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I'm surprised the Southwest conference is still holding. Haha

I do like it! This would alleviate a lot of logistical headaches....

Cardinal, Crimson (Tide), Maroons--Darker Reds Bears, Bruins, Grizzlies--Doglike Carnivorans Royals--Elites, Light Blues Gophers--Furry Rodents Ducks, Geese--Waterfowl Beavers--Dam-Building Aquatic Rodents Highlanders--Hill People Senators--Political Officials

Orangemen--The Donalds

I'd agree. Not every coach/ program is handling the recruiting of their student-athletes the same/ the way that they SHOULD be handling the recruiting of their student-athletes (sad but true). Parents value schools/ programs/ coaches that give their kids the opportunities to achieve their dreams and if that's an athletic scholarship then parents are going to want to be in a situation where they feel their child is being taken care of and guided in that direction. I think allowing a one-time "free" change allows parents that chance to remove themselves and their child from a situation that isn't what they signed up for and isn't providing them the service(s) they believed they would receive. Similar to coaches who go in a different direction after 1-3 years because a school is not holding up their end of the bargain.

Sycamores can also be referred to as Buttonwoods or Flowering Trees Valparaiso figured it out as they are now known as the Beacons Purdue Northwest has been rebranded as the Pride (group of Lions) Texas A & M and Utah State should change to Farm Laborers The Commodores of both Perry Central and Vanderbilt University should be rechristened as Naval Officers or Soul Music Group Blue Jays--Passerine bird Dragons--mythical fire breathing creatures Bombers--war planes Warriors--Instigators, Aggressors Lions--Keystone Predators, Barberies

Some of these already exist and some are my thoughts of what Conferences should look like from Central to Southern Indiana.

Hoosier NCC Heartland White River Central Indiana Tri-Eastern Logansport Harrison Carroll Delta Eastbrook Monroe Central Twin Lakes Jeff Clinton Central Lapel Frankton Union County West Lafayette McCutcheon Clinton Prairie Hamilton Heights Elwood Union City Benton Central Kokomo Delphi Mississinewa Alexandria Hagerstown LCC Lebanon Eastern (Greentown) Tipton Wes Del Northeastern Rensselaer Western Sheridan Yorktown Madison Grant Winchester Taylor Blackford Tri-Central Oak Hill Wabash Monon Attica Cascade Indiana Crossroads Circle City Small HCC North Circle City Big Big City I -70 Covington Greencastle Beech Grove Covenant Christian Carmel Guerin Catholic Tech Knightstown Fountain Central North Putnam Indian Creek Lutheran Fishers Brebeuf Marion Tri Parke Heritage Southmont Monrovia Ritter HSE Chatard Anderson Eastern Hancock Riverton Park Crawfordsville Speedway Scecina Noblesville Roncalli Muncie Centerville North Vermillion North Mont. Tri-West Heritage Christian Westfield Attucks Shenandoah South Vermillion Wester Boone Triton Central Park Tudor Zionsville Shortridge Lincoln Seeger Frankfort Mid-State Big Mid-State Small HCC South MIC Small City HHC Decatur Central Danville Avon Ben Davis Tindley Greenfield WIC Perry Meridian Franklin Brownsburg Lawrence Central Washington Mt. Vernon Edgewood Plainfield Greenwood Cathedral Lawrence North Purdue Poly New Castle North View Southport Martinsville Center Grove North Central Christel House New Pal Owen Valley Whiteland Mooresville Franklin Central Pike Irvington Prep Pendleton Terre Huate North Warren Central Phalen Academy Shelbyville Terre Huate South West Vigo Southwest Conference Indiana South East Eastern IN. Big Easter IN. Small North Central (Farmersburg) Bedford North Brown County East Central Batesville Sullivan Bloomington North Edinburgh Lawrenceburg Greensburg Linton Stockton Bloomington South North Decatur Jennings County Franklin County North Knox Columbus East South Decatur Richmond Rushville North Daviess Columbus North Milan Connersville South Dearborn Eastern Greene Seymour Switz. County Cloverdale South Putnam Southern Big Southern Small Pocket Big Pocket Small Patoka Mid-South Hoosier Hills Castle Bosse Boonville Forest Park Clarksville Brownstown Charlestown Jasper Central Gibson Southern North Posey Crawford County Corydon Floyd Central Memorial Harrison Heritage Hills Pike Central Eastern Pekin Madison Jeffersonville North Mater Dei Mount Vernon South Spencer Mitchell North Harrison New Albany Reitz Vincennes Princeton Southridge Paoli Salem Silver Creek Washington Tecumseh Perry Central Scottsburg Providence Tell City Springs Valley West Washington

Boilermakers--Beer with a shot of booze Hoosiers--Speech Impediments Sycamores--Deciduous trees native to Indiana Cardinals--Redbirds (Illinois State figured it out, props to them)

As his good friend Herm Edwards would say, "You play to win the game!"

I'd say it's a lot more about exposure and opportunity than a state ring.

One aspect that often gets missed in this overall discussion is the impact that the state legislature has on decisions like these. Constant pressure on the IHSAA to make changes to its policies (or not realizing the IHSAA already has a policy) play a large roll. There are very few "education based" legislators, so many are blind to any other problems that may spring up from what they might see as a good idea or policy to implement. As for the "study" part, that will be interesting to see how it is done and what data is actually being studied.

Again - Anyone that can actually believe the current President (legally) received more votes than any other President in the history of the United States given the numerous states prosecutions and convictions for election misdeeds in the last election by blue states finally coming to light last year and this year needs to have their head examined. SMH

Not in the last decade, and I don’t know about the “best QB,” but I saw Warren’s Desmond Tardy put a 300 yd. rushing game on Penn in the 2003 5A championship game. Thought I’d never see a QB performance like that again. And I didn’t … for almost 3 yrs. Then came the 2006 Regional at New Prairie. The absolute worst field conditions I’ve ever seen — and I once lost a shoe in the mud at a college game. Torrents of freezing rain, and then the temperature dropped 20 degrees, creating a bog with frozen ruts. Could barely stand upright on the field, except for one guy. The Norwell QB — a guy named Chandler Harnish — dominated the field that night. I have no idea how many yards rushing he had, or how many TDs, but Norwell won 49-20. How he did it on that field, I’ll never know. We checked his cleats — twice. Never saw anything like it before or since.

Oh..."education-based athletics" isn't just abandoned....it's LONG abandoned based on everything I've seen here so far. It truly amazes me how little folks here seem to so willingly walk away from this. Sorry. Count me as being opposed and thinking community and commitment (religious or geographic) actually means something... In the end, it really rarely matters just what HS some extraordinary football players went to that ultimately determined whether they played D1....or made it to the pros. The HS didn't mean anything. Talent RISES. More often than not, I read about some kid who played on a team that never made it out of Sectionals that ends up with a Super Bowl Ring and I'm AMAZED....just how could this crappy HS football program end up with a SUPERBOWL player?!?!? Happens all the time. Whatever you folks think, the cream most always rises. Transferring all over the d@mn place might get you (and your HS) a State Ring BUT it doesn't matter a single bit about whether great athletes get College opportunities..... In the end, all this transfer BS is about potential State Rings. I just wish fans, parents and players would be honest and admit it.

Homer picks from personal experience only Jake Kiger: Rensselaer Central 2005, 3rd in Mr. Football Daniel Wodika: West Lafayette, 2009 (I think) Mr. Football

Always been our forever home !!!! See you in a few weeks Excited to back home in 2a North, 219 Sectional !!! My Brothers!!! Literally been with HOF Coach Meeks from his 1st game in 1999 when he called a timeout and threw the kicking block back to the sidelines to WIN THE GAME with the 2 pt conversion for Victory with a Chris Yenna Belly if Im not mistaken. Film guy then, paid staff when student taught in 2003, OC in 2024 and counting......... Wouldn't have it another way. Goes for our DC as well, and Varsity Assistant in Coach Stevens, heck he was on staff my SR in 1997!! I've been known to deliver

Lovie's final gift to Chicago Bears, classy as always Lovie !!!

The Potato Heads??

Dude, there is an entire backstory on Clacks that could take up this entire thread. It didn’t work out so well for him. Feel bad for him though. Henry struggled in big games all year and Ballentine was bad on recovery and honestly was underwhelming his entire senior year not all his fault but a lot was. He could never read rpo’s his entire career. Once Drayk was hobbled and MD shutdown run, pressure placed on QB’s and neither performed. On that day, the better team won. If healthy, maybe different outcome.

Not seeing the FUNNY posted dude.. and I'd prefer to be addressed as Cinque

Glad you brought that to the table. Thanks for the update Bash. This Irish team is expecting a national championship. A nine win season would be a colossal fail.

Fighting Irish?

Yankees - The Northern Caucasians

Part of the reason Clacks left was because of the coaching during that game…lol. Strep throat or not they should have fed the ball to him more, he’d say the same. Ballentine did look bad in garbage time coming back, but then why go to him halfway through the biggest game of the year. Because they panicked and didn’t know what to do. If you don’t trust Henry, why are you giving him the option to throw with an rpo backed up in your own red zone with a minute left in the half? The current coaching staff has had a mound of excuses made for them every time they’ve lost in the postseason. It was a bad loss and overall a pretty embarrassing display, we don’t have to baby them.