Gipper

Oh yes--early onset dementia...

As a loyal Cub fan for many years, I don't like football games at Wrigley. It may have worked when the Bears play there many years ago, but now it's very logistically challenging, if not impossible. Didn't Illinois and Northwestern encounter difficulties a few years ago?

ACC delays until September 1.

I've always looked up to WLHS and actually went to kindergarten at Cumberland Elementary. Then, for some inexplicable reason, my parents moved to Kentland. I actually know why, but if you don't think I think about the "what ifs" you're sorely mistaken.

Every school has the right to field a team. Winning can be a very hard thing, especially with low numbers (happens with most every small school) and if injuries take its toll. But the thing is to not give up--the wins will come over time.

Well said, and the coach always does seem to get the short end of the stick--stay strong!!! That being said, I just learned Ohio State is "pausing their voluntary workouts". No bueno.

Admittedly, there is a lot of fear-mongering by the liberal media which played right into the hands of the uber-liberal policies of the Ivy League schools. Then again, the Ivies are known for being smarter than most of us and have 4 medical schools there (Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, and Brown) probably submitted their research on the matter. Therefore, they know what's going on and this decision was not an overnight one. Social distancing, temperature checks, the dreaded mask (on the insistence of my daughter) are good ways to combat this, but more needs to be done. As for the virus, one of my good friends came down with it and was hospitalized for days. Thankfully, he's much better now, as is my father who also contracted it. But recently, my nephew was recently taken to the ER with symptoms and I continue to pray for him. I also pray a vaccine is developed. I saw that and am in full agreement. I also heard if there's not a football season this fall, the IHSAA could go bankrupt.

Well said.

Time for a positive spin: Arena Football, the 50 yard indoor war...

I’m getting that way more and more everyday...

It’s not. The last thing I want to do is be all doom and gloom, but when you hear stuff like this, soccer matches (Chicago Fire vs. Nashville) being cancelled, and many players in various sports coming down with the virus, you have to wonder what’s next.

No, not Ft. Wayne, Richmond, or Brockville, but rather Cambridge, Hanover, and New Haven: the Ivy League will not be playing fall sports this academic year. This will have some kind of trickle down effect. To what degree, I don’t know.

Not that you're worth the reply, but I do that quite frequently, and one of the times I wrote something similar to your "Woe is us" piece of crap, you mocked me for it.

Should we care? The way I see it, every school has something to prove, not just ones fallen from glory.

Y'all play nice now...

This would be great for a school like Barr-Reeve. They are basically a juggernaut in all sports not called football. They just don't have the numbers for 11-man, but if they did, they'd be lights out.

Well, sports are cyclical. so there's that...

Totally agree with that! Small school football is awesome!!!

Of course that will happen. I'm one for truth and justice myself, but players will want to take the field. Kind of gives new meaning to play like a champion...

Driven by there numerous times--I agree.

Competition? I hope not. Over the years, I've really come to like a lot of posts I've seen on this forum. Others, well, not so much...

Exactly. And the threat isn't the same in all areas. Take care!

Stay safe!!! Tough times we live in.

Thank you, I don't get that way often. My niece is a senior there, though and loves it.

It's been so refreshing to see all of these bar graphs, pie charts, pivot tables, and every other stat possible. But what do they really mean? Not a whole lot. My guess is that the good folks at the IHS double A will go with the trends, and sadly they don't look that good right now. I want the season to start as much as the next guy, and actually a little more being that my Gipper, Jr. is a senior. He already had to give up golf season and prom, I just hope his last year in high school has some semblance of normalcy.