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I am positive that @Bobref can confer to those of us who are a bit 'younger' the times when a 3-man crew actually was the 'norm' in IN Varsity FB at all games....including the IHSAA Championships... Think about that?

I will YELL to the hills that IN needs to go to a 7-man crew past the 2nd round of the tournament. I'm absolutely amazed that in some sports it's "published policy" to ADD officials once the playoffs begin, but with FB.... Well, it's 5-man for the ENTIRE tournament. How's about having a Side Judge and Field Judge? Of course this doesn't solve the issue that is being said via the U by @btownqbcoach1. But it is better coverage (IMO) than what we have now as the tournament gets further and further toward the Championships.

I said as much a few months ago, and got obliterated by the "throng"...

East Noble didn't have a "down game". They just ran into a team that had a lot of 'purpose' to show their internal fortitude with a fellow NE8 team that has a new HC that came from EN. There was/is a whole lot of underlying things that came into that contest. "Moral Victory" for DeKalb. Perhaps? (a) "Wake up call" for EN, definitely! In any case, this is great thing for the NE8 to have the teams that recently have been 'middling' actually being a force for those at the top to focus on, rather than a week off. HN over CC? that happened on Friday also.

Dekalb played the arses off. NUFF SAID about that one!

(the) Numbering exception comes into play then with THAT positioning with regards to the #13 player as described. 50-79

Eastside is NO JOKE in NE 2A... Just Sayin

In my years of FB. I have only had ONE game that this was a VIABLE option. And it was basically ONE team that was the issue. It was WAAAAY more than a FB game that was the issue, and the culmination of issues far beyond sports.

@SoIndRef 18 would be ineligible by number if the left tackle was 50-79. 13 still eligible.

There are a number of officials on this site that have collegiate experience with current and past. Not sure what the question or concerns are though

We had a local FW crew go up there (Whiting) a decade or so ago for a Saturday night Semi-State game. All other Semi-States were played on Friday night. Including ours. As I sat comfortably in my home, sipping on numerous cold Coors Lights watching on IHSAATV, laughing....The BLIZZARD that was engulfing the field at Whiting was astonishing! Then it dawned on me; What about the winds coming off of Lake Michigan? Being the knucklehead that I am, I got MY come-uppance the next year @ Indy Brebeuf when Gibson Southern played them on a Saturday and it was at least -20F by the time we started the 2nd half. There wasn't anyone in the stands, sidelines to be seen. GS absolutely was driven out of anything they could do throwing the ball by the conditions. To this day, I still feel the bone-chilling temperatures in my heart. UGH! Karma is a MOFO.

@23andCounting I absolutely NEED to get my ass to Electric Works. I've posted and told him that I would. Then as usual, haven't gone. There's NO excuse for that on my part.

Pizza King here in Indiana is the clear winner! But I have to mortgage my home each time I get it, to afford that damned Royal Feast. It reminds me so much of Talylana's back in Saint Louis. Same as with the double crust deep dish pizza here in FW at Oley's on US 24.... Gonna get this ABSOLUTELY, this week then look at my bank account, the next day. 😗

@Sparty I'll take Rutgers/Maryland/Purdue/Indiana in the Big10. Kentucky/Vandy/Mississippi State AND (sadly my birthplace) Missouri in the SEC.

No problem, other that THIS guy not being here err day to keep up. Sorry @ Sparty Its been a hectic week for me....

Clemson... I can't get with Dabo on this, honestly

I am thinking that you know EXACTLY what I am referring to....

I just had a rural 3A school drop an intra-county school (2A) to schedule a FW powerhouse (5A) for next year in Week One. I'm confused at the decision. Though it makes sense for the rural 3A school, competition-wise. Not so sure about the 5A school, unless they just "settled" on a matchup to round out their schedule. Sometimes, these 5A's should look out of state and see what's open....just sayin.

Sorry if I have stoked the fire on Dabo. I just don't have the same belief in his understanding of "times are a changin" that others think.

The ACC is trash when it comes to College FB. They have individual players, but as a conference its just 'existing' at his time and waiting on Basketball season to begin.

Muda, I'm just sayin... And yes I agree about too much being put on "kids". But unfortunately THIS is exactly that... A forum about HS Football in Indiana.

Not if he is against NIL.... He becomes Maryland/Rutgers in the Big10 hierarchy of FB.

I've caught HELL on here a few times, berating Dabo and his antics and attitude about "student-athletes". To me he seems to be the one of last of the DINOSAURS in collegiate athletics leading a top-tier team. The ACC is a middling conference that he dominates. Does anyone actually think that he'd be as successful in the BiG10 or SEC?

As an aside. What was the differential in the South Adams playoff game this past year at Tri? I am not sure if it was 35 points, but it was substantial. With saying that, I'm all for the 35 point lead being the determinant at halftime to run the clock. This is perhaps the only time that in a playoff situation that the "running clock" coukd have been a detriment to a teams comeback.

I stayed in a Holiday Inn recently....😆