Footballking16

Cathedral could theoretically have an agreement with any facility in the state if they so wish, the problem is that is costs Cathedral money to rent and host even at a place like Tech. That isn't the case with Arlington. Cathedral's "home field" for the longest time has always been Arlington (when available) and with Arlington no longer playing high school football the field is readily available every home game. It's less than a mile from campus. The playing surface at Arlington is more than fine and the game of football was played on grass for almost 100 years before synthetic turf. It is unfortunate that the parents of Center Grove student athletes may have to grab an extra tide stick at Target this week, but rest assured they will live. Trust me.

Points will be at a premium in this game, especially with inclement weather expected. Will be a field position game all night.

Cathedral would beat Roncalli by 4 TDs. Wish you’d go run and hide and disappear just like Roncalli has the last decade. Chickensh*ts

48 O/U too high. Honestly worried about Cathedral’s offense against this CG defense. Cathedral had a juggernaut offense last year and really struggled to do anything. This game will be played in the low teens.

If scoring 14 cheap ones late is a moral victory, I need to get with the times. That being said, Brebeuf is a solid team and should fare well in 3A.

It's not. Ripped up his hamstring on the very first carry of the season on an 80 yard TD run against East Noble. Don't think he played another down in the regular season. During the Ben Davis blowout in the regional, BD scored on their first drive and then the second Cathedral reached the red zone on the ensuing drive Stepp went untouched into the end zone. Unfortunately for Cathedral, that was the only time they reached the red zone until the game was way out of hand and Stepp only carried the ball one more time.

Bobref has been the longest advocate on the GID for a playoff qualification and I've adopted his thoughts in the last 6 or 7 years. I do believe seeding would ultimately lead to a playoff qualification system. There are very few sectionals in the state that have widespread parity and pitting the two best teams furthest away from each other would ensure more blowouts in the first two rounds. As it stands now the IHSAA can justify 70 point blowouts because "it's the luck of the draw". They would no longer have that justification once they artificially manipulate the field.

I think MOST are in favor of at least some type of seeding, even if it’s just seeding the top two teams. But you’d have to petition the IHSAA as to why something hasn’t taken place.

I’m guessing you aren’t the typical high school football fan. Would guess most high school fans are partial to either a specific school or town. Still an interesting perspective and cool nonetheless. Going to be a tough sell getting the casual Indy high school football fan to make the trip to West Lafayette the first or second weekend of sectionals with so many games in the area to choose from.

That was the next years team. This team lost to BD while playing in 6A.

You don’t think a heavyweight match-up is inclined to draw a bigger crowd when 2/3 of the field is eliminated as opposed to when everybody is theoretically still alive? I wish I could see some data that disproves that.

People are going to gravitate towards the teams they naturally follow despite their record before anything else. I'm going to go to a Cathedral first round sectional game regardless if their 9-0 or 0-9 and I'm watching them until their season is complete. I'm sure 95% of fans are in the same boat. Fans of two bad teams just aren't going to skip out on a playoff game and watch a better game cross town.

Well public interest for one. The two best teams playing in week three instead of week one when there are still six other teams playing is going to draw a ton of more regional interest. But I thought that was a given.

Definitely a headscratcher. From an individual standpoint, that might have been the most talented Cathedral team ever. Pete Werner (Ohio State/NFL), Emil Ekiyor (Alabama/soon to be NFL), and Markese Stepp although injured (USC/Nebraska) were all on that team.

Any updates on Cathedral injuries?

Within Ben Davis.

I agree. I thought Ben Davis was going to be the biggest hurdle for Center Grove to overcome in the South this year and while they played the Trojans admirably for a half, it's probably their high point of the year so far. Their two wins are against a pair of teams who are 0-6 and will have a third win against a winless team by the time they beat North Central. Very real chance their best win this year comes against Lawrence Central, think about that. Gave BD the benefit of the doubt last year due to a rough COVID year with a very young team, but man something is lacking. They'll rack up two more wins to end the year and then sweep Sectional 6 which pound for pound may be the easiest sectional in the entire state. I sense a potential lack of apathy setting in for Ben Davis at some point down the road similar to what we've seen at Penn.

Something tells me you've never stepped foot on Cathedral's campus or else you would let this die. Cathedral's inability to have an on-site football stadium has only been rehashed on the GID about 30 times. They don't own the surrounding land to put up bleachers and the surrounding landscape doesn't support infrastructure even if they did. That doesn't even account for the local ordinance that prohibits stadium lights due to the surrounding neighborhoods. And we haven't even discussed the issue of parking. There's not enough parking spaces for all the students who are eligible to drive, let alone 5000 extra people. Cathedral is located on an extremely busy road with no available parking or walking access. Get to Arlington early on 10/14 and think before you type next time.

What a massive game for both teams. Winner of this game may be in the driver seat for the playoff. Cincinnati’s schedule is a joke after this and ND’s once thought tough stretch a few weeks ago now doesn’t look all that daunting.

Great bar.

I know. It was a light hearted response to an ongoing debate not meant to be taken literally.

Enrollment or talent? IMG only has about 700 kids. Sorry couldn’t resist 😂

I think CalPreps had both Cathedral and Center Grove nationally ranked last year in their regular season meeting. Granted California didn’t have a season and Texas was delayed some months before they started.

IU’s getting a lack of production from the one guy who has been a cornerstone for the last two seasons. I’m not shocked that IU is 1-2, I’m shocked at the reason why IU is 1-2. Defense is playing more than good enough to where if Penix does somehow figure it out, they’ll be a tough out from here on out.

I'm sure the vast majority of coaches in Indiana are first-rate humans but you're expected to win at a program like Ben Davis and frankly they are blessed year in and year out with some serious talent. 20-21 through 4.5 seasons just doesn't cut it in my opinion. When programs get complacent you see what tends to happen. And not only is BD 20-21 but record against Marquee opponents Center Grove 0-6 Warren 2-3 Carmel 2-2 Brownsburg 0-4 Avon 1-3