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Your correct you don't see to many GOOD 6A programs having that many 2 way guys. And I don't really follow them as a team, but their games are posted on Michiana Video so they are one of the easier ones to be able to pull up weekly to check out.

Its not as surprising if you take a good look. Their play calling is the issue. They refuse to commit to run game, and majority of pass game is drop back. When a D knows your most likely going to be dropping back to pass, the D can get aggressive and send pressure. When your balanced and your mixing run, mixing screens, mixing short game with your drop back it keeps the D off balance and you get less heavy pressure looks. Right now good teams, or teams that have close to similar talent are sending pressure and daring them to try to run or quick throw into it. If you look at their scores the last couple weeks its been big plays or nothing. Now they end with 2 bad teams, the 2 worse offenses in conference. There is no way they lose either of them, but we will see if Marian and then Adams can send the pressure to cause issues for the offense.

I get programs have ups and downs, but come on they went from going to four straight semi states, state 3 years ago to losing to a city school and starting 0-4. And if Elkhart is playing down or even if they aren’t that good hard to see NP getting a win this week either. At this point who do we even see them beating? And they are losing these games with one of the best playmakers in conference on the team. Until this week they didn’t even look like they were competing.

What is going on out at New Prairie? This drop off is wild. Could they finish last in conference?

Looking back on last week I see Washington held Elkhart to 6 first half points and passed for 370 with one kid getting 243. Is Washington that much improved or is this more telling where Elkhart is this year? Will be interesting to see if Washington can sling that ball against Penn this week. Can Riley make it a similar game against Elkhart?

So SB kids heading out to Elkhart. Sounds like a long drive when there is other options on the way there. Wonder if one of the city schools become a destination for the city’s best. May find out real fast this summer.

So what happens to those kids if school doesn’t sign off on transfers and IHSAA declares them limited eligibility for next year? Does July 1st reset everyone who currently has limited eligibility? This could get interesting for the IHSAA.

That’s a good breakdown. Can I ask what do you think the change was the last two years?

Elkharts opening never showed up on their district website, can you have a process without a posting?

No I think I heard he played Jimtown in back to back weeks.

If you take a step back and use logic, Adams and the state do not sign off if something is extremely terrible with the situation. This wasn't a kid who wasn't getting playing time or anything like that. So for him to up and leave and EVERYONE sign off, there has to be a lot to the story. Will we ever find out truth, that I don't know.

Cute comment. I'll admit I posted doubt last year on here. I grew up playing in SB, my kids played in SB, my niece and nephews played in SB and I've always questioned how they have done. But maybe it's time to give this team some credit. They can only play who is on schedule, and half the teams have been conference teams or a fellow SB rival. But lets compare before the coaches showed up. Same team results: Glenn: 2021 7-42 2023 20-0 and wasn't that close. At no time did Glenn threaten to score Adams: 2021 6-39 2023 22-12 another one where score doesn't show how dominate riley was actually playing. Clay: 2021 42-0 2023 76-0 Riley had more points in the 1st qtr then they did against clay in 2021. Running clock was started in the 1st, which I don't think is really in the rules. They haven't played the NP, Bremen, or Jimtown yet but comparing last year to 2021: NP: 2021 0-38 2022 21-42 Bremen: 2021 21-48 2022 40-15 Jimtown: 2021 0-25 2022 7-19 These Seniors and Juniors took a lot of very lopsided loses, to now be in position to compete and in some case beat teams that embarrassed them. Without a change in coaching this schedule would still be a 1-5, 2-4 type record. While we're talking about it, this varsity defense has only gave up 18 total points in 6 games. JV gave up the rest. Another thing I was told about what they are doing that is unique is they all play 1 position. They have 22 different starters, and only a few players have even played a handful of snaps on other side of ball all year. They took over a team with maybe 30 kids on it, and because they play so many kids have 80 plus kids on the roster this year. I heard this week they already have 6 kids with college offers from there senior class, which means academically they must be doing something right also. But since it's jokes about COY for NIC, let's compare last years Champions schedule to Rileys this year. 2022 Jimtown 2023 Riley Northwood 7-21 Gary Westside 48-12 Concord 0-14 Glenn 20-0 Osceola Grace 64-0 Adams 22-12 Glenn 20-12 Clay 76-0 Bremen 35-17 Indianapolis Wash. 46-6 Clay 69-6 Washington 26-0 Washington 35-0 New Prairie Adams 35-28 Bremen Riley 19-7 Jimtown So what big difference between non-conference schedules do you see here? Osceola Grace would've probably been a good game with Indy Washington. They also played Adams, Riley played New Prairie who actually went to state. SO difference is Concord and Gary Westside? At the end of the day Gary did end up winning 7 games last year, and do have 3 wins this year. Concord won only 5 games last year, 1 being Jimtown, then beat Goshen twice, Plymouth and Wawasee. So where was the jokes last year when they won through a joke of none conference schedule? Where was jokes or questions on sportsmanship when they beat Clay 69-6? So I ask, when is it time to give them some respect and say maybe these coaches are doing a pretty good job. No matter who you play, it is not easy to win football games, and really not easy to win in the fashion they keep doing. Now they play is very good program this week, and from what I'm hearing hav nothing but total respect for New Prairie and know it's going to take alot to win game. So if it doesn't go their way, feel free to come back and comment on my post. But at the end of the day, nothing I said is false and these gentlemen and athletes deserve some credit cause if it didn't say South Bend before their school name the word would be this is a good staff and some quality players. Have a great day.

I understand your point, and never said I'm a fan. But there has been programs that have ended regular seasons with losing records in Indiana and made long runs. Usually because they were one of smaller schools in bigger conferences. At some point Indiana will most likely change it's all in concept, but until then this is what we got.

Well it is a benefit to the ones who may struggle for whatever reason in regular season, but has a team that can make a run possibly in their level.

Thats a very good point, and the benefit of playing in Indiana. Now only thing it would effect is their finish in conference rankings. They probably don't even care if they leave with a conference title or not. They are just ready to be gone.