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I believe he is stating that 8 of the teams listed in DT’s poll, are on BD’s schedule.

Up here in the Fort, I'm looking forward to two games that first week: Luers vs Carroll.........We find out if Carroll is better than they were last year. If so, the rest of the SAC may be in trouble. Luers fans are as excited about this team as they have been in a long time. If that's the case, look for the Knights to give the big SAC schools some competitive games. Wayne vs Dwenger........Wayne is looking to get back to their championship ways with a state champion coach at the helm in his second year. Dwenger apparently is going through a rebuilding year. Could be a good game.

We'll have high school football game action to talk about in one month...August 20!

I haven't delved into my Miners yet... but only 5 seniors from last years 8-4 team that lost only to Mater Dei (9-5), Southridge (13-1) North Knox (6-3)and in OT to 4A Boonville (a game really was a dropped interception from a Miner win). Linton only lost 1 true skill player (WB Trey Goodman, who moved from QB in week 2). For me the biggest losses are of the twins on the OL... Landon and Damien Giles. As well at DE/TE Levi Grounds who alternated all year from TE to OL. His biggest contribution was at DE. We also lose an OLB in Brayman Lannan. I expect Jr QB Hunter Gennicks to be bigger faster and wiser in this 2nd year running the team. He ran for 906 from week 2 on, he didn't play offense in week 1 at all. and he threw for 17 TDs and 1189 yards with only 2 picks. Linton returns WN Kaulin Padget who had a 7.8 yard per carry average, 443 yards rushing, and 7 TDs combined. He missed a handful of games with injuries last year. He will have to be healthy. As will sr RB/ILB GAbe Eslinger. He played 10 1/2 of 12 games but dealt with knee and hand injuries. He led Linton with 100 tackles, just ahead of fellow ILB sr Drew Smith at 99. Linton returns their top 4 defensive tacklers with FS Jaydan Miller, LB Bracey Breneman and DT Donovan DeBruhl (who missed the final game with Mater Dei with injury in Tell City win). Smith was the main RB (FB) in the Miner offense which accounted for 2,769 rush yards 230.9 per game. they return Smith (a bruising style running within the tackles) for 448, Padgett at wing with 443 and a lot of speed, Gennicks' 916 from QB. to Replace Goodman's 542 at WB, there will be several options. Eslinger started year there, but is almost identical to Smith's style, and there will be more 2 back scenario's I believe with those two and a wing. After Eslinger's knee injury in week 2, he didn't see a lot of carries, but did have 118 yards. Eslinger is a dedicated weight room guy who is coming off a great baseball season as well. He in a winner of the coveted blue facemask award at Linton... something he has accomplished in all 4 years. Smith was 6'2 215 last year, Eslinger 6'0 195, but both will be stronger and more experience in this their senior years. Jr Hunter Johns got carries at WB, tho used all year at OLB. Jaydan Miller, and Bracey Breneman figure in that mix. Miners will return Jr Wrigeley Franklin (starter as Soph, 6'2 220 then), Aiden Giles (Also a soph starter, 6'2 230) Sr Dalton Carpenter (Who started as a freshman at center, 5'10 215) but will have to replace the departed older Giles brothers.. and yes Aiden is another brother. Several one way players on the defensive line will likely be the candidates... Donovan Debruhl (6'0 275 in 2020), Jackson Fields (6'0 205) both senior. This is probably the one area of concern that may see some shuffling as Linton looks to get depth on both lines. The main receiver was Eli Poe who caught 39 passes for 392 yards, but Linton will need others to contribute in order to keep defenses from stacking the line. Padgett proved to be a weapon from WB with some long TDs, but Goodman really stepped up with 281 yards, and made key catches. He made a terrific TD catch in the Wabash Valley Coaches Association All Start game a few weeks back. TE's made some plays and I look for Cameron Goodman, Trey's younger brother) to be one of those guys. Bottom Line- When Linton shows and has a passing game threat, they have been highly successful going farther in tournament. Defensively as they do Offensively, Linton returns 8 starters, including both ILBs and entire defensive back corps. Linton has always been strong against the run, but there were times they got overpowered.. which rarely happens in Miner Land. There were some bigger rushing numbers against Linton in 2020 that aren't historically the norm.... the worst being the 407 from North Knox. I expect more intensity from coaches this year on people making plays....but doing what they are supposed to do to allow others to make the plays. Mistakes turn into big long running plays if not TDs. Playing against wide open good passing attacks has always been an achilles heel...but overall, it was not bad. They should be improved and more experienced. They did have 21 interceptions on the year. Obviously Mater Dei threw at will in the sectional finale, which they did in 2019 as well. Somehow we have to be able to defend that to get to the next level in 2A. And that...I believe is why you aren't seeing the votes for Linton. We haven't beaten Southridge since we added them as the opening week and in one sectional meeting. 0-5, and really just 2 games were 'games' and perhaps the first half of the 2017 meeting. But Southridge has been a damn good football team to face off in week 1 LOL! We can't match Evansville Mater Dei either. THey have taken us out in each of the last 3 sectionals, and pretty much in dominating fashion. Sometimes we hang for a while, others we find ourselves down before we can break a sweat. Just like in 1A, where Linton had to break through the Perry Central factor in sectionals.... and finally get past the semi-state after so many close close battles... finally getting the respect state wide with back to back state games and the 2016 title.... we gotta do the same in our sectional in 2A. It's just another level of talent when you get to programs like Southridge and Mater Dei. Linton's numbers were waaaay down last year... which means any injury sends you scurrying to find replacement from a smaller pool. There are never excuses in Miner Land... but facts are facts. This year looks to have a senior class that most contributed if not started at sophomores, and some key juniors will be counted on... but as always, there's gotta be some younger kids step to the next level for Linton to have the depth and confidence. Confidence is huge. You have to believe you can. And Linton put themselves there. They've gone 5-4 since moving to 2A in sectionals. They just got have to prove they can get over that hump, and with this team they have the talent, they will be good if they can stay healthy... but Southridge and Mater Dei are both always loaded with talent, and you add other improving teams in Sectional 40 and it's always going to be tough!!!

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Going well, thx for asking. Just got back from our much delayed 2020 vacation - 10 days in Alaska with the family. Now THAT is God's country...

https://nypost.com/2021/07/18/media-silence-on-kamala-harris-meeting-with-infected-texas-dems/ Imagine if three Republican lawmakers who fled a state, flying maskless in a private jet rather than voting on a bill they didn’t like, caught COVID. And they met with a Republican vice president who then refused to even be tested for the virus. The media would lose their minds. Reckless lawmakers subverting democracy, spreading the Delta variant, and an administration trying to hide the truth! Of course, you don’t need to imagine the scenario. Three Texas lawmakers did flee the state, did come down with COVID, did meet with Vice President Kamala Harris, and she refuses to get tested. But because there are “Ds” next to their names, there’s barely an outcry. But they’re all vaccinated, you say. True. Which means they probably will exhibit few symptoms and be just fine. The problem, as it has been this entire pandemic, is the hypocrisy. Like the George Floyd protesters last year, it’s OK for the liberal lawmakers to fly in a superspreader flight — because their cause is just. Meanwhile, in California, Los Angeles County is making everyone — vaccinated or not — mask again. Mayor Bill de Blasio has ordered the schools completely masked, even though everyone over 12 can get a vaccine. How about a little common sense? Flare-ups among the vaccinated are not a big deal, as this incident shows. They should be treated that way. Meanwhile, Harris needs to follow the protocols just like everyone else. Get tested, and see if she’s spreading the virus even if she’s not suffering from it. President Biden is blaming everyone — Facebook, ex-Prez Donald Trump, the GOP — for his failure to hit his vaccination targets. Perhaps he should take a look at Democratic hypocrisy. Again - apparently this incredibly smart virus knows not to target "real" democrats standing against voter reform. ALSO - this incredibly smart virus was certainly able to cure the flu in 2020.......

At my age, I kinda already know voter registration is local. I still believe (and will probably not be persuaded otherwise) that the Democrat party (in each of the states still currently under audit) was implicit in figuring a way to steal the election and was successful in their execution. BTW - is sharing a personally held opinion bordering on libel? We all better just close the OOB then........and never speak to anyone - ever again......Come on DE.....

I believe this - The Democrat party stole the 2020 election by using the loopholes in the voting system to place unchecked and unverified votes from people on the voter roles who actually didn't even show up to vote. Pretty hard to prove anything was illegal without physically going to each voter to verify. These loopholes in the system are being closed with common sense laws meant to ensure that anyone who can LEGALLY cast a vote can actually do it securely and those that don't want to won't have to worry about it. Case in point, my father passed away in 1988. When I showed up to vote in the 2020 election, his name had a signature beside indicating he had already voted. I raised a fuss, and his name was removed from the voter roles the next election, but the election agent working the poll said she has had that happen many times before, but most people don't say anything.