Bobref

He and Summerall are the standard by which all sports broadcast teams are measured. And don’t forget his coaching career. Won a Super Bowl and over 100 NFL games as coach of the Raiders. A real giant of the game.

I’m sure you realize that the finalists in the 6A game the last two seasons have both been from what would be your small 6A group. So much for the hypothesis that schools from the bottom half of 6A can’t compete with the top half.

I find the inconsistencies here fascinating. Players take pride in “taking one for the team,” subordinating their own wishes for the good of the team. Players who sacrifice for the team are praised for it. Conceptually, what is the difference between playing in a big game when you’re not physically 100%, and getting vaccinated so that you’re available to play to the greatest extent possible, rather than sitting unavailable in extended COVID protocol because you’re unvaccinated? Is it because the whole COVID thing has become a political football (no pun intended)? Or because there is some difference between being out because of COVID vs. being out because of a sprained ankle? Either way, you’re unavailable to help the team. I don’t get it.

I hope you’re right. But the reason he’s starting is that Josh Lugg, who started all 12 games at right tackle, hurt his knee in practice and is having surgery.

I don’t want to slight anyone, as my memory isn’t as good as it used to be. So, I’m undoubtedly leaving some very fine coaches out. But the others that come immediately to mind are Mark Hoffman at Valpo and Craig Buzea when he was at Portage.

Coach Wimmer’s 1987 Zionsville team’s 3A state championship victory over Elwood was my first state final. I subsequently worked games involving his teams at Merrillville, Greenwood, and Fishers. He’s among the 2 or 3 best in-game coaches I saw in 40 seasons. Always classy.

I know it’s a small sample size, but Nick Foles played pretty well yesterday in his only appearance of the year. But if Foles can still play, why did the Bears need Andy Dalton in the first place? Is this just another case of lousy talent evaluation by the Bears? Foles’ contract was restructured when he came to the Bears, and they still owe him a bunch of guaranteed money. If Fields is ready next week, do they play him or showcase Foles, trying to find someone who will take on what was previously thought to be an untradeable contract? This is just another example of the Bears’ organization making it up as they go along, rather than actually having a coherent plan.

For me, the scariest ones were shots when the player on the receiving end went into “Fencer’s Pose,” which you knew meant they were really unconscious. Very creepy.

Don’t sleep on this guy. Brian Parker at Hanover Central. NWI Times Coach of the Year in the Region. https://www.nwitimes.com/sports/high-school/football/sustainable-success-hanover-centrals-brian-parker-is-2021-times-coach-of-the-year/article_d55373c2-bf9a-5919-b83f-5d8299637187.html

One of my favorites is Tommy Lasorda when he was asked after a game when Dave Kingman hit 3 homers against the Dodgers, what he thought of Kingman’s performance. Very NSFW.

They only had 1 ball? 😂🤣😅

Just go to YouTube and search Earl Weaver. Hours of entertainment.

Female variants of male nicknames don’t count. See above. Also … are you kidding? Squaws?

Plymouth, though, can still boast that they are the only high school in Indiana with 2 nicknames: the Rockies and the Pilgrims.

Today we celebrate the birth of The One — He who has shown us The Way — who provides the template for our lives. The One to whom we can turn for words of comfort or inspiration. The One to whom so many owe so much. Please, keep on doing what you do. Happy Birthday, Jimmy Buffett!!! Merry Buffett Day to all my GID friends!

Notice that all the current SCOTUS Justices are skinny. 😉

Par for the course for Jimbo Fisher.

Discriminatory and unlawful are not the same thing. There are all sorts of discriminatory practices that are perfectly legal. Body size is not a “suspect classification,” like race, sex, religion, etc.

Yes, I seem to recall Rex is something of an expert on feet.

I worked a sectional at the Rockpile in 2009. I thought it was among the most supportive and animated student body cheering sections I had ever seen, and I’ve seen a lot. Hard to believe they’ve deteriorated to the point where they lack numbers.

@JustRuleswould have a better handle on the number of our officials who also work college ball on the weekend. But my understanding is the same as yours - not a huge number.

That’s largely because for 50 years the owner, GM and Coach were the same person.

Why stop there? Bring in an actual football guy as President and limit Ted Phillips to the business side (if you’re determined to keep him). The problem is the order. In a rational world, you’d name the new President, he would hire a new GM, and the new GM would hire a new coach. But in McCaskey World, the only thing you can be sure of is that the Bears will screw this up, too. I’m hoping for a happy accident, where they get the right guys by luck or happenstance. Because you know if they really put their minds to it, it’ll turn out wrong.

Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser. — Vince Lombardi

It’s just that I’m waiting with bated breath for the other 8! 😂😆