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Week 8 Brownstown at Silver Creek Charlestown at Salem Corydon at Clarksville Eastern at Scottsburg North Harrison at Crawford County Game of the year - Brownstown at SC. Can SC get over the hump and beat Brownstown? I am going with the "upset" pick there. The question I have is, if Brownstown wins and both win their last game, does SC still win the conference since they'd be 7-1 and Brownstown would only be 6-1? Mitchell at Paoli Springs Valley at Perry Central West Washington at Washington

Week 8 Floyd Central at Bedford NL Jeffersonville at Jennings County Madison at New Albany Seymour at Columbus East Madison/NA is tough to pick as well as Madison seems to be playing. It should be a good game. Jeff should get on track at JC. The others seem like no contest.

Congrats to Madison on their victory against Jeff. That is the first time in history they have defeated them.

I like this as a whole, but SC to the HHC isn't happening and it really shouldn't. They are just emerging in football as competitive and are buoyed by a strong senior class. They will come back to Earth a bit next season. Their enrollment is just above 900. That is roughly the same size school as Madison, which is now leaving the HHC due to being so small. The next smallest school in the HHC is Jennings County, with an enrollment of over 1200. In football, SC would struggle against schools that are nearly twice their size. Right now, they could compete in basketball because they have some outstanding talent, but that too will pass. I am always for more non-conference games so that it provides some flexibility in scheduling. A small school/big school format conference would allow for that.

There is no one way to frame this... In some smaller communities there just aren't many qualified coaches. Sometimes a dad may be the most qualified guy. I can say I've coached with several dads over the years, and I've never had an issue at all. It needs to be laid out there the expectation of team above kid, but if you go in with that, I think you've done what you can. Like I said, I've had no bad experience with it at the high school level. Some weren't terribly qualified, but it was all we had and they did what they could and weren't a pain. Others were highly qualified and were some of the best coaches we had. Now you want to talk MS and youth level? I've seen plenty of problems there with how dad coaches are.

Week 7 Clarksville at Brownstown Corydon at Charlestown North Harrison at Silver Creek Rock Creek at Scottsburg Salem at Eastern Crawford County at Paoli Perry Central at West Washington Providence at Mitchell Springs Valley at Tecumseh

Week 7 Bedford NL at Columbus East Jennings County at Floyd Central Madison at Jeffersonville New Albany at Seymour I think Madison/Jeff and NA/Seymour are both tough calls this week. Madison has found their offense and Seymour has improved as well, with both Jeff and NA riding losing streaks.

Defense? What defense? 😁

Week 6 Charlestown at Scottsburg Eastern at North Harrison Salem at Corydon Seymour at Brownstown Silver Creek at Clarksville Shortridge at Paoli Mitchell at Madison Perry Central at Eastern West Washington at North Central Salem/Corydon looks like the game of the week. It's a tough call. Both are playing well. I'll give Salem the nod after a nice streak beating Brownstown then hammering Clarksville.

Week 6 Bedford NL at Terre Haute South Columbus East at Floyd Central Connersville at Jennings County Mitchell at Madison New Albany at Bloomington North Seymour at Brownstown @Fkfootball You got ahead of the schedule for Jeff and Madison. Jeff has a bye this week since they couldn't fill week 6. Madison plays Mitchell. On paper, this should be the closest FC/CE game in years. Maybe even enough for FC to pull it off. I am rooting for the upset to end the streak, but have to go with CE for the pick. NA seems to be sliding after a nice win to start the season against BHSS. BHSS beat BHSN but you know how that works when trying to figure out a winner. Madison is tough to peg, but coming off a nice win versus rival, JC, perhaps they have some momentum to carry them to another W.

Interesting. I did not realize that. I think it would be an interesting matchup. Jeff is struggling right now and Greensburg has been very solid for some time now. Like I said, with no AD in place, I wonder if anything is even being pursued.

Crawford has shutdown for several weeks due to COVID. It is the whole corporation, not just the team. I think that CC was supposed to play SV that week. I would guess Jeff is still trying, but with no AD currently in the fold there, who knows what is getting done. The majority of week 6 open dates are probably too far north for it to be worth it for Jeff. The closest would be Greensburg. I could see that being an interesting one. New Albany went just a bit further north for their matchup with Eastern Hancock.

Yes, not sure how I missed that. Thanks.

Week 5 Brownstown at North Harrison Charlestown at Providence Clarksville at Salem Corydon at Eastern Scottsburg at Silver Creek Paoli at West Washington Tecumseh at Perry Central Tell City at Springs Valley

Week 5 Floyd Central at Jeffersonville Jennings County at Madison New Albany at Columbus East Seymour at Bedford NL A couple of tough calls this week as I could see JC/Madison and Seymour/BNL going either way.

Congrats to Salem on the win over Brownstown. Since 2006, Brownstown has lost to Charlestown 4 times in the regular season. The only other teams to beat them during the regular season in conference play are North Harrison (2017), Corydon (2009) and Clarksville (2006). Salem last beat Brownstown in 2005. The only other teams to beat them since 1994 are Clarksville (94, 98) and Salem (94). Just an unbelievable run for BC. I have no doubt it will continue to be strong. But hats off to Coach Thompson and the Lions.

And herein lies the issue Impartial_Observer, et al have with you. You make a statement, then when called upon it, walk it back. It was a shot. A direct one. It's completely unnecessary and does no good. Do you not think that program wants to be better and do well for its community? Of course it does. Not everyone can win. When you have a near full conference slate, someone will be at the bottom of it. Always. Since they will be an independent in the future, they will have some more opportunities than they have previously.

I think this is completely an opinion type of response, but I would say yes. Being competitive this year can provide a positive momentum boost for the program going forward. Plus, they will still play at least Jennings and Seymour going forward. Maybe even BNL. I am not positive. So it's not like they won't see some of these teams again. I am not for certain about Mitchell, SD or Paoli.

Madison has very little history to speak of in football. During the last coaching search, the applicant pool was very limited. Given its history and at the time, status in the HHC, there wasn't much to be desired about the position. Coach Wilson was very qualified for the position. He has one year and a few games under his belt as an HC. Turning around a program doesn't happen over night, nor does it happen in less than two years. Once they leave the HHC, they will have some more opportunities for competition on their level and you can judge the program in year 4-5. Give it time.

I won't disagree with either of you two on the picks. Seems pretty straightforward. One of these weeks, someone will surprise us! I'm tempted with the BNL/Madison one since Madison pulled it off last year, I just don't see it happening two years in a row.

Week 4 Brownstown at Salem ©, 7 pm Clarksville at Providence, 7 pm Corydon at Scottsburg ©, 7 pm North Harrison at Charlestown ©, 7 pm Silver Creek at Eastern ©, 7 pm Mitchell at Eastern, 7 pm Perry Central at Paoli ©, 7:30 pm Rock Creek at Crawford County, 7 pm West Washington at Springs Valley ©, 7 pm There are some tough calls this week. Several could go either way! Good luck to everyone.

Week 3 Charlestown at Clarksville Eastern at Brownstown North Harrison at Corydon Providence at Silver Creek Salem at Scottsburg Crawford County at Perry Central Mitchell at West Washington Paoli at Springs Valley

Bedford NL at Jennings County Elkhart at Columbus East Floyd Central at Cincinnati Elder Jeffersonville at New Albany Madison at Seymour

The left tackle is going to UofL and RB is going to Illinois State (FCS).

It looks like the weather will be a factor for the second week in a row. There is a 60% + chance of showers and storms during game time tomorrow night. Hopefully we don't see more delays. Good luck to everyone.