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I'll take Chesterton over Penn

3 hours ago, LionKing said:

Bremen at Glenn -- Which version of both of these teams show up to play Friday?  Anything you could look to for reasons to pick one team over the other apply to both.  I will pick against the all knowing Turf Toe and keep my faith on the Lions to pull out a close one and salvage a decent season despite growing injuries adding to already poor depth.

Elkhart at St. Joseph  -- St. Joe has come a ways since week one, but it is not enough to hold off a good Elkhart team.

Marian at Penn  --  Would like to be bold and go with Marian, but think Penn will have just enough to slip by the well assembled parochial.

Adams at New Prairie  -- Adams just doesn't have enough against the Cougars.

Clay at Jimtown  -- Easy Friday night for Jimtown.

Riley at Washington  -- Wildcats get fat on another cupcake.

Sagrian has Washington a 1 point favorite over Riley.

47 minutes ago, TurfToe said:

Any news on Riley? Heard they only had 20 kids eligible for this week? 

Will Riley have Coach Kinzie on the sidelines tonight?

16 hours ago, MarshallCounty said:

Well since the top two programs moved up, I guess that is to be expected. 

Can't ague,  but I expected Jimtown to be the first team to move up to the North Division.  I can't believe they've taken such a dive.

Culver Military over Bremen-  I won't listen to Marian fans anymore who told me to predict Saint Joseph

                                                   over CMA

Jimtown over Clay- contraction time for Clay

New Prairie over Elkhart= NP can go a long way in the playoffs.  Congrats on NIC championship.

Mishawaka over Penn- Mishawaka's Defense is better than I first thought

Glenn over Riley=Hard to motivate the Wildcats with NP coming up next week.

Saint Joseph over Adams-  if Armstead isn't back SJ will win easily.  I don't understand how a team 

                                                with a D1 quarterback can go 0-10.  Remember Elkhart is coming up in 

                                                playoffs for Adams.  

Marian over Washington- After losing to Glenn, Washington is playing much better football.  However

                                           Marian to good for the Panthers. 

Another alternative for Clay might be to drop out of the NIC and go independent. That way they could schedule team closer to their ability level.  Michiana schools they could play might be Trinity, Community Baptist, and Career Academy.  

I have to agree with you on Clay.   Their  whole athletic program should be dissolved.  DT you should get on that immediately.

Well put Marshall County.

On 10/8/2019 at 8:46 PM, LaSalle Lions 1976 said:

I'm hijacking this thread for a way out in left field question

Would be NIC be a better conference without the South Bend public school?  Must think of them as a unit, no individual schools

The overall quality of basketball in the NIC would drop without Riley, Washington, and Adams.  Riley, Washington, with the addition of Marian have dominated the NIC.  You would be taking away 2 of the 3 best teams in the conference.  

Great Friday for football in the NIC.  There will be a lot of close games. I feel 5 of the 7 games will be within 7 points. Bremen and Jimtown,  Elkhart and Penn,  Mishawaka and Marian,  Adams and Washington, and Saint Joseph and Culver Military.  

Memorial over Wawasee- I have not good reason why.

Plymouth over Goshen- Thank goodness for the mercy rule

Concord over Northridge- Minutemen will bounce back from a tough loss vs Plymouth

Warsaw over NorthWood-Bart ball will prevail. Revenge from last year.

Jimtown over Bremen-although Bremen appears to be getting better

Penn over Central-  I'd add this game to the best game of the week list.  

Glenn over Clay - Glenn hung tough with a good LaVille team.

Mishawaka over Marian- I was impressed with Mishawaka last week against Saint Joseph

New Prairie over Riley- It appear Riley is going backward.  

Adams over Washington for the first W of the season.  Adams plays a much tougher schedule

Saint Joseph over CMA- also first W for the Indians.  CMA makes to many mistakes

Marian over CMA- these two(2) school are developing a rivalry in many sports

Central over Adams-Central will bounce back from a tough loss to Mishawaka

LaVille over Glenn-a great neighborhood rivalry.

Mishawaka over Saint Joseph-  Mishawaka just has more talent than Saint Joseph

Penn over New Prairie-  despite it's record Penn is still Penn

Benton Harbor over Clay-  Clay should reevaluate it's football program after the season is over

Jimtown over Riley-  Sharpe field is a tough place to win for visiting teams.  

Washington over Bremen-Washington has to be ready to play this Friday.

CMA @ Marian

2 hours ago, Indian72 said:

Ever since we started playing them they travel and usually bring the pep band as well

Much better than a lot of NIC teams

Just because Mishawaka travels well in football doesn"t mean they travel in all sports.  It's like saying Riley travels well in all sports because in basketball their fans travel.

The NIC North is powerful conference.  The average Sagrain rating of the NIC north is higher than the average ranking of the Duneland, Norther Lakes, and the Summit. If Penn would join one of those they still would be playing teams like Lake Central, Goshen, Wawasee, FW Wayne, FW North, etc.  Why not stay in the NIC North and with 4 dates you can choose your opponents.  Also Mishawaka may travel well to Penn, but that is the only place their fans follow their teams.  Also Mishawaka has a few powerful team but a majority of them are average at best.  

I think CMA would be a great addition to the NIC south in all sports.  What a basketball conference. 

CMA, Marian, Riley, and Washington all in the same conference.  The South has dominated all  the NIC in basketball.

52 minutes ago, Indian72 said:

Is that after the current 4 year contract is done?

I was under the impression Saint Joseph/Lakeland began next season.  I could be wrong it they have a 4 year contract.  

I do know that Saint Joseph and Northridge will no longer play in the 2nd week.  Saint Joseph has picked up Lakeland.  

1 hour ago, Indian72 said:

YOu and many SJ alumni wonder the same.  The ICCL is not what it used to be.

 

Is there just 5  varsity teams in  the ICCL presently?  It seems as though in the past every parish school had a team.  This might account for the drop in talented players.

Marian over Bremen- Marian will control their own fate in going for a conference title

Concord over Jimtown- by the slimmest of Margins.  Concord highly overrated. 

Elkhart over Mishawaka-  A must win for  Elkhart to  win the NIC North.

New Prairie over Adams- lots of point on the scoreboard for this game.

Penn over Saint Joseph- I've never seen such a drop off in talent as has happened at Saint Joseph

Riley over Clay-   contracction

Washington over Glenn=Chance for Washington to have a winning regular season.  

Had the opportunity to watch Elkhart play last night which was a real treat.  In my opinion Mark Brownlee has to be a strong candidate for Mr Football.  He runs like a man among boys.  

Banned for life!  That harsh, especially when there is a shortage of officials.  I will slow up contacting the ISHAA.

How much does Shortridge pay per game and how much does Ben Davis(for example) pay per game.  In Northern Indiana I have seen officials take a contract to do a game for a school and when they are offered a contract at another school for more money they cancel the contract with the lower paying school leaving the lower paying school scrambling for officials.  

I feel, and I know Indian 72 will disagree, that Adams is a sleeping giant with the right person running the program.  With the two most successful middle school program(LaSalle and Jefferson) coming to Adams they should be better than they are doing.  All sports at Adams should be able to compete at a level where they can compete for conference and sectional titles.   This is especially true in the country club sports.