Irishman

Seems someone has an axe to grind with certain officials....maybe after the game tonight, we can look to @Bobref to summarize.

I was on the road for over 10 hours today coming home from my sister’s in Maryland. I did listen on SiriusXM….and I thought as it ended, I FULLY expected a few posts under the influence of a few beverages when I got home. 🤣🤣🤣

The fact is the people that are firing him are just as responsible for the mess as Nagy is. It has been known for several years now that the o line was sub par, and a glaring weakness.

Silver Creek High School has assistant coaching positions available at the MS and HS levels. Stipend only positions at this time, but there are several anticipated teaching openings this spring. Interested candidates should contact HC Dave Papenhaus at dpapenhaus@scsc.school

Skipping JV or freshman seasons is a HUGE challenge for programs to overcome, especially for freshmen. They spend a season being scout team players and take a beating for that, and when/if a JV game or even a C game, playing time is limited for them. I understand the necessity for doing it, but in classes 4A and above, it can really set a program back.

Here's a thought....how about we just focus on football and not personal jabs? mmmmk? Yeah, that'd be GREAT.

Thanks to @DE for the heads up

Good thoughts.....Feel free to start a topic with those points. We really want to just stick to posting openings here. Thanks

Had not heard they opted to play up in those years. Scecina was a smaller school than Cathedral and they were a 3A team.

yes it is fair to say that.

Not really......takes a LONG time to build depth. My only issue as far as coaching went was sticking with Penix as long as he did. I appreciate and understand all that Penix has been through, but it was obvious from the start that he was not the same player he was a year ago.

yeah....I checked the depth charts a couple weeks ago, and found that of the 18 returning starters, there was maybe 6 still playing. The rest were injured.

YEARS ago, it was selected as the best place to watch bad football. As far as atmosphere, it is up there. Tailgating is a blast, and this time of year is a great time to be in Bloomington. I have not been there to see the last round of renovations, but look forward to a time when I can get back.

If this Colts team can find their way to get a playoff spot, they will be dangerous.

Decent 2nd half, but a HORRIBLE start....Rodgers was way off early. Minnesota played aggressive all game long, and Green Bay never adjusted. Defense looked lost in coverage way too often. Way too many penalties and too many injuries yet again. Jenkins looks to be done for the season and that hurts. They do not have much depth now in their o line. I am beginning to wonder if Bakhtiari will ever be the same.........seems to be taking a long time to come back.

Just for 💩 💩 💩 and giggles; scenarios that get the Irish in the playoffs Georgia beats Alabama and Ohio State beats Michigan Alabama beats Georgia by a wide margin and Michigan beats Ohio State Cincinnati loses a game Ohio State loses to either Michigan or the conference championship opponent. Honestly though, as far as the Michigan Ohio State game, the loser is out no matter what. I just cannot see a two loss team getting in the playoff. If Georgia loses big to Bama, they very well could drop out of the top 4. Their strength of schedule hurts them if they do lose. If that game is a close one with Bama winning (3-7 point margin) then they both are in and the Irish are out. Out of these top 6 teams, there really is only one quality win at the moment, and that was Cincy winning at Notre Dame.

The real difference with osu is their pass defense. Oregon made them look bad. But now they are getting pressure with just 4, and their coverage is so much better. Stroud has made huge strides as a true freshman as well. God I hate Ohio State lol

I agree here…..crazy thing is 2 of those teams here are going to lose a game. Not saying they deserve it, but the math is simple….. 6-2=???

If the day continues like it has so far, Ohio State has a strong case for moving up in the polls, and could even be number 2. Their strength of schedule is certainly better than Alabama’s. I will be curious to see how much MSU drops.

The plan too was to have a Huntington South, but the community never really grew like folks thought it would, so there was never a need for it. Glad to see they are getting a new stadium on campus.

Throw in the fact that public defenders also push their clients to take plea deals as well. But THIS guy should not be the model for this when you look at the demographics of incarceration rates. A telling stat.........95% of all inmates in prison in the US never had a trial. The "get tough on crime" mantra for the last several decades has driven us to this point....as has the for profit prisons in so many places across the country.

Figured we could put these in one spot as well. Post any assistant openings along with possible teaching openings if you have them.

3 of my 4 older brothers played at Scecina when Ott was an assistant coach back in the 70's and early 80's. His dedication to teaching and coaching for such a long time is something to be admired. As good of a coach as he is, he is even a better man.

I got the chance to see him play in person a few weeks ago....He is impressive. The first TD he scored was at our end; a nice over the shoulder catch in stride. I got this pic of him just before kickoff

I took some time to think about this one as it has been a couple years since these happened. The 1984 title games were the first ones to be held in the dome. We took a trip to the Colts temporary practice facility to practice on the turf that Tuesday. It was the Colts first season in Indianapolis, and they were still practicing when we were. It was REALLY cold that day and snowing. Hitting the turf REALLY hurt lol. Some of the Colts players came up to chat; most of them wanted to see Jeff George to help their alma maters do some "recruiting" 🙂 . Wednesday morning, we got to practice in the dome. Coaches told us all week to wear old tennis shoes, but even with them, guess who did the first face plant into the turf as we jogged out for warm ups? 😄 The problem was they rolled the turf up when it was not being used, and the adhesive from the bottom side would get on the surface of the turf. But the whole experience of playing there was really cool. The coolest thing from the week, next to winning was practicing Thanksgiving morning. It was a gorgeous day with frost on our practice field. During 2 a days as we brought the 5 man sled from storage, we were banging it into so many things. Our o line coach, Coach Lee Dilk, is yelling at us each time we hit something, and finally says ok, if you guys go undefeated, I will put this away by myself.............he lived up to his word. It took him a while 🙂 One of my best friends on the team, who left us WAY too early in 2000, would look for a 4 leaf clover on the practice field during warm ups, and was able to find one each week of our season....14 4 leaf clovers. As a coach, there have been a LOT of great memories. Being a part of a championship team as a coach was more rewarding than as a player IMO. I stood back to watch the kids celebrate, and it was cool to just take that in. Having a few teams win sectional titles was actually just as rewarding as the State title; especially when we beat teams that had been a thorn in our side for so many years. Beating Dwenger in 2016 stands out among those. Regardless of what kind of lead you build up, those teams were never out of a game. A pick in the end zone saved the game. As there are many great memories, a wise coaching friend once said, your greatest wins will never outweigh your toughest loss, and that has remained true throughout my time as a coach.