Robert

And I was wondering aboout 8th graders at Northwood Middle School across from Dwenger. 

12 hours ago, Yuccaguy said:

I honestly don't think so at this time.  They are decent in Soccer, and unless they see a FB program as being a step forward with both attendance and the revenue generated from it, then do that.   But they don't need to build upon the soccer field to get it to accommodate both programs.  

Their best bet for the time being is to reach out and schedule FB on the off weeks of a local school and rent out that field.  

New Haven? Concordia? Woodlan?  Dwenger?  Interesting on where they could rent. 

1 minute ago, Muda69 said:

Isn't that what the Success Factor does as well?

 

It most certainly does.  

https://outsidethehuddle.net/2022/12/05/todd-mason-eastside-ad-aaron-willard-release-statements-on-masons-resignation/

You can see it at the link and I appreciate the frankness in this paragraph:

My resignation is not the result of a single event, single person or season. My tenure at Eastside has been riddled with challenges, yet not from parents or student-athletes. The lack of institutional transparency and collaboration has left me exhausted mentally, physically and spiritually. I have lost my hope and belief that our educational leaders are willing to make decisions that are solely for the best for our students.  

7 hours ago, Indiana Fan said:

I personally feel that there were many 4A teams that could’ve won 5A. I think to most people, 5A is just a lower tier of 6A. An “extra” 32 teams. I know it is not intended that way nor do I feel it will be like that every year.

If I had a say, the most fair way to divide this up is have 6A at 32. And class 1A at 32. Then go through and place 64 (or 62,63) in classes 2,3,4,5A. I feel this would create much more of an equal setting and allows that very small schools to have their class just like the largest 32. 

That makes too much sense for the powers that be. 

11 minutes ago, hhpatriot04 said:

Can we look at the previous four years, throw out the highest and lowest point totals, then classify with the two remaining totals?

So, the kids are paying for their predecessors athleticism.?.?  Maybe we should make some good coaches resign to make it equitable.

On 11/29/2022 at 10:40 AM, Muda69 said:

Agreed.  Only a true system of promotion/relegation would take the scourge of enrollment-based classification out of the equation. 

 

You can't have a true system because the players age out and you aren't picking them yourself from a talent pool.  That is very different than the leagues that use promotion/relegation. 

On 11/27/2022 at 10:00 AM, IHSAAtv said:

WHME was the ONLY station allowed to air over the air and has been for the last 10 years.  5.5 million fans across the state watched via a subscription on Fox/Bally since 2012.  WHME never paid for rights, never thanked the IHSAA and did not explain the situation to fans.  Their permission to air was a legacy from the days that Comcast had the rights and the SB and region area were feed out of of Chicago and Detroit... which did not carry the tournaments.   Chuck Freeby has blocked the IHSAA personnel on social media as a 'Thank You' for the 10 years of a free gift.   

Look what happens when Phil Gardner leaves...it gets worse and worse at that place.

On 11/23/2022 at 9:28 AM, Titan32 said:

It's plenty significant enough to make enrollment only classification not work in 2A and 3A.  The data speaks for itself......or folks can just keep telling themselves the disparity in championship appearances is because of some magical Catholic work ethic brought over the pond from hearty Irish ancestors.  There are plenty of publics with all the great things like feeder systems, supportive admin, supportive communities, quality facilities etc.....but they will always have that boat anchor of a significantly less homogenous student population.  There is a reason half the states or so have a multiplier, the data is similar all across the country.

You think the other 2A schools aren't homogenous enough?   We see good public school programs throughout the country, too.  

10 minutes ago, oldtimeqb said:

 

Western Boone 2018-2020 has entered the chat.

(To clarify) I have no issues with this. But if it were Bishop Western or St. Boone, they would be talked about completely different. 

Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner!

On 11/19/2022 at 5:55 PM, LuersLurker said:

Wish I could watch this game, but with the IHSAA having PPV, looks like I will have to skip it.  Not a great way to promote Indiana High School Sports.

It's not very expensive for a former Catholic school teacher anyhow.  🙂

17 hours ago, FinePrint said:

It's unfortunate that assumptions are made about people who reside in rural areas.  Yes, I live in a rural setting.  But I'm highly educated and know a fair bit about private education.  I will not speak poorly of private schooling, but I do enjoy seeing public schools overcome their disadvantages to beat similar-sized private schools.

No mention of your education or knowledge of football players at private schools was made.  My speculation and assumptions are just like everything else, based on years of working in public schools in rural and suburban areas and listening to the folks.    I'm not sure which private school has gotten you all riled up.  As a public school teacher and a product and supporter of both Catholic and public schools, I find that the advantages/disadvantages go both ways.  Perspective is needed.  

6 minutes ago, FinePrint said:

Why is that relevant?

I've found that most people who speak like this don't have much experience with the private/parochial/whatever schools that play tough competition in a city.  I see it says Triton, so you might be that same guy from Facebook that talks about private schools in a way that is less than friendly.

2 hours ago, Oldschool said:

Always going to be pulling for the public school!

2 hours ago, FinePrint said:

Every time!  In any class!

You must not live in an urban setting.

I'm not sure.  😶

Larry Bird for 3.  

On 11/10/2022 at 9:50 AM, Bobref said:

They wish they were from The Region.

South Bend, maybe.  Elkhart?

On 11/10/2022 at 2:35 PM, Muda69 said:

No, I don't believe we can agree on that.  There are myriad other options besides sports that can teach children valuable lessons.far 

So the government high school weight room is opened up on Saturday morning and supervised by the children?

 

I lived in two/three countries with far less organized high school systems.  Be careful what you wish for.   Oh, but their pro leagues have systems of promotion and relegation.  

Isn't this fake news in Indiana?  Delete, delete. 

2 hours ago, BTF said:

Mishawaka beat Warsaw by a larger margin than Carroll did. Something to think about. The title of this thread is absurd. 

familiarity, maybe?

17 hours ago, BTF said:

Luers lacks class? Never heard or seen that in four decades. I'm curious what you saw to come to that conclusion. 

Eastside is a very physical team and Luers was very physical right back.  You can go through the game at IHSAATV.ORG and look for examples of class and classlessness in the players on the field from both teams and you'll certainly hear the Eastside announcers lack of class on many occasions.  I can remember Luers losing their QB in playoffs/games in a couple of different championship years.  Next man up.  That QB did well vs. Luers, but I get it.  

On 10/4/2022 at 11:35 AM, swordfish said:

There's a knot in SF's throat this morning.......SF's parents grew up with her and her husband near Van Lear, KY.  Visited there and her many times.  She was truly a wonderful person and a beautiful lady.  RIP and say hi to Mom and Dad for me.

 

Lot's of Webbs up around here in Wabash County.  Good people.

On 10/25/2022 at 10:43 AM, FlyingHigh said:

I agree that Luers is generally better than their record shows due to playing in the SAC, but Luers won a share of the SAC last year and still lost to Eastside on their own field. IF Luers makes it past Busco (which I believe they will, but it's not a guarantee against Sade's crew), they'll have their hands full against the Blazers at Eastside. I'm not saying Luers can't beat Eastside, but we can't assume Luers is better than Eastside because they play in the SAC. Eastside would have the same, if not better, record as Luers has this year if they played the same schedule.

Eastside controlled the ball/clock/game so well last year and Luers still had a chance.  Eastside and Luers lost a lot.  It could be the same way this year.  Coach Mason is a genius against Luers.  I think Churubusco has ZERO chance of beating either.  

19 hours ago, Ballhawk said:

It's Park Tudor - spoiled rich brats!

P/P/P/P/P/P/C. All the same.  :).   For what it is worth, I teach in a small town and all I hear about is recruiting done by the Catholic and Lutheran schools in Fort Wayne...so I asked our big basketball star if any of the schools around here asked him to go there.  Yep, they all did. 

Forgot to add....Cheatin' Catholics!