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This again? Can I save us all some time here... "Blah, blah, blah, why don't you all take this virus as seriously as you should?" "Blah, blag, blag, where is the proof that this is any worse than any other illness?" "Blah, blah, blah, science..." "Blah, blah, blag, but this science..." Accusations of callousness... Accusations of cowardice... (5 pages later) *rinse and repeat the above* Topic shutdown... (24-48 hours later) "New" thread questioning where things stand now... See above... I'd ask if I missed anything, but I think you get the gist... Over/under on this thread: 3 pages

Ethical skeptic uses all CDC data to create his overlay graphs. Very eye opening. I've cross checked his stuff with cdc numbers.

Most coaches, parents and athletic directors (myself included) would argue that, at the lower level, it is simply an educational based activity. If you prefer to watch a high quality athletic event, you’re certainly not going to watch Purdue Poly play Victory College Prep. They, however, will continue with sports because it’s A.) Educational and B.) Keeps the kid off the street 280 means 40 schools (potentially in neighborhoods where kids NEED something to do) now have kids not at the school and this is why I’ll always be a big advocate for athletics and the arts no matter what.

A better option would be to allow small schools to form co-op teams, like they do in Illinois.

All that makes too much sense. In the meantime we will just continue to make fun of the IHSAA and why they do things so backward. A 9-0 team goes on the road to play an 0-9 team in the first round. Or even better, two 9-0 teams square off in one game and two 0-9 teams square off in the other. An 0-9 team earns the right to play another week while a 9-0 team cleans out their lockers. Everyone except the IHSAA knows this is stupid, but I'm sure we'll get some politically correct responses.

That’s the IHSAA, not individual schools. Individual schools will always choose outlets for kids to receive education and, additionally, helping keep kids off the street. Success factor is one thing. Six classes is another. To remove opportunities for kids to play sports to fit a fans agenda, will absolutely 100% never happen.

If you are so confident.. Take my bet (you won't cause your not as confident as you pretend)

I am for either/both 8 man and co-op teams.

From a coaching angle, I wonder what the x's and o's looks like for 8 man. I'm sure there's a lot of material out there, I just haven't had time to look. I'm an offensive line guy at heart and the thought of 2 fewer up front hurts my soul.

Take my bet unless your scared and truly don't believe trump will win in a landslide.

Politically speaking, I think there is more of a grey area pertaining to COVID than people realize. Several right wingers, like myself, that I know have taken the pandemic very seriously...others not so much. But to stay on topic, yes, I think we start on schedule. The heat wave will be more of a concern than any disease the kids might contract.

This isn't a political issue. Your sources aren't usable on a Junior High Science Paper.

Darwin at work.

Pretty sure that was sarcasm.

Here’s a shout out to all those freedom loving guys who are taking a stand against wearing masks.

I'd rather keep Lucas Oil for the championship but use those venues for semi state games for the bigger classes. This is however using my method of determining semi state matchups instead of what is currently used. I'd rotate which regional winner plays which every three years. So currently it is basically NW vs NE and SW vs SE. I'd have a 3 year rotation and I'll use NE in this example (since that is my area). Year 1 NE vs NW and SW vs SE; Year 2 NE vs SW and NW vs SE; Year 3 NE vs SE and NW vs SW. Year 1 the first matchup could be at Notre Dame and the second in Bloomington. Year 2 I'm not sure what locations would work for those probably U of Indy or something like it. Year 3 could have the first matchup at Ball State and the 2nd at Purdue. I know many Ohio HS football fans wish they had a Lucas Oil venue for their state championship. The east side of Ohio has reclaimed holding the championships after a brief stay at the horseshoe. Many of the smaller division champs in Ohio are from the NW/WC Ohio area.

I like that idea! I don’t know anything about UE’s football facility and Hanover’s in tiny. I don’t think it’s very big at ISU either.