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Well spoken with great demeanor. I can see why the athletes respond to this coach. All other reasons for their success aside. 

4 hours ago, DT said:

Good point.  But he is walking into a situatrion where only two schools in the state have "2" 4 star recruits on roster

Center Grove and Bloomington South

 

Oh I agree, no way around it, 2 ,four star players.But I’m here, And the football aura is gone in this area. They will be good, and have a winning record. They may never replicate the state championships era again. Coaches aside. 

Them days are over

Gabe has a good assistant coach resume. would be nice to see him parlay  that into head coach success. Bloomington is not the talent rich community it once was 15 years ago.

Answer to number 9, alone. should of had two pages of comments by now, on this site. I can see both sides to the success factor. But coach is not wrong, when he says that it penalizes success.

I'll have to admit ,you would think these clowns around here would have more to say, yes. Not often do  posters , on this site ,get this kind of inside looks at programs and coaches. And from all over the state. These interviews are priceless for Indiana football fans.

This sounds familiar, student participation, in urban schools. Todd seems dedicated. 

This guy is a coach! Good interview. He’s going to beat Dwenger one day. Hope the big schools don’t see this interview. He will be gone from Angola 

On 7/12/2021 at 3:55 PM, RoadRunner said:

Colson Montgomery out of Southridge High School in Huntingburg/Holland, IN was just drafted 22nd Overall in the First Round of the 2021 MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox.

Makes me wonder, is this the highest any high school player from the State of Indiana has ever been drafted? I did a quick google search and couldn't find much. I did see Scott Rolen was early 2nd round.

I understand that the 22nd pick over all will pay in the vicinity of $3.5 million this year. Um….? This kind of stuns me. 

2 hours ago, BTF said:

He learned from a legend.

Not so sure about this coach ,and his talking head responses to the well thought out questions. Sounded like he was interviewing for a job.  I smell a rat. I could be mistaken. 

1 hour ago, BTF said:

Quarterback is solid. I thought he would have more offers than he has. So far just Eastern Illinois and Pennsylvania. He no longer has Mason Englert to sling it to, but I'm sure some other guys will step up. 

Just Eastern Illinois? Tony Romo’s and Sean Payton’s alma mater? 

Nice to finally get some more of the local Indiana talent to stay in state. Never too many linemen for a great football team.  

2 hours ago, Footballking16 said:

I think they go 9-3

Losses: OSU, Penn State, 1 of Cincy/Iowa

I’ll take it 

I’m just happy to sit in row 17 section 5 and enjoy big ten football on Saturday. If Indiana knocks off PS, or OS, or Mich.  great.  Otherwise I’m still all for what’s going on. As was I with Wilson. 7 wins and bowl victory. 

I’ll take7 wins every year. And a bowl win. Be perfectly content with Allen. 

I will restate , they have made improvements each year. It is a pipe dream to win a bowl. Don’t think it isn’t. This will be the measuring stick for coach Allen this year. And at the end of the day ,it will take away the progress Tom Allen has made. If they don’t win a bowl. 

I’m anxious to see how the next season plays out. Indiana is not there yet.The jury is still out on whether Indiana can parlay the recruiting ,into a season that ends with a bowl victory. This has to be the next step to validate Allen , as a program builder.  Seems like , for the last  four to six years,everyone thinks  it’s the season to break through. And then no cigar.  Not that there aren’t improvements each year,  in my evaluation.  

On 6/30/2021 at 1:04 PM, DE said:

Awesome. Enjoy reading these. Thank you for your efforts. 

Same here.  

Thanks

One team missing on the crystal ball list is Columbus East..

3 minutes ago, Whiting89 said:

Center Grover won the state golf championship, the best sport by far congrats.

So, what other sports do golf participants, participate in? In high school. Curious 

13 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Possibly.......I think there is very little credence to the idea that often times, programs just run into a period of time when the talent level is just not there. 

Sure, but the good coaches, who can adjust, still produce. Have winning seasons.

What was he thinking?  PU all the way. 

4 minutes ago, Irishman said:

Kevin Wright at WC comes to mind.....D 1 talent all around, but ran the option game. 

Brett Favre was an option QB in HS. 

Percentages alone do not support the thinking of Coach Askew. Something like 6% of HS players play in college; or something like that.

Do what is best for the kids you have. 

This is why some programs never come out of mediocracy. Coaches who can’t adjust. And there are several.  

1 hour ago, Whiting89 said:

Must be first day on forum, welcome. That’s how these posts go. DT makes an outlandish statement, it’s get disproven, and we move on.

Outlandish! That is one of the nicest things I’ve heard people say about DT. 
Funny,  I have nothing but respect for DT. Outlandish or not. 
First Day!

17 minutes ago, DE said:

I do recall someone on here saying it would help get high school players more college football playing opportunities if high schools ran offenses that the state college football teams run. 
 

As a former HS coach, I say you run what best fits your players strengths. 
 

I agree with you. If you are good enough, colleges find you. 

And…..who exactly is this Coach Askew?  Never heard of him. 

Successful coaches, who don’t ,or haven’t had the unlimited talent pool of certain programs ,always tweak their schemes to take advantage of the resources (students) that come out to play.  In my area,Two very successful coaches come to mind, who no longer coach are, ex Columbus East coach and ex Bloomington south coach.