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13 hours ago, Bash Riprock said:

I am going to the game this weekend against Minnesota....I have a good buddy that is a Gopher grad coming down from the Twin Cities for the game.  I tried to talk him out of it....I really did....

One thing is for sure, we can pretty much sit where we want......silver lining.....

What a poop show IU.....

This is the first year that I voluntarily did not go to a game at Bloomington.  
And I’ve been through some bad coaches in my time. 

But I submit, the majority of the football problems can be traced right back to the Athletics Director. Indiana has had some real Bozos. 

On 11/14/2021 at 2:31 PM, PHJIrish said:

DiNardo was a great player and a terrible coach.

True, indiana has had a few who couldn’t coach. They laughed all the way to the bank. 

1 hour ago, BTF said:

Fort Wayne city limits is 276,000. Metro is 422,000. Statistical area is 610,000.

Indianapolis city limits is 887,000. Metro is 2,000,000. Statistical area is 2,400,000.

I see the only advantage here being the size of the schools. Fort Wayne's largest two schools hover around 2400 with Snider coming in at 1800. Indy has schools that hover in the 3000-5000 range. It's not necessarily the size of the cities as much as it is the enrollments of the schools. 

Agree here, also Evansville metro area can’t be where the Fort’s metro population is. 

On 11/8/2021 at 6:45 PM, CLKeller16 said:

Westfield at Carroll - The Rocks come to the Fort this Friday after a scare against the Royals last week. While the Chargers dismantled the Tigers and their "Bart Ball", the Rocks needed a last minute field goal to lift them to the dub. The Chargers come into this game focused. If they can go into halftime with the lead, they might just have an upset. Westfield by 13

Bishop Dwenger at Zionsville - The Saints welcomed in the Panthers last week and just dominated from kickoff to kneel down. Playing a rival can do special things for a team. So can the fact that you might be related to half of your teammates. Zionsville had a brutal regular season schedule that has them more than prepared for the Fort's Fighting Tippmanns. Zionsville by 20

Brebeuf Jesuit at Norwell - These Knights have played well this season, and have risen to nearly every challenge thrown their way this year. The Braves, however, are simply better. Those Indy Catholic schools are something else. It might not be a score blowout, but I fully expect the Braves to soundly win this one. Brebeuf Jesuit by 15

Eastbrook at Eastside - Just about everyone in the state will have their eyes on this one. Two unstoppable offenses meet two immovable defenses. Flip a coin and take your pick. Will the Blazers' win over the mighty Knights last week have them feeling lax this Friday? I think not. Give me the homefield heros. Eastside by 2

Adams Central at South Adams - The Starfires have improved since their Week 6 loss to the Jets. Just look at their grind-out win over the Bears two weeks ago, a team who shut them out in Week 5. Unfortunately for them, the Jets have also done nothing but improve. Adams Central by 26

Looks like you were spot on here. 

1 hour ago, PHJIrish said:

I want to personally thank the New Albany Bulldogs for their win tonight.  Driving to Bloomington is not a good thing as of now.  It'll be good to be staying at home.

Lol

4 hours ago, PHJIrish said:

I had the distinct pleasure of sitting with Bobref during a St. Eddie/Cathedral game a few years back.  Good company!

 Lucky!Did he give you one of his old whistles ? Any autographs?

1 hour ago, southend said:

Man that ref looks buff! 

QB says, “ Idon’t want to tangle with him “

Left Tackle says “ Me either!”

Man that ref looks buff! 

8 hours ago, Justasportsfan said:

Dwenger may upset them this year..they've seen the field n know what to expect walking in..

I am inclined to agree with the upset. Not necessarily because they know what to expect but they may be the better team. 

1 hour ago, FastpacedO said:

 

JH has it as 42-24 in favor of Zionsville based off of Sagarin ratings

Fort Wayne Dwenger (7-4) at Zionsville (7-5)
GAME TIME: 7 pm ET, Zionsville.
COACHES: Jason Garrett, 42-9 in 4th year at Bishop Dwenger. Scott Turnquist, 19-18 in 3rd year at Zionsville.
SAGARIN RATINGS: Zionsville, 85.6, 17th overall, 5th in 5A. Bishop Dwenger, 67.78, 70th overall, 16th in 5A.
LAST OUTING: Bishop Dwenger defeated Fort Wayne Snider, 42-20. Zionsville defeated Kokomo, 42-17.
OPPONENTS' RECORDS: Bishop Dwenger 56-56. Zionsville 65-59.
SERIES LAST 35 YEARS: Zionsville, 2-0
LAST MEETING: Zionsville, 30-21, Nov. 13, 2020, regional.
jh PREDICTION: Zionsville, 42-24.

That’s what I was wondering, Sagarin. Maybe? Haven’t seen either play. 

The game peaks my interest because of what you said about Indy vs Fort Wayne. But also Dwengers improvement from the start of the season. Zionsville will be a formidable foe..they play a hammer of a schedule and won the games they were supposed to I guess.  While you could say the saints were a little weak at the start. I’m going to go with Bishop Dwenger. 
Who’s favored?

1 hour ago, NRRaider2001 said:

Cold, windy, chance of rain/ snow showers,  gotta love November football in the north!

5 minutes ago, swordfish said:

Gonna be a little Nippley in Middlebury Friday night, windy with some potential rain.

Tundra area of Indiana

10 minutes ago, Devilpride95 said:

Eastside over Eastbrook. The panthers wont be able to stop the pass. Eastside has played a tougher schedule too.

If you took out team that was Lucas bound, I’m going with them also 

Okay white shoes, I was not criticizing any body.  I can have an opinion. And it was answered by clkeller just fine. And I posted some more on the subject. The discussion continued without any bad mouthing til your post. Thank you. Anything else you want to add Mr. Perfect ?

Not knowing much about them , Norwell seems to have upped their program these last few years. They don’t appear to be world beaters but a team that the school and fans can get excited about. For a long time they had almost no program at all. Hope they show against Brebeuf.

As much as I would like to see the Summit City’s best 6a win, I don’t think that will happen. We’ve seen this scenario way to many times. Indy area team that seems vulnerable,  then hammer teams from other parts of the state. 

4 hours ago, CLKeller16 said:

So I basically included teams that fell under the Northeast Indiana GameNight umbrella. This includes the SAC, NE8, ACAC, and NECC. I didn't wanna call it the "Northeast Indiana Teams" thread, because I knew that would include teams that I wasn't planning on talking about. And growing up in Fort Wayne, I've always considered Auburn, to Columbia City, to Huntington, to Decatur, to the state line, and everything in between to be "Fort Wayne" area.

 

Got it. 

Ok I’m not inclined to think any of these schools are Fart Wayne area teams. Except Bishop Dwenger and Carroll. But nice write up.  

6 minutes ago, Boilernation said:

Looks fairly one sided in favor of Northridge. According to Sagarin, Northridge has played the much tougher schedule. Not much of a surprise to me that Leo lost this one.

 

4 minutes ago, BTF said:

Leo is another program that would benefit by playing in the SAC. Throw New Haven in there and that gives them 12. Division split...........large/small. 

The over all competition in the Allen county area is not that good. As you can see, two teams remain.I know some eliminated each other , but still pretty weak area of the state for football. 

12 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

 

 

So coach, tell me what this means to you. For my clarification. 

8 minutes ago, temptation said:

Remember 365 days ago when Tom Allen was getting national coach of the year consideration and Jeff Brohm was on the hot seat?

I do…

Anything changed?

2 minutes ago, TigerFan20 said:

And even better, having this game in the historical Enlow Field, most likely in a packed crowd in 45 degree weather.

I would make the trek if I was in state. I t will be a victory. And a fun atmosphere. 

I have  Brownsburg also. The win over a storied Carmel program is significant. 
But more than that. They have the  juice this year.  

Just now, TigerFan20 said:

Who needs relaxation, when you are pumped up! But yes, 2 storied programs going at it, is going to be fun to watch.

I say this is what we look forward to every year in Indiana high school football    . Don’t get any better than this.