scarab527

I swear I was wondering the same thing

If one teams shows up more prepared, that means they've been getting better coaching, no? I am not sure the disparity in resources is even that large tbh. Coaches in the DAC teach gym and are compensated nicely. I have a hard time believing that the coaches down south really have that much more time and resources. I've seen the 3 of the best coaches in the DAC and Northern Indiana play 5 games against Indy schools the past 2 years and only once (MC vs Zionsville) did I think that the talent/resource disparity was so large that who was coaching didn't really matter. As for your second point, I don't think it takes Sherlock Holmes to see when one team is better prepared to start and making better adjustments during the game. And you know I was not saying every Indy coach is better than their non-Indy counterpart. Let me ask you, do you think it is an unfair to say that the MIC and HCC have the best coaches top to bottom of any conference? Not trying to start an argument I'm just surprised you don't agree with this.

Basically. Makes games with a clear winner/loser actually worth betting.

https://highschoolfootballamerica.com/winningest-high-school-football-programs-of-all-time/ Just got this perusing through an internet search. It has wins for all teams throughout the country but if you pick through you can get Indiana. Unless I missed something it looks like Hobart is ahead in terms of all time wins, not sure about win %.

Unfortunately lakeshore pbs announced they were ending that this year to expand online coverage

I think my point is those resources and schedules are exactly what's allowing the Indy coaching staffs to get further ahead. I've seen a few Indy teams play teams from outside that bubble these past couple years and I think it's pretty clear where the better coaching is. Maybe I'm wrong.

You don’t think the coaching in Indy is in general better?

I think you just answered your own question.

Ville Brownsburg Chatard West Lafayette Linton Warren Carroll Memorial Cathedral East Central

Temp taking the township schools over the suburban ones? Are pigs finally flying?

Andrean vs Lake Central Hobart vs Morton

Is Morton vs Cathedral the most ridiculous game in the state? When I saw that on the schedule last year I literally just started laughing.

Sorry, the 'they' in my original quote was referring to P/P's in general, not specifically Memorial. But they've definitely proven they can hang in 4A nonetheless.

Lol. I shouldn't get into this, but if they make up such a small fraction, then why do they win so much? Maybe because a purely enrollment-based classification benefits the schools with less dead weight?

- Merrillville will be too much. Might be close early but I think they’ll pull away in the second half like last year. The Pirates by 14 seems reasonable. Andrean has a legitimate shot at starting the year 0-3. - Morton gets the W. Most likely will be a defensive struggle like last year. I could see this in the 7-0, 14-7, 14-0 range. Won’t be pretty. - Hobart beats Cheesetown. The Brickies are young but I think the Trojans will be down this year. - New Prairie by 14. I think the Cougars have a legitimate shot at coming out of 4A North this year. LaPorte could be be better than expected as the season continues on though. - Crown Point by 14. For the first game of the year, Lowell lost too much production and CP returns too much for me to see this going another way. But these games are always close. - Warsaw by 7. I want to take City but I’m not sure how they’ll be this year. They lost a lot of production from last year and their best returning players have been hobbled throughout summer. With that in mind I’m giving the Tigers the edge at home. I’m interested to see how this one plays out. - LC should win handily. - Valpo has beat Penn 4 straight times. I don’t think they’ll make it 5. Give me Penn 21-10. Definitely one of the more interesting week 1 games. Are the Vikings rebuilding or reloading? We’ll find out.

Don't think think they ever have, at least in the post season I'm pretty sure. I agree, a couple of my fraternity brothers were LCC guys and we would always shoot the sh** about a potential matchup. Might actually get to see it.

Combo of both? Definitely had some very good talent his first couple years and then even more so during the recent run, but Ralph is one of the best coaches in the entire state either way. Even last year in a 'down' year they still won sectionals and played Cathedral tough in the regional. You don't win over 100 games before you lose 10 for no reason.

People need to stop saying Andrean is a lock or anything close to that. They've got a lot of talent returning but lost just about the same amount of talent to graduation. Eastbrook, Tipton, and Luers are all contenders to knock the Niners off in the North and their sectional got harder with LaVille and Bremen in it. It's going to be a much tougher road for them to be able to get there this year I believe. As for the South, I think Mater Dei will be solid but the team I think that can make a run and shock some people is Heritage Christian. They've got talent coming back along with a very good QB who got hurt at the end of last year. Sullivan is another team dropping down from 3A that I think could potentially make some noise. All in all I would say 2A is absolutely wide open and it's hard to really give any sort of prediction for who will be meeting at LOS.

I've heard Dwenger is expecting to be a little down this year. Snider I know returns quite a bit of their team from last year so they should be a threat. North is just a complete wild card I think. Hard to really predict how they'll be even though they've got some good (and some elite) talent. It's gonna come down to the DAC vs the SAC in the North. I think it'll be Snider vs Merrillville, but that matchup is not a lock at all.

I know they lose almost all of their offensive and defensive production in terms of yards, tackles, etc. Not sure what they have returning on the o-line. I think they'll take a slight step back this year just because it's hard to replace all that they lost.

Valpo?

He was a starter on defense and had a good year. Good defensive player for sure. Not sure I can judge his RB abilities because I never saw him play it. To expect him to be a DAC powerback right now I think is a little much though.

The Stephens kid played OLB and weighs 185lbs... I wouldn't call him a powerback

Give me Chatard over Tri-West in the finals. This class would be a lot more interesting if the Trojans were still in 4A...