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I know it is only a pre-season game that counts for nothing in the big picture, BUT I sure enjoy seeing the Cowboys lose. Can’t happen often enough! Jerry Jones quoted as saying, I would do ANYTHING to win another Super Bowl. On another note, Jimmy Johnson will be inducted (Yawn) in the Hall of Fame. Demeans the whole purpose of having a HOF. Remember him divorcing his wife and saying he hadn’t talked to his sons in years. When asked about it he said he had to remove every distraction in order to win a Super Bowl. Warped values. Just sayin’ BTW did I mention I love 1A high school football! For the love of the game!

It was on the IU thread, looked it up as soon as I saw the announcement today.

Nah! Archie is going to Texas Tech!

SK197, Thank you for this wonderful live example of how ridiculous of a system we use here in Indiana. No we do not have the corner on ridiculous, as I’m sure your research will bear out. If you have difficulty explaining how simple it is, it ain’t simple. If you have to continuously tweak it, it ain’t working! This is what happens when humanity tries to make things “fair”. Fair is you line up and play the game and the best team wins. We spend a lot of time arguing about P/P bias, city speed, super-conferences, contraction, etc. Yet at the end of the day, we ALL love Indiana high school football. We spend all this time and effort to make things fair for a game children play (did I just sound like Muda? aaaagh). Then expect them to compete in a grown up world that is not fair. Momma used to say “Life is not fair, get used to it!” Daddy said “Get better or keep getting beat, your choice.” I trust you gained the info you needed for your presentation to your local association. If they are anything like the IHSAA, fair and common sense will be foreign to them. Thanks again for an eye opening inquiry.

Good observation from the outside looking in. I would add that with Howard being part of the Fab Five, Michigan would have reason to hire a “babysitter” more so than IU. Especially in light of Woodson being an early recruit of the Knight era. I don’t mind the fancy title/extra layer as long as we win and win clean. Still have a very bad taste from the Sampson fiasco. As for the portal situation, which unfortunately I think is here to stay, hopefully between Woodson and Matta they can re-recruit these players to choose IU one more time. Believe it is too early for this call. Woodson was definitely not in my top five. Will give him the benefit of the doubt as long as he beats Purdue 2 out of 3, wins the B10 and/or competes for the title on a yearly basis, advances past the first round of the B10 tourney, gets us in the Big Dance every year, and makes a deep run every 2-3 years with a couple of Banners every decade. Other than that, no pressure. 😊 Believe we have to give him at least 5 years to put his stamp on the program. Don’t like the 3 year trigger finger we see in a lot of places.

During the last coaching search I jokingly told a friend of mine (Purdue Alum) that IU should just hire Doc Nash from Borden High School as the next coach. He reminded me of that conversation today and asked if I still wanted Doc Nash as the new coach. Got me to thinking if IU could only hire a current high school coach from within Indiana who would your choice be?

Jeff Foxworthy: "You'll take a check? Heck I'll just pay it off in full! I didn't know you would take a check."

I believe this was Tom Coughlin in a post game press conference after Boston College beat Notre Dame. Reporter: Coach in your wildest dreams did you think you would beat this Notre Dame team? Coughlin: My wildest dreams have nothing to do with football.

Just can’t make up my mind if Brady is truly the GOAT or if the Buccaneers are the new elite cheaters of the NFL?

What a finish!

Got it.

Is it 6 points in a two year cycle or 6 points in one year? I ask because West Washington has won back to back sectionals (2points) and back to back regionals (4 points).

Thanks WWFan appreciate the updates. Couldn’t make it tonight due to work obligations. Keep posting please.

Perfect example why I have not participated since the end of last season. With the exception of our head coach, not aware of meeting any other member face to face. Yet based on their conduct on GID I have the utmost respect for Coach Nowlin and zero respect for the clickbaiter. Truth means nothing to him, contradicts himself regularly, and pontificates as if he knows more than any coach or official that has dedicated themselves to teaching this game to young people. Solely for the purpose of racking up points for his profile. Suspend my privileges if you must, at this point nothing lost. I will miss the insights that coaches, officials, and media members offer. Just can’t handle that someone would call BS on someone of Coach Nowlin’s character. Personally I consider that a more vicious personal attack than anything I have said. I’m done.

Both my grandfathers were gone before I was old enough to remember them. My father-in-law on the other hand was constantly coming up with memorable sayings. My favorite was “That fellow is just a lost ball in high weeds”

That’s what I was wondering.

Looks like it comes down to the final game. Brandon has 41 points riding on it and Jeff has 5 points. Depending on who they picked decides the winner. The best I can hope for is a 2nd place tie. Anyway I’m rooting for LSU in this one.

Received a friendly reminder from the website as well urging me to complete my picks. Went back and checked and it shows 41 of 41 picks completed. Not sure why I received the message?

Oh! You mean like having Avon vs. Brownsburg in the semi-final instead of the first game of the sectional? or maybe Cass vs. Pioneer...….. As a 1A fan I liked the real results better because I don't think anyone would have picked West Washington in the final four. It would have probably been LCC, Lutheran, South Adams, and Adams Central

There should be a separate Mt. Rushmore for each class.

Congrats to @Temptation! Appreciate your organizing the contest. Was interesting to follow all the classes. Wait til next year! 😊

Well I think we all know but let’s see the official results!

From Senator Nation we offer our prayers for Coach Burns family. We Know the hurt you are going through.

This is wrong on so many levels! Young people abusing this young man, an incompetent administrator bungling the initial investigation, a school not having proper processes in place to report such an incident, no one applying discipline and teaching to prevent another incident, then a decision to deny and cover their tracks. It kept getting worse the more I read. Where are the coaches to say we don’t condone this regardless of impact to our team? Where are the parents to say my son will be taught to take responsibility for his actions? Where are the administrators to say this is not what we represent as a school or religious entity? The only answer lies in the fact it is a systemic problem. From the top down there is a problem. Thank goodness there was at least one individual with a conscience who would write an anonymous letter.