I am unaware of this procedure. My experience is if a kid is disqualified, he’s out for the rest of that game, and all of the next regardless of when he was disqualified.
I’m not sure of the logic here. If anything, the Mercy Rule use should be more limited, not less, during the playoffs. The IHSAA apparently feels the same way, since the Mercy Rule is not applied at the finals.
Coming home today from a week in Mexico, and I plan to expound a bit on this theme very soon. But let me point out first that there is another reason the IHSAA uses the coaches’ vote: the IHSAA is a member institution. It caters to its members. Schools are members. Officials are not. Naturally, the IHSAA is more interested in keeping its members happy than in keeping non-member officials happy.
I attended St. Edward in Lakewood, OH for 3 years before moving to Indiana. Our mascot was an eagle. We actually had a live golden eagle, as private citizens couldn’t own a bald eagle. Used to fly it from one end of the gym to the other at home basketball games. Sort of like Air Force does with their falcon.
No, no! We are not allowed to learn from the experiences in other states. I believe Indiana is a Potawatomi Indian word that means “reinvent the wheel.”
Hanover Central has a great young coach who has done a wonderful job there. But I think LC got a good guy with their hire, and I think that program will rebound.
The idea is to make the sites as neutral as possible … now. But if a team earns a home game in a seeded playoff, the site is no longer “neutral.” Now … as for live mascots …