lurker, you hit the nail on the head. I have been around for a long time. Unfortunately, through no fault of my own, I probably won't be following most of these teams that closely after a few more years, children do grow up. I guess, in my eyes, these are the same teams. To new players and parents, you want to play with the "big boys" if the talent is there. As I stated before, we did it and it was a perfect fit while we did it. We really only left because my youngest wanted to play football also, and that was one of the sacrifices he had made before that.

I have to admit, if I were starting over now, that I would probably wouldn't consider playing anywhere else.