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The Linton Stockton people can take some consolation, in light of the way they got boatraced by Marion Local from Ohio early in the season, from the fact that Marion Local leads the Div. 6 championship game 60-0 at halftime.

Shots fired!

Maybe they can. They are playing awfully well right now. But if they draw Alabama, I’m going to be praying for snow in South Bend. And the regular season has more meaningful games right now than it ever has.

A typical IV bolus is 250–500 mL given over 20–30 minutes. But a standard peripheral IV catheter can infuse 1 L of crystalloid in 10–15 minutes using an infusion pump Of course, you’d have to add in the time to place the IV. Takes a couple of minutes.

Like beauty, hilarity is in the eyes of the beholder. It was a horrible loss. As bad as any I can remember in my 60 yrs. of following Notre Dame football. However, in terms of its effect on the playoff, it’s hard to argue it has any relevance at all. Under the current format, even if the Irish were 12-0 and ranked #1, the best they can do is host a first round game. They can never get a bye. This year, they’ll host a 1st round game. So, despite that horrible loss, they’ve still ended up in the same place they would have if they had won the game.

You’re not sure why he keeps bringing up ND’s loss to Northern Illinois? I am.

He was a character, that’s for sure. I refereed the 2006 semistate game vs. South Newton. In the middle of the game there was a long pass catch and run down the Sheridan sideline. I saw Coach Bud sprinting down the sidelines, in step with the ball carrier. He tripped, went into a perfect forward roll back up to his feet, and continued on as if nothing had happened. He was 66 yrs. old at the time!

You’re correct, the down would not count so long as the facemask penalty is accepted.

Vrabel got fired because the organization could not produce an elite QB. He’s got one here. That said, I could get behind Joe Brady. My concern with him is the absence of head coaching experience. At any level.

Vrabel

I am intrigued by the reports that the McCaskeys will not consider an “alpha” personality for a coach, having gone that way with Ditka, and regretting it. If true, that would rule out someone like Vrabel or Belichik. Could that actually be true? I mean, look at the results they got with Ditka, and compare with the results they’ve gotten from the Jauron - Trestman - Nagy - Eberflus line of “beta” coaches.

Nothing in the rules about IVs. However, it is illegal for players to use supplemental oxygen during the game. Believe it or not.

Ryan Day = Dead Man Walking

Unless the Buckeyes make a deep run (assuming they get in the playoffs with 2 losses), I’d say Ryan Day is a dead man walking.

Sorry for the hiatus. I’m actually supposed to be working this game. Heading down to the officials’ locker room for the postgame debrief. But my last thought on this game is that watching HH’s offensive line play is a real pleasure.

Heritage Hills replies with a lightning fast drive, including a 41 yd. pass completion. 21-7 HH with 8:13 remaining in the half.

Luers answers with a long, ball control drive. 14-7 HH with 8:43 in the half.

The Patriots with a nice drive, dominating the line of scrimmage now. 8 plays, 81 yds. Now 14-0 HH 2:08 of the 1st.

Goldsberry with a 73 yd. TD run. HH 7 Luers 0 8:46 of the 1st.

Guilty. No excuse for that mistake. Every single week in my Observation Report, I tell the officials this isn’t basketball and they should not have the whistle in their mouths while the ball is alive. And it generally falls on deaf ears. This was a good example of why that mechanic is right in the Manual.

Providence sneaks another one in with 2 seconds left in the half. 21-6 Providence. Judson has no answer for the Providence QB.

The entire ball has to be out of the end zone or it is a safety. Not just the foremost point of the ball. Providence with a nice long drive to take a 14-6 lead with 11:30 left in the half.

My view of the play was the QB’s forward progress was stopped with the entire ball in the field of play, and then he was pushed back into the end zone.

Judson strikes first, after pinning Providence deep in their own territory. Fumble, recovered in the end zone. 2 pt. try fails. Bluejays 6 Pioneers 0 8:21 of the 1st.

Location is not a factor in the selection/advancement process. The six crews working this weekend are from all over the state.