BTF

CJ Davis. Committed to Marshall. Plays DB and WR.

This is Dwenger we're talking about, they reload. Jason Garrett is a proven coach and I have no doubt he'll have the Saints ready.

Not sure about the kids transferring to Carroll. Dwenger's quarterback jumped ship to join forces with one of the country's best wide receivers at North Side. But in return, they got a stud D1 transfer from Northrop who plays on both sides of the ball.

Nah, this is the Northwest Indiana show.

Mishawaka would be best served saving some of their starters for Merrillville when they play the Snider/Dwenger/North Side winner......presuming Anderson isn't in the conversation.

Looks good to me.

Don't overlook Dwenger. They were down last year, 5-4 in the SAC, and still managed a sectional championship.

Imagine these programs joining forces with nearby programs, bumping up their enrollment. Those four could argue for being one of the best programs in the state. Too much credit is given to to the mega schools for having the best programs. Best teams for sure. Best programs are debatable.

Minus the two lowest classes.

It appears that this list went solely off of last years Sagarin Ratings.

What makes Westfield a better program than Pioneer? What makes Hamilton Southeastern a better program than Adams Central? Just curious what your criteria was when coming up with a list of "what makes a great program."

I would tune in for sure.

Pretty good chance that neither of them will even win the SAC this year. I just don't see them playing at a high 6A level this year. I hope I'm wrong.

I'm ready for some football.

Warren Central had Kevin Wright in the 2000's, that has to account for something.

Valid point. Not the advantage they once had. But an advantage nonetheless if you couple their enrollment with a good coach. Time will tell.

Like I said in an earlier post, I'll defer to the Indy guys on this topic of Warren Central. However, I have a hard time believing that a few transfers are enough to break a program that resides at a school with a student body of 3500 kids. I have to see it to believe it. They have a state championship to their credit in recent memory.

He had a hell of 2021 with Miami Redhawks. As far as being a P5 player, I think it just depends on which school.

Fair. I just think 25 football teams could make the same claim you are making.

Again, that's a hard claim to make considering you've never spent a day in the life of a football player at Dwenger, Pioneer, or Adams Central.............to name a few.

So one of the three hardest working teams in the state. Not sure how you can prove that. Not sure how any program could claim that. Let's just say they are Top 25. Somewhere between 1 and 25, but who really knows.

Not many? Would you say Cathedral is in the top five percentile?

And some publics to be fair, but most those schools are already 6a. Mebuck took offense to the idea that his Bishop Dwenger Saints is one of those schools that has no boundaries. I've never known Dwenger to actively recruit kids outside of their feeder system. They pretty much do it all from within. So like I say, kudos to them.

The top twelve state championship leaders are as follows, no particular order. Privates: Chatard, Cathedral, Luers, Roncalli, LCC, & Ritter Public: Carmel, Ben Davis, Sheridan, Warren Central, & Penn. Sheridan won most of their championships in 1a without a strong presence of a private school. The other are all in the top half of enrollment of the largest class, something even the privates can't compete with. Maybe it's just coincidence. Maybe private schools and large enrollment schools just work harder than their counterparts. But I doubt it. The evidence is right there in front of you. If you or anyone else on this forum can't see it, then there's nothing I can really do to help you.

Have you run the numbers on a 1.5 multiplier DT? Not sure I'm onboard with the 2.0. I'm torn.