Irishman

Mack Jones just got yanked in the game against the Bears. Could he be moving soon?

This is really cool. I would like to see video from the game of this. Smoltz is a fantastic color guy

Sorry...should have clarified....from a coach's perspective in the press box.

If there has been nothing that has come out by now, it likely won't; not that there was ever a chance anything would. As far as counting, it is much more difficult to do for defense. At least when watching an offense, there is the eye test. The requirement of 7 on the line helps tremendously. I actually look at who is off the line first. Some lines have such tight splits, it is hard to tell and count fast enough.

LIke I said in the NFL thread last week; the level of play overall is bad. The Bills are the closest to a consistently good team.

I cannot remember word for word, but I think it says your season is done when you are eliminated and you cannot preactice after that. My guess is CP admins and coaches stated that they have notified the IHSAA that they would like to protest the game.....even though there is no actual process for it and told their players to come in and be prepared to practice. I agree the game will not be replayed.

Yes he is Horrible game for Green Bay; stupid penalties and still completely out of sync offensively.

I would doubt it would be replayed on a missed call. It actually says in the by laws that all game decisions are final.

DeKalb 17 New Haven 14 Final

I met Coach Allen when we were at Cathedral and we played Ben Davis. Chatting with him before the game, and running into him over the years, I can also say what you see is what you get. He is likely the guy who can get by on 2 or 3 hours sleep a night and jump out of bed. It has been a few years since we last talked, but I enjoy every chat. I also would have liked to have seen what he and Wilson could have done together for a few years. One thing I would have liked to see continue that Wilson started was the remote 1 day camps with his staff. They came up to Homestead HS and had a great turnout. I had a great chat with Coach Allen then. I know people look at him during a game and roll their eyes, but as others have said,it is 100% authentic. I do agree that as a head coach, he needs to tone it down a few notches. Just like a coach that likes to yell and scream all the time, if wins are not following, it all becomes noise to the players. I also think that even recently, had DeBoer stayed around, we might see a better team. Coaches are frequently going for other jobs from IU. I get why, but it is hard to really build a program with a revolving door like that.

Getting an MBA from IU is a big deal, especially in the time he had to do it. Best of luck Jack.

Seems I am seeing a LOT of posts from friends that cheer for various teams that are talking about ugly wins. It seems there are 2 teams that are playing decent football; Buffalo and Philly. While the Giants and Vikings are 5-1, I don't think they look like dominant teams. There are just 3 teams with 4 wins. The Jets, Cowboys, and Chiefs. Just seems like sloppy play is running rampant this year. Multiple games have been downright ugly; unwatchable even. I don't think I can put my finger on any one thing; but feel there are multiple factors that go into this.

All you Negative Nellies 😄

The offense seems to be going the wrong direction; so out of sync. Aaron Jones only has 4 touches? Because of post game comments last week maybe? if so, that is just petty. Get over yourself LaFleur. he is one of the best in the game. I was not aware that Rodgers injured the thumb on his throwing hand last week. He is taking some hits today. Strange to see those hits because of what got so much attention last week for being bad calls on toughing. So we do a complete 180 NOW???? They are VERY lucky to just be tied at this point. Props to the Jets D though, they are physical and are playing aggressive.

Just seems like the coordinators are trying too many things. Still seeing safety blitzes on defense that are not working. I think I have seen one work against BYU but that was it. Guys still look lost in pass coverage and not much pressure on the QB. And tonight you have a large D Linemen in pass coverage?? Offense had the run game going, and some of the quick passing game. Run a sweep on the goal line? And then the reverse on 1st down at midfield? Granted Pyne has predetermined who he is throwing to too many times, and they have been covered or he has missed. Stanford D is making Pyne run around too much.

That 4th and goal play call Rees???

Unreal....typical, but still. Absolutely no excuses. Coby Andison has GOT to take care of the football. You are at midfield, you had the 1st down, just get down. Not that it is all on him. The offense was pathetic through the first half. Just more of the same crap we see year after year after year after year after year.

So a team that IU beat now controls their own destiny in the B1G West???? lol

I think Doubs and Watson have good enough speed for being deep threats. I just do not think A A Ron can put it on anyone deep any more. His accuracy maxes out around 30 yards in my opinion. Granted, the throw to Watson was on target in week 1, but it just seems that is a rare thing.

And in appropriate fashion, like the Great Pumpkin, they Bears never showed up.

I am ok with it. I was happy when Green Bay drafted Rodgers, but it is clear there is something between the two Rodgerses. I saw Claypool play at ND in person a few times. I have said many times, he made Ian Book look much better than he actually was. he showed glimpses of greatness with Roethlisberger. This may be a situation where a move for both of them may be exactly what each one needs.

The Cleveland Browns are playing Washington in Chicago? That is weird 🤣

@Stoner Good work....thanks for posting that. I think there are flaws to ANY system that requires qualifying for the playoffs. The IHSAA under Bobby Cox, in my opinion was way ahead of the game in going the all in path. That said, I am curious though...and just playing devil's advocate with this; so please don't take this as me attacking the post. Looking at a number of teams on the list where the season ended with a sectional title, how many of their playoff wins were against teams who were ranked similarly or lower in Sagarin's algorithm? Just as an example of my question, "1995 Lapel (1A Sectional Champs), Sagarin Class Rank 39th of 54, Ranked 3rd in Sectional" With either 7 or 8 teams in a given sectional at that time, how many teams did Lapel play that were ranked lower than them?