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Attica @ Tri County - What a game this will be. I don't think Attica is as bad as Tri County but it will be a close game. 28-20 Covington @ Englewood - I'm guessing this is the only team that Covington could find with an opening. Covington's QB is pretty tough. I saw he accounted for 5 TDs last week and I see him doing the same this week. The Trojans score and win by as many as they want. FC @ Cville - Southmont is down this year. Cville ran all over PH and they will do the same to FC. Paris @ NV - Cloverdale has the injury bug. NV's offense couldn't move the ball last week. I see the same issues again this week. Paris is a tough non conference matchup. 42-12 Paris Seeger @ BC - GAME OF THE WEEK! - Look for the Bison to bounce back this week. IF BC's TE could've played last week it would have been a different story. They moved the ball but bad errors and mistakes killed a lot of their drives. I'm not sold on Seeger yet. This will be one of their toughest opponents they face all year. I see Coach King getting a little revenge this week. BC 28-21 SV @ Sullivan - Sullivan will flex their muscles and ground and pound SV. Sullivan will be the much more physical team. The RB #3 is the real deal for them. SV did surprise me by how many points they were able to score on WV but Sullivan is much better. Sullivan 35-14 West Vigo @ PH - This will be a good game. West Vigo got things rolling a little too late last week. I look for Crabtree's squad to come out rolling this week. This one will come down to the last position. WV wins 28-21 RP @ Tri - Two very similar offenses and mindsets. Both are going to run the ball 40 times. This game might be over before 8:30. Even if Linton was missing a couple of keys players it is still a massive win RP. They will keep it rolling this week and win big. RP 60-7

Right now the rape accusations are factual, backed up by reliable news sources. The influx of athletes at North Side and Northrop is just speculation at the moment. I'm sure it will all come to light.

I know they have some players getting DII, DIII, & NAIA looks. Just not aware of anymore D1 offers.

We had over 70 points scored, luckily our U is in good shape compared to a lot of the big boys in the middle. I'm not crazy about the wings having to cover 100 yards on kickoffs and having the U run onto the field when the action could be coming straight for him. We realized the same with the potential penalty on a FG attempt, it makes a lot more sense for R to spot the ball.

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

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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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