending on the eventual site ? is the possibility of going from a three-day event to four days. The Super 7 has opened Wednesday and finished Friday recently, avoiding the conflict of going up against college conference championship games on the first Saturday of December.
Is that still a big deterrent for Saturday play or could the Super 7 even open on Tuesday and end on Friday? The event includes the seven classification title games and a pair of girls flag football games.
I wouldn?t mind it going four days. From a coverage standpoint, it would allow us to focus more on two games a day than the normal three and would allow all the teams to use the normal lockerrooms at any of the stadiums. Currently, the middle games each day use auxiliary lockerrooms because of the timing of the games.
Just a thought.
Maybe we will find out soon what the plans are for the location and the schedule.
I had not heard about them making the Super 7 4 days!!! Interesting. Back in the day when it was the Super 6 and six classifications, it went Thursday-Saturday with two games each day. Now there is seven classifications and 2 girls flag football games.
New Super 7 venue sites
Posted - 12/17/2024 : 08:08:58
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