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The end of a high school sports season marks the emergence of all-conference teams.

Now, I'm all for the standard player and coach of the year, first team and second team. But coaches these days have gone too far.

In some conferences the honorable mention list is longer than "War and Peace" which includes anyone that managed to stay injury-free. I mean, what's the point even having an honorable mention, if there's nothing honorable about the voting?

The reason it's the way it is, is because coaches are constantly thinking politics. They are thinking about ways that will ultimately help their team down the road, so in turn, they will vote for the rival club's players to receive that coach's support down the line.

There needs to be stricter requirements for these diluted all-conference teams. Instead of letting the coaches vote in a stuffy room for over three hours, let them hand their votes to media who will tabulate them. This will eliminate any last minute campaigning that is done right before the No. 2 pencils are handed out.