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Weird cuz their non conference in 2025 is the same as 2024. Then one team they’ve been playing, they played Kokomo for two years and was probably a two year deal. Last year Kokomo played New Pal

and add all the transfers that are happening as well.

We criticize teams for playing cupcakes, then also criticize them for playing legitimately great competition. That's tough. For what it's worth, I'd be impressed if Merrillville kept this within 4 TDs. But I'm not going to blame them for going out there and playing a team like this. Valpo's playing Brother Rice, and will probably get thrashed too, but at least the DAC is actually taking advantage of their proximity to Chicago to play some better OOC competition.

Not so fast: https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/news/sec-leaving-ncaa-fact-checking-social-media-claim/ec61865b4b1759d2cfa2de16

A few years back, the Naval Academy was playing IU in football in Bloomington. That day, IU was dedicating the bow of the ship USS Indiana to be placed at the main entrance at Memorial Stadium. A good work friend has a son at the Naval Academy and he was on the tailgate committee. Problem...the government was in a shutdown and there had been talk earlier about suspending all academies sporting events. That did not happen, but suffice it to say there were no funds for tailgaiting and for Navy to send some student to this dedication at IU. Somehow, the idea came to reach out to Mr. Irsay. Without reservation he funded the dedication and it was quite an event. Mr. Irsay came down and spoke a few minutes...not a word about himself...all about the beauty of college football and the dedication of our men and women serving. He didn't stick around long and went back to Indy. His only stipulation about his donation and genorosity.....not a single word to be spoken to the media. His only desire was to keep it private, and that they did. My friend was blown away with Mr. Irsay's actions. There is a reason why a number of the Colt players had Jim as the person speaking for them at their HOF induction. The players loved him. Pat McAfee's words about Jim Irsay tell us so much about him as a man. To see Pat torn up over his loss tells you what he meant to the Colts organization. Prayers for Jim's final rest.