Bobref

On further review, I agree. Carmel is a showplace facility, but it’s still a high school. If we’re showcasing the best of Indiana high school football, why not showcase such a great facility, too?

😅🤣😂 I could get behind that.

In the last 5 yrs. or so, with the receivers and the defense they had in place, they would have been capable of winning a championship if they had elite level QB play. But they’ve had average D-I QB play, and that will not cut it in the rarefied air breathed by Clemson, Ohio State, and the top SEC teams.

I’m in. Let’s start lining up sponsors ... except I’m thinking LOS might be a more suitable venue, especially where sponsors are concerned.

Is IMG sanctioned by the Florida equivalent of the IHSAA? Because I’m pretty sure there’s an IHSAA bylaw that prohibits members playing against institutions not members of their own state association. I suppose I could look it up ...

Promoting Indiana football is a worthwhile goal. Problem is, no one is really looking out for that. Each team does what is in its own best interests. Nobody is looking out for the long term, big picture, interests of Indiana High School football.

No. If you’re the best, you’re the best. But you have to play the best in order to be acknowledged as the best. I admit I’m curious about IMG. But from the standpoint of an Indiana school, to whom regular season games are inconsequential, serving only as prep for the tournament, what’s to be gained by playing them? You can get just as tourney ready by playing good teams closer to home. There’s no shortage.

I don’t care about Heismans. I care about closing the gap between the Irish and the SEC giants, Clemson, and Ohio State. An elite level QB gets us a long way toward that.

The Chosen One is already turning heads under the Dome. https://allfans.co/notre-dame-qb-tyler-buchner-showed-off-his-immense-potential-this-spring/ Notre Dame QB Tyler Buchner Showed Off His Immense Potential This Spring Notre Dame freshman quarterback Tyler Buchner has been on campus for just five months, but he seems to have been part of the program for much longer than that. The hype around Buchner started over two years ago when he committed to Notre Dame on March 8, 2019. Since that time Buchner had a monster junior season in which he threw for over 4,400 yards, rushed for over 1,600 yards and racked up over 80 combined touchdowns as a junior. That was followed by an odd decision to alter this throwing motion, his senior season was canceled due to Covid-19 and Buchner's star faded a bit according to the recruiting services. That didn't tamper down expectations for Notre Dame fans, who still view Buchner as the future at quarterback. We finally got to see him in action this spring, and Buchner did nothing but raise expectations by flashing his immense potential and talent. Buchner's throwing motion is still a bit of a work in progress, and it caused some inconsistency with his deep ball, but when his arm slot was good the first-year standout showed off the ability to power the ball down the field and make accurate intermediate throws. Buchner didn't get much of a chance to show off his running ability in the Blue-Gold Game, but we did see a few flashes of it this spring. Considering how important that is to his game, it's encouraging to see Buchner perform so well without being able to use one of his best assets. He still needs a lot of work from a grasp of the offense and decision-making standpoint, but Buchner had an outstanding first semester at quarterback for the Irish. At the very least he performed well enough to put himself in position to earn a situational role in the fall.

They say lacrosse is one of the country’s fastest growing sports. If you’re curious about it — or if you’re already a fan — you’ve got to tune into the NCAA Div. I Men’s Championship on ESPNU. Some really exciting games, and the caliber of play is really something. Having played both as an undergrad and in grad school, I have been following the sport for 50 yrs. The play now is better than it has ever been. Give yourself a break from the NBA, MLB and, for God’s sakes, golf. Take in some lax. They’re playing now, and they’ll be replaying the games during the week. It’s lacrosse heaven until the finals on Memorial Day.

I think reasonable people can differ on whether “creating more classes would benefit our state.” Make your case. And, how many is “more?”

Then, I guess I do not understand the point you’re trying to make.

What makes you think they haven’t ... and disagree?

Not sure how Andrean can be considered “David.” One of the premier programs in the Northern part of the state, without a doubt, and they regularly punch above their weight class.

This is a common variation of the famous “Oklahoma” Drill popularized by Bud Wilkinson and his Oklahoma teams of the 1950s. I thought it had completely fallen out of use. Not because of head to head contact, because there isn’t any if done properly. But because of the general phasing out of full contact situations in practice. I believe it is actually outlawed in the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, along with the infamous Nutcracker Drill, and my personal favorite, “Bull in the Ring,” which was invented by some twisted sadist.

I agree. But I don’t think we’ll ever really know, because I don’t think he stays ... unless the Packers blink in a big way. And I don’t see that happening.

Significantly less than 20%.

[…drum roll and rimshot…] “I’m here all week. Don’t forget to tip your waitress.”

Every day that goes by without Rodgers making some public expression that says he is at least open to a return to the Packers is another nail in the coffin.

As with all other conference realignment discussions, a reality check requires that we pay some attention to the effect this proposed realignment would have on the total sports programs at the schools affected. Not saying that would be prohibitive in this case, because I don’t know. From a football perspective, it’s exciting on a local and regional scale. But this move, standing alone, changes nothing in 6A.

Haters gonna hate!

I’m telling’ ya, it’s a hair thing.

I strongly doubt that it was originally a safety concern, since the rule was in place long before the current trend toward “risk minimization.” More likely a “reward” for the kicker, since it used to be quite uncommon for a high school kicker to reach the end zone. Now, however, safety concerns would probably squelch any attempt to change the rule.

This reminds me of my one and only foray into the coaching ranks. My older daughter was about 8, and I agreed to help out with softball. First practice and a little girl came over complaining that she couldn’t get a batting helmet to fit. I told her that was because her hair was “too big.” By the time I got home her mother was on the phone reaming me, as the kid went home and started crying because “Coach said I had to cut my hair.” I decided I was not cut out to coach girls.

The situation is becoming toxic.