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I mean the worst Michigan team in a decade took care of a team that neither Indiana nor Notre Dame could beat… Now do Bama… Not bad for a rebuilding year.

The fans in CoLLLLumbus disagree… The moving truck was ready last year… Dude’s family is still being harassed. 34-23 was the final score, yes. But OSU was in control the whole time. Not everyone can beat OSU, I get it.

A first year coach, a backup QB, and James Franklin… Then got crushed by Michigan’s son, Ryan Day.

Connor Stalions…retired Navy. Now it all makes perfect sense. https://www.nfl.com/causes/salute/nominees/2025/chargers

You are in the same breath as Charlie Weis…or maybe George O’Leary…

Chip Kelly: 44-6 through 50 at Oregon… Uncle Ed: 40-10 through 50 at LSU… Brian Kelly: 34-14 through 48 at LSU… Bobby Petrino: 41-9 through 50 at Louisville… Les Miles: 41-9 through 50 at LSU… And the argument could be made that all of the above played tougher schedules than Freeman does. Not hating on the guy but let’s slow down a bit here. After all, @Bobref did once coin a guy who ended up winning a national championship in LACROSSE who also was responsible for botching the hold in the eventual game deciding extra point missed against A&M earlier this year “The Chosen One” before he ever played a snap. He’s not to be taken seriously but I am betting married the first girl he dated.

ND should be in the playoffs annually in the current format…particularly with their schedule in the coming years. No CCG for the time being and will be favored in 9-10 games every season with a half dozen layups.

He’s pretty good, not gonna lie but that was not the statement made. I’d call his resume “incomplete” at this stage. Potential? Sure. But let’s pump the brakes.

Spot on.

Wild. Through 50 Games @ ND: Leahy: 42-3-4 (won titles in years 1/2/4) Ara: 40-7-3 (won a title in year 3) Holtz: 39-11 (but won a title in year 3) Freeman: 38-12 All-Time Winning Percentage at ND: Leahy: .888 Ara: .848 Holtz: .769 Freeman: .760 And some folks still wonder why the delusion of Notre Dame fans is hysterical, lol. More Dan Devine/Brian Kelly than the three mentioned.

Beating Marshall, Stanford and Northern Illinois is unrealistic?

Agree.

Now, if he could just figure out that “don’t lose games in September” part. Queue the outrage in 3-2-1…

Do you give the winner of the Cathedral/New Pal game a 100% chance to win the title?

Bump. Keeping this one on the front page. Just over 48 hours to get those picks in!

Both competition AND coaching. Look whether we want to admit it or not the business world of coaching the ball sports has trickled down to the high school level. We don’t have to like it and it often seems like misguided priorities but the 6A Indy area stalwarts treat their football coaches as CEOs. As discussed in the other thread, gone are the days when big boy football coaches are teaching a full load on a daily basis prior to practice. I can only speak about the schools in my area, but it seems relatively new in other parts of the state. Been going on in Indy/suburbs for 2+ decades. Stockpiling talent with the new transfer rules along with adopting the above philosophy is the quickest path to those schools closing the gap. Just my opinion. As far as the competition part goes, Crown Point, Homestead and Carroll to be challenging themselves in the non-conference part of their schedule which is also important.

Before NIL there was this belief that Notre Dame could not compete with the big boys of the SEC due to admission standards. Hell, Kelly even said it on the way out. That’s no longer the case and it’s no coincidence that now that NIL is in place, the Big Ten has won the last two titles (and is in position to possibly win a 3rd in 2026). The money cannon has leveled the playing field.

On page 1 of this thread, I gave Cathedral a fighting chance, no?

I lean toward the HCC because it is the premier conference in the state and it’s not particularly close. Nothing more nothing less. Carmel and CG going back to the MIC should balance things out and make for some fun conversations here in the future. Plainfield would do itself some large favors by bumping up its non-conference slate. They seem to have a Decatur Central problem and always seem shell shocked in the tournament after entering with a solid record. The Mid-State is no slouch but the Quakers are slowly outgrowing it in my opinion.

When you have to cite a statistic that is subjective and doesn’t even appear in the box score of a football contest to support your case, it’s usually a bad look. The Jeffersonville analogy falls flat on its face as they are one of the worst teams in 6A. A moral victory for them would be to avoid a running clock. Carroll (for the sake of this argument) is too good for moral victories. They have everything in place to win now. (Also, can we finally stop with the “my big boys” stuff? I’ve been outspoken on here for years that I want geographical balance and parity in 6A. I have no rooting interest and would love a non-Indy school to hoist the trophy, despite what you think)

C’mon. Don’t be purposely obtuse. You had a week long, 2 page debate regarding Carroll “outhitting” Center Grove.

James Franklin to VT gaining traction.

You are the king of “what ifs” and moral victories on this board my dude.

Wow, I guess it makes sense but that statement about it being the first ever meeting between these two historical programs made me do a double take.

I get it. Just making sure to be factually accurate with @Komets2727…he’s hedging so that he can play both sides. The words “close to” give him an opt out as that is impossible to define. In the event of a Cathedral win = “I told you so.” In the event of a New Pal win = “I told you so.”