Yuccaguy

Add Angola to the 21st Century. Field Turf installation coming over the off season.....

WHAT??? So no longer the BIGGEST "Crown" in NE Indiana? I am gonna miss looking across the field and only seeing my Wings' from the waist up....😄

Very Happy to see Justin Kenny TOTALLY AGREE with every aspect of what I have consistently said about the SAC. Again, the solution to the ability of the "BIG GUYS" to compete on a larger stage will probably come down to Carroll and Homestead (the 'red-headed step-children' in the SAC's money grab for FB and BB)... (CHS and HHS) Leaving, and then cementing independent games with the more competitive teams of the SAC, in conjunction with picking up games in other areas of the State (or otherwise) against tougher competition, is the only way they and the SAC's bigger schools get better also. By doing this, it would require the others "left behind" in the SAC to find outside competition (better). Since it is apparent the the SAC has no intention of moving off their closed-conference stance. The SAC is only to the benefit of the lower classified schools! Period, Point Blank! 6A teams playing 2A through 4A schools for the entire regular season is fool-hearty. Play other 6A and or competitive 5A schools week-in and week-out. That will make you stronger in the long run. The "lower classified" SAC schools should have no issue finding competition above their classification, if they seek to do so on the off weeks. I assume those that represent the teams (certain 2A and a certain 4A school playing up due to success factor) will be ... as usual the ones that are quite content with the SAC as it exists in FB. And the beat goes on......

2013. Our 1st Semi-State assignment. Only game slated for Saturday play. Gibson Southern brought an entire contingent of fans to Brebeuf Jesuit. The COLDEST game I have ever been a part of. 1st half, had a full capacity crowd with "Carhartt" jackets all over the place..... By the time the 2nd half began, the ENTIRE crowd was in the glass enclosed area of the end zone watching the game and listening to the radio broadcasts. It was surreal with only players, staff and a chain crew left on the field with us as the winds/snow/temperature dictated the outcome of the contest. Had the conditions been a bit better, I am sure that the GS attack would have had more success. Other than the Snider/Luers game this year, this is the ONLY time that I have ever thought that Indiana weather impacted ever phase of the offensive ability of a team to fully show their "arsenal"....

Exactly. I was going to say the SAME thing. This game is in Butler My ex-wife's birthday is Monday. I'll throw her in there as "anything".

Ya know after 2 years of the former "Redskins" being known as just Washington (FB Team) .... I am getting comfortable with them just being referred to as "Washington". It doesn't demine Native Americans, and it doesn't require a moniker (nickname). All in all it's a nice touch to what they should be.

AGREED! Good luck next week to Phil and the da Boys. "Coach Jake" is great one also, down at Westfield. This one could be a classic!

Coulda, shoulda, woulda... But in the end DID! Time for the Wolves to focus on the Semi-State and not look backwards, huh?

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/04/02/ihsaa-delays-reclassification-one-year-due-enrollment-numbers/7065602002/ Here's your answer about re-classification.....

Gonna bail, leave this to the Southern IN guys!!

Still a game.....conversion on 4th down at GS 49

4th down BURG...

I am loving the radio broadcast.... Had to get onto this one, as Purdue left me delated today.

Big time decision.... FG instead of the TD try...

LOTTA time left in this contest....

WOW, a 57 YARD TD by LBurg. Now the PAT, and the lead 29-28

ok. sorry didn't see the 3rd part...

Nope... Apparently you don't remember Cathedral

FREAKING UNBELIEVABLE COLD!! My bones are still affected by that Saturday afternoon.

Sorry 5 FWCS schools.... DOH!!!

Absolutely amazing that none of this came to fruition. Games on "paper" are what we need to stop focusing on....

Absolutely on point!! The SAC has had numerous opportunities to change the system/scheduling in FB. They have chosen to remain 'as is'. The only way the system changes is for the 2 "outliers" to move on and determine THEIR OWN destiny. The 4 FWCS affiliated schools aren't going to split up because of their commonality... so that's that. The PP schools probably aren't going to change because of the $$ they can budget with a locally based FB/BB Conference. It is a thing that we will just have to debate and worry about for the foreseeable future as the "norm"..... And so it goes

My my my, how the times have changed in 4A. This 4A Playoff season has been exciting to say the least all across the board!

I have said numerous times (and probably will get ROASTED by the smaller and/or PP supporters) in the SAC because of my opinion.....BUT The SAC as constructed for FB is only of benefit to those schools whose enrollment is 4A or below. The occasional Wayne win streak in the tournament should not have been surprising, they play UP in the Conference. 2A Luers/ 3A Concordia/ 4A Dwenger (Success Factor 5A) are the primary beneficiaries of the Conference alignment whenever the tournament starts, regardless of their regular season records. Homestead and Carroll are a prime example what "better" competition can and will do for a program. Both of these programs, though dominants in the Northeast Hoosier, weren't always the hands-down favorite to ever win a conference championship. Ofttimes they beaten by East Noble/DeKalb/Norwell/New Haven/Bellmont. And once the tournament began, it was almost always expected that either one or both of them couldn't defeat the Snider juggernaut awaiting them in Sectionals. Those days are long gone with their playing "stiffer" competition in at the top of the SAC. To suggest that each of these programs wouldn't benefit from dropping the middling SAC schools and picking up a more robust schedule across Northern and Central IN is fool hearty. Mix in Snider/Dwenger/Northrop and yes though they will initially LOSE MORE than they win, it would give all the more 'successful' SAC programs a better indication of what is need for improvement across the board to win and compete with the upper echelon of IN schools in their respective classes. I cannot see what is gained by weekly shootouts with a cross-town rival in a closed conference that prepares you for success. It does give you a local sense of superiority, but cannot ever give you a sense of what the HCC/Duneland/NLC/MIC and various independents are doing. The tournament becomes an eye opening experience in speed, diversity of offense/defensive schemes, and ultimately exits by the "top" SAC teams in the larger classes. Those in the lower classes of the SAC have had a season-long opportunity to take bumps and bruises and translate that into success during the tournament, it (SAC) is to THEIR benefit it seems. Ask yourself this honest question? Of the SAC teams that entered the 2021 IHSAA FB tournament; which loss is the most unexpected? Every team in the SAC was dispatched within or around the time we all thought they would/could lose. The ONLY loss that was shocking? Eastside going on the road and methodically imposing their will in the Luers contest at the Sectional Final. It has become quite clear at this point that the Eastside win over Luers, was NOT a fluke. They are a formidable 2A team in 2021. Just my .02 Cents

PING PONG BALLS!!! Ping Pong Balls.... Nothing more to say!