wabashalwaysfights

Really Bob? After that beat down that's the best you could come up with? I mean, you have more class than the DPU student section did today, but still...

This game feels in a way like the inverse of the 2010 Bell Game. DePauw came in with a high powered offense and Wabash had struggled a bit, but we came out and absolutely DOMINATED from start to finish in a 47-0 shutout. Similar feel here: Wabash's offense had really been clicking coming in to today but has never really gotten going. Credit to DePauw, Rakestraw just pointed out on the broadcast that its been 25 years since a performance like this from them. Hope the boys in white take a long look at the celebration and a long look in the mirror after this one and let it burn for 365... Wabash Always Fights!

Credit to DePauw defense, they totally have Thompson figured out right now. And our run defense, woof.

I hate that it would appear that I am the only Little Giant to appear on the thread, but I would agree with @vanhalenfor6; this game is everything. This year the game is also for the NCAC title and a playoff birth but even that doesn't matter. It's always been said that you could lose every game but if you win the Bell game it doesn't matter. It looks like it will be a great day for football, a bit chilly and overcast. Both teams are obviously very solid, but it will be interesting to see what Wabash can scheme up against a very good DePauw defense. I looked at the game notes today and it very much appears to be strength on strength. Statistically, the Little Giants are better on the road, but their early season home match up against North Central skews that a bit. I heard that DPU's starting QB went down earlier in the season with an injury but returned for a few snaps last week. Operation Frijoles. The Mud Bowl. The Catch. DePauw blew a 21-0 lead. Just a few of the classics. DePauw to Hell, Let's keep the Bell, Go Wabash! And, as always, Wabash Always Fights!

Observations on the first half of Saturday's first presser: 1. Dude has obviously been in the media for a while because he know how to win that room 2. The above said, I still liked what he said and specifically his "energy," which is a little cliché, but still matters 3. This presser, coupled with Buckner's comments about loving his honesty, should make Colts fans feel a little better about life (and I do mean a little). In short, it was about as good as you could expect. Let's see what the man can do, probably not much, but stranger things have happened. Unfortunately, they are at that weird spot where winning now may mean losing long term...

I lost it here...

This probably makes the most sense, although if true, I'm not sure why you wouldn't just give Saturday the "special assistant" tag now and hire an interim from within. That part still bugs me; if you want Saturday involved at some level that isn't coaching there is nothing keeping you from doing that now. He doesn't have to be a coach unless you want him to be, which Irsay obviously does.

I don't have cable and thus haven't watched ESPN, aside from purchasing streaming to watch the College Football Playoff, in a long time, but it should also be noted that the clip that was posted was just that, a clip of a larger conversation. I would be curious to see where the rest of the segment went and what the larger context was. So yes, you are correct, there is no mention of race in the clip, but that doesn't mean that context doesn't matter and that clip is missing some context.

I read or saw the theory somewhere @Bash Riprock that Irsay is merely looking for a bluntly honest assessment of where the organization stands and feels that Saturday gives him the best chance at that. Not sure I buy it, but that was an interesting thought at the very least. It does seem odd that, according to reports, Saturday was not interested in coaching the O-line as recent as 2019 but now suddenly takes the head job, albeit on an interim basis. That makes me at least consider the idea of him as merely a "fly on the wall" for Irsay, but I also think it is more of a PR stunt than anything else by an owner who knows he is going to start from scratch this offseason with his coaching staff at the very least, if not the front office. At this point, there are only two conceivable outcomes: either A) Saturday provides a fresh voice and sparks some life into this roster or B) Saturday's hire causes toxic division within the coaching staff and locker room and the season tailspins into a death spiral leading to a complete reconfiguration of the front office, coaching staff, and roster. I am hoping against hope for option A, but my gut says we are looking at option B.

Mathematically and logically this is correct... The problem with this "geography hurt the WRC this year" argument ignores the fact that the IHSAA has always used geography. If memory serves correct, they start in one of the northern corners (for some reason I want to say the northwest) and group the Sectionals from there. This is why, for example, there have been years in the past where Sheridan has been in a southern Sectional. It's rare but it does happen, and probably would happen if you started dividing Sectional assignments anywhere but West Central Indiana. The issue is less the IHSAA and geography bit more appropriately the WRC and its geography. I don't know of another conference in the state that has such a relatively tight grouping of 1A schools outside of perhaps a metro area of some kind. That means that any time any of the conference schools end up in a different Sectional it seems odd and out of place, but in reality it's not. What seems to be advocated for here is more of a geographic "cluster" system, which I'm sorry, would be just as problematic as what we have now.

Regardless of whether it is fair or not, there was zero chance that the IHSAA would entertain the possibility of replaying any portion of any game under these circumstances. That would be a terrible precedent that would have unimaginable consequences in the future. Hate it for CP, but there is just no chance this was ever a real possibility.

That would be 63. Haven't eaten at the Beef House for several years, a curse of being local I suppose.

Point of fact: US 41 does not go through Vermillion County, it goes through Fountain and Parke Counties. 63 goes through Warren and Vermillion Counties. Inconsequential and petty I know, but I am a geography nerd. Carry on...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz4FtlTfkbs Couldn't help it...

Me with this topic...

Same old story, same old song and dance...

It all depends on local health department guidelines and the individual situation. For us, if someone displays the "major" symptoms or is in close contact with someone displaying "major" symptoms, they must quarantine for 10 days or until the individual displaying symptoms received a negative test. So a student-athlete could conceivably only miss a couple of days. If someone is or is exposed to a confirmed positive case then they are quarantined for a full 14 days. Essentially, the term "quarantine" does not automatically mean staying home for 2 weeks. And this guidance changed about 2 or 3 weeks ago and could easily change today for all we know.

I seem to remember a crew here and there asking for film so that they can review their performance. It doesn't happen often, but it is certainly not unheard of. If there was something specific a coach wanted a crew to be aware of I don't think that sending film in advance would be out of line.

Legitimately made me laugh out loud

I think one or two of our officials wore masks, the rest did not. They did social distance the best they could.

Yet another example of our current culture's inability to perceive the subtleties of language...

North Central (Farmersburg) is the only one of those three who definitely qualify as "southern" by geography. RP and NV may fall in "southern sectionals but if you look at a map, they are solidly in the more "central" part of the state. Not that it matters much... carry on...

I have not watched the video yet, but to this point I'm wondering if you meant the Emancipation Proclamation did not abolish slavery in the USA?

A colleague of mine and I were discussing this today, we came to the conclusion that the number was 20% for the flu or any illness. Wanted to get that in before the thread gets shut down.