temptation

Even the Lord couldn’t grant them a Hail Mary...

Great win for public education.

Gonna be a tough act for the remaining five games to match. I’m not optimistic.

Gonna come down to the onside.

Luers seems MORE comfortable on 3rd/4th and long.

Unreal.

Nah, just one class.

2nd/3rd and long? No problem...

Not every P/P school in the state but the fact that they are about to go 5/5 this weekend despite making up just over 5 percent of the schools that started the tournament last month must be a coincidence huh?

No real dog in the fight actually but someone trying to build a case for why folks should be sympathetic to the private school is classic 2020.

Poor Luers.

Ah, yes poor Luers...only TWO appearances in the last 8 years. (They are making their ninth appearance since 2000 but I’m sure you already knew that which is why you cherry picked your stats.)

Ok, now do the number of public schools at the small school level (as a percentage of the TOTAL number of public schools) that never get a fair chance Attendance at a P/P is a CHOICE made by families and I’d assume very rarely (especially at the 1A/2A level) are athletics the top/deciding factor in that choice. Those 1A/2A kids who attend the public school in their area and can not afford a private education don’t get that choice. If athletic success trumps the private school academic “advantages” I keep hearing about then that’s fine. You’ve always got the option to save some cash and just attend the school district in which you live. DT is right. Many of these 1A schools in particular have no business fielding a football team.

1. We must have differing definitions of “thriving.” I’m sure that the term “thriving” was the last thing on the minds of the Columbus East folks in the second quarter of the sectional title game at Center Grove. 2. The suggestion that P/P’s being asked to play up may seem a bit hypocritical but, especially at the small school level, their ability to “reload” quickly compared to their public school counterparts cannot be ignored. There are exceptions such as Pioneer and WeBo but they are the exception and not the rule. 3. Southridge is a good example but I’m not sure that a three possession beat down at the hands of the team most expect to TAKE a three possession beat down in the 3A title game this weekend is the evidence you want to cite. I think Southridge vs WeBo would be one hell of a matchup this weekend...especially when you use Danville as a common opponent to compare them. I’m sure those Southridge posters will be watching the 3A game tomorrow with their heads held high...🙄 4. Yes, Covid is the great unknown. There is no way to statistically measure its impact on interest and the P/P’s should not have to apologize for anything. They are simply using the system in place to their advantage. I’ve made my stance on their advantages known and it’s not “recruiting.” I guess we can take a look at the streaming numbers and cable viewers to get a better outlook. I’d expect those numbers to be higher with the in person limitations placed on ticket sales.

Oops, good call. Oh, public schools “can” also up their game but it’s a much steeper hill.

Outside of the fan bases involved, I am not sure I can remember less excitement state wide about a November Thanksgiving weekend in Indy. Part of that is due to the fact that most view at least 4/6 games as a formality.

1. Sagarin must not have called Peebles and told him the spread because from the sound of it, Cathedral went up four possessions in the first half and then put it in cruise control. Really bizarre example/attempted flex. I will say that Sagarin has been fairly inaccurate this year compared to most due to Covid unpredictability on a week to week basis. 2. Cathedral would not be asked to compete in 6A with the automatic bump. They are 4A by enrollment so they’d be a permanent fixture in 5A.

Approximately 20 percent of the P/P schools that started the IHSAA tournament are playing this weekend, lol...and it would be more if it weren’t for them eliminating one another. Lutheran, LCC, Brebeuf, Guerin Catholic, Concordia, and Mishawaka Marian all lost to fellow P/P schools. Of course you don’t think there is a problem...though even if your beloved Irish were a permanent 5A fixture, they’d still win the whole thing more often than not.

Automatic one class bump sounds good. I know it would punish some schools but they’d figure a way step their game up.

We are now hours away from P/P’s going 5 for 6 in terms of state championships and you’re still in denial? I agree that a separate tournament is not the solution but something is not working when over 400 schools start the tournament and these schools are cleaning house despite being in the minority in terms of numbers of schools. We can go on all day about the “why” but the facts are staring us right in the face. And as I mentioned above, you could make the argument Cathedral could win 6A, the only school standing between Roncalli and Chatard winning 5A IS Cathedral and Sagarin says Covenant Christian would be favored in 2A and hold their own in 3A despite being in its infancy as a program.

I have always been intrigued by this and it would actually work at the 6A level because of the lack of sourhwest Indiana teams. At the five levels below, it would never fly. A 5A semi-state between Michigan City and Castle would be asinine. Countless other examples.

Just for fun and to keep the conversation rolling based on your statement. 1. Could Covenant Christian beat Luers/WeBo tomorrow? Sagarin says yes. 2. Could Luers beat Chatard/Danville tomorrow? Sagarin says no. 3. We’ve seen Chatard already beat Roncalli. 4. Roncalli was throttled by Cathedral but could they beat Zionsville? Sagarin says yes. 5. We saw that Cathedral/CG came down to one play.

You know where I stand on this... Though, if they factored in f/r/l, it’d have to be a very small calculation. BD (70 percent) and Warren (63 percent) don’t need to be moving anywhere.

So much space in your head. You just told on yourself.

It really IS that simple, yes.