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I don't think it was an overreaction. You can't say what he said. If he had left it after the gesture (which was weird in itself), then it would have been just awkward. This was more than awkward. It was creepy and unnecessary.

That'll be tough to do, now that they're in 3A.

The kid can do anything they ask him...they just need to ask him to do the right things. I'm not so worried about the whole route tree as I am route combinations and reads designed to defeat the defense rather than trying to beat the defense with athleticism alone. None of our QBs over the past 12 years can even tell you what a route tree is.

My top three (in order) are: 1. Michael Lindauer (Evansville Memorial) 2. Jordan Scheller (Gibson Southern) maybe a hair over a decade 3. Brady Allen (Gibson Southern) (Senior Year was really special) Jett has a shot if the coaching staff actually develops passing concepts in their offense other than "go deep".

Live by the sword…perish by the sword…

All I know is this, a ticked-off administrator or coach from the sending school should have zero say in the matter. A system that allows them to have a say is fundamentally broken.

Damn, I knew I had too many beers today….🍺🍺🍺

The irony of the whole thing is just so damn rich to me. Can’t get over it.

Gipper - what are you talking about in regards to Andrean and NCC? Examples please. I can think of LaVille last year as one they should have won with a very young team. NCC has had state finalists in Hobart and Andrean(2) in last 5 years.

Yep. We’re going for the sweep.

I'd like to know what Busco has coming back. They took a shot at ending Luers run early last year. If they weren't hit too hard by graduation, they'd have to be considered a contender in the North.

https://www.bobkravitz.com/p/stars-gregg-doyel-has-been-suspended?r=2k28tk&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web Update from former Indy Star/WTHR/The Athletic columnist and former WFNI radio host, Bob Kravitz.

A team I really like the direction they are going is Forest Park. I can see them in the top 3 of the small school division. Southridge and Tell City should be 1-2.

Andrean is very inconsistent.

I think he was referring to Providence, tongue firmly in cheek.

Here are some thoughts: 1. I have witnessed too many kids to even count that have transferred from one school to another without having to sit out a year. I have seen everything from this school doesn’t have the specialty class I like, to kids supposedly being bullied with zero evidence of any bullying, to parents literally moving across the street to be in another school district, to parents renting an apartment in a school district just to say they lived there when they didn’t. 2. When does the school have the students best interests in mind when deciding to try and fight a transfer? I have seen where some kids are allowed to transfer without penalty and some where the school fought tooth and nail to try and make the kid sit out. It seems when the parents have money and threaten lawsuits and court, the school caves in 3. Finally, why is it that schools fight over a supposed athletic transfer but not over an academic transfer? At the the end of the day, kids need to put themselves in the best possible light to further themselves to go to college for as cheaply as possible, whether it’s thru sports, academics, or financial aid Since I graduated in the 80’s, the landscape is night and day different now. I was a hardliner on this topic until a few years ago and have softened my stance on kids transferring schools. I still get mad when kids take major advantage of the system and lie about why they want to transfer. I don’t know, need some more beers in me to clear my head….🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺

Well...since you asked- NO, I don't think they do a very good job of it - but every situation has its own circumstances so undoubtedly it has to be an almost impossible job. I think they do the best job they can. As far as this new rule...it comes across to me as the IHSAA looking for the easy way out of things. And I think, much like college sports are experiencing now - it can lead to a slippery slope kind of deal. Where we sit - you'd just like to see as much of an even playing field as possible. In an ideal world - you start in the youth leagues with your buddies in 3rd or 4th grade - you stick with it, and you play with the pretty much same group of buddies you've spent your whole life with. I think about those kiddos who did that, only to be told their senior year "ya sorry, but we've brought in this stud left tackle who is gonna play over you now so we can have a better shot" ....just doesn't sit right with me. That said - no coach in their right mind would turn down an opportunity to better their chances at success on the field ...I'm not that naive. As you've said - geography (being in a city or on the suburbs of one) plays a large role in how much if affects ones program. As is life

Do you think the IHSAA doesn't regulate transfers now? Do you think having a 1 free transfer rule helps p/p schools more than public schools? I'm interested to hear your opinion. A rural school like SR probably doesn't run into this very often, but in Evansville and the immediate area we do. Titan32 knows the situations better than I, but a couple of years ago 2 Castle kids switched to GS. One had to fight the IHSAA all the way to the top. The other didn't. As I understand it, the only difference was 1 had some family support that allowed him to jump through the right hoops and the other kid didn't. I use that example only because it was 2 kids leaving the same school, going to the same school and at the same time. It was crazy. We've had a few kids transfer in or transfer out in the past couple of years. Some had to fight and some didn't This kind of rule eliminates the BS and takes the decisions from the hands of people who are sometimes not looking after the best interests of the kid (regardless of what they say). I feel very strongly that at Memorial we should NEVER block a kid from having full eligibility somewhere else, even if the reason for the transfer is purely due to athletics. Why punish a kid because he/she wants a change of scenery?

I have no issue with this. It would save the IHSAA a metric Sh!t ton of headache.

Every public school in the state is in your corner. Go get'em!