Bobref

They threw tortillas on the field. 😂🤣

Actually, there is no uniform NF rule. It merely states: “By state association adoption, a point differential may be established whereby if one team has gained the established point differential, the game shall be terminated. A state association may also establish guidelines to use a running game clock when the point differential is reached.” So, each state fashions their own “Mercy Rule.”

My daughter is a Depauw alum. Been to this game several times. Love everything about this game, including the rich history of Bell heists. My favorite is “Operation Frijoles,” which has to be one of the greatest college pranks in history. https://www.wabash.edu/news/story/3071 First went to the Bell game in November 1969 as a high school senior.

From a Facebook post this morning: Last night at the Fall Sports Banquet at Griffith, head football coach Rob Robinson announced his resignation. Robinson spent 3 years as head man at GHS, going 5-3, 4-6 and 5-6 in the 2022 season. Robinson was previously head coach at Hammond and Hammond Gavit high schools.

Absolutely! If only.

I enjoyed my opportunity to vote against him Tuesday.

Not familiar with it. Can you hum a few bars?

No disrespect to this gentleman, or to chain crew members everywhere. But when I was working, when we met with the chain crew pregame and heard, “yeah, we’ve been doing this a long time,” I cringed. Often, those guys were the hardest to work with, since they had their own way of doing things.

Haven’t got to the Regionals yet, and Terry Chestovich is out after 3 seasons at Portage. Who else has already made a change.

Never discourage discussion. And that’s a flag you can throw “late” … or wave off, based on the information you get.

They wish they were from The Region.

@Coach Nowlin is pretty far south … and he’s as “Bears fan” as they come! Actually, he lives in Lake County, but spends a lot of time in Jasper County.

They wish.

Very doubtful.

If nominated, I will not run. If elected, I will not serve. 😂

I don’t believe so.

Ever the cynic. I did only cursory research, and found no reference to any such payment. I would be more than a little surprised to find one.

Depends which “Region” you’re talking about. The State divides Indiana into Regions for a number of governmental purposes. Region One is known as “Northwest Indiana,” and is comprised of the counties of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, Jasper, Newton, Pulaski, and Starke.

And just why is it, you think, that the officials favor Valpo over other Duneland teams?

This week the Irish take on the Midshipmen. The series goes back a long way — they’ve played every year since 1927 except for the 2019 COVID season — and is very lopsided in terms of the W-L records. Every year at this time you hear people criticize ND for playing Navy, lamenting the fact that a win over Navy does nothing to enhance national rankings, playoff chances, etc. Those aware of the history, however, know that this game is about something far more important. It’s all about honor, commitment, and a debt that can never be fully repaid. When WW II rolled around, the University enrollment suffered so greatly that they were close to closing the doors. In 1942 the Navy established a large V-7 training program at Notre Dame. Over the next few years, the Navy paid ND the equivalent of almost $8 million in today’s dollars, plus a daily stipend for each of the thousands of midshipmen who went through training there. This kept the University afloat until the war ended. The special relationship between Notre Dame and the Navy continues to this day, with Our Lady’s University producing more commissioned Naval officers than any other institution, aside from the Naval Academy. The debt of honor we owe the Navy can never be fully repaid. We repay an installment every year by affording Navy the national spotlight that comes with playing Notre Dame. For that reason, Notre Dame will play Navy in football as long as Navy wants to play. If you’ve never been to this game, you really should treat yourself. I have been to half a dozen over the years, and it’s still my favorite Notre Dame experience. It is most definitely not like other college football games. If you’re interested in reading about the long relationship between Notre Dame and the Navy, here’s a pretty good article. https://www.si.com/college/notredame/football/notre-dame-football-navy-rivalry-a-bond-forged-in-blood-2022. Next year, Notre Dame and Navy open the college football season … in Dublin, Ireland. How cool will that be?

Do you have any idea how officials are assigned to DAC games? Do you think Valpo is picking their own officiating crews when Merrillville comes to town? They’re not.

Kill me now. So, if I get what you are saying, the fact that Merrillville’s foul count is significantly greater than Valpo’s in games played at Valpo means …. what? Can you spit it out in unambiguous language? Don’t dance around it. If you’ve got an accusation, sack up and come out with it.

Unlikely.

Really good Region crew on this game. All veteran officials looking to book their first trip to Indy as a crew this year.