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Interesting fact: Arch Manning, who wasn’t even a starter at Texas, made $3.2 million in NIL deals this season. Brock Purdy, the odds on favorite to be the NFL MVP, made $875K.

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

Eagles ended up #14, while Massillon made the top 10. The Eagles’ 15-13 loss at Massillon came with their QB1 on the sidelines with a knee injury. Had they won that game, likely they would have flip flopped the national ranking with Massillon and ended up #10 instead of #14. Oh well, ….

Oft-maligned Offensive Coordinator, Gerard Parker, is reportedly leaving to take the HFC job at Troy.

As always, it’s a great day to be an Eagle!🦅

So, if you’re the Chargers, who would you rather have as your coach to start 2024, Bill Belichik or Jim Harbaugh?

Saw him play when I was a freshman at Notre Dame and IU came up and beat Austin Carr and the Irish 106-103. What a player!

Today marks the 103rd anniversary of the death of George Gipp.

Craig Osika has resigned at Hobart. 52-20 in 6 seasons, including a state runner-up finish.

I don’t know. But then again, I’m not the GM of the Bears, being paid several million $$ a year to know the answer. I bet he’s better at it than me. At least, we better hope so.

Please stop.

I don’t usually listen to that stuff, because all you get is “coachspeak,” but I heard part of an interview with Coach Eberflus today. Honestly, listening to him butcher the language, and struggle to complete a thought, made me yearn for Dave Wannstedt. Incidentally, little known fact. Wannstedt was the model for the bust outside the International Bad Mustache Hall of Fame.

The procedure is exactly the same at all 3 levels of football. If it’s close, you may give the offender the courtesy of a warning. But if it’s blatant, you’ve got to call it … especially in a nationally televised game at that level. I mean, think what the narrative would have been like today if he doesn’t throw that flag. Do you think no one is going to pick up on the fact that Toney lined up in the NZ? It would be going viral before the crew got off the field. Think about sitting in the film room with your supervisor having to watch it on video … over and over and over …. In other words, think about it from the official’s perspective. It’s a no brainer.

Jason Grunewald has resigned as the 3rd HFC in the 57 years of the program at Munster. The Mustangs have not had a winning season since 2014. Time for a program reset.

So, was Elkhart a single school, then it split, then consolidated? During the time there was both Elkhart Central and Elkhart Memorial, which was the rival?

I don’t believe so.

One step closer to college athletes becoming university employees … followed by unionizing.

Tarblooders made it back to back state championships. Coach Ginn is really something.

Since 1903 Crown Point and Lowell have battled each other 117 times. Winner gets possession of The Old Leather Helmet trophy.

Results do have to mean something.

The CFP is not an NCAA championship. It’s an entertainment venture. Their charter says the goal is to get the 4 best teams in the country, so as to maximize the entertainment value of the events. Given their objective, I think they got it exactly right.

That’s almost as funny as 4 star QB CJ Carr — grandson of former Michigan HFC Lloyd Carr — committing to ND.

Discuss away.