Frozen Tundra

New Albany had their first ever winless season last year.

Big difference between 2A in football and 2A in every other sport. Hence why there are six classifications for football despite a smaller pool of schools.

Wow. Kind of crazy to hear that. Speaking of former HHC head coaches becoming assistant coaches, I’ve had it confirmed from numerous sources that two-time former Jennings County head coach Rick Zimmerman is back on the Panthers’ staff. His 2015 JC team went 6-4. That’s the only time since 1997 that Jennings County has had a winning record. Since leaving after the 2016 season, Zimmerman spent three years as the head coach at South Decatur, three years at Seymour as an assistant, and was the head coach at Rushville last year.

Good interview with Coach Campbell on the Columbus East Athletic Department Facebook page. For a young guy, he’s very well spoken and seems very knowledgeable. Will it translate on the field? We’ll see. With the offense they’re running, I’m sure it’s going to take time.

I understand a state title is the ultimate goal but not valuing conference championships as well is crazy. You should want to win every championship you can to prove you are the ultimate team.

https://outsidethehuddle.net/2026/07/21/homestead-girls-basketball-drops-four-sac-teams-from-2026-27-schedule/?fbclid=IwdGRleATNrmlwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5xXhsCRgZjePyhpPCyMG0EQMixEP61-8APWcPxt5A9PUg5aDe07sjDw-FPdw_aem_NKaGXWtVL2EcevjewYDSUw I know this is basketball but what’s going on here? Is the SAC about to implode? We’ve seen games get dropped in football and now we’re seeing it in basketball. If you’re not going to play games against teams in your conference then that should get you kicked out of your conference.

I’ve also heard some say it eliminates the ability for the cash to be stolen. The less hands you have handling your money the less people you have to worry about breaking your trust. Despite all of that, I still prefer the old school ways. The horror stories are so few and far between.

The East fans were parents of players at the time or were fans that only hung around here when we were winning. I’m not going anywhere though. Not my style. I was here through all the winning and I’ll be here through the losing.

For context, you aren’t the only person that has hyped them up. You’re the first I’ve seen that has mentioned the number of D1 recruits they have though. Maybe someone else has mentioned it and I’ve missed it.

Nothing is wrong with it unless it becomes a pattern. Then it just gets old. I love seeing new teams in the mix of things at the end. It’s way more interesting to me than seeing the same old teams every year. However, when teams constantly get hyped but never come close to the expectations, it starts to feel like the boy who cried wolf. Maybe this is the year it’s actually legit. I hope so. But they really need to follow through on it because it’s getting old. Just my two cents.

It’s been at least five straight years of this. They get hyped up in the preseason about all the talent they have. The media and/or coaches rank them in the top 10 of their class. The fans buy into it. Then what happens? Aside from a good 8-3 season in 2022, absolutely nothing happens. No sectional titles since 1990. No conference titles since 2013. Maybe this is the year for them. If they really do have all these D1 players then that’s awesome. However, let’s see if they can get through sectional 19 first. Dwenger, East Noble, and Leo can make things tough.

With all due respect, y’all have to stop propping up Fort Wayne North Side like they’re some sort of state title threat. You’re making me dislike them like a certain someone makes me dislike Merrillville. Once they win a state title then have at it. Until then, it’s all just talk that they never live up to.

It’s hard for me to predict this season because four of the six teams have new coaches. If I recall, I think BNL lost a lot so predicting them is also hard. The only thing I feel pretty confident about is Floyd Central at #1.

39 days until scrimmages. 46 days until week 1 games. Crazy how quickly time is going. We’ll be back at it in no time.

You were until you posted this. Definitely unlocked a childhood memory of this song on the radio and on MTV.

Good. That’s the way it should be. Private schools need to get their funds privately. This is two-fold. It allows taxpayer money to go toward public education and it keeps government from having any sort of influence on educational institutions that aren’t associated with government. Want to center your education around religious beliefs? Good. You should. But if you take money from the government, don’t be upset when they start trying to tell you how to do things. In other words, if you borrow money from the mob then don’t be surprised when they come to collect.

I did end up finding one there under $100 so I just went with that

Heck, gloves are about worth that much these days. I just wanted to get a glove so I could throw a ball with my young kid and the cost of some of the gloves at Dick’s Sporting Goods blew me away.

Actually, upon further research, I need to retract that particular statement because there’s a bigger gap in the student numbers in comparison to the NE8 than I realized. Competitively, that would be a good fit for football but I’m not sure it would work out well for the other sports. I had surmised that Wayne and South Side would fit well in the NE8 because they were 4A football schools like most of the conference. I had forgotten, though, that both just got bumped up to 5A. Not to mention, the NE8 schools in 4A were on the lower side student population-wise. Nevertheless, I still don’t think it’s feasible for Wayne or South Side to join the NCC either. The only realistic options I see are for them to stay in the SAC, go independent, or try to gather a few regional schools in hopes of forming a new conference.

Yep. Everyone is too emotional these days. It’s ok to be mad or frustrated but there’s great value in composure and restraint. Stop and think first before wearing your heart on your sleeve. It’s not always worth it.

My point is if they want to compete for a conference title then there are conferences closer to home that won’t drain their finances. Money drives everything at the end of the day, for better or for worse. Considering money is harder to come by for public schools these days, it would be for the better in this instance.

I don’t understand this. Marion is the only school in the NCC within an hour of Wayne and South Side. I don’t care about the basketball thing. There are many other sports to take into consideration. Google Maps has the following travel times for Wayne and South Side to the NCC schools: Wayne to Anderson - 1 hr 19 min Wayne to Kokomo - 1 hr 30 min Wayne to Lafayette Jeff - 2 hr 1 min Wayne to Marion - 54 min Wayne to Muncie Central - 1 hr 16 min Wayne to Richmond - 1 hr 50 min Average - 1 hr 28 min South Side to Anderson - 1 hr 24 min South Side to Kokomo - 1 hr 34 min South Side to Lafayette Jeff - 2 hr 6 min South Side to Marion - 58 min South Side to Muncie Central - 1 hr 20 min South Side to Richmond - 1 hr 53 min Average - 1 hr 33 min Keep in mind, these are the times based on the current traffic conditions at midnight. It would be much worse between 3 and 7 PM. I don’t know the financial situation with Fort Wayne Community Schools but I can’t imagine they’d be in favor of Wayne and South Side having this much travel. This would be for every sport (boys and girls varsity, JV, and freshman teams). If someone could prove me wrong, I’d be willing to concede. However, I can’t imagine this would work.

Why Batesville? Lawrenceburg is in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. Therefore, they can remain the Cincinnati Bengals. Plus, they can build a stadium along the Ohio River and have a nice riverfront district. And, like with Hammond, there would be a casino nearby.

I’m not criticizing him for losing to Franklin Central and Center Grove. Like I said, even Tim Bless did plenty of that. You said they improved significantly with Haston and I disagreed. I don’t think they were better with Haston than they were with Bless. That’s what I was saying.

Unless you’re Chuck Norrris