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2 hours ago, RingLeader said:

Great job by AC 

NJ appeared to have no fire, no hustle, just jogging around. Surprised by their lack of effort.  I was not the only one who noticed this.  AC was clearly superior dont believe outcome would have been any different but I wonder if illness was going thru NJ team.  

Is it that or did AC just have that much more speed than NJ? It's hard to be confident when you know the other team can just run past you. Then when they are ahead, it can be demoralizing. NJ's defense had been really good at stringing plays side to side, but the speed was too much last night. They did do a good job defending the middle except for a couple plays where Heyerly broke through.

27 minutes ago, WalterSobchak said:

As I previously said

Any team that has speed that can get to the outside will give NJ fits. 

That's why the conditions of the field really hurt Winamac and that's why North Judson didn't want to play Winamac at Logansport on Saturday.

Game would have been much much different. 

No offense, but I watched Winamac play and I don't think they would have done any better against our Jets.

42 minutes ago, 260AC said:

don't ever come on here talking about which you no nothing about. 28-0 AC 2nd quarter. Hows that great schedule doing now

Turkey weekend in Indy! Go Jets Go!

39 minutes ago, littledog said:

Stupidity is what really gets us going. lol

Most Judson fans know that they are the underdog and I'm sure the coaches are leaning heavy on that as motivation. I do look for it to be a pretty good game on Friday. Hopefully, AC overlooks them a bit and Judson comes out and smacks them in the mouth early.

 

This is what has me on edge as a Jets fan as well as the bus trip. We have a 1-12 semi state record. This may be the 3rd time (since I've been alive) we weren't the underdog at semi state. We are 1-1 in those other 2 games and the last one we lost in 03 still haunts me. Up 21-0 at half losing 22-21 while missing a game winning FG attempt.

As I said before, Allen is an awesome football player. #11 is decent as well. The Judson defense did well setting the edges and stringing plays out sideline to sideline. The only game they struggled with that was Tippy Valley. #75 The Bear has made some big stops in the middle of the defense as well.

13 minutes ago, RingLeader said:

It probably helps NJ a bit that they have seen wing-t teams quite often.  
One question might be has AC seen anyone who runs triple option?  if you never see it and have to stop it one Friday night all year could give AC some fits.  
I think AC has much better depth than NJ and that could come into play here.  

X-factor traveling across the state to play at 8:00 start could have bus lag consequences.  
 

Coaches are equipped to coach against it, but the few teams that ran it were so poor on the offensive line they didn't get to see it in action as well as NJ. Southern Wells when they were good, ran it all the time and those were fun practices.

How about the 12 Semi States this week? For the game I'm personally invested in, AC vs NJ, I'd say Logansport would have been a good neutral site.

3 minutes ago, Purdue Pete said:

03?  What about 84 / 86? 

Jets need to take a page out of the Jesuit playbook.  They showed up at Norwell last night little after 4pm

84/86 was before I was born. My dad graduated in 82 so played on the first sectional championship team in fall of 81 and lost to Woodlan 7-6 due to a bad snap. Woodlan was runner up that year. I remember 97-99 as a heartbroken young boy. 03 I was a 7th grader. I think most thought we were getting another state title that year. Up 21-0 @ half and lost 22-21 after missing the go ahead FG at the end. I was a freshman on our 05 team that Sheridan throttled. Beating West Central that year was an accomplishment in regional.

#40 Allen for North Judson is a stud. He's impressive the more games I watch of North Judson.

6 minutes ago, 260AC said:

Hes barred from Adams County!

 

Jets played pretty good but there is more to be desired, it was pretty close in the first half even though they were in control the entire time. Excited to see them win there 14th Regional Championship and look forward to next weeks game.

It would have been a running clock after the first half on a good playing surface. My next weekly worry is our semi state record of 1-12. I think we should win, but bus lag to NJ is concerning. Also the memories of 03 always haunt me.

2 hours ago, 260AC said:

What a joke. The rivalry is real but painting the Jets as the underdogs is ridiculous.

Blitz isn't invited anymore if we beat SA tonight.

15 minutes ago, BDGiant93 said:

Or you could just seed the tournament and let the higher seed host.

Yes on seeding, but just the sectionals. Maybe I could be convinced on regionals, but rather see the regionals rotate which sectional winners play each other every year. Semi states as well. This is why I'd like to see neutral site regionals and semi state venues.

Having fun watching everyone guessing the neutral sites for the OHSAA playoffs this upcoming weekend. I believe the first 2 playoff games had been hosted by higher seeds until this point if possible. That has been a change as all or all but the first round were neutral sites until they expanded to 16 teams in the 4 regions for all 7 divisions (what we call classes). How would it look for the regionals in Indiana this year? Looking to expand this to semi states after this weekend. 

13 hours ago, jets said:

Don’t know much about these 2 northern teams. 

What kind of offense did Eastside employ to keep the ball from Luers for so long?? 

I’m assuming Eastbrook still employs the hurry-up Wing T/Midline?? 

They like to run RB/FB Dax Holman (sp) & QB Laban Davis out of spread or tight. Also can throw it a bit when needed. In the old days it was Eastside spread to then set up the run. Now it feels like the opposite. Their defense is strong as the Luers game showed. 

I believe the SA/AC winner will beat either NJ or Carroll from watching both their sectional final games. SA offense would give both fits. It would come down to their defense. Both would really struggle with AC's run game. #9 for Carroll is very quick though so he could make a few plays against both. NJ throwing the ball could make a game against SA a shoot out possibly. NJ line would have to stop AC's D-Line to get their passing game going.

25 minutes ago, FlyingHigh said:

I have a hard time believing they’d risk any more injuries to their players than they’ve already had by being on that field all week. 

Know South Adams won't do it, but the game would be better off at Bluffton. Regional and Semi State should be neutral sites anyway.

8 minutes ago, Grover said:

 

Accusations are easy.  I'm not saying they didn't happen but the bar should be set higher for punishment.

Why I said probation at minimum. If your team is even accused by 2 consecutive opponents of using racial slurs, that's enough. If proven true, then even more. One accusation would not warrant anything but an investigation. Hard to believe there isn't anything after 2 consecutive weeks though.

This is interesting. I've heard Wayne has had issues with fighting at events. I've heard Ole Miss has been using racial slurs the last 2 weeks. See in the thread from a reliable source that Ole Miss #62 has had issues since summer. Hopefully #62 gets some help for issues he's having. He doesn't need to finish the season though. Both teams and programs should be on probation at minimum. Wayne having another incident and Ole Miss again acused of racial slurs. 

Hopefully Northridge takes care of business. 

8 hours ago, WalterSobchak said:

North Judson won't have a problem with Carroll. 

The Winamac/NJ game was the sectional championship and regional championship. 

 

Watching both games last night/this morning, I think Carroll could run the ball on NJ. Culver was running quite well on them, but their defense couldn't stop NJ and NJ won the special teams. Clinton Prairie was having success running on Carroll and stopped. They were trying with no success to get their passing game going. Carroll secondary looked good against CP. Carroll definitely has offensive tendencies that are easy to spot. Keep #9 from getting past the edge and the QB rolls out right 95% of the time.

3 hours ago, Purdue Pete said:

the must’ve tackled well huh?  😂😂
 

They did struggle with the big FB, but yes they tackled much better. Once again, fall break needs to be a week or two sooner. Believe that took place of the Busco game. This week you can't help think about the 2019 AC vs SA regional game. No way that field is going to be in good condition. It wasn't yesterday in Berne. AC should win, but after AC upset a heavy favorite SA 2019 you need to be cognizant. 

Weird that the NW regional isn't LCC vs Pioneer but North Judson vs Carroll (Flora). NJ favored I assume? Watching both, Carroll's run game could give NJ some problems. 

10 minutes ago, 260AC said:

Are you done being negative?

They are playing well no doubt tonight. Negative a bit but more cautious. I want them to get to Indy like everyone else. Already thinking how they need to keep Wanner off balance and watch for the screens. Not thrilled about playing on the crap field in Berne.

Another good 2A North game in the NE/ EC region of the state. Winner of this gets the Eastside/Luers winner?

1 hour ago, RetiredCoach91 said:

From what I see, the consensus of AC and Lutheran heading to Lucas Oil is spot on. Dont think either team has opponents on their side of the bracket that can beat them. It is theirs to lose. 

Hope so! Love the avatar! Go 49ers!

4 hours ago, 260AC said:

I mean, if they are up 35 at halfime and play the JV in the 3rd quarter it may be less than a 32 point game at the end. AC wins big 40+

They better tackle Triton's QB & RB better than what they did against Busco. Those 2 are physical runners watching highlights. Hoping the AC lines are better than Triton's or it could be interesting. 

2 minutes ago, FlyingHigh said:

I agree with the "one week at a time" approach. It would be easy to look ahead to a likely regional matchup at South Adams. If that happens, I still think AC advances but they need to continue getting better each week and that won't happen if they don't focus on this week's opponent.

Side note - the 2017 loss to Southwood wasn't an upset. SW had the better roster by far. Blair, Trexler and Lloyd were studs. I do agree that 2020 against SW was a letdown. Those teams were more evenly matched than in 17.

Yeah probably right on 17, but going in with Schultz & Macklin I thought the outcome would be different. Should have also said 2019 greatly over achieved by upsetting SA at regional too.