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I think we are thinking too small....Could East Central beat Anderson or Manchester? What about ISU? IU?!?

As someone who doesn't have a dog in the fight, streaming is the way to go. Nothing was better last week than having Snider-Mishawaka on the TV, BD-Cathedral on the iPad, and Luers-Bluffton on the phone. Through the season I still try to hit some home games. Usually the home openers and homecomings. But when it is bad weather/too cold to take the little one out, makes it so much easier to watch from the comfort of the basement. Will be streaming tonight

Will Snider go for 70?

Had to be 2011. Halls first or second year I believe. They switched to black Helmets in 2013

Not wanting to speculate on the exact happenings too much. But it seems like the falling out at North this year has a lot of different things going on with it, with Admin, Coaches, and Players that can all share blame. I'll agree the top of the blame does lay on the adults in the room, you want to build up hype/swagger and run your program on chaos, don't be surprised when things start to crumble and turn ugly But on the flip side of that, it is on players to hold some sense of responsibility themselves in their decision making both on and off the field, especially if you are trying to play at the next level. Like yes teenagers are still going to make mistakes and bad decisions, but some have much more to lose than others.

I have a feeling this may be the case...could see Snider put up 50+ this week and not slow down.

Leo should win this game easily. But man I would get a good chuckle out of the online discourse that would come if the Saints end up winning this sectional after being sent down to 4A once the year started. That being said, Leo is too talented and I'll be happy to see Coach Doerffler get a sectional title. Lions by 20

Carroll-Warsaw...Chargers by 17 Fisher-Homestead....Fishers by 14 Hamilton SE-Northrop...HSE by however much they want Anderson-Snider.....Snider by however much they want Dwenger-Dekalb....Saints by 10 Eastside-Luers...Luers by 7

Looks like rain is supposed to be in the morning which is good for the Bulldogs, weather may be a big deciding factor for all their potential playoff matchups

Wayne-Dwenger...wouldn't be surprised if Wayne found a way to win this game, but also they haven't shown me anything really throughout the year to think this is the year they get over the hump. Dwenger takes this one and could take this advantageous draw to a potential sectional title....Saints by 14 Leo-South Side..really thought South was gonna grab another big win last week against a bad Northrop team but couldn't get it done...Leo shouldn't have to do much to win this one and focus on a big NE8 rematch next week...Lions by 30 Yorktown-Concordia...rough year for the Cadets ends. Yorktown by 28 Luers-Churubusco...Luers has all the pieces to walk through this sectional, regionals and Semi-State will be tougher challenges but Harrell has them as the favorite in 2A North...Knights by 24

"Interesting" is definitely one way to put it. Overall none of what I have heard is surprising or much different from issues that have been around all year to my knowledge. Will be very interested to see what happens Friday. Carroll may put up 70 more...

Dwenger-Concordia...Saints get a nice get right game going into sectionals where they got a favorable draw. Heard Dwengers RB may be out for the year so will need to fill that gap in. Long year almost over for the Cadets...Dwenger by 30 Luers-Homestead...the sanctity of the Victory Bell is at stake here lol. Luers has done all they were tasked to do and won what their schedule permitted. Think this one is 100% dependent on what version of Homestead shows up. I'm thinking the good one will. Spartans by 10 North Side-Carroll...Chargers also get a get right game. Hearing Tae may be done for the year at North, hoping that kid can figure it out at the next level. Chargers by 40 Northrop-South Side....Game of the week? Think South has just enough to get it done. Archers by 3 Wayne-Snider..Think this game could be over super fast if both teams just choose to run the ball all night. Panthers roll. Snider by 28

Carroll-Northrop....Chargers will win this one by however many they want. Northrop needs to focus on next weeks matchup with South as their lone chance to not make a play at an Elmhurst-esc losing streak...Chargers by 45 Concordia-Homestead..The Good Spartans/Bad Spartans paradox shows it a week for the good Spartans, wouldn't matter if the bad ones showed up this week either as the Cadets are rough...Spartans by 40 Snider-Dwenger...had Snider not been upset a few weeks ago, I think Dwenger would have been in a prime spot to make a game of this. But Panthers should be focused and this matchup always has a little more juice, Saints too indisciplined...Panthers by 17 South Side-Luers....I can complain about how a conference champion is crowned all I want but all that matters is if you win the games on your schedule. And the Knights have done that, should be an easy one before the big matchup with Homestead...Luers by 28 Wayne-North Side...still have no clue what to make of this Legends team. Offense is anemic without Tae so the coaching staffs number 1 priority should be to keep him mentally in this game. Wayne has the athletes to go shot for shot here, think they pull it out...Generals by 5

I think its knowing that a lot of the pieces for success are there, I look at a school like Covenant Christian down in Indy and what they were able to do as they built a program from the ground up, may not be the exact results as pulling from a West Indy/Suburbs talent pool, but with vouchers expanding making the school more accessible, it could only take 1 special class to come in over a few years to set up a long postseason run

Probably not a super hot take, but I wouldn't be surprised is Blackhawk fields a consistent competitive program before Northrop or South over the next 5 years

Concordia-Wayne...Generals seemed to throw everything they had at Carroll last week which was fun to see, should be a big win this week...Generals by 24 Dwenger-Luers...Knights held on to an ugly game last Friday and control their own destiny for the SAC somehow (these divisions mean nothing essentially)..Dwenger again has slowly improved each week. My pick for game of the week....Saints by 3 North Side-South Side...no team is more disappointing than North, calling them undisciplined feels like an understatement. They should be able to still pull this one out without Tae who should be suspended. But South coming off their first big win could be feisty....North by 6 Northrop-Snider...Poor Northrop, not only does this look like one of the worst teams they have ever had, they now get their roommate (not a rivalry) coming off a loss. I know Snider doesn't run up the score, but they may just look to get right at the expense of the Bruins this week....Panthers by 40 Homestead-Carroll...After looking at how each team performed last week, the instant reaction would be to think the Spartans take this one, but they haven't proven any sort of consistency so far and maybe Carroll was caught in a let down spot against Wayne, should still be a good one...Chargers by 7

What a crazy week in the SAC. Good Homestead comes out and catches Snider in a let down spot for a huge W. Long term think this may help the Panthers to refocus. Wayne almost catches Carroll in the same position. Congrats to South for picking up not just a win, but a dominating win at that. Think all the “swagger” is slowly ruining North. Starting to wonder if #3 will have what it takes between the ears to stick at the next level, getting tossed last night was the death blow to the Legends. Luers deserves their share of credit for the win and part of the blame for the chippy nature of the game, but they stayed more disciplined in the end and earned the win. Also I am one who doesn’t hate skipping a handshake line postgame as it could have escalated something bad

Dwenger-Northrop...Saints have quietly been improving each week, in the end it won't result in much more than a .500 record and will need a lucky draw for a sectional run, but improvement in general is better to see than a crash an burn. Northrop is really bad...Saints by 21 Luers-North Side...The game I'll be at this week, interested to see the revamped North offense in person, think they'll just have a little too much for the Knights to handle, but Luers has continued to improve each week as well...Legends by 10 Snider-Homestead...This final will be 100% determined by which Homestead shows up..Good Homestead could catch Snider on a let down week and keep this game close to the end. Bad Homstead could see a running clock in the 4th quarter....Panthers by 17 South Side-Concordia...Cadets have looked better this year than South...Passing attack lights it up..Cadets by 28 Wayne-Carroll...Carrolls focus from here on out should be to stay healthy and get the offensive line better to try and compete in the playoffs....easy week here..Chargers by 40

Yeah can't see the Neighborhood Association letting that go through on the land on Lanes side, would back up to a lot of houses. If they could move the practice field and tennis courts over there though and build a stadium on the footprint where the field/practice area are now that could work. But also as someone who lives in the area, couldn't imagine how awful parking/traffic/logistics would be on game nights.

Concordia-Luers...Concordia has shown ability to put up points, can the Luers D hold up and not force the offense into a shootout? Luers by 7 Northrop-North Side...who would have thought putting the ball in your D1 Talents hands every play would work out? If they would have ran that offense against Dwenger they would have won by 3 scores...Giving up almost 40 on defense is still troublesome but shouldn't be a concern against a bad Bruins team...Legends by 25 Wayne-South Side...both teams have lost their Week 1 luster. One of them gets it back this week. Generals by 20 Homestead-Dwenger...last weeks first half may have been the best the Saints have looked all year...too bad football is 4 quarters. Homestead by 12 Carroll-Snider...essentially the SAC Title game right here has seemed to lose some of its luster as Snider has looked much better so far this year than Carroll. Think this game will show that...Panthers by 17

Dwenger-Carroll....the Saints pulled out an ugly win Friday but this Dwenger team just isn't very good. Carroll should be able to win this one by as many as they want...Chargers by 35+ Luers-Wayne...game of the week? woof. Interested to see how Wayne bounces back after losing big to Homestead. Luers struggled with Northrop early but seemed to get it figured out...Generals by 3 North Side-Concordia...good news for North Side is they have hit the easier part of their schedule. I think they have too much athleticism for Concordia, but if things don't go their way early, they could implode...Legends by 21 Northrop-Homestead...Homestead put it on Wayne, but this team is still a mystery to me, should handle Northrop easily...Spartans by 28 South Side-Snider...after seeing some of the backlash on Carroll you think Snider calls off the dogs earlier this week? Or do they go for 80? Panthers by however much they want.

Both King and Johnson played Friday night, but new QB can't throw the ball, still very undisciplined.

Carroll-South Side...Carroll's OL has looked rough the first two week, get an easier matchup this week to hopefully get things straightened out....Chargers by 28 Luers-Northrop...rough start for both teams, the New Haven Bulldog blowout transitive property gives Luers the edge here...Knights by 7 North Side-Dwenger...most interesting matchup of the week for sure. Time to see what this Dwenger team really may be while not facing a powerhouse. Will Tae play? Will it matter? Legends swagger attitude is a tough sell when you can't win games....Saints by 3 Snider-Concordia...Cadets showed some good offense last week, won't be as fortunate this week...Panthers by 30 Homestead-Wayne...credit to Wayne for being 2-0 taking care of business, serious question has Wayne ever beaten Homestead? I'm sure they don't have a ton of historical meetings. But being so confused by the difference between Week 1 vs Week 2 Spartans has me rooting for Wayne here...Generals by 1

Eastbrook-Concordia....Again another good long term matchup for the Cadets, but not this year....Eastbrook by 28 Bishop Dwenger-Moeller...Whats better, schedule two easier games and starting 2-0 or getting smoked against two teams at the top of their states biggest classes? I'm holding out anymore judgment on BD until next weeks matchup against North....Moeller by 35 North Side-Lawrence North...North not scoring an offensive TD is a big red flag. I don't think Tae can make that big of a difference, especially in this heat imagine cramping will continue to be an issue...LN by 21 Snider-East Noble...Snider showed they are a force in 5A, I think EN has a chance to be competitive but think that Week 1 win over Luers may turn out to be less impressive as time goes on...Snider by 17 Wayne-Northrop...Neither team could find a 2nd opponent out of conference, which isn't super surprising. Wayne has a chance to follow up their opening week with another big win..Wayne by 14 Homestead-Noblesville...Homestead made a statement last week hanging with Carmel. If it was for real, they should have no problem against a lesser team from Hamilton County...Homestead by 10 New Haven-Bishop Luers...Luers struggled with EN offense, how are they going to handle an even more dynamic force? Could be another ugly one...NH by 24 St. Joseph-South Side..an interesting matchup, don't know much about St.Joe except they've been below average the last few years. Hopefully South can keep the momentum going..St.Joe by 8 Warren Central-Carroll...both teams coming off of disappointing losses in Week 1. Think Carroll needs to come out and show 6A that they are still a force and can do what Snider did to WC...Carroll by 17

Thoughts on SAC Week 1 Huge Statement win by Snider, no matter what Warren ends up being this season, going on the road and winning in the dominant fashion that they did really puts 5A on notice. Interested to see how Carroll looks against WC as we look ahead to the Week 5 Snider-Carroll matchup Speaking of Carroll, I don't think there is any reason to panic after the loss this week. HSE is a tough environment and they were fueled by revenge. For recruiting purposes though, hopefully Jimmy can look a little sharper moving forward. Homestead taking Carmel to the brink was a pleasant surprise. Seems like the Spartans are better than what I and many others gave them credit for in the preseason Heard North Side looked sloppy on Friday, poor execution, lack of adjustments, new QB struggled. Was told King and Johnson wouldn't have made up the gap as Northridge just played a simple disciplined system. A tough matchup ahead for the Legends against LC I'm withholding all judgement on this Dwenger team until Week 3 vs North. I'm not sure there is a Saints team in the last 7/8 years that would have beaten Brownsburg. The '18 and '19 teams probably would have been more competitive. Lots of groaning in the stands with fans wondering why these first two opponents were scheduled. I can understand the sentiment but also think its better to play up than schedule two cupcakes. Luers get whomped was not something I saw coming. Seeing how they look against New Haven and EN looks against Snider will help give me a better idea on what to think of the Knights I know moral victories aren't what you play for, but South losing a close game is a positive sign. Playing competitive games will help long term, especially towards the back end of their schedule where more winnable games sit. Wayne did its job against Attucks and picked up the rare W for the SAC. Should pick up another win this week against Northrop Northrop and Concordia don't have each other on their schedules this year and I could see both teams going 0-10. I'm more optimistic on what I've seen and heard from South Side compared to these two teams Bring on Week 2!