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Wedgebuster

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  1. On 11/14/2023 at 5:52 PM, US31 said:

    Seems to be the same thing that has happened in South Bend, then Elkhart, now Goshen.  Correctly or incorrectly, it’s no longer seen as a desirable place to be for many.  So, those than can, move “out” to adjacent districts.

    What districts have benefited from the population shift?  If someone is a "loser"  then their has to be a "winner" right? 

  2. 5 hours ago, US31 said:

    Yes....but going back much more than just a decade.  Completley different community than it was around 2000.  The changes are well beyond the high school.  Questions such as "What has happened to Goshen Football/Athletics/High?" would be better phrased as "What has happened to the City of Goshen?"

    What's your take on that situation?  

  3. Just years and years of kids not seeing and therefore not expecting any success?  The last winning season was in 2016 and before that you have to go back to 01 and 02 to find back to back winning campaigns.  

    What does Goshen need to do to hit the "reset button" in football?  If coach Wogomon couldn't see a way forward.....that speaks volumes. 

  4. The issue with long drives isn't fans or Varsity Football on Friday nights.....its kids spending 2.5 hours in a bus on a school night to play a JV Tennis Match and all the other sports that don't exclusively play on Friday night.  Commuting for football doesn't bother me at all......but go talk to the baseball coach that has to play a double header 80 minutes away and then teach the next day.  That burns out coaches and their families very quickly

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  5. It seems like schools and AD's get really weird about not having complete control over their non conference games.  I always liked the idea of slated conference crossover games in Week #9 based on regular season success.  Takes care of AD's worries about scheduling a 3rd or 4th non conference game but not getting to choose who that is,  seems to be a big hang up for people.  I wonder why? 

     

    Seems like you could use the idea of slated crossover games to make your ideas in the post above work even better! 

  6. 16 hours ago, MacAttack53 said:

    Unless you’re Tippy Valley. They made this decision solely on what they believe is best for their football program. It’s high times right now in Death Valley, but only 5-8 years ago, they were stringing together 2-4 win campaigns. They just view themselves (for some reason) as a class above the TRC schools. Valley arrogance.

    Does the TRC have an All Sports trophy?  Is there a comprehensive record somewhere of where each Valley Team finished in the TRC last year and in the years prior?  Be interesting to see how they compared to the rest of the TRC in all sports.     

    Also, I've heard that some of the frustration for the former NIC schools was lower level games being cancelled over and over again by certain other league teams.   I wonder if Valley ran into any of that in the TRC? 

  7. 4 hours ago, MichGuy said:

    Football-wise they couldn't before this season. Their conference was 10 teams, so no OOC games. It wasn't a particularly good conference, a couple of the schools who've had good programs in the past (Dowagiac, Allegan, Comstock), have experienced rapidly shrinking districts. Edwardsburg definitely felt like that impacted their postseason success. The conference has now contracted to 8, EHS added two OOC games this season. Both against very solid traditional Michigan powers, which should help them in the post season.

    I'm not sure who they'd want to play, if they were to schedule anyone fr/ St Joe / Elkhart counties. Edwardsburg's enrollment is between 850-900. Doubt they'd see much upside in tangling with  a 5 or 6A opponent. Maybe a Northwood, Northridge, St Joe or Marian? Guessing they'd rather add someone closer, like a Lakeshore or St Joseph (MI).

    From what I've seen on TV 46, Hudl Highlights, and the Michigan state championship games the last decade or so, the typical Edwardsburg team would be a handful for any 4 or 5a opponent in Northern IN.    I don't think they want to schedule Penn, but they would have the same punchers chance that Mishawaka always seems to have.  

    I think you have to think of Edwardsburg almost like a parochial school.  Your going to have high numbers of 2 parent households (discipline, structure, nutrition are all there), athletics matter at home, and they've been good for a long time now (they catch some move-ins that at least have athletics in mind).  

  8. You just wish that the SB schools could play some more competition that deals with some of the same struggles as them.  When Riley has played those teams this year, they have fared well.  When they play John Glenn, New Prairie, Bremen, and Jimtown they won't.  Just too many cards in the deck stacked against them.  Now....if SB schools had a legit plan in place to develop their athletes, hire coaches, keep some long term continuity in programs, helped foster a youth league, etc.  they would stand a chance......but.........

  9. When you're winning, like Northwood, its a lot easier to convince kids that their Freshman year of not playing a whole lot is worth it.  When you're not, and you're a Freshman on JV not playing, or getting your a$$ handed to you, AND your losing......it's a lot harder to sell.  Then you enter that downward spiral......lower numbers= lack of success......lack of success then leads to lower and lower numbers.  

    Hope Plymouth can eventually get it sorted out.   We've had some good games with them over the years. 

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