BTF

So is this exclusive to athletes only? What if a random kid wants to switch schools because he thinks the overall community is a better fit? Look, the team I follow would benefit greatly from this. In fact, it could make them so dangerous they could be considered illegal. But if you look at the overall picture, I'm just not convinced that it's good for the sport as a whole. Programs that are already struggling will get robbed of their athletes. And I think that if an athlete gets a pass, then all students should get a pass. I'm open minded to others opinions on this, I just think everything needs to be laid out on the table in order to make an informed opinion.

This will widen the gap between the good and the bad. Might as well start the running clock after the first quarter.

Agree. I was thinking a 28-14 type game on an off year. That's not a slight on Harrison by any means. It's more of a testament of how good Indy suburban schools have become over the last 15 years. I like my idea better of sticking two FW teams in Indy and two in SB. That would have pushed Harrison to the northwest. Crown Point is no slouch, but that sectional would have been easier with Penn being pushed to SB/FW.

Maybe they'll draw Zionsville on a down year.

Although 2 FtW/2Hamco schools is exactly what it was. True. I'm not sure there's a right or wrong, either way, some teams were going to have to travel. I thought it was going to be Snider and Homestead to the south. Carroll and Northrop to South Bend. Harrison to Indy.

I think they did a good job with 6A North all things considered. Two sectionals comprise teams from the same general area. The other two are 3/1. Homestead is to Indy as Elkhart is to Fort Wayne. I'm not sure how they could have done it any better. Putting Harrison into Sectional 1 would have shifted another FW school to Indy. You would have two FW schools vs two Indy schools. Two SB schools vs two FW schools. From a fans perspective, that's what I was personally hoping for. But geographically, I can see why the IHSAA did what they did.

Thirty years ago it was common for the State of Indiana to send between 4-6 teams to the NCAA tournament. Nowadays, the bar seems to be 3 or 4. About 10 years ago, Pat Knight (currently an NBA scout), said there's "just something different about a kid from Indiana.........the way he plays and the overall basketball IQ." I believe, just as recently as 4 or 5 years ago, Indiana had about 4 kid ranked in the recruiting Top 100. Take it for what it's worth, but it does seem like the rest of the country has caught up.

Elkhart reminds me of FW North Side for some reason. I'm not saying that's good or bad, they just seem similar outside of the enrollment disparity.

I commend your efforts, but this is a losing battle.

Adams Central is 2A now 🙂

Lol, there ya go.

Rodney is right here where he belongs, amongst the fans.

Fortunately for South Adams, Adams Central will no longer be a road block for them. I love the challenge AC will face in 2A. I do have an issue with the success factor though. Although AC would have been 2A regardless as a result of increase in enrollment, I don't agree that they should bump up a class as a result of points without a state title to show for it. Maybe that's something the IHSAA could look into.

I'm not an administrator so it's not my judgment call. I do consider this a fan forum though. The coaches have their own exclusive forum and very rarely do I ever see a current player posting on here. So in my opinion, I don't see it as inappropriate. I think you also have to the look at the source. Many of this poster's threads are created for entertainment purposes only, not to be taken literal.

Adams Central and East Central are the outlier to this theory. There should have been a dot on those two small towns rather than a line that included the entire southeast portion of Indiana. The Jets are, arguably, the best football program in the state of Indiana regardless of class. Disclaimer: There are probably 15 programs in the state that could make that same claim.

But no one plays indoors. Add the two together and you have the perfect storm.

They certainly don't care to discuss much in the way of football.

Have you not been paying attention to any of Rodney's posts? See Temp's post above.

This is probably going to upset Cody. No representation from The Region.

Ironically, one of the loudest hits I've ever heard on the gridiron was one in which a kid on Warren's kickoff team was the victim. Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you.

It's good that everyone can look back and laugh. At the end of the day, Penn still has five state titles in the largest school division and the best record in the state spanning four decades.

Ouch, that one will hurt.

I was thinking Rodney, but Bobref will do. I've got Penn winning 10-7 in overtime with 15 players on defense. But that's only if they have 15 on the kickoff team and the punt team. If special teams are even up, I'll give you your 14 points.

May need a second opinion here. Can I call a friend?

No chance of scoring 100 though. If the snow was falling, we're probably talking 28-14.