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Is there anywhere you can find information on how the 8-Man season went? We are two years into it now. Is it growing?

Pekin had a good SR class this past year or will have a good SR class in '24?

IFCA Senior/Junior All-State Teams were announced over the weekend. Senior Team 1A Konner Chase-DB Springs Valley Larron Childers-LB Springs Valley Senior Team 2A Trey Rominger-RB Paoli Ryan Branaman-DL Brownstown Junior Team 1A Kayce Jones-DL Springs Valley Junior Team 2A Owen Wischmeier-LB Brownstown Micah Sheffer-P Brownstown Fletcher Cole-DB Paoli

Your story reminds me of a funny story too. About a month ago, we played our 6th grade in the Titan Clash. It is a youth tournament Gibson Southern hosts every year. They do a great job with it. Sunday we were playing Memorial. Before the game the coach and I were talking about how the youth programs are set up in the Evansville area. I didn't know how it was done in the area and as far as Memorial, they have like 3 different teams from the feeder schools he said then they picked that group to play in the Titan Clash. They probably had 22-25 kids there. Late in the game, we are kneeling the clock out. I was talking to the official, who is an Evansville area official, about how small physically their kids were and I was surprised with 3 teams, they didn't have some kids that had more size. He basically said, You know when these kids get older, they will all play for Memorial but they won't be the kids that they win with. He said, they will get the dudes that they win with in the next few years. It won't be these kids. I thought that was funny.

Glad I didn't take them up on the private school education now.

I feel like you're the 6 year old losing an argument and you just yelled, "You're stupid." at the other 6 year old.

Why would you want a state championship knowing you had advantages your competition didn't?

It was very clear the purpose of the transfer was for athletic purposes. My son is a good student. I didn't want to short change him.

The correct answer should be, transfers for athletic purposes are not allowed in Indiana. Shouldn't matter. I'll do that tomorrow.

You know, sometimes I like to do things for entertainment purposes. The other day, I emailed an athletic director at a private school in the state. Basically that my son was getting interest from some small D-1 and NAIA programs and we were interested in transferring him for his senior year to better prepare him for college. Mentioned he is a solid student. Top 10 in his class. Things like that. I feel like the AD probably should have just told me that transfers for athletic reasons aren't allowed in Indiana. However, I was referred to their Enrollment Director to set up a meeting. I didn't take it any further than that.

They weren't included because neither participated in the tournament, so wouldn't factor into the percentages for how many private schools won sectionals/regionals/semi-states/state championships.

6A: 3.1% (Cathedral) 5A: 0% 4A: 9.4% (Memorial, Brebeuf, Roncalli, Culver Academy, Dwenger, SB St. Joe's) 3A: 6.3% (Guerin, Chatard, Mish. Marian, FW Concordia) 2A: 12.9% (Hammond Noll, Andrean, LCC, Luers, Mater Dei, Indy Scecina, Heritage Christian, Ritter) 1A: 6.9% (Park Tudor, Providence, Covenant, Lutheran)

Aren't both of these supplied by 'Your tax dollars"? Mine and yours. Unless private school parents pay taxes into a different government fund. What would happen if all the publics left to form their own organization? Which would reduce the salary of IHSAA more?

Aiden Labhart from Perry Central, Jackson Barnett from Scottsburg, and Konner Chase from Springs Valley all made the Indianapolis Colts Academic All-State Team. Congratulations to them!

are you looking for a JV game?

I don't believe that. I said those were the comments in the 2A Championship game thread.

Ring Chasers is a term used in travel baseball to describe an organization that doesn't look for competition at their level. They want an easy win so they get that plastic ring. Like I mentioned, a team that is a Triple-A team playing at a lower level to get an easy win. Obviously everyone wants to win a state championship. When I read the 2A championship thread and the discussion centers around how this isn't even a typical Luers team. Comparing them to teams that had multiple NFL players and someone even mentioned how that team would beat some college teams. Maybe Luers should start voluntarily playing up if they are so much better than their competition. Maybe that state championship would mean more. Most of these private schools that are at 1A/2A/and 3A play a schedule full of 4A/5A/6A teams weeks 1-9. That's because they feel like they can compete at that level. However, when it's for a ring (this is where the "ring chaser" comes into play) they want to compete with 1A/2A/3A schools. I still hate when open enrollment is used as a the equalizer for privates and publics. The transfer rules are still not the same. The enrollment rules still aren't the same. Just make them the same for everyone. That doesn't mean the private schools have to lose anything if that's what everyone is afraid of. If I had my way, I think the IHSAA should grant athletic eligibility to anyone that is enrolled at a school when everyone comes back from Dead Week. Where ever you are enrolled the 2nd week of July, that's the school you are eligible for the entire school year. The exception being a legitimate physical move. Just do that for everyone and I don't think there'd be as much complaining. Do I still think that privates should move up a class, yeah but I think this would help level the playing field somewhat.

When I read the prior comments, I'm not sure it's understood.

But it's not bad enough for the private schools to stop participating in the tournament with the overzealous public school fans. I It reminds me of travel baseball. Private schools are the Triple-A or Major team playing in a Single-A tournament early in the season just so they can win and take the picture with the ring to appease the travel ball mom in her razor back tank top. They're ring chasers and nothing more.

I have no issue with anyone wanting to help young men learn about football or almost anything else. I was just stating that I have never been one and was wanting to learn more about the struggles. You have successfully mentioned several generic struggles that any program has. I was thinking there were more specific to private schools. That's all.

I think you're right. I feel like I have been unfair with my opinion of private schools and the challenges their coaches face. I have never been one of the 17 coaches on the sideline of a school with 258 kids. So, what would you see as challenges that are private school coaches/teams face?

North Knox's weight room is actually outstanding. If he were placing a bet that the Crawford County weight room is nicer than any private school weight room, he wouldn't be able to afford tuition for his son next year.

I have not seen the weight room at Delta or the facilities at Hamilton Heights. Have you? Do they give dads tours of the opponents facilities prior to tournament games? You seem to have a pretty good feel for what the majority of the state's schools are in but I believe I read you just moved to Indiana. Have you ever been to the weight room at Crawford County? Tell City? Paoli? Brownstown? North Knox?

Thou Shall Not Question!

You just agreed with him. You're saying that publics have more problems due to their clientele that they have to focus on that makes the extra-curriculars more difficult. Let alone the other factors.