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The trophy says IHSAA (Year) Football Champions (Class) Which is accurate. They are the state champion of that class. Are there some years the 6A State Champion might not be the overall State Champion/superior team? It's plausible. I think if you win your class, you earn the right to be called a State Champion.

Also, I will add that the IHSAA has shown before that they will consider "competitive balance" and not just geography when determining sectionals ...in our own wrestling sectional Floyd Central and New Albany were both added (driving right past Jeffersonville, which is 10 minutes away) in order to try and even out the competition. Take that for what it is worth

Is it the reading or the comprehension that’s so difficult for you? No I do NOT go watch the Owls play every Friday night.

For me, the sources of the information coming out matter. For instance, would I tend take what Colin Cowherd or Skip Bayless opinion on CW or would I think former College/NFL greats who are still involved in the business opiniion when it comes to leadership, player performance, attitude etc? And I believe when you say your watching of college football and that is fine Once again, watching the headlines last 2 weeks get out of control during the time period of Combine to Draft where the majority of these "hit" pieces generates from is what caused me to comment in this thread in the first point with a counterpoint opposite of yours and others opinion on CW, the player, person, leader. You know, fact was, I put COKE first, because yes, its clear cut, however, since it was tenuous discussion, felt the need to put a poor leader of beverages, a beverage with no skill, leadership, and other negative traits out there for that reaction. Felt it was needed. No argument, Coca-Cola over all I agree with this: Reason: unlike every other Chicago Bears rookie QB, they actually will have surrounded him with actual bonafide NFL offensive players to throw and hand the ball off to along with a skilled, productive defense. Those are the reasons why I believe they can make the playoffs with him as a ROOKIE QB. Won't be easy with the division on the upswing, and health and OL development is still paramount, but the bears organization as a whole is in far better shape with roster, talent, cap space and skill then previous 10 years.

Thank you Coach, you gave the best answer yet - its up to the community.

I am beginning to think you might just be CW's agent...... I am going to be a clear as i can....yes, some of William's past actions...have me question his maturity and overall leadership abilities and readiness. Questioning is not stating. Questioning causes me pause. Your Bears GM may feel totally opposite. Glad Herbie and McAfee are on board...but I bet if you use your favorite search engine, you will find others that have on and off-the field concerns. I am not sure I agree based on CW's performance last year an unbiased person would call him the best of his sport over the past 2 seasons....especially last season. That being said...hope you are correct and he's a great selection for your Bears. While I have pause due to concerns with leadership, doesn't mean the other decision-makers that count do. Again, not so sure why you are fixated on my thoughts. Good luck running the CW fan club....you never know...I may seek you out for membership information in the future. https://www.profootballnetwork.com/caleb-williams-doesnt-talk-media-following-ucla-loss-draft/ Williams is confident. That much is clear when he does interviews. As talented as he is, he has every reason to be confident. But we’ve seen confidence devolve when circumstances change at the NFL level, and that mental swing can be hard to recover from. When the meter turns, and it’s Williams’ turn to stand in front of the media after a tough loss, NFL evaluators will want to know if he can avoid controversy, preserve the team’s focus, and keep his own mental composure. Those concerns, as irrational and unvalidated as they may be at this point, are real among NFL decision-makers, who are charged with mitigating risk just as much as acquiring franchise-changing talent. For that reason, they can’t be dismissed. Teams in contention for the top quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft class may look at Maye on the other side of the aisle and see a QB who more closely exemplifies what they look for in a “face of the franchise” entity. Whether that’s right or wrong, things like front-facing composure, mental fortitude, and focus can make a difference for personnel executives and coaches who will be working with these QBs day in and day out.

for me, the question is not something that can be broadly answered For Maconaquah, to Frankfort, to Carmel, to Rensselaer and all in between all have different needs Public Education is not a 1 size fits all The issues that could face Carmel are not the same issues that face East Chicago nor Castle. (reference, picked a north school, middle state school, southern tip school) So Muda, question cannot be answered by me, because from your home in the county/city/town you reside could be enough, for you, but for your neighbor it may not just like it may not be enough for another public school district elsewhere

Not a fan of you putting words in my mouth coach. First you insinuate I tabbed Williams with the term "Loser" now in this rant, you use the term "Poor Leader". Neither of were in print from me, so thanks for restraining your comments about my intentions with labeling Williams. I never used either of those terms and you know that. Obviously, I have struck emotion. I share this example as to whether or not would capture his locker room at the pro level if repeated, which is far different than outright calling him a poor leader. Is this enough to have some pause? For me, along with other recent actions on social media does cause pause. But hey...just sharing my "lazy" opinion. Which at the end of the day means very little...except obviously to you. Why, I have no idea.

I am never going to take a crap on the importance of mental health but I think the high school to college comparison doesn't fit. Once these college athletes became "adults" and are now basically PAID EMPLOYEES, scrutiny on and off their field of play is going to follow. Is it fair? No, probably not. But we need to spend more time educating our youth (well before high school preferably, but at the very least when they are IN high school) about the pitfalls that come along with stardom. Social media is an absolute trap that many youngsters fall into and it has become an avenue for every aspect of a teen's life to be evaluated, overanalyzed, scrutinized, etc under anonymity. Which brings us back to Williams. Is he a kid? Is he an adult? Society deems one an adult at 18 with the right to vote, etc... Obviously some common ground that we can all agree upon is that kids and adults should be treated differently and their "mistakes" should be evaluated individually. Williams is an easy target and while I have made my feelings/predictions known about his behavior, he would not be the first, nor last to prove me right or wrong. With so much money involved in both levels of sport now, humility is disappearing and the priorities of young folks are changing. They have adults, often the wrong ones, in their ears. Rant over.

Would make more sense to put Lutheran with Indy schools and not two schools on the Ohio River, and then sectional 39 has 7 teams, and not 38, IMO.

A lot of these make sense, so it will be curious to see how the people that decide will screw them up.

What is the possibility that Southridge, Heritage Hills, Gibson Southern, Memorial, and Mater Dei all end up in the same sectional? All of those teams could easily be in the top 10 and maybe even some in top 5 in 3A.

Pete is a good person. He was a first-rate colleague in the short time he was here at Ben Davis. I hope he succeeds as the HC at Penn.

How much taxpayer dollars are being spent for each installation?

But you have done this...over and over and over and over and over..............infinity symbol. We get your position. Most do not agree and you are not going to change anyone's mind. And even if you did gain a convert, what does it mean? Nothing will change as a result of this behavior on this particular forum. Its kind of like a dog chasing parked cars....

First turf fields are unsafe and now they are a waste of taxpayer funds.... I am beginning to think you have personal investments tied up in the sod, grass seed, fertilizer and weed killer businesses.....😉

Never said that at all....just stating that I'm far more concerned about the size of my federal taxes than I am of my local tax. Far more....

oh yeah...when I am filing my taxes each year, I fixate on that local tax....that one's the killer!!!! Seriously, my beef with taxes is the feds....I appreciate not paying additional taxes across the board and not a fan of rising property tax...but the vast majority of my tax dollars isn't consumed at the local level.

The combo of Ryan Poles as GM and Kevin Warren as President of the Bears have drafted the same amount of QB's for the Bears as you and I have: ZERO. Poles was promoted within the Kansas City Chief's organization everytime a new GM was brought in. Warren built the Vikings new stadium before running the Big Ten. I have faith in both of them that they are nothing like the old regime (aka. CPA Ted Phillips and whichever McCaskey son you want to name)

I am interested to see the approach on conference championship games now for two reasons. 1. It is impossible to fairly play a balanced schedule in the Big Ten specifically when you will only see half the conference in the regular season. 2. A team could actually be "punished" for playing in its conference championship game if it is sitting 9th or 10th in the second to last CFP rankings and loses, thus falling out of the top 11. Big Ten needs to get to 20 and just do 4 divisions of 5. You play each of your divisional opponents once, plus two from each other division. Cut one non-con game and move the season up a week. Four division winners play semis then, the two winners of those play for the conference championship. Probably makes too much sense and would never happen. East: Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Ohio State, Pittsburgh West: USC, Oregon, Washington, UCLA, Nebraska Central: Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Illinois Midwest: Indiana, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue

What would constitute a successful rookie season for young Mr. Williams in the NFL? For me it would to start every game and the Bears make the playoffs. If one of those doesn't happen he will be a failure. With all the hype I've read such an outcome is certainly possible.