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    What's going on at Carmel?

    in The Indiana High School Football Forum

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    10 hours ago, Footballking16 said:

    Is it cyclical though? Carmel had two B10 commits plus a few MAC/G5 caliber players. Not sure talent was/has been the issue for Carmel.

    Attitude, toughness, etc or in this case lack thereof, is generally what I'm hearing has been an issue for Carmel these last few years. Does seem like a culture problem much more than a coaching/talent issue. John Herbert just didn't forget how to coach overnight. 

    I don't have much confidence in "the word on the street" or "I'm hearing" commentary especially when it calls in to question the toughness, attitude and grit of high school athletes. I watched several of their games this season and I saw nothing that indicated that Carmel lacked toughness or intensity.

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    What's going on at Carmel?

    in The Indiana High School Football Forum

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    6 hours ago, Footballking16 said:

    24-9 the last 3 years doesn't scream an immediate problem, but Carmel has seen each of its last two seasons end in the sectional rounds and they seem to be a shell of its former self. Carmel played for a state championship in 5 of the 7 years from 2013-2019 (won 2) and hasn't sniffed one since. If you subscribe to the idea the mega enrollment schools + low SES numbers=state contenders, then Carmel is failing miserably. Word on the street is that participation numbers are extremely low at 2/3 junior high so this may indicate a more widescale problem. 4-5 years ago I would have told you that Carmel may have been the most desirable high school football job in the Midwest, it may not even be the most desirable job in its own county. 

    I think you make an interesting case but I believe that all schools, even a mega school like Carmel, experience up and down cycles with talent. It may be a little early to say the program is any type of dire straights. Time will tell.

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