WarrenGrad12

If you were going to hire a coordinator to lead your program, what would you look for? Coaches he's worked for? Success in his role? Experience at the level you play at? He checks all those boxes. He's worked under the last 3 Warren coaches too at one point or another. It also isn't unheard for a coordinator to immediately jump into a head role and have early success in the highest class. He's also hiring a defensive coordinator with head coaching experience so the staff will shape up to be a good one too.

It has to be a grind. I’m shocked that they ever went the route of having your AD be the head football coach too. Just seems to be too much for one person to handle as both those roles require a lot of time and investment. I will be very intrigued on who their next hire is. When they brought back Criss Beyers for boys basketball last year, that was kind of surprising but a very welcome one. Wonder what the football hire will be like.

BD 49, NC 7 WC 24, Cathedral 20 Carmel 27, LC 17 LN 40, Pike 14 St Frances 34, CG 21

It has been relocated to Warren because Tech is “unable to host.” It also says that Warren will still be the designated away team so I don’t think it will impact possible regional hosting.

I still wouldn’t count out Warren and here’s why: it’s not necessarily about their ability to beat LN because LN is going to have a tough road before a potential rematch. The question is: would Warren be able to beat Center Grove and that’s a good question. I don’t know but I think it’s a better shot than if they played LN again. Many times the team you think is going to go through gets beat and it opens things up greatly. Warren’s offense looked much much better last night with a different QB both passing and rushing. We shall see.

Genuinely curious: how come it’s a weekly topic that Warren hasn’t played anyone yet LN has an opponents combined record that is actually worse than Warren’s? Someone will compare LN’s performance against to BD and then I will point out how Warren had little issue with LC as opposed to LN.

BD dropped just on Warren and 2 extra possessions from the 10 yard line to boot.

He’s got nothing to lose. If they lose, it’s pretty much what IU has always been. But his talk seems to be instilling a confidence in them that the program hasn’t had for a very long time. IU is going to go into at least 6 of their final 8 games expecting to win. Even the Michigan game won’t seem as daunting given Michigan’s style of play and the fact it’s at home

I do wonder if the end of regulation had any bearing in how they called the first OT. A similar spot and they missed a FG and only went backwards. not saying passing wasn’t the wrong call but I get it. By running it 3x, you at least give yourself a shot to win it.

Last year, a struggling Warren team who couldn’t score was down to a freshman QB on the road vs a top 10 Ben Davis team. Almost beat them. In fact, had the opportunity to do so. Ben Davis must have been overrated last year too….oh wait. Maybe something is to be said about heated rivalry games

Immediate ones that stand out from the Warren side: -Finally getting over the hump in the 2003 regional. -The 2006 1v2 massacre (Darren Evans is still running) -2009 was a very underrated and fun game, OT at Lucas Oil if my memory is right -2010 meeting which I believe was the last time BD was shutout So many awesome matchups over the years with great and painful memories for both sides.

Warren up 26-0 on Lawrence Central

I don’t know if my Warren heart could handle seeing Coach West on the opposing sideline….. He is by far one of the nicest, most generous humans I’ve ever met and a great coach to boot.

CG-BD: I think BD keeps it close early but CG is too much and wins 31-17. LC-WC: LC’s offense can be explosive but Warren’s defense is too much to overcome. WC wins 27-10. NC-LN: LN just way too much for NC. 42-7 final. Pike-Southport: Pike bounces back against a STRUGGLING program, 40-10. Carmel-Trinity: This one is intriguing. It’s hard to peg just how good Carmel is. But Carmel is a tough place for anyone to win it at so they get it done, 24-20.

Warren isn’t playing the victim card. They are practically guaranteed to see CG in the regional so they’re using the regular season as an opportunity to get other teams on the schedule. If they were playing the victim, why keep Carmel? If you ask folks at Warren, that game has much more significance as a rivalry because of the state championship history.