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Worked pretty well at LaPorte... not saying it's perfect, but those were some explosive and productive offenses during his time in LP.

The idea was obviously to speed up lopsided games, but even with that logic the spreads are increasing with a shorter game. I think in many cases there is a push to get to a 35 point lead as quickly as possible. That logic may be pushing the spreads higher as teams don't go conservative until they have at least a 35 point lead. Or in some cases they will score as much as possible before the clock starts running in the 2nd half.

Per Harrell's data (what a blessing that guy is), this year has the highest average point spread of any season since 1994. Interestingly, the introduction of the "mercy rule" with a running clock starting with the 2019 season didn't slow down the trend of increasing spreads.

Donation made via Venmo yesterday. Let's keep the GID rolling!

We messed around with using Hudl's live stats for the last couple of years. It was real basic and missing some key stuff. Needed a lot of massaging to get things right after games. We're going to TurboStats this season... that seems to be a robust system used by a lot of teams. We'll see...

Got it, thanks for the clarification.

What are the implications for a fumble that goes forward into the endzone and then out of bounds?

I think there are a lot of rumors flying around, but free transfers are not available to incoming Seniors. Portage had 30 Juniors on their roster last year and the rumors being spread are that all/most of them are "transferring". Unless they are all moving and/or getting principal waivers to do so, they cannot use the provisions of Rule 19 for a free athletic transfer.

I get your point, but eligibility is based on opportunity to participate at the HS level. No distinction between Freshmen/JV/Varsity. It just seems like the way the rule is written as an athlete you need to make up your mind before you start your Junior season if you want to "take your talents elsewhere". As a separate point, how is it possible that players and coaches can avoid "undue influence" when you KNOW that players and parents are going to contact schools and coaches directly if they are interested in transferring. Does anyone really believe that players are going to make transfer decisions for athletic reasons blindly? Disclosure: No offense taken @CoachMack219. It's a messy rule.

My understanding is that any incoming Senior football player is not eligible for a free transfer based on this part of the rule: b. Students who transfer during the first six (6) semesters, having had the opportunity to participate in three (3) seasons of eligibility of a sport, will be subject to a Thirty (30) day non-competition period or half (1/2) the Maximum Number of Contests, whichever is less, in each sport in which they participated during or after their third year of eligibility, during the Three-hundred Sixty-five (365) days preceding the transfer. Once you start your junior season, you are locked in. You can transfer once for free at any point up to the start of your Junior season. If you are a multi-sport athlete and you transfer mid-year during your Junior year you would be subject to a non-competition period for any sports that you had already had an "opportunity to participate in".

HB1064 is scheduled for a concurrence vote in the House this morning. If the vote is successful, the bill, as amended by the Senate (where the cash requirement at school events was removed), will be sent to the governor for signature. Love it or hate it, it's pretty academic now. This will very likely become law, and restrictions for transfers between schools for athletic reasons will be stricken from state law.

HB1064 passed out of the Senate today on third reading. It will now head to conference committee due to the amendment made in the Senate committee. All signs indicate the bill will move along for the governor's signature later this month.

The bill passed out of committee (amended to remove the cash payment requirement) 7-6 this afternoon. It will move to the full Senate next for second & third readings. If passed it will likely need to go to conference committee due to the difference in the bills passed. Third reading needs to be completed by 4/15.

HB 1064 is scheduled to come before the Senate Education and Career Development Committee this afternoon. Session is scheduled to start at 2 PM Eastern. Looks like there will be an amendment proposed to strip the language requiring schools to accept cash payments from the bill (basically remove what was added in the house).

The 30 day provision is interesting. I wonder how that would be counted and when the clock would start?