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Jasper paper said Weinzapfel did not play QB last week vs Bosse, but Grant Young did. QB play could impact Jasper’s option game and MD always needs a strong QB to move the ball offensively.

I thought I had mono once for an entire year. Turns out I was just really bored. - Wayne Campbell

Thanks for the info. I might have to read that, it sounds interesting. My premise is somewhat similar, I think. I have noticed the shift from parent-centric to child-centric recreation sports. For example, my elementary son has a football teammate who is also playing soccer and fall baseball. Not to mention the sister is in soccer and gymnastics. The parents would probably be great bowlers, golfers, or slow-pitch softball players, but they obviously can't spare one night a week to enjoy any of those activities. The cynic in me says they get their recreation from living vicariously through their kids. Thirty years ago, Evansville was a hotbed for adult slow-pitch softball. At least 7-8 leagues going 6 nights a week. I played on 4 nights and often filled in a 5th night. Now it almost shocks me to drive past (former) Roberts Stadium softball fields and see a game. That field is the only one still in use by the DPR. All of that has been replaced with a youth baseball/softball/soccer complex on the north side. I think people still seek connection with others, just vicariously through their children's lives.

Has to be yes. Whoever (or is it whomever?) ranks Jasper #1 also has Roncalli #8. I've got a bridge in Brooklyn I would like to sell that guy if he thinks there are 7 teams better than Roncalli in 4A.

The only guarantee about playing a Kentucky team in Kentucky? The Titans will get absolutely ZERO calls go their way. It's a good scheduling move by Coach Hart. Traveling that far to play, bad officiating, and a tough opponent. Dress rehearsal for all the things that come with a deep playoff run.

I don’t think so. I would think there is room for a commercial enterprise to broadcast SW Indiana games of the week. I would be curious streaming statistics of a Reitz, MD, or Memorial game compared to the other EVSC schools. If memory serves, the many of the radio/TV broadcasts try to cover each EVSC team at least once a year, even when there really is no demand.

Trivia of the week: Mater Dei @ Memorial will be the 14th time Coaches Goebel and Hurley have matched up. Over the last 14 years there have been TWENTY head coaches at EVSC schools. (Bosse - 5, Central - 4, Harrison - 5, North - 3, Reitz - 3.) There must be something in the communion wine.

Evansville Mater Dei has been running 4 receiver "spread" sets since the mid-1990's. I dare you to walk into the Hilltop Inn and call them soft.

Looks like a back judge that wasn't sure of the rule and wanted to confer with the white hat before signaling anything. I guess it's better to get the call right than be forcefully demonstrative in your call?

The Pope switches sides at halftime. It’s a whole ceremony.

How bad does Bishop Sycamore have to be to make IMG ‘Academy’ look like the legitimate educational institution?

"You are what your record says you are." - Bill Parcells Two weeks in. Seven to go. Should be another great year for the conference.

Anything that makes ESPN looks foolish is fine in my book. I don’t think they are even recognized by the OHSAA, which makes it even worse IMO. Not sure how similar it is, but whatever happened to Indianapolis Lighthouse East? They popped up for one year and played a schedule, never to be heard from again.

A delay in play, but not talcum powder question. I heard one time a head coach was irked that the marching band 'refused to yield' the field during their halftime performance and thus the teams could not be back on the playing surface at the 0:00 mark. The coach asked the officials to flag his own school's band 15 yards, so he could address the issue with his AD and Band Director on Monday. Do you know if this has happened or is probably urban legend?

Tecumseh/ Pike Central - COVID

Clarification: two teams. 7th and 8th. MD and Reitz had 8th grade teams for years but the 7th graders still played EJFL. Makes for interesting scheduling as GS, Mt Vernon, and Boonville will also play some of the SIAC teams, but on different nights of the week.

Yes. Most schools field a 7th and 8th grade cub team. The last holdouts were MD and Reitz (EJFL for life!!!) but the rest of the city does.

I thought the black stuff was ground up tires. I stand corrected.

Two years in a row a ‘big game’ has had to be moved to a neutral field. (Week 3 vs Central last year) EVSC’s reluctance to replace the turf, a boil order and scoreboard malfunction last week. It sure would be nice to a home field.

Thank you. I don’t think it would have been a foul under NFL rules at least from my angle. The POE/experimentation issue is what I was confused about. I assumed it would have only been one of them.

What is the point of emphasis on intentional grounding? I saw one called Friday - which was obvious and an infraction any way you sliced it. Just curious what was the PoE this year.

Agree with everything you said. As Muda says, it's just a game, played by children. Good luck to all the young men around the state... point spreads be d@mned.

Quick, someone tell John Harrell and Jeff Sagarin that their website can be construed as promoting gambling. Personally, I never touch the stuff, but simply stating how many points Team A is favored over Team B has been around for years.

Coaches are creatures of habit. Some don't like to play on Saturdays and some wouldn't want to play with less than a week's preparation to install a game plan. No idea what schemes Boonville or West Vigo run, but especially with nothing but scrimmage film available, I could see that perspective. It makes what North Knox and Rensselaer did last year - agree midweek to a game on Saturday and meet halfway - truly remarkable.

True. But don't forget the yardage conversion. 1 SIAC yd = 1.25 Big 8 yd due to schedule strength. 😃