Impartial_Observer

2 hours ago, btownqbcoach1 said:

Man... I am NOT trying to rain on Coach Wilson AT ALL here, he is a freaking standup dude. But I fail to see where they had made any headway. 

Not that there isn't more to the story, just mentioning... 

Games I saw I thought the program was making progress. That being said I did not see them this year. I said what I said. 

2 hours ago, btownqbcoach1 said:

They're THAT against it? Wild... because zero chance we ever get soccer. 

I rest my case. 

I really have no idea on that. I know there are several really bad football programs across the river in a short driving distance. I’ve worked there in Football and Softball with KY teams. 
Huge investment in facilities in the last few years, Coach Wilson was winning some games. I thought they were making some headway. Why do I get the feeling there’s more to the story. 

28 minutes ago, Panther25 said:

I know they aren't with us anymore, but nowhere else would make sense to share for our former comrades. 

Sorry to hear. Coach Wilson was busting his ass. 

This has been botched from day one. These families have been thru hell and those two young ladies demand justice. All starts with Doug Carter and it filters thru the entire system. 

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2023/12/07/indiana-high-school-fight-songs-woman-seeks-to-find-save-all-600/71247866007/

A worthwhile endeavor.

Pretty cool. My kids attended a county HS that has been an elementary school since its consolidation into Seymour. There is still a lot of pride in that school. 

21 hours ago, roaringthunderdlr said:

8 man is very small right now. The teams are currently Deaf, Dugger Union, Rock Creek, Waldron, Trader's Point, and Purdue Poly - Broad Ripple, with Faith Christian moving to 11-man.

I wonder if any other teams will add an 8 man team. Morristown and Southwestern Shelby seem like prime examples due to Waldron's participation. It really does depend on the school's interest though. I really doubt a basketball powerhouse such as Barr-Reeve would give much thought as their focus is almost exclusively on basketball, but a struggling program like White River Valley could give it a shot.

I would say there’s a better chance of starting soccer in Brownstown than starting football at Barr-Reeve or Loogootee. 

23 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

Who ranks the Rankers?  

 

Apparently someone without a great deal of basketball knowledge. 

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

From the Indy Star:  https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2023/11/30/iu-football-to-hire-james-madison-curt-cignetti-as-new-head-coach-indiana-hoosiers-tom-allen/71743370007/

 

What’s it going to cost when they fire this guy?

21 minutes ago, FarmerFran said:

We call them the submarine Christians because they surface twice a year

We refer to them as Chreasters. 

4 hours ago, BTF said:

Lol, that's funny. Certainly your joking though. 

Negative. 

4 hours ago, foxbat said:

 

He said BEST school lunches.

 

I don’t eat fish so……

I don’t drink water either….because fish fu…in it. 

12 minutes ago, First_Backer_Inside said:

As far as football goes, Chatard beat them this year. I think they would take home all the titles. They are just too good. Their youth program is the best in the state. Weight rooms great. They have some of the best school lunches in the state or something like that...unstoppable football program.

Westfield has a Sushi Bar…..just sayin.  

45 minutes ago, temptation said:

Prime’s blueprint is not sustainable.

It might be long enough for his kids to get thru school. 

1 hour ago, hhpatriot04 said:

Are some of those early 2000s players starting to field legacies on Chatard again? 

I suspect Lysander will be out of his coma soon and he would know much better than I. 

You will see a lot of names of former Ritter stars at Chatard. Chatard has always competed well, but with the steady influx of west side kids coming in, I could easily see them in 5A on SF in the next couple of cycles. Ritter’s loss is Chatard’s gain. 

10 minutes ago, hhpatriot04 said:

I'll try to gather some figures this evening. I can start with 2001, when 4A state champion Jasper's only loss was to Heritage Hills.

Chatard beat Roncalli or Cathedral how many times it also won 3A?

There were some 3A Memorial teams which I believe also bested Reitz in the same years. 

I swear it's true. 👍 

It became much more frequent when all the Purichias, Adamses, and Cmehils started migrating from the west side. If Ritter hadn’t screwed the pooch no one would be talking about Lutheran, they’d be stalking about Ritter. 

3 minutes ago, Firsttimeformerdad said:

IDEKWTM

I’m not a government employee, I don’t speak acronymese. 

1 hour ago, hondo17 said:

John Hendryx got them going and Coach Radtke has kicked it into high gear. 

I’ll be honest, prior to Radtke showing up I’m not sure I had ever heard of Knox. But here’s what will happen. Knox will be well prepared. They’ll have a great game plan and they will execute it to the best of their ability. And at the end of the day, they’ll lose to a better team, but they will show up and compete. 

21 hours ago, HHPatriots said:

When the thought of the game itself is unbelievably boring, this is the thread you get.

I have a plan. 

5 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

You Dads need to get on the ball and start a CYO Basketball club thingie. 

 

Cathedral steals them all. 

32 minutes ago, Just a dad said:

So are you saying that a quality youth program has no beneficial effect on the HS program? The ignorance.

One aspect specifically relating to Catholic schools that is often overlooked is multiple K-8 feeders feeding one HS. Looking specifically at smaller classes, but the fact that one HS might have 3-4 QB’s getting quality reps in MS, 6-8 RB’s, 15-20 OL, etc. While their public school counterparts have only one feeder school so competition starts in the 7th grade. Again looking specifically at boys how many public school kids lose interest because their classmates who matured sooner dominated all those positions in MS and walked away. Then the late bloomers are beasts when they’re upperclassmen but they’ve moved on to other things. 

22 minutes ago, foxbat said:

Menards!

They have 12oz Grape Gatorade too. 

6 minutes ago, Lysander said:

I reserve that appellation for only the most deserving.

There you go with them fancy lawyerin words. That doesn’t usually come out until the weeee hours and empty liquor vessels. 

41 minutes ago, Coach Nowlin said:

so just unlucky for those teams that his year's version of Chatard got to head back to 3a 

They would be very difficult to handle coming out of 4a North, wish we could get that East Central vs Chatard this year,  that would be quite the slobberknocker 

I think EC competes very well this year in 6A. Chatard’s day is coming.  I could see them moving on to 5A, depending of course on Memorial’s status. Who’s run in 4A has been impressive. 

3 minutes ago, Coach Nowlin said:

Why can't Chatard earn enough points to stay in 4a?   That is a real question 

Recent history says Memorial, Danville, Roncalli, and New Pal.