Bash Riprock

Wouldn't you expect a writer for a major city newspaper to check his sources? If not, well, your standards are different than mine. Doyel writes columns and so much of his work is based on his opinion...and he is paid to "stir things up". If you don't already, follow him on Twitter/X. I think you will see with many of his positions, he does NOT allow facts to stand in his way.

My 7 main conclusions with this thread..... Let the kid transfer for his senior season and move on. Do the right thing IHSAA! The title of this thread is one of the best in quite some time. Well done Muda! Grover only made the comment about Lea Thompson given his marching band resume. Coach Nickerson failed Salvucci...no sugar coating that fact. Doyel is still a putz! Nickerson's play call one of the worst in history that directly led to Ampipe's loss at Walnut Heights. Steph called him out for it and it cost him his senior season. I do have to give him some credit for the 6-2 stack defense. Brian should have taken the scholly to USC. Married student housing buddy!!

I think the Moeller vs CG game will be closer. Moeller has their backs against the wall, coming off a crushing loss to East Central. They sure as heck don't want to go 0-3 against Indiana teams. I think their coaches will have them ready to play. Still favor CG, but believe it will be a battle.

I don't know who's right and who's wrong with this particular case. But it seems Doyel always has an agenda....and perhaps laziness is there as well, but I am leaning its more of an agenda. I dropped the IndyStar because of their agenda and specifically the actions and behavior of Doyel on social media. He makes his biases very apparent. Its a shame, as I think Kyle Ned is a gem for the Star. I value following him on social media very much. Doyel, not so much.

Just curious...do you have any specific examples for Carmel and CG?

FCS level, but this guy was a pretty special 2 way player back in the day. Finished 5th and 3rd respectively in the Heisman Trophy voting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Lockbaum

nice share....sounds like if the development continues and he stays healthy, may be watching this young man on Sundays.

Steele 96 total yds in his first UCLA game. 5.8 yds/carry, 4 catches and a TD.

Not that it matters, but there is no comparison with SOS.

Not sure total to dress, but I noticed several former players on the field. Hohlt and Weems on box score for tackles. Jackson got some QB play. Evans and Schott in the photo below #30. Not sure about Biddings, but assume so…

I believe so…not positive

Yes, Biddings, Evans, and Weems are all former CG players also on the IU roster, in addition to Jackson and Hohlt. Just noticed Weems credited with a solo tackle. Not sure if the other 2 saw action.

Curry as a true soph looked strong yesterday.

Just a cool photo man…

That’s not what I said. I stated that they were scheduled originally to play this year…but BD took the opportunity to play IMG instead schedule the same week. If BD chooses not to play in the future, then I believe we have a story. Enjoy the holiday weekend. Way too cranky….

I thought the original plan was for BD and CG to play in week 4, and then IMG opportunity came up. I believe they are both playing each other next year.

Futures…even without a conference, I like how the future looks in Center Grove…

Going to be a homer…but kinda cool watching the IU vs Ohio State game and seeing 3 former Trojans on the field….Curry, Hohlt, and Jackson.

I got on the board yesterday. Thank you GID admin!!

Wait a minute…didn’t Carmel drop Trojan sports (oops, I mean football) because of the poor culture Center Grove??? Something just isn’t adding up….

Wonder who ended up making 53 man rosters. Center Grove’s Russ Yeast made the Rams for the 2nd straight year. He earned a start end of last season at the safety spot.

nice analysis of Carson's strength and speed.... https://www.on3.com/college/ucla-bruins/news/bruce-feldman-carson-steele-blew-ucla-away-with-lower-body-strength-weight-room-transfer-ball-state/ “He’s not the biggest back in the running back room,” Feldman told Staples. “They have two other guys who are actually bigger. But he is super strong. A 450-pound bench guy. Squats almost 700 pounds. He’s explosive. Vertical jumps 35 inches, hits 21 on the GPS and there’s some great stories about him when he first transferred there. He was blowing people away in the weight room with what he could do and just how physically strong especially his lower body is. “Chip Kelly loves this guy and I think he was like 95th on the freaks list last year. He’s in the top 25 now and he’s a good fit for what they want to do. They wanna be physical. He’s a hammer. Don’t let the beach look of his headshot fool you.” Steele is coming off of a strong sophomore campaign that helped him to become a hot commodity in the transfer portal. He ranked as the No. 1 running back in On3’s Transfer Portal Rankings, and Feldman wrote that UCLA was “elated” to land him not only for his strength, but his speed as well. “He made the Freaks List last year before having a monster season for Ball State, rushing for 1,556 yards,” Feldman wrote. “Not bad for a guy who only had one FBS scholarship offer. The Bruins were elated to get him in the transfer portal. …His wheels have been impressive too, clocking 20.96 MPH and vertical-jumping 35 inches.”

That's hard to say....CG has played 2 games against teams nationally ranked #31 or better so far this season. Quality of competition will continue with Louisville Trinity next, followed by Cincy Moeller. Against that level of competition, they will take what's given. That being said, CG is bringing new backs into the stable this year, developing Oline, and they have a fantastic D1 QB with nice targets. Coach Moore and Coach Siderewicz (2 Indiana Football Hall of Famers) will use what is needed to get it done. Is this the year they run to set up the pass?...perhaps. If teams stack the box, my guess is that the ball will be in the air. I am not yet going to agree they have a one dimensional offense.

to your point, things have fallen for Navy the last three seasons. 2019, they were 11-2. 2020-22, they won 11 total games. Coach Freemen did indicate it was easier to prepare for Navy's offensive attack first game of the year vs in the middle of the season. Definitely had more time to prepare. Having an excellent QB doesn't hurt either......

Guess Navy got in the last word…..