Irishman

Similar conditions in Zionsville that night. I was coaching at Cathedral at the time. Zionsville had the highest crown in a field I have ever seen. The dropoff on the sidelines was bad. If I stood in one spot for a few seconds, I would slide down that incline. I still give my former 5th grade teacher a hard time. He was the white hat that night. We had kicked off and the ball went into the endzone for a touchback. On third down, Zionsville ran the ball toward our sideline. You could see the ball was short of the 30. White hat signals first down. it was close enough for me to quietly say "hey Roger, you know the kick was a touchback right?" He gave me a puzzled look initially, but figured it out later. 😄

The run game won this one. As good as the defense was; the run game kept Wilson on the sidelines quite a while, and when it is that cold in Green Bay, that is a big deal. The injury bug still gets them though. The injury to Gary's arm was UGLY. Really hoping that Jones' knee is ok, but it did not sound good. Props to Dillon for a great game after the Jones injury; the dude is a beast. Bigger picture is Green Bay is currently the 1 seed in the NFC. I would like to see them keep that spot. Their schedule is favorable for them to keep that spot.

Nice to see them beat Tampa today

If OSU is in that means they beat both MSU and Michigan......so that would eliminate those two from the list. I think Cincy's win at ND gives them the edge. If they win out, they are in. I do agree with your 3 locks though.

Kelly actually said in his post game...we did enough....and later I don't think we were ever in trouble. Both statements are accurate. But they still are not doing things that make you think this is a top team, or to just bury a team like this. They will move up one slot with Oklahoma losing. Michigan State has Ohio State and Penn State left and Michigan has Ohio State. If osu plays like they did today, they won't lose another conference game. The most I see ND moving up is 3 spots this season; leaving them at number 6.

This is bad. So many mistakes….penalties, pass drops, turnovers, bad defense….frustrating.

https://www.ihsaatv.org/ It's my understanding that playoff broadcasts are approved by the IHSAA, and they are all posted on this link, regardless of who is doing the broadcast.

I agree with your point, but have not heard or seen anything being promoted.

I thought this was kind of funny. The Polo Grounds seemed to be such an odd place for baseball; especially considering that almost no accommodations were made for the unique shape. The caption for the picture is "Bobby Thompson runs down a triple hit by Ralph Kiner at the Polo Grounds, 1950" My questions: At 483 feet, how was it only a triple? I am guessing the Grounds gave up a number of inside the park HR's? Are the stairs in play? Could the outfield run up the staircase to catch a ball? Is that the bullpen where the door is open? Or the clubhouse? Or a bar???? lol I know at least one of the longest ever recorded HR's was hit in this park, but it was not over this fence.

Agreed...I would also like to see certification taken away from the conferences. The NCAA certifies officials at other levels, why not D!?

Not sure how I let this momentous occasion get by me.......congrats HHC fans on reaching the 100 page milestone. 😄 I kid Now back to your regularly scheduled conversations

That was an ugly game....as bad as Love may have been; it was expected. Mahomes is really off. Packers had plenty of chances; blocked FG, missed FG, turnover on the punt that set up a score. Hard to pin it on 12 missing, but the offense would have been far more productive.

Edit: Lucky to be down just 13-0 at the half.

Special teams have been a disaster in this one; picked a bad week to change the long snapper. Love has been ok; sails too many throws..... They are REALLY lucky to only be down 10-0 at the half.

Taking time out from this until decisions are made by the IHSAA. For future reference, an occasional funny political jab is ok......but repeated comments related.......not so much.

My thinking has shifted regarding this. I made a post about a month ago where I jokingly said no one wants to be in the top ten outside of the top two teams. Looking at things now, let’s throw in strength of schedule. Of the teams in the top ten, who has the most difficult schedule. As tempt said, wins against Purdue and Wisconsin look better. But even looking at Georgia, they have played just two ranked teams, Kentucky and Auburn. What about Bama? Not even as tough a schedule as Georgia, and they have a loss to A&M. I am not saying ND’s schedule is a good one mind you, but I think it stacks up well against the rest of the top teams in the country. So, based on what is going on now, the Irish are actually a top ten team. If there was a year to push for an expanded playoff, this is by far the best year for that.

Would they be able to use video to help in a case like this? I am thinking along the lines of asking the teams for a copy of their game video.

Looking it up, the only question is the 4 starting o linemen. The only other starters still playing are Hendershot and Fryfogle On defense, Mullen and Taylor, the starting corners from last year are out. The entire D line is out now, and McFadden is the only LB still playing that was a returning starter. So out of 18 returning starters, only a handful are still playing. Depth was a known issue coming into the season, and it is showing now; especially in the defensive backfield.

Two more injuries on defense with Ryder Anderson, and Jaren Handy out.......frustrating to see, especially when it is a teammate that takes them out. And now Carr limps off.

Did folks in the Indy area see that Brownsburg was that much better than Carmel this season? Have to admit, the score is eye opening to me. Congrats to them for a solid win.

I appreciate the history of this rivalry, but as a fan, it has consistently been one of the most frustrating games to watch. At this level, the option should not be as difficult to defend as it is. Just looks like guys are trying to find the ball, rather than just attacking their responsibility. Lou Holtz teams actually seemed to defend these teams really well. That said, credit goes to the coaches at Navy for getting them to execute so well in this game. Just wish they could do it more consistently against their schedule.

Saw a tweet before the game by Trai Essex asking if Clemson had the results that Wake Forest did with that schedule, they would be the 2nd ranked team today, right? His issue was that pre season rankings are a joke. BUUUUUUT, Wake is giving up a LOT at Chapel Hill today……57 points, and well over 300 yards rushing….ouch.

I think for it to really work though, have 2 or 3 games at the same site. Someone mentioned that some fans may stay home for a neutral site game, but I think the difference could be made up if there were options. I would be more inclined to see a couple games in a day at the same site rather than two teams I don’t normally follow playing close by.

Early intervention would have been a huge help in keeping this from happening. The game one week ago got pretty chippy as well, and should have been dealt with in the first half. There was even an incident in the tunnel going into the half….not a fan of pointing kids out, but numbers were similar a week ago at NH. As far as Wayne players getting involved, from what I have seen, it does look like a lot of them are pulling teammates back. Credit is due to the young men doing that.

interesting to read https://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/32355679/dead-money?linkId=138964381