Here's something that I find interesting. Going back 20 years through roughly the same point in the 2005 season, I took a look at scoring margins and compared them with 2025. The average game scoring margin was 21.1 points vs. 25.7 we have today. It was definitely more competitive back then. Things to note: In 2005 we had eight classifications. 6A through 3A and 2B,2A,1B and 1A. Additionally, we have approximately 50 more schools participating in 2025 than we had in 2005.  Let's look at differences 2005 Grade Interest Point Margin Games Pct Cumul. A+ Excellent 1-3 236 11% 11% A  Really Good 4-8 322 15% 27% B+ Good 9 -12 168 8% 35% B  Pretty Good 13-17 245 12% 46% C+ Somewhat  18-21 222 11% 57% C  Not Really 22-26 188 9% 66% D+ Poor 27-30 182 9% 75% D  Bad 31-35 173 8% 83% F Horrible 36+ 360 17% 100% 2025 Grade Interest Point Margin Games Pct Chg Cumul. Cumul. Chg A+ Excellent 1-3 178 8.1% -3.1% 8.1% -3.1% A  Really Good 4-8 259 11.8% -3.6% 19.9% -6.7% B+ Good 9 -12 160 7.3% -0.7% 27.2% -7.4% B  Pretty Good 13-17 222 10.1% -1.6% 37.3% -9.0% C+ Somewhat  18-21 153 7.0% -3.6% 44.3% -12.6% C  Not Really 22-26 180 8.2% -0.8% 52.5% -13.4% D+ Poor 27-30 170 7.8% -0.9% 60.3% -14.3% D  Bad 31-35 201 9.2% 0.9% 69.4% -13.4% F Horrible 36+ 670 30.6% 13.4% 100.0% 0.0%  One can see, our game parity or fan interest has declined since 2005. A+ to C+ games have decreased by nearly 13% while F games have increased by more than 13%. Other than more schools playing football, what could have caused this? Could the growth spurt of the SSAA be playing a role? Anyone?

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