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I'll say this, with coaches like you, it's not hard to see why Paoli has never won anything.

Lmao you obviously don't know me. I'll take I won the argument since you've resorted to (wrong) ad hominem attacks.

Then win the games in front of you. Even then, we're talking about max 2 weeks extra development. And how much time are coaches going to spend working with young guys when they have playoff games to prepare for? In my experience, most coaches focus less on their young guys as the season moves deeper into the playoffs. The playoffs are not about developing younger players on your team.

My point is that development should be happening during the season, when the coach knows he has practices and games. If we did away with the all-in, I would not be opposed to seeding the tournament. But with the current format I do not see the need to seed. I am not opposed to a format like Illinois/Ohio where you have to qualify and are seeded in a bracket. However with our current all-in format and Sectionals I just don't find seeding to be necessary other than to placate a few teams who are salty they lost in the de facto Sectional Championship as opposed to the official Sectional Championship, which I do not find to be a compelling reason.

Because with the all-in format you essentially have to put Sectionals together geographically to reduce travel time. And if you did away with the all-in, it would make more sense to just do away with Sectionals altogether and go with a bracket like you see Illinois. I am not opposed to this, my point is that with the current all-in format seeding Sectionals is in my opinion pointless when it comes down to it.

If you're playing the other best team in your Sectional, isn't that the de facto Sectional Championship? Again, seems like its really only a semantic issue. If a team is that shook up about losing in the de facto Sectional Championship as opposed to the official Sectional Championship, I think they've got their priorities in the wrong place. Is it the IHSAA's responsibility to ensure more reps for Freshmen/Sophomores, or is it the coach's? The IHSAA's responsibility in this is to run a football tournament in the most expedient way possible.

What a tragedy they have to play a team one week earlier than they otherwise would’ve. Exactly. Don’t think teams care whether they lost round 1 or in the sectional title game.

I agree that Brownsburg and Ben Davis playing in round 1 does kinda suck, but is it really that big of a tragedy that they’re playing round 1 instead of round 2? I would support seeding if the tournament were like Illinois/Indiana where not every team makes it, but with the all-in format basically necessitating that sectionals be divided up geographically, I don’t really see the need for seeding. The best team in that area will win the sectional no matter what order of teams they play.

See I always hear this refrain about the regular season not mattering, but is that actually how coaches/players feel? I don’t remember any coach or player I played under/with ever saying “the regular season doesn’t matter”. That’s literally only something I started hearing when I got on this board. Is it a case of the regular season actually not mattering or does it just not matter to us pundits?

Unpopular opinion: It doesn’t matter what round teams play each other in sectionals. The cream will always rise. This is a semantic issue more than anything.

I’ve seen CP play 4 times this year. Pretty confident any of these teams beat the Dogs by 21+. CP is just the best team in an extremely mediocre DAC. Worth mentioning that Valpo’s 2nd string RB went down in the first half of their game against Portage this past week and did not return. Valpo even went to a 2 QB system in the second half seemingly because of it, using the backup QB who is a better passer than Clark. Needless to say, the Vikings look VERY vulnerable at the moment.

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Hot Take: Lutheran could compete for 3A this year if you removed Chatard from the equation

Week 8 Pick ‘Em Games: 1. Fishers @ Westfield 2. Fort Wayne Wayne @ Fort Wayne North 3. Greenwood @ Franklin 4. Columbia City @ Leo 5. Mooresville @ Martinsville 6. New Haven @ East Noble 7. Delta @ Greenfield-Central 8. Pendleton Heights @ Yorktown 9. Western Boone @ Danville 10. Southridge @ North Posey 11. Sheridan @ Eastern (Greentown) Standings after Week 7 (people who missed a week are ranked by %): 1. @DumfriesYMCA 57 points T2. @Boilernation + @LC_Bears_04 55 points 3. @temptation 54 points 4. @wvigo13 46 points (out of 66 possible) 5. @Bears62 53 points 6. @Football Guru 25 44 points (out of 66 possible) 7. @00NWP 50 points T8. @PCFan1996 + @sbriant20 49 points T9. @CJJL, @gonzoron, + @WCGrad92 48 points T10. @Muda69 + @scarab527 47 points 11. @NE8_Fan + @whiteshoes 46 points 12. @Formerly Number 39 39 points (out of 66 possible) 13. @Mongo 45 points 14. @NLCTigerFan07 38 points (out of 66 possible) 15. @TransplantedPanther 44 points 16. @FridayNightLights 37 points (out of 66 possible) T17. @1st_and_10, @Komets2727, + @swcgillespie 43 points 18. @bigcityp 40 points Double check your points!

He was up bright and early on the other board making them this morning

Valpo wins a close one over Merrillville Valpo 26 Merrillville 24 Final

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Exactly…let’s be real here folks.

Whole thing seems pretty bush league tbh. Get the running clock on and get out of there.

Teams have played 3 times in state, Chatard winning all 3 matchups. Haven't played since 2002 3A title game. Kinda disappointed we schedule them in the year we have one of our worst teams this millennia. I fully expect Chatard to put the running clock on.

Week 7 Pick 'Em Games: 1. Terre Haute North @ Southport 2. Martinsville @ Perry Meridian 3. Northridge @ Concord 4. Bedford North Lawrence @ Floyd Central 5. Vincennes Lincoln @ Evansville North 6. Evansville Memorial @ Evansville Reitz 7. Bluffton @ Heritage 8. Lafayette Central Catholic @ Twin Lakes 9. Indianapolis Scecina @ Triton Central 10. Hagerstown @ Winchester 11. Milan @ Providence Standings after Week 6: T1. @Bears62, @DumfriesYMCA, + @LC_Bears_04 47 points 2. @Boilernation 45 points 3. @temptation 44 points 4. @PCFan1996 43 points T5. @00NWP + @Muda69 42 points T6. @gonzoron, @sbriant20 + @WCGrad92 41 points 7. @CJJL 40 points T8. @Formerly Number 39 + @scarab527 39 points T9. @Mongo + @whiteshoes 38 points T10. @FridayNightLights, @Komets2727, + @swcgillespie 37 points 11. @NE8_Fan 36 points T12. @bigcityp + @TransplantedPanther 35 points 13. @1st_and_10 34 points Missing 1 Week Standings (after this week I'm putting everyone together): 1. @wvigo13 37 points 2. @Football Guru 25 35 points 3. @NLCTigerFan07 31 points Sorry for getting these up late, please double check your points.

Crown Point pulls it out. CP 19 Valpo 14 Final

CP takes advantage of a couple PIs to move the ball and punch it in. They get a personal foul on the PAT attempt, and miss the tying PAT Valpo 7 CP 6 3Q

Valpo get the first score of the game with 1:09 to go in the half. Valpo 7 Crown Point 0

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