Komets2727

Let’s be honest here, there are so many teams that before the year starts, have no chance to do anything at all in the regular season, much less the playoffs. The list is enormous. Does that mean that the school just should not play football at all? Prairie Heights, Fremont, South Side, Northrop, and countless other schools are in this boat. With open enrollment in many areas and kids openly being recruited, this isn’t changing. Let the kids dream a bit, even if it’s just 1 week and results in a 56-0 pasting. Look at college football, realistically there are 8-10 teams a year, usually the same ones every year, that have a chance for the playoff. Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, you can almost pencil in before it starts, and sometimes an up start and that’s it. Does that make the rest of the season irrelevant and not fun? No. It does make it very predictable and boring though. Same in high school football, especially in 6A, Indy dominates because of numbers.

Nice job of skewing his numbers. It clearly states from 1985-1999, not from 1985 to today. Big difference. Look, I am a huge proponent of not playing crappy teams, hence read my posts about Snider wasting a few games a year playing South Side, Wayne, Northrop, etc… I am excited that SAC teams are getting a couple games a year during the regular season to play competitive teams starting in 2023. Let South Side play someone they actually have a chance to compete with. Let the big boys play teams that are going to get them ready for the playoffs.

Go read the topic started by Stoner which clearly shows that 31 sectional champions in 15 years were ranked outside the top 32 that would not have qualified using sagarin ratings. This includes Luers who were state runners up. Is reading comprehension a problem for you? Not sure what you are arguing about… The stats are right in front of you

Penn is not the old Penn, this coming straight from Penn fans. I have heard more than a few fans grumbling about coaching, you had a good one in Geesman for sure. Still a fan in how hard Penn plays though

Yes, smugness by some of the “all knowing” sets some back to the caveman days… You give them facts and they ignore and stick with their “argument”

My bad, they were a state runner up… Keep trying though, and yes, that year they were outside the top 32

Maybe you ought to go look at another thread started by someone where they did the research and showed at least 15-20 sectional champions that wouldn’t have qualified via Sagarin, and additionally multiple teams that went further into the playoffs that wouldn’t have qualified even state champions… this list includes Luers…

Agree with you on Snider this year. I will take it a step further, it will either be Snider or North Side winning this sectional, period. Calling my shot now, Dwenger will not win this sectional this year and neither will Anderson. Book it

I am a little shocked that Snider signed a 4 year deal with East Noble…

As I stated in another thread, this is exactly why you let all in…

Norwell 35 - Columbia City 14

Ok then, I am sure they appreciated you sitting in the end zone. Of course, I would not expect logic to invalidate your statements… Believe whatever you want, doesn’t matter to me, but don’t state your opinion as fact

Go back a couple years ago to Luers in 2020. 3-6 regular season, bad losses to Concordia and pretty much every other team in the SAC including a bad North Side squad, struggled with Northrop and Wayne, they were bad yet come playoff time they went to the state title game and lost to Western Boone 36-35 in a game that Luers absolutely gave away. They weren’t anywhere close to the top 15 based on any computer or sagarin rating. Not hard to do the research…

I respect your opinion and I have always had great respect for the Penn program. May the best team win and stay healthy!!!

I guess when Snider played New Palestine in the state title game a few years ago people were saying Snider should stay home as they would be blown out I am sure you were one of them… By the way, Snider beat New Pal in of the great state title games in Indiana history… Thanks for your concern though

You watched the Snider/Dwenger game and reached this conclusion? Without the 2 turnovers by Snider in the 1st half, the final score is 42-0. Dwenger had less then 200 yards offense, couldn’t throw the ball at all, and got dominated on the line of scrimmage. You better hope for a rainstorm of epic proportions and a final score of 2-0…

Yeah, so do I

Prove it

I will always refer to Luers in this argument. I remember a few 3-6 and even 2-7 teams that either won a state title or made a good run in the tournament. Please save the “they were a top 15” sagarin or whatever formula you want to use argument. They weren’t. They lost games to lower tier SAC teams at the time for whatever reason, whether it was due to injury, suspension, whatever the case was, and won titles. Now, I am not saying they were a Frankfort, Southridge, or whatever lower tier team you want, but strength of schedule means jack crap with a 3-6 record. Likewise, I have seen countless 9-0 or 10-0 teams that played a 6-4 Dwenger, Luers, or Snider and get absolutely shellacked in a regional or sectional game. Lastly, you as a consumer have a choice, if you don’t like it, don’t support it and don’t go…

Dwenger was close in talent with Snider last year, not this year

Carroll 49 - Wayne 13 - Chargers are on a whole different level than the Generals. Final score is whatever Carroll wants it to be North Side 42 - Concordia 20 - Final score is closer than the game is Dwenger 24 - Northrop 21 - Closest game of the week, I was not at all impressed with Dwenger against Snider last week Homestead 56 - South Side 6 - Nuff said Snider 42 - Luers 14 - Blowout city

I really think Carroll will beat Penn by 10-14 points…

Dwenger?? How many games have you seen them play this year? I will guarantee you that Dwenger is not winning that sectional. Snider waxed them 28-0 3 days ago at Dwenger in a game that easily could have been 42-0. Snider will easily beat Dwenger again in the sectional and have to deal with likely North Side in the sectional final.

I don’t want to be right about North Side possibly beating Snider, but I think you are vastly underrating them. Snider will have their hands full should they play again.

Snider and North Side are both too low, especially North Side. Carroll is very good, but if Snider has their RB1 in that game, it is very likely Snider beats Carroll. North Side probably should have beaten Snider, losing 20-18. Penn is too high and so is Crown Point. Carry on…