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Not sure why he would be…K-State seems to have Oklahoma’s number.

“Valpo really struggled with crown point which was shocking to one person.” Fixed it for you.

The coaches/media separate classes and it’s boring to me…especially at the 5A/6A level. Is being top ten out of 32 schools really an accomplishment? To me, this is an interesting way to compare teams that will most likely never match up on the same field. It makes for fun conversation and gives the 1A/4A schools an idea (just one man’s opinion) of where they stand. Roncalli and New Pal have legitimate D1 kids on their rosters and their results speak for themselves. They deserve to be recognized as one of the best in Indiana and a 4A poll does them little justice. This is more of a power ranking based on resume and who I think would win were they to match up at that particular time. I had New Pal in the 20’s preseason and Westfield on the edge of the top 5 by the way. I have some 1A-3A schools honorable mention but it will be hard for them to crack the list.

It did. Did you know where I had New Pal ranked preseason? You can’t diminish HSE’s win over a Westfield team that is 3-3, yet then cite New Pal’s win over them as a major accomplishment in your next breath.

Wish New Pal had another challenging game on the schedule. Loved their series with CG. Admittedly, I don’t see them moving up in this poll unless someone in front of them implodes. Just no one left on the schedule that’s a legitimate litmus test. Will be interesting to see if teams like Roncalli, Reitz or East Central can remain competitive in a potential tournament contest.

1. I don’t know what Sangrin is? Is that wine? 2. Once again, looking at record is short sighted. LC, Fishers and Westfield are top 10 teams in 6A and HSE beat them. They then crushed Zionsville who was playing its best football and is undoubtedly a 5A state contender. 3. New Pal has quietly taken care of business and deserves their spot. They beat Westfield and what has now been shown to be overrated outfits from Decatur Central and Mount Vernon. Their SOS is inflated based on what the computers “thought” those two teams would be in the preseason. The Dragons could play with anyone in Indiana which is one hell of an accomplishment for a 4A school.

I’m not sure this is the flex you think it is. You know how both of those games played out and WHERE they were played. HSE went INTO Westfield’s house and ended their conference winning streak. Don’t be so short sighted in looking at margin of victory.

Good call.

1. Ohio State 2. Michigan 3. Minnesota 4. Penn State 5. Maryland 6. Wisconsin 7. Iowa 8. Michigan State 9. Rutgers 10. Purdue 11. Indiana 12. Illinois 13. Northwestern 14. Nebraska

Yeah, thought someone might point that one out. Follow my logic here… Ben Davis had a let down after a big win over rival Warren and let a mediocre LN team hang around. Cathedral had a week off before beating up on a middle school, even though they had little choice. Meanwhile, HSE has played a meat grinder of a schedule thus far and passed all tests. 3-0 against teams in my top 11 and crushed a Zionsville unit that was feeling good about itself. As someone pointed out a couple of weeks back however I think one could toss teams 1-7 into a blender and make a case for any one of them to beat the other on any given night. Haven’t been able to say that since inception of 6A.

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Jimbo Fisher really giving Mel Tucker a run for the title of most overpaid coach in college football. Hope both athletic departments kept the receipts.

LOL. Not nearly as impressive as Georgia and Penn State letting Kent State/Central Michigan hang around though.

One way bus trip > longer than the first teamers were on the field?

What street is the Cathedral campus found on? Oh, yeah that’s right. 56th Street.

Center Grove Brownsburg Hamilton Southeastern Cathedral Ben Davis New Palestine Carmel Roncalli Fishers Westfield Lawrence Central Warren Central Crown Point Carroll (Fort Wayne) Fort Wayne Snider Penn Elkhart Merrillville East Central Bishop Chatard Fort Wayne North Gibson Southern West Lafayette Mishawaka Zionsville

Honest question: Can you fix a problem to which you are accused of contributing to? He said, coaching and administration and did not speak in the past tense...

Correct, I was just dismissing the notion laid out there by many in the public that Michigan is somehow ducking legitimate competition. Now, when folks start calling out the SEC for scheduling FCS schools in weeks 11-12, I'll be happy.

And if they don’t? Only 56?

I-65 from Indy to the Region… Will the Irish SCORE 65?

One side gets to say whatever it wants without penalty. A couple examples: "Mostly peaceful protests..." "These shots will prevent you from getting and spreading COVID." I am just glad we are in the recovery process of the damage done by the prior administration. #Unity

Absolutely love it when they eat their own...

The MIC is now firmly in the rear view mirror IMO.

Sounds to me like he's INCLUDING Kirschner in his assessment... Said this the day it went public.

I do feel an obligation to quickly defend Michigan's schedule and agree that we will find out a lot about them this weekend against Maryland. As most know, college football schedules are made years in advance and at the time Colorado State and Hawaii were scheduled, they were rolling and consistently bowl teams winning 7-8 games. Both teams had recent coaching changes and are in the rebuilding process to say the least but hindsight is 20/20. As for UConn, it was an emergency replacement as Michigan had a home and home scheduled with UCLA. (By no means a juggernaut, but a power 5 team nonetheless.) When the Big Ten adopted the 9 game conference schedule, Michigan was slated to have four home conference games in 2023, plus a road game at UCLA. The athletic department, coming off of COVID, was not willing to only play 6 home contests in 2023 so UCLA was dropped and UConn was added. Moot point now, but just wanted to point it out.