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Yes he did, but Coach Barr raised the bar, no pun intended, by adding a weight lifting program using a phone app. It was in the local papers and I liked the idea.

Barr's actual overall record is something like 111-100. He won 5 sectionals and 2 state titles at Chatard.

The problem was that some parents didn't want Barr leading the program from day 1. His hiring cleared by 1 school board vote. His firing was mostly political. Everyone involved with the program knew that the last three years would be tough. This upcoming season was supposed to be bright. I've heard from sources that Barr had made major strides in building the foundation of the program as well and I heard nothing but positive things outside of disgruntled parents whose kids weren't playing enough and etc. Barr was the head coach at Chatard when they won two state titles, 9 years overall. His record is not 57-80, it is much better, but for some reason Harrell's site doesn't list a coach for several of the years that he coached there.

I'm a fan of using later round picks on first or second round talents. Jaylon Smith (2nd round) and Marcus Cannon (5th round) are good examples of players who persevered.

Thank God. Your hatred for Purdue has been well documented in asinine topics such as this. At least you can count on Muda for an upvote.

Karlaftis tied for the team lead with 7.5 sacks, led the team in hurries and TFL, and was named a Freshman All American. Sounds like a stud to me.

Jeff Brohm has George Karlaftis who is a future NFL player and a five star recruit out of high school.

We all should want utopia. It's not possible to be perfect, but why not try to get close? I agree, but only if the resources are used for academics. Otherwise I prefer seeing more students get the opportunity to play a sport.

Schools dropping sports in the name of competitiveness doesn't entertain me very much.

It is a business. I simply believe that it shouldn't be. Every person deserves to be educated to their highest potential and money shouldn't be an obstacle.

2008 regional vs Pioneer, NZ fielded a punt at around midfield and took off toward a sideline. He then ran out of room and headed toward the opposite sideline and used his speed to evade several Panther defenders for a TD.

Education and business don't belong in the same sentence. You and DT have sure fooled me, with your hundreds of combined posts chronicling the potential demise of youth athletic programs, all in the name of your own entertainment.

I imagine that this is DT and Muda when a rural 1A school closes their football program.

The stock market was actually starting to drop before all of the COVID-19 pandemonium, due to the Russian/Saudi oil feud/war. Your claim is false.

When you quoted the constitutional right to public assembly, you are also enabling people to possibly do just that and that is dangerous in our current situation.

So 20 1A teams should contract? Sounds like a bit much.

I've never seen someone want others to fail so much in my life.

Desir was cut because he was a bit of a one hit wonder. He was a replacement level journeyman for several years who was cut a handful of times. He then got a chance in Indy and played well as a solid starter, so he was signed to a big contract. He then regressed last year, possibly due to injuries. I'm thinking that the staff must really believe in a younger guy like Ya-Sin to cut Desir.

Well we can start with the 2.27 billion reserve that was in state coffers at the end of June last year, which was the end/start of the fiscal year. There's also a SEVERE staff shortage in the Indiana Department of Corrections, but the state also refuses to do anything about that either. Seems to be a trend in this state. Maybe they'll actually use some of that money to help with the Corona virus situation.

Should have already happened.

What does that mean?

Not very many coaches are going to be loyal to a bottom-half Big Ten program when Alabama shows interest.

And yes, it will take time for Purdue and IU to even occasionally win their divisions.

And that's what they're mostly getting, local in-state kids to bolster their roster. The Thieneman brothers, Alfred Armour, Zander Horvath, Aiden O'Connell, and Sam Garvin were all walk-ons who have contributed in the past two years, with five of them, save for AOC, being in-state players. The older Thieneman is an NFL practice squad player. These players are the building blocks for the program to potentially and hopefully rise to elite status. BTW, Purdue's roster was in such a disgustingly sorry state that they had no choice but to dip in for some local walk-ons.

It's not selfish, it's smart. These are fringe D1 college players with potential. Spegal, for example, was a 2* recruit and already had a D1 offer from Army, where he probably could've been a star. It's not like his only other offers were from Marian and Wabash. Schools like IU and Purdue are trying to compete with the likes of Ohio State, Michigan, and Penn State. To do so, they have to be clever and use all of their resources.