MDAlum82

Best of luck to the Titans for a Semi-Stave victory and your first trip tp Lucas Oil...hopefully the Wildcats & Tigers can you join you!

This is where we all need to be reminded that "considering" does not, in practice or reality, mean actually making such a decision...it is the IHSAA, after all.

I reached out to Massey a week ago to let them know but nothing has changed. Guess everyone is busy. The real question could be that if Memorial wins state, will "Reitz" try to claim yet another mythical title? 🦄

Here are Massey's picks too. I would bet the farm, back up the truck, & go all in on Mt Vernon NOT defeating "Reitz" tomorrow! 😜

from the Evansville Courier & Press: https://www.courierpress.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/11/18/indiana-high-school-football-playoffs-mater-dei-vs-scecina/8643313002/

For Mater Dei to win, they will need to defend the LOS and keep Stennis(?) from getting out in space. Stennis is hard to bring down once he gets into secondary and he can outrun any DB. From the games I have watched, teams that have forced Scecina into 3rd & long/passing situations have fared much better. Scecina is capable of passing the ball but not their strong suit. MD may be a bit more balanced on Offense in that they have been able to win games using either option running (TC) or passing (LS). This could be the key for the Wildcats. It will be difficult for Scecina to shut down both run & pass (IMO), which gives MD an slight edge, again, just my opinion. Both teams have strong Defenses and have allowed few points in the post-season so far. This is where the game will be decided, IMO. Whichever D can disrupt the other’s offense enough to get a couple of stops and/or TOs, likely wins. I will pick MD 24 – 21 but only because I am an unabashed homer… Best of luck to both teams for a well-played game and safe travels to all fans, esp. the MD faithful who will be on the road again for another 7-8 hour Nap Town Turn-around.

I do not recall seeing this rule before but may have possibly just overlooked it. Is it new this year or added recently? I was really excited about MD hosting SS at Bowl. Seems like something added to appease Indy schools, IMHO

Appreciate the banter, certainly no offense intended. 😎 I have been impressed by Scecina in the videos I have watched. I do not follow them during the season so no way to gauge how well they have played the last few wks vs regular season. I know they avenged a close, early season loss to HC in the sectionals by 3 TDs, so something went their way in that 2nd game. They are very fast & certainly capable of defeating MD. However, I think MD is also firing on all cylinders at this point which should make this a very good game! One thing area where Scecina has looked vulnerable on tape is passing defense. They have a strong pass rush but when QBs have had time, they have been successful against Scecina D. MD has a pretty good passing game, better than recent teams Scecina has defeated, IMO. So that is where I am hanging my hopes for a Wildcat victory this Friday. I would feel better if Scecina had the 4 hr bus ride but MD has been there, done that 2X already in the playoffs! Best of luck to both teams.

Chalk it up to the whole "blind squirrel/nut" theory...

Good news for fans from both school who will not be able to attend the game. IHSAAtv.org will carry the game. Here are payment options for those interested.

Backsidebelly with the hit'n run commentary/prediction 😎... kinda like dropping off a verbal SBD as you pass through the MD vs Scecina Semi-State chat room. For those who do not currently have 13 year old boys in their house and thus are unfamiliar with some of their slang, SBD stands for "silent but deadly". AKA, the "fart & run"...😅🤣😂 I could certainly come up with a scenario where Scecina wins by 10 but curious of thoughts behind your prediction? Who you got in the Eastbrook game this week? ; -0

They have some size & quickness on the D line and LBs. They blitz and put a lot of pressure on the QB. However, they are susceptible to the passing game. If we can give Wunderlich enough time, we should be able to move the ball through the air enough to help the running game. There are a couple of their playoff games available at IHSAAtv.org

The beginning of Girl's basketball season?

The WREF radio guys commented a couple of time that the MD crowd was larger - and definitely more vocal - than the TC crowd but they are "homers" to some degree😎

TigerFan20 - any info on whether this game will be streamed? These 5:30 pm Friday games, 3 hours away are playing havoc with my ability to attend. ; - \ I understand the IHSAA "takes over" streaming at the SS level, but that does not give me any sort of a warm & fuzzy....more dazed & confused, to be honest.

Completely agree!

Appreciate the feedback and your willingness to share with - and thus further educate - the high school football community.

The FG may have won the game but this REMARKABLE INT made it possible. Odell Beckham, step aside!

You must have 3-4 monitors going at all times with every possible information "source" available. Impressive, and appreciated, as always! They should call you; "Scoop".!

Cannot know his intent, only what transpired. But, even if QB intended to pull it down, he was clearly unable to stop the motion of his arm enough to tuck it. There was enough forward momentum and the QB had sufficient control of the ball to propel it forward with enough force to bounce off the D lineman and fly into the air, well above the heads of all the players. Seems that reality alone would make it a "forward pass" regardless of intent, but just an engineering based opinion. However, forward shuttle passes with far less momentum & force are called "incomplete" when they hit the ground...all you need is the forward movement of the arm with the ball. Do not see how this would be any different. The saving grace is it did not affect the outcome. THAT would have been very unfortunate, IMO

Source? A little surprised by this day/time but it worked well enough this week.

Imagine the crowd... & it would be wall to wall traffic on I69! The one issue could be having enough seats for all the SW Indiana fans. I know Memorial & MD have typically travelled very well to Lucas Oil, unfamiliar with Gibson Southern but no reason to think otherwise.

Hosting both Evansville schools at same B'town site would bring a HUGE combined crowd from EVV. Many, if not most, would stay for both games. Easy < 2 hr drive up 69 for Evv teams, under an hour for Scecina and around 2 hrs for MTV. Stop. Making. Sense. smh

Looks a lot like the "Neutral sites" the IHSAA claims to support... but does nothing to help bring about. Regional games forward should all be played at Neutral sites within similar driving distances for both teams. There are enough turf fields located at convenient locations around the state to support this...but the IH$AA will not. Why$?

The Titans were challenged by L'Burg but found their rhythm late to pull out the victory. Evv C&P reported this was the first time GS did not have a running clock in victory this year. Impressive, but could that prove to be the Achilles heal for Titans? Hopefully this was just a friendly wake up call and they can keep firing on all cylinders for 4 straight qtrs. going forward. Good luck Titans!