6 man and NSAA

[Antone13]

I know that 6 man football used to be under the control of the NSAA, with so many more schools going to 6 man will the NSAA try to take back control of 6 man football in NE?

 

[ftball95]

Dont see that happening for a while, they tried to last year and 6 man coaches voted it down. What does it gain 6 man by going back to being under control of the NSAA.

 

[Alum-Ni]

Yeah, the NSAA stopped sanctioning it a while back because there were so few schools playing at that level. In fact, for a while, the Nebraska schools were in a six-man league with several Kansas schools. The NSAA said at the time, if the number of six-man schools ever rose to 16 or greater, they would once again be willing to sanction it. The numbers got back to that level, but the six-man coaches association voted to remain on their own.

 

[Mudhog1]

Dont see that happening for a while, they tried to last year and 6 man coaches voted it down. What does it gain 6 man by going back to being under control of the NSAA.

I would think an actually sanctioned state championship would mean something? Doubt the state wants to see other sports pulling away from their sanctions. It is more about what does the NSAA have to gain by keeping control. If 30 teams are competing in an unsanctioned activity doesn't look good to me for NSAA. Why not start your own basketball subdivision or other sport?

 

[Alum-Ni]

The NSAA let the 6-man schools go to begin with, so they were forced to come up with their own association, it's not like those schools decided to break away on their own.

 

[Mudhog1]

The NSAA let the 6-man schools go to begin with, so they were forced to come up with their own association, it's not like those schools decided to break away on their own.

There weren't this many then. Numbers I would guess will change things. I believe the intent in letting them go was the belief schools would not continue playing non state sanctioned but apparently didn't/doesn't matter to them.

 

[Llama57]

If there's $$ to be made, you better bet the NSAA will look into it!

 

[nenebskers]

Does anyone know/remember what the most six man teams at one time in the state has been? Curious if anyone has a list of six man teams from say 1980 or 1990. I'd be interested in how many, if any, schools are still in existence and competing on their own, and if so what class they are in currently.