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@ Iowa still makes me nervous. Crazy nonsense always seems to happen there…must be the pink locker rooms. Thankfully it was announced as a noon game today. Want no part of the hornet’s nest that is Kinnick at night.

LOL, gimme the reasoning on Minnesota… New Mexico State, Western Illinois and Colorado are powerhouses huh?

Misquoted him/her...sorry. "ill take over at 6-8 wins.....i trust the coaching....i trust the conditioning, i know the DNA most of these kids come from, and im not just saying that because im a former player, coach or alum....the far east side had been counted out recently, every since WEST left." Will re-visit in weeks. Poster showed up and acted offended for about 10 days and then disappeared once the season started.

Paging @FAREASTSIDEWC...was here every day in the preseason leading up to week 1. I believe also called 8 regular season wins for the Warriors.

Can't just yet. Michigan lost a lot on D last year and has played three high school teams.

Should have been able to score on OSU, Marshall and Cal too...

Carmel @ North Central: This used to be a decently competitive backyard rivalry but not as much anymore. Two teams and programs that are miles apart on a map but worlds apart on a football field. Hounds roll early and often here. Carmel wins 45-10. Lawrence Central @ Center Grove: Expected let down game for the Bears last week after the emotional win at Warren but they made enough plays late to squeak one out against a pesky Pike team. A different animal awaits this week. I think LC has enough playmakers to make it interesting but CG pulls away late. Trojans win 30-14. Lawrence North @ Ben Davis: Another let down warning as BD comes off a big rivalry win at Warren. Lawrence North is reeling and will not have the horses to keep up with the potent BD offense. Giants overcome a slow start and win this one 38-20. Warren Central @ Pike: Upset alert? Warren has looked mediocre since week 2 and simply cannot seem to get out of its own way. Pike played competitively with Carmel longer than I expected and had a solid LC outfit on the ropes on the road last week. I am calling the home team here in a mild upset. Pike wins 31-27. What say you?

Huge week for the conference as we will know a lot more about who the front runner is/is not around 10pm on Friday night. Fishers @ Avon: No shame for the Tigers in losing to top-ranked (depending upon which poll you prefer) Brownsburg last week. Looks like they moved the ball but the defense let them down. Won't be an issue this week and will spoil the Orioles' homecoming and stay alive in the conference race...for one more week. Fishers wins 38-14 Franklin Central @ Noblesville: I have these teams neck and neck in my latest rankings and have a lot more faith in the Flashes than I do the Millers. I feel like Noblesville's ceiling is a bit higher but it depends on which team shows up. Franklin Central's close loss to Zionsville a couple of weeks back looks a lot more impressive now, considering what the Eagles have done since. I am going with the road team here. FC wins 24-21. Westfield @ Brownsburg: Does the torch officially get passed on Friday night? Westfield is coming off of its first conference loss in three years so it will be interesting to see how they respond. Brownsburg can stay on pace for that late season showdown with HSE with a win. All of the marbles on the line. The way it should be. Everyone else in the conference needs the Rocks to pull it out on the road. I say Brownsburg makes a statement. Dogs win 30-21. Zionsville @ Hamilton Southeastern: HSE has lived up to the offseason hype and like Brownsburg needs a win to keep pace for the conference crown. Zionsville seems to have steadily improved week to week after suffering some graduation losses in 2021. They have grown up. Won't be quite enough in my opinion though. I am going with the Royals here. 27-17. What say you?

The scariest part for me? I think the Texans and Jags are possibly the two worst teams on the schedule.

ND - 1 opening line Saturday….

I mean, you’ve gotta take the modern era into account. Others won national titles before the forward pass became the cool thing to do. Also depends on your criteria. Guys like Chad Henne , Denard Robinson (a QB in name only) and John Navarre hold a lot of Michigan passing records because they were 3-4 year starters. Guys like Harbaugh, Brady, Dennis Franklin, Brian Griese and Scott Dreisbach won a lot of big games but don’t have the eye popping career stats of the others. Brady is EASILY top 10, probably top 5 if you just look at his Michigan career. Not trying to hijack the thread.

Split time with Drew Henson (who eventually was drafted by the New York Yankees and chose to play baseball by George Steinbrenner (who got his Master’s from O$U which has led to Michigan fans’ conspiracy theories.)) Henson was the most prized football quarterback in program history. Brady caught fire his senior year and won the job. 20-5 in games in which he appeared. Didn’t start em all. Lloyd Carr would actually split snaps by quarter with the two, lol.

In this case, they can. I’m all for the coach speak in many instances but not in this case. Their JV would win sectional 7…easily.

They have a bye to the regional…conference title hopes are gone… Its a one game season. Start prepping for CG NOW.

Nah, closer to top 5. He barely got drafted though…wasn’t “VERY good” I guess. (BTW: Book had a higher career win percentage at ND than Brady did at Michigan.)

Correct which sorta counters your prior statement. Book > Bennett, or at least equals. Book’s supporting cast < Bennett’s

HM (#29)

I mean, Stetson Bennett was a walk on, was booed early in his tenure at UGA and doesn’t exactly have eye popping stats. He was much better late in the season last year but it helps to be surrounded by 15 future draft picks. Book got ND to the playoff after all… Other than that I can’t think of too many other examples to argue your point.

Ball don’t lie.

In that case, you need to change your definition of “really good.” I’ll bail you out. Since 1887, 111 different quarterbacks have started at least 1 game under center for Notre Dame. Of those 111, 13 started at least 25 games and ONE (Tony Rice) has a higher career winning percentage than Ian Book. So yeah, “really good.”

Don’t duck the question. Gimme the list. Montana? Theismann? Buerlein? Mirer? Rice? Powlus? Rees?

Better, still not acceptable. Assume, as a lifelong Notre Dame fan, that you have a list of quarterbacks on hand that you would rank as better than Book? Can’t be a long list, especially since the turn of the century.

You have to be “really good” for a GM to risk his reputation and sign checks for you to play for them. At the time he left Notre Dame, he was “really good.” No other way to spin it.

So I win too? Just admit you held Wentz to a different standard because of his vaccination status because he played the most prominent position on the field and therefore was an easy target. Then we can all move on.

10 quarterbacks were taken in the 2021 NFL draft…there are 260 FBS/FCS teams in college football. I’ll let you do the math. Spoiled.