oldtimeqb

Styles make fights. It's always hard to compare opponents in my opinion. In this matchup though, I like GS to win tonight. Coach Hart and GS seem to have Southridge's number, even in years like 2017.

This is what Illinois does - somewhat. They determine the 256 playoff schools then determine classes AFTER dividing the 256 schools by enrollment (or multiplier enrollment) into top 32, next 32, etc. until they have 8 classes of 32. It could make things interesting for schools like Andrean or Southridge who have teetered on that 2A/3A enrollment line. Illinois states that even if a team is ranked in a 5A or 6A poll throughout the year, they may be classed into a different tournament after the playoff qualifiers are determined.

Agree You realize you contradict yourself within the same breath? They are all restricted, unless they are open.

Count me in the group with Bob. If you do a full seeding, then week 1 becomes a bloodbath. Look at your PAC brother Pike Central. In a traditional sectional 32, no matter who is the #1 HH, GS, or Southridge, no one wants to see a 69-6, 74-0, or 70-3 repeat. Only the IHSAA screwy geography prevents that this year by moving PC to 30. In my opinion, seeding and qualification (and I'm in favor of a low standard - like 2 or 3 wins or certain Sagarin rank) go hand in hand.

I see the traditional’ 32 teams going 3-0 against the ‘traditional’ 31. HH @ GS week 2 will be a doozy.

I’m going with the Oopty Oop on offense if I had the QB. Otherwise I have the split veer. It’s like Novocain. It will work just give it time. Defensively it’s the 6-2 stack monster.

Oh wow. The Castle Knights could battle the New Pal Dragons. It would be the stuff of legends. Literally. 😄

I think North/South is irrelevant in 6A. Columbus is the farthest "south" team. Columbus - Crown Point/Merrillville appears to be the farthest opponents, and that is still less than 3 hours according to Google Maps. And with most the schools concentrated around Indianapolis metro area - the north/south line is pretty fluid. If Avon/Brownsburg/Warren are truly the top 3 teams (by Sagarin), seed them so that they can meet in the finals rather than semi-finals.

Interesting. Could you separate north/south then re-seed? i’ve always thought 5A and 6A would benefit the most from seeding

I take responsibility for starting the Jesuit/Catholic discussion. My fault for trying to use humor. My line? It was a smart line. And a smart crowd would appreciate it. I’m not gonna dumb it down for some bonehead mass audience!

My friends that attended Creighton would spend hours explaining to me that Catholic and Jesuit aren't the same thing. LOL The Chatard scores would indicate that Cathedral is the favorite. Based on past history though, Brebeuf week 1 and week 8 are completely different teams. Coach Roessler's teams get better as the season wears on.

I just realized something about this. Indiana primarily plays games on Friday nights throughout the playoffs. I know Illinois generally plays playoff games on Saturdays. Do other states do that as well? My point is, if I'm an official, I would take some pride in advancing throughout the playoffs with my crew. Illinois would not be ideal, as I couldn't schedule a late October/Early November collegiate game as I would hope to be doing a playoff game. In Indiana I could. Am I oversimplifying it, or could that be a reason why Indiana has a disproportionate number of collegiate officals ?

I think it's a 4A problem in general. There's nowhere close to 1/2 the teams being in the "South." Last year Marion played in Evansville for the Semi-State. The same thing could happen this year as Muncie Central is in Sectional 21 and could end up playing in Evansville (or an Evansville team could go to Muncie) for a semi-state. Just bizarre geography there.

It's probably way too late in the deal for this, but would the IHSAA allow something like this? Gibson Southern sends their varsity to play Jasper on Friday night, then sends their JV/Freshmen to play Pike Central on Saturday? Or both could play Friday - again, I don't know if bylaws have any rules against it. I think that kind of set up could have been beneficial for all parties, if they could have come to agreement.

They have matched up with Pike Central in the 3A playoffs several times haven’t they? (Most notably 1986) I don’t know when that series started though. I just seem to remember HH, GS, PC, NP, Princeton, and Southridge all consolidating around the same era in the early 70’s.

I think most logical people agree with this. And I also think most logical people know how 28 got drawn. It's been a long time since my stats classes. What's the probability of Chatard blindly-drawing Guerin or Brebeuf as a first round opponent? Is it as simple as 2 out of 7?

I'm not trolling. You are!

We don’t have a digital down marker either. We do have the guy who used to manage the Radio Shack holding it though. Close.

[complete, 100% sarcasm] If this were a Cathedral or Penn thread: Why didn’t Gibson Southern petition the IHSAA to play 4A against Memorial? Scared?? [end sarcasm] I’m really curious to see how North stacks up with Mater Dei. MD has Lannert playing defense who might be able prevent McKinney from breaking a big run. Speed galore. Completely agree that Coach P has North going in the right way. And just in time, as I could see them going 6A next classification cycle.

I will add that in the last decade Mater Dei, Memorial, Castle, and Central have all has losing seasons in conference. (3 -4 in conference play or worse.) North, Harrison, and Bosse have had all had seasons with 4+ conference wins, with Harrison and Bosse winning sectionals. So while there might be a 3-6 for Jasper, I bet there will be some 6-3 seasons as well. It’s all cyclical.

Does a player entering the huddle have to play a down? For example, the coach A decides to send in the play with his backup QB who tells it to the team. Then he runs back to the sideline. Legal? Or another perhaps less egregious one, team B runs in a FB to replace a WR. Once he gets to the huddle, B's coach decides to call a play with 4 WRs, and the FB runs back out.

https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/2019/09/10/torjon-evans-turbulent-prep-football-career-over-central/2273796001/ I think most reasonable people saw this coming. I predicted the Reitz game. I was off by a week. Great athlete. I hope he can finally get things straightened out on the personal side to turn things around.

I think there are a few teams in the SIAC who intentionally set up their endzone cameras at separate ends. Then share the video so it can be intercut. One play with three views: Side, North end zone, south end zone. That's good stuff.

Where have I been? But then again, I sometimes have to remind myself that Tell City and Gibson Southern aren't Big 8 schools either. Old habits, I guess. And great looking schedule for the Big PAC Titans!

I haven’t followed all the details, but is Wood Memorial in the PAC? Is it a done deal that they won’t compete in football anymore?