Frozen Tundra

Sectional drawings for the seven HHC teams.

HHC Pick ‘Em Standings (after week 8 ) @LC_Bears_04 29/37 @Frozen Tundra 28/37 @boilerfan87 27/37 @Owls2005 26/37 @mamasa 25/37 @Olympian06 24/29 (.828) @Uncle Bubba 18/25 (.720) @swcgillespie 14/20 (.700) @Fkfootball 7/12 (.583)

Madison 21 BNL 14 Final East’s win tonight guarantees Seymour will be sharing their HHC championship. East at BNL next week for a share of the HHC championship.

BNL is now attempting a comeback. Two touchdowns in the last three and a half minutes. Madison 21 BNL 14 3:53 left

Jennings County gives up a huge pass down to their 13 with 7 seconds left. After an incomplete pass in the endzone, Floyd Central goes for a 30 yard field goal with 3 seconds left but the kick is blocked and time expires. Jennings County 24 Floyd Central 21 Final

The 24ish yard field goal is good. Jennings County 24 Floyd Central 21 22 seconds left

Columbus East 42 Jeffersonville 0 Final

Jennings County with a 1st and 10 at the FC 13 with 55 seconds left in a tie game.

Columbus East 42 Jeffersonville 0 End of 3 Jennings County 21 Floyd Central 21 6:57 left Seymour 49 New Albany 7 Final Madison 21 BNL 0 End of 3

Jennings County 21 Floyd Central 14 8:52 left

Seymour 49 New Albany 7 End of 3

Jennings County 14 Floyd Central 14 End of 3

Columbus East 28 Jeffersonville 0 Half

Seymour 42 New Albany 7 Half Madison 14 BNL 0 Half

Jennings County 14 Floyd Central 7 Half

Columbus East 14 Jeffersonville 0 End of 1

Seymour 20 New Albany 0 End of 1

Floyd Central 7 Jennings County 0 End of 1

It only makes me nervous when everyone picks the same teams. I remember every analyst picking my Packers to beat the 49ers in the playoffs last year. We all saw how that turned out.

Lol. Looks like the picks are unanimous this week. Everybody has picked the same teams.

Week 8 Predictions Bedford North Lawrence (4-3) at Madison (3-4): I’m honestly surprised this series is still being played. I figured the only link Madison would have to the HHC once they left would be with Jennings County (their main rival). Instead, this game is being played for a 26th straight year and for the 35th time overall. The Stars lead the series 30-4. The Cubs did get a one point win back in 2019 but, as you can see, wins against BNL don’t come often for them. I don’t expect to see them get another one tomorrow night. BNL romps them. Floyd Central (3-4, 2-2 HHC) at Jennings County (1-6, 0-4 HHC): Speaking of one-sided series, the Highlanders lead this one 41-7 and have won the last six. It’s crazy to think the Panthers once led this series 5-3 but have only won two games since 1984. Even if Floyd Central has a letdown game this week, they’re still the better team. I think they’ll fare better than Seymour did last week against Jennings County. Floyd Central wins by at least 21. Jeffersonville (1-5, 0-4 HHC) at Columbus East (3-4, 3-1 HHC): The Olympians lead this series 30-11 and have won the last 18. During that 18 game streak, the Red Devils have only scored 8 or more points six times and have only scored 15 or more points three times. While I think they have the athletes to give this East team a scare, I always question their consistency and ability to stay disciplined. East certainly has its fair share of problems but I feel safer taking them in this game. East wins. Seymour (5-2, 4-1 HHC) at New Albany (2-5, 2-2 HHC): After looking into the series history between these two teams, I realized @Impartial_Observer wasn’t kidding when he recently stated New Albany historically has given Seymour problems. The Bulldogs lead the all-time series 27-12 and have won the last six games. Therefore, how apropos is it that the only team standing between the Owls and their first HHC championship since 2001 is a New Albany team that has given them more trouble lately than any other? Nevertheless, this New Albany team gives up a ton of points. Defensively, they’re the worst team in the conference and I think Seymour takes advantage of that. Seymour wins.

Week 8 games

HHC Pick ‘Em Standings (after week 7) @LC_Bears_04 27/33 @Frozen Tundra 26/33 @boilerfan87 25/33 @Owls2005 24/33 @mamasa 23/33 @Olympian06 24/29 (.828) @Uncle Bubba 16/21 (.762) @swcgillespie 14/20 (.700) @Fkfootball 5/8 (.625)

This area just hasn’t been influenced by football. There hasn’t been a pro team or a good college team to steer the kids away from other sports like there has in other areas of the state. Northern Indiana had Notre Dame. Northwest Indiana had the Bears. Central Indiana has the Colts. Southeast Indiana had the Bengals. Southwest Indiana had one of the original NFL franchises in the Evansville Crimson Giants. You also had pro teams in Hammond and Muncie. The influence of football is or has been pretty much everywhere in Indiana except in south-central Indiana. We just had IU basketball and Louisville basketball (or Kentucky basketball if you were annoying).

I don’t want to make a blanket statement and say every HHC football team’s players aren’t putting in the effort. Just look at the schools from a historical perspective. Six of them have little to no history of success in football. The seventh team has a ton of historical success but has gone through unsuccessful periods themselves. We need to remember the HHC is not a football conference. I don’t know if I’m reaching here but I think there’s a possibility that the geographic area the HHC footprint lies can somewhat explain why this isn’t a football-loving area. The schools sit near or in between Bloomington and Louisville. Think about that for a moment. What’s the significance there? Historically, it isn’t football.