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Once a bulldog always a bulldog: Green tie = Hall of Fame.

The assistants at NP have been the big difference makers for awhile. While Mckimm may have received the accolades for NPs success it’s been the constant dedication of the the longtime assistants there. The strength coach has done wonders for the program and not just for football. Gumm made it public knowledge he was stepping away as offensive coordinator mid season last year for health reasons. I have not the cougars will continue to be successful regardless of who the new coach is because of the outstanding staff he’d inherit

If you're interested, I highly recommend "A Fever in the Heartland" by Timothy Egan. One of the better books I've read in recent years.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/02/20/this-indiana-high-school-basketball-team-has-only-5-players-no-subs-cannelton-ihsaa/78417181007/ True athletes and true teammates. Another great story of Indiana High School Basketball by Mr. Neddenreip.

Hopefully true….

Have you read the book?

Someone is going to lawyer up and say....kids going to be Seniors this year, regardless if it is past the end of their "6th semester"....need to be able to make this move since they didn't have the option before like the classes after them are going to have. This needs some sort of ramp. And to your point ....issues with the language as it pertains to trimesters. The language is too basic for what we will be dealing with.

Early quote of the year candidate. 🤣

Hey look at that, BY LAW done before State Legislature passes any BILL, (perhaps they still do, however, this is what was always going to happened )

Christ (sorry church folks), I'll be back in a little while... Lmao

IMO, it's very instructive as to how we've ended up at the place we now find ourselves.

The MIC schools have to want Carmel & CG back, but never let "Hoosier Prep Gridiron" find a rumor he wouldn't create.

I worked the 2007 state final his junior year at Chatard. They played SB St. Joe. Then watched him play for the Irish. A real technician, as contrasted with a guy like Q Nelson, who is more of a “mauler.” A lock for Canton.

What a tremendous career he had He also created a scar on our head coach leg at St. Joe team camp when he hip tossed our lineman after the whistle completely in the air cleats up at our coach slice them right through his leg with the cleat.... Yeah he's a bad man

Why does it matter? Coach McKim at Lowell Coach Gumm for decades has been solid footing for the Cougars, he is off for another new adventure for him as well the vibe of some wanting to hopefully hear about juicy stories of HIGH SCHOOL football staff and if they "got along" is wild to me big yikes

yes indeed!! Good Call !! Recency Bias at its best 🙂

Nah, you're a lifetime coach! I think my time has run out. I hope to see everyone in August, the Good Lord willin'!

As someone who grew up in the hard-core Religious Right subculture/church, there are a few reasons. 1. Prior to the 1960s, many public schools were very openly and explicitly Protestant. Daily Bible readings, prayers, they basically openly embraced religious belief and practice as long as it was "nondenominational" (e.g., "Protestant"). I remember an older family member complaining about "God being taken out of schools" and saying "well, we had a Jewish person in my class and when it was her turn to read the Bible, she always read from the Old Testament." The Catholic/parochial school system developed as a means of educating Catholic students because the public schools were so openly Protestant. 2. After court rulings banned prayers, Bible readings and open religious instruction in public schools, churches (especially conservative Baptist churches) began opening their own schools. The one my siblings went to opened in 1965. There was a Lutheran school system similar to the Catholic one (albeit on a much smaller scale), but it grew post-1965, too. Some were also created to avoid segregation, but moreso in the South than in Indiana (where, thanks to the Klan's control of the state in the 1920s, most small towns had few/no Black residents, and that's where many of the religious schools were). 3. Parents began desiring their tax dollars that were supporting those "Godless" public schools be able to be used to send their kids to said conservative Baptist schools (or pay for homeschooling, which has also become a big deal in conservative/evangelical culture), and thus the voucher concept was born. Legislators, in trying to funnel money to their preferred private schools, began to villify public schools, and the distaste has grown since. In Indiana, every single bill post-2009 has been to try to weaken traditional public schools and funnel as many kids as possible to charter/private/parochial schools. And when not enough kids are doing what the legislature told them to do, they double down even more.

Make sure muda knows this so he can add it to his running. Up the score thread lol