BDGiant93

The MIC just pushed them out the door. Don't count out a return of Carmel. The fact that Jim Inskeep is a class act is not lost on many in the MIC. I have nothing other than anecdotal evidence and informal conversation to base that on.

We'll see what happens.

He won a MIC Championship at NC. Something that had not been done before. Everything went haywire after the COVID year.

I love his website. I had no idea he was such a disciplinarian as a football coach.

Hope you all had a good one. Sorry that I didn't see this until now.

Yes. He took over for the late great Paul Loggan.

Wishing Coach Bless all the best. His father and my father were contemporaries and played football together at Indiana Central. My father was one of the first football coaches at Avon (depends on what you count as the first coach, so I always say one of the first) so a couple of connections there. He's done a great job at Avon despite the last few years. He really raised the bar there and took a good program to an elite program for several years. He's produced a lot of great players. I talked to one of my students who played for Coach Bless, and he was really sad about him retiring. I'm sure there are many. Good luck Coach!

Nevermind. It's done! $20 to the shut DT up club.

Tried to do that, and it won't let me.

It was a poor choice of words, my apologies. Yours is much better as always.

Not necessarily for video coverage since the IHSAA claims a monopoly on streaming/broadcast video.

If a wrong kid is named at the state game, the roster was wrong.

Jerry is a very kind and generous person. I know he spent time over the years with my young broadcasters walking them through his notes and his research for games. Jerry's one of the few people who can still make me starstruck. He may have lost a step or two, but that's a step or two no one else had.

Having seen the mercy rule applied multiple times since it was adopted, I think it works well. The closest I've ever seen to a comeback in 30+ years of watching high school football at Ben Davis was a Regional game at Warren in 2000. Ben Davis got out to a 35-0 lead. Warren scored 30 in a row. BD closed out with 30 of their own in a row. 65-30 was the final.

I was hoping for a certain purple team on the Westside of Indy not named Brownsburg.

I've given up trying to predict 6A this year. Team with the most points wins.

Brownsburg took advantage of every mistake Ben Davis made. I thought the Giants showed some heart to rally, but the Bulldogs kept making plays to slam the door. Brownsburg is for real, but, like Temp said, every time you start to buy in....... BUT, I think things might be different this year.

It was. Brownsburg shouldn't lose again if they play like that.

Here we go. Giants vs. the Bulldogs on the Westside. Winner likely takes the Sectional and plays on! Does Ben Davis keep beating Brownsburg when it really counts, or can the Bulldogs shake off a string of underwhelming performances in the IHSAA State Tournament under John Hart and deliver a knockout blow to BD?

Wait, weren't you just lamenting about how the program had taken a swan dive?

Ben Davis was DREADFUL in the first half. DREADFUL. I mean, it was so bad that we were up in the press box thinking about running clocks. Blocked punt in first half began to turn the tide even though BD didn't score off it. Giants hit a couple of big plays and then it was like LC suddenly was back on their heels. Reminded me a lot of the BD/Center Grove game where suddenly it was a ball game and LC got caught flat footed. Was just an odd football game. BD was fortunate to win in the end, but I can think of a handful of games over the years where the Giants came back or found themselves in position to win. You don't give them back...especially with this BD team who, in the past, has had trouble closing (three losses this year, for ex).

I mean, the best Sectional draw by far is Warren Central's. Ben Davis had those other three teams that are now in Warren's Sectional for the last few years, and, while Perry is much much improved, I'm not sure there's a team that can prevent a running clock in the second half in that Sectional vs. the Warriors. I'd say Center Grove is a close second in that department in 6A.

I know coaches who would love to have a 10th game, but you're asking this of the same folks who allow Ben Davis to host Brownsburg in week one of the 6A tournament. That's a different kettle of fish, though.

He's got a heck of an arm. He'll get that accuracy dialed in and will become a real problem for the next few years.

That's correct. BD gambled for an INT on one play to Duff and missed. Duff returned punt to the BD 9, and the Giants failed to cover a sky kick correctly which led to a Russell return. That's 21 points. BD's defense gave up 107 yards passing and 124 yards (on 40 carries) rushing including the 58 yarder that Duff caught and ran in after the gamble.