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Football in the Fort 2022....Questions going into the season


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With the new season upon us, here are some questions going into the Ft Wayne area conferences title hunts.

#1.  Is this the year a new face enters the SAC race?  since the "new" SAC formed in 2015, the top of the conference has primarily consisted of the usual suspects in Snider, Dwenger, Homestead and Carroll.  Wayne (2018) and Concordia (2016) and Luers (2021) have made some noise in the past few years, does NorthSide add their name to the list as a conference contender in 2022?  Loads of talent and transfers....another subject....can the coaching put it all together?

#2. Transfer news has been hot this off-season with known names in new places.  Is this a trend or the new norm in the SAC?

#3. Is this the year a new face sits atop the NE8?  NE8 conference talk has always centered around Leo and East Noble but is this the year Norwell usurps BOTH teams to claim the title?  Loads of talent returns while the 2 normal powers lose loads of talent.....all the stars may be aligning down in Ossian.

#4. ALOT of Lineman talent has been developing in the 260 the last few years (Livingston, Moore, Allen, Tippman, Wigington, etc).  Who, along with Bolyn (Norwell) are big men to pay attention to this season?

#5. Does anyone pose a threat to the Blazers in the NECC?  Laban Davis is gone but ALOT returns for Coach Mason's Eastside team.  Can ANYONE give them a challenge before another inevitable date with Luers in the playoffs?

#6.  Is it time to rename the ACAC (Allen County Athletic Conference) to the Adams County Athletic Conference?  Adams Central and South Adams has had a stranglehold on the conference recently and looks to again this year.  Who will be the program to rise and break up this top 2 ruling party?  Is Heritage close to making that happen?

#7. More turf fields this year.  If I'm not mistaken, Dekalb, Huntington North and Angola will break in new turf fields this year.  Who else is on the horizon?

#8. New QB's on the scene.  Becker (Carroll), Williams (New Haven), Davis (Eastside), Clark (Luers) are gone.  ALOT of yds and TD's have graduated, who becomes the new signal callers to pay attention to?  Dickerson (BD to North) has to be one along with Haupert's (Snider) progression.  

#9. Are run first/power running offenses becoming extinct?  ALOT of talk about Leo changing staffs and people looking forward to Leo throwing the ball this upcoming year.  When did throwing the ball become more important than grounding out physical wins?  Is exciting offense more important than winning to the fans/parents?  

#10.  The AP Traction/OPS effect in the city.  Alot of opinions on this.  Two great training organizations that have gone head to head the last few years with OPS gaining ALOT of ground.  Has also spurred alot of controversy in Topic #2.  Kids recruiting each other to play together at different schools.  How far does this go??

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9 hours ago, NE8_Fan said:

With the new season upon us, here are some questions going into the Ft Wayne area conferences title hunts.

#1.  Is this the year a new face enters the SAC race?  since the "new" SAC formed in 2015, the top of the conference has primarily consisted of the usual suspects in Snider, Dwenger, Homestead and Carroll.  Wayne (2018) and Concordia (2016) and Luers (2021) have made some noise in the past few years, does NorthSide add their name to the list as a conference contender in 2022?  Loads of talent and transfers....another subject....can the coaching put it all together?

#2. Transfer news has been hot this off-season with known names in new places.  Is this a trend or the new norm in the SAC?

#3. Is this the year a new face sits atop the NE8?  NE8 conference talk has always centered around Leo and East Noble but is this the year Norwell usurps BOTH teams to claim the title?  Loads of talent returns while the 2 normal powers lose loads of talent.....all the stars may be aligning down in Ossian.

#4. ALOT of Lineman talent has been developing in the 260 the last few years (Livingston, Moore, Allen, Tippman, Wigington, etc).  Who, along with Bolyn (Norwell) are big men to pay attention to this season?

#5. Does anyone pose a threat to the Blazers in the NECC?  Laban Davis is gone but ALOT returns for Coach Mason's Eastside team.  Can ANYONE give them a challenge before another inevitable date with Luers in the playoffs?

#6.  Is it time to rename the ACAC (Allen County Athletic Conference) to the Adams County Athletic Conference?  Adams Central and South Adams has had a stranglehold on the conference recently and looks to again this year.  Who will be the program to rise and break up this top 2 ruling party?  Is Heritage close to making that happen?

#7. More turf fields this year.  If I'm not mistaken, Dekalb, Huntington North and Angola will break in new turf fields this year.  Who else is on the horizon?

#8. New QB's on the scene.  Becker (Carroll), Williams (New Haven), Davis (Eastside), Clark (Luers) are gone.  ALOT of yds and TD's have graduated, who becomes the new signal callers to pay attention to?  Dickerson (BD to North) has to be one along with Haupert's (Snider) progression.  

#9. Are run first/power running offenses becoming extinct?  ALOT of talk about Leo changing staffs and people looking forward to Leo throwing the ball this upcoming year.  When did throwing the ball become more important than grounding out physical wins?  Is exciting offense more important than winning to the fans/parents?  

#10.  The AP Traction/OPS effect in the city.  Alot of opinions on this.  Two great training organizations that have gone head to head the last few years with OPS gaining ALOT of ground.  Has also spurred alot of controversy in Topic #2.  Kids recruiting each other to play together at different schools.  How far does this go??

1.   It's really been the Snider, Dwenger, Homestead show since 2015. Carroll hasn't done anymore than Bishop Luers since joining the conference. That's not a jab at the Chargers, just the truth. All eyes are on North Side this year, but I've got to see it to believe it. Until then, the conference still belongs to the forementioned three teams. 

2.   If North Side can do it then so can we? Or do we commit to the kids who have been in the program from the beginning? I believe in the latter, even if it's at the expense of a few victories. Good question, just don't know the answer. 

3.   So you're going with Norwell?

4.   It's very rare that the SAC doesn't have at least one linemen ranked among the states best. I think this is one of those years. 

5.   Eastside.........Luers worst nightmare. They've been a matchup problem for the Knights as of late. 

6.   Adams Central and South Adams own that conference. Plain and simple. 

 

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