Shoot_The_Hands

Unwritten rules are not rules of the game...which is why they are called unwritten...

So I have to follow the rules of the game but the umpire doesn't have to...

IMG has the same thing. They have 3 teams. 1 National, 1 Jr. National, and 1 State team that plays Florida schools. They haven't won a "national title" since 2023.

https://www.lpheralddispatch.com/sports/gumm-also-leaving-new-prairie-on-the-heels-of-mckims-resignation-25-year-assistant-announces/article_52e94cd7-c2f1-55f6-af4a-d6e84621e8a0.html

Not to mention their Associate Head Coach, practically a New Prairie lifer, has left for LaPorte

Looks like per multiple sources that he is heading to Lowell.

I see it more as Jr's/SR's being the ones to transfer maybe a few sophomores. But again, a school could not agree to sign off making said transfer ineligible for varsity play for one year if they don't like them transferring then the student has to make a decision, transfer and lose a year of varsity football or stay put. This is one thing that they technically have in college but causes a stir when used.

Again if you think the athlete is getting "recruited" then the school he is leaving does not have to sign off on them. They simply could just refuse to and use this as there reasoning. The whole "being recruited" to me is just an excuse for kids wanting to go somewhere that they have a better chance of succeeding. Again if the school doesn't like that then they should not sign off on letting them transfer and make them play JV for a whole season. But again, schools don't want to open up a can of worms with appeals and media.

Easy their grandpa, I don't think it has anything to do with the generation we are bringing up. The NCAA is not a good comparison in this case. I think in most cases when it comes to high school, the parents have a decent enough mind to understand when a transfer is reasonable. The IHSAA still has to sign off on the transfer an I personally think that they still make mistakes on the sign off process. I coached at a high school where we had a student-athlete transferring because his sister was going to be a freshman at our school rather than the school he was at due to the talk of it closing in two years, which is a very good reason to transfer so you can have both kids at one school together. Instead, the IHSAA didn't sign off and denied the appeal stating it was for athletic reasons. Whether this passes or not I still don't think it will matter, as both schools and state need to agree on the transfer. I think this whole thing is getting blown way out of proportion and it isn't going to be the wild west like we see in college football.

This must be what they are doing in North Newton since they have won 3 games in 3 years...

Are you sure this is a rule or is it just for football? I know for a fact the former basketball coach at Wayne was not an employed teacher

It is well documented that ND tried to join the Big Ten in the past and were rejected because of, you guessed it, Michigan. 1899 they tried to join with IU and Iowa and weren't invited to the meeting. Then they tried in 1926 and a Michigan Man Fieding Yost didn't want them to join due to anti-catholicism. They tried for 2003 but I think it was for other sports and not football. This is the main reason I think Notre Dame will never join the Big Ten. The ACC is the best bet at this point due to the other sport tie ins

I wouldn't say USC isn't a "stellar team." Up to the Notre Dame game, USC had a lead in the 4th quarter in every game they played. If they come out on the other end of those it is a completely different conversation. I think Notre Dame is one of the more physical teams in the country. In every game I have watched, the other team almost seems to be tapping out by the end of the game with exhaustion, obviously except for Norther Illinois. They simply take the will from other teams with great tackling and pounding the rock.

West Side 5-4 at New Prairie, 6-3 - I think New Prairie takes this easily especially at home. History shows the Gary schools are typically not as good as there records show. I think this is a running clock by the 4th quarter. St. Joseph 5-4 at Riley, 2-6 - I think this is closer than expected with SJ taking the W. The regular season game was closer than the score looked but Riley made some mistakes to make it worse. Still like SJ but anything can happen playing a team twice. Washington 0-9 at NorthWood,4-5 - Northwood by a mile. Should be a running clock by halftime. Calumet 5-4 at Marian, 4-5 - I like Marian in this one. You never know what to expect with Calumet these days as they have come a long way in the last ten years. Don't think it'll be a running clock but Marian wins comfortably.

I don't even think it has to do with youth. That past few years St. Joe has been struggling to find an identity offensively. Every year there has been a different type of offense. I think they need to stick to something and get good at it so the youth they do have can be familiar with it by the time they get older. They are going to be losing some horses defensively this year to graduation as well.