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State Contenders...Any Darkhorses?
Lysander replied to MICFan34's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
I LOVED those Reitz posters back then. Reitz was an absolutely legitimate Top 10 All Classes team....they just had to get past Cathedral in the South - who was Top 10 All Classes as well. The 4A State Championship was won in the South those days when 4A used to be the best class pound for pound in the state...followed closely by 2A (as ultimately evidenced by 4A’s almost total domination of the new 5A Class after the “Success Factor”) I admit to having enjoyed “poking” them occasionally but I was always cheering for them (though my guess is that they never realized it). Miss those days. -
State Contenders...Any Darkhorses?
Lysander replied to MICFan34's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Just making a general observation about the SIAC folks in general (Memorial more specifically) being less than optimistic as to their team’s prospects in recent years despite still taking hardware home at seasons end. I recall when Reitz was on that roll from 2007-10 and were legitimately a Top 10 team All Classes some of that time and they had that fierce rivalry with Cathedral. If you even questioned Reitz’ superiority back then a Panther with dueling pistols was at your doorstep. Apparently a league memo was issued sometime in the last 5 years. These past few years the general SIAC demeanor is “Well......we just hope to win that first Sectional game”, “We’ve got little chance this week”, and, finally, on the doorstep of LOS, “We’re just lucky to be here”. I guess that’s why I chuckle when I hear the word “Darkhorse” referenced to playoff caliber SIAC teams - especially undefeated ones. -
State Contenders...Any Darkhorses?
Lysander replied to MICFan34's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
I vaguely seem to recall another SIAC “Darkhorse” that managed that gauntlet quite nicely last year.....all the way to blue. In conjunction with some of the best pregame “Lou Holtz” remarks in the history of the GID. -
Toughest schedules in 2A
Lysander replied to itiswhatitis's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
It’s impossible to apply analytics to a closed conference until its not “closed” which doesn’t happen until playoffs. As to how long it takes? I have no idea. I’m just a monkey with a keyboard trying to do the complete works Shakespeare. It’s hit and miss. -
State Contenders...Any Darkhorses?
Lysander replied to MICFan34's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
You don’t steamroll the SIAC as a 4A team then come out of it as a “Darkhorse”. Closed conference or not, the outright winner of the SIAC (particularly if they are 4A or smaller) has to be looked upon as one of the favorites coming out of the South....and the South, by most all evidence, will produce the State Champion this year. -
Toughest schedules in 2A
Lysander replied to itiswhatitis's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
It should.....and fast. I think we all know that both Dwenger and Evansville Central are far from their current No. 20 Sagarin Rating in their respective classes....more like Top 5 in each (I could see Central steamrolling 4A). The weird thing is that, at times, SAC statewide rankings shot high up the charts but the SIAC’s never did. Either way, both conference’s teams rankings are going to be jumping all over the place as of early Saturday AM. I think they will stabilize pretty quickly. Have I mentioned, as a fan, how much I hate closed conferences? -
The fact we are having a season at all, to me, in light of all the earlier naysaying and the fact that some school systems literally were declaring that there would be no fall sports is, frankly, nothing short of miraculous and will always be what folks will remember about this “year that almost wasn’t”. With that, the season is far from over and the virus might still lay a heavy hand on what the final outcome of the championship season might look like.
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Week 9 Scores and Updates - 2020
Lysander replied to wvigo13's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
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Week 9 Scores and Updates - 2020
Lysander replied to wvigo13's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Roncalli 34 East Central 27 Final ”Echo” -
List of canceled and newly scheduled games
Lysander replied to Rudy's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Bloomington South cancelled tonight’s game with Chatard about 2 hours ago. -
State Contenders...Any Darkhorses?
Lysander replied to MICFan34's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Regardless how Brebeuf played the balance of the season, I thought they outplayed Chatard the first half of the season opener. -
“This poll is a complete joke!” Heh.....heh...just thought I’d get in front of it.
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Joe Morgan Died this weekend - Another huge loss
Lysander replied to a topic in OOB v2.0's OOB Forum
My Spalding Whitey Ford glove is stowed away somewhere in the closet. Still looked brand new last I saw it. -
Joe Morgan Died this weekend - Another huge loss
Lysander replied to a topic in OOB v2.0's OOB Forum
Grew up watching the Big Red Machine and going to Riverfront when we could afford it. In the off season from, I think ‘69-71, the Reds had a traveling basketball team that played at local high schools against area “All-Star” teams composed of graduated players from that high school. I’ll never forget when they played at my old high school (Brookville) back when I was 9 or 10. D@mn, Seaver and Morgan dying the same year. Rose is almost 80....older than my Mom. Can’t believe these guys are disappearing. -
Are seniors allowed to play JV
Lysander replied to Trojanmp52's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
How about let’s not do that. I ain’t playing “Survivor”....sorry. And I don’t want to see ANYBODY leave. Everybody needs to chill....and grow more than a micron thickness of skin. -
Cathedral @ Center Grove
Lysander replied to PHJIrish's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Well, Bob, “it is what it is”.... -
Will 2020 be a PP sweep?
Lysander replied to BendNotBreak's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Roncalli has a real shot of coming out of the South. I look forward to seeing how the Roncalli/East Central game this Friday plays out. Both are ranked top 4 in Sagarin’s. It might well be a preview of the Semi-State. -
Cathedral @ Center Grove
Lysander replied to PHJIrish's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
In order: 1. Yes 2. Correct, Sagarin does not 3. Cathedral (per CalPreps/MaxPreps) -
New high school football programs
Lysander replied to AG's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Dunno anything about any of that but I am anxious to see Phallic Academy’s mascot.- 18 replies
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I don’t have any issue with you talking about contraction (or anything else). I just find that subject as uninteresting to me as all the “Conference X” threads Muda finds so vapid but I’m down with both if thats what folks want to do - I just don’t generally have anything to say about them. Not sure what the point is you’re trying to make. You post certain subjects that you admittedly want to stir debate/challenge/disagreement (which, again, is fine by me) but you’re somehow now feeling put upon when it DOES stir debate/challenge/disagreement? Color me a little confused....admittedly, a not uncommon state for me.
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During the period from 2010-15, Chatard generally ended the regular season ranked somewhere between 4th-7th because they would drop 2-3 games per season to the likes of Cathedral, Cincy Elder, Roncalli, Dwenger, etc. They also won 4 State Championships during that same period. Unlike, at least one dude here that seems a bit hysterical over 2A polling on a weekly basis, I’m kind of “meh” about them.
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How did New Pal Slip So Quickly?
Lysander replied to a topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum