Punttheball

I will comment as a coach that was at the meeting. The Cass athlete was nominated by his coaches. There are a healthy amount of good players in our region. The particular player did not necessarily stack up in the measurables as well as the other players. He was a kid that got better all season. He was an average player at the beginning of the season and made himself into a better than average player by the end. He received IFCA All State, AP All State, Kokomo Tribune, and All Logan Land. He was also Academic All State and Team Captain. Not a bad senior year. Region All Star would have put the cherry on top for his season. There were some teams with lesser records that got kids on. It does not mean that they were any less deserving. I cannot try to reason how a 6-4 team gets 3 guys on and a 7-5 none. It sometimes comes down to the number of kids nominated in a position group. I will also add that this is the first year in 2 years that any Cass coaches went to the meeting. There have been conflicts and miss communication at times that have prevented in coaches attending. This may not sit well with some coaches. I don't know. But there is a responsibility that comes with coaching, and representing your team when you have kids to nominate and when you don't is one of those. I will say it was disappointing, but it does not define this kid. I talked with him last night, and he was good with it. Like I said, it was going to be the cherry on top. Nothing more. Coach Shaffer Lewis Cass Assistant Father of the player

Saw that. Maybe you cannot make both lists. Kind of like the top 50 thing.

I am referencing the academic All State. Is there a top 50 academic team?

Priceless!

Just asking because I want to know from a coaching standpoint, and I know the kid is smart and would seem like a shoe in. Is Jack Kiser not eligible for any of the other All State or All Star teams because he is now currently enrolled at Notre Dame? I would have thought he would be on this list. If I missed his name, sorry, but I did not see him on the list.

Coach Peo, I don't believe it is unfortunate that you are hiring the best teacher for the position regardless if they coach. I have been in the business of coaching and teaching for nearly 25 years. I have seen lesser teachers hired over highly qualified people, and the result is usually bad. I have not seen to many bad teachers that are great coaches. They go hand in hand to me. I have also seen my fair share of nepotism in this profession that frustrates good young coaches and even veteran coaches.

Maybe I should have said, we use it in practice. We just do not see a use for it when we can go 11 on 11 in the summer.

As a coaching staff, we have decided to stay away from 7 on 7. We feel that it has very little carry over to real football. I know many still do it. I would like to hear from coaches about their reasoning for or against it. We really feel that we need to use our days for either skill development or 11 on 11. What are other coaches feelings?

I am not sure anyone said TY wasn't a real #1 WR. IMO he isn't the guy that catches 8 to 9 balls a game no matter what is going on with coverage. I feel that he gets lost in the shuffle at times. Guys like Michael Thomas, Julio Jones, A. B., Sshuster, Adams, and Hill seem to cause defenses fits all of the time. Hilton seems to get eliminated in some games. He was better this year than in the past, but he does have a history of this. It is tough to argue against that. I have seen it every year with him. Not to mention he will always be a week to week guy with injuries. That has followed him his entire career also. Totally agree with you on Demarcus Lawrence. I think he is a stud. Would be a great add. I do not know anything about Dee Ford.

The Denzel’s Good situation was bad. Kind of stayed hush hush. I kind of forgot about that.

His brother was offered by Alabama a year ago! Really has been a long time.

Missing Eastern Howard and Boone Grove. I think there is one more.

They need an elite receiver and pass rusher...right now neither is on the roster. Some may feel TY is that guy...he isn’t. He is a great compliment...but he cannot carry a team. I do not feel that the Colts will resign as many of the rfa/urfa’s as people think. I agree that some will be signed. IMO they are to close to say they are just going to wait on draft talent to develop around Luck. He needs an elite WR now. My 2 cents.

Wow! This is shocking.

So the Colts way passed my expectations this fall. Anyone that said they thought the Colts could accomplish making the playoffs this season and win a game in the playoffs, is a liar. I don't think Chris Ballard would even say the Colts accomplished more than he thought possible this year. Very excited for this off season. The Colts have 9 draft picks and over $100 million in cap space. They will sign a few guys back and make some moves. Who do they bring back? Who do they target in Free Agency? I'm not sure Ballard can play the waiting game. This team needs a few nice veteran adds to go along with the young talent. I would dangle Brissett for additional draft picks. He will leave after next year anyway without any compensation. I'm not sure we can afford to keep him if we can get a second rounder out of him. We might be able to get more. I believe there are like 10 teams that need Qb's and very few NFL ready college guys in the draft. His stock falls right in behind Foles of Philly. What do the rest of you think?

Good insight into Tipton. By just sheer numbers, Western has to be the favorite on the East side every year. Ault will be a tough one for them to replace, but I am sure they have someone waiting in the wings. That single wing is very tough to stop for schools on the East side of the division. Will they make any offensive changes? They made an early exit from the tournament last year. Can they run that offense against good 4a talent?

Any insight on HH's new OC?

Restarting the conversation. Let the posting begin.