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We've had some former "specialists" give football a try at the MS/frosh level this year and they are having a lot of success. IMO it is (in large part) due to the fact that we had some high profile football stars also lead the basketball and baseball teams to sectional titles. It continually amazes me that 99% of the sports world agrees that specialization is not good, yet parents still think their kid is "different". smh....

It doesn't. It is all about fighting "specialization", fall baseball, travel soccer, and retaining the kids who come out.

I agree. Arguing about "what-ifs" is pointless, but it certainly keeps people entertained...

I would point out that many thought Memorial would suffer a huge drop-off this year, and I certainly don't agree with your assessment that Reitz is irrelevant. Maybe having a down year on the hill, but that doesn't make them irrelevant.

That is a great point. Probably not drawing a ton of new folks in, but certainly is an employer that can provide a great opportunity to keep folks around to raise a family and have a nice standard of living. I don't think Lannert has McKinney speed. The North QB is pretty good too.

I believe the 1st offense is sitting 20% of the season (which I'm not sure how they calculate when it applies to other extra-curricular activities). I can't remember if 2nd offense is 1 year or 1 season. 3rd offense is death by honey and fire ants. The policy is stupid because it is not applied consistently across all schools in the conference. Plus, kid who does nothing at at school can't be punished because there is nothing to take away.

Thank you Cappy! I said after we played North that they will cause problems for some teams in the SIAC this year. They are much improved, tougher, and playing more as a team than in recent years. Coach P clearly has them buying in to the system. That is a good thing for the SIAC. I think they will get MD this Friday. I think Reitz will get things headed in the right direction by tournament time. Don't know much about NK, MtV or the Ridge. Doesn't surprise me that Buening has SR rolling. I like that guy a lot.

I'll take... North, Central, Reitz and Memorial. I expect the North / MD game to be the best game of the week in the SIAC.

Me too. I also watched Chatard v. Cathedral. Without the QB Southport will be in deep, deep trouble. With the QB they might have only been in deep trouble.

Yep, the re-alignment really created a mess in 3A. I agree with you about WL and BC. That will be a great match-up and I would put my money on the winner of that one to take the 3A title.

Lincoln's losses to Boonville and Mt. Vernon were surprising, especially after Jasper beat Boonville so bad. I have no idea what to expect in this game.

Folks down in this part of the state will be very interested in the result of the Chatard v. Southport game. I expect Chatard will win by several TDs.

I think this is just an unfounded rumor because if we have, our coach wasn't aware of it when I talked to him after seeing these posts on my way back from the Colts game in Nashville yesterday afternoon. We do have a random screening policy that all students are subject to as a condition of enrollment and the first random tests of the 2019-2020 school year were Friday. As background, my sophomore son was selected last year in the spring and the email we received notifying us that our son was randomly selected also said it would take 2 weeks before we were notified of the results. My recollection is that it didn't take that long, but it was a week or so before we learned the results were negative. I believe Mater Dei has the same policy. I'm curious though, do any other SIAC schools have a similar random screening policy?

He is also playing DL in spots too. Funny thing, when he played for me in 7th grade, he wanted to be a QB, just like every OL/DLman. LOL

Yep, GS definitely got rid of some annual blowouts. For the most I have been against the SIAC adding 2 more schools and playing 2 divisions, but to have some football scheduling flexibility it might nice. The downside (and I'm not saying this will happen to GS), is that it does get challenging finding non-conf opponents at times.

No question GS has turned the realignment into a big positive. I'm jealous.

You must not have watched Austin Jones.. He doesn't get the attention Combs gets, but he has dominated in the first 2 games on both sides of the ball.

Great schedule. Kudos to GS. It will be interesting to see if the other PAC powers (HH & BV) take the same opportunity to beef up the schedules. GS sure has.

If I was betting, I'd say the representative from 3A South will be (1) GS,; (2) HH; or (3) Brownstown Central. We'll find out how GS might stack up to BC after Wk. 5. GS plays Southport Wk. 4 and BC plays them the next week. GS hasn't faced anyone so far. We love playing at Enlow Stadium. It's awfully nice having a roof on those nights when it rains....

I believe the transfer from TH is set to start. I think he has been out the last 2 weeks. The Bears also get Schutte back after a 2 week hiatus.

Yes. His website is an unbelievable resource!!

Yep, I would agree with you, Trojan88. Chatard's D did a heckuva job. I still wonder what might have happened if Chatard had scored a TD to go up 10-0 instead of having the INT on the goal line. That game could have been a barn-burner down to the wire.

As you said, its way, way early. I don't know any 2-0 team down in this area who can say with a straight face they've been tested with 2 solid opponents yet.

Why would it? [edit] Oh, I see. Both are open Wk. 7. I wonder if either school knows??

Hill Top. It is even better now with the new ownership by the Marx family.