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Linton still can’t seem to crack the MD code... For anyone attending the game- what was the atmosphere like with no fans?? That had to be really strange.

I was a "Rockers" fan all the way. Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels - what a team! The betrayal in the barber shop still haunts me to this day. And, the bushwackers were awesome as well! Kinda like how Linton draws from all over Greene County.....(sorry, couldn't help it)

I agree that MD is NEVER out of the sectional conversation. But I’m not sure I’d label them favorites every year. Going back to ‘07 (year after MD spent a 4 year hiatus in 3A) - I believe that it is an even 5-5 split between the Raiders and MD, when both are present in the same sectional.

Someone else will eventually have to beat MD at some point in this sectional. Linton is too good of a program to continually no-show vs MD. They’ll get it figured out soon enough. Maybe this year??

Can't help but think about all the fun this sectional would be if the Raiders were playing in good ol 40! Who'd of thunk the Raiders would be success-factored up before all powerful MD huh?? Anyway- I completely wiffed on the TC-Linton game, so obviously Linton has all wheels churning. Again, from having played both NP and Linton, I'd say Linton has a big advantage. Good luck to all teams.

Don’t want to discredit the big win for Linton last night- but you gotta feel a little bit for Tell City last night being hit by the Rona bug at absolutely the worst time. 2020 in a nutshell I guess... Having played both teams- at full strength, I believed it would be a nip/tuck type of game. Kuddos to Linton for getting it done- but now TC will be left to wonder “what might have been” had they had their full compliments of players. Best of luck to the teams moving on and congrats to TC on a good year. Just a tough way for it to end

So does this mean that “contact tracing” isn’t a thing anymore as long as you test negative??

I was wondering to myself how a team with a Power 5 D1 commit QB can be a “darkhorse” 🤔🤔

Geez- I was just making an observation. Sorry- Back to my hole I’ll crawl. Good luck to all teams in sectional 40.

Seeding DOES NOT have to equal a “qualification”’format!!! Seeding would just make for a better tourney format- plain and simple. And yes, it will at least give SOME meaning to the regular season. “Oh- there is going to be a bunch of first round blowouts between the 1v8 and 2v7” So what?? There are blowouts every week. You’d still have PLENTY of competitive match-ups round one

You do realize that Southridge is still 2A by enrollment, correct??

STOP IT!! This always happens every year when seeding gets talked about - the "playoff qualification mafia" shows up and tries to make this a conversation about them - IT IS NOT!! We can still let everyone in and seed the darn thing!!

So your argument AGAINST seeding is it leads to less blowouts?? Ok, tell that to the 8-1 team playing a 9-0 team first round. Again - it doesn't HAVE to lead to a qualification. People forget that a 4 v. 5 game, 3 v. 6, heck whatever seeded game can still be very competitive. You act like it will be a week of 60 to whatever scores. It won't. What I'm trying to say is - I don't think those are strong enough points to keep from vastly improving our tourney. I really think the IHSAA is just stubborn and "by gawd that's the way we've always done it" (the WORST excuse for anything)

Don't post much on here. Enjoying reading about different teams/conferences. If there is one subject that I would qualify myself as "passionate" about - it is SEEDING the Sectionals. I just don't get it (?) as to why they are NOT. I think almost every person I've come across says "Ya, that would make a lot of sense" or "Ya I'd like to see that get done" SOOOOOO - what is the IHSAA drawback to it?? What are their reasonings?? 1. It doesn't have the coaches support?? (I find that hard to believe) 2. It's going to lead to a qualification process?? (It doesn't HAVE to) I've honestly yet to hear a good argument against it..... "Oh it'd be too hard to figure out if teams don't play each other and/or different conferences" - BOGUS- you can/wrestling coaches do it all the time.

You mean VAUNTED Sectional 30 ....what.a.JOKE.

Imagine the serenity that seeding would bring this time of year. Maybe the IHSAA just likes the chaos.

And THUS - we'll never get to see seeding happen because of pushes like this. I get that some of you WANT a qualification system - but seeding would be better than the current "blind draw" . I.E. seeding is better than nothing - and I really don't understand why the lack of support for it?

Interesting take- but seeding DOES NOT have to lead to playoff qualification (even though I know that’s been your push for years and IMO- is what is holding seeding back- that and 1/2 of all Coaches want the “dream draw”) Wrestling for years has had the 1 v 8 and it doesn’t mean every wrestlers still doesn’t make the tourney.

Been preaching that for years (not that anyone listens and/or cares). Lock the HC and AD’s in a room with seeding criteria- ie Head-to-Head, common opponent, etc...AND LET THEM FIGURE IT OUT!! It’s really not that hard- seen it done for years in wrestling rooms across the State. It is sheer laziness or unwillingness or the “by God we’ve always done it this way” mentality of the IHSAA that is sooo frustrating. One small change, an hour meeting could make the tourney that much better, and really wouldn’t take anything away from it. Rant over

So...gotta ask, and apologize if it’s been mentioned somewhere in these SIAC threads...I don’t follow that closely- but peek in from time/time. Whatever happened to the Evans boys from Central?? Last I heard- it was transfer to Princeton, then Illinois, then somewhere else?? Have they graduated yet??

YUP! Been beating that drum for several years. Having coached wrestling for 12 years - I've seen it can be done. Was it always perfect?? No, but a heckuva lot better than the alternative (blind draws) Unfortunately - if it doesn't have the support of coaches - it will never make it to the IHSAA. And sadly, 50% of coaches (estimate) are always gonna like the "blind draw" - cause they could be coaching that 2-7 or 1-8 team that gets the dream draw and makes it all the way to the Championship, only to be drummed by 30.

YES! Makes too much sense not to.

I'm so confused by this whole thread! An onside kick, if traveled 10 yards, can be received by the kicking team, correct? But you're telling me that if the kick is airborne, (hasn't hit the ground yet), then it can't be recovered by the kicking team? I could see where some confusion may happen.

Not so fast my friend (in my best Lee Corso) This game is one of the more intriguing match-ups this week I believe. Having scouted both...I think it’s pretty close to a toss-up..from what I’ve seen- I may give the edge to Linton.

Success Factor has been their friend in that regard.