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This is horrible. It's like trying to put a bandaid on a bleeding artery.

You were 10 and don't remember the last Indiana High School Single Class Basketball Tournament ever conducted? What type of childhood did you have? Was the abuse really bad? It seems you never recovered (the affiliation with Purdont...) Yikes!

I assume Chatard will wear the White on Whites? Heritage Hills wore Blue on Blues for semistate (and the 2019 finals) I'd guess they will go for Blue on Red (my favorite and the traditional combo)

New NP logo would be fire!

I was looking through some old statistics and I saw that Milan and Park Tudor recorded a 0-0 tie, Sept 7, 2001. Anyone remember what happened? It was the weekend before 9/11. NOTE: Milan and Park Tudor played to a 0-0 TIE on Friday, September 7 https://predictor.gridirondigest.net/SagarinRatings/Archives/INHSFB_Ratings_Sagarin_2001_Week15.html

Loser has to give the winner a one year #TGD membership, or are we bordering on amateur athletics gambling (if that's even possible in the NIL era?).

Tons of respect for the Vikings going all the way back to the Mott ('96-97 days), but.... How many people had North Posey or Luers in this one at the start of the season?

Man... TGD is cooking with gas!

What's the state of high level, big school football in Indiana? Are we still competitive in the Midwest? What about vs. neighbors like Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan?

Jon and Zach's "little" sister was a heck of an athlete too. Krista ('03), I believe, has a son who is a middle schooler also... I see her posting wrestling highlights quite a bit. Credit their mother, Janice (Tom's widow), with running a daycare growing up in the 90s with a reputation of, "If you go to the Goldsberry's, you might come home with a few bruises, but you'll learn some basic wrestling moves."

A relegation system can't work with a geographically flawed all-in, unseeded tournament.

Jett ('26) is the son of Jon Goldsberry ('00) who wrestled, played at Purdue as a FB/LB/ST. He then played for the Bills (and Bucs I think) in the NFL. Jon's brother's name is Zach ('02). Was a starting E/CB on the 2000 team. He wrestled at UIndy. Their father Tom was an amazing football player and track athlete at South Spencer in the late 70s/80s. He played in college too, but forgive me for not knowing the full bio. Tom coached interior DL until Zach's senior year. He was a big teddy bear and one of "the favorite" personas and coaches during the Bob Clayton era. He sadly passed away about a decade ago, way too young, but with a lasting legacy.

Faces and playmakers for Chatard? I'm trying to think how many HH athletes have multiple state finals appearance... Goldsberry already with wrestling and football (assuming he plays...) Not sure if his uncle made state in wrestling. 🐢

I'll try to find it... I think I like the idea of having a Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, East Central and Columbus East home and away series... So much success and history with those four teams in Southern Indiana ... great opening weekend! Anyway, I've said too much. No one wants anything to do with East Central this year. Respect!

I'll try to gather some figures this evening. I can start with 2001, when 4A state champion Jasper's only loss was to Heritage Hills. Chatard beat Roncalli or Cathedral how many times it also won 3A? There were some 3A Memorial teams which I believe also bested Reitz in the same years. I swear it's true. 👍

I am the official Memorial spokesman. So, yes. Anyway, I recall Coach Hurley saying something to this effect around 2017.

Creampuffs? Many years the 3A state champion has beaten the 4A state champion. Memorial is on record as saying 3A has been harder than 4A.

Let's do Top PAC Teams of All Time and an All Time PAC Position Team this off-season!

North Posey, you're too slow to compete in this one. Back to pickin melons!

Ben Davis (104.61) is a 14-point favorite vs. Crown Point (90.77) and has about a 74.31% chance of winning (0-point home-field advantage). Now, I can clarify that I didn't use the homefield advantage for these games.

The biggest thing that has separatedv the success of recent HH teams and those of the past is perfection. I was a bit worried that we had lost the recipe for success. We were winning but not dominating. I really like looking at the sidelines now and it is full of former coaches, teammates, and fellow alum. People like Coach Winchell coming back is the excellence needed and expected. (Yes watch out... HH will have a Goldsberry and Winchell on the same field for three years after this.) There's no team I'd rather have to match up with in the state championship than Bishop Chatard.

And here are the predictions, using Jeff Sagarin's Predictor Rating, for the 2023 state championship games! Predict a Matchup Tool CLASS A Indy Lutheran (80.71) is a 2-point favorite vs. Adams Central (78.51) and has about a 54.21% chance of winning. CLASS 2A North Posey (70.4) is a 8.5-point favorite vs. FW Luers (62.02) and has about a 65.55% chance of winning. CLASS 3A Indy Chatard (87.92) is a 10.5-point favorite vs. Heritage Hills (77.67) and has about a 68.71% chance of winning. CLASS 4A East Central (100.91) is a 20-point favorite vs. NorthWood (80.93) and has about a 82.25% chance of winning. CLASS 5A FW Snider (86) is a 1.5-point favorite vs. Decatur Central (84.7) and has about a 52.49% chance of winning. CLASS 6A Ben Davis (104.61) is a 14-point favorite vs. Crown Point (90.77) and has about a 74.31% chance of winning.

Gotta see what wife No. 1 says. We are currently paying Harvard Kennedy a sizeable monthly payment for grad school, so what's another grad degree and some others in 18 years?

(From her:) I am reading it with my friend from Santa Claus, hunny. We have a lot to talk about tonight. Soon to be Ms Dumfries

adverb. I meant adverb. I swear to god I did.