Boilernation

Lower. Goes from 6 to 4 with 51% percent of snaps played.

Copy. The Steelers pick is now trending to be a 4th rounder with the amount of PT Fields is getting. I doubt Tomlin is going to bench him for Wilson at this point unless Fields completely unravels.

@temptationWhere do you have Evansville Memorial? The Tigers have an offense that is operating on all cylinders. Enjoyable to watch.

I watched the Valpo / Andrean game and came away thinking Valpo is not as good as they have been the past couple of years. Still good. But not winning 5A good. I am intrigued by Concord. All I know is they have a speedster at RB.

I was at Zionsville/ FC on Friday night. The Eagles played with their backup QB and still had no issues offensively against FC. ZIonsville's RB had 100+ rushing yards and Eugue Hilton tore their secondary apart for 3 TD's and over 100 yards receiving. I haven't seen Avon yet, but it feels like FC was the worst team Zionsville's played this year. Gut feeling is same as you and FC wins a close won. Noblesville shouldn't have an issue running the ball on Zionsville. Their defensive front 7 isn't the greatest at stopping the run. Get enough points, burn enough clock running the ball and Hilton won't be able to do too much damage to the Noblesville defense. I'll take the Millers 24-21. I was shocked the Royals lost to Fishers. I'll take them to rebound against the 'Rocks 27-21. Gut feeling is Fishers beating HSE was a rivalry created fluke. I'll take the 'Dogs by double digits.

I remember reading about the GM not wanting to take Young and was forced into it by Tepper. But, I completely forgot he's the entitled jackass who was fined 300K for pouring beer on a Jax fan from his Suite. How can the Panthers 2nd round pick turn into a #1 overall? I don't recall that being a possibility.

The worst part is the fired GM was forced by said owner to draft Young.

Just heard CW was under pressure on 36 of 37 passing attempts. Unreal.

Do you think he's raddled by the OL's inability to protect him? Granted it was the Pre-Season, but his accuracy on downfield passes was much sharper. I will NEVER say the Bears should have kept Fields and traded away #1 for the haul. I was in favor of resetting the pay scale on the QB position over keeping someone who still can't throw 200 yards/game in a new offense. But, maybe taking Rome at 9 wasn't the wisest of choices when the OL needed immediate help.

My oldest is a Freshman at IU this year. I much rather enjoy a Fall day with her in scenic Bloomington this year than take in the clown show at Purdue. Offense looked very good in Pasadena tonight. Really intriged by the new hire.

Fair points, but I'm still testing the IOL market before drafting a Punter in the 4th. We'll have to agree to disagree. Agreed. OT isn't a worry on either side. The IOL is a major liability. Maybe it was just a bad matchup against Tennessee's DL, but it's hard for CW to play when the IOL immediately colappses on him. I'm hoping see improved OL play tomorrow night and if the offense put points on the board. I'm sick of watching crappy offense.

2 weeks to prepare and that’s how you play in the 1st half? Feels like Walter’s is in over his head. This is why I don’t like the idea of Purdue going after a hot OC/DC who is unproven as a HC. Prefer a veteran who has proven he can scheme to success with inferior talent.

Franklin Central seems suburban to me as well. The entire district is either rural cornfields or blue collar/white collar neighborhoods that resemble Hamilton County. Enrollment is top 10. They should have probably never left Conference Indiana.

The Bears could barely attempt a vertical passing game on Sunday because of the OL. The Aussie didn't do anything punting that a FA couldn't do. I know he's a stud, but I would have much rather had help at OL in the 4th.

Shelton was one of the worst graded OL in the NFL for Week 1. I'm sure the Texans are going to see the way he was abused on tape. Darnell Wright graded out really high. So did Nate Davis, which was a surprise. Maybe because he only played 18 snaps. I love King Poles, but 2 things he did in the offseason irritate me: He had suitors for Velus Jones and refused to trade him for anything less than a 4th. Drafted a Punter in the 4th Round. That could have been immediate OL help. How about the pick 6 Levis threw in the 4th? Talk about a gimme TD. That guy will be holding a clipboard for his career if he keeps making those mistakes. It wasn't even the 1st time in the game that he attempted to be bailed out of a sack with a reckless throw.

What's the benefit? HCC too strong for a program like Franklin Central?

Avon @ Brownsburg: Is it possible the 'Dog's would generous to win by 24? Brownsburg could probably take this one by 30+ if they wanted to. Fishers @ HSE: The Mudsock game is awesome. Brings out a HUGE crowd and it's went to OT the past 2 seasons. I have a feeling Fishers keeps it close and HSE breaks the game open in the 2nd half for a 10-14 point W. Franklin Central @ Zionsville: I don't see very much of FC football. West's record prior to joining FC speaks for itself. Is it possible it seems like a failure because FC doesn't have enough athletes/depth to compete in the HCC? I was expecting more from them by Year 4 in the West era. I'll likely be at this one Friday night. I'll take Zionsville by about 6 as well. Any W's the Eagles get in HCC play this year won't come easy. Westfield @ Noblesville: The Millers should be very salty after the way they choked away the Fishers game last week. Unfortunately, I thnk Westfield is a very bad match up for them. I can see Westfield's defense completely bottling up the Power T. The Millers have a Bowling Green recruit at TE who is an athletic multi-sport athlete, a Boston College DE recruit splitting time at RB and a lot of young RB's with good size. Yet, Sharpe still doesn't try working in the passing game to compliment the Power T run game. Good luck with that plan against Westfield. 'Rocks by 17.

ZERO excuse for a coach in Year 3 at ND to allow Northern Ilinois to come into South Bend and walk away with a W after only scoring 16 points.

more speed?

Random thoughts: I am more conidant then ever that this is Brownsburg's year to finally win the 6A Title. That Sophomore QB who looks like Johnny U is good. Huge lines. Speed all over the skill positions. Great team. I'm not sold on Westfield at 2. Something just seems off with them. I would put them at 5. The defense is still solid. Zionsville's offense moved the ball on them fairly well, but Westfield didn't break. Twice they kept Zionsville out of the EZ when the Eagles had 1st and Goal from wthin the 10. Westfield's offense just isn't great. Until they get there I think 2 is too high. Noblesville just can't get out of it's way. Forever trying to get into the HCC Top 4 and they had Fishers beat. The Millers took a 14-0 lead with 5:48 left in the 4th and couldn't put the game away. Within 4 minutes they gave up a 48 yard TD pass, went 3 and out, allowed Fishers' offense to easily move 50'ish yards down field for a TD, went 3 and out again and didn't even try to go spread and throw the ball. They brought the Power T out from their own side of the field and about 1:30 left int eh game. Fishers got to within the vicinity of game winning FG. They went for the TD and threw an INT. Noblesville then proceeded to fumble on 3rd & 6 at the 2 yard line. It looked like the RB would have landed in the EZ with the ball if he held onto it. Fishers ended up kicking the winning FG. I think you're being very fair with Crown Point at 4. I too am impressed with the Merrillville beatdown. It's what I would expect from a Top 5 team. I'm just going to cringe if they're now receiving too many 1st place votes over it. Is LN the Sectional 6 favorite? Whether or not Evansville Reitz is the class of the SIAC will be determined. But, I think Memorial is a Top 25 team. Their offense is very good. And they throw a lot of looks at you. They'll go old school and run the option out of the I formation or they'll spread the field with an uptempo passing attack. Fun to watch. How would you say they compare to last year. I thought last year they were elite on the lines and LB'ers. Secondary was atrocious. WR's were decent. Goot catchers and route runners. Not much speed. Same for RB. Very good QB with the Miami (OH) bound Ehrlich.

Ok. if four losses is hyperbolic, what does it take for you to get uncomfortable with Moore? Franklin and Riley are irrelevant. What would it take just to say Moore is meeting your expectations after 3 years?

Looking at the Top 15: Georgia, Texas and Ohio State are machines. Bama once again struggled with USF. Tide heads to Camp Randall on Saturday. Love seeing an SEC team come North. Would have been funner if they came in November, but it's still cool to see. Ole Miss and Mizzou both have scary offenses. Can Kiffin ever break through against the best of the SEC? Mizzou feels like a 10 win ceiling. Tennessee went into Charlotte and beat the crap out of NC State. I find that respectable. I also believe in Heupel who somehow morphed into a former OL. I would not be the least bit surprised to see Tennessee among the top 4 seeds. Penn State and Oregon. Penn State at least had a solid showing in Morgantown, but the Bowling Green game and Oregon's 2 games have been blah. Both teams are capable of a Top 4 seed, but neither are close to being there at this point. Miami got the complete opposite of ND out of the portal. Cam Ward is legit. Miami is way undervalued at 10. Lincoln Riley appears to have finally found a defense. That makes the Big Ten more interesting at the top as USC has an offense. Utah is the class of the Big 12 Oklahoma State and Kansas State provided a preview of what's to come in the Big 12: High scoring and close games. Typical Big 12. Oklahoma is overrated even at 15. I don't think Venables is long for Oklahoma. I think he's destined for mediocrity in the SEC.

I know someone who saw Dead and Co. there and he said it will forver change his concert experience. Nothing will be the same. I need to see the place.

Agreed. Everyones favorite villain. Anyways, Riley Leonard is not a very good QB. Live by the portal, die by the portal if you pick up a bust or just completely made a bad evaluation on talent. It's a shame for ND. They have a legit defense with an elite Secondary. They're cooked though. Zero chance they get in with 2 losses and it's unrealistic to think they'll win out. The schedule if fluff, but there's enough teams good enough to get ND at least once if USC doesn't. Moore was a bad hire by Michigan in terms of resume vs. the field, but they had no choice but to hire him. Not saying he can't win at Michigan and exceed expectations, but Michigan should cut ties quickly if they see a string of 4 loss seasons. You're not just competing with Ohio State and Penn State anymore. You can't give an unproven HC a long leash if you end up falling years behind Ohio State, Penn State, Oregon and USC.

I heard all summer long that the defense was far ahead of the offense and it looked that way today. Williams missed some throws downfied that he should have hit, but he was spot on in the short passing game when given a chance to throw, IMO. Allen dropped a TD on a nice quick throw from CW and the O-Line couldn't handle the pressure from the Titan D. The amount of QB hurry's he received had to have been high. Wouldn't be surpised to hear the C and Nate "I don't practice" Davis being the ones abused the most. And please, please, let that have been the LAST time Verdell Jones is ever sent back to return a kick. Not only did he dropped a return again, but he managed to kick the ball up field nearly 15 yards to the kickoff team. Unreal. Defense was spectacular. The pickup from Seattle practically lived in the Tennesee backfield today. Loved seeing Gervon Dexter beat 2 OL to get a sack. He worked out with the DE's over the summer. Nice to see Jalen Johnson with the game deciding INT. He was paid well in the offseason.