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Obviously my opinion matters zero to anyone in Knox county but I think they really screwed up. They had been working so hard and doing a great job with program momentum then they saw the SIAC move as the next step in their journey. Even for P&Ps it's hard to keep a program sexy in your own hallways winning 3-4 games a season. It's a hard sell to kids, "Just wait for the post season and we might win 3 games!" I think VL would be a great fit in the PAC Big division where they would also have some non-conference flexibility to adjust for up and down cycles in the program.

A total of 54 HCC players (past or present members at the time of the player's career) earned a 247 composite ranking of .80 or better. Sorry if I missed anyone...enjoy! 1. Hunter Johnson QB Brownsburg 2017 0.9854 HCC 2. Elijah Daniel DL Avon 2013 0.9746 HCC 3. Blake Fisher OL Avon 2021 0.9738 HCC 4. Brandon Peters QB Avon 2016 0.9684 HCC 5. Blake Lueders DL Zionsville 2010 0.9486 HCC 6. Joey Tanona OL Zionsville 2022 0.9391 HCC 7. Clayton Richard QB McCutcheon 2003 0.9359 HCC 8. Montez Robinson DL Avon 2009 0.9261 HCC 9. Sampson James RB Avon 2019 0.9255 HCC 10. Gus Hartwig OL Zionsville 2020 0.8937 HCC 11. Popeye Williams DL Westfield 2022 0.8936 HCC 12. Bryce Kirtz WR Brownsburg 2019 0.881 HCC 13. R.J. Potts S Fishers 2017 0.8736 HCC 14. Joshua Sales Jr. OL Brownsburg 2021 0.8639 HCC 15. Armonze Daniel LB Avon 2011 0.8631 HCC 16. Preston Terrell WR Brownsburg 2021 0.8601 HCC 17. Toks Akinrbade RB Brownsburg 2016 0.8599 HCC 18. Brandon Knight OL Noblesville 2015 0.8599 HCC 19. Isaac Guerendo WR Avon 2018 0.858 HCC 20. Madison Norris DL Hamilton Southeastern 2018 0.858 HCC 21. Joey Elliott QB Harrison 2005 0.8556 HCC 22. Charles Torwudzo WR Brownsburg 2010 0.8528 HCC 23. Bryant Fitzgerald ATH Avon 2017 0.8525 HCC 24. Joel DeCoursey TE Zionsville 2019 0.8505 HCC 25. Collin Miller LB Hamilton Southeastern 2016 0.8496 HCC

A total of 49 SAC football players since 2002 have earned at least a .80 ranking by the 247 sport composite. Here are the top 25. Sorry if I missed anyone! 1. Jaylon Smith LB Luers 2013 0.9987 SAC 2. Selwyn Lymon WR Harding 2005 0.9787 SAC 3. Rod Smith RB Harding 2010 0.9762 SAC 4. Austin Mack WR Luers 2016 0.9649 SAC 5. Austin Robertson DL Wayne 2016 0.9521 SAC 6. Remound Wright RB Luers 2011 0.9056 SAC 7. John Goodman WR Dwenger 2008 0.902 SAC 8. Joe Tippmann OL Dwenger 2019 0.8967 SAC 9. Drue Tranquill S Carroll 2014 0.8961 SAC 10. DJ Moore OL Snider 2022 0.8848 SAC 11. Craig Young ATH Wayne 2019 0.8735 SAC 12. Justin Tranquill S Carroll 2015 0.8704 SAC 13. Tyler Eifert TE Dwenger 2009 0.8684 SAC 14. TyQuan Hammock LB Luers 2009 0.867 SAC 15. Bernard Pollard S South Side 2003 0.8667 SAC 16. Artis Chambers S Snider 2007 0.8653 SAC 17. Tony Springman DL Dwenger 2011 0.864 SAC 18. Mac Hippenhammer WR Snider 2017 0.8624 SAC 19. Aidan Smith QB Carroll 2016 0.8568 SAC 20. Josh Gaines DL Northrop 2004 0.8556 SAC 21. Vinny Flacable OL Dwenger 2021 0.854 SAC 22. Ben Skowronek WR Homestead 2016 0.8528 SAC 23. Luke Wiginton OL Dwenger 2020 0.8451 SAC 24. Mike Rogers WR Luers 2013 0.8444 SAC 25. Lawrence Barnett DB Luers 2009 0.8417 SAC

Not going to lie.... I never heard of about 1/4 of these guys.

I'm not sure what all was in Kelly's contract. Notre Dame being a private school doesn't have to release or divulge into contract details or finances. I'm sure his contract was written similar to most big time college coaches, base salary with incentives and performance bonuses, etc.

I think Kelly was paid fairly at ND. He's a top 3 coach in college football and maximized his potential at ND. As Temptation and others have repeatedly stated, it's a numbers game in college football. The teams with the best talent win, period. There's no amount of money ND could pay Brian Kelly that would change ND's recruiting fortunes. They are limited in the type of recruits they can admit into the school.

Have the Jags mailed in their season? Had 50 some hung on them by the Patriots.

I would disagree with the classy statement. Coached against him in the mid-state conference when he was at Greenwood. I was not a fan. He was a great coach, but stretch for me to say he was classy.