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That's never stopped the GID before!! I should have used more purple in my previous post

IHSAA Exec committee met last Friday....it's disappointing that none of the regulars have posted any "insider" information. Shame...🤪

Obviously I need to use more purple..... Or include things like this:

I'm honestly curious how much longer "academic" requirements will need to be met for an athlete to complete. With a multimillion$ collective NIL deal, one could hire a great number of "tutors" specific to each course of study. 🤔 Might be a good trickle down effect for the smart academic kids. I think its entertaining to see the NCAA twist into pretzels trying to maintain the charade. Can't wait to see how the IHSAA is going to deal with this....there are several High School athletes across the country with big money NIL deals. Personally, I would have shillled for BWs & Papa John's gift cards🤪

It may be my explanation...but my previous posts might be misunderstood somewhere...I've never said there wouldn't be an HCC school going somewhere north (although if HSE & Fishers ended up in a sectional with Homestead and Warsaw....can't we argue that Homestead and Warsaw are going south, just as much as HSE & Fishers are going north????)🤪 What I said was I don't see anyway the IHSAA splits the 6A north metro schools into 3 sectionals. I think the IHSAA would STRONGLY prefer at least one non-indy 6A school makes a semi-state appearance (6A south is basically guaranteed to be two metro schools). Zionsville, Carmel, Westfield, Noblesville, Fishers, & HSE will be spread out thru sectionals 3 & 4, so that no matter what only one makes it out of the regional. There are some different ways to skin that cat. Just my 2 cents....worth that much.

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North Option B....I don't see Penn and Elkhart Driving past each other to go to those sectionals. I'd flip them and that may be what happens. My sense is the IHSAA wants all the North HCC + Carmel schools to feed into one regional (as you have in both your options). Whether that is 4 in one and 2 in another, or 3 in two sectionals. I don't see any chance IHSAA spreads those schools out over 3 sectionals.

The success will be entirely dependent on if Goshen Admin is willing to HIRE coaches to fill teaching positions. There is a LOT of turnover in admin at Goshen right now. IF they start prioritizing the hiring of coaches who will teach in the buildings....I think Coach W has a serious shot at turning it around. If not....

Obviously this is a football centric board, but people are aware that football is very, very far away from the issues that drove this outcome, aren’t they? If football was the only parameter I think CG and Carmel are unanimously accepted. From everyone I’ve talked to this was driven by the impact adding Carmel to the conference championship mix in non revenue sports. Especially those that already see Carmel in sectionals. I understand that argument. I think a lot of people do, even if they feel Carmel and CG should have been admitted. I wasn’t in the meeting. I don’t vote. But I’ve had conversations with coaches at multiple schools, and a couple administrators. ALL of them mention this as the big issue. My 2 cents, likely worth about that much🤣

So you think Carmel is going to say "we won't play non-con against HCC schools" as a grudge? Or do you think HCC schools won't schedule them because they didn't get into the conference? I strongly disagree with both....but am confused about your premise.

I overlooked how the addition of FC changed things. It used to be there was another floating non-conf game. Those pesky Flashes🤪

There are plenty of HCC schools that would be happy to add Carmel as a non-conference game. Thats a totally different issue than why they weren't allowed into the conference. "If" Carmel stays independent...I predict you could see them playing 4-5 HCC schools a year in football.

I haven't heard what the vote count was yet....any rumors? I predict the next two years will result in some shaking up of multiple Indy Metro conferences.

NO ONE IS BRINGING THIS UP!!?!? #SIAC4LIFE

I can't believe I'm saying this...but completely agree with the East vs West All-Star split. Although I don't think its as easy as drawing the line right down the middle of the state, the voting is done based upon IFCA Regions...you'd have to find a way to divide the Regions into East/West...which I'm sure you could do...It just wouldn't be a neat as drawing a line down 31. There are 10 regions....as long as Five go to each team and you split Indy and the other bigger population centers up fairly evenly you could do whatever you wanted and it would be more interesting.

Correct. Concord HS is technically in a small town (?) called Dunlap. But is basically the southeastern part of Elkhart. Concord has historically been the “little brother” that typically beat up on his older brother/brothers of Elkhart (or Central & Memorial before the merger). Has always been a rivalry there…my guess is someone at Elkhart was trying to make a statement.

That’s not likely an accident… 🤣

You don’t even have to look outside the NLC to see the perfect example of this phenomenon….

Obviously its not Carmel they are talking about....and to be clear, I'm just relaying what I'm hearing from other coaches (and not a few parents). One of them is that travel time to CG is not what north side schools are looking forward to. Football isn't the issue (IMO)...since HCC football is a Friday night and Saturday deal. But week night events in other sports are were it grinds some people. A lot of HCC schools complained about the Lafayette schools back in the day. Some complain about FC now. The common follow up is why are we driving all the way to "School X", when we could be playing/competing against "School Y" that is much closer.

I can't imagine many girl swimmers in the HCC are looking forward to Carmel being added. Particularly ones that already see Carmel in the sectional. The chances of winning a title at any level now almost evaporate.

To heck with North Central?🤣

I can verify first hand that this number is higher than many people outside would expect. For a wide variety of reasons (from competitive balance to travel time, and others). And in a wide variety of sports. I have no crystal ball that I can look into and predict what would happen, but anyone that thinks this is a "for sure" deal is mistaken. My personal feelings are that I WANT CG and C to play HCC teams in regular season play....it would be great football. Whether that is in a conference structure or not is for others to decide. My only prediction would be that any of the following are real possibilities: HCC adds C & CG and goes to a closed 10 team conference HCC adds C & CG and goes to a 2 division schedule that would allow for non-conference games and some cross over play HCC adds one of the above and not the other. HCC declines both and a "new conference" is formed with C, CG, and one or some HCC members that break off. The last one is the real monkey wrench that would cause a lot of dominoes to fall. My gut tells me this is the least likely, but I really don't know. Of course if we are still in the "Trust Tree", I would admit that it could be something else too....something really cool....that I don't even know about 🤪

My understanding Harrison and Westfield are not continuing this match up.

Micah Hauser > Drayk Bowen Played full time both ways (like Bowen). Better stat lines against better teams (or in the case of Merrilville, the same team). I'll duck and cover now 🤪

My wife has an hour plus commute in Indy. But an hour commute before and after work is a different discussion than an 1 hour plus commute around 465 at 5pm....and then back again that night when you have school the next day. Apples and Oranges