Coach Nowlin

That response tells me what I needed to know about your knowledge of Rossville community amongst your acquaintances and pals over yonder

I bet they have enjoyed the home grown success of Wrestling these past few years...... 😄

Easy now: He has partnered with the PGA TOUR.

and I support as well as you know:

From my perspective: NONE

I am not against CO OP I am against the proposol that would create a new classification for the school accepting said CO OP students as outlined many times by me. SOuth Newton: Less than 300 students: I think around 230. We have 440 I think this year right now. If we took on lets say 5 SN Football players: That would push our enrollment as it was originally proposed to another class, up to 3A when we are closer to 1a then 3a in last year's classifications cycle. That is what I would Vehemently argue against

Only Sport I know that has allowed it is Girls Gymnastics. There have been individuals who have been granted an opportunity to join say Valpo from Rensselaer but rep Rensselaer under Valpo program and competes under Rensselaer name but thru Valpo Gymnastics program. Proposal submitted by Ryan Chiddister, Principal, Union High School. 9-6.1 Cooperative Agreements Page 42 9-6.1 Cooperative Agreements With the approval of the IHSAA Board of Directors, students from two (2) Member Schools may be combined to cooperatively sponsor interscholastic activities provided such is necessary to either have a sufficient number of students to support a program or will result in increased opportunities for students to participate. The following terms and conditions govern all high school cooperative sponsorships: a. The IHSAA Board of Directors may approve the establishment of a cooperative agreement if both Member Schools can demonstrate a need. Need includes, but is not limited to: (1.) Insufficient enrollment numbers; (2.) Insufficient staff; (3.) Absence of a program at one or both schools; and (4.) Absence of facilities. b. Member Schools may only form a cooperative agreement (co-op) for team sports. c. A Member School with an enrollment of fewer than 300 students may form a cooperative agreement. d. At the time of the application, one of the participating Member Schools shall be designated to administer the program. Students shall participate and compete only as representatives of the Member School that administers the athletic program or sponsors the team sport. e. The Member Schools must be proximate or adjacent to form a cooperative agreement. f. When a non-public school seeks to partner with a public school, the boundaries of the public school will be used to assess the contiguity necessary for a cooperative agreement with the non-public school. Non-contiguous or non-adjoining Member Schools that are isolated from a specific team sport may request approval from the IHSAA Board of Directors to form a cooperative agreement if it will increase the opportunities for students to participate.Page 7 of 35g. The cooperative agreement must be for two (2) years, running concurrently with the reclassification cycle for team sports. The cooperative agreement may be voided at any time by mutual agreement of all co-oping Member Schools with the approval of the IHSAA Board of Directors. No other cooperative agreement in the same team sport may be entered into with another Member School until the original two-year period elapses. h. A Member School may not have a cooperative agreement with one school in a particular team sport and with another school in a different team sport. i. In multi-school districts, the school board must designate the school(s) that may request permission to cooperatively sponsor programs in a particular team sport. j. If a Member School (a contiguous public school or a non-public school) wishes to co-op with a school in a multi-school district, the superintendent of that multi-school district will determine which of his/her schools will form the co-op with the non- district school. When co-oping in this manner, all team sports must be cooperatively sponsored with the same school. k. Applications for a cooperative agreement must be made jointly by the boards of education of the involved Member Schools, signed by the board president, superintendent, and principal, and submitted to the IHSAA by September 1 of a reclassification year. l. Member Schools in a cooperative agreement shall be classified and re-classified according to rule 2, including: (1.) The determination on whether the team sport(s) shall have Two (2), Three (3), or Four (4) classes under rule 2-1; (2.) The division of participating Member Schools into Classes under Rule 2-2; (3.) The enrollment figures and optional move-up elections under rule 2-3; (4.) The sport-by-sport reclassification cycle under rule 2-4; and (5.) The success factor under rule 2-5. Proposed Addition of section 9-6.1 to the Contests rule, rule 9, which outlines the conditions under which member schools can form cooperative agreements for team sports, including enrollment limits, proximity requirements, and application processes. Motion: Motion moved by Jim Brown and motion seconded by Tim Grove. Failed 8-10.

EDIT: a few years ago: as written the proposal was shot down: 19-0: The latest CO-OP was 6 yes to 12 Nos'. This was for full sports not specifically to football.

See I was in the meeting... where CO OP were talked about and discussed at length..... I have been in same meetings where 8 man has been. Sorry your opinion of CO OP failed so miserably at the level of IHSAA executive board, I believe the vote was 19-0 in favor or NO CO OP from the IHSAA executive board..... Your axe is with them it seems not me nor iFCA who has been successfully for now going on I believe the 4th year of 8 man in our state, could be 3rd year.

My role as Direct elect of IFCA Region 4 and 16 years as Assistant Coach rep is to promote opportunities for School Communities who wish to participate in football, 11 man or 8 man. I understand anything new creates uneasy or in your case your next crusade to opin YOUR views on a situation that you have very little knowledge of clearly . Thats ok. Rensselaer has a roster of 42, we are not in the bucket that would be considered, however, If I coached at South Newton, I would have been all about it. You've really come full circle over the years here: From the boogey man of football too dangerous for our poor children to play a game meant for kids.... to bemoaning schools who go to 8 man since they do not have the numbers for classic 11 man... Wild Message Board Arc for you my man , Pure entertainment for me really

Yep: In 1934 when a coach in Oklahoma decided to create it and was expanded many times over the Great Plains since.... yup. very inferior product to start in 1934 and continue to this day in 2026. Yup.

yet you've advocated for getting rid of football because its not worth its resources..... yet Co Op is better option vs 8 man. Got it without having to look up anything, I know that LB and RB both ended up in college and NFL: Chad Greenway and Rashad Sallom. just to name 2 off top of my head, with Sallom winning a Heisman

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/lowell-indiana-school-district-buses-sports-clubs-funding-cuts/ HOWEVER Ballot has the Refferedum on it for Nov..... perhaps they get the votes this time

Lowell Middle School in Indiana has disbanded their Middle School sports and severely revamped their transportation availability

assuming your in the Colts market then? Good news is Bears are on ALOT of national tv this year 🙂

Again: Sell the idea of CO OP where when a school takes on say 5 players from neighboring district , but for classifications purposes requires the entire school new enrollment be the total of the school you are co op with. What Administration would be willing to move up most likely 2 classes to take on a handful of neighboring players....... NO CHANCE ESPECIALLY, when there is a very plausible and easier way to have kids play a game..... So Wabash, Co Cops with Northfield HS: Combined Enrollments pushes them now from 1A to 3A.... So that is worth it to bump up classifications like that so a traditional 11 man game can be played vs a game which... wait for it.... is TACKLE FOOTBALL, played with 3 less players and smaller field by 13.5 yards WIDE, but its still 100 yards length

East Noble has multiple D1 guys and could have the best Soph in the state in RB/LB Austin Philips https://247sports.com/college/indiana/article/one-of-the-best-in-2029-top100-lb-austin-phillips-eyeing-the-best-in-the-midwest-289108852/ https://outsidethehuddle.net/2026/07/23/oth-2026-football-preview-the-hype-surrounding-east-nobles-austin-phillips-is-very-real/

merged both topics together. Just leave it to what is being reported which is just a leadership change so far Rumors policy:

Co Op no matter how much you and others think is the best option it is not, will not be the forefront of the IFCA it seems. Why Co op over 8 man ?

If you have the longest consecutive played game in the state history.... don't think you are going to stop playing that

Same @hhpatriot04

Sure

nope.

Yorktown is poised for a big year me reckons Happy for SN winning a 8 man game. Lawrence North hung there and wheels fell off vs Brownsburg Carmel opened their new updated stadium with a big showing. NEW PAL winning also against Glenbard is a very good win as well.

Thank You @hhpatriot04