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https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/2019/06/04/frankfort-baseball-seniors-change-culture-leave-legacy/1336117001/ Congratulations to the Hot Dogs on a fine season.

Any gain is a gain....but the big gain is to free up non-conference games (ie moving Princeton from non-conference to conference)....that his potentially HUGE for us!

PAC voted today to add the 4 remaining Big 8 schools for the 2020-2021 school year. Don’t know if it’s been posted on here, didn’t want to go through and read all of it. Pretty predictable move when Jasper and VL jumped ship.

So the SIAC is just being a "good guy" to help the Big 8? Out iof the goodness of their heart? Lol! I'm sure when they look at those new transportation costs, and those parents in all those schools get tired of those late night drives from the JV swim meets, not to mention the time change they are gonna be super excited about the new members. You and I both know they wanted 4 teams.

Fat finger...first big team should have said BV not MV.

I agree with you and Reitzguy. Don't understand how anybody right now in the SIAC can think their two team addition is good for their conference, especially if I'm Castle, Central or Reitz in football. More transportation costs, time change issues, and the fact you had a school that travels really well in football 15 minutes from Evansville that would have made you more money. I think somebody hung them out to dry, and in a couple years they will be wishing they would have just stayed like they were.

Would much rather be able to schedule three tough non conference games than have a schedule of teams you already know everything about and are mediocore at best.

can confirm, Stolls is amazing! I second this!

Back in the day, there was a pizza place that was closed after the game, but they fed the officials after the game. I can't recall the name of it. Had some fine pizza in there. Zwanzigs is da bomb. We eat there a lot after games. Closed after games, but if you're near Oldenburg, the Brau Haus is killer. If you're down south, hustle up, they close fairly early, The New Albanian in New Albany rocks. Great pizza. McQ's pub if you're near Roncalli.....if you can get in after the game. In New Castle you HAVE to go to The Ice House and get the steak sandwich with onions. One of the best dive bars in Indiana. San Pedro Mexican in Charlestown is pretty good, a word of caution they quit selling alcohol an hour before closing time. Rubbin Butts near Sellersburg, reasonably priced BBQ that's really good. I'll be honest over 36 years, there's a bunch!

Are there a lot of 1A schools with overly good schedules? Their coaching takes a back seat to no one.

Bipartisan Senate Effort Predictably Kills Rand Paul's Plan to Balance the Federal Budget: https://reason.com/2019/06/03/bipartisan-senate-effort-predictably-kills-rand-pauls-plan-to-balance-the-federal-budget/ Cowardice in the Congress. Why am I not surprised?

https://jalopnik.com/ev-credits-mostly-go-towards-rich-people-who-would-buy-1835233701 And, for the 109,449 EVs purchased in 2014: This is critical, the researchers note, because assuming EV buyers are replacing vehicles with average fuel economy would overstate the environmental benefits EVs have had by 27 percent. ... Still, the broader conclusions the paper reaches with their model aren’t too out there: in 2014, EVs were generally much more expensive than the median car, so the maximum $7,500 tax credit didn’t balance out the price difference. It makes sense EV buyers would value EVs for reasons that go beyond pure cost comparisons. Nevertheless, from a public policy standpoint, this raises important questions about the tax credit. Why pay rich people to buy a car they’re already going to buy, or to buy a slightly more efficient car than the one they might have otherwise bought? For one thing, this is simply how new technology tends to work: it’s expensive at first, rich enthusiasts are the only ones who can afford it, but that spurs further cost-cutting innovation and mass production, until eventually it reaches a price the masses can afford. Taking the researchers’ model at face value, that still means about one in three EV buyers during a critical growth phase were spurred to buy EVs at least in part due to the federal tax credit. Indeed, the researchers don’t use these conclusions to argue against government tax credits for EVs, especially now that the industry has matured some. Instead, they argue the findings suggest the efforts need to target price-sensitive consumers—especially those with lower incomes who may want an EV but can’t afford one—or those driving fuel-inefficient vehicles where the environmental benefits would be greatest. California’s Clean Vehicle Rebate Project already takes household income into account, but there’s currently nothing in the country that additionally incentivizes replacing gas-guzzlers. Maybe there should be. Good question. Sounds like a waste of taxpayers money. Perhaps any our of GID residents who have or currently own an EV can speak to this.

https://reason.com/video/stossel-the-paid-leave-fairy-tale/ Yep, be careful of what you wish for, especially if it provided by government fiat.