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Your questions are definitely valid. I have heard coaches say the only way to ‘win’ the scrimmage is to get out with everyone healthy. It still can be a valuable dress rehearsal though. I would guess it’s more of a coach’s preference as opposed to regional/parts of the state. Some want to treat scrimmage like week 3 of the NFL preseason and starters play into the second half. Others are more like week 4 - one series and done. I think overall it’s worthwhile. But matching up against the right opponent is the biggest thing, IMO.

Agreed. I just assumed the ranking methodology for this list was number of ‘doing work’ tweets posted by the player over the summer. :shrug

Back in the day, HS boys would take their girlfriends up there at night to watch the submarine races in the Ohio River. I can neither confirm nor deny this rumor.

Warrick. Warrick. My kingdom for an edit button.

More Catholics and now more Warwick County residents than Memorial. Lol Just don’t start sending a bus to Henderson or they will have to send the Bishop after you.

I'm sure the tweet was in reference to some of the same Facebook posts I have seen the last month. Evidently there has been some young Diocesan athletes winning baseball championships this summer. One eastside team even got rings for winning a World Series championship. They played in Owensboro and beat a team from South Gibson. It's a small world, after all.

That’s the one I’m trying to figure out. Always tough. And hard to get a read on them with EIAC and OH schools on their schedule early. I want to put them at Sec. 23 favorite, but Mooresville has had their number lately.

"Irish Pub" has a whole different meaning where I come from. *rimshot

Formations are the only thing I can think of where it might help, although I agree the cost/benefit probably wouldn’t be worth it, IMO. Especially if there is a new coach/scheme in town. Evansville Central is an example. Last year they went strictly Wing T. Completely different than their offense the year before. Of course @Titan32 had his drone footage so Gibson Southern knew what was coming in the scrimmage. Lol This year new coach, Andy Zirkelbach says he will air it out more. But is that no-backs? Spread? 11 personnel? The oopty-oop from Varsity Blues? I don’t know if WV has a scrimmage prior to games like Indiana or maybe their wk 1 opponent refuses to trade scrimmage film. Not sure if a drone could pick up that, but that is the only thing I would think could be valuable.

The best team on paper, yes. But games aren’t played on paper. I would say this year’s team potentially is closest to 2008, if any. That team featured a large offensive line and a RB that was a just a shade under 2,000 yards. (RB by committee this year.)

Two things jump out at me. 1. I didn't realize Bloomington South had two star recruits move in. That could make for an even tougher sectional - along with Ev and Bton Norths. 2. Sloan Cox is listed as a player to watch. There were some rumblings that he might not play for the Knights this year. I guess that was just a rumor.

The term scrimmage is defined by the IHSAA, as @Bobref posted above and occurs in August. However, players, fans, parents, even coaches will use the term scrimmage when the IHSAA defines it as a "competition day." Teams can play 7 on 7, 11 on 11, and engage in other competition activities - but it is done to thud and not tackling to the ground. IHSAA By-law 15-3.4 a. Students may not participate in any Full Contact Football Activities (any intentional football activity by a player where the goal is to take One (1) or more competing players to the ground as the result of a collision) during the Summer. b. Schools may sponsor up to Twelve (12) Football Activity Days (a day when a School’s football coaching staff coaches Two (2) or more players from the School’s football team engaged in Football Activities) during the Summer. c. A School’s Football Activity Days may include up to Five (5) Football Competition Days (a day when a School’s football coaching staff takes Two (2) or more players from a School’s football team to either Practice with or compete against One (1) or more players from another School or program). So it looks like a scrimmage, teams use it like a scrimmage, but it's not a scrimmage.

The December timeframe works in SEC country because of weather and also early HS graduates. (January entry to college.) As far as SW Indiana, there was some talk of re-starting the Hardee’s All Star game, but this time sponsored by Midwest Football Academy. The Hardee’s game was City vs Area. Players from the 8 SIAC schools at the time vs players from PAC & Big 8. It was always played at UE and fairly well attended. But UE dropped football, leaving the game without a venue, and domination by the SIAC team led to dwindling interest. The last game I attended was in the late 90’s held at Princeton. The Hardee’s sponsorship had lapsed. The teams were East vs West, using US 41 as the dividing line. I don’t think it lasted much past 2000.

GS won their pool and are seeded #2 overall (out of 32) for the tournament. But check out tomorrow’s tournament schedule. 9AM Brownsburg vs Louisville Male 10 AM Gibson Southern vs Spain Park JV (#31 seed) 11 AM GS/SP winner vs BBurg/Male winner Could we see the HartBowl in Round 2??

I haven't heard much. Is the controlled scrimmage schedule the same? Central vs GS, Boonville vs North, Castle vs Memorial, Jasper vs Heritage Hills, Reitz vs Mater Dei, Bosse vs. Linton? I forget who Harrison and Vincennes Lincoln play.

I am fine with every class being represented. There are some good players at lower levels as the game MVP demonstrated. I hardly think one South win, when North had won 5 straight previously, is cause for urgent change. I also did not go, but those I talked to that did thought North had an athletic advantage prior to the game. Uncle Mo jumped on the south side after the pick 6 to open scoring. Then special teams really swung the outcome to make it appear more lopsided.

I don’t think it was played in 2020, but quick question: which side won the previous five? (2015 - 2019)

I know it’s been that way quite a while. Maybe a dozen or so years or more? D1 programs like to enroll their incoming freshmen into a summer school course early/mid June. Once the player enrolls into college (in summer school) the rules change regarding benefits: training, coaching, workouts, etc. and the level of contact the school can have with the athlete. I’m not an NCAA expert, but it basically boils down to college students cannot play a game against non-college students. Which is what a D-1 enrolled player would be doing with someone who was going to a D3 school and doesn’t enroll until August.

Mel Brooks: It’s good to be the king.

Colton Pence (Memorial), Connor Delp (Center Grove), and Micah Wilson (Covenant Christian) just covered 80 yards in about 4-5 plays to score. South leads 17-0.

Looks like a good night in Anderson. game currently streaming on the ISC network

12 questions? I want to know the answer to super secret question #3. It must have been censored. 10. I think that the success factor has accomplished what it was set out to. I do struggle with it some. Jumping out of football for a second we have a great girls softball program here and we have been up in 4A for quite some time. No guarantees certainly, but I think they would have had some chances the past few years to make some great runs. Those girls didn’t have that opportunity because of the program having success while they are in middle school. I agree with Coach Hart on this one. Winning sectional is enough in the minds of the success factor. Their softball team doesn't get a shot at a deeper run against like-sized competition so other 3A schools get a chance to win.

They are two completely separate things. Hudl sideline is a great review tool to see what happened last play. A coach up top is a spotter to help with the next play (players running on/off the field, is the ref marking the OOB spot short of the first down, etc.) That is good to hear. Trying to force Hudl Sideline into a replay system is asking it to do something it was not designed to do. On the goal line, I will take a properly positioned referee over any video camera angle from the endzone or midfield.

I will rephrase my tongue-in-cheek comment. One P/P team will eliminated quickly from the tournament, which I think is the IHSAA’s intent. The unintended consequences like you have mentioned are why I agree it would be a bad thing for football in the state. As it is, Chatard must win sectional in 2021 and 2022 or win a regional in one of those years or they would return to 3A.

You say outrageous and unfair. I think Roncalli/Chatard meeting the first round of the sectional means the system is working just as the IHSAA intended. But that’s just me.