I am from the state of MS and I know that there are many small schools in MS, I also know that there are a lot of great athletes that have came from the state of MS. For example the NFL's leading receiver Jerry Rice is from a small town called Crawford, MS. Others who have come from the state is Walter Payton, the Titans own Steve McNair is from a small 1A school called Mt. Olive, and there are many others. Big shchools are not always better. I think that when you consolidate or have a large school some students won't partcipate because of the number of the athletes. It is like the old saying "Big fish in a little pond, or little fish in a big pond. Small schools are good in alot of ways.