Irishman

Including the original post. I am ok with a change in the time between one sport and another. I just think that waiting until the State finals have been played is going too far. I get that you feel everyone in the Winter would start at the exact same time, BUT there are other advantages gained, so you trade one set of advantages for another. Maybe a two week break from the end of your Fall sports season? as far as overuse injuries, I would disagree to an extent. MOST of the injuries we are seeing are a result of repeated use in one sport athletes, ie pitchers with arm injuries, bball players with knee and ankle injuries from the required movements happening 12 months a year. In fact, even the NBA has studied the types of injuries, numbers and severity. The bball only injuries far outnumbered those of the multi sport athletes, and they were far more severe. As far as the pregame shoot around, the IHSAA has done a better job of clarifying the language. Instead of the word “practices”, the rules say “practice days”. The rules are also very clear that the scrimmage day and any game day will NOT count toward a practice day.

NBCSN Chicago posed the question this am....trade for Cam Newton? As a Packers fan, I would LOVE to see this happen; right up there with the hire of John Fox. lol

This is a great read; not just for seniors, but for all players. https://outsidethehuddle.net/2019/10/21/coachs-corner-an-open-letter-to-seniors-on-the-eve-of-the-postseason/?fbclid=IwAR2KpPyMFlWAQ8eCx8sDeeSdzhD5zBbtw8Nu30nCoHPv_yZZlnD_b6wzSMg

We had a kid a few years ago wearing one that was flagged for improper equipment. The white hat told our coach he could not see if the kid had a mouthpiece in or not.

I am confused....how did this venture into the concept of a kid playing two sports at the same time? I never got that from the original post. I still don’t like the idea at all of the original post though. For smaller schools, there are key athletes for Winter sports playing a Fall sport. To make them wait would only have one effect from the small schools.....delaying the start of the entire season. The other issue that comes into play is practices.......to transition from a Fall sport to a Winter sport, an athlete needs to get 5 practices in now. That would change to whatever the number is for athletes not in a Fall sport....is it 10 practices? Another issue is balance......there are no limits at all for kids starting a Fall sport, so why do Winter and Spring sports have to wait for the State Championships to be over before they get their athletes? ESPECIALLY if it is 5 weeks, or even 7 if the 10 practice rule is in place. And game days cannot count toward that number. In my mind this is a solution that is looking for a problem. And if there actually is a problem of some type, this would equate to “killing a fly with a cannon” as my old professor, Ed Schilling used to say,

Leave it up to the schools. Every school I have been at has allowed kids a week off. I think forcing kids to wait until the State finals are over would mean a LOT of kids would have to wait 5 weeks, some even a full month; too much time in my opinion.

I will give credit to Muda.....I too was skeptical of the intent here. I do believe he was sincere in wishing these teams well. I will also add that as a coach, some of the toughest/best coaching I did was on teams that won very few games. I have never been a part of an team that has gone winless. I applaud the coaches and players who kept showing up and kept working through the adversity.

Bye week 🙂 I agree that their chances of being in the playoff are fading fast, BUT if Georgia can beat Florida and Alabama, it could help. Funny thing is that just like in years past, the chips are falling in favor of the Irish moving up. Had Georgia not lost to SC, who knows? 🙂 I look for Michigan to give the Irish a tough game, but am counting on Shea Patterson being Shea Patterson. I am think Harbaugh is regretting the loss of. Brandon Peters at this point.

I was hoping the Lions could get a win at home, but the Vikes are just a step behind Green Bay, and within striking distance. Going to be fun watching it unfold.

The Raiders offensive line has been impressive. The Packers were not able to get any pressure on Carr. The defense basically made just two plays the whole game; the 4th down stop on the goal line, and the pick in the end zone. The offense has been a different story though. This is the best they have looked all season. What I really like is seeing the number of players that have been involved, and the running game has been solid.

Just try not to kill your left tackle in the process. 🤣

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/17/elijah-cummings-dies-baltimore/ I have taken some time to read more about Mr. Cummings. I may not have agreed with much of what he said, and some of it was pretty off the wall stuff, I think we still cannot forget what men like him lived through in this country. I give people like him a little more leeway as far as their stances on issues go. I cannot even begin to imagine the world he was a part of. He, along with so many others were beaten, bruised, and bloodied for taking a stand. And I think his passing is worth noting here. RIP Mr. Cummings.

I agree with that as well, but I would also say there are standards that do need to be met that were not. My educated guess would be that Kelly thought it was worth the risk to take knowing it would go down to the wire for him to do all that was needed.

IU has an alumni camp, Camp Brosius, in Elkhart Lake, WI. I worked a couple of Summers there in college. During the REALLY busy race weekends in Elkhart, we would head out to Kiel. There was one bar that an old man named Bob owned. It was attached to his house. Bob had all kinds of gag toys at the boy that he loved showing off. He also had $2 pitchers of Old Style....hard to beat on a college budget. 🙂

Not really a meme, but the message is great.

I am still not sure about Frisco. Jared Goff caught lightning in a bottle last season. I think we are seeing what happens when NFL defenses adapt. I still give Green Bay and even NOLA the nod based on strength of schedule.

The real difference was that Penn and EC played week one of the season; so 9 games for the loser were completely meaningless as far as the post season went. The other issue I have with clusters is the tie break system. Does Texas still do a coin flip to see who gets in and who is left out of the playoffs among teams that are tied?

3 seasons; yes

Thanks for bringing up those memories Nowlin. My first coaching job at the high school level was at Chatard in 92. We saw all we wanted of all those Roncalli guys.

One thing that stood out in the first video was number 34 for West Lafayette. Dude was a monster compared to everyone else.

NFL admits the 2nd one was not a good call, but there is a point on the first one where it is clear Flowers has his hand on the front of the helmet.

An ugly win is still a win, and now Green Bay has a firm grip on the division. Sure there were bad calls, but Detroit, in typical Detroit fashion, cannot do what they need to for a win. The Packers have been on the other side of bad calls plenty of times. I will take the win. But the Lions had plenty of opportunities to run away with the game. They had the ball on or inside the Packers 35 yard line 6 times in the game, and come away with just 22 points. They were 3 of 13 on 3rd down. They had 188 yards of offense in just the first quarter, and made it inside the Green Bay 10 on their first 3 possessions, but come away with just 13 points. Add to it, that Detroit had 12 men on the field when Green Bay was settling for a FG. The penalty gives the Pack a 1st down, and they go on to get the TD. Trade the TD back for the FG, and Detroit wins. like I said though, I will take the win. I still like this defense. Pettine’s ability to adjust is pretty impressive. The Detroit offense did not do much after the first quarter.