BDGiant93

That's fair.

You continue to look at this through a high school sports prism. The issue won't be whether or not they are isolated or want to fit into a conference. It will be funding and whether or not they can afford, as a district, to keep all the schools they have open with less funding.

I'd hate to see it too.

Three of the best AD's I've ever worked with have been women. Alice Underwood at Franklin Central, Priscilla Dillow and Heather McGowan at Ben Davis

I think the Terre Hautes are an interesting topic. Do you really think they'll further split into another school? More likely they'll consolidate into one school. I don't want to have to figure out which ones survive, but I think this is much more the trend in these communities rather than splitting into another 3A.

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Hard for a Highland guy to put up Giants Stadium. Much appreciated.

I'm glad you took it in the appropriate way.

Temptation and HHF/DT get into a spat.

Curry's skills and instincts are among the best I've seen in a high school situation. Plenty of time to fill out.

It was a very tragic situation. The story is absolutely heartbreaking. https://fox59.com/indiana-news/family-releases-identity-of-indianapolis-siblings-killed-in-campground-accident-how-you-can-honor-them/

No problem.

Not sure what you mean here. I'm Jon Easter. Good to meet you.

That's Aaron Pitman. He has been a finalist for a number of professional PA jobs (most recently the Pacers and the New Jersey Devils). He announces for BD, North Central, Anderson, and several other schools. It's what he does, and he is really good. Thanks for noticing. I'll pass this along to him.

The Center Grove series has gotten away from BD in the last few years, no question. But the BD/Carmel series remains extremely tight. 12-12 (BD) HOME 10-12 (Carmel) AWAY 2-0 (BD) NEUTRAL 24-24 SERIES The series was 10-9 Carmel at the founding of the MIC. So, since 1996, it's 15-14 BD. Since 2000, the series is 12-12.

High school fields would be cheaper since you wouldn't need to rent the field. That might be a thought. Also, some capacities of small college fields might be under what some high schools in Indy could provide.

I'd be fine with neutral sites for Semi-State. Pretty easy to find 12 good sites. You could still end up hosting I guess if your team is really good since this would likely be set in the offseason.

Esezi Otomewo from Ben Davis was there.

The North Sectionals are all crazy now. No telling what the IHSAA will do. I like your effort. I was stumped up north. Geographically this makes sense in the south. Like this one too

They have to figure if Ben Davis is a West, East, or Southside school this time around.

Coach Wilbur sometimes gets overlooked (Used to by me) until I actually educated myself on his years here and what happened prior to his arrival. BD had a total of six winning seasons prior to his arrival form 1937-1972. In 1972, they went 0-10. He went 59-53 here and strung together five straight winning seasons.

Don't forget the tip boards and raffles!

Speech and debate programs travel all over the country for nationals. ROTC programs travel annually all over the country for nationals. Choirs and bands regularly go across several state lines. Publications, etc. Cheerleading teams are not IHSAA programs, so it is fair in the sense that if the program is governed by the IHSAA that travel rules must be followed. It's the same as programs like La Lumiere who are not IHSAA members. The travel rules don't apply to them.

Conference Indiana has just been kind of surviving for years. Just kind of going along with members peeling off slowly. It's just kind of a group of schools that don't have anywhere else to go right now. Big schools that have no other big schools really around them interested in forming a conference... So, I think if a better offer comes along, I think you could definitely see some movement. As we saw with the departure of Carmel/CG from the MIC, rumors quickly can become reality. I get the feeling that the Mid-State is happy where it is right now. It's a fantastic conference that's very competitive.

In football, I know you get a certain number. Beyond that, you have to pay. So if your school wants its pep band at the game, for example, the school has to pay. At least, this is how it used to be.