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On 11/18/2023 at 4:51 PM, scarab527 said:

Buz taking his 3rd different program to the title game, in 2 different states, all in the highest class for that state at the time.

Impressive

Buzea is one of the greatest football coaches in the history of Region football. Only three Region coaches have taken at least two teams downstate in the largest class. (Don Howell did it four times at Hobart, before Hobart moved into the second-biggest class, and Mark Hoffman did it twice at Valpo.)

On 10/29/2023 at 5:24 PM, Trojanmp52 said:

Ever since they went to 32 teams I have felt they should do away with sectionals and just do regionals. One let’s face it ishaa is not going away from blind draw like it  or not I do not see them changing. So this would be a way to help at least in my mind.  Like BD and brownburg this year u have a 1 in 3 chance they would play first game. If you go to 8 team regionals, that goes to 1 in 7.  Not saying it would not happen but the odds are better.  Two they do not have to reinvent the wheel they regionals are already set so no more work for them. Three it would safe the ishaa money 8 less trophies they would have to buy.  Like said my opinion and we all how opinion’s on here go. Lol

The regionals are already set. There is no more "work" to be done after the sectional draw. Sectional 1 winner plays Sectional 2, Sectional 3 plays Sectional 4, and so on down to Sectional 47 and Sectional 48.

I very much like the success factor. If you can compete out of your class and still win two sectionals or a regional in a two-year cycle, you should stay up.

My one criticism is that I think moving up in the first place should be based on a four-year performance cycle, not a two-year cycle. Any school can have a once-in-a-lifetime class that accumulates six points in two years, but that doesn't necessarily mean they should get bumped up. However, if you're dominating your class over a four-year cycle, that indicates a consistent program level.

On 8/6/2022 at 9:15 AM, Bucksweep22 said:

 

Valpo @ Penn - Balis and the kingsmen pound the rock and takes this one by two scores

Elkhart @ Concord- Lions just have too many healthy weapons not to edge this one by 3 scores 

St . Joe @ Lakeland- they’ll look in one direction all night just like their 7 on 7s. Lakeland would have to man St Joes recruit with a 4 man bracket. Indians big. 

Adams @ Northridge - Adams has done nothing the past 3 seasons and it’s not going to change in the two weeks the new coach has put together his case of Madden expert coaches. Northridge by 4 scores 

Laporte @ New Prairie - if they can block the Cougars should take this one by 14

Mishawaka  @ Marian (Mish)- Marian lost its fire power to keep up with the well oiled ground and pound of the cavemen. Cavemen by 21

South

 Northwood @ Jimtown- Jimtown has no one to go toe to toe with the Panthers highly recruited WR. Northwood by 21

Bremen @ Laville - what ever offense Laville decides to bring to the table will prove too much for the Lions. Laville by 28

Glenn @ Boone Grove - just a guess

Hammond Central @ Washington- no clue another guess

Osceola Grace @ Clay- The bishop sycamore of the North takes this one by a lot.

Gary West Side @ Riley - south sliders take this one in a battle. 

Boone Grove has been on quite the down cycle the last couple of years. Glenn should win easily.

On 2/3/2022 at 12:38 PM, Grover said:

Lots of talk on Facebook about how Merrillville wasn't afraid to play Indy area teams.  CG invited them to play in week 3 and they refused claiming their schedule was set.

The Duneland Conference has all conference games from Weeks 3 through 9. DAC teams are only available for nonconference games in Weeks 1 and 2.

On 12/14/2021 at 4:51 AM, WestfieldRocks said:

One thing that I have not seen discussed here is possible scheduling of this new 10 team HCC. In the beginning, it was nine teams, with the current teams minus Franklin Central plus Lafayette Harrison and McCutcheon. Then Lafayette Jeff was added, making it a 10 team league. The football coaches and ADs never liked the fact that playing the other 9 teams meant no non conference games. That, plus the travel involved, eventually ended in the three Lafayette schools out. If that same thinking holds true today, the HCC, if it goes back to 10 schools, would have to either go back to playing no non conference games, or perhaps forming two divisions, five teams each, playing the other four division teams plus a couple from the other division, with the two division winners playing in week 9. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. 

Interesting. I assume if the HCC chose to go this route, the North Division would be the Hamilton County schools: Carmel, Fishers, Hamilton Southeastern, Noblesville and Westfield. The South would be Avon, Brownsburg, Center Grove, Franklin Central and Zionsville.