Goose Liver

28 minutes ago, CoachVeatch said:

Last year. Sectional Semi-Final at South Adams. Brutal cold and rain all night. Not the fun kind of mud bowl...unless you won the game...which we didn't lol. One of those memories that both players and coaches on both ends will never forget. Heck, my feet are still cold and wet from the standing water on the sidelines and the 4 inch deep mud. Part of what makes our game so unique. 

Was there a uniform change at the half?

On 11/15/2022 at 7:30 AM, Muda69 said:

This failure of the "Red Wave" could cause Mr. Trump to eschew the GOP completely and create his own MAGA party.  

 

I wish he would... it would be a perfect world!

Lift on gameday, R&R on Saturday.

11 minutes ago, Bobref said:

I wonder how the wrestling coach and his wrestling teammates feel. Kid walked out on his teammates when the going got tough. Not the kind of guy I’d expect to have my back when push comes to shove.

When times get tough... oh well you know the rest!  If the walkers were not Seniors it would be the last time they played for me. Talent or no talent, you don't let your team down that way. I'm sure there are many that will disagree with me. To bring them back violates the trust of the team and teaches them NOTHING! 

I understand The Duluth School of The Inept is looking for a game, willing to travel!

1 minute ago, Footballking16 said:

NP in this scenario is New Palestine. New Prairie wouldn't be a candidate to join the MIC. 

My bad, I did claim off topic... upon further review 15 yard penalty for mistaking one NP for another... ejection !  LOL

On 10/30/2022 at 9:05 PM, CaptainHook said:

Ok, I gotta chime in here.

#1 NP is never gonna join the MIC.  I agree with the OP, it is a dying conference.  Carmel and Center Grove leaving accelerated it.

#2 NP enrollment just topped 1200 for the first time this year, which puts them nowhere close.

#3 NP has 2 guys that play both ways full time. There are maybe 5 more that do so situationally.  Probably the deepest NP team in that regard.

#4 The most likely candidates are Tech and Cathedral (very unlikely, more likely to end up where Carmel and CG go), IMO.

 

After watching NP vs Hobart Friday night, they are the real deal. Defense is stellar, hard nosed and active. I know this a bit off topic; however, this is not the first time this has happened. They, NP,  came out of the tunnel with blood in their eyes. Hobart, being a young team, Sophomore heavy has to move the marker to make it out of the Sectional next year.  By the time Hobart caught up the running clock was instituted. Being down 49-12 at the half was a huge hurdle to overcome in the second half.  Give Hobart credit to finish 49-28.

Grit is a shrinking at an alarming level....

Please define God Rule for the group.

Lifted from another board, "No automatic first downs for pass interference or personal fouls. Seems very unsafe. Just hold or yank a face mask every play. 4 downs from the 10 with no down consequences for penalties, just yardage is a bit rudimentary. "  What is the group's take on this statement?

22 hours ago, Bobref said:

Not everyone would agree. I have had very well respected and successful coaches tell me that if you aren’t pushing the rules envelope, you’re not trying hard enough.

True story. It was a semistate game. In my conference with the visiting head coach, a Hall of Fame coach, I asked the standard question about trick plays or unusual formations. He described a play where they line up in their standard punt formation and then shift a ruin an attempt “to draw them offsides.” I explained why that was a false start. He told me they had run it 6 times that season and not been flagged once. I replied that if he ran it tonight, it would be a foul. Believe it or not, they tried it. We flagged it. They won the game in a cliffhanger, and went on to the finals. They tried the play again in the championship game … and got flagged for it.

"If you're not cheating your not trying"  (Junior Johnson)  I like your response.

Bush league.

Here was a guy from Lowell about 20 years ago, had a set of truck air horns rigged to a portable air tank.

I know there are some restrictions for noisemakers when we reach Sectional time. What are the restrictions for regular season? Is it IHSAA sanctioned? Is it up to the host school? Your opinion please!

On 10/8/2022 at 10:23 PM, foxbat said:

Incline Village Prep?

 

IVP ?

On 10/7/2022 at 4:30 PM, Whiting89 said:

Just curious as I drive to casino on my lunch break the when I’m at the stop sign I see the uprights at the local hs in nv severely pushed forward. Are there any relevant rules saying uprights have to be straight up and not pushed forward?

Which school?

20 hours ago, Bobref said:

Limited to a single horizontal line under each eye. When I observe a crew, I always walk through the teams in pregame noting uniform violations, to see if the crew cleans them up before the game. Face paint is definitely one I see a lot, and I frequently let the crews know about it in the post-game debrief and write up. Sometimes it looks like half the players are going to a Kiss concert after the game.

Exactly, or early Jolson... 

This question is for Bobref.... what is the rule for face paint?  One crew told our guys you could only have a stripe on the cheekbone under the eye. Does not seem to be a widely enforced rule.

22 hours ago, Bobref said:

I remember my first experience with a cannon. I was in my first season of varsity officiating. I was a back judge. North Judson had a cannon behind one end zone. I didn’t notice it … until a kid caught a TD pass right at the end line. As I was holding my picture perfect TD signal, the thing went off about 20 yds. from me. I wish someone had measured my vertical then. Almost certainly a personal best.

When I coached at Ashland/Paul Blazer, in Ashland, Ky., they had a .10 Gauge monster named the Blazer Blaster.  It was on large farm wheels, the barrel consisting of a 6" section of well casing. Someone had cut down a .10 gauge Shotgun and welded it to the end of the well casing.  The result was a great smoke show and noise that reverberated off the stadium structure. The shells were hand loaded black powder. 

On 9/5/2022 at 4:27 PM, Bobref said:

This situation has been discussed in general terms. There’s nothing specific in the rule book governing this. I have heard of one situation where a kid was running for a long TD, and they started the light show well before he got in the end zone … and were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. The IHSAA approved that ruling.

How about River Forest flashing the stadium lights every time they score?  They installed the LED lights you can turn on and off without delay. Its enough to cause a seizure or a freak out.

On the sideline at 3900 Calhoun St.

On 7/14/2022 at 7:46 AM, DumfriesYMCA said:

Just my opinion….team camps hosted by colleges are a waste of time and energy imo 

 

it’s a few days or running around and practicing pretty much just fundamentals with a few scrimmages in between.  Very short individual sessions for each position over the camp….and the college coaches kinda float around and give quick pep talks and not much else.  
 

they feel more like a publicity stunt from college programs than actual camps.  
 

again it’s just my opinion but i definitely am in favor of scrimmaging teams in your area over being 1 of 20 hs teams at a college over the summer for a few days running around with your head cut off trying to make the most of the time 

Well said.

Good points... trash talking is ok but it too gets out of hand. People are going to take so much Yo Momma before fists fly.

On 7/20/2022 at 10:27 AM, GATA said:

Hobart doesn’t so we don’t get to play in the transfer portal unless someone actually moves here lol.  It would be nice to have the kids that go to Merrillville but live in Hobart city limits. 
 

it’s all a haves and have nots game anymore. Open enrollment is a big equalizer for some public schools. In my opinion no real reason to complain about  privates for a lot of schools.  Some sports are worse than football see wrestling… it’s absurd.  Feel bad for kids coming up through programs working their tails off and buying in only to be replaced by outsiders. Whatever I’m a dinosaur I suppose. 

Paper addresses... 

23 hours ago, foxbat said:

... but she'd already been bagpiped.

He said Bagpiped !