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Did DT put you up to this? 😂🤣

That was NEVER TA’s vision.

I will say, we seem to have a little more “sophisticated” group here. The FB groups seem to be this year’s dads, who’s background obviously don’t include sports of any kind.

Injury Free: Mission Accomplished

That is how I usually tend to describe myself, "sophisticated".

My role as Direct elect of IFCA Region 4 and 16 years as Assistant Coach rep is to promote opportunities for School Communities who wish to participate in football, 11 man or 8 man. I understand anything new creates uneasy or in your case your next crusade to opin YOUR views on a situation that you have very little knowledge of clearly . Thats ok. Rensselaer has a roster of 42, we are not in the bucket that would be considered, however, If I coached at South Newton, I would have been all about it. You've really come full circle over the years here: From the boogey man of football too dangerous for our poor children to play a game meant for kids.... to bemoaning schools who go to 8 man since they do not have the numbers for classic 11 man... Wild Message Board Arc for you my man , Pure entertainment for me really

We won state title in 2014 , Our HC is in the HOF and has earned 200 plus wins and has been here since 1999 as HC, OC (me) and DC have been with him from jump. We have had rosters of 31-33 last few years, (41 this year) We have lost over 150 students in 10 years. 529 was the number in 2014, we finished the school year last year at like 404. That is the issue, not the lack of not winning a sectional in a few years

Agreed. And I find the ad system here on the GID especially obnoxious. It's well worth the $ I give every year to get rid of them.

It is getting more and more difficult for 2A teams to get 30+ guys on their roster, let alone 1A.

DK has been made aware: This happens around this time of year: He has always told me that nothing is in danger for data breach on it. For what its worth

I get it, everybody wants to win, everybody get frustrated, they want what's best for their players, but we're grown men. We always tell our guys at the youth level until they start handing out state championships for 3rd and 4th grade then we are going to continue to 1. Make sure each kid gets to play offense and defense every game. 2. Kids are starting to learn the basics of our offensive and defensive system within the rules of the league. 3. Make sure kids are learning proper tackling technique and making the game as safe as it can be for them and their opponents. Sad to see grown men letting their emotions get the better of them.

So sad that nobody landed a punch.....probably P&P guys.

100 yard ... just "thinner." It does change the dynamics a little, but the thinner field blunts some of the "get to the corner and it's a TD." I've seen and coached/played in variants of this at the youth level and the game still keeps several of the things that make for good tackle football. We had one time where we showed up and the other team only had 9 kids that could make the game. Rather than have the other team forfeit, on the fly the refs and us coaches came up with a variant of 9-man ball so that the game could still be played that day. Had alter some things like having to have 7 on the line, but all and all, the experience was a success and definitely beat leaving the field with a 2-0 win and clean uniforms. All in all, if its a question of 8-man or no-man, 8-man's the better option ... for the sport and the kids.

It really comes down to this. Going to any games at the pro level is financially irresponsible. The best seat in the house is from your chair. Or go to a high school game for $7.00, pay zero in parking, there and back in 3 hours.

A move that was LONG overdue.

I think more and more folks should start to really study it and understand it is FOOTBALL, just a bit smaller field and 3 less players. I am happy for my SN friends who are able to still coach and players play the game each week.

This site is averaging over 100 views for every response. I think Tim Adams goal was to have active participation rather than a bunch of viewer who provide zero content. A subscription of $5.99 per month would keep the viewers, but now they are members and might even use their keyboards to provide something rather than freeload.

Terry Peebles is the better coach and it isn't close.

This topic from the guy who hates people that ask members for donations.

1. Lift weights in the morning 2. Work (if you need/choose to) throughout the day 3. Play legion baseball at night (couple times a week) That's what summer should look like. Play your organized sports during the school year...when you're finished with a season, take a week, recharge, and play the next thing (if you want to)...If not, lift more weights. Burnout is a real thing and we (adults, coaches, etc...) should know better.

I've just donated for the 26-27 season. Hopefully this will carry over to the new year's topic. Thanks to everyone who keep this site running. Andy Reid - Indy Lutheran/Concordia Fan

If you're over 65 and live in the district, you can get a pass at the Wayne Township Administration Center and never pay to go to another Ben Davis or Wayne Township event (not good for IHSAA or tourney events).

Are you the new Temp?

Not trying to knock EN in any way, but if 8 D1 players is true, your three away from having a college team. You shouldn't lose let alone get shutout. I'm sure some coaches would love to have 1 D1 athlete on their team. 8?! It def is easy to blame coaching.

Hmmhh.. BC was 2 yards away from making it 28-0 at the half. I missed when Corydon threatened to score... at all? No kidding this isn't BCs team from last year lol... "be ready for a quick exit in the tourney this year" name names.. who's that team that sends BC packing early? Here's the sectional-- Providence, Mitchell, Pekin, Salem, Brown Co, Switz Co, Clarksville.. Replacing 17 starters from our best team ever? And 4 rotational guys out right now from injury, rotating in 5 SOs, week 1 on the road, vs a senior laden Corydon team.. being up 35-0 with 16 mins to go in the game... yes, all things considered. It wasn't an onside kick to start the half.. its a squib kick.. Conyer is just really good at that. Did it in the semi state last year, too.

Northside QB is out tbf. Still woulda picked EN even if he was playing

My 49th season opener tonight. Observing a crew at Wawassee @ Jimtown.

Eight-Man Teams Waldron Mohawks Morristown Yellow Jackets Indiana Deaf Orioles Wabash Apaches Greenwood Christian Hawks Union (Dugger) Bulldogs Tri-State Crusaders Kosciusko Thunder South Newton Rebels

You said it right to his face in cursive!

Two quick items: 1. When did Benton Central or Delphi join the WRC? 2. If BC has a D1 talent, he should transfer to LCC, Jeff or Seeger immediately.

Did you enjoy being robbed of $.46 in exchange for a false sense of "convenience" that probably saved you what, 1 minute of time?

The co-op proposal the IHSAA recently turned down had strict enrollment caps:

That’s the exciting content people will be chomping at the bit to put their money down for! It’ll be a big hit in Fort Wayne! I swear to god it will.

What the hell does the last 10 posts have to do with the 23 guy being mad at Gonzos for asking for donations? I gotta go

Did the scrimmage finish on time? Or did weather mover us to Saturday Is everyone in the 2 deep healthy? Or did we lose someone. If you can answer yes to those questions....GREAT SCRIMMAGE!

Oh the irony!

Absolute steal in this draft class.

Just no. TA is rolling over in his grave. Post more. Complain less.

WRONG. Benton Central will give them a good game.

Folks are too lazy to go through the sign-up process. It's easier to say stupid Sh!t on facebook.

Your cut is gonna be $.02, I guess we have to round up to $.05 since there's no such thing as 2 cents anymore. And don't take any wooden nickels.

If anyone is paying $6 a month to read my $hit, I want a percentage of the cut lol. I will stop having a school I'm affiliated with and will only post to the digest about my name, brand, and likeness. @Coach Nowlin I want to sign the first NIL deal the GridironDigest has ever signed. Let's make history!

Lol, thanks for sharing that. I've got that guy on "ignore." He has no business soliciting donations. In fact, he probably costs the GID money in the long run.

I think a small part of trouble with roster size is also program. Sheridan has seen a decline in roster size as well. It's easy to get kids to come out when your program is a perennial power and constantly competing for titles. However, if the program has never won anything, or at least has been YEARS since winning anything, the desire to be on that team naturally wanes. For instance, when I was growing up in Sheridan, my class witnessed a State title win. Our parents won titles. Then, we grew up and won three in a row. But now, the kids going through the school don't remember a state title. Sure, Sheridan has been a constant winner of Sectional titles, but in this community, we're a victim of our own success. Sectionals aren't really celebrated by anyone that isn't a current player or parent of a current player. Now, take that mindset and apply it to a school like Clinton Central. Small schools always struggle getting rosters together, but when you have a select few teams always winning, I think that is magnified.

Max Preps is about as useless as a wet fart right now.

No disrespect to INPREPS, whatever that is, but the ludicrous nature of these spelling errors perhaps suggests the use of AI?🤔

30? That would probably eliminate half of 1A.

Ditto. Absolutely not trying to “shoot the messenger.”