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Their next school board meeting is April 8th, FWLIW http://www.egreene.k12.in.us/our_district/board_of_education

I had GS/NP as the protected rivalry for Watermelon Bowl purposes, but then changed it. A lot would depend on the dividing line. If MtV played in the smaller division, then that's exactly what I would suggest. Large - JAS, BV, WAS, VL, GS, PT, HH Small - MTV, PC, SR, FP, SS, NP, TC That would produce the ability to have JAS/SR, GS/NP, and HH/SS as neighbor school-district rivalries. The other 8 could be matched up on a rotating basis. Hopefully a competitive slate of games would result in some new rivalries and larger ticket gates for schools that traditionally haven't had success.

If the divisions ended up 7 and 7 (leaving out Tecumseh), then there would still be 3 games for non-conference play. Perhaps the setup would provide for a "cross-over" week and give schools the option of playing a natural rival or a rotating opponent. For example - HH/SS, Jasper/SR, and NP/MtV would allow for natural rivalries. (Like PU/IU football is a protected rivalry.) If a school didn't have traditional rivalry, then there would be a rotation of other division opponent for that spot. I think I would prefer that as a player/coach/AD - knowing who that opponent would be rather than waiting until week 8 to see who the opponent is based on record like the WIC and EIAC currently do.

Every Class got 10 votes for a total of 60. 12 votes went to other players and 1 coach did not vote. Did we ever hear who got the other 12? I would assume Lindauer got some, especially from that 3A/4A mix, but that is just a hunch. If we want to mention voting advantages, 32 teams in 6A have 10 votes, while 64 teams in 1A get 10 (same for classes 2-4A). The largest class already has over-representation in voting. It does bother me that Mr. Football played 58/60 HS games against 1A and 2A competition. I would have enjoyed watching him play bigger schools, but it's nothing to hold against him. To echo Lysander, I don't much sleep over the Mr. Football "Thing."

No doubt the bye is going to be in 4A Sectional 24. The 4 Evansville schools, Jasper, Boonville, and either Silver Creek (2 hours east) or Northview (2 hours north). I don't see how BOTH could be added, as they are 3 hours apart from each other via bus - and would be have to drive through Indianapolis for the southernmost sectional.

8 man football is better than no football, IMO. However, I think you would see many more 11 man teams dropping to 8, rather than starting teams. In fact that option might save a team like Wood Memorial. I think about the US 50 corridor in SW Indiana. Shoals, Loogootee, Barr Reeve, Washington Catholic, South Knox, and Vincennes Rivet. I just don’t see them adding 8 man. It would be more likely that A schools like Wood Memorial drop.

I have heard Princeton is trying to pick up another SIAC school for week 2 instead of TH North. Not sure if a PAC/B8 merger would affect that. I hope not. Playing non-conference in Weeks 1 and 2 just makes so much sense.

No. Just one school- Cardinal Ritter. The rest aren’t allowed to pray. 😀