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The IHSAA already sent out an advisory to all schools a few weeks ago with a warning that schools were already being caught violating the undue influence rule. The question isn’t whether schools/coaches will do it, the question is what will the IHSAA do when they have clear evidence of a school/coach doing it. They’ve taken away the majority of the transfer rules. It’s critical that they strictly and harshly enforce the few they still have.

Congratulations to Coach Nero. Best of luck in his future *ahem* roles.

Coach Peebles did a really nice job at Harrison. I don’t think you can overlook the schedule difference between when the Raiders were in the Hoosier Crossroads under the previous coach and the schedule when he coached Harrison in the North Central Conference. The first year with Coach Peebles was also their first year in the NCC, which was definitely a competitive level change from the HCC. Don’t take that as a criticism of Coach Peebles. The changes to Harrison’s schedule starting next year probably put the difficulty way above playing in the NCC and a little below the HCC. That is probably right around where Harrison should be. It will be tough for the new coach to maintain the number of wins they’ve had in recent years, but it may prepare them a little more for a 6A sectional. Honestly, I don’t think it matters who they play in the regular season. They don’t have the Jimmy’s and Joe’s to hang with Westfield, Carmel, and Zionsville. It’s a stretch in my opinion to call the Sagamore a conference with only 4 schools, especially since Harrison and Danville (probably the 2 best teams) don’t even play.

Congrats to Orleans! First major state title for PLAC. What a run

My understanding is the "undue influence" part of IHSAA By-Law's is still in effect (as it should be). How much will that be investigated/policed? Will be interesting to see. Someone in the know can correct me if I am wrong...

Fort Wayne is a crapshoot. Carroll, Homestead, Leo, and Snider are clearly the best public programs worth transferring to. Nothing changes for Dwenger, Luers, and Concordia. North Side and Northrop seem to have the ability to recruit despite not having great programs. The big losers will be South Side and Wayne in my opinion. At the end of the day, a coach shouldn't be poaching another team's players. And if they are, they have some serious integrity issues they need to take a deep look at. Recruit hard at the middle school level, I think those kids are fair game.

I think a school like Tri-West, for example, could lose very top-level D1 type talent to a place like Brownsburg, but conversely, it might receive kids who don't get on the field much at a 6A school, especially as sophomores or juniors. 3A and 4A schools can win state championships with a team full of hard-working Johny D2s/D3s who love the game and just want to play.

Just Picked Up : Western Michigan and Eastern Michigan

and with that........ waste of time move along