Footballking16

Ehh on one hand they should be decided underdogs on the road at the Coliseum but on the other hand it speaks volumes as to how weak ND’s schedule is this year. They win out and go 11-1 they should probably be in the top 12. Lose to USC and go 10-2, no chance they should be in with that schedule.

Ryan Day inherited a team with Justin Fields, JK Dobbins, Chris Olave, Garret Wilson, among numerous other NFL talents. Sherrone Moore chose to ride with….checks notes…former walk-on Davis Warren and Alex Orji. One is not like the other. It makes perfectly good sense once you take the blinders off. It’s even more alarming that a defensive minded coach with two supposed top 10 talents weren’t competitive at home in his first real test. It’s only going to be a matter of time before we start talking about when to pull the band-aid, not if.

Ryan Day went undefeated and won the B10 his first season. Ohio State also had insanely better on-field talent than Sherrone Moore so no I didn’t feel the same way. If Michigan had 5* at every position I probably wouldn’t have the same feelings.

I dislike Michigan the same way I dislike Notre Dame, Ohio St, etc. I don’t treat them any differently, just call it like I see it. Had the same concerns with Marcus Freeman and Notre Dame after trying to replace a top college football coach.

They won’t see an offense like Texas the rest of the year but their lack of playmakers and inept QB play is going to keep almost every game close. Will come down to Moore’s ability to coach. I’m guessing after this season a good portion of the Michigan faithful is going to hope the NCAA comes down hard on Moore in his connection to the Stalions case that forces Michigan’s hand.

They had quick triggers on Rich Rod and somewhat with Hoke. They aren’t going to give Moore 4-5 years like Notre Dame is seemingly going to do with Freeman. It was a give up hire from the start. A team coming off a national title should have produced plenty of quality candidates, almost all more qualified than Moore. Just an opinion but Michigan not bringing in a QB from the portal was strike 1 and will reflect this season accordingly.

They couldn’t handle Dangerfield who ran for nearly 150 yards and 2 scores. Cathedral averaged nearly 6 ypc which makes kicking a FG on 4th and inches inside the 10 yard line even that more perplexing considering St. X had used all their timeouts.

Who gets fired first: Sherron Moore or Marcus Freeman? The obvious answer should be Marcus Freeman but something tells me Michigan isn’t going to hang on to a bad investment long. Both are in over their head.

Made him look like the real deal. St. X fans are as hardcore as it gets and a lot of them were done with him after last season. Apparently they feel there is a converted receiver who is the better option that will likely start next year for his senior season. He’s quick and was good at keeping plays alive with his feet, but you’re going to complete a lot of passes when the defense you’re playing gives receivers as much cushion as Cathedral did Friday night. Cathedral wins that game if they go for it on 4th and inches at the 5 yard line instead of kicking a FG. Never had a chance once that decision was made.

Saw Phish there in April. All I can say is.....WOW.

Cathedral has no problem giving Brownsburg possession on their own end on kickoffs but wouldn’t go for it on 4th inches on the same spot of the field? It doesn’t make sense.

Yes

Brownsburg giving Cathedral all they want, Cathedral not helping themselves out. Quit the onside kick BS and play football.

A little detective work shows ACP's HC is former Portage HS player Steve Vaught formerly coached by none other than Crown Point's Craig Buzea.

Avon has won 5 games in 3 years. Enough!

Again, it's subjective. Avon isn't "terrible" if you're comparing them LaVille or Union County or Tecumseh...but again what is the relevancy there? As a 6A school they are in a lower tier. In regards to their hierarchy in Central Indiana? They're pretty bad. You're exactly right in the sense that no school should be thumping their chest about beating a team who is going to end the year with 1 or 2 wins.

Bingo

I guess you can use “terrible” subjectively. They’ll be lucky to win more than 2 games this year. A team who hasn’t won more than 2 games in 4 consecutive seasons is what it is.

Avon is a 4th tier big class program in Indianapolis at the moment. They are the whipping boy of the HCC. The loser of Avon/Zionsville might not win a game this year. However, they are still objectively better than all but one or two SAC/DAC 6A programs. Just speaks to depth of football in Central Indiana.

I've always been told that lighting was the issue at Chatard as well, perhaps their ground was zoned differently than Broad Ripple which is owned by the city.

Chatard eventually beat the city ordinance. However, Chatard being located in the heart of Broad Ripple, had accessible public parking all up and down the neighboring streets.

Or possibly add Warsaw and Merrillville and go to East/West divisions to alleviate travel. I don't know, just spitballing, but the 6A teams in Sect 1 and 2 biggest problem year in and year out is strength of schedule. Too many of those teams are buoyed playing in conferences with 3A/4A schools or downright bad 5A/6A schools.

Lol the true north teams have been able to walk to semi-state since the inception of 6A. All the HCC schools were in the same sectional up until a few years ago…with Carmel. I need to see a team from sectional 1 or 2 be competitive with a team in the south half of the bracket before I would ever pick them to win a championship.

You’re also forgetting that Zionsville and Westfield used to be 4A and 5A schools up until recently and before they became permanent 6A schools, the remaining large class HCC schools were gerrymandered into a sectional with Carmel in the years Carmel didn’t go south. Now that the HCC has representation in two of the four northern sectionals, it’s just a matter of time. Westfield was 10 yards away from beating an all-time great Center Grove team just a few seasons back. A team from sectional 1 or 2 hasn’t been competitive in a state finals game in nearly a decade.

Except an HCC team has previously won a state title…