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So I conducted an interesting experiment here. My hypothesis appears to be correct. The construct is that the P/P faithful will argue tooth and nail that enrollment is the only measure needed to fairly slot schools into classification for HS football. They have lamented time after time here that there aren't any P/P advantages in high school football. Then, interestingly, when presented with the prospect that once a public get's big enough the advantages dissipate, they will pivot and argue that P/Ps always have an advantage at any level of HS football. There is an interesting dichotomy here, not sure if it is more Freudian or Sabater. It appears they need to have it both ways. I mean "need" in the most literal sense.

If I were someone paying big NIL $$, I’d put a clause in the NIL Agreement that deals with this. There are several possibilities, e.g., bonus money for participating, disgorgement of money already paid in the event of an opt out, etc.

Yes it’s a giant conspiracy, I suggest you dig deeper.

Lakewood (OH) St. Edward, enrollment 920 boys in 4 grades, 3 time defending Div. 1 champion, says, “hold my beer.” 🤣😂

Time to turn the page and look ahead. Heard today that Xavier Watts is officially returning. National Defensive Player of the Year. That’s a BBBIIIGGGG get!

I had mentioned this about a month ago. Instead of scholarships, have them sign contracts.

Perhaps the market is speaking....so many of these bowl games had terrible attendance...even with the New Year Day bowls outside of CFP. Perhaps people are getting tired of .500 teams and some sub .500 teams playing bowls. If players don't see them as important, why should people spend their hard earned dollars. On the flip side, it was nice to see Bo Nix (Oregon QB) play his final game in an overall meaningless game for him.

I'll read the Indy Star for the nostalgia of holding the paper, but for free when I'm visiting the local library

Dang, Cathedral fell off, y'all are about as good at football as public schools now.

The 2024 Camp is actually June 3 to June 6. Having an issue with the website. Should be updated in next day or so!

lol...ok...my loss

I love how the officials run to one side of the fence every single time....of course, officials don't make mistakes. 🙄 Can you show me the NFL rule where it states a form of lineman reporting as a eligible receiver is the "brushing of their chest"? ..... I guess there no absolute way the official could have "assumed" 70 was reporting, correct?

You are wasting your breath Muda...of course he broke rules...not once, but twice. His own university that initially all but threatened to leave the Big 10 over the second allegation, immediately rolled over on him, shut their mouths and accepted the Big 10 punishment. But recognize who you are debating with...In his eyes, Harbaugh has and will always be the victim, and no amount of facts will change it. Now, where I do agree with Temp is about Doyel....he is a huge disappointment as a journalist. Sadly the Star and Gannett pay him to be nothing more than a $hit stirrer.

Thank God for high school football. Still clean and pure compared to any other level of play. I think we fans, as much as anyone else affiliated with college football, have sold our souls to the devil in some way shape or form. I think we can all admit that college football has turned into an utter joke. Do whatever it takes to win, even if it's not legal. Where's Bob Knight when we need him? He would have made a great NCAA president. This isn't a slam on Harbaugh, it's a slam on the clown show that college football has become. Just a random thought before gearing up for another season of the Fighting Irish. Guilty.

Mr. Doyel from the Indianapolis Star weighs in on Mr. Harbaugh: https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2024/01/04/jim-harbaugh-cheated-twice-to-help-michigan-reach-national-title-game/72019343007/

Miuuuuuudaaaa. Muuuuuda. Where art thou? Eating ice cream in Rossville thinking up ways to weaken the IHSAA and the class warfare no doubt. #hegemony

Dang. You’re obviously upset that Harbaugh is leaving and you aren’t thinking clearly. Your team is in the championship game. You shouldn’t be so bitter.

Without the old Greene County Invitational... now might be a good time to go through the SWIAC's holiday games. Linton- I think people got a good view of the good, the bad, and the ugly over the last few weeks. There is talent, but Linton is young. They struggled to keep good drivers from penetrating, which set up good shooters knocking down shots. Outside of Oliver... there isn't a physical post defender. Breedlove may find a role in that singular job if the Miners see much size. They don't always move well in their rotation on defense... regardless of whether it is man or zone. The last 10 minutes of the Park Heritage game and the 1st quarter of the Sullivan game was hard to watch. To be fair the first few quarters of Bloomfield wasn't great. With that said, with a few tweaks and the experience this team will gain as the season goes on... this is still a dangerous team. A conference title and a Sectional title are all possibilities. North Daviess- It looks like we are back to the old North Daviess way.... slow it down... and make every possession count. Looks like teams that can score 40+ points will give them trouble. If it is below that, be ready for a dogfight. Bloomfield- Consolation bracket winner in the WVT is a nice accomplishment for a young team. Abner stepped up as another option to Neil. It will be interesting to see how the regular season matchup against Linton goes next week. I don't think they can handle Oliver, but it should be a good game. Clay City- They went 2-2 since mid December, but those 2 losses were close and to get teams. I still think this team should be favored to win the Sectional... Bloomfield and Shakamak will be lurking with their big outside scorers. Shakamak- There are some things to like about this team... and some things that seem to cost them dearly. They have a solid group of perimeter players. When those guys are on, they are hard to handle. The problem is they don't always seem to be on the same page. Too often they seem to run an offense that doesn't fit their strengths. They have more perimeter talent than some teams, but disciplined teams like North Daviess will give them trouble. On top of that, they have little to no size. They couldn't guard Paul Oliver... I doubt they are able to handle Clay City's size. That puts even more pressure on the guards to play well. I could see them beating CC, ND, and win a sectional crown. I also could see them get beat by 20+ in those games and losing in the sectional. North Central- They are sitting around .500, but they haven't beat a good team. I don't see this team having much success against the top 4-5 teams in the conference. Eastern- This is not a very good team. 2 wins... maybe they beat WRV and/or Cloverdale. There are a couple solid 8th graders (including Coach Hudson's son)... then a couple good looking 5th graders... not much in between. Is this a program in constant rebuild mode? Feeder program needs an overhaul. A couple transfers would help. Hudson usually has them playing hard, but there just isn't a lot of talent. WRV- They are in a battle with Eastern for the bottom of the conference. The feeder program has been improved, but it isn't full of crazy talented kids. Max Hostetter may go down as one of the better guys to play on bad teams. He would have been really good on a team with a few scorers. They have 5 winnable games left on the schedule... I don't know that they are better than Eastern... just a few more weaker teams on the schedule.

Nope. That’s what he wants and gives him actual legitimacy.