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In my opinion Braden Fiske is going to be a beast. Size, athleticism, experience. You name is he has it. He won’t be Aaron Donald he but has a chance to be a more than solid replacement. My Bengals should have traded up to get him instead we are stuck with another futile Michigan defender.

I have a gut feeling that those Decatur Hawks are going to wax everyone in 5A this year. The only close competition out of the south IMO is EC and Whiteland. Those programs tend to reload every year. However I feel Decatur returns too much talent. Unfortunately I do not believe that my beloved Quakers have much of a chance but I will believe in them and hope that they do. We return a very good running back core and some offensive line starters but our offense will be one dimensional. We are likely starting a true freshman quarterback and we’re losing our “superback” plus 3 wideouts. We are also losing our three best defensive players. But oh well, I will continue to hope for the best for the Red Pride.

Can’t tell if this is sarcasm or not, but Plainfield, Greencastle, and Cascade are all building solid programs. Where would SP recruit from? Cloverdale?

I put TC at the number #1 spot for small school but i figured that was just my biased opinion. And I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they went undefeated in the regular season with their new schedule. But southridge is southridge and I’m sure north posey has something left in the tank coming off last years season.

Here are some thoughts: 1. I have witnessed too many kids to even count that have transferred from one school to another without having to sit out a year. I have seen everything from this school doesn’t have the specialty class I like, to kids supposedly being bullied with zero evidence of any bullying, to parents literally moving across the street to be in another school district, to parents renting an apartment in a school district just to say they lived there when they didn’t. 2. When does the school have the students best interests in mind when deciding to try and fight a transfer? I have seen where some kids are allowed to transfer without penalty and some where the school fought tooth and nail to try and make the kid sit out. It seems when the parents have money and threaten lawsuits and court, the school caves in 3. Finally, why is it that schools fight over a supposed athletic transfer but not over an academic transfer? At the the end of the day, kids need to put themselves in the best possible light to further themselves to go to college for as cheaply as possible, whether it’s thru sports, academics, or financial aid Since I graduated in the 80’s, the landscape is night and day different now. I was a hardliner on this topic until a few years ago and have softened my stance on kids transferring schools. I still get mad when kids take major advantage of the system and lie about why they want to transfer. I don’t know, need some more beers in me to clear my head….🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

Well...since you asked- NO, I don't think they do a very good job of it - but every situation has its own circumstances so undoubtedly it has to be an almost impossible job. I think they do the best job they can. As far as this new rule...it comes across to me as the IHSAA looking for the easy way out of things. And I think, much like college sports are experiencing now - it can lead to a slippery slope kind of deal. Where we sit - you'd just like to see as much of an even playing field as possible. In an ideal world - you start in the youth leagues with your buddies in 3rd or 4th grade - you stick with it, and you play with the pretty much same group of buddies you've spent your whole life with. I think about those kiddos who did that, only to be told their senior year "ya sorry, but we've brought in this stud left tackle who is gonna play over you now so we can have a better shot" ....just doesn't sit right with me. That said - no coach in their right mind would turn down an opportunity to better their chances at success on the field ...I'm not that naive. As you've said - geography (being in a city or on the suburbs of one) plays a large role in how much if affects ones program. As is life

Would the free transfer be exercisable any time after the student's freshmen year or only exercisable between a student's freshmen and sophomore year?

Agreed, including a ticked off coach or administrator from my own school. Take 'em all out of the equation.

The women finished the season ranked 4th and are a regional host.

All I know is this, a ticked-off administrator or coach from the sending school should have zero say in the matter. A system that allows them to have a say is fundamentally broken.

Do you think the IHSAA doesn't regulate transfers now? Do you think having a 1 free transfer rule helps p/p schools more than public schools? I'm interested to hear your opinion. A rural school like SR probably doesn't run into this very often, but in Evansville and the immediate area we do. Titan32 knows the situations better than I, but a couple of years ago 2 Castle kids switched to GS. One had to fight the IHSAA all the way to the top. The other didn't. As I understand it, the only difference was 1 had some family support that allowed him to jump through the right hoops and the other kid didn't. I use that example only because it was 2 kids leaving the same school, going to the same school and at the same time. It was crazy. We've had a few kids transfer in or transfer out in the past couple of years. Some had to fight and some didn't This kind of rule eliminates the BS and takes the decisions from the hands of people who are sometimes not looking after the best interests of the kid (regardless of what they say). I feel very strongly that at Memorial we should NEVER block a kid from having full eligibility somewhere else, even if the reason for the transfer is purely due to athletics. Why punish a kid because he/she wants a change of scenery?

Yep. Other than Shelbyville, I like all of those other teams chances.

Who will head the recruiting violations department?

I don't see it that way. How does giving every kid a 1 time free transfer diminish the importance of education? A kid who wants to transfer to a more challenging academic environment and not lose athletic eligibility now might be stuck if his family can't afford to move, hire a lawyer to fight the IHSAA, etc. Isn't every kid having that freedom a good thing as opposed to just a select group? Profound....

Any kid can change schools. But only athletes are subject to not being able to participate at the highest (varsity) level by an arbitrary set of rules. This change would allow a kid who maybe blossoms between freshman and sophomore year and now has potential to advance to the next level in right environment, but his family can't move or do anything some families do to circumvent the current rules. He gets 1 free transfer.

Yes...kids can already move schools freely in this state so long as the receiving superintendent approves. At least this is my understanding. The only time they are held up is when athletics are involved and the sending AD is an A$$ H0le.

So is this exclusive to athletes only? What if a random kid wants to switch schools because he thinks the overall community is a better fit? Look, the team I follow would benefit greatly from this. In fact, it could make them so dangerous they could be considered illegal. But if you look at the overall picture, I'm just not convinced that it's good for the sport as a whole. Programs that are already struggling will get robbed of their athletes. And I think that if an athlete gets a pass, then all students should get a pass. I'm open minded to others opinions on this, I just think everything needs to be laid out on the table in order to make an informed opinion.

Like the IHSAA does anything to regulate it anyway?? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA - of course. Yup- let's just make them club teams and charge a $$ and be done with it

If a kid is 18 and makes a deal with the local pizza joint to appear in their ads, let's say. I could see that being a thing.

Agreed.

Michigan already allows NIL

This won't increase transfer numbers much...it will just expedite the process by eliminating all the back and forth and legal types getting involved. This is a great idea.

Best question yet.

We're getting dangerously close to abandoning "education-based athletics".

They lose 16 starters from last year’s team according to the State Finals preview Offense: 9 starters Defense: 7 starters