Boilernation

Tommy or anyone up in Duneland territory know what Michigan City has returning? I believe they were fairly young last year. I see that 6'0 Sophomore APB Jaden Hart is a player to keep an eye on.

I read that the former Evansville Memorial QB is transferring from Cincinnati to Southern Illinois. If I recall correctly, he was a long time SIU commit before jumping on a Cincinnati offer at the last minute. I look forward to watching him play at Southern and I have a feeling he'll be highly succussful if he can become QB1 at some point. His story should be a tale of caution to all "Mid-Major" recruits that decommit when a power school is trying to fill an open scholarship as signing day approaches.

The more I hear about it on Chicago radio the more I'm convinced they are legitimately thinking about moving to Arlington Heights. Mayor Beetlejuice would once a again look like a fool for proclaiming the Bears would never leave the city. I think the NFL would love to see the Bears get a bigger stadium that could also host a Super Bowl as I'm sure it'll be retractable. It would be odd though watching a winter Bears game if they closed the roof. The Bears have the smallest stadium in the NFL and a fanbase that will sellout any sized stadium. They can't keep playing in Soldier Field at it's current capacity.

Sean Kinsey is the AD at Morton

Ha. So True. And I can't escape them in Central Indiana. They're everywhere. The candy stripe guys were a disgrace during Romeo's tenure at New Albany and when they followed the self described "Movement" around the AAU circuit.

Valpo!?! Who do they even have returning? Lost Burbee, Jones, Dingman, their QB, Hofer, etc. They do return Vinyard at RB, but he'll need A LOT of help. I would give the edge to Zionsville right now based on last year's results and who they have returning. Valpo won't even have a cakewalk in Sectionals.

I’ve been watching clips of Jenkins. WOW. Right Tackle is resolved

Former Bluffton Tiger D’Wayne Eskridge (WR) goes 56th overall to Seattle. Not far behind at #60 is Cathedral star Pete Werner to New Orleans.

I would take the under. Either an injury or slow start to the offense will have Nagy ready to pull the trigger Haha. Definately cheated. I look forward to seeing how this one plays out. The Alabama hater in me is convinced he's a product of having an elite offense around him. Parsons is a STUD Highly questionable. Same with Jax taking Etienne. Obviously, Harris and Etienne (perfectly suited for NFL passing game) are phenomenal backs, but going RB in Round 1 nowadays seems taboo.

Of course, like the sucker I am for Chicago sports, they've pulled me back in. I didn't think Pace had it in him to move up AND get a solid QB. I like this pick A LOT. Fields believes he's a perfect fit for Nagy's vision on offense. Is there a legit QB battle in camp or is Red Rocket firmly the week 1 starter?

But, who showed up to their meeting with Pace in an old Toyota Camry? Who led a 4th Quarter comeback against an average opponent in an obscure Bowl? Anyone can draft a star out of Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson, LSU, etc. Pace looks deep into their Soul and places more value on handshakes, table etiquitte, choice of car, choice of logdging, etc. My gut feeling is the Falcons will take Pitts at 4, the Bears will trade up to to get one of the QB's who falls, and draft David Mills out of Stanford. It's a total Pace move. I wouldn't mind seeing the Bears trade their #1 pick if they stay put at 20. I trust Pace more with some extra 2nd and/or 3rd picks than I do at picking #20.

Expansion into the CCL/ESCC Blue Division? Play Brother Rice, Marist, Mt. Carmel, and Loyola Academy in Conference with crossovers against St. Rita, Montini, and Naz Academy? Keep Merrillville and Hobart for Non-Conference. Something like that? 😀

If my math is correct, Wells went 81-32 with 5 Sectional and 3 Regional Titles in 10 seasons at Merrillville before leaving to become Buzea's long standing DC. I would imagine at some point Wells would want to be a HC again unless he prefers to be out of the spotlight.

The Class of '23 OLB'ers recruiting is blowing up. 247 has him rated as a 5 Star recruit. He has a wide variety of Big 10, SEC And Big 12 offers. Any of the NWI guys know if he's a dual sport candidate in college? I see he's also on the 59'er baseball team. https://247sports.com/Player/Drayk-Bowen-46103028/

The Burial Grounds was literally a football field put on a swamp. Portage was late to arrive for the '94 Regional because of the amount of traffic on Indianapolis Blvd trying to get to St. John and into the parking lot.

I've never been to Evansville, but from images I've seen I actually like Enlow better than Reitz. I'm hoping I can get to SW Indiana at some point to check out the Baseball stadium in Huntingburg, Bosse Field, Enwlo, and the Reitz Bowl.

new brickie bowl.jfif

Unique: The old Hobart Brickie Bowl The northside of the Bowl was concrete seating and grass hills that the Hobart faithful would pack along with structured seating in the parking lot above the Bowl. The west side of the Bowl had houses at the top where fans would watch from the yards. The "south" side of the bowl was a hill with active railroad tracks that were active. It was common for a train or two to pass through during a game. Fans would also watch games from up on the tracks. At the bottom of the hill, below the train tracks and on top of a creek, sat the visitor side bleachers. Below is a picture likely taken from the train tracks when the stadium was still used by the Brickies. I've also included an updated picture that shows the old visitor stands still in place and the homeside with new, smaller, stands. I'm not sure what the old Bowl is used for nowadays. Best: Cincinnati St. Xavier. No track surrounding the field so fans are right on top of the action. Very big stadium. Worst: Gary Wirt. There was dog feces on the field.

Yeah, this is going to be UGLY. Warren would be better off playing their JV team that week.

Kudos to the AD's for going out of their way to put a game on the schedule. Should be a fun experience for both teams.

The other conspiracy I've consistantly heard is that it's clearly a setup as these women are all just now coming out. I haven't researched the claims enought to know the timeframe of each, but I do know Kobe's accuser received death threats. It can't be easy to be the first to publically accuse a celebrity of wrong doing. Especially a black celebrity.

The enormous offer Pace put together for Wilson was leaked. Unless I'm missing it, I haven't hord a word about the Bears offering Houston for Watson. Maybe, just maybe, Pace was aware Watson was about to face all of these accusations.

Maybe it was consensual and a shady lawyer is trying to cash in on it. So many different possible storylines. I will say why fly a massage therapist in from Atlanta to Houston if it isn’t sexual?

100%. Most of what I've seen from the SJW's on Twitter is support for Watson and asking for all facts to come out before casting judgment. Completely opposite of the narrative on Brett Cavanaugh. I've been following loosely. Have any factuals details (Texts, etcs) been provided?

Even worse is it's possible this move shows Nagy/Pace have job security. Bring in a veteran bridge gap to play and/or mentor the QB you're going to pick. Matt could be getting a chance to pick his guy at QB and be given a few years go work with him. Even more worse than that the Bears have $17M in cap space invested in Foles/Dalton.