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They’d be crazy to say anything more publicly until they have made the full report to the IHSAA, and the IHSAA has finished whatever they’re going to do. Until that’s closed, mum should be the word.

Ironically, the best team in Ohio right now is a Div. II school, Archbishop Hoban from Akron.

If, as often happens, they announce to the officials/opposing team that they’re going to take a knee ... and then do something else, that’s not going to be allowed. That’s the one time an inadvertent whistle comes in handy. 😉 On the other hand, if they just line up in a formation, it’s “play football.”

The reason is that ejection is such a severe penalty that it triggers automatic replay review in NCAA. We don’t have the ability to review those calls at the high school level. Note that disqualification is warranted under the NF rules if the targeting (or any personal foul) is deemed “flagrant.”

This very play has been discussed with some frequency, and the answer depends on a little more information. Did the offense do anything other than line up in “victory formation” to give the defense the impression they were going to take a knee?

In this week’s games, did you: See an unusual ruling? A question about a rule? Just want to vent (within reason)? This is the place to post it. Complain if you must, but be sure to supply sufficient detail that we can get a discussion going.

His insurance probably won’t cover it. 😄😆

There have been discussions about things like this in the past. The IHSAA’s position is that “props” are not allowed, and certainly not something like a sledgehammer. I seem to recall someone bringing something like that out for the mock coin toss once. Not allowed.

I think the oddsmakers will take this one off the board.

Your point is well taken. But to be scrupulously accurate, St. X and Elder couldn’t both be 2019 champs, since they play in the same division.

As infrequently as possible.

I recall a season at Notre Dame when we played back to back home games, first USC and then Navy. Saw a bedsheet hanging out of a dorm window that said: “Burst the Trojans and Bring on the Seamen!” True story.

Not directly on point, but I found this with a minimum of effort. The gist of it is that student athletes score better in every indicator of academic success than non-athletes: grad rates, dropout rates, etc. http://ihsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com/resource_center/Academic_Assistance/2013_Slashing_Sports_DrTuPrice_Results.pdf

I think many feel this way, but I’ve never seen any hard data. That doesn’t mean the data do not exist somewhere, nor does it mean it’s incorrect, even if there are no data. But you would think that enough schools have discontinued a program that some doctoral candidate in education, or sociology, or something, would have done a study to determine if there really is a correlation between closing down a program and some set of adverse consequences.

Even if that sort of generalization had any validity whatsoever, we’re not talking about “how Catholics behave.” We’re talking about how one person behaves in her profession, and she happens to be Catholic. Do you think all anti-Catholics, such as yourself, are so predictable on the wide range of issues that come across the SCOTUS plate? Why would you think Catholics are? If you’re talking about “hot button” Catholic issues such as abortion, and whether we can fire gay teachers from our Catholic schools, do you think she gets a call on the Vatican hotline with chapter and verse on what the’s supposed to say, and how she’s supposed to rule? Is your white hood back from the cleaner’s yet?

And, unfortunately, it seems like we haven’t come very far in terms of religious tolerance in 60 yrs. And I have to laugh at the idea that someone, even the pope, is going to make a puppet out of an associate justice of the Supreme Court. @DanteEstonia apparently hasn’t met too many federal judges. No one tells them anything. 😜

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Yeah, discussion forums are more interesting when everyone thinks alike. @DT has done more to stimulate discussion on football topics on the GID than any other two posters combined.

You really think they’ll have the stomach for attacking a woman nominee the way they went after Kavanaugh?

Things are trending in the wrong direction for the Irish.

And if the pass never goes beyond the NZ?

The variations on this theme are almost endless. Take your scenario and, instead of just recovering it at the K 7, the would-be kicker picks it up and runs to the K 20 where he throws a forward pass which is (a) complete to K6 who is downed inbounds at the K 41, or (b) incomplete. What's the result of the play and the clock status?

Yes. You need 5 ##50-79. You can put them anywhere on the LOS you want.

Somehow, we have to work Chuck Norris into this.

Technically, no. We can get complicated with what down it is and whether we're in scrimmage kick formation if you want. But on a basic scrimmage play the offense is required to have 5 players on the line numbered 50-79. #23 can legally play guard if you want, although he's ineligible by position. But as long as you have 5 numbered 50-79 somewhere on the line of scrimmage, you're legal.