I don’t believe they’ll only be .500 for a second. Folks, in 2017 they won 63-14 and 20 months later you’re saying that being competitive is the new norm. They lost 53 seniors that year and still haven’t fully recovered from that loss. Many people think a program this size can just rebuild, but it’s simply not the case. When you’re 2 deep at every position and still have seniors left over, that’s very hard to recover and be competitive right away. A majority of the guys playing against BD varsity in 17 who returned and 18 or 19 were also playing varsity. The guys who came in for BD 18 were from JV or freshman mostly. You can not simulate that type of speed at the JV level, especially in a conference as strong as the MIC.
That said, it’s not as if BD was horrible last year, they were still #9 according to the Sagarin. Both Avon and Brownsburg have fantastic talent and great coaching. BD almost beat Avon last year even with the loss of 53 seniors and, furthermore, were competitive in every game last year with the exception of WC, who was the 2018 version of BD.
Before you write off Jason Simmons, at least see what he can do with some talent returning. Giants will at the very least be in the regional, but I think they go to the semi-state before bowing out. They’ll be fine!