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I think 8-man is a great idea if we have the schools that want to play. 

2 hours ago, boilerfan87 said:

I like it but I personally think it would be better if the success factor took four years into account instead of just two. I think we have seen small public schools get penalized for having a rare crop of great talent, having a great run, then getting bumped. This has been across the board in other sports. I think 4 years gives a better idea of the consistency of a program and its need to be bumped up or not. 

I agree about the 4 years but I was joking. Seriously if we’re going to have a multiplier, I like the current one. 

What’s wrong with the one we already have?

55 minutes ago, DannEllenwood said:

Is this a serious question?

Yeah, watch any college football minus the academies. 

Other than DL and goal line offense, why do you need to be in 3pt stance?

10 minutes ago, eschnur66 said:

Coaching at the middle school level may actually help prepare a coach more than being a coordinator or other varsity assistant.  The most difficult part about being a head coach is not the coaching part, as that does not change regardless of the level,  it is the administrative aspects of the job that it is impossible to prepare for.  As a middle school coach, there are a number of administrative duties that parallel those of a head coach.  Finding the right person for a job is as inexact a science as there is.  I understand that there are any number of factors that must be weighed by candidates when choosing places to be interested in, and the same goes for the schools when evaluating candidates.  I hope Gavit found the man they were looking for!

Couldn't have said it better myself. 

It might be a bad hire for other reasons but the notion that it is for the simple reason that he's a MS coach is straight up garbage. There are plenty of good MS coaches and can't understand why HS coaches play the holier than thou card on MS coaches esp ones in their own program. 

The start of the season is going to be tricky for sure. Nevada away should be a W but its on the road.

Vandy will not beat themselves normally. The uglier the game is, the better for Vandy. Their offense wasn't dynamic last year and the QB graduated so if Boilers score points they should win. 

I think TCU bounces back this year. Depends on what they get offensively because the defense is always solid to really good. Can't believe somebody doesn't like Patterson but loves Briles. Might sum up Baylor community perfectly. 

Skill guys are normally backs/receivers/db's and I'd classify TE/LB as front 7. But stand corrected on those two I guess. 

And IU should be more worried about Purdue taking Indy recruits than Iowa. Iowa has consistently been a top 25 program for years. Why wouldn't kids go there instead of IU other than being close to home?

I think they get their lineman from Iowa/Wisconsin/Illinois ie closer to campus. They have to branch further out for skill guys. Chicago, Indy, St. Louis, Ohio, Florida, Texas. Plus they seem to really go after height in their skill guys and I don't recall CG having a D1 skill guy over 6 ft. 

Just saw video on Covenant Christian’s junior to be. Was a highlight video but was really impressed his footwork and ball handling/play fakes. Can tell he’s been coached well. Has good arm strength that should keep getting better as he gets older. 

I think they do a really good job of getting kids overlooked by the elite schools in the Midwest. They've been in St. Louis a lot recently also. They must have a guy specifically assigned to Indianapolis.  

Iowa has been in Indy heavy the last couple of years. 

Right. And they're trending downward it seems. If it's borderline, they'll get in because NCAA wants IU fanbase's money. 

Idk about that latest list but like I said I try to keep up with UK and the SEC. I feel like the SEC only having 7 teams isn't enough. The conference is better at the top and has more depth than in previous years. I'm also really not sure about IU getting in....

I've been having a hard time even keeping up with my team(Kentucky) but I have seen a couple of minutes of the Boilers. It was the road game at Michigan State so it wasn't good lol.

Is Purdue the best Big 10 team? Or is it still Sparty? My outsider opinion is that the conference is down as a whole. 

Wasn't there but have seen that game a few times lol. The Rebels did that to a lot of teams that year. You're right though on those two teams but there was a lot of talent in that 04 class in general for Indiana. It seemed like whoever Roncalli played that year there was a guy going Power 5 conference or made it to the NFL. Roncalli besides Kuntz/Werner/Sergi, had almost every starter in the 04-05 classes go and play college football somewhere(D1/D2/D3/NAIA). Which is kinda incredible. 

I coached HS baseball at one school and then worked as an IA and coached MS football at another. 

It is funny. People act civil between the schools but you can tell it bothers them lol. 

It happens. Knew somebody that worked at Tipton and coached at Heights. 

Shout out to Jason Werner at No.3. Can't believe they didn't put Pat Kuntz on that list if nothing else to put up a pic of his ND mullet. That Rebel defense was absolutely ridiculous.