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Whiting HC is open. is https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1391/District/3718475/Head_Football_Coach.pdf

Being the HC in the MIC is a full-time job unless you don't want any of your players to get recruited because the coach can't leave the classroom. The scholarship money and incentive for kids to get grades and participate in football at a high-level pays for itself. Coaches could be in the classroom just like the band and choir directors, but they have to teach different subjects just to get a fulltime job. Instead, we have penny-wise and pound foolish thinking. Sports should be the Gifted and Talented or Advanced Placement of Physical Education. Our current situation is to do without physical education to the detriment of our student's health. Give everyone an "A" for participation so we don't negatively impact the GPA of an honor roll student. It's a joke.

I'd like referees to learn the existing rules and stop trying to limit the number of balls that can be checked into a game. There is no limit in IHSAA.

There are many public schools with below 80% male graduation rate. That doesn't factor students who are academically ineligible. Exclude freshman from the enrollment count and many schools would drop a class.

According to school board agenda, Mark Hidalgo will be the Whiting HC. https://go.boarddocs.com/in/whiting/Board.nsf/Public

Ben Davis made it to the Semi-State 5 out of the last 6 years. I'll take that over regular season wins.

There were 2 sectionals where all the teams were from the same conference and they're all from around Indy. They could have been split up. I'm not saying there has to be zero repeat games, but it can be reduced. Lafayette Jeff as in the same sectional as Merrillville. It's doable.

It would be nice to see 6A sectionals made up of teams that didn't play each other during the regular season.

Seems like it is final. They were voted out/released by the MIC. https://cbs4indy.com/sports/carmel-center-grove-voted-out-of-mic-petition-to-join-hcc/

I think they're referring to getting out of Semi-State.

Still watching on ihsaatv. Looks like a good game.

The ref's call on whether or not the player/ball is in our out of the endzone gets more complicated with the player's decision to down the ball or run it out. It will create more controversy since it could have a major impact on a game.

When you play 2 bigger schools (that are good) back to back, that can be a lot of wear and tear on a football team and increases the risk of injury. They get to play Merrillville while they're still fresh. Andrean definitely gets better kids than the average 2A team, but depth can be an issue when a key player goes down. Being early in the season, may not be a factor come tournament time.

When Andrean moves to CP and drops Merrillville from their schedule, it will be a rivalry. The game will be competitive most years, but it's tough to establish another rivalry.

Too many coaches confuse hamburger drills to see who's tough with teaching tackling. The kids are too far apart going at full speed with no preparation. I don't care if you work on tackling for 6 months, if that's the form a player is going to use, they never get in a drill like this. Video the drills that are much more controlled and show mom and dad why their child is not ready for tackle football. If they still insist on getting their kid killed, show them this video. #NotOnMyWatch

True, but then you play in the sectional championship after 2 weeks off. That's a long stretch for high school kids. I think one week off does a lot for the bigger schools (that play a big school schedule) especially if you're playing a team for the second time.

The old Hobart Brickie Bowl. They were the team to beat. The game day watering of the field (it was so wet, I slipped and fell and I was coaching.). A full house back in the day. Concrete bleachers with another set of bleachers stacked on top just seemed like big time football. Very first varsity game I started as a player was there and a couple of games as a coach. A lot of memories.

We'll know football has arrived if those schools start adding football. Maybe Texas 6-man or 8 man.

I know of one officiating crew at a Northwest Indiana game that had a female ref. We need more, so we better start getting them from wherever we can find them.

That explains what happened to Munster. I'm glad they're good at something because it isn't football. Times change because that wasn't the case back in the day.

Then every state is a basketball state and the NBA is more popular than the NFL? You could argue more kids participate on football teams. The bands are bigger.

I guess it depends what your criteria are for top sport in the state as a whole. I never considered that it had to be popular in every single school. Cost may be playing a bigger role than interest.

Of course both can be good with one still being better than the other.

When you drop a top school from your schedule and you give up 40+ to Southport and New Albany, and easy win just may be what they're looking for.

I think class basketball killed the Cinderella story potential.