Bobref

I’m not disagreeing with you. But as a matter of logic, since the system is “not a real good model of feedback,” how can you conclude that lack of advancement is tied to enforcement of uniform rules?

Kudos to the Ft. Wayne community. Carroll travels very well.

I can neither confirm nor deny that he had on a pink tinted visor.

Sigh ….

This crew has 4 officials who have worked state finals before, including the Referee. They are from Central Indiana. I thought they got all the big calls right. They picked up (disregarded) two flags, both as a result of excellent crew communication and teamwork, a real sign of a good crew. They had some really excellent calls and no-calls. There were a few minor things that could be tweaked, but this was clearly a state finals worthy crew, who had a fine game. After I met with the crew following the game, Asst. commissioner Faulkens asked me “How did they do?” My response was “Officiating had zero impact on the game.” He said, “that’s what we like.”

Funny you should ask that. There is no mandatory disqualification for targeting in high school like there is in NCAA. However, a targeting foul where contact is initiated with a helmet above the shoulders of a defenseless player can be a candidate for a flagrant foul, resulting in disqualification. I was the observer on this game, and I discussed this very question with the crew after the game. After a thorough discussion, we all agreed that the hit, although there was a lot of contact, should not have been considered “flagrant.” So, IMO the crew got it exactly right … except the Referee gave the personal foul signal (#38), but omitted the signal for targeting (#24).

9 + 6 = 16😵‍💫🤪

The only thing senseless was the guy Bowen hit in the head.

Both good calls. On the OPI, the slot receiver blocked downfield before the wideout caught the pass. The personal foul should have included the “targeting” signal. Targeting is not an automatic ejection in high school. But it was clearly a blow to the head of a defenseless player. Andrean just getting out-executed at pretty much every position on the field.

I will be meeting with the crew in the locker room after the game, near the visiting team’s field entrance, but not until 20 min. or so after the game. Meet at the field entrance right after the game?

I will. I’ll be in radio booth #2 for the game.

I’m an observer on the 2A game, so I’ll post observations from the pressbox.

Don’t you know that Indiana is unique? We can’t learn anything by looking at what other states do. (See playoff qualification/seeding discussions.)

Lakewood St. Edward football community gathers after Thanksgiving practice in preparation for tomorrow’s semifinal. As always, today is a great day to be an Eagle!

“Give blood. Play rugby.”

Me, too.

The “Law of Unintended Consequences” strikes again!

We could start the old “head to head” vs. “resume” debate. Instead, let’s just hope the Eagles take care of Gahanna Lincoln and Moeller beats Springfield. Then we’ll get a rematch for all the marbles.

And Lakewood St. Edward is 6 spots below Moeller, even though they have the same record, and the Eagles gave Moeller their only L of the season … on the road … a shutout. Oh well, that’ll all be taken care of in the rematch in two weeks … for the Div. 1 championship.

It’s USC week … the enemy of our blood.

Why … it’s absolutely BRILLIANT, I tell you!

What with their 8 draft choices and the most cap space in the league, they should be able to upgrade big time. There are a bunch of wide receivers available in the draft for rookie money, and a number of high end offensive linemen hitting the free agent market in 2023. They need both … badly.

I’m sure someone can figure one out … but highly unlikely to happen.

The Gators pulled their scholarship offer from this 4 star QB after he posted a video of himself singing along to a rap song that used the N-word. Discuss. https://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/florida-football/florida-withdraws-scholarship-offer-for-2023-4-star-qb-after-he-rapped-the-n-word-on-video/