Footballking16

I'd argue there's too many classes to begin with. Make the top 32 enrollment schools 5A and the bottom 32 enrollment schools 1A and then divide the remaining schools into 3 classes.

Sure you do, you give actual meaning to the regular season. Why should every team be entitled to play a sectional game? I've never heard of another postseason format that entitles an 0-9 team who loses every game by 50 points the opportunity to play for a state championship.

There wouldn't be a "good" team left out of a system that cut a 64 team class to 32 at the conclusion of the regular season using a rating system/formula that calculated W-L record, opponent W-L, SOS, and opponent SOS. That I'm sure of. I am a huge proponent of adding a 10th regular season game.

Ya at the expense of #1 and #2 beating each other in the 1st round. That’s the only way to justify 70-0 running clocks; “that’s the way the ping pong balls fall” aka the All-In blind draw. If seeded appropriately, the IHSAA can no longer hide between CG or Ben Davis beating Tech 80-0 every year. Multiply that by 40 some sectionals and you get what’s called redundancy. It’s the only reason why seeding hasn’t yet been implemented because we all know what the next step.

If seeded appropriately 1-8? I think 50% is low but for argument sake say it is 50%, do we really need 70-80 something “playoff” games with a running clock? Precisely why cutting the field in half at the conclusion of a new 10 game regular season is the next step.

St. Frances typically has about 7-9 high level FBS recruits.

Ok Calpreps, Massey, create your own formula.... Literally every other state has some kind of rating or qualification system that seeds the postseason or counts for inclusion. That's the next step. Once you appropriately seed the sectionals, the need for what is now considered the first round becomes redundant. There will be running clocks in 75-80% of games if and when they seed appropriately. We're getting there....slowly but surely.

And the Falcons as well

Jim Harbaugh reportedly meeting with Chargers.

Who's going to tell him that Lutheran isn't a Catholic high school?

Where'd he go?

Harbaugh and Carroll are certainly the exceptions.

Seconded. Ask Belichick about that reality. Most coaches are only as good as their players. Frank Vogel went 54-110 in two years in Orlando, was fired, hired by the Lakers and won a championship the next year. Monty Williams went from winning 60 games a year in Phoenix to coaching the Pistons and went two entire months without recording a win.

If he didn't report (like he said he didn't) there's no reason to report the number on the assumption that he's reporting, especially when you have someone in front of your face reporting eligible.

What video are you guys watching? 68 is at white hat reporting before 70 even gets into the picture. White hat looks and acknowledges 68 (there’s video). 70 never reported because 70 was never going to line up in an eligible position.

Despite the league not changing any rules, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported a “large part” of Allen’s crew won’t be working the postseason because of multiple missed calls over the course of the season. If 68 reported eligible and the crew announced anybody but 68 the fault lies with one person and one person only.

Glad to see some new blood and both games be highly competitive. Refreshing for a change. Thought UM would have opened as a much bigger favorite but suppose it'll get bet up a few more points before kick off. I do think UM has a big advantage in the trenches but Penix does such a great job of getting the ball out on time and delivering it on point. Michigan will ground and pound until Washington stops it, can they score enough points to keep it close?

Why would #70 report as eligible lined up as a RT covered up by TWO players on that side of the LOS? There’s clear video evidence of #68 reporting as eligible and the official acknowledging it. #70 never reported as eligible, the official announced the wrong player and then doubled down on his mistake. It was a perfectly legal formation. The NFL downgrading this crew from playoff contention is their unofficial apology to the Lions that the crew screwed up.

What Campbell said after the game and what actually transpired on the field are two different things. Two people can’t report as eligible. #68 very clearly walks up to the referee to report as eligible and referee nods in acknowledgment. #70 is nowhere near the official. The Lions sent 3 lineman towards the official to try and deceit the Cowboys but ultimately ended up confusing the referee. The ref announced the wrong player eligible who was lined up in an ineligible position on the field to begin with. They really blew this call the more I read into it and the more video that surfaces.

It appears the official mixed up the numbers of who reported as eligible and doesn’t want to own that mistake. Why would #70 (who didn’t even get close to the official upon substituting) report as eligible while he’s covered up?

#70 appears to be lined up at RT and not on the end of the LOS. Does that change things? I just saw this clip this morning. Sounds like 68 is the one who reported eligible but the official announced 70 who was ineligible regardless because of where he was positioned. It looks the only way that formation would have been illegal is if the WR on the left side covered up 68. It appears he is lined up off the LOS. I think Ryan Clark is a donkey but wondering if his interpretation is correct here?

@Bobrefcan you give us an explanation on the 2 pt play?

Anybody but the SEC but I think we’re getting a Bama/Texas rematch. Zero doubt the SEC will take credit if Texas wins.

Tom Allen will have a much larger voice and subsequent impact at Penn State (one way or the other) as DC than Kevin Wilson did at Ohio State. Wilson was OC in name-only. Ryan Day has and continues to call plays at Ohio State and did so throughout Wilson's entire tenure.

He's going to have to compete if he wants to play at the B10 level. He's not there yet. I'm much more impressed with Cherry as a prospect coming out of high school than I was with Tayven. IU added a one year rental this year at QB so should be some healthy competition next in two years for the starting job assuming Tayven wants to battle.