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I am very curious to see if FWCS ever comes out and says the true reason behind this, and why the timing of it (Doubtful). All in all, bad look for the district, school, program. Feel bad for the students/teachers/and staff who will now have to deal with all the fallout

Where would you rank them in the Top 10?

Congrats @gonzoron on the enormity of your success. Week 2 matchups will come out after the polls have been released.

Clinton Central Bulldogs. They just beat a "4A" school after all. That has to count for something, right?

I agree with you in a perfect world. But if the question is 8-man football vs. no football, I'll choose 8-man. And that seems to be the question these schools have answered. I also agree that the IFCA and IHSAA should permit co-oping. Let the market of ideas win the day.

Friday, Aug. 28 Cass at Northfield ©, 7 pm Maconaquah at Carroll, 7 pm Madison-Grant at Southwood, 7 pm Northwestern at Eastern, 7 pm Peru at Whitko ©, 7 pm Rochester at Tippecanoe Valley, 7 pm Tipton at Manchester, 7 pm

TGD 1A-3A Poll - Week 1 1. Evansville Memorial (1-0) 82 (5) 2. Adams Central (1-0) 70 3. Gibson Southern (0-1) 59 4. Andrean (0-1) 57 (2) 5. Cascade (1-0) 46 (1) 6. Evansville Mater Dei (1-0) 37 7. Lawrenceburg (0-1) 30 (1) 8. Tri-West Hendricks (1-0) 30 9. Brownstown Central (1-0) 21 10. Indian Creek (1-0) 20 Honorable Mention: Lapel (1-0) 19, Indianapolis Lutheran (1-0) 11, South Putnam (1-0) 4, North Judson (1-0) 2, Riverton Parke (1-0) 2, Twin Lakes (1-0) 2, Vincennes Lincoln (1-0) 2, Rensselaer Central (1-0) 1. The weekly Gridiron Digest Polls uniquely combine the votes of fans, media, and coaches.

Because traditional 11-man tackle football is the superior form of the game. And does the IHSAA really want to start sanctioning state tournaments in two different "flavors" of tackle football? No, 8-man football ultimately waters down the entire game, another race to mediocrity.

TGD 4A-6A Poll - Week 1 1. Brownsburg (1-0) 69 (6) 2. Westfield (1-0) 54 3. Carmel (1-0) 53 (1) 4. Warren Central (1-0) 49 5. New Palestine (1-0) 39 6. Fort Wayne Carroll (1-0) 34 7. Center Grove (0-1) 32 8. Lawrence North (0-1) 19 9. Ben Davis (1-0) 17 10. Avon (1-0) 5 Honorable Mention: Cathedral (0-1) 4, Chatard (1-0) 4, Crown Point (1-0) 4, East Central (1-0) 1, Penn (1-0) 1. The weekly Gridiron Digest Polls uniquely combine the votes of fans, media, and coaches.

Went to state for shot put last spring. EN allowed him to rest throughout the game..I digress. I was also unaware of the other D1 guys..

Replace a lot but still have 15 seniors this year that went undefeated in JV for a few years. They also played the 2nd half in most varsity games last year. I’ve watched some CT film and I believe the Braves will be alright….😉

North Putnam North Knox North Daviess Castle Hopefully Harrell gets his predictions going so we can use spread

Just curious. Who are the others with D1 offers? I'm just seeing Austin Phillips.

No issues for us Friday night. All of our kicks came down inside the 5 or the end zone. We did have a kick return for a TD. The B was at the goal line with the returner like he always has. The H was trailing about 10 yards when the runner crossed the goal line. Even if he wasn't as fast, he would have still been able to see the sideline to help the B if the runner threatened that sideline. Scoring kicks were fine. We had only XPT and no FGs. The U spotted the ball and hustled back while the R held up the snap until the U was in place. R and U watched the snapper. R transitioned to holder and kicker pretty quickly. Wings crashed as soon as the ball was kicked. We did realize there are situations where you could have a penalty on the kick play and someone other than the U may need to enforce the penalty, especially if lined up for a long FG.

As a SN alumnus, I’m happy there will still be games. But the circumstances will be quite different, most notably in competition. The MWC has been whittled down into a very manageable league, with pretty easy travel times across the board. NN to Frontier is the furthest at about an hour away. I like how the folks of Kentland, Goodland, and Brook will have another chance to get together, but I’m most happy for the players.

1. Carroll 2. Dwenger 3. Homestead 4. East Noble 5. Snider 6. Northrop 7. Leo 8. Columbia City 9. Adams Central 10. North Side

I'll give this top 10 list a shot: 1. Memorial 2. Castle 3. North 4. Reitz 5. Heritage Hills 6. Gibson Southern 7. Mater Dei 8. Jasper 9. North Posey 10. Boonville

Chesterton Crown Point LaPorte Lake Central

Sounds like something where immediate action needed to be taken and not having anything to do with x's and o's. Have to wait to see what the media puts out if/when they do.

Post your poll already. What are you worried about? No one reads TGD anymore.

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As an outsider, why is this being done after Week 1? Isn't this a decision you should commit to in the offseason as a program?

East Noble has multiple D1 guys and could have the best Soph in the state in RB/LB Austin Philips https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/one-of-the-best-in-2029-top100-lb-austin-phillips-eyeing-the-best-in-the-midwest-289108852/ https://outsidethehuddle.net/2026/07/23/oth-2026-football-preview-the-hype-surrounding-east-nobles-austin-phillips-is-very-real/

Football is kind of like the stock market....it's silly to talk about past success. You should know that in your position. I can tell you who is probably over rated.

Floyd has won like 4 sectionals and I believe has never won a regional. They are average at best YOY and probably overrated this year. Class doesn’t mean anything…they couldn’t win 3A or 4A sectionals over here.