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3 hours ago, Lysander said:

Dunno anything about any of that but I am anxious to see Phallic Academy’s mascot.

This is about as PG as I could find. Psss, its a type of slug.

Was excited for the game, but it is best to cautious.

Change of topic. This is what the 6th year or so since the conference re-aligned. The first with out Mishawaka and first with the new Elkhart. How are the different communities feeling about everything?  My personal opinion from Bremen is pretty positive and optimistic.  I think some felt Bremen would be a punching bag and they were biting off more than they can chew. Aside from basketball (which has been a dumpster fire prior to the changes) the Lions have held their own in most sports.  Soccer pulled off a upset of Marian, the tennis team won its first regional and face Carmel on Saturday in semi-state, the girls softball team is a state power. I am paraphrasing a lot on here with results and probably missing a lot of other accomplishments.  

The NIC has forced Bremen to step up its game. In the NSC conference success was a stepping stone to post season success. In the NIC, Bremen teams get challenged even more, so facing relative similar status schools isn't that difficult. The goal in any sport is to advance as far as you can, and the NIC prepares them for that.

We still get to keep rivalries with Glenn and Jimtown. Those schools make Bremen better.  I like having the challenges of Marian and St. Joe to measure up against.  Penn is Penn, and I think the Bremen kids like to dream of David vs. Goliath upsets.  I miss New Prairie on the schedule for football, but we still get to see them regularly in other sports. I respect the heck out of the people from Rolling Prairie and New Carlisle, those are good communities.  I think their is budding rivalries with Riley and Washington, I don't know how those folks view us.  

Have their been hiccups, of course, but overall from my perspective, the conference has been a huge positive for Bremen.

What is everyone else's takes on the NIC?

Yawn....

16 minutes ago, npcougar15 said:

Great topic. So back in my middle school coaching days I had a play ran AGAINST me that I thought was absolutely brilliant. 

My 7th grade football team was beating our opposition pretty soundly 21-0 with about 20 seconds left in the first half. The other team had the ball at about the 17 yard line with the time ticking away. Their coach calls a timeout (his last of the half). The other team comes out and runs a simple halfback toss left where my corner comes and makes the tackle with about 14 seconds left on the clock. (now keep in mind I'm standing on a sideline thinking "why the hell would you not throw the football in that situation to at least stop the clock?"). As the other team is scrambling to get the ball set and hiked before time runs out their quarterback and 2 or 3 other players are yelling "SAME PLAY! SAME PLAY!"...they line up, get the ball snapped with a few seconds remaining...halfback toss left again...my corner comes up to make the play tackle, only this time the halfback stops and throws to a wide open receiver in the end zone. I had to tip my cap to their coach for that one.

I gotta ask, who was that against?

8 minutes ago, TheStatGuy said:

Pioneer will win this running away.i don't see a team coming within 2 tds. 

You probably right, but crazy things happen. Was it 2011 when Andrean was stacked, and they ran into a Wheeler team that took advantage of a handful of turnovers and pulled off the upset. 

Bremen has injuries but are getting healthy. Would love to see a certain skill player get back before sectionals.

1 hour ago, DE said:

Didn’t New Prairie beat Penn last year?

Yes 21-17.

NP is down as well. I gotta believe Penn will take care of them. 

44 minutes ago, Whiting89 said:

I’m kinda torn on this one more like amateur news. A real news organization would of used sources to let us know why the player was ineligible and who it was.

If it was academic reasons, privacy laws would not allow for the school to release that information.

20 hours ago, LaSalle Lions 1976 said:

Interesting fact:

South Bend schools are 3-11 against non SBCSC opponents this year

The 3 wins came from Gary West, Woodlawn (2A), and Osceola Grace (non IHSAA)

Let's hope for a better finish.

I wonder is SBCSC athletics director Howard Edwards will look for a different placement of South Bend sports teams.

 

What does South Bend have in place for a youth program? Start with 4th, 5th, and 6th grade. Then lay a stronger foundation in junior high.  Try to get families to buy in at younger ages.  I don't know the answer but you have to get the community to buy in.

Who is Marian playing?

1 hour ago, Indian72 said:

Friday, Oct. 2
Angola at Clay, 7 pm
Bremen at Prairie Heights, 7:30 pm
Jimtown at Washington ©, 7 pm
Glenn at LaVille, 7 pm
New Prairie at Riley, 7:30 pm
Penn at St. Joseph ©, 7 pm
Adams at Elkhart ©, 7 pm

Bremen and Clay should switch opponents for the week. Better matchup for both teams.

17 minutes ago, TurfToe said:

Stinger wouldn’t of held him out of the game. Kid played 9 games as a freshmen with a torn labrum and got surgery after the season. 

That’s what TV46 speculated.

7 hours ago, Football Guru 25 said:

what happened to the qb??

Stinger

Congrats to Marian. Happy for all those kids. When it’s been 47 years, getting that win is a big deal. Tip my cap to the Knights.

Bremen was sloppy in the first half, came out in the 2nd half with a wildcat offense and Blake Dingus ran wild. Glenn lost their QB early and their offense was out of synch. The Lions size was the difference in my opinion as the game went on Bremen just powered through and wore down Glenn on both sides. I think the game was closer than the score. Bremen cleaned up mistakes and miscues and finally played a solid game at the end. 
 

Would of liked to see what Glenn would of down if the QB didn’t go out. 
 

Bremen up 7-0mid 2nd at Glenn

Others may have more details on injuries.  In high school football, it is par for the course to be done a few guys by week 5 or 6.  Young guys get the chance to step up. I hope they are healthy and ready to go in a few more weeks.

Seperated shoulder for the WR, not sure about the linemen, I heard one was in a walking boot.

A WR has been out since week 2. a couple of linemen have been out since Marian.

19 hours ago, Football Guru 25 said:

BREMEN BIG by 28  - Glenn still celebrating beating Jimtown!!

ELKHART BIG  by 40
MARIAN by 10

NP by 6

Jimtown by 20

Washington by 12

Bremen is hobbled by injuries. A series of unfortunate events have put a strain on the Lions depth.

54 minutes ago, GOLDRUSH1985 said:

Don't feel Inferior , I don't give predictions on the entire NIC games because I don't know enough about each team to make accurate predictions . If I were to do all the NIC games , I would be guessing . Judging by Turf Toes week 5 Predictions vs Outcomes , that is exactly what he does . If your going to guess the games , don't get charminized when someone questions your prediction . LMAO

I use a combination of hunches, guesses and witchcraft to come up with my prognostications. 

Sounds like good games. Jimtown wore down the Lions upfront and won the turnover battle. Hopefully Bremen can regroup and beat Glenn and force a 3 way situation.

1 hour ago, Indian72 said:

Chuck Freeby has compared this Elkhart team to some of the former Blazer teams under Tom Kurth

Time will tell

I would love to see Elkhart and Penn to push each other to be better programs.  Hope this is the push Penn needs to get back to their roots.  I want NP, St. Joe, and Marian to thrive to knock them off.  I want Bremen, Jimtown, and Glenn to knock the crap out of each other and push each program along.  I would love the South Bend programs to build on their foundations and awake the sleeping Giants they could become.  Northern Indiana (Michiana) football is not what it was 15-20 years ago.