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That was a 1 game season. They beat a great Columbus East team in semi state in a great game. And I believe they could have beat Cathedral. Not necessarily that they would have. Would have been a good game though.

Yes they might be. Not understanding this reply at all. They beat a good team on the road by double digits in a game that wasn't that close. Nevermind the fact it was a rivalry game. If not for a very questionable call that took a TD away from New Pal at the end of the 1st half and New Pal electing not to score late that game could have easily been 25 point + margin.

New Pal in 2014

I think Center Grove gets the Irish the second time around. They had the 1st game put away but for a bad coaching decision then a blocked punt.

I still think New Pal is better than Roncalli. Primarily because Roncalli is completely 1 dimensional on offense. Granted that dimension is fantastic but it's nearly impossible to beat elite teams when you can't throw it. Looking forward to that regional match up for sure.

New Pal 28 Mt Vernon 0 Late 1st half

Wouldn't be shocked to see them back in 5A after the next 2 year cycle.

Now that conference play is beginning the only real question is can anyone stay within 4 TDs of the Dragons. I know GC is improved and MTV is pretty good but I see no real challenges for the Dragons. Basically order has been restored after the past 2 seasons.

No doubt about that O line.

Won't really know for sure till the playoffs. Not really any potential road blocks until Roncalli. I mean Mt. Vernon and Greenfield are decent but barring some catastrophic injuries there's no challenge left in the regular season. All that said they're in the discussion for sure. Might be. I haven't seen enough of Roncalli to be sure. But NP is the clear favorite at this point. This team might be comparably good to the '18 and '19 teams. We shall see.

4A is probably New Pals to lose. This team looks on the level of '18 or '19

Pick 6 Dragons 42-0

#2 in 5A, oops is right. Dragons o line crazy dominant again and their QB is really accurate.

New Pal 35 DC 0 1:03 till HT, 2nd half running clock if DC doesn't score before the half

Dragons making this one ugly. 28-0 2nd quarter over DC

Another long Grayson Thomas TD run Dragons 20 Decatur Central 0

New Pal 14 Decatur Central 0 Late 1st all New Pal so far

My only complaint would then be to stop having so many technical difficulties. I watched several last year and one last night because I couldn't make it to the game and there were continuous issues, especially in the 2nd half of the New Pal-Westfield game. I have no problems paying but I'd like to be able to watch relatively issue free.

Absolutely not. It's a single season award.

Don't disagree with most of what you said. And yes clearly in Indiana the all in format is doable. I would just prefer a 10 game regular season with seeded playoffs of a max of 32 teams per class qualifying. Doesn't make either way right or wrong, that's just my preference. I think you should have to "earn" your way in.

Because if you're 1-8 or in hoops 5-15 what have you done to earn a playoff spot?

I don't think basketball should be all in either. I also don't know of a state where it isn't. But "because its always been that way" isn't a valid reason for not changing.

And your point? They most likely played in a dumpster fire of a region to get that far, but regardless, under no circumstances should an 0-8 regular season be rewarded with a playoff berth.

You don't need any metrics to tell you that a team that went 1-8 shouldn't be playing in any playoffs. If you do I got nothing for you. True but it should be obvious that a system is broken if you see 0-9 or 1-8 teams in the playoffs.

That's the problem, it is broken.