Bobref

The Mercy Rule remains in effect at all levels except the Finals.

No team in the history of the NFL has ever “tanked” with a winning record. Change my mind.

No doubt about it. I’m just playing the odds. That's why I said “unlikely” and not “impossible.”

The #1 way for a GM to get fired is to swing & miss on a franchise QB drafted early in the first round. Trubisky is Exhibit A. I know @DT believes Trubisky can succeed in the NFL, and maybe he will. But it clearly won’t be with Chicago. And it probably won’t be to the level of a top-5 draft pick.

Financial considerations are definitely a factor, especially since there was no revenue from the boy’s basketball tournament. But to say that’s the only reason they went forward with the season is a gross overstatement, and does a disservice to the people at the IHSAA, who are working hard to give the kids some aspect of normalcy in these goofy times.

Pretty unlikely. The crew on this game was a multiple state championship crew, last appearing in LOS in 2018. Such officials ordinarily do not feel like they have to “call something.”

And his father, an NFL official and long-time supervisor of B1G officiating, was the AD at Rogers for many years.

Notre Dame response to students storming the field after the Clemson win.https://www.tigernet.com/update/ND-students-sent-letter-after-rushing-field-after-win-over-Clemson-36754

Sssshhhhhhh! It’s been a welcome respite.

They have announced he will not play in the tournament.

No argument with any of that ... except it doesn’t qualify as long term ... yet.

Your initial premise is, if not flawed, at least premature. Pretty hard to design a fix to address “long term impact” when we are not even through the season. Describe the “long term impact” ... and the crystal ball you used to foresee it.

I was surprised to see that, too. No disrespect to Whiteland.

Calpreps Project a Matchup says Whiteland would beat Elder by 3 pts. on a neutral field.

If they both win out, then the winner of the ACC championship game goes to the playoff, and that’s the end of it. So, this game won’t matter, then. The chief accomplishment here is that the Irish now know that they can go toe to toe with them. That will stand them in good stead. It also is the first really big game Kelly has won in quite a while. So, it gets that monkey off his back. No doubt a really big win for the Irish. But it merely puts them in position to cash in. They have to finish the season now.

I’ve seen Merrillville twice this year. They have major size, speed and athleticism. You’re probably not going to out-athlete them. Their vulnerability was shown by Chatard: play a disciplined, mistake-free, ball control game, and force them to make some mistakes. Stay away from the big play and force them to drive the ball.

As the 3rd period draws to a close, the Titans defense has outscored the Bears’ offense, 7-0.

SNL skit featuring Trebek character, as well as the recently-departed Sean Connery.

Wow, this is brutal! Down 10-0 in the 3rd, Bears finally have some field position, come up 1/2 yd. short on 3rd down, decide to go for it ... and false start ... twice ... before they can snap the ball on 4th down. Tough to hang that one on Nagy.

I was actually encouraged by the fact that their 5 star freshman threw for over 400 yds., and the Irish still won. I don’t know how much more than that Lawrence can do in the ACC championship game. But we’ve got to get there first. Oh yeah. Haters gonna hate.

Higher ranking, of course, has nothing to do with home field advantage. That would make too much sense. But Cathedral will host. You can thank the ping pong balls for that.

Incidentally, St. X has won 4 playoff games and will play for the Ohio Div. 1 title against Pickerington Central next Friday. One of the teams they beat along the way was Elder.

Well, that was fun. I am most encouraged by the fact that Clemson’s 5 star freshman threw for over 400 yds. ... and the Irish still won. I hope that means that - if we take care of business between now and then - we can absorb a big game by Trevor Lawrence in the ACC Championship and still win. Because you know he is going to bring it.

Does this seal Khaki Boy’s fate?