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46 minutes ago, itiswhatitis said:

I'd feel better knowing the best 2 teams were in opposite sides of the bracket and should meet in the title game.  However, I wouldn't want them to necessarily swap with North Knox.  Maybe swap with one of the other 3 teams in the bottom bracket.  I'd be good with a rematch with North Knox.  I think they are the 3rd best team in Sectional 40.

If I had to pick the order knowing Linton has to face MD & NK in consecutive weeks, I rather MD 1st.  NK & MD both play a physical style that's likely to leave a few lingering bumps and bruises.  I'd rather play NK a little sore than MD. 

Looking down the road...if Linton and NK would square off for the 40 crown, Warrior Field will be rocking!!!

5 minutes ago, itiswhatitis said:

The best 2 teams in sectional 40 are Mater Dei and Linton which both ended up in the top half of the bracket.  The bottom bracket is set up for North Knox to play in the sectional title game.  The only other team worth mentioning is Tell City.  North Knox will take them out in the second round.  Linton took out North Knox on the road a couple of weeks ago, yet it is North Knox who gets the luck of the draw and will play for the sectional title.  The time for seeding was years ago!  

I agree.  Did I say something different?  My point was instead of Linton and Mater Dei playing in the championship they will in round 2, which compared to some other draws, isn't that bad. Sectional 40 lined up pretty well.  Pioneer, Cass, Avon, Brownsburg, and others have much worse draws. 

If Linton swaps with NK how would you feel?

7 minutes ago, globemstr3 said:

Take a look at the Sectional 40 bracket. Its insane and a lot of money to be lost at gates and communities.

Have you even looked at some of the other draws? What makes sectional 40 "insane"?  It's actually a pretty fair draw for everyone. 

In a seeded bracket Linton and Mater Dei would be set to play in the final (in Evansville). Instead, that game will be a week earlier if both teams get there. Not really that big of a deal.

Several sectionals are much, much worse.  I would say 40 is one of the more accurate draws if you compared it to an actual seeded format. 

28 minutes ago, Reb08 said:

 I hope I'm wrong, but I think Mater Dei is a bad match up for Linton.  Would love to see Linton win the sectional.  North Posey does not pose a problem.

Could you expand on why you feel that way?  Not saying your wrong. Mater Dei is obviously one the 2A favorites, but Linton isn't too bad either. 

Admittedly, I know nothing about MD this season other than they've been very competitive in a conference full of bigger schools.  I would expect them to be fundamentally sound, probably not prone to beating themselves.  Undoubtedly with their schedule, they've played a team or two better than Linton. 

My biggest concern is an opponent with a strong passing game and excellent run D. I see they've only allowed more than 14 points once.  That's very impressive against their schedule! 

Our pass D has been our soft spot, and while Goodman's had an excellent season throwing the ball I'm not sure how well we'd do if the run was shut down and we had to be a pass first team.  Of course none that matters if we don't clean up some mistakes that keep lingering.

6 minutes ago, Woody_Hayes said:

Thank you, Commissioner Cox, for weighing in on the discussion. lol

45 was one of the few to come out reasonably close.  Adjust for FC/RP/Covington and it would be just about right.  The semi finals could look basically the same as they would if it were seeded and the favorites won.  Even keeps the two favorites on opposite sides and the most likely darkhorse on the side of the bracket with what would be the #2 seed.  The ping pongers were pretty good for sectional 45. 

2 hours ago, RedwoodCowTippers said:

I'll change the pace up here a little bit and just talk football. Not teams, not players, just football. My question up for discussion is, what is your favorite scheme?

I'll admit that I'm not much of a defensive guy. I could coach a position, but I probably wouldn't make the best defensive coordinator. Or at least, not the best coordinator the first season as one. What I do know and do enjoy is offense. I think I understand offensive scheming. I know what you run should always be to the strength of your personnel, but if I was going to be the man calling the offensive shots, I'd probably run the flexbone. Not necessarily a pure option scheme, but definitely would pride myself on run first(65-70% run to 30-35% pass ratio). I'd try to incorporate as much passing as I could if I had the players to execute it. Play action, yes, but mainly taking as many shots from a 3-5 step drop within 10-15 yards at the outside hashes as I could to spread a defense out that is putting 6-8 players in the box.

The reason I would run the Flexbone is the advantage it can put you at when you are disadvantaged. If I don't have the biggest players around, but if I have an smart, athletic line and skill position players, I think the schemes we could put in place will put up points on teams we have no business scoring on.

Now, if I'm wrong in my thinking, and you can educate me as to why, I'm open to it. I love a good discussion I learn something from.

Tanka is consulting with Coach Moore.  He'll get back to you soon. 

6 hours ago, itiswhatitis said:

That's been going on for years.  Some kids from WRV transferred just so they could keep playing football.  Several groups of parents have tried to get football started at WRV, but they are like Bloomfield and just stick with basketball

Actually they have both added a fall sport in recent years.  Who needs football when you have fùtball?

6 minutes ago, Woody_Hayes said:

He’s from Fountain County I believe. Regardless, he’s a tough out.

Thanks & congrats to the Falcons on the great win. 

P.S. Tanka's going to be devastated when he finds this out.  

Check the newset rankings.  Jeff must be having some fun.  Homestead is #156. Luers now #305.  

1 minute ago, Woody_Hayes said:

Dude, I’m a proud son of Ohio, and my home is in Vermillion County. Those are the places I’m from. I love Amishville and the folks down there, but I’m not “from” there. Accuracy matters 😂

Thanks for the correction.  Is it true that Brian Moore is from heaven?

1 hour ago, ts32 said:

North Vermillion’s win tonight over the juggernaut Wolfs should put to rest any speculation of whether the Wolfs would beat the Linton Miners in a hypothetical game that won’t take place.

I'm confused. Brian The Great lost to a coach from Amishville?  I feel like everything I've been reading is just lies. What's next? The earth is flat?

Linton 21 North Knox 13 end of 3.  

NK has ball 3rd & 3 in Miner territory to start the 4th. 

Just now, Donnie Baker said:

Do you actually think he’s a Woofs fan?

Lol. I have no clue what he is. 

1 minute ago, Bison04 said:

Parke heritage - 8

North vermillion - 21

1:23 Q2

Could someone please check on Tanka?

8 hours ago, Tanka Jahari said:

I feel like if Covington plays to the best capability, they have the talent to pull off an upset in the sectional as well.

Tanka....Do you think Hank Lopez could coach Mike DeCoursey to a mud wrestling victory over Amber Decoursey?  I have my doubts.   

Maybe Woody Hayes could ask Hank his opinion and report back to us?

1 hour ago, lp3coda said:

I've read many of your posts in other threads. You often bring relevant conversations to the table and keep good chatter going. But man oh man...you really really really should let go of this obsession with PH vs Linton. 

We can hypothesize until the sign rises in the west, but there is zero chance we will EVER truly know how these two teams would do against one another this year. It simply will never happen. Can't we just focus a little more on the actual games that are happening, or at least the games that have SOME potential of happening down the road? 

Just my 2 cents. 

No he doesn't...but he is kinda funny.  Tanka's post have made me giggle a few times.  His love for Brian Moore is heart warming. 

1 hour ago, Tanka Jahari said:

hahahahahahaahahahaahhhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!

It is fine if you can't see reality because you are wearing rose colored glasses, but the Wolfs would beat the Miners if they played. Linton has a good team, but they don't have the athletes to match up with the Wolfs. I'm not sure anyone in class A through class AAA can match up with the Wolfs athletes. If the Miners made the trip to Rockville, I would take the Wolfs by two touchdowns.

It's good to see the Turkey Run/Rockville Co-op has found a few athletes. After watching their basketball team last November in the Linton Shootout, I assumed there wasn't an athlete in that entire school.  My goodness that team was bad; unathletic, either fat or skinny and nothing inbetween. I want to eat later today, so enough about PH basketball.

Sagarin has the Co-Op just outside the top 30 if you combine 1A-3A, roughly 45 point underdogs to 3A leader Chatard. 

It's always great to see when fans stay humble and see things realistically. 

5 hours ago, miner_35 said:

You can not count out Heritage Christian nor the defending Class 2A State champion Western Boone.

I'm not so sure about Heritage Christain.

I do like Triton Central and would add them into the mix.  North Putnam is in Webo's sectional.  They could also be a factor.  

1 hour ago, lp3coda said:

How is NK's passing game? I can see Linton maybe going with a 5 man front in this game to hopefully dampen the pound and ground aspect of NK. 

Passing game isn't bad. Effectiveness correlates to run game success. When they're playing their style and tempo the run to pass ratio is roughly 5:1.

Out of necessity they threw more vs Sullivan & VL. Both held NK to less than 4ypc on the ground. In both games they got behind and were forced to put in the air more.  Not suprisingly, those we're NK's least efficient passing games statistically.

I would flip GS and Southridge. GS has beat no one and lost by multiple scores twice.  Southridge has defeated the #8 & #9 teams. Actually, are we sure GS should be ahead of Jasper, Castle, or Mater Dei?

On 9/24/2019 at 9:36 AM, Tanka Jahari said:

Good morning to all of my haterzzz. I'm sure you've all had a nice glass of Haterade to get your morning started. Now let me offer all of you a tasty and aromatic fart sandwich to chew on:

I went to Calpreps and chose the predict a match-up function. I entered Parke Heritage and Linton to see what they said the outcome would be. Final results?

Parke Heritage Wolfs 31 Linton Miners 24

Hopefully now that I can provide evidence based on prediction formulas you people will start to believe me when I say that Parke Heritage is better than Linton. 

The Great Wall of China was originally built to keep Brian Moore out. It failed miserably. 

This aged well

8 hours ago, globemstr3 said:

Sagarin has this a 4 point spread. I cant see it as the Warriors opponents are like 10-26 and the Miners are like 20-15 schedule. I actually think this will very well turn out to a replica of the ND game. Your thoughts are welcome.

 

I show Sagarin favoring the Miners on a neutral field by 9 (predictor) and 12.5 (recent). Home field is valued at 1.5.

Official Sagarin line: Miners -7.5 (P) or Miners -11 (R)...Official Hick line: Linton -27.5

North Knox has a solid team. They thrive on imposing their physicality in the run game. If you let NK pound you in the face it will be a long night. Fortunately for L-S this is right up their Defense's wheelhouse. They excel when the walls close in. I suspect the Miner defense will lock down the run game enough to force NK into uncomfortable situations. Couple that with Linton scoring fast and often..not a great matchup for NK. 

To be in the game late, NK needs at least 28 points, more likely low to mid 30's. In two matchups vs defenses that challenged them physically in the run game....Warriors tallied just 18 points in those 8 quarters. Can't see the Warriors getting enough points to hang around.

9 hours ago, Tanka Jahari said:

I don't want to get the topic off track, but have you seen the Parke Heritage Wolfs play yet? I think they could make a claim to be up at the top of 1A. They are coached by Brian Moore who is in the Hall of Fame and just won his 200th game. 

They run a wide open offense with stud athletes all over the field. Just wondered if you had seen them and how they compared to the Adams county schools. 

You are freaking everywhere!

Kudos to ND on their improvement. That program was in shambles for awhile. When they hired their current coach, some felt he was a steal for a 1A program in the middle of Amish country. He seems to have turned things around and done so quickly. 

From what I understand ND has some size and a very solid D line. QB likes to let it fly and has a weapon or two capable of big plays. 

I still think Linton wins this convincingly...maybe close for a bit, but expect the Miners depth and overall skill to seperate them from ND as the game goes on. 

Miners 41 - 7

5 hours ago, Tanka Jahari said:

I think the Miners would score too fast to control the clock. Then the Wolfs get the ball back and score in 2-3 plays with their athletes. The Wolfs end up scoring more though. I could see it ending up like 63-49 with the final score in favor of the Wolfs.

I get you're fishing for a reaction. I'm bored so I'll take the bait....

Linton's athletes are better. Linton's line is better.  Linton's coaching staff is better.

I haven't seen PH nor do I need to.  They scored 26 on Attica (nothing against Attica), and you think they'd put 63 on Linton and score in 2-3 plays every possession LMAO.  

Linton would boat race the Rox/Warriors