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I think what you have looks pretty good. I will say tho, I think this will be a year where there isn't a clean cut favorite for the North and the South. I'm not sure there are even true clear favorites in a lot of the sectionals this year. I don't think the sagarin ratings are very accurate this year, and I think a lot of teams records are skewed due to a lot of teams not being as tough in different conferences that usually are. Will be a fun tournament this year and looking forward to it.

Maybe instead of a North/South All-Star game, we should have a region tournament during the summer. (I know, I know, it won't work, not enough time in the summer to make it happen, kids going to college to play at the next level, but what if in a perfect world you could...)

It's usually not too far off from what the sagarin ratings had teams at to begin with maybe just a little different.

You can see them throughout the top 25 threads week in and week out saying teams like Hobart and Andrean should be in the top 25. Not saying both aren't good teams they aren't top 25 good. Again same thing to answer your question, not saying the corners of the state have better football than the NW, I'm just saying there aren't more than 1 or 2 teams in the NW playing better football than 25 other teams in the state.

Not saying there aren't good programs in the NW, just tired of listening to all you NW guys break an arm jerking off the NW like there's going to be 4 of the 6 state champions in football every year coming from that area. There hasn't been a state champion from NW since Valpo in 2021 or 2022 which is recent, but every year the NW talks like there's going to be at least one if not two every year. Yes NW has good football, they don't have 5 teams playing top 25 football in the state. There are maybe 2 a year.

Couldn't agree more. Are there a couple state contending teams in the area, absolutely. Are there more than 1 or 2 teams that are top 25 in the entire state, not likely.

I get it...but I don't at the same time. He could injure himself at any point focusing on basketball as he could playing football. Hard decisions for a young man to make especially when you start talking about money at the college level (which I could turn into another huge rant, but I'll save us all the trouble 😉 ). Like I said, I like the dudes on my football team that are athletes, not football players. Just to clarify I understand why the kid you are talking about made his decisions, just don't necessarily agree with it.

So was Allen Iverson, but he still played football. Worked out okay for him...from a sports standpoint at least. I hate this idea of "focusing on a sport." That's BS. You can play football and then go in the gym and get 1,000 shots up after. If you are really that good, you aren't going to just forget how to play basketball overnight. Is there a risk for injury, yes. There's a risk for injury walking in and out of your door everyday for school or work. There's a risk of injury walking up and down the stairs in your house everyday. High school is the only time you get to do multiple sports most times than not. College is for "focusing on a sport". It's ridiculous that coaches and parents let their kids think this way these days. Sorry for getting off topic. Just rubs me the wrong way seeing ATHLETES not being ATHLETES and just being basketball players or being football players or baseball players and not being ATHLETES. If I were a college coach for any sport I would want athletes because those are always the fiercest competitors, guys that want to win at everything they do. Again sorry for my off topic rant. Proceed with sustainability lol

On his website if you go to game capsules and the given day of the game, it shows the games and their predictions underneath it along with a lot of other information.

Can't believe everything you read on the internet 😉 Would be cool for the Braves and Zebras to meet up for the conference championship to end the year. However, I'm rooting for the alma mater this week against the Braves. Always pulling for the Kings as long as they aren't matched up against the Zebras.

Just so I can make sure I'm following, if your kids can pay for their own lunch chances of finding 11 guys who can put the ball in the end zone, and 11 guys who can keep people from putting the ball in the end zone goes up? Just taking notes, so I can walk through our cafeteria, and know who to tell to come out for the football team next year. I bet guys like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning could pay for a lot of lunch in high school.

I've been meaning to ask this, what happened in the Warsaw/Concord game? Wouldn't have been surprised by Concord winning, but was very surprised by the final score. I've heard Warsaw's defense is has been struggling this year.

Fair, but still not giving Andrean credit. Look at the 4a and 5a teams they play. Outside of the Hobart win being impressive, what win do they have that makes them a "pound for pound" great team?

And yet they can't seem to SF themselves to 3A. So how much can they really punch above their class?

The defense has played well. They play with a lot of energy which can make up for a lot of mistakes they make. As good as the Braves offense is, can't have those mistakes when they meet up. All it takes is the Braves to be on for a whole game and they can put up points on anyone. Never have I seen a team that can put up 28 points as fast as they can in any given quarter. Hopefully both teams can stay undefeated for a big conference matchup like last year, both stay healthy after the game and make some deep playoff runs to represent the TRC.

Week 7 games! Two Sundays away from the sectional draw. Maconaquah survives another game to stay undefeated along with Rochester in the conference. Will be interesting to see how the Conference starts to unfold towards the bottom with a lot of 1-4 teams sitting there. I think Manchester, Northwestern, and Cass have established themselves as the second tier of teams although Cass has a chance to put themselves in second place in the conference with a win against Maconaquah this week. Only three more weeks in the conference and on to sectionals, here we go! Cass at Maconaquah - Game of the week in the conference. Can Cass stop the Braves from putting up 50, and be able to put up enough points to get the job done. Not sure what to think of Maconaquah. They can score 28 points in one quarter, and then go scoreless for a half. Can they stop Smith at FB will be the key. I look for this to be close with Maconaquah pulling away late in the game. Mac - 49 Cass - 28 Manchester at Whitko - Manchester wins this one and remains a one loss team in the TRC. Northfield at Rochester - Zebras going to be too much for the Norseman even though Northfield got a big win last week against Wabash. Zebras too much for them in this one. Northwestern at Wabash - Northwestern will put up a lot of points, Wabash will put up a few points. Northwestern gets the win by multiple scores. Southwood at Peru - Peru is better than their record shows. Finally getting to the bottom half of teams in the conference. I look for them to win at least 2 of their last 3 with the first one coming this week. Peru by two touchdowns.

It would be close this year. Hard to read this Adams Central team. Beat a good South Adams team 35-7, but then barely get by with wins against Heritage, Garrett, and Eastside. Bluffton will be a good indicator for how this Adam Central team stacks up with the teams from the past couple of years.

Adams Central at #2 is way to high if you are going off of 2025.

Disappointed to pull up this thread and not see any comments saying there should be 5 more teams from the region inside the top 25. Best part of visiting this thread every week and listening to the reasoning behind it.

If most voters see them on film they probably won't pick either one, but it would be cool to have a Mr. Indiana come out of the TRC. This guy has my vote and should have everyone else's. It's not even close. Reminds me of Jack Kiser in his ability to do everything, but maybe more athletic than even Jack was.

Lol, I would take Simms over him. Simms makes the team go, not Robinson.

Fair point, but I'm not going to rule him out yet. Like I said if by year 3 we see the same results, then I am in complete agreeance with you. Just think year 1 is too early to make a call in today's college football. Being in the ACC helps. Not sure he will make noise nationally, but he could get the Tar Heels to the top of the conference if the ACC doesn't fall apart before then.

I know what you mean. Just like the idea of having a running back at QB who can still throw the ball if needed, and allow us to now have an extra blocker. I wouldn't mind seeing Warren line up as the wildcat QB. Worked at Penn state. I just think a little creativity is needed. I also think playing Richardson a little might help his value, and we could get something out of him still if we can show flashes of potential still. Letting a high pick like that just fall off your roster without anything in return would hurt a little. This would be a way to kill two birds with one stone.

Have noticed this the most from us. Can move the ball at will till we get it inside the 10. I think this is where the Colts could be utilizing AR a little bit. Bring him in as a pass/run threat inside the 10. We need to do something because field goals inside the red zone will not be enough to beat the higher end teams in the NFL.

Can't rule out Bill just yet. The guy brought in 70 transfers and completely flipped the roster. Give him 2 or 3 years, and if we are still seeing the same results then I would agree with you. Too early in North Carolina to be calling Bill a flop.