Gipper

On 3/28/2024 at 11:30 AM, scarab527 said:

If you saw the behavior of their fans and their coaches you’d understand why. This goes back to their time in the GSSC. 

I'm not one to start fights, but coaches have a duty to be an ambassador for their team.  They need to keep a level and win with class or lose with grace.  Fans also should heed this. 

4 hours ago, Boilernation said:

Lowell vs. West Lafayette is Week 3 per Harrell. Am I sensing some South Lake County anamosity towards the upstart Hanover Central? 

Not really.  I live as lose to CL as I do Lowell.  I just think HC is about to get a much tougher game against Chatard than most NWC teams .

15 hours ago, Goose Liver said:

If the portal to Hell opens with the two Red Devil teams meeting what happens when a Blue Devil and Red Devil team meets? (asking for a friend)

Kentland (or A. J. Kent) High School consolidated into South Newton in the 1960s.  They were the Blue Devils and played Lowell frequently.  

17 hours ago, scarab527 said:

Harrell's website shows that Lowell is still playing LaPorte in Week 2. 

really?

1 hour ago, Boilernation said:

That's awesome. I see Andrean still has Chatard on their schedule and Hanover Central also picked up Chatard. 

HC's about to get a big reality check...

Which brings me to:

Andren-Linton

Crown Point-Carmel

Penn-Center Grove

Homestead-Columbus North

Brebeuf-Reitz

Western Boone-Rushville

Adams Central-Lutheran

2 hours ago, Bobref said:

I love it when schools break out of their traditional scheduling “rut.”

Me, too!  Instead of LaPorte, Kilmer and the boys will be heading down I-65 to take on a real good team.  This game will be close.   

20 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

That game needs to be protested by the Catholic Church or something.    A portal to Hell may open on the 50 yard line when two teams of Red Devils take the field.

always that risk...

Lowell will travel to West Lafayette on September 6!!!  Should be a great game and one I've been hoping for.

16 hours ago, Bobref said:

An awful lot of great memories on that field — which was always rock hard by November.

I still don't get why they're doing it.

As referenced earlier, as I know how important it is, Lowell is also putting down turf.  Actually, new bleachers and everything.  There is nothing back there now, well, other than trucks (how Lowell is that?) and the high school will not be holding graduation on the field later thing Spring because there is no field.  I guess it's a good thing, why risk the Valedictorian tearing his (or her) ACL? 

On 3/14/2024 at 8:23 AM, Boilernation said:

Great Question! Thought I do think some of the areas of St. John that are rapidally growing on the south end are in the Hanover Central district. Another question would be are they losing good talent to the following schools:

1. Andrean
2. Chicago Mt. Carmel

You're not wrong there about Hanover!

On 2/28/2024 at 5:39 PM, Irishman said:

But he and MLF are buddies lol 

Anything is an improvement over Joe Barry...

19 hours ago, Football Guru 25 said:

Him being gone is a start... wonder who this position intrigues locally...

Good luck to whomever they get.

They need to move on from that sleazeball...

I've never been a fan of these.  

On 2/19/2024 at 6:01 PM, psaboy said:

Oh boy, I've been there probably over 100 times, have a few customers there. It's not as bad as other places I seen in IN, but I'll say it is not the nicest either.  

I was being facetious and go through the Haute often.

This is hardly an isolated incident.  One of my favorite coaches (not in football) got into big trouble following a very similar incident.

Then maybe you should clear the air for us.

2 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Meh, I spent my college years there.  It wasn't that bad. Better than someplace like Muncie.   And IMHO the area, at least around the ISU campus, has been cleaned up considerably over the past 10-20 years.

 

noted.

As the father of a 17-year old girl, I can say that is something that should NEVER be done, regardless of the context.

Hmmm.  I know he's at KV now, but I can only wonder if LC will reach out to Kirk Kennedy....

12 hours ago, psaboy said:

Why are the Terre Haute schools being shunned? 

apparently, you have never been there.

3 hours ago, temptation said:

I'm not sure LSU belongs in that group but I get your point.

agreed, but still smarting after their 63-7 drubbing of Purdue in the Citrus Bowl in 2023...

I like the move.  Travel costs and times won't be near as bad and hopefully there will be (to borrow from the illustrious DT) competitive balance.    

14 hours ago, Boilernation said:

100%. North Carolina, Virginia and Texas have always been the white whales. Only 2 chances now. 

I think after seeing Bama, UGA, and LSU rule the roost in the SEC for a few years, the Horns may want out.

1 hour ago, temptation said:

I am interested to see the approach on conference championship games now for two reasons.

1.  It is impossible to fairly play a balanced schedule in the Big Ten specifically when you will only see half the conference in the regular season.

2. A team could actually be "punished" for playing in its conference championship game if it is sitting 9th or 10th in the second to last CFP rankings and loses, thus falling out of the top 11.

Big Ten needs to get to 20 and just do 4 divisions of 5.  You play each of your divisional opponents once, plus two from each other division.  Cut one non-con game and move the season up a week.

Four division winners play semis then, the two winners of those play for the conference championship.

Probably makes too much sense and would never happen.

East:  Penn State, Maryland, Rutgers, Ohio State, Pittsburgh

West:  USC, Oregon, Washington, UCLA, Nebraska

Central:  Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Illinois

Midwest:  Indiana, Notre Dame, Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue

I'd love to see Pitt in the league. but still contend ND is a pipe dream at best.  Syracuse is a much more viable option, but if the B1G is to raid the ACC, I'd rather see them add North Carolina and Virginia