boilerfan87

Facts. FC/BNL is always a good game, regardless of records coming in. I bet they end up playing again in sectionals and you can't be surprised if BNL walks away with the one that matters. It's tough to beat a team twice.

Isn't that called the 'Big 12 Methodology'? 😁 I for one don't care as long as they can put up W's when they get the program established.

Old school here - Double Wing and 5-2

Bedford North Lawrence (2-5, 2-2 HHC) at Floyd Central (5-2, 3-1 HHC) Columbus East (5-2, 4-0 HHC) at Seymour (4-3, 2-2 HHC) Jennings County (3-4, 1-3 HHC) at Jeffersonville (2-5, 2-2 HHC) New Albany (2-5, 1-3 HHC) at Madison (1-6, 1-3 HHC) I do think Jennings could upend Jeff if they play really well and BNL could upset FC as those are always good games no matter the records.

He has done this every week. And his analysis is fair. It doesn't mean we guess them all right, but he calls it how he thinks it can play out. Then they play the games. There's no way to predict with certainty or we'd be rich from gambling. Nothing to be upset about there.

Week 8 Games: Clarksville at Corydon Crawford County at North Harrison Salem at Charlestown Scottsburg at Eastern Pekin Silver Creek at Brownstown Shortridge at West Washington Paoli at Mitchell Perry Central at Springs Valley Agreed. There are a few games that really could go either way.

Columbus East (4-2, 3-0 HHC) at Bedford North Lawrence (2-4, 2-1 HHC) Floyd Central (4-2, 2-1 HHC) at Jennings County (3-3, 1-2 HHC) Jeffersonville (1-5, 1-2 HHC) at Madison (1-5, 1-2 HHC) Seymour (4-2, 2-1 HHC) at New Albany (1-5, 0-3 HHC) There doesn't appear to be much suspense or much to disagree on this week. It is interesting that it looks as though all the road teams may take it this week.

Yeah, I don't see Holt going anywhere. He is a good DC. And he has an incredibly young defense. His first year here with a lot of experienced guys, they were top notch. The offense just didn't have much that year.

Yeah Sindelar has a broken clavicle. They act like he can return, but I'd be surprised if he does. Plummer looks good and will be good with experience. The difference from the TCU game to the Minnesota game was very apparent with him. At one point, Purdue had 7 freshmen on offense and 6 on defense. It's hard to win at any level like that, and they still had every chance to win. It looks like it could be a disappointing season with all the injuries mounting, but for once, I feel like there is a lot of hope to be had because the team is very young and there is a lot of raw talent out there. I am confident this staff will coach them up, they will improve and there will be better days ahead.

Mitchell at Providence Paoli at Crawford Co. Tecumseh at Springs Valley West Washington at Perry Central Brownstown at Clarksville Charlestown at Corydon Eastern Pekin at Salem Silver Creek at North Harrison Mt Vernon Scottsburg

I didn't see anything from Frozen yet and didn't want to miss the few who like the HHC pick 'ems! It is mostly non-conference this week with a couple local matchups that are tough to pick. I think B-town/Seymour and Madison/Mitchell could go either way. Bloomington North at New Albany Brownstown at Seymour Floyd Central at Columbus East Jeffersonville at Cathedral Jennings County at Connersville Madison at Mitchell Terre Haute South at Bedford NL

Brownstown at Seymour Clarksville at Silver Creek Corydon at Salem North Harrison at Eastern Pekin Scottsburg at Charlestown Crawford County at Springs Valley Eastern Greene at Perry Central Madison at Mitchell North Central at West Washington Paoli at North Decatur

BNL @ Seymour Jeff @ FC Madison @ JC East @ NA Madison/JC is the tough call this week. It is a game that can always go either way. I am going with Madison because they are likely carrying some momentum from last week's win against BNL. And just because it has been brought up, I think the scheduling adjustment is a nice compromise from splitting the conference entirely. It provides some scheduling flexibility and if you're the smaller schools, you avoid one of the big dogs each year. New Albany/Floyd/Jeff all have issues losing kids to the local private schools, especially Louisville schools. It's not a huge issue, but will affect some top notch players. Madison and JC lose players to Columbus schools.

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

I think that is a strong possibility as well. He will just need to win more games at Purdue first. He's just another IU fan! It's all good in fun. I saw that... very impressive to land early on. He will be one of the top prospects in the state for that class.

I don't disagree about your first sentence and last sentence. However, if he is sitting at a .500 or so record after 3 years here, I don't see the big boys coming yet. Can you imagine some of those fan bases if they hire a coach with an average record? They would lose their minds. For the record, I think Brohm is an excellent coach. He is a great fit for Purdue and can lead them to a great future, if he so chooses. I am also confident that he could go into any of those places listed and win quite a bit pretty quickly. I just don't see him being a prime candidate right now. Give him a few more years and yes, I agree. In reality, I'd rather there be schools who want Purdue's head football coach than the other way around. That means they are doing something well.

Brohm has stated multiple times he prefers to play a challenging out of conference schedule. Nevada was already on the schedule from years ago, though clearly, it was no cake walk. I do agree that it is possible they don't have the firepower to bounce back from a tough start, but I did think so the previous two years either. There is a lot of football left to be played. Brohm did scour the market for a grad transfer on the o-line has he has the last two years. He did not find one he deemed suitable, as he stated in the preseason. What that means, it is hard to be sure, but likely he was very considerate of team chemistry and didn't find the right fit. He has recruited JC o-line guys, but more often than not, that doesn't address the solution. The offensive line always takes the longest to develop and he has recruited it heavily, but his oldest recruits are redshirt sophomores. They will be fine in time.

He has made do with what there was, but there wasn't much that Hazel recruited well. McCann and Hermanns. Both start, at least when healthy, which has been off and on for both. The offensive line is what takes the longest to recruit and develop. His first year recruits are just redshirt sophomores and are getting baptized by fire after having not played much last year, where they had quite a bit of experience, largely due to grad transfers. The jury will still be out for a year or two on Brohm's o-line recruiting, but it is too early to judge just yet. Outside of the line, much of the players Hazel recruited are no longer on the team. It seems as that was likely a good thing, as they were not P5 level recruits for the most part. This team is very young and injuries are killing what little experience they do have. The talent is there and will get better as they grow. They may not make a bowl this year, but I see no reason to panic. Look at UK and Stoops. They were very average as he worked to put that program together. Last year in year 6 they were finally able to put it together with a 10 win season, which is unheard of at UK. I think Brohm can get us to the point, it'll just take time.

Jeffersonville (1-2, 1-0 HHC) at Columbus East (1-2, 0-0 HHC) Madison (0-3, 0-1 HHC) at Bedford North Lawrence (1-2, 1-0 HHC) New Albany (1-2, 0-1 HHC) at Floyd Central (2-1, 0-0 HHC) Seymour (3-0, 1-0 HHC) at Jennings County (1-2, 0-1 HHC)

You aren't kidding, Gipper. It is incredibly disappointing for the young man and the team. I'll admit, as each injury piles up, bowl prospects look bleaker and bleaker. However, I will not put it past any Brohm coached team to make it in spite of all odds. The remainder of this season will certainly be his stiffest challenge yet!

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

Jennings County (1-1) at Bedford North Lawrence (0-2) New Albany (1-1) at Jeffersonville (0-2) Pickerington Central (OH) (1-0) at Columbus East (1-1) Seymour (2-0) at Madison (0-2) Vincennes Lincoln (1-1) at Floyd Central (1-1) Frozen, I don't think we've disagreed on a pick yet but we will on two of them this week. Like you said, though, both are tough to call. I could see both games going either way.

I coached for 13 years. Never once did I have an issue with a referee. There were times where I saw missed calls. There were calls I felt were wrong. But I knew that as a coach, the last thing that should truly impact our game was the officiating crew. If I as a coach could not be composed and focus on what our real job was, the players wouldn't either. I wish we could get that point across to our fans. I think the majority of officiating crews are self-accountable. They want to be the best and will work to do so. Every crew we had for the last several years wanted us to exchange our game film so they could review. I always felt that if you treated officials with the utmost respect, they would easily do the same for you and your team. We are already at a shortage point. Let's not do anything to make it worse. Thanks for all that everyone does.

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

Not sure but it is their first win since September 19 of 2014. Congrats to them!