Bash Riprock

Superior uniforms? You mean a helmet design they stole from Princeton? Ugly, boring away uniforms and a boring designed below grade stadium? Desmond Howard? Now we align....pretty darn special college football player.

now other sports are getting involved in NIL deals?? How does this not create advantages/disadvantages in the recruiting game?? https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34302303/darlington-raceway-signs-coastal-carolina-qb-grayson-mccall-rare-nil-deal-nascar-track-college-football-star

Aaron Rodgers is everywhere!! https://nypost.com/2022/07/26/i-live-in-nude-with-my-boyfriend-clothes-make-me-anxious/

Jeff Brohm .491 coaching record at Purdue. Tom Allen .448 record at IU. Yeah....Brohm is certainly in another league.....🙄 Oh yeah, Brohm's teams don't play in the Big 10 East.....

why is the NFL intent on making its uniforms looks like the old USFL wannabe's? Crying out loud....the Bears look like they should be on a Peanut's Halloween Special........

Irsay is building up his own little private museum..... https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/07/24/jim-irsay-buys-muhammad-alis-belt-for-6-18-million/

yet somehow the recent coaches that have failed to turn Pike around didn't come from private schools. Jimmy Graves or Pat Echeverria couldn't turn around that program and neither were private school football coaches. Echeverria took a Eastern Hancock team to the state championship, and yet had a 5-25 record during his 3 years at Pike. You want to try and make some correlation between regarding private school coaches and lack of success at schools that historically have subpar football programs, knock yourself out. But my point is that as many, if not more formerly successful public school coaches have experienced the same lack of success at the same or similar programs when trying to turn them around. Don't get overly flustered with someone disagrees with your half-cocked theories based on your lack of comprehension of basic statistical principles. Considering the source, I'll take your immature comment as a compliment.

beating my head against the wall now....sigh..... Mark Haste was NOT from a private school. He built a highly successful state championship program at Tri-West. He then went to NC and experienced similar results as Streiff and O'Shea. It is NOT just a private school thing with NC....it has to be deeper with football. Feeder systems, football culture, transfers out, etc. This is a case with highly successful high school coaches going to NC and not having the same type of results as their previous school. (in terms of wins/losses and playoff success) I know we all like simple, but this case is not as simple to single out private school coaches.

you are the best Donnie B!! 😂

Derrick Mayes played for NC in the early late 80's/early 90's. Had a standout career at Notre Dame. Was an All-American and team captain. 2nd round draft pick and played 5 years in the NFL. Sorry, posted a few secs after you...I didn't realize Eric Allen was a NC guy.

Didn't O'Shea win 2 of those 6 games against CG?

OK....work with me. If NC is like an IU, how is the coach a failure if he has a winning record 3 of his 5 seasons playing a monster schedule? Wouldn't most IU fans live with that??

OK...I just gave you an example with Mark Haste, who was not a PP coach that struggled at North Central after having an incredibly successful state championship program at Tri-West. Did you skip by that one?? If you call 3 winning seasons out 5 and a sectional title in one of the more tougher sectionals in this state following a coach with a 1-29 record a failure, then all I can say is that you are a very tough grader. Hope your boss doesn't have a tough as grading scale....

Not sure I'd call O'Shea a "failure". Last year was tough, but he's had 3 winning seasons out of his 5 at NC, with a sectional title. NC has lost 2 sectional games during his tenure to WC, by 7 pts or less. NC recent history is interesting....Rick Streiff, a great coach, didn't exactly tear it up there and went back to Cathedral. But its not just a P/P thing. NC was tough on Mark Haste as well. Haste was very successful at Tri-West, with a winning program and I believe a couple of state titles. Haste lasted 3 seasons at NC with only 1 winning season. Makes me wonder what is in the water at NC for football. I will say in O'Shea's defense....I noticed much more discipline out of his NC teams during his first couple of years. I have not seen them play lately to make a comment.

Looks like talks ended (for now) between the Big 12 and Pac 12 for a merger...... https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/34264518/sources-big-12-pac-12-partner-talks-officially-end https://www.si.com/college/texas/news/longhorns-big-pac-12-conference-merger-expansion-brett-yormark-college-football Also, is it time for the Big 10 to move on from ND and lockdown Washington and Oregon? https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/notre-dame-targeting-75-million-annual-media-rights-payout-in-quest-to-remain-independent/

I agree 100% with Grover....he sure was impressive in the one game I saw him. I thought Pitt was his first offer. They are a solid program. Peach Bowl last year and pretty much make an annual bowl trip.

Not disagreeing with you. Has the barrier in the past been due to people not living in the school district do not pay local taxes that provide the fiscal support needed by the school? I seem to remember in the past, one had to pay tuition or some type of fee if they lived out of the district. I believe they might have changed?

New helmet design for the Boilers….

Being around youth and high school sports for a decent chunk of my life, I have personally witnessed the very best and worst of people from many communities....and that includes yours. One negative example as recent as last fall during youth football. I could go into specifics, but what does it gain to talk about it...especially on a public forum. I'd rather dwell on the best that I've seen and experienced....great men working with kids, sportsmanship being taught, kids giving their very best, handshakes and hugs between opponents, etc. Some of the finest people I've been around in my workplace are from far eastside. That's where I choose to go. Every community has knuckleheads....and I guess some do stereotype entire communities based on the actions of a few. And if that's your choice, so be it. I have absolutely loved the competition between MIC schools at all levels...loved watching my children compete in this conference. Love knowing my wife graduated that big school in Wayne Township and proudly has her picture on the wall as a state champion....recognize it when she belts out her fight song and still fits nicely in her letter jacket. Even with CG moving on, I will continue to watch and cheer for MIC athletes. You obviously feel differently, but I don't see villains and victims. I just see a ton of great kids and athletes. Good luck to Warren this fall. I think they will have a very strong team.

Are you certain "everybody" feels the way you do, or do you need for everyone to feel this way in order to validate your personal feelings? Regardless, I am sorry you feel the way you do....but not sorry enough to lose much sleep over it. I have very much enjoyed the competition with WC over a great many years. (from youth to through high school) consider the Warriors to be an excellent program, and will continue to cheer for WC kids as they move from high school to the college ranks.

Not sure the significance of your comment, other than a negative attempt to shut someone up that challenges you or you don't agree with. Pretty bold for someone that I believe is pretty new to the forum. But then again, what do I know? I think you referenced two schools that some of my family members attended or currently live in the area as "good old boys".....which is a very interesting stereotype.

Good call....didn't mean to leave them out. 2 individual state champions this past season. One going to the Air Force Academy, the other to The Citadel...both wrestling.

Carmel and CG consistently finish 1 and 2 in the combined MIC sports overall for both fall and spring. CG has won a number of girls state softball championships, many state appearances in tennis (boys and girls), and consistently one of the top programs in the state in boys golf...usually with Carmel, Westfield and Zionsville. But I agree with your comments about Carmel and their overall sports dominance....so is the relunctance to admit Carmel greater than just football?