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I am going to write a blog whcih can be found at this address:

http://indianahsfootball.blogspot.com/

You are free to comment and it is going to be free flowing. You can agree or disagree. Today's first blog is about BCS schools and 1 day camps. I believe there are some ethical problems in the process of inviiting players to one day camps. Parents Beware. You can look at the topic title every day to see if the date has changed. The date will reflect my latest blog.

Tim Adams
tadams@scout.com

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As many of you know I am now the Indiana’s recruiting analyst for Scout.com. I have held this job for 4 months and have learned a few things about the recruiting game. All of us have agendas we push when it comes to recruiting. I see my work two fold I try to evaluate talent but where my job is different is that I write about talent at a national level. This is why I took this job to push Indiana’s recruiting envelope at a national level. I do not pretend to be the “end all expert” just one who has the vehicle to promote players across a national recruiting network.

Step 1: The Scout National Recruiting Database

My directive is that I am to keep an active and complete database of “potential” Indiana high school football players who can be considered D1 candidates. That database can be kept form high school to the pros. When I place a player into that database I am to have a complete record which includes phone numbers – e-mail – address – parent’s names. In order to do this successfully you must fill out the electronic form so I can transcribe your information into the scout database.

Coaches:

If you have a player who is going to graduate in the year 2011 and you believe he has the size standards – ability standards – and academics to make it into the scout database please send me an e-mail with the players name. In response I will send you the electronic database form for him to fill out and I will put your player into our scout database here is who we already have in the database. There may be some mistakes on these names/schools. Also many of these players have participated in the 2009 Cincinnati and Chicago Combine which is why they are listed. I need to hear from coaches first.

Tim Adams <tadams@scout.com>

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Scout Database Entries Class of 2011

Connor Barthel (Cathedral HS) Indianapolis, IN
Bryan Graves (Arlington HS) Indianapolis, IN
Joey Schneider (Homestead Senior HS) Fort Wayne, IN
Jacob Dixon (Portage HS) Portage, IN
Connor Kacsor (Leo Junior/Senior HS) Leo, IN
Carlton Williams (Franklin Central HS) Indianapolis, IN
Remound Wright (Bishop Dwenger HS) Fort Wayne, IN
Sam Buchanan (Northrop HS) Fort Wayne, IN
Jeffery Harmon (Pike HS) Indianapolis, IN
Rod Hauser Jr (Fishers HS) Fishers, IN
Jake Reed (Columbus North HS) Columbus, IN
Tim Simmons (Pike HS) Indianapolis, IN
Ben Davisson (Rensselaer Central HS) Rensselaer, IN
Ted Karras (Cathedral HS) Indianapolis, IN
Scott Rohlman (Scecina Memorial HS) Indianapolis, IN
Tony Springmann (Bishop Dwenger HS) Fort Wayne, IN
Ralston Evans (Arlington HS) Indianapolis, IN
Jamoni Gentry (Warren Central HS) Indianapolis, IN
Damon Howe (Plymouth HS) Plymouth, IN
Kris Harley (Warren Central HS) Indianapolis, IN
Kiaro Holts (Warren Central HS) Indianapolis, IN
Rob Rohrbacher (Homestead Senior HS) Fort Wayne, IN
Kyle Kennedy (Cathedral HS) Indianapolis, IN
Nigel Ward (Pike HS) Indianapolis, IN
Ben Ahler (Rensselaer Central HS) Rensselaer, IN
Andre Moore (Pike HS) Indianapolis, IN
Richard Norris (Warren Central HS) Indianapolis, IN
Eric Robinson (Warren Central HS) Indianapolis, IN
Nicholas Temple (Warren Central HS) Indianapolis, IN
Chris Isabell (Pike HS) Indianapolis, IN
Kenny Mullen (Bishop Luers HS) Fort Wayne, IN
Brian Sutton (Fishers HS) Fishers, IN
Kyle Christy (Brownsburg HS) Brownsburg, IN

Ft Wayne Harding RB - Roderic Smith made a verbal commitment to The Ohio State Buckeyes today. Congrats Rod!!

Does anyone have a lineup of the games on Sep 5

Just wondering how the team was looking for the soon to come season. Did you guys compete in any lifting compititions? How was the breakfast of champions? The Playstation tournament? Who you guys scrimmaging this summer? Any 7 on 7 tournaments? You guys coming back to the region this year?

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You either love them or hate them, but you cannot deny that they are Indiana's winningest HS football program and because of that there is a national interest. Thursday Morning, by the way I will be in Southeast Indiana snooping around for the next 2 days. And in saying that The best 1A offensive guard I have seen is a young man by the name of Michael Brandes (Milan HS). 6-0 245, yep he is in Track ( The Best Ones Are!) and is an Olympic Lifter as well. IF he isn't on evey Indiana's D3/NAIA list...well just watch the film. And you thought Milan only did basketball...They DID the year I was born 1954!

Tim Adams

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=n...&id=6884949

FTA:"At Independence High School in East San Jose, football is more than just a sport -- it changes lives.

That's why when the East Side Union High School District considered cutting all athletic programs in March because of a $23 million budget shortfall, parents protested.

Thursday night, the school board reaffirmed its decision to save sports, but lose 80 teachers.

"There is trauma in the organization with these cuts and so we're looking to survive," said J.Manuel Herrera, a school board member.

Sports are surviving with the help of an $800,000 insurance settlement, fundraisers, and a $200 per student athlete donation.

"We're torn because we want to say we can't afford it, but if the parents are going to fundraise, great, but they haven't done that yet," said Marisa Hanson from the Eastside Teachers Association.

Teachers are trying not to put their need for a job ahead of student programs, but in these tight economic times, they say, it's hard not to.

"When they come to me and say we're having sports, but I'm still not getting my job back, it's really hard," said Hanson.

For Independence High School's head football coach Norm Brown, it's even harder.

"I got a pink slip from the district," said Brown.

He's lost his full time teaching position, but gets to keep his coaching job, which doesn't pay the bills.

In the end, the board passed a balanced budget, but teachers are still holding out hope that at least five of the 80 will be asked to return in the fall. "


I take it football changes more lives than education does? That appears to be the statement the East Side Union High School District is making here.

Ben Davis has 3 seniors-to-be now who have given verbals. Phillip Dudley (BSU), Jeff Garrett (N. Illinois) and Keith Suggs (Toledo).

Isaiah Lewis has around 10 offers on the table too.

http://tennessee.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=960208

WPTA Channel 21 reported tonight the ACAC is going to start all of their games at 7:00 pm to match the SAC and NHC.

NECC has Angola and Churubusco take want to go to a 7:00 pm start alos as it was reported tonight.