We ran a story recently about the state setting up an upstate-downstate senior football All-Star Game in June as a replacement for the defunct Governors Bowl.

Is it just me, or is this a bad idea?

Why would any college allow its blue-chip prospect to participate in an event where he can get hurt less than three months before his college season would begin. And why would any player risk losing a scholarship because of injury by playing in this game.

And most athletes around here are prolific in more than one sport, so as they prepare for sectional, regional or state tourneys, do they pick up and leave their spring teams for this exhibition?

I've never been a big fan of All-Star Games anyway, but if you're going to play one, why not make it just after the state championships are decided? Or should baseball teams start looking to play a state All-Star Game in a dome in November.

I know in the end, not many of our area's athletes would be invited, since we are being grouped with the New York City/Long island and Section 1 teams. But the whole concept just doesn't make sense to me.