Bobref

I’ll be in the house … and I brought my rain gear.

Of course everyone wants to win … the more, the better. But sometimes in our zeal to win, we forget that high school coaches are teachers, first. A teacher’s job is to help turn those kids into productive members of society. At the high school level, W-L record is not the most important thing. At least, it shouldn’t be. Now, when you find a coach who does both well, you’ve got something.

I don’t follow IU football. But correct me if I’m wrong. The guy who leads the nation in passing was once on scholarship at IU, but couldn’t get the job done? Guess he can play after all.

Correct, only players on the end of the line can pick up, once they’ve placed a hand or hands on or near the ground.

I need to see it.

That would be true … if the tournament were seeded.

“After the ball is ready for play and before the snap begins, no false start shall be made by any A player. It is a false start if: c. Any A player on his line between the snapper and the player on the end of his line, after having placed a hand(s) on or near the ground, moves his hand(s) or makes any quick movement.” So, the TE can pick up. Interior linemen may not.

Maybe so, but even a blind squirrel finds a nut every once in a while. You are definitely on the right track here. Right now, only the games after week 9 have any implications for the playoffs. This way, there are a lot more significant games, and they’re all season long.

It’s good to wear the white hat, isn’t it?

Post your observations, outrage, conspiracy theories, etc., here. May the ping pong balls be with you!

You’re not missing anything. Under ordinary timing, the game clock starts on the snap after a delay penalty is accepted. But not under Mercy Rule timing.

You’re certainly entitled to voice your opinion on whether the call was correct or not. But when you insinuate bias in the officiating, that’s a completely different thing … and you need to be “called out” for it.

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Rebels respond with a TD drive. 2 pt. try fails. 20-6 Park Tudor over South Newton with 1:25 left in the 1st.

ParkTudor QB mishandles the snap, picks the ball up, and goes 64 yds. For a T D. Try blocked. Park Tudor 20 South Newton 0, 5:48 of the 1st.

Park Tudor recovers onside kick, and punches it in. Lead South Newton 14-0. 8:10 of the 1st.

Park Tudor 7-0 over South Newton. 10:43 of the 1st.

Got a pretty good Louisville team to deal with this weekend. But it’s hard not to look ahead to our blood enemy.

In a game of physical toughness — especially the way it was played back then — he had a whole league intimidated.

Located in Lake County. Bounded by Crown Point, Lake Central and Lowell. Best young coach in Indiana.

Don’t tell @Coach Nowlin. He’ll start beating the drum to rehire Lovie. 🤣

More choices = good

Yet another example of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Caleb Williams’ doesn’t feel the kind of pressure to enter the draft that players in his position did … before NIL. https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/caleb-williams-father-says-qb-could-return-to-usc-without-good-situation-in-nfl-draft Caleb Williams' father says QB could return to USC without 'good situation' in NFL Draft Caleb Williams is a virtual lock to hear his name called first overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. The USC quarterback and 2022 Heisman Trophy winner has tantalized NFL scouts since stepping on the field as a true freshman at Oklahoma, before then following Sooners-turned-Trojans coach Lincoln Riley West the following offseason. But if Williams does not believe he will land in a "good situation" in the NFL? "The truth is, he can come back to school," Caleb's father Carl Williams told GQ in a recent profile of the quarterback. Although he did not mention the Arizona Cardinals specifically, Carl Williams appeared to hint at the team that many expect to be the worst in the league this coming season. "The funky thing about the NFL draft process is, he’d almost be better off not being drafted than being drafted first. The system is completely backwards," Carl said. "The way the system is constructed, you go to the worst possible situation. The worst possible team, the worst organization in the league — because of their desire for parity — gets the first pick. So it’s the gift and the curse." The Cardinals have been heavily criticized recently after ex-head coach Steve Wilks claimed in a deposition that he was mandated by team owner Michael Bidwill to contact general manager Steve Keim via a burner phone during the 2019 season, breaking the terms of a suspension Keim was serving at the time for a 2018 DUI arrest. Former Cardinals vice president Terry McDonough first alleged the burner phone scheme back in April while also accusing Bidwill of bullying, racial and gender discrimination, and abusive behavior. Meanwhile, quarterback Kyler Murray, who also won a Heisman while starring for Riley in college before the Cardinals picked him first overall in the 2019 NFL Draft, has dealt with injuries and inconsistent performance, and he's feuded with the organization over a clause in his contract extension last offseason that mandated a weekly quota of film study. The clause was later removed by the team. "I’ve talked to Lincoln, and Kyler struggled because of where he was drafted," Carl Williams told GQ. The Cardinals will start either recent acquisition Josh Dobbs or rookie fifth-round pick Clayton Tune at quarterback in Week 1 as Murray continues rehabilitating from a torn ACL that could keep him out for most of this season. Carl Williams also mentioned that he has talked to Archie Manning, who spent most of his time as an NFL quarterback on the struggling New Orleans Saints in the 1970s. "His career was shot because he went to a horrible organization," Carl said of Manning. But Carl Williams' interaction with the Manning family patriarch is notable for another reason — Archie Manning famously helped upend the 2004 NFL Draft by supporting his son Eli's refusal to play for the then-San Diego Chargers, who selected the younger Manning at No. 1 overall in that draft. But when Archie and Eli did not budge from their stance, the Chargers traded Eli to the New York Giants, where he went on to win two Super Bowls. Similar to the Mannings, Caleb Williams' development as a quarterback to this point has been meticulously planned out, with Carl playing a major role. "I’ve always been able to choose the team that I’ve played on," Caleb Williams told GQ. "And then everything’s been scheduled for me. I’ve had a plan for treatment, I’ve had a plan for workouts, I’ve had a plan for eating, I’ve had a plan for nutrition and things like that. … But now, going into this next part of my career, it’s weird ’cause it’s so uncertain. You don’t know anything. You can’t control anything but you and how you act. That’s honestly the weirdest part for me, is the uncertainty." Even if Caleb Williams does not return to USC next season, it appears he and his father are not afraid to use that possibility as leverage to gain some more leverage — and less uncertainty — about his NFL future. In the meantime, Williams is off to another strong start in his junior season. He has 597 passing yards, a 73.5% completion percentage, nine passing touchdowns in zero interceptions over USC's first two games of the 2023 campaign.

You certainly implied that in your previous posts. And that’s what triggered me. I know there are crews out there that leave a lot to be desired. But ineptitude and favoritism are two very different things. And it seems like you’re using them interchangeably.

This was a mistake by a crew that was surprised and, understandably so. In 45 seasons of high school football I’ve seen a lot of games and a lot of video. I’ve never seen a kicker line up in the neutral zone and then stay in the NZ while kicking the ball. The line judge who threw the flag was evidently influenced by the Team R coach, who was screaming for a flag well before the ball was kicked. In actuality, this is not a foul. The kicker is allowed to be in the NZ. So, the onside kick and recovery by Team K should have stood. But you’re right. If this were a foul for encroachment, the flag would fly and the whistle should blow before the ball is ever kicked.