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Is this a 7pm game?

Just busting your balls. I agree that the best teams were affected by lack of attendance. I think it was felt at the high school level as well. Bad teams are used to playing in front of no one. Good teams feed off the noise and excitement of their fans.

My two cents: Both Temp and Goldrush have brought good value to this forum for many years. Keep it up, keep it cool.

Lol, just three years? Sorry, my mind is focused on work right now. It seems longer than that. I get the good record. And I do think he's a good coach. Maybe I'm being slightly unfair to him. But when I think of Day, I think of the best talent in the country losing at home to Oregon and getting blasted in the playoffs by Clemson and Alabama.

The Snider fan base feels the same about Penn. I was truly hoping to see that rivalry renewed when the SAC restructured and allowed for two non-conference games. Not a singe Fort Wayne team picked up Penn, which tells me that the first two weeks of their schedule is booked up for the foreseeable future. In my opinion, from a fans perspective, Snider vs Penn needs to happen again. Side note: Snider/Penn was arguably one of the best non-conference rivalries in the state for two decades.

I guess I'm still up in the air as to how good of a coach Ryan Day is. He has top three talent year after year and he's yet to have a national championship to show for it. Oregon coming into Columbus last year and winning was an eye opener for me. I'll buy into the hype and acknowledge a multiple score game mainly because I think the Buckeyes will be as jacked up for this game as they have for any game in recent memory. There's just been that type of buildup leading into Saturday night. And after what happened last year in the home opener, they'll be ready to go.

I can understand the point spread: Ohio State blew their home opener a year ago. They don't want to make it two in a row. The Buckeyes will play lights out not wanting Freeman's return to be with a W. The game is at Ohio State. Freeman is unproven as a head coach.

Speed came in handy back then when opportunities to play on turf were far and few between. The Snider 2004 team was right there with WC in the midst of their dynasty. It's just a shame that Quale Lewis wasn't able to showcase himself that game.

Wait. Wasn't it you that cited covid for Michigan's down season two years ago?

Welcome back.

There's the infamous Rodney. Your affiliation switched from Dwenger to Cathedral?

I'll take Penn in that bet.

I too thought the passing attack would be a bigger part of the equation this year. But I also wasn't expecting the running game to be so good with three capable backs. Give this offense some time. By playoff time it'll be a well oiled machine. I think he's looked pretty sharp so far. Although most are for short yardage gains, he's hitting his receivers when called upon to do. He's gone up against two very talented defenses and has just one interception I believe? Maybe this Friday against Concordia they'll open it up a bit more and fine tune their deep game.

Agree. Maybe a little less comical then Dwenger ranking higher than North Side after just losing to them. To be fair, this is a "coaches poll." All these guys really know are their own teams and the ones they've played. I doubt they have too much time for research.

Penn back to being Penn is a big IF. Based on recent performances (Indy vs the field last 4 years), I've got Cathedral by 2-3 touchdowns.

So you're on the record for saying that Luers might only drop one more game this year in the SAC?

If Penn is back to being Penn, then this game goes to the wire.

If Carroll hosts Penn in the sectional, come check it out. Here's hoping Penn makes it a game with Cathedral. Of course I'll be rooting for the Kingsman.

I don't think anyone was expecting much out of Luers after getting obliterated by Carroll. The Chargers have a good team, I understand that, but the margin of victory was surprising. All I'm riding on is the fact that Haydock is in his third year with the program. It's only Week 2, we'll see how the season plays out.

One could argue that New Pal is the best team in the entire state. Not saying they are, but one could make a case for them. It's hard to judge the Fort Wayne teams since they are on their own little island. But right now, the north looks to be pretty competitive with Merrillville, Mishawaka, Snider, Dwenger, and North Side. I doubt there is much in the way of stopping that. I get it, still have to play the games.

There's three pretty good ones in Fort Wayne alone. Slide on over, we'll go to a game together.

Incredibly? Easily?

Concordia vs Snider - Panthers will be way too much for Mannigel to handle in his first year back. Finally a game for Snider that won't go to the wire. North Side vs Carroll - Easily the game of the week. Carroll sits at the top until someone proves otherwise. I'll be bold though and say Carroll by two scores. Northrop vs Wayne - The Generals finally get in the win column. South Side vs Dwenger - Running clock midway through the third. Homestead vs Luers - I'll take Homestead in this one. But I think Luers will be competitive. Spartans pull away in the second half and win by two touchdowns.

Great write up. Thanks for sharing. Hard to debate any of that. Could Decatur Central be a little overrated because they reside in Indy? Just a thought, not a slight.

Agree. There's something very off about a person who put's pineapple on pizza.