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Do we have any Columbus north fans on here? I know there are plenty of East fans. hoping to hear some thoughts from the other sideline for this matchup

This is a tough break for pike central

It’s weird not seeing the “6’3 300lb NT” for our DL…especially since GS is going to a 4-3 defense this group looks to be slightly smaller than in years past but more explosive

Man I wish when I was younger I could have grown to 6’3 or 6’5 or just grow 2 inches in a year

i seen DTs post too this is insane for a HS OL. Everyone wants an OL like this lol

The scores were worse than the actual play. Part of the problem last year though was that 1) we had like nine new starters on defense (this year we return seven) and 2) Covid offseason really hurt the team. The offseason 7on7 schedule for the team gives the offense and defense hundreds of reps when it comes to route timing and also our defensive coverage. I think this year will be a much different game and a very competitive one at that

Columbus North (0-0) at Gibson Southern (0-0) GAME TIME: 6:30 pm CT, Jewell Field. COACHES: Tim Bless, 141-91 in 22nd year at Columbus North, 153-100 in 24th year overall. Nick Hart, 91-19 in 10th year at Gibson Southern. LAST YEAR'S SAGARIN RATINGS: Columbus North, 84.18, 24th overall, 14th in 6A. Gibson Southern, 67.15, 69th overall, 10th in 3A. SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Columbus North, 1-0 LAST MEETING: Columbus North, 48-6, Aug. 21, 2020. I haven’t seen anyone post about this game. Should be a big one with 2 great teams trying to start their seasons off on the right foot.

1 special run could also help jump start a program look at Gibson Southern. Before Coach Hart we had never even won a sectional in football….but that 2012 season we managed to win back to back OT games over Vincennes and Memorial to capture our first sectional title. Coach Hart is an amazing coach don’t get me wrong, but even he credits that first year where the team bought in and came together to the jump start of the program. sometimes all you need is a little momentum. Looking forward to seeing Washington and other teams try to make that next step and maybe bring home some hardware

A lot of good matchups don’t really have any predictions except that I’m hoping for a strong GS victory. Don’t know enough about the rest of the teams yet, but I’m glad week 1 is finally here

I agree with all of this…I just don’t want people to be like “there’s no memorial so they should win 32” only to turn around and be like “you only won because memorial was in 4A” it’s still a very tough sectional with 3 other teams receiving votes.

Do you guys still think IB stands for indy bound? Lol

They still haven’t renovated that field? man…I hope they get around to it…I remember playing there and it’s a cool field…it’s just been in tough shape for a while

It’s truly crazy that Gibson Southern, as great as they have been, haven’t made it out of sectionals in 5 years….but that probably speaks more to who we faced and how good those teams are in the pocket. hoping this is the year that GS makes it to LOS…and this team is talented but to be very clear….I don’t want the narrative to be that “they only made it because memorial and chatard were in 4A”…if it does happen. I think GS has shown they are more than capable of doing it with them in 3A and if they were to make a run this year, I would think they would be good enough that people don’t put an asterisk next to any of their accomplishments

Rory Heltsley picked up his 4th D1 offer today! This time from Dayton currently has 3 FCS offers and 1 FBS offer offer list is Air Force Dayton Morehead State Brown university this kid is really building up a ton of momentum from last year into this season. Congrats to him!

Hypothetical…..lol brebeuf and Gibson Southern meet in the playoffs does Joe take it easy on Brady allen if he has a chance at a sack? Or does he show him how practice is going to be at Purdue for the next 3+ Years I kid I kid….it’s great to see Joe commit to Purdue. I’ve seen for a few years that he has been training with Robert Mathis and look forward to seeing him on Saturdays with Brady in the future

The nice thing for GS this year is that we are returning a fair amount of the defense…which it seems like since that 2015 season with the insane defense we had…every year has been hard with graduation and replacing most of the guys. I believe this year all the DBs are returning…or most and we have a LB/DL or two who are back for their senior years…..so hopefully this year there is no concerns with teams doing what they want on offense vs us. Last year we had to lean on Brady throwing it 30-40 times a game. GS is in Alabama right now though and currently 4-1 in the 7v7 pool play. Tons of 5A/6A/7A teams from Alabama/Georgia/Louisiana. In the past I don’t think we have done this well early in pool play. Post mooresville 7on7/current 7v7 tourney, GS is living up to the billing of how good they are it seems Make that 5-1 with a win over Hoover

I believe there are just 2 transfers. an OL guy from castle that ruffled lots of feathers to the SIAC guys….ihsaa approved the transfer. then there is another kid who moved 2/3 hours from Illinois. im not aware of any other transfers this offseason…..so to act like 2 guys transferring in is some big deal is laughable imo

I think I recall but it’s now year 10 of coach hart and it seems like we attend 3/4 7on7s a year so it’s hard to keep up. what I do know though is these tournaments in Alabama and outside of Indiana are huge reps for our guys. Always loaded…I’m not even sure we have done too great vs these Alabama schools but we always improve….maybe this year we make a good splash down there and build on some confidence going into a tough 4 week slate to open the season

Is this event effectively replacing the select 7on7 tournament? looks like it’s a lot of the same big schools we have seen in the Select tournament over the past decade

I know it doesn’t help the argument here….but Gibson Southerns softball team has done pretty well in 4A and can contend with the best of them they made it to semi state twice. defeated center grove 4-1 lost to brownsburg 1-0 lost to Avon 2-0 sure those teams probably could have won the 3A titles those years…but competitively speaking they are good enough to win the 4A title…..shoot if they made softball 5 classes, they might have won the 4A title in 2017/2018 and we would be talking about how they are in 5A and barely losing to the MIC and other indy schools I know it doesn’t help the argument but we can’t only like the success factor when it takes good teams away from our schools classification lol.

This honestly might be the best interview with Coach Hart anyone has had in the past 10 years lol newspapers, tv, and radio tend to only put little snippets but you asked 12 good questions that most others don’t ask ever… and you got good responses in return

I had to google what this was….I imagine it’s too early to tell. But as more teams use it we will get the answer. in a sense though….it’s interesting that HS football will have essentially instant replay review but will have no avenues to correct a mistaken call despite having the evidence. with that said….nfl teams still put their DCs up in the box despite having all the video technology available to them

What if 5A went to 48 and 1A to 48? Would the numbers work better? i do like this idea though of refining 6A and expanding 5A

It’s been our year every year since 2013 lol but maybe this is the year we really do get over the hump

It’s weird not seeing chatard/memorial/west Lafayette not in the top 3