Boilernation

I get it. Notre Dame is located in South Bend. They have tremendous history and residents of Indiana will jump on the bandwagon. Though outside of location, what is "Indiana" about them? I don't see research parks creating jobs across the state with the ND name on them. I don't see Veterinarian's from across the state going to ND for traininng and/or consultations. I don't see medical facilities across the state with ND's name on them. I'd wager less than 5% of their student body is actually from Indiana. Illinois, Illinois State and don't forget about the downstate Saluki's! A lot of Chicagoland HS kids end up at Southern. That's where my parents met.

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Notre Dame is not an "Indiana" school though. They cater to Chicago, the East Coast, and West Coast. The Chicago media even treats them as a local team. Last time I checked their published admissions reports an applicant would have a better chance of getting admitted to Notre Dame if they went to HS in Ohio as opposed to Indiana.

Ha...pretty clear who you're talking about even if I didn't know who your favorite college team is. I used to be of the opinion that if a player was on any form of scholarship then the coaches determined that player's set of skills were worthy of something I never received. i.e., free books, tuition, room and board. Therefore, I was OK with booing even though I personally have never done it. At this point I've probably regressed and think that line of thinking is a little over the top as they're still not professional athletes. But, if the player has accepted any sort of NIL money, I'm actually open to the booing. Maybe I'll grow out of this line of thinking as the NIL world becomes more and more normal to me, but I feel like any athlete accepting NIL money is no longer an amateur and open to criticism. Especially if that player choose a school based on the NIL deal's on the table. Again, even if I fealt the booing was warranted, I still couldn't bring myself to boo players at a College sporting event.

Avon @ Franklin Central: I picked the Flashes to beat Zionsville last week. FC outgained the Eagles in yardage, but Zionsville easily one the Turnover battle. I'll take FC over Avon 31-15 Brownsburg @ Fishers: I watched the entire Mudsock game. GREAT game. Looking forward to a potential rematch in Sectional 3. Fishers has a very good run game with Minns, Martin, and Dunn. Martin is looking like a potential D1 recruit. I want to believe Fishers running game will burn enough clock to keep Brownsburg off the field enough for a Tigers upset at Home. I have a feeling Fishers will score some to keep it close and Brownsburg will pull away by the beginning of the 4th quarter. Brownsburg 34 Fishers 21 Hamilton Southeastern @ Westfield: The Rocks survived a scare after the Millers stopped them at the goal line late in the 4th, drove 99 yards for a TD, and Westfield stopped Noblesville's 2 point converstion attempt to win the game with under a minute left. I'm picking Westfield to carry that momentum into a home win as HSE has a post Mudsock letdown. Westfield 27 HSE 21 Noblesville @ Zionsville: The Millers put up one helluva fight against Westfield only to be denied on two 2nd half 2 point conversion attempts. The latter one came with Noblesville going for the win with less than a minute to go. The Millers had 346 rushing yards and 81 passing yards (2 TD's to standout TE Aiden Brewer) against the Westfield D. I haven't seen Zionsville yet so I'm going with a homer pick here. Noblesville will feed off the momentum gained against Westfield and knock off the Eagles. Millers 35 Zionsville 28.

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Merrillville definitely had the Jimmy's and Joe's against Chatard. Just saying...

Did you miss the SIAC scores or are you still liking Vincennes Lincoln over Mater Dei for some reason? Reitz should be undefeated when they meet Castle. I have a feeling the Panthers will remain #1 in the SIAC after that game. Where do you have Fort Wayne North?

Me neither. I just assumed since he's on CP's staff he was still a DC. If so, sounds like a smart guy. Finds a way to take on less responsibility every time he's lured to a new role.

Zac Wells was a legend as a FB player at Merrillville and led the PIrates to multiple Sectional and Regional Titles as Head Coach. He gave that up to join Buzea at H-F as his DC. How exactly is it a knock on CP that they have a Merrillville legend coaching their defense?

Is the 5 points in the 4th quarter correct? Did they not kick a FG? I read that their kicker was in Bloomington for a soccer tournament. There had to be someone on the team capable of hitting a PAT.

For the sake of your sanity I hope this official, with clear vision of the QB lying on the ground with the ball, called the QB down and reversed the TD.

Those were complete game stats entered onto MaxPreps. Are Marshall stats at RB incorrect as well? https://www.maxpreps.com/games/9-2-2022/football-22/crown-point-vs-merrillville.htm?c=F3gE5VnWc0GnmWG4hV3vaQ#tab=box-score&schoolid=2948eb82-87c6-4c37-a4c0-53931001b10d

LOL...I saw this on Twitter over the weekend and assumed the play was overturned. Did this actually stand for a TD!?!

Seems like Marshall didn't struggle when he kicked PAT's:

That's it? That's all you can say about Merrillville losing to Crown Point?!?!

Avon was 9-0 on the morning of 9/1/19. A loss to Brownsburg that night started a stretch of going 6-18. Unreal. Would love to hear from Oriole insiders the factors that are driving these results. I'll take Brownsburg by whatever margin of victory they choose. I'm sure my viewpoint is biased considering I just watched Fishers dismantle Noblesville on Friday night, but are the Tigers underrated? We'll see Friday night against HSE. Fishers has a great RB combo in Tyler Maynard and Khobie Martin. I'll go with Fishers 27-21 I'm going oppo again and taking Franklin Central 31-24. The Flashes will be very pleased to not see Roncalli or Brownsburg across the LOS. The schedule is in place for the Flashes to be 4-2 when Fishers comes to the SE side on 9/30. Rinse and repeat from last year for Noblesville. The defense can't consistently stop a good offense. The O-Line has 2 MAC Commits and a 6'7 300 Jr receiving Power 5 offers, but any drive that forces them to rely on the passing game ends up stalling. I sound like a broken record at this point; however, I'll say at again. How can you not work on a passing game in the Hoosier Crossroads Conference!?! At some point you can't just run the ball down the opponents throat every play. Noblesville will probably eclipse 200 yards on the ground and reach the end zone a few times. But, Westfield's D will stop the run enough and the Rocks offense will move the ball at will. Rocks 42 Millers 21.

He’s been very active on FB. I guess Merrillville supposedly had some coaches suspended due to the Morton fiasco and he used that as one of the excuses for Merrillville losing. Perhaps CrownPoint4Life will appear this week to tell us CP got lucky and Merrillville is by far the better team.

I see you have Christian Brothers at #44. Bishop Chatard and Warren Central will both be getting a piece of them this year. Interested in seeing how those go. You're pretty high on the St. Louis area with Christian Brothers, DeSmet and East St. Louis in your rankings.

And throw the ball at Joey Porter. Why? Sounds about right.

I'm fully confidant Purdue wins tonight. Of course, that same thought is why I suffer so much as a Purdue fan.

No Loyola Academy? I know St. Xavier appears to be way down this year, but LA looked really good against them. I doubt East St. Louis could beat Loyola, Mt. Carmel, or a few others in the Chicago area. They Flyers get too much credit for scheduling national games they never win.

HSE @ Avon: HSE rolled Avon last year and the first 2 week of this year haven't given us much reason to expect a different outcome this year. I'll take the Royals by 15-20. Brownsburg @ Franklin Central: I completely agree with you that Brownsburg should be on major letdown alert. But, I have no faith in the FC offense to pick the upset. I agree with you that it'll be closer than most would think. I like your pick of the 'Dogs by 10. Noblesville @ Fishers: I was able to watch last week thanks to the Benet Academy You Tube feed. IMO, Noblesville showed some toughness last week. Benet started slow and became a threat in the 2nd half. They have a big Minnesota bound TE/WR that did some damage, but overall the Miller D wasn't shredded like they were against Mt. Vernon. The Miller offense grinded as usual and actually came up with a few big pass plays when they were forced to throw the ball. 6'3 Sophomore TE Aiden Brewer is also a basketball standout and has the athleticism to make an impact in the passing game. His TD reception late in the 2nd half was ultimately the game winner. I'm still not sure if Noblesville ready to turn the corner. We'll see Friday night how the offense handles Fishers putting them into 3rd and long situations. I'll go with Fishers 21-17. Zionsville @ Westfield: I was really impressed with the Lawrence Central offense last week. They can move the ball when clicking. I haven't seen Zionsville play yet, so I don't know if they can pose the same type of thread to the Westfield D. Westfield's offense has transitioned nicely from the loss of Webster and Hauser(?). I will go with Westfield 35 Zionsville 17

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