First_Backer_Inside

Is there a Laville/Andrean thread started? Obviously we still have the Regional games, but it feels like the winner of this Eastside/Eastbrook game is going to be the favorite to represent the North at Lucas Oil and no one is really talking about the other North regional game. I know Andrean has that stud outside backer/running back going to Notre Dame. Last time a team had a guy like that going to Notre Dame they won 4 2A titles in a row. I was just wondering if people aren't giving either team a chance to go to state or they just feel like Andrean is going to roll over Laville and its irrelevant to talk about.

Laville field goal - 17 Pioneer - 0 1 qt 0:18

Laville - 14 Pioneer - 0 4:50 1st quarter

Sorry, for some reason my quote button doesn't work. If you go to the ISHAA website or there is even an app, you can find just about any games live stream on there at this point in the season. IHSAA*

I think the key to staying in games with Eastbrook is finding a way to stun them to start the game. Notice how I say "staying in the game with them". Just because you stun them early with big plays doesn't mean you win which says a lot about the Eastbrook mentality and program that has been built. I just remember in 2018 being at the Cass and Eastbrook game. No one was giving Cass a shot, and Cass came out with an early pick 6. From there it was a dog fight that ultimately ended in Eastbrook winning by 2. The point I'm trying to make is if Eastbrook jumps out to a two touchdown lead against anyone, forget about a comeback. If you jump out to the two touchdown lead against them, you've given yourself a chance to win the game. Tipton has to be ready to go from the jump this Friday in order to have a shot at winning this. I have to agree with what someone said earlier. I think this will be a really fun game to watch that will be a lot closer than anyone thinks it will be.

Does Eastbrook go into the playoffs 9-0 or even 8-1 if they play in Luers conference though? I'm sure if Luers played Eastbrooks schedule they would be an unblemished 10-0 and a lot healthier than it sounds like they are. I'm not trying to knock Eastbrook, their conference, or record, winning every week is hard no matter who you play. I just think there is a gap in the level of competition between the two conferences which in my opinion makes Luers record more impressive than Eastbrook and more of the team to beat.

If I'm not mistaken, Pioneer lost one of their backs towards the end of the game against Wabash. I might have misheard on how serious the injury was, but I thought it was pretty serious.

In previous years, do you think the offense the Panthers run compared to what other teams in the North run has anything to do with their success in the North playoffs. The deeper into the tournament you get the more the weather plays a role in the games played. If I'm not mistaken, Eastbrook runs something similar to a wing-T type offense correct? Because of this offense, the weather has little to no affect on the panthers offense while it might for other teams that allows eastbrook to play its "in the trenches" type of game. Maybe this could have something to do with the Panthers exceeding expectations in the North, and then falling just short at Lucas Oil every year where the weather factor is taken out of the game. Do you think eastbrook wins any of those state games they are in if they don't play in the climate controlled Lucas Oil Stadium?