MICFan34

No... They ran the spread under Simmons and then I-Formation, power run game with Roden. If those two coaches couldn't get it done with a "normal" offense, then I think a "gimmick" offense would fit Noblesville best.

Petitions were circulating on Twitter and Facebook (both cesspools of football communities) that Noblesville interview some of the, in their opinion, more qualified candidates that applied for the job. For a community that hasn't had much football success since Kevin Wright was there, you would think that they would support the candidate the HS hired and throw all of their abundant resources at Coach Sharpe to become successful. To be successful at Noblesville, you need to be unique, and Coach Sharpe's offense is definitely unique and will be a different prep than what you see in the HCC (All 11 personnel teams). Good luck to Coach Sharpe though!! He seems like a fantastic individual but hopefully the community's underbelly does not show even more than it already has.

I really think Penn is positioning themselves to keep being successful for the next decade by playing out-of-state powerhouse programs, Cathedral, and then Elkhart Consolidated, during the regular season. Just three years ago, they played for a 6A State Championship after shellacking Carmel in Semistate. Their past two seasons are definitely below Penn expectations but they'll get the ship righted and future Penn/Valpo/Warsaw/Elkhart post-season battles will only make the North that much better for years to come.

IU's offensive coordinator just became the HC at Fresno State. Is the IU offensive coordinator position a potential landing spot? 👀

ND goes not "traditionally" redshirt players in the fact that if a ND freshman gets redshirted, they are not designated as a Redshirt Freshman the next year. ND considers that player a Sophomore and they have the opportunity to come back for a 5th year (Redshirt senior) after their 4th (Redshirt junior) season. So like Jack's dad said, Notre Dame does redshirt players, but Notre Dame doesn't add redshirt to their class if they are redshirted.

I think Noblesville has the potential to be a better job than Fishers because of the reasons you stated. Plus community support is pretty solid even for a program that has been downtrodden for so long. Facilities are on Noblesville's side too with a beautiful weight room and plenty of practice space. Their stadium lacks in comparison though to most, if not all, 5A/6A programs. 3000+ students, a good feeder program, great community involvement, and high socioeconomic value should have Noblesville's program better than what they have been lately. However, with Fishers and HSE, you literally have to convince your middle school players to go to your high school.

Could Wright be going back to Noblesville? He already was the HC there in the 1990s.

That's a shame. It even works out perfectly with Roncalli being in 4A and Cathedral probably staying in 5A for the foreseeable future.

Roncalli vs Cathedral in Week 6?

And a huge congrats to Charlie! It's always great seeing successful Indiana HS players stay in state.

Today I learned that Horvath went to Mishawaka Marian lol. Love watching that dude run the ball. What were his options out of HS?

Great, great points. Sustainability at the head coach position is so invaluable or even hiring a coach who was on staff at the school for the previous head coach. Hobart seems on the upswing again which is great but FC being in 6A renders a future championship almost impossible due to the big 4 of the MIC. Jimtown hasn't won state since 2005 and hasn't even won a regional since 2009. Roncalli has only won one state championship in the last 14 years, albeit with several sectional and regional championships in between, but that's not the typical dynastic Roncalli program we all know.

It's amazing to see some of these top 25 programs that have been good since the 80s. Tradition never graduates is a real thing for almost all of these schools in the top 25. Some of the top 25 teams though that haven't been uber-successful in the last decade or so (or more): Jimtown, Hobart, Roncalli, Luers, Franklin Central, Sheridan, Ritter. I know some of these schools still win sectionals and regionals but they're not as proficient and dynastic as they used to be. It makes you wonder what happened to those schools from their previous hey-days.

Socioeconomically, it's an upgrade. Free/Reduced Lunch at Jeff: 61% Free/Reduced Lunch at Fishers: 17% Tradition (2010 state championship), 1200 more students, great conference, one of the most desirable cities in the Midwest, and a rising population with plenty of socioeconomic benefits.

Those Roncalli CG series in the early 2000s were something special. Huge crowds, great atmospheres, high-level players all around the field, and incredibly physical games. Seems like CG as a program has taken huge leaps and bounds since then, while Roncalli has been stuck in the mud (albeit with 1 state championship).

I just see teams like Delta, Yorktown, Pendleton Heights, Mt. Vernon, and New Pal, and that's a pretty decent top-half for a conference. A recently down Shelbyville program, Greenfield Central, and a resurgent New Castle, make the overall conference look way worse than what it is at face-value. But that's a great question. Maybe avoiding the 24/7 nature of the Ben Davis job reinvigorates him and he stays on for quite a few more years?

What other sleeping giants are out there that haven't been mentioned? I would think Homestead/Carroll with their population growth and playing in the SAC. Mt. Vernon for the same reasons, plus they are in a solid 3A-5A conference in the HHC. Any of the struggling Evansville schools have a chance to be successful in the future (North, Bosse, Harrison?) I definitely think Pike has a chance to re-break through in 6A. With Moyers, they already demonstrated a chance to be a high-level team in the highest class and compete for state championships. Any rural schools with a tradition of success that have fallen on hard times a potential sleeping giant?

Sure. Just a matchup you'd like to see more often or have never seen.

A Linton & Scecina regular season series would be great. Those playoff games were something special. (As were the Ritter games too).

Will we start to see multiple districts/townships with two schools, consolidating their schools to save money? I can think of Lawrence and Perry Townships that could start doing this.

What about #13? That dude flies

Has Chatard ever played North Central in recent memory? That could be a really cool Northside rivalry. 10-15 min drive for both schools?

Oh I know. It's fun to always think hypothetical matchups though, especially in the first week of the off-season.

If your team could play two new teams, who would it be and why? I'd love to see the MIC and the Greater Catholic League have a weekend against each other, or the Indy Catholic Schools traveling up to Fort Wayne or down to Evansville and playing at St. Francis or the Reitz Bowl/Enlow Field. Thoughts?

Loved the BracketBuster's back in the day. Those games were amazing. This is a really cool idea though honestly. Get out of your region and play some interesting games. Any suggested match-ups we'd wanna see?