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Obtuse is putting it gently. It’s suburban/rural folks who are too far removed from the reality that is urban education.

I get that but the way that anyone questioning vaccines is black balled these days, nothing would surprise me.

Bull. “I don’t think you can be the biggest jerk in the league and punish your team, and your organization and your fan base the way he did and be the Most Valuable Player.” He is talking about “punishing his team” by missing the KC game due to his covid pause. No doubt.

I don’t see Zionsville as nearly the same obstacle as Cathedral. But it’ll be a moot point.

What a butt hurt loser. It’s an ON THE FIELD award and the guy basically has a 9:1 TD:INT ratio for the #1 seed in the NFC.

Not if they, MC and Valpo can remain in 5A and Cathedral isn’t a permanent fixture in 5A.

I'm pretty sure the 115k includes coaching stipends though I could be wrong I guess.

https://gateway.ifionline.org/report_builder/Default2.aspx?rptType=employComp&rptVer=a

Neither were listed in 247’s composite rankings.

Not even close to the highest paid in the MIC either.

Yes sir.

Along those same lines, Randy Gregory was also a near miss on the top 25.

Was also amazed to see that Dustin Keller was a TWO star recruit coming out of Lafayette Jeff. https://247sports.com/Player/Dustin-Keller-47849/high-school-80573/ Still remember his high jump dual with Northwest's Rodney Carney at the 2002 track state finals. Carney won and then Keller came back and won in 2003 after Carney left for college at Memphis and then later had a brief NBA career. Keller went on to be a star at Purdue and had a decent NFL career.

No clue. If so, those are damn impressive genetics huh?

FWIW, Bates was #45 on the list…just ahead of guys like Anthony Spencer and James Hardy.

Ah, good catch. Thanks. That bumps Jeffrey Simmons (TE/class of 2022) from Fishers into the top 25.

A total of 49 SAC football players since 2002 have earned at least a .80 ranking by the 247 sport composite. Here are the top 25. Sorry if I missed anyone! 1. Jaylon Smith LB Luers 2013 0.9987 SAC 2. Selwyn Lymon WR Harding 2005 0.9787 SAC 3. Rod Smith RB Harding 2010 0.9762 SAC 4. Austin Mack WR Luers 2016 0.9649 SAC 5. Austin Robertson DL Wayne 2016 0.9521 SAC 6. Remound Wright RB Luers 2011 0.9056 SAC 7. John Goodman WR Dwenger 2008 0.902 SAC 8. Joe Tippmann OL Dwenger 2019 0.8967 SAC 9. Drue Tranquill S Carroll 2014 0.8961 SAC 10. DJ Moore OL Snider 2022 0.8848 SAC 11. Craig Young ATH Wayne 2019 0.8735 SAC 12. Justin Tranquill S Carroll 2015 0.8704 SAC 13. Tyler Eifert TE Dwenger 2009 0.8684 SAC 14. TyQuan Hammock LB Luers 2009 0.867 SAC 15. Bernard Pollard S South Side 2003 0.8667 SAC 16. Artis Chambers S Snider 2007 0.8653 SAC 17. Tony Springman DL Dwenger 2011 0.864 SAC 18. Mac Hippenhammer WR Snider 2017 0.8624 SAC 19. Aidan Smith QB Carroll 2016 0.8568 SAC 20. Josh Gaines DL Northrop 2004 0.8556 SAC 21. Vinny Flacable OL Dwenger 2021 0.854 SAC 22. Ben Skowronek WR Homestead 2016 0.8528 SAC 23. Luke Wiginton OL Dwenger 2020 0.8451 SAC 24. Mike Rogers WR Luers 2013 0.8444 SAC 25. Lawrence Barnett DB Luers 2009 0.8417 SAC

A total of 54 HCC players (past or present members at the time of the player's career) earned a 247 composite ranking of .80 or better. Sorry if I missed anyone...enjoy! 1. Hunter Johnson QB Brownsburg 2017 0.9854 HCC 2. Elijah Daniel DL Avon 2013 0.9746 HCC 3. Blake Fisher OL Avon 2021 0.9738 HCC 4. Brandon Peters QB Avon 2016 0.9684 HCC 5. Blake Lueders DL Zionsville 2010 0.9486 HCC 6. Joey Tanona OL Zionsville 2022 0.9391 HCC 7. Clayton Richard QB McCutcheon 2003 0.9359 HCC 8. Montez Robinson DL Avon 2009 0.9261 HCC 9. Sampson James RB Avon 2019 0.9255 HCC 10. Gus Hartwig OL Zionsville 2020 0.8937 HCC 11. Popeye Williams DL Westfield 2022 0.8936 HCC 12. Bryce Kirtz WR Brownsburg 2019 0.881 HCC 13. R.J. Potts S Fishers 2017 0.8736 HCC 14. Joshua Sales Jr. OL Brownsburg 2021 0.8639 HCC 15. Armonze Daniel LB Avon 2011 0.8631 HCC 16. Preston Terrell WR Brownsburg 2021 0.8601 HCC 17. Toks Akinrbade RB Brownsburg 2016 0.8599 HCC 18. Brandon Knight OL Noblesville 2015 0.8599 HCC 19. Isaac Guerendo WR Avon 2018 0.858 HCC 20. Madison Norris DL Hamilton Southeastern 2018 0.858 HCC 21. Joey Elliott QB Harrison 2005 0.8556 HCC 22. Charles Torwudzo WR Brownsburg 2010 0.8528 HCC 23. Bryant Fitzgerald ATH Avon 2017 0.8525 HCC 24. Joel DeCoursey TE Zionsville 2019 0.8505 HCC 25. Collin Miller LB Hamilton Southeastern 2016 0.8496 HCC

As promised... 16 DAC players (unless I missed someone) had a composite 247 rating of .80 or better which is a 3 star equivalent in today's ranking system. Here they are ranked. Enjoy! 1. James Aldridge RB Merrillville 2006 0.9873 DAC 2. Kenneth Grant DL Merrillville 2022 0.8842 DAC 3. Cooper Jones DL Valparaiso 2021 0.8796 DAC 4. Kurt Wermers OL Crown Point 2008 0.8769 DAC 5. Jeff Samardzija WR Valparaiso 2003 0.8667 DAC 6. JoJo Johnson WR Merrillville 2021 0.8647 DAC 7. Martes Lewis OL Merrillville 2020 0.8639 DAC 8. Gelen Robinson DL Lake Central 2014 0.8598 DAC 9. Michael Neal DL Merrillville 2005 0.8556 DAC 10. David Yancey ATH Lake Central 2013 0.841 DAC 11. Albert Evans RB Portage 2008 0.8333 DAC 12. Jeremiah Howard WR Merrillville 2020 0.8165 DAC 13. Matt Ernest WR Crown Point 2007 0.8118 DAC 14. John Hofer OL Valparaiso 2021 0.8099 DAC 15. Dierre Kelly DL Merrillville 2021 0.8026 DAC 16. Phil Gunn OL Merrillville 2021 0.8022 DAC

I mean, I would not completely give up and say ND has no chance, but the climb, even in years where they have a top 5 class is still steep. Looking at this, don't Friday night's results make much more sense? It is going to be hard for anyone else to break through. Something that also stands out to me on this chart are Texas, Florida and LSU...yuck. Talk about wasting away talent.

Comes down to Jimmy’s and Joe’s…gonna be easier for BK to break into that top four in Baton Rouge. Sorry guys.

Thanks. Should have these lists soon. Heading to bed @HHF.

Ah, so I was wrong? Keller was in the star era. Thought he was earlier than that for some reason.

Thanks. Betting Dustin Keller would have been up there had the star era began in the 90s. Kid was an absolute STUD in football AND track.

Didn’t look too hurt walking off the field…