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It’s been a great league with some of the best teams (all sports) to ever play in SW Indiana. Good luck and it should be a fun final season. Looking forward to VL and Jasper joining the SIAC.

Not a meme, but still funny.

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As long as I can remember, in my 30 plus years of watching Lincoln sports, the Big 8 conference is all I’ve ever known to be home. And “home” seemed the most suitable of a word I could think of. I credit this conference for so many memories of my youth, whether as a player or a fan. The rivalries, the classic games, the great players that have come and gone, the many short road games to Washington and Princeton that you rarely missed. Even the long trips between Vincennes and Mount Vernon, Boonville, and Tell City (back in the day), the people of these towns gained such familiarity with each other and their respective communities. The layout of each city, where to park, what gate to enter at the stadium/arena, where to grab a bite at the local’s favorite spot(s), where to maybe grab a beer afterward, what fans you liked, what fans you couldn’t stand...for many of us we’ve learned like the back of our hands through the years. So in a sense, it’s saddening to watch it end, but also incredibly exciting for what this final season will hold in all sports, football in particular. Because for football, 2019 really is the end of the road. No more guaranteed annual meetings that you might still see with basketball or baseball. Each team, whether SIAC or PAC bound, will have a full (or near full) conference schedule beginning in 2020 leaving little to no room for potential rematches. For this reason, I feel we could see the most competitive conference season in recent memory. Teams who are normally competing for a title will be vying harder than ever for the final Big 8 championship. Even teams in the bottom half will have something extra to play for. And I fully expect Mount Carmel to play with the biggest chip on their shoulder. Their break-up with the conference wasn’t exactly smooth. But it should be the usual suspects in the upper tier...Boonville, Jasper, VL. I’m going to call Boonville the slight favorite again with the return of their senior QB Phillips, WR Scarborough, and several key linemen, plus the momentum of a 10-1 season a year ago. It’s hard to see much of a drop off from the Pioneers. Jasper, meanwhile, has a new head coach and VL a new young QB. Both are fully capable of unseating Boonville at the top though. 1. Boonville 2. Jasper 3. Vincennes 4. Princeton 5. Mt Vernon 6. Mt Carmel 7. Washington

I mean.....SIAC goes 3-3 in week 1 😉. Jasper and Vincennes are soon to be SIAC members anyways

Here are the week 1 predictions from Massey Ratings: https://www.masseyratings.com/team.php?t=14084&s=308152 Memorial@ Jasper, Memorial wins 48-14, 98% of victory for Memorial Central@ South Vigo, Central wins 41-21, 86% of victory for Central Reitz@ Henderson Co., Reitz wins 35-24, 72% of victory for Reitz Castle@ Bloomington South, BS wins 35-28, 36% of victory for Castle Indian Creek@ Mater Dei, MD wins 34-21, 74% of victory for MD VL@ Bosse, VL wins 35-27, 33% of victory for Bosse Harrison@ New Albany, NA wins 35-6, 3% of victory for Harrison North@ Princeton, Princeton wins 26-22, 42% of victory for North SIAC goes 4-4 in week 1

LOL. I don't even remember ever seeing a wooden spoon at our house, don't think we had any Teflon pans either. Not when I was a kid. We did, however, have plastic Fingerhut seat covers in several cars. Fingerhut was the original Amazon.

Triggers for you......

Yes. If you believe presidential elections are nothing but horse races. Which most individuals who continue to vote for uni-party candidates do.

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This “punishment” nonsense comes perilously close to the “cult of victimhood.” The idea is that in the tournament, like competes against like. Or at least, as close as you can come, given the wide disparities in ability in HS football. You can quarrel all you want with the way the goal was implemented. But that’s a different issue than whether the goal itself is a worthwhile one.

Maybe he's mixed up on the message. Maybe it's not meant as a punishment for winning. Maybe it's meant as a challenge to enable programs that master one level to continue to grow and get better? That's how I've always viewed it. I've always wondered how much satisfaction a perennial power feels for continuing to roll to titles at the same level year after year rather than challenge themselves to achieve something greater but not as assured. If you're Chatard and you've won approximately half the 3A titles over the past 20 years, do you not look forward to try doing something bigger and better that hasn't been accomplished with your program before? Or is it more fulfilling to continue beating programs that you've already demonstrated yourself to be superior to?

Just my opinion, but I believe the rule was adopted so as to make life easier for coaches. When his team is getting manhandled, it’s hard for a coach to tell his players, on the one hand, to keep playing hard, but then turn around and agree to a running clock or shortening of the periods. ... even if they wanted to. This takes such decisions out of the coaches’ hands ... meaning, he doesn’t have to answer to his staff, players, administration or fans. I certainly understand the point of view about opportunities for players who otherwise wouldn’t see the field. I think that is more of a concern for very large schools that have big numbers. Most schools in Indiana would not have that concern, IMO.

I thought it was somewhat interesting that at the media day yesterday, the Central HC simply said "no comment" when asked about the roster. Maybe that simply means he wasn't going to answer a bunch of questions about the kids in question at this point. From the player comments, the coach seems to be a disciplinarian, which could make things interesting going forward. I also get a little tired of hearing excuses about "tough life". Last year Central had kids who had well-publicized circumstances that were far-more challenging and those kids played within the structure of a team that was one break away from a state title. And Central is not alone. Every school - public or private - has kids who grew up with less than ideal situations. As Panther86 said, the proof was in the pudding - it was only when Central had a coach who instilled discipline and self-responsibility that they climbed to the top of the mountain.

One of my main bones of contention with the implementation of a 40 second clock. But as we've implemented it, I think the pluses way outweigh the minuses. I always contended if I had a QB that would work with me, I could burn about a minute a play. What I have found with the 40 second clock, in blowout games it seems like the clock operator isn't quite as efficient as he was earlier in the game. I have no idea why that is, it just seems to be the case.

First off its not the "new norm". Its a very small sample of 3 years out of the past 75. And look at the facts, Central was much better when the brothers left in all phases of the game. And still will be better without them than they would be with them. Central has 3 RBs this year that is just as good as the drifters and way more disciplined. The proof is in the pudding from last year. And look what Central done to Reitz without them compared to with them. Even more proof.

Or Luers sprinkler system.

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Cummings must be so proud......

Please elaborate.

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