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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.

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And I’ll leave it at you’re a loser.

IMO, this is one of the unintended — and negative — consequences of the coaches’ vote system of advancement. There are crews out there who believe, rightly or wrongly, that enforcing the uniform rules as we’re supposed to has a negative impact on their coaches’ vote. So, they look the other way when a kid comes out for warmups with his face painted like he’s auditioning for a role in Braveheart, or with pants that don’t even qualify as Bermuda shorts.

Only 129 crews applied! That is down about 20% in the last 10 years.

Loser.

This is the problem with “do overs.” A thorny question, and one for which ther3 is no clear cut answer. My sense is that safety fouls, e.g., blindside block, facemask, etc., will be enforced. You can’t just pretend they didn’t happen. Same with unsportsmanlike fouls.

SHAZAM!!

There’s a problem with not enough detail in the question. My answer assumes that when A recovers the blocked kick, it had not crossed the neutral zone. There are 2 possibilities here. This is unsportsmanlike conduct on Team B. Because that live ball foul is enforced like a dead ball foul, the period is not extended. Game over. If, in the judgment of the covering official, the B people coming off the sideline interfered with any possible chance Team A had to recover and advance the ball, however small, it’s a live ball foul for illegal participation by B. It’s going to be A’s ball for an untimed down after enforcement of the 15 yd. penalty. This is essentially a copy of the play that came at the end of a very big game in Indianapolis 4 yrs. ago. They went with option 2 in that game. That choice is fully supportable because the blocked kick went directly toward the B sideline in the area where the players were coming onto the field from the bench.

CMA 28-0 over Woodlan at the half.

3:03 of the 1st. Culver Academies 14 Woodlan 0

Culver Academies 7. Woodlan 0. 5:00 1st period.

Team B’s ball, 1st & 10 at the out of bounds spot. No foul.

Official interpretation: Legal. Rule 6-1-3a.

I’m not the only one who feels that way. https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2023/09/27/arizona-high-school-ref-shortage-women-officials/ ‘Without refs, it’s only recess’: Former ref says recruiting women could be answer to high school officiating shortage Sept. 27, 2023 PHOENIX – Every year, hundreds of Arizona high school football officials come together in one room to discuss the upcoming season. For too many of those years, Anne Montgomery was the only woman in attendance. Still, Montgomery always wanted to be in that room. She even continued working as a high school official while striving toward her dream as a television anchor, which included a stint as one of the first women to anchor ESPN’s SportsCenter. She also was among the first women to work in the Valley as a sports anchor. She’s been the lone female voice in a lot of rooms. Montgomery was an official for 40 years, refereeing games in Arizona for 29 of them before retiring in 2019. She also has authored six novels along the way. “Over the years, other women have appeared, but for the most part they don’t stick around very long,” Montgomery said of her days as an Arizona Interscholastic Association referee. Many men don’t, either. Montgomery’s experiences as a ref exemplified one of the AIA’s biggest challenges: recruiting and retaining officials in all sports. A quick look through social media sites or on YouTube will explain why. Abuse of officials by parents, coaches and athletes is rampant. Many officials decide it isn’t worth the stress. The result is a growing shortage of high school referees and umpires across the country. In Arizona over the past few seasons, the AIA has required high school football programs to play a Thursday night football game to compensate for the shortage of refs. Montgomery is not surprised by the downward trend in one of the most important roles in Arizona high school sports. She believes the constant bombardment officials take is a reason many are leaving the profession. Ultimately, that will damage high school sports. “Without the ref, it’s only recess,” Montgomery said. “If people want to continue treating us that way, they’re going to end up going to a field, and there’s not going to be a game. You can’t play without us.” She believes the solution to the officiating shortage could be recruiting more women into the profession. “There are so many more girls who play high school sports now that they like sports,” Montgomery said. “Recruit them, teach them, make them feel accepted and you’re going to solve a lot of the problem of not having any officials.” The officiating shortage is not an Arizona-specific problem. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), the United States lost approximately 50,000 high school officials between the 2018-19 school year and February 2022. Still, according to the NFHS, more than 3.2 million girls participated in high school athletics during the 2021-22 season – just below the average before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. More than 51,000 girls played a high school sport in Arizona during that season. Anne Montgomery, a former official and ESPN SportsCenter anchor, emphasizes the need to recruit more women to officiating roles in Arizona high school sports. (Photo courtesy of Anne Montgomery) Additionally, Arizona has become one of eight states to offer girls high school flag football during the 2023-24 school year. Montgomery believes the new sport provides the AIA a perfect opportunity to find more officials. “That’s football,” she said of the flag game. “It’s the same idea, so I would go out and recruit some of those young ladies and say, ‘Look, football is a great sport, whether it’s flag or tackle. Would you like to be involved in the game and get paid for it?’” The high school official shortage has especially affected tackle football. Friday Night Lights has turned into a Thursday Night Showdown for about 15 high school programs each week in Arizona. On Sept. 14, for example, powerhouse Saguaro High School played Shadow Ridge High School in Shadow Ridge’s only Thursday night matchup of the season. Fourth-year Shadow Ridge coach Sean Hegarty said that, while the schedule is a challenge for a mid-week game, his players needed to roll with the punches. “It definitely moves things up. It’s a little more difficult at times, but you make do with what you have,” Hegarty said. “The boys have to adapt. Coaches have to adapt.” Zak Hill is in his first season coaching Saguaro, following two seasons as Arizona State’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. He understands the difficulty of the AIA’s recent officiating struggles. “I’ve heard about the referee shortage, and it seems to be a growing concern,” Hill said. “More people don’t want to jump into that world, and it’s a tough world. You’re getting criticized every game. There’s a lot of stress involved and not a lot of compensation.” Both head coaches praised their players and coaching staff for their ability to maneuver around the difficult circumstances. Saguaro is nearly an hour east of Shadow Ridge, but Hill said his players are emphasizing the “student” first in student-athlete. They are proactive with schoolwork and deal with the grind of being a football player. Hill’s players understand the dedication of being a student-athlete. Hill said the players in his program understand how difficult officiating can be. Making the referees’ lives as easy as possible is important for Hill, his staff and players. Matt Kuffel, assistant principal and athletic director at Shadow Ridge, noted that the shortage of officials takes an even greater toll on spring season sports than it does on football. Kuffel said programs that play numerous times a week are affected more heavily. Sports like baseball and softball experience a domino effect when the AIA is unable to find officials to assign to freshman and junior varsity games. “If they’re full, now all of a sudden you get a cancellation,” Kuffel said. “Those cancellations will lead into pushing games back. Now all of a sudden you’re not playing two days a week, or three days a week. You’re asking some of your varsity programs to play four days a week.” And there is another trickle-down effect. Kuffel said game management has become more difficult for the program for a number of events. Some games have been pushed to Saturdays due to the official shortage, and hiring support people to work those games has been a struggle. Montgomery has been the lone female voice during a majority of her professional sporting career. Whether it be officiating on the field, or describing events to people on the television screen, she has been an ambassador and opened the door for future generations to come.

Like everything else of that nature, it’ll happen only if and when the IFCA wants it.