-
Posts
1,262 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Store
Articles
Events
Everything posted by Frozen Tundra
-
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Lakeside Pizza, a couple minutes north of town on State Road 3, has wood fired pizza and a lot of out-of-towners go there for the good pizza, sandwiches, and Brown County wine. Can’t go wrong there. Crimson Oak is another great spot. I actually just ate there tonight. The food is fancy so it’s a little pricier but it’s so good. Heck, it’s so good that Chris Evans (a.k.a. Captain America) stopped in to eat there last fall. And, no, I’m not kidding. -
New Conference Name
Frozen Tundra replied to 1st_and_10's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
What would you have named it? Can’t call it the Sagamore. -
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Haven’t heard a thing about Jennings County. As for Madison, I don’t really keep up with them anymore since they’re no longer in the HHC. -
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
That’s a crazy thought -
Columbus North wouldn’t want to be in the MIC. Based on what I know, Columbus North and Bloomington South would be a package deal. They’ve been in the same conference going way back to the days when they were just Columbus High School and Bloomington High School. They have a lot in common and my understanding is they see the Hoosier Hills Conference as beneath them. The Mid-State Conference would be their preference. Columbus East and Bloomington North had both tried to get in the Mid-State a few years ago but Perry Meridian was ultimately chosen. Because of this, I’ve heard rumors that Bloomington North would be willing to return to the Hoosier Hills Conference if they feel they need to. They were an HHC member from the fall of 1976 to the spring of 1983.
-
@foxbat @HoopsCoach @superjay Hypothetical scenario for you. If Conference Indiana ever falls apart as it has been rumored for the past few years, could you see a scenario where the Sagamore grabs the two Terre Haute schools? I know that’s a two hour drive from Lafayette but the overall travel for them would still be shorter per season in a Sagamore with the Terre Haute schools than in the NCC.
-
Two problems with that: 1. Most people aren’t going to want to give up their Thanksgiving to attend, work, coach, or play a high school football game. 2. Sundays don’t work because of religious reasons. I don’t think the parochial schools would appreciate Sunday games. There are also some kids and families that wouldn’t like it even if they weren’t affiliated with a parochial school.
-
Yeah the media would love having to figure out how to juggle and do assignments for the state championship. “Ok Jerry. You go to South Bend for the 4A championship game between Scecina and Fort Wayne Luers. We’ll send Bob to Lucas Oil Stadium to cover the 9A title game between Cathedral and Fort Wayne Snider.” Also, the IHSAA would essentially have to broadcast overlapping championship games. Not feasible.
-
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
The IHSAA released the new enrollments yesterday. Figured I’d share the data as to how it pertains to Hoosier Hills Conference schools. Jeffersonville went from 2,099 students (#29) in the last cycle to 2,141 students (#30) in the new cycle. Result: +42 students, -1 spot in school size rankings Floyd Central went from 1,854 students (#43) in the last cycle to 1,823 students (#43) in the new cycle. Result: -31 students, no change in school size rankings New Albany went from 1,787 students (#49) in the last cycle to 1,814 students (#44) in the new cycle. Result: +27 students, +5 spots in school size rankings Seymour went from 1,605 students (#55) in the last cycle to 1,719 students (#51) in the new cycle. Result: +114 students, +4 spots in school size rankings Columbus East went from 1,534 students (#61) in the last cycle to 1,518 students (#58) in the new cycle. Result: -16 students, +3 spots in school size rankings BNL went from 1,397 students (#69) in the last cycle to 1,242 students (#79) in the new cycle. Result: -155 students, -10 spots in school size rankings Jennings County went from 1,181 students (#84) in the last cycle to 1,169 students (#86) in the new cycle. Result: -12 students, -2 spots in school size rankings -
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
I think genetics can play a part in generational teams but I don’t think it matters in teams being consistently good. There are other factors that determine that: work, effort, commitment, belief, motivation, camaraderie, coaching, money, strong youth programs feeding into high school, tenured coaches, retaining of talent, etc. Jennings County has a bigger student population than New Palestine and, until recently, was bigger than East Central. Those schools are not the only schools in their county or area like Jennings County is. It’s easy for kids in their district to transfer elsewhere due to the proximities of other schools. However, those schools are much better than Jennings County due to some of the factors I mentioned. I can’t speak for Madison but Jennings County absolutely has the talent to be consistently good in sports. One of the big problems is getting coaches to be committed to stick around. There’s been so much turnover that it’s hard to get things going. Kendall Wildey (boys basketball/softball), Jim Harr (wrestling), and Howard Jones (wrestling) are some of the guys that have built great success because they were great coaches and stuck around for awhile. Hopefully other coaches like Kristi Sigler (girls basketball) can follow suit. Because of politics, coaching turnover, or a lack of faith in the system, some of Jennings County’s great athletes have transferred out over the years to play sports at schools like Columbus East, Columbus North, Greensburg, South Decatur, Seymour, Brownstown Central, and even as far away as New Castle. If they could’ve retained these kids then maybe things wouldn’t have turned out as bleak as they did. Nevertheless, Jennings County brought in a great AD a few years ago and he has made great efforts to try and change the culture at the school. He’s committed to winning and he’s been bringing in coaches that he feels are committed to winning as well. The problem is trying to keep them from leaving and that is easier said than done, especially considering Jennings County doesn’t have the money to compete with some other schools. -
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
No clue about Jennings County. I just know the next hire will be their seventh different head coach since the start of the 2012 season. As for Madison, they are definitely shrinking and have actually been in 3A since last season. -
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Stole this from @WWFan but it does appear Jennings County is going to need a new head coach yet again. One step forward. Two steps back. -
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Somewhat related but I wonder how independence has affected Madison. Has it been a benefit or detriment? My gut feeling is that they didn’t expect to stay independent for more than a year or two. I know they tried to join the Mid-Southern Conference but the feeling wasn’t mutual. -
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Jeffersonville has announced a new football coach. Per the JeffHigh AD Facebook page… Article on jeffathletics.com https://jeffathletics.com/Article/18106?fbclid=IwAR2Q0ddESbzjihCIkWTdFtTe1Vwosli8MwnmhDkfAvjsaw1_Omtfn6ATWPM_aem_ATVKzgAh6oVcqshk2ZzBaO0SvT8VgyxKnhOwefPhZlqSVTRuVFn5d8FI1IetLQaW0-4 -
I see some folks saying NorthWood could surprise East Central and keep it close. Anything is possible but I guess I’m just curious as to what the basis of that belief is. I know NorthWood has a couple D1 studs but I also know the team has two losses and is unranked in both the media and coaches polls. Could someone who knows NorthWood well explain to me why they lost to Northridge and Warsaw? Was there an injury that caused them to lose? Unless there’s a good reason for the losses, I’m having a hard time believing NorthWood could keep it close based on the results of their schedule. Not trying to be insulting but I really want someone to sell me on why NorthWood is the toughest challenge East Central will face this season.
-
I’m with you on this. Just to get one point, you need to get 2-3 wins. It only requires one win for each additional point. So if you get through half the tournament and end up in the “Elite 8” then that one point should be enough to keep you up a class.
-
Hoosier Hills Conference
Frozen Tundra replied to starbacker's topic in The Indiana High School Football Forum
Jim Shannon got ran off? I just thought he retired because he was getting older.