Boilernation

AD at USC is same AD that hired him in Cincinnati

Interesting. What are your thoughts on Houston? I was listening to College Football podcast recently and they suggested the Big 12 Texas schools never wanted Houston to be invited for fear of Houston locking up the highly talented Houston metro area in recruiting if they had P5 status. If Houston can leverage a Big 12 invite to be a consistant conder for a playoff spot, I would think they could start to look appealing to Texas kids who consistantly see Texas and A&M fall short in the SEC.

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/usc-coaching-candidates-luke-fickell-bob-stoops-chris-petersen-among-names-to-replace-clay-helton/ Interesting hearing Petersen wants back into College Football. They could use him again in Seattle.

I like Brownsburg by about 31-14 as well. Ha.I like your analogy to a bet. Agree again. I'll take Avon 21-13 Westfield is really freaking good. Great QB/RB combo and a solid defense. I have a feeling HSE is going to lay an egg after taking it to their rival in front of an overflow crowd in Fishers. I'll go Rocks 35 HSE 17 This is the type of game Noblesville needs to move as a program out of HCC basement status. They played Fishers down to the last minutes and had the ball with a chance to win at the end of the 4th game. It's time for the Millers to finish. I'll go with the homer pick and take Noblesville 24-20.

For those who can remember the old SWC, we’re these two heated rivals. Man, that Razorback crowd looked they wanted blood and treated Texas as much as they left the field. I was flipping through ESPN and saw footage of Razorback fans going nuts after the game and really sticking it to Texas as they left the field. Nothing over the top and newsworthy; however, the commentator kept saying “do you really want that Texas? Do you want to deal with that every year. That’s a fan base and program that is going to view you as a rival.” I was expected the channel to be one of the SEC channels, but when they showed the studio it was the LHN. Cant help but think there’s gotta be quite a few people associated with the program wo are turned off by the move to the SEC.

Yes, you’re biased. But, I see no reason to believe it’s not possible. The Flashes could prob do it.

I was expecting Westfield and Brownsburg to roll, but that HSE score was eye opening. I’m going to go back and watch that one. I haven’t watched them play this year. I like what Noblesville is doing with the power rushing attack, but they have got to mix in a passing game. Can’t keep relying on the run on 3rd and long. Wouldn’t hurt to mix it up some on earlier downs as well.

Coincidentally, I just came across this quote from Saban regarding Julio Jones: " ...We were coming off a 6-6 season, so they (referring to Jones, Hightower, etc.) came here, and they believed. They trusted in what we were trying to do to create a program, and they wanted to prove something. There was nobody we had that was a better leader, or did more to enhance the culture of toughness and effort than Julio Jones did. He used to run down on kickoff and would not come off the kickoff team during the game. There were a lot of guys that made an impact in the early years, but Julio was the guy who led the way." Interest comment from Saban. I can see how adding your best players to Special Teams can make them better, but also add to the culture of the program. I believe Urban Meyer took ST serious enough at Florida/Ohio State that he ran them and it was a goal for players to be on the field in a ST position.

You see that 4 year extension A&M just randomly gave Fisher? Seems like A&M didn't like the boys in Austin getting too much attention for joining the SEC.

And you just know there are delusional and influential boosters in Baton Rouge, Knoxville, Auburn, etc. that think they're one hire away from having their own NIck Saban. It'll only force LSU's hand if they want to use it as an excuse to get rid of Coach O. They kept a basketball coach who admitted to cheating. They'll do whatever it takes to keep their football coach if they really want him.

Granted I know it's absolutely absurd to be talking about a coach being on the hotseat less than 2 years removed from a National Title; however, we are talking about the SEC as well as a school/fanbase that has zero patience for not being an SEC contender. The Bayou Bengals didn't show anything in LA to suggest they'll pose a threat to Alabama in the SEC West, let alone Texas A&M. Coach O caught lightning in a bottle when he hired a highly respected current NFL OC to coordinate a passing attack that included 4 1st round picks and 1 2nd round pick. I like Coach O and enjoy watching him in the Bayou. I'm assuming he'll get another pass this year if they suffer 4-5 losses, but another season like that next year and he'll be out.

Agreed. I was once a rabid Domer follower before embracing Purdue. The younger me was crushed when Boston College won that game in '93. I was actually at Ron Pawlus' first game against Northwestern in Soldier Field. I believe that was '94. Nonetheless, if I were still an ND fan, I would be thrilled to see the success they've had lately. Not everyone can be Alabama, Ohio State, or Clemson.

Especially the ones who switch their jackets in the winter and wax poetic about Bobby, 5 Banners, and the tie Gordon was flipped from Illinois.

Can't say I'm surprised that all of Notre Dame Subway Alums on my Facebook feed are already calling for Kelly to be fired. Granted, I would probably enjoy hanging out with the Taliban more than Bryan Kelly, but do true ND fans really want him out? Have they forgot about clamoring for a National Title contender during the Boob Davie, Willingham, Fat Charlie, etc. eras? They finally have a legit playoff contending team every year and that's not even good enough?

It'll be interesting to see how their laissez fair approach to playing defense works in the SEC grind. It cost them in the Rose Bowl when they spoiled a solid offensive performance by letting Georgia get back in the game and eventually take over. I don't know how anyone could bet on Oklahoma and give points. No lead is safe for the Sooners regardless of who they're playing.

Not sure why, but Noblesville played their backup QB the entire game against Fishers. Hard to tell if it even matters considering how much they run the ball. It would be nice to see Sharpe add at least 5-10 passing plays per game. There were 2 key drives in the 2nd half, i.e. when Noblesville had the ball and a chance to win in the final minutes, when the Millers relied on the run in a passing down. Fishers' coach is apprently not a big fan of kicking PAT's. I've checked all of their box scores and I believe they've only attempted 1 PAT. They succesfully completed 2 pt conversions after both of their TD's against Noblesville. I agree and think Brownsburg wins by at least 20. I'm going with Fishers at home by 6 in front of an overflow crowd. Noblesville at Westfield could get ugly. I have a feeling Brownsburg and Westfield are the two teams that will blow the game open against Noblesville. The secondary is the weakest link of the Noblesville D. Webster should have a field day throwing the ball to go along with running alongside Hauser. LIke you said, only shot is to control the ground game and keep Westfield's D on the field. No chance for the upset in Franklin Township? Feels like a trap game for Zionsville. I don't know much about FC this year other than West is their coach and they don't appear to be a complete pushover.

The DAC is stuck in purgatory. Too small now to compete in football with the HCC and MIC. If they can make a run in 5A they fall victim to whichever team is annihilating Central Indiana (Cathedral/New Pal)

Historically, the DAC has faired very well against the current day formation of the SAC. A lot of Semi State battles going back to the ‘80’s. Both Snider and Dwenger have been on the losing ends of the most recent ones. Zionsville is threat #1. Not the Fort Wayne schools. The best to come out of the Duneland are typically on par with whomever they face out of Fort Wayne.

Yeah, I get the hyperbole from a few members of their fan base. Reality is they would fair very well in 5A. Especially, if Cathedral was absent.

Depends on who gets sent North (i.e. Cathedral). A little silly to discredit them for losing to 2 teams that a majority of 5A and lower Central Indiana teams would lose to.

My bad. I didn’t check the box score. Assumed he had another low carry game based on PH’s reply. You know what they say about assuming… Still though. I’m surprised he picked one dumpster fire after leaving another one in Troy. Sooner or later Helton is getting canned.

Mertz was atrocious. And that’s putting it nicely. Feel like Wisconsin wins by at least 10 if he was on. These Week 1 matchups like Wisconsin/Penn State are tough. I would imagine both teams would have played exceptionally better had they played a mid major this week and then met in Madison next weekend. The QB’s in the Clemson/Georgia game looked pretty bad as well. As always Bama makes playing a P5 in week 1 look easy.

What were his P5 options when leaving SC? He willingly joined the Scott Frost dumpster fire. Perhaps he should have went elsewhere if he wanted significant PT under a stable coach.

The public Sycamore HS is in suburban Cincinnati.

I was up your way over the weekend with a group of guys from Central Indiana. We rented a house in DeMotte and played 3 rounds at Sandy Pines. That is a gem of a golf course! A lot of nice houses in that area. Are people escaping the Lake County property taxes and commuting up to Crown Point/Merrillville or even Valpo?