bittergymteacher

Alexandria @ Elwood                 

 I'm not sure what to say about Elwood.  They probably should have won last week had they not decided to air it out on their last possession but at the same time, if Frankton would not have went 1-13 from the air in the first half, Frankton should have won by 3td's+.  With that being said, I'm not sure Elwood is really any better than last year, they were just able to take advantage of an awful first half by the Eagles.  Alex wins this pretty easily.

Frankton @ Eastbrook                 

I honestly think IF the Frankton Players want to, they could make this a closer game than predicted.  Eastbrook will no doubt over look the Eagles and the Eagles have the athletes to gain yards and keep the clock rolling.  The question is, how often does the clock stop first half.  If it stops often, Eastbrook will score often.  Either way, Eastbrook gets this one.

Madison Grant @ Blackford     

 I was impressed with how hard Blackford played 2 weeks ago with such small numbers.  As long as they are healthy this week, they will win 14+.  

Oak Hill @ Mississinewa           

New coach during the Covid Era and Ole Miss is still trying to get it all figured out.  I think Oak Hill get's this one in a close one.             

Eastbrook at Oak Hill--Eastbrook wins by 14

Blackford at Alexandria--Blackford wins by 27 possibly 28.

Elwood at Frankton--Frankton wins by 21

Mississinewa at MG--Upset Pick of the week.  Madison Grant wins this with a 48 yard field goal as time expires with a score of 16-14.  It will be a controversial play because it will appear as if the right wing false starts but there will be no flag on the play. 

Why is this the topic every year by week 3?  How can the CIC become a better football conference so that fans and ex players can argue about who is going to win on Friday night instead of talking about Lapel coming to the CIC every year??? Seriously!  Why is the CIC so bad, or lack of competitiveness with each other, at football.  There are athletes at these schools.  Look at Basketball, Baseball, Wrestling. These sports have good showing around the state.  

I miss CJB readings on a Friday morning.  Someone give me some good stories or 1 liners to brighten my day here.  GID is getting boring these days!!!

Sorry if you can't hear me very well, I'm typing with my face mask on.  How in the world does Blackford get beat by Wes-Del? I thought Blackford was improving??

I actually made it to the final round of interviews when they hired Coach Funk.  I sat in the conference room with the school board, A.D., and Principal.  One of the board members asked my why I was such a "Bittergymteacher" and I told him a story about how my high school never had a swimming pool and it kept me from being a national champion swimmer (that and I suck at swimming).  I knew their lack of pool facilities would cost me the job!!!

In all seriousness, I did make it to the final round that year and it was the most pleasant interviewing process I had been through.  I hated not getting hired but they definitely made a great choice in picking Funk that year.  Ole Miss will do it right again and take their time for a quality head coach.  

Bud Wright - Sheridan ( not a day over 21 years old)

I have learned my lesson with Ole Miss.  I am not counting them out.  I say they win by 7.

I thought Eastern was better than what they are.  A last second win against Lapel and a close game against Alex.  I don't see any way this game is close Friday.  Eastbrook by at least 21.

MG got a lucky draw to get here but that's okay!  Unfortunately this one will be over by the 2nd quarter.

2 hours ago, franktonite said:

I'm jealous of all the other football programs in the CIC right now.  Frankton hasn't even been in a sectional championship game in 13 years!  No one else in the conference has had post season irrelevance like that.  I forget what it feels like to be excited about HS football past Halloween.  Is it basketball season yet!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Don't join the bitter side!  It could always be worse, you could be an A.P.A.nite!!!!!

27 minutes ago, IndianFanatic said:

All you have to be excited about each week is who is gonna be loudest during your god-awful pre-game war chant thing

This could be the best comment of the day!  

12 hours ago, captainobvious said:

Let me get this straight.  Mississinewa won in the first round of the sectional and you already have them playing in the state championship game??  C’mon man!!

I'm not saying it is likely that Mississinewa will make it to state but honestly I don't see anyone in 4A that can't be beat on a great night.  It would take near perfection to get passed East Noble or East Central but its not like In 3A where Chatard realistically can't be beat in the tournament.   Just my opinion. (which if you look at all my wrong picks this year really doesn't mean much!!!)

17 minutes ago, Midway Monster said:

Is Funk still holding Mississinewa back? Dumbest comment i have ever seen on here. Went to game Friday, great adjustment made at halftime to win that game. I am a Marion graduate, but at some point we have to start giving Mississinewa and there coaching staff credit for what the have done for that program the last few years.

I agree.  That was a very impressive win.  Delta had a great team this year.  Congrats to Ole Miss for getting the job done!  High School kids stepping up in big game situations only happens with a great coaching staffs the kids believe in.  

Oak Hill vs Peru:  Oak Hill is on a good roll right now.  With home field advantage they win this one by 10.

Delta vs Mississinewa = I really want to pick Ole Miss on this one but I think the strength of schedule is going to really play an effect.  I am sadly  picking Delta by 14

Tipton vs Frankton = NO words for Frankton getting beat 27-0 by Madison Grant week 9.  Tipton wins this by 35.

Eastbrook @ Blackford = Eastbrook remembers how close this was first half and unleashes this week.  Eastbrook by 35 over Blackford.

Alexandria @ Elwood = Even Alex can't screw this up.  Alex by 450.

Madison Grant @ Taylor = Great draw for Madison Grant.  They go into this confident after pounding the Eagle and win by 21.

CIC Round 1.  Who is making in to next week? 

By the Saragin numbers:

Delta @ Mississinewa = Delta favored by 10

Peru @ Oak Hill = Oak Hill favored by 4.5

Tipton @ Frankton = Tipton favored by 30

Eastbrook @ Blackford = Eastbrook favored by 22

Alexandria @ Elwood = Alexandria favored by 36.5

Madison Grant @ Taylor = Madison Grant favored by 29.5

Who are you taking?

I was at a game Friday night and I am curious if the officials got this one right...

Team 1 gets flagged for targeting during the play.  Team 2 jumps up, says something and gets an unsportsmanlike conduct after the play and then Team 1 then gets flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct immediately after for saying something back.  How do you mark of these 3 flags?

52 minutes ago, Indiansreloaded said:

Speaking of Basketball, if what I am hearing about Ole Miss basketball is true the rest of the CIC better watch out.  A transfer from Ben Davis came in and brought all the college scouts with him.  Mississinewa may actually have some height this year.  However some say there may not be enough basketballs on the court for all the players to score.  The bench may go 9-10 deep.

Enough of this round ball talk.  You want to impress me with winter sports talk, tell me Ole Miss has more than 2 wrestlers that can tie their own shoes!

1 hour ago, 99RiverRat99 said:

I'd love to see the Delta/PH game on film. Haven't researched to see if it was a fluke win due to key players missing or  if they simply outplayed Delta. 

I will see PH in person tonight.  Maybe they are better than I think but I am guessing Delta simply looked past them and didnt play well.  The Delta/New Pal game will be a good one to watch.  Although New Pal will still pound them.

10 hours ago, 99RiverRat99 said:

Haha, jk. But really... Do kids get mental health passes?

Man I have a  great answer for this one but I had to delete it because you just cant post those kind of jokes anymore!!!! It was a good one though!

11 hours ago, 99RiverRat99 said:

"Brown has offers from Ball State and Iona (Ball State coach James Whitford and assistant Ben Botts were among those watching Brown on Sunday morning). Other schools that have reached out to Brown since coaches were able to call directly on June 15 are Purdue, Belmont, Bradley, Dayton, Loyola (Ill.), Miami (Ohio), Northwestern, Toledo and Virginia Tech." https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2019/06/30/indiana-basketball-recruiting-luke-brown-jalen-blackmon-chase-damon-baileys-scoring-record/1546038001/

I could beat him one on one easily.  He's not even that good.  Just a product of a move into an easy schedule so Grandpa can relive his dream of coaching and make the Bruins fell all warm and fuzzy inside.  100% joking of course.   He might not be a big time D1 player but he will play for a D1 somewhere.

10 hours ago, 99RiverRat99 said:

Interesting... Delta smashed Eastbrook and loses to Pendleton Heights. Mississinewa beats heights, but loses to Eastbrook. So.... what are their chances? Since your so in tune with D1 basketball recruiting, I'm on edge to hear the logic in determining probability of sectional winners. 

Believe or not I have gained a lot more respect for Mississinewa since their back to back strong sectional performance.  A few years ago I would have said they were a joke that just beats up on 2A schools.  However, even with my new found respect I don't think they can hang with Delta.  The Pendleton Heights win was good but I am not sold on PH.  I have seen Delta play and they are big upfront and athletic at every position.  I'm not going to say there  is no way Ole Miss can win but it's going to have to be the best game they have played all year and Delta is going to have to cough up the ball at least once to help them.

16 minutes ago, captainobvious said:

I think that coach Funk is holding Mississinewa back.  He is just not that good of a coach and has failed to inspire and discipline a larger team and be able to use the talent there to the best of their ability.  I think that the same applies to Alexandria!  This group of athletes that the Tigers have, should be way more competitive!  It seems the basketball and baseball coaches have figured out what they have and how to translate that talent into success.

Interesting.  Funk is 72-35 with a Sectional Championship in 2017 and running up in 2018.  Prior to him taking over I believe Ole Miss was really struggling to hold on.  Why do you think he is holding them back?  Seems like he was doing pretty well there and could get something bigger and better if he wanted to.

Alex on the other hand, I agree with.

13 minutes ago, panther10 said:

 

Im sorry Ole Miss but there is a VERY slight chance you win that sectional. Hopefully you don’t draw Marion or Delta first round so maybe you can win a game. Heard a rumor the other day that funk was looking to leave? Any news on that from Gas City?

Now that the kind of juicy stuff I'm talking about.  Unfortunately the word "Rumor' is banned on the GID and could get us shut down.  

WHERE IS EVERYONE????  There used to be some great battles and hurt feelings on the CIC threads.  Now its as boring as a 6th grade girls basketball game!!!! I even tried to poke a little at the Tigers and got nothing.  Halfbackpass, flying.I.know.nothing.but.say.everything.socks, C.J.B, Riverrats.......Anybody out there?

According the the Prediction Tool:

Eastbrook is favored by 23

Madison Grant is favored by 24

Mississinewa is favored by 33

Oak Hill is favored by 22

My Prediction: ( Its going to be rainy.  Who can handle it and whose balls hit the ground?)

Eastbrook starts looking to the future and plays a sloppy game against the Bruins.  However they still pull out a win with a score of 28-14.

Madison Grant wins the toilet bowl championship by a score or 54-21.

Mississinewa puts it to the Tigers.  I know the Tigers always think they have something special.  Sorry fellas, the Tigers are privileged to play against some awful football teams which makes the Tigers record look better than they are.  Still no match for Eastbrook and Mississinewa.

UPSET PICK:  Frankton is going to come out inspired to conquer the world tomorrow night.  Its going to be a rainy night and their ground and pound offense will carry them to a 7 point victory.  14-7.

Is the CIC so boring these days that no one has started the week 8 talk yet?  It's Thursday already!

So you are saying it is not due to lack of hot moms?

8 minutes ago, olinecoach said:

Is it time to look at breaking up the conference to find better size/competitive fits for all of the schools? I know Alex has had some good baseball and basketball seasons and Eastbrook does well in some other sports as well, but is the competitive gap true in other sports as well? For the HHC the big gap is in football but the other sports seem to balance well between the schools for example. 

Although in an ideal situation this would be nice but I don't ever see this happening.   The question is, if these small schools are using the same athletes to win basketball, baseball, and other sports why can they not compete in football?   I know that's a loaded question but just something to get a Friday conversation going.  Is it lack of tradition, toughness, football knowledge, kids specializing in sports, parents attitude towards football, poor feeder systems, lack of HOT MOMS?  Thoughts?

Not a single close game once again this week.  What is it going to take to make this conference competitive???? I didn't spend a whole lot of time looking but at first glance only 3 conference games have been won by less than 20 points.  13 out of 16 times this year one CIC teams has beaten the other by 20 or more points.  These bottom feeders need to step it! 

Eastbrook

Ole Miss

Blackford

Oak Hill

All winning by 3 or more touchdowns.