Gipper

Time travel should be a factor. We all know. football and basketball are played on the weekends. But what about the non-revenue sports?

Absolutely not.

I don’t think a 4A school has any business with a bunch of 2As. I like how the Hoosier Crossroads and Northwest Crossroads have survived with a similarly sized members, with one exception: Andrean, which is 2A. They don’t play like it though…

True, love the Beef House as well as the Wal-Mart in Clinton…

With that, struggling teams might want to try to emulate schools with better records. It could take something basic like. A battle cry (such as RDP, time to fall on the sword here😉), extra practices, team building, special plays, but their losing ways don’t have to be a continual thing.

Rants are OK with me! I didn’t want to all doom and gloom such as Central High can never win a game while Lakeside High wins everything. At its heart, it begins with the athletes and their desire to be better.

I just don’t know how keen the folks in Tippecanoe County are about making trek to Terre Haute. The drive on 41 & 63 has some parallels to I-70 & 80 on Kansas and Nebraska.

I think the HHC is akin to the NCC—basketball first.

As a Ball State alum, it’s quite difficult to picture the kids of any of my professors playing football!

Great points on the NCC—where basketball is king and nothing else matters. As for Lafayette Jeff, they are experiencing a resurgence is good for them and the conference. Will it attract a few more members? Probably not…

I think Marsh was the last decent coach they had. But speaking of coaching, KV did hire Kirk Kennedy a few years ago. I thought they would be a lot more competitive in the NWCC, but are basically spinning their wheels. Have they won a game this year?

The programs in South Bend are also surprisingly weak, well, other than St. Joseph, who is part of the Catholic juggernaut.

They did drop down to 4A a few years ago, but there record was basically the same.

I wasn’t aware of SHS’ new league…

I also think Shelbyville, Richmond, and Jennings County aren’t faring all that well…

Very good question. Much like Crown Point, there is a lot of money in the community which does support the school. They are also in a very winnable league, but the last 10 years have been very unkind to them. I’m not sure if it’s a coaching thing or what…

I agree as I don’t see them winning more than 2,league games per season.

Thanks! As I said I don’t know them all, especially the 812. That being said, both Terre Haute North and South have been on the road to nowhere. How will the upcoming Hautian High fare? Thanks for chiming in, but as I said I don’t know them all. Then again, most NCC schools aren’t world-beaters on the gridiron.

Thanks for chiming in, but as I said I don’t know them all. Then again, most NCC schools aren’t world-beaters on the gridiron.

Not every school in the state can put out great seasons on a continual basis. Although I don’t know them all, here are a few: Indianapolis North Central—one of the biggest schools in the state, never that good in recent memory. Noblesville—it’s not like Hamilton County doesn’t have any talent… Highland—used to be a top school years ago, but the wheels have come off. Anderson—have they ever been any good at a sport not named basketball? Muncie Central—same deal a little further north on I-69. Washington—yet another basketball school that can’t seem to put together a winner Madison—have always struggled it seems. Benton Central—can never put it together despite having good athletes Frankfort—the worst program in the state, a total embarrassment. 1A schools are beating the crap out of these jokers and I can’t fathom why.

Nope…

16 of 25 from the Indianapolis area. Got it…

Westfield’s Dillon Thieneman with the pick.

Noted.