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This is the shortest retirement in history. DT tells us he's leaving and "passing a baton" he only held in his own mind, and now is back trying to appoint himself the content curator of the GID.

Thank you. I needed the material to recreate my signature on GID 2.0.

@Coach_K I think there are a myriad of reasons why we are seeing shortages of officials in all sports across the country. I think behavior issues mostly occur at the youth level. Youth is the worst case scenario, the most unskilled players, the youngest most inexperienced coaches and parents, and in many cases this is where young officials also cut their teeth. In the last few years I've cut my youth stuff WAY back, and I'm not going to lie, parents are part of that decision. I will do a few games in a pinch, but only at locations where the games happen in a stadium and the parents are in the stands. The two leagues I work also have policies in place where they don't allow idiots. Call me an old coger, but there is a softness in people today. When you put that striped shirt on, you're going to have to deal with some animosity, coaches are going to question your decisions, fans are going to boo, jeer, whatever. It goes along with the territory. If you can't deal with a certain amount of that, you have no business in this avocation. Last stats I saw from the IHSAA the average age of a new official was like 42 and they would keep their license three years. Pay, and I hesitate to mention this, but it is a factor. Not unusual for me to leave my house on a Friday night at 3:30 and not be home until after midnight. Drive 1 1/2 hours for a 65-70 buck paycheck. I'm good with that, I knew what it was when I signed up, but when we're trying to attract new blood, a young family man, trying to make ends meet, he can't afford to go into the hole doing this. At the high school level, I just don't see the behavior issues that are painted in these articles. I try to be professional and courteous in administering the game. For the most part, I think coaches act the same. This legislation in my opinion is a waste of time and money. It doesn't address any of the problems we have in attracting and maintaining officials.

Another of the topics that has proven popular in this forum over the years ... revived again.

Use the copy link in YouTube. When you paste the link in the GID thread, tell it to post the link as plain text. It will take out the underlining at first and then all of a sudden you will see the link text replaced with the video show up in the post. Add any other text that you want at that point ... if any ... and then click on the Submit Reply button.

Ok, so it was 48 years ago, but who's counting? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2_eBuhHF5s

No I have to stick with the creator's intent TA never wanted it to be a paysite; he wanted it to be free. It will always be his site, so that rule should stand pat.

Not the typical article to find here, but definitely worth posting here. So many puns to go with it. How great it would be to keep the fire burning at 96, right? 😄 https://worldnewsdailyreport.com/elderly-couple-accidentally-burns-house-down-during-sex-game-involving-ww2-flamethrower/?fbclid=IwAR1T_MZg-yek_aqUHNAddfDPLvRIZjI85O_avwd6piAzwdjsh40urI39sFk

What was the original intent of forming 6A? To keep the 32 largest schools in an elite meat-grinder class where almost every game would be a tough out. Look at 6A regular season margins of victory. Look at offensive and defensive averages. Not a lot of extremism, huh? Look among your 6A coaches. Most of them love being told they can’t do something (beat Penn, Carmel, the MIC). This alignment you propose is nice for the North but there will be even more grousing from the South and the MIC. The latter(s) are the biggest proponents of seeding. They were especially vocal after the ‘17 Penn-BD title game. There are only ten “true North” teams so all solutions are imperfect. Keep Carmel in NE Indy in S4 and strive to beat them, move two HSE schools to S3 and strive to beat them as well. All the folks looking outside-in with excuses have to wipe away their tears and manage their expectations.

I gotta start getting out more. And out of the cinematic masterpiece that is The Big Lebowski, that's the scene they came up with?

Let's really get crazy.... Is it possible to have an All-MIC South? Would definitely be a shake up at the State Championship game for all those who are tired of watching an All MIC state championship game Sectional 1: Crown Point, Lake Central, Merrillville, Portage Sectional 2: Chesterton, Penn, Valparaiso, Warsaw Sectional 3: FW Carroll, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Homestead Sectional 4:Zionsville, Lafayette Jefferson, Noblesville, Westfield Sectional 5: Lawrence Central, Lawrence North, North Central, Carmel Sectional 6: Avon, Brownsburg, Pike, Ben Davis Sectional 7: Arsenal Tech, Warren Central, Perry Meridian, Southport Sectional 8: Center Grove, Columbus East, Columbus North, Franklin Central

The National Assoc. of Sports Officials has conducted several surveys to find what is driving officials away from officiating prematurely. You see, it’s a mistake to characterize this situation as only a failure in recruiting. Retention is just as big an issue. And the surveys all show that the #3 reason officials give up their avocation early - behind family and job obligations - is lack of sportsmanship/respect shown to officials by fans, parents, coaches, players, and media.

Ahh. I understand.

Drinking a beer while it was frying and then another while eating the fried potato?

Last night on Sports Beat they had an interview with the Mishawaka AD Penn is off the football schedule in 2020 - Mishawaka will open with Marian and then play East Noble followed by 7 conference games Marian is the opening game for now - he did not mention how many years. When they joined the NLC they had week 1-2 open to play Penn - Penn and MHS have been talking. Penn wants to keep opening with Valpo In 2020 Penn has a contract with Laporte MHS is open to play Penn in week 2 and Dean said he would sign a 10 year contract to make it happen. He is hoping that in 2021 they might play again in football but Penn has to have the same feeling Talks have been ongoing In certain other sports they will continue to play Penn if it can be worked in

It's the work of the Deep State operatives that he left behind as well as Hillary working out of her top-secret bunker high atop the Ozarks with the help of Simon Bar Sinister.

Fake Dilemma

I thought of the GID's own esteemed Irishman when I saw this:

He was one mean linebacker

Garrity who will be a Jr. should see some action at TE, I could see Blake Culley & Mitch Miller as a slot/receiver. Casey Baird & Elliot Young also. Wethington, Cortez, Hole, Josh Benson, Luke Marsh, Freeman are back defensively. There are pieces in the current Freshman/Sophomore class that got a lot of playing time last year that will step up... And the incoming Freshman class is REALLY good.

OFFENSE Position First Last School Class Ht Wt C Chandler Austgen Lowell 4A 6'2 283 OL Brandon Seibert LaPorte 5A 6'3 325 OL Christian Brock Merrillville 6A 6'1 245 OL Brandon English Portage 6A 6'5 260 OL Clay Truman Lake Central 6A 6'5 250 TE Justin Wozniak Michigan City 5A 6'3 245 WR Zennon Wilhelm Michigan City 5A 5'11 175 WR Kashon Prather Hammond Morton 4A 6'4 185 QB Zack Merrill Andrean 3A 6'1 195 RB Jackson Kurth Valparaiso 6A 5'10 190 RB Ernest Johnson Griffith 4A 5'9 168 RB Lyric McFarrin Michigan City 5A 5'8 190 Kicker Chris VanEekeren Chesterton 6A 5'11 185 Off At Large Brandon Demoff Hanover Central 3A 5'11 170 Off At Large Ethan Igras Lowell 4A 5'9 183 DEFENSE Position First Last School Class Ht Wt DT Kaleek Biggers LaPorte 5A 5'10 260 DT Jaron Holden East Chicago 4A 6'6 327 DE Evan Satoski Andrean 3A 6'2 235 DE Blake Jansky Lowell 4A 6'0 210 ILB Joel Torres Whiting 2A 6'0 200 ILB Kody Wilkerson Chesterton 6A 6'2 225 OLB/SS Tyler Bukur Valparaiso 6A 6'3 215 OLB/SS Cassius Waite Hammond Morton 4A 6'1 185 CB William Fulton Merrillville 6A 5'9 160 CB Sam Krutz Crown Point 6A 6'1 190 FS Reece Crossin Valparaiso 6A 6'0 200 FS Nino Barbosa Whiting 2A 5'9 145 Punter Payton Hinkel Wheeler 3A 5'11 190 Def At Large Noah Perez LaPorte 5A 5'10 205 Def At Large Anthony Swims Merrillville 6A 5'10 175 Manager Kaitlyn Freel LaPorte 5A Head Coach Joe O'Connell River Forest 2A Asst Coach Sam Bernardi Valparaiso 6A

Farts are always funny...

You listed Logansport, Twin Lakes, and North Judson. None of these teams had a player selected over yours at his position. So what is the point of mentioning them? I think in the fact All-State teams are selected by class, and the Region has No Class. It is all encompassing. So I do understand what your saying, I do not think that argument holds much water. I have been going to this meeting for longer than these kids we are voting on have been alive. I have had some very deserving kids and managers who did not make this team. It does not take away from their success and accomplishments. He is a heck of a football player I am sure. You do not get those type of accolades if you are not.