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It was a joke based on the Scecina/LCC threads from over a decade ago, as other posters have stated. It was definitely not meant to be discriminatory in any way, shape, or form, nor would I have made the comment if I had known that there would be a possibility of anybody even thinking that.

Glad that's been settled. Merrillville counts as a country school by that metric, right?

Did they have.... City speed?

Personal foul, unsportsmanlike conduct, cheap shot on an attorney.

Mockabee was the first walk-on I've ever been excited about getting. I was honestly expecting him to be a high 3-star, low 4-star player with all of his track success and what-not. COVID probably limited his recruiting and camp exposure. I figured he would get a few looks with the depth being so thin at RB, I just didn't think that he would be this good so quickly. Some kids are just ATHLETES, it doesn't matter what school they played for or who they played. Mockobee, Big George, Coy Cronk. Jack Kiser, the Anthrops, and Nick Zachary are just a few that come to mind.

I'm too busy with kids, work, and school these days, plus I don't even live in the area anymore. I haven't been to a game in 4 years, although I do watch here and there online. All good things come to an end eventually and Pioneer had one heck of a run. Hopefully it's a mere bump in the road and Pioneer will be back before too long.

That's what you saw, but it doesn't tell the entire story. Coach Lambo and his staff spent the entire week researching weather patterns and the correct rituals to bring torrential downpours. Many aren't aware of this, but the wrong rituals will summon a nasty curse. Coach Lambo inspected the field on gameday and decided to start on the side that was much less muddy. With a little luck his Jay's won the toss. Winamac was unable to get anything going in the deep mud and the game was over by halftime. The end.

He knows some of Coach Lambert's relatives, as do I.

That's not what I was told.

He put them in my mouth, actually.

I don't think that Triton is in any position to save their super secret playbook since they're in contention for a conference title for the first time in ages.

It was a perfect opportunity to play the undefeated 8th grade B team and we squandered it.

There haven't been any high-profile Logan/Pioneer transfers that I'm aware of. Pioneer was supposed to be down this year and it's looked that way for a while. They're in a down cycle talent wise right now. According to Maxpreps, the roster has 38 this year and 34 during the past two seasons, but they only had 33 on the roster during Kiser's senior year. In 2015 there were 47 players, and in 2016 there were 58 players on the roster. I just assumed that the roster size would balloon after they won a couple of state titles, but it hasn't apparently.

Same. Does anyone have any insight into why Pioneer's numbers are down despite the fact that their enrollment has increased in the past few years? Why haven't any new Pioneer state championship signs been posted on the edges of town for any of the recent titles in four sports? Where is the sign bragging about Jack Kiser being Mr. Football? I was told before that it wasn't in the budget, but surely a few of the areas wealthy farmers and business owners could come up with the funds, right? Has it not been in the budget due to the recent field renovations? I bring this up because these are the types of small things that continue to motivate the students to pursue excellence. If I was a kid and saw a picture of Jack Kiser everyday, I would want to grow up to be just as successful as he was! Jack, as the first and only 1A Mr. Football, is a continuous inspiration to the entire community.

I interpreted Walter's post as him believing that three games would probably be tightly contested. He picked three teams winning by 12, 9, and 3. Those sound like close games to me.

One can dream 😆

Pioneer 38 Winamac 0 6:00 left in the 4th

How much will Winamac win by?

I'm definitely not about to get my hopes up, but if Purdue gets a few lucky bounces and stays relatively injury-free, I can see them entering the Wisconsin game at 6-1 or even 7-0. If they can use that momentum to end the Wisconsin losing streak, I really like the rest of their schedule. With that being said, the run blocking will have to improve in under to even have a shot at winning the division, let alone the pipe dream of contending for a playoff berth.

How much do high school aged players in Europe make? Not gonna lie, I'm all for athletes getting paid before their bodies are ruined.

Winamac ain't got no fancy Walmart, but they do have a Bottle Shoppe.

Does anyone want to take a stab at a prediction on the number of seasons we have left of "normal" college football?

Maybe the media was distracted by the coaching carousel that's been happening up there lately. My personal theory is that the media got the inside scoop at Diamond Lil's and Bill and Babe's after the Power From the Past festival.

LaVille, Caston, Pioneer, NJSP, Knox, Triton

Hmm, it sounds like both teams performed very well against poor competition. It doesn't solve anything, but at least we know that Pioneer has reloaded as a program and have potential to be very good again in the future.