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Please do not tell me that this is the football forum, as I am already aware, but last night in little ol' Boonville, IN!  Hoosier Hysteria is not completely dead! Bosse beat Heritage Hills 66-62 in front of 5,000+

WHAT A GAME LAST NIGHT!  Definitely lived up to the hype! Old school Indiana basketball crowd!  Boonville has not seen this type of crowd in 20+ years.  There had to be over 5,000 in attendance.    Heritage Hills had a great season and both teams played at an extremely high level last night.  Terrible to lose in the first round of the playoffs, but the Patriots have nothing to be ashamed of.  I am sure there is not an individual in Santa Claus that could say a bad word about those kids!  This match-up is only going to be better next year.

1 minute ago, Impartial_Observer said:

I can agree 100% with this. 

Comparing administrative duties at the MS vs. HS is apples and oranges. HS is infinitely larger. 

I disagree with the apples to oranges part.  They are not that different, however the high school happens on a larger scale (not sure it is infinite).  The point however, is that when you are a varsity assistant, you are shielded from the administrative duties that being a head coach requires.  When you are in charge at any level, there are admin responsibilities that can help to prepare you for the higher level.

Coaching at the middle school level may actually help prepare a coach more than being a coordinator or other varsity assistant.  The most difficult part about being a head coach is not the coaching part, as that does not change regardless of the level,  it is the administrative aspects of the job that it is impossible to prepare for.  As a middle school coach, there are a number of administrative duties that parallel those of a head coach.  Finding the right person for a job is as inexact a science as there is.  I understand that there are any number of factors that must be weighed by candidates when choosing places to be interested in, and the same goes for the schools when evaluating candidates.  I hope Gavit found the man they were looking for!

18 minutes ago, HanShotFirst said:

My favorite aspect of 7 on 7 is when coaches "bend" the rules to gain a competitive advantage.  I'll never forget one team dropping 8 guys into coverage, playing a Cover 2, Man-Under look - with a spy!  Simple explanation, " we run an odd front."  I'll also never forget Russ Radtke running belly, from his old Bone look, on a third and goal.  His explanation, "We'd never pass here."  Griffith actually ended up "winning" that summer tournament. 😂

They must have left out the we also never rush only three part!

9 hours ago, sr1 said:

It is not the PAC conferences fault that some teams in the conference play their conference games in the first two weeks. For example Gibson Southern. The game against South Spencer has been the same week since 1981. And it was a nonconference game when it was scheduled that week. Gibson Southern just could not decide which conference to be in. They were in the PAC then went to the Big 8 and then came back to the PAC. In 2000 the 9th regular season game was added. The next year Gibson Southern and Tecumseh started playing in the new week one instead of what became week 4. Forest Park latter took Tecumseh's place on the other teams PAC football schedules. Do you know why the change was made between Gibson Southern and Tecumseh playing in week one instead of four? 

We have been playing a nine game schedule since 1991.  Local conferences should want their schedules balanced and to match up so that there are scheduling options.  

3 hours ago, DT said:

https://www.statnews.com/2018/11/21/football-injuries-death-youth/

This is a not a fair portrayal.  Where is the comparative data with other sports.  Would there not be potentially equivalent data in other sports?   

Irregardless of what the rule states (I am sure that one would not be passed without ample research and development to avoid any loop holes), there needs to be a rule put in place to protect coaches, players, officials, and even school administrators.  This is a simple concept and all levels of football will be positively effected by its implementation. There are no arguments against it, IMHO, whether you are on the giving or receiving end.

1 hour ago, tango said:

Hah!  I wasn't referring to the conjugation (or whatever the heck its called) or correctness of "quietest" (I'm the last person to troll on the English language, BTW).  I thought it was funny you made the point that you would be what I bet every coach wishes everyone in the stands would be - QUIET and keep their mouths shut!!   

I hear you!  I just thought the explanation I found was funny.  I am a firm believer that if the fans in the stands would make noise and cheer rather than yelling at coaches, officials, and their kids,  we would have much more successful young men and women playing the games we all love!

2 hours ago, tango said:

LOL.  Quietest....  Spoken like a true coach..  I love it!

Since quiet is a two-syllable adjetive, the rule-of-thumb would make more quiet and most quiet the expected comparative forms; however, quietest and quieter are six-times more common (or, as many would say, "commoner." Both forms are correct, but the single-word construction is what the American ear expects to hear.

LOL

My wife helps coach the Robotics team at the elementary school where she teaches.  My five year old cannot wait to participate and free builds at home to make things that look like the robots that they use in the competition.  He is far smarter than me and he loves that stuff almost as much as throwing balls around and wrestling his brother.  Time will tell what he want to do when he gets older.  I will following whatever he decides to choose and and be his biggest and quietest fan in the stands!

30 minutes ago, CoachFry said:

I think you have 3A-6A correct.  I have:

1A = Winimac - Deaf School

2A = Monrovia - Taylor (+Pioneer)

3A = Bosse - Luers (+Southridge)

4A = Greenfield Central - Danville (+Ev. Memorial)

5A = Jeffersonville - Huntington North (+Dwenger, +New Pal)

6A = Carmel - Valpo (+Columbus East)

All I know is, my fingers are crossed tighter than they have ever been!