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There is white smoke above the Fish Hut in Petersburg, which means they have a new coach!

Finally after switching to a computer instead of mobile I could see it. Sheesh. So many thoughts that have already been made in this thread that I agree with. My biggest issue is the camerawork - although not for the reasons Tanka mentioned. 🙂 Like Titan said, they got the action shot they wanted. No coaching of technique, position, and the presence of the emojis pretty much assures me the video was not being taken for review/coaching purposes. I hate to judge situations where I don't have all the information, but I would be embarrassed if this were my league, team, or coaching staff. Give me those four agility pads, two hand shields, and the heavy round dummy the coach is leaning on and I can set up a safer and more game-like drill than this.

Is it just me, or do those alignment make too much sense? I forgot we were talking IHSAA, so I guess it makes TOO much sense? Center Grove a southern school? Not to us. As we drive up I-69/ 37 (in non-construction times) we mark the Stones Crossing/37 intersection as the "hey, we've made it to Indy" point. LOL

Quick thoughts: Two THREE team sectionals in 6A. Whaaat?? Chatard moved into Roncalli's sectional. Shocked! I tell you. Shocked! WeBo taking Chatard's spot in sectional 28. And don't look now - but the IHSAA notes teams that have been "relegated down" due to success factor. Are we that far from an English Premier league relegation/promotion? (Not a serious question. But I've never seen the relegation word before.)

https://www.ihsaa.org/Portals/0/ihsaa/documents/quick resources/Enrollments & Classifications/2021-22 Football.pdf Hot off the presses!

Games are not won and lost on the field. They are determined by who looks best on Twitter, right? #HashtagGoesHere

There is no such thing as a 'kicker' number, so the explanation was bogus or poorly communicated to the point you misunderstood it. The question I always wonder is how far below varsity should the numbering rules be enforced? I would hope all HS games would be by the book. You mention it was a middle school game. That always makes things tough, IMO, as the jerseys may be hand-me-downs, or many years between purchases. And with various sizes of players and jerseys in that group, sometimes you get oddities. Watching my son's peewee tackle games can drive my OCD tendencies nuts - watching number 14 play Center while 57 plays TE and goes out for passes. I don't think it makes a big difference at the 3/4th grade level. But if I saw the same number schemes in an 8th grade game, I would think it's fair game for an opposing coach to ask the referee about it.

A starter from a school in one conference tweeted yesterday that he has a new school - a team in another conference. Both his previous school and new school have been projected to compete for their respective conference championships in the fall.

I heard some rumors, but I at least waited until it was Twitter official. LOL It could potentially impact the top of two conference standings.

Looks like Gibson Southern has a great recruiting class coming in. 🙂

Disclaimer: I can count on one hand the number of times I travel to Indianapolis in one year. So this question is from unfamiliarity and not a loaded one. What's the difference between Warren Central and Tech? Is it because one is a township school and the other is part of IPS? Is it an inside vs outside 465 issue? I agree socioeconomics play a big part in all extra-curriculars, including football. The latest stats I pulled on Inview show 69% of Tech students and 61% of Warren students are economically disadvantaged. That 8% alone doesn't seem to explain the difference between the schools which are less than 10 miles apart.

You still didn't answer the question. I'm trying to follow your math. Why 7 classes? in 2020 there were 32 + 33 + 62 + 64 + 64 + 64 in classes 6A - 1A, respectively. If you create a 7th class, what do you do with the remaining teams?

7A? There is no need for a 7th class. There are currently 32 schools in 6A and 33 in 5A. So you move 24 to a 7A. Are you proposing a 6A of 8 schools?

I get your point. I'm gonna use a bad word though... seed it. The problem with seeding at lower levels are two-fold. 1. Geography 2. Conference imbalance. Those aren't an issue with the 24 schools you mentioned. Using some southern Indiana teams I'm familiar with - it would be tough to seed a 8-1 Reitz (SIAC) and 8-1 Jasper (Big 8 ) in 2014. In a condensed 6A, there is enough head-to-head to make seeding possible, IMO.

I understood your point. I was making an attempt at humor - which Lysander picked up on. If you are like me and have both Protestant and Catholic sides of the family, the Catholic/Christian discussion can turn interesting at times. A wedding, baptism, confirmation, etc. can turn into the English War for Reformation if you're not careful.

I'm not asking you to apologize, nor should you. I never said you were given an advantage. But WeBo was able to remain in the same class despite winning back to back state championships. Other schools have been bumped up for less, see 2013-14 Scecina for example. My problem is with rule, which did benefit Western Boone. If sophomores play up a classification their HS career due to things prior to their first varsity snaps? Well, that's the rule. "Your team could have done the same thing." You are absolutely 100% correct.

How ironic someone from WeBo would be worried about staying up a class for 3 years after they just took advantage of the SF 2 year reset of points. My hope is that IHSAA goes to a rolling 2 year or longer, but definitely rolling point total.

But is Ritter a Christian school? (For a good time, bring up the "Are Catholics Christian?" question at your in-laws over dinner.) 😄

That should be enough info for most people to figure it out. LOL I would assume Central's annual searching for a new head coach will be done for awhile after his hire.

I didn’t realize Sectional 22 was only 7 teams. WeBo to 28. Chatard to 22 is my prediction

So WeBo will most likely take Chatard’s spot in the 3A sectional. And of course Chatard will move to Roncalli’s sectional. I’m curious who will get shuffled to 24

Out of curiosity - do all PAC teams have an Endzone camera? I could see smaller programs like FP, PC, Tell City, and Tecumseh (semi-PAC team) using their funds on other equipment as opposed to an EZ cam. (Sorry @Tanka Jahari - some schools view it as a luxury item. LOL)

At first I thought it was a play on the fact that the SIAC is now a "closed" conference and a bubble at least in regards to Sagarin/Computer rankings. But then I fell for it until I read the rest of the thread. Well done.

I clearly state I have no inside information, and then you gotta tease us like that. 😃

When is the next school board meeting? I keep expecting an announcement about Central's coach but it has been quiet. And no, I have no information on this, I'm just really curious. Not very often does the defending conference champ make a change at HC, but Central will be doing it for the 3rd time in 4 years.