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1 hour ago, SBFootballFan6 said:

Yes I think all teams will look better as the season advances into season. Still can’t say many expected that outcome. Was that more being down a couple guys or is Glenn actually going to be decent team this year? 
I know when I looked for scores Friday night I was surprised by quite a few of them. If College and Pro is like this I’ll hold off on placing bets on games this season. Totally unpredictable.

I guess time will tell! I don't want to answer this question and then be completely wrong about it later. 😂

This is a solid take. I know in Boone's situation, there are no excuses for the rout that took place. However, losing our QB/K early and not having some of our big men up front did not help us. Another factor is having minimal time to prepare with a very young team. I cannot imagine what its like for other teams that are losing starters to quarantine as well.

I definitely think you are right with waiting until week 4 to get a really solid grasp on these teams. Best of luck to everyone!

Why'd you pick Wheeler? If you don't mind me asking.

6 minutes ago, SBFootballFan6 said:

Why the cancellation?

No details on that yet. I will post again when I know.

BG vs KV cancelled.

I am entirely all for leaving these decisions up to the individual. I am not a fan of these season cancellations by these school boards. Everything is voluntary, as it should be. Just my two cents.

7 hours ago, Whiting89 said:

https://www.nwitimes.com/high-school/clark/i-cried-i-really-cried-school-city-of-hammond-cancels-fall-contact-sports/article_a5cb4a13-8bcd-5f4c-8624-0fa8b89d54af.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1

real sad story hopes ihsaa intervenes and flips the season to spring 

Or potentially allows these kids to transfer and play their final seasons.

On 7/31/2020 at 9:23 PM, Coach Nowlin said:

We have had around 45 last 4 weeks, should be up around 50-53 when it is go time.   

I would expect to see BG after the year they had to carry that momentum into having more bodies out for this year.   Do you anticipate having a lower level team? C or JV?  

There will not be a JV team. We do have a large number of incoming Freshman, but they had to replace a rather large senior class. We will be lucky to have 35 rostered.

2 minutes ago, SBFootballFan6 said:

Ouch, so your down top two QB’s from last year. Makes the year with less offseason an uphill battle. Anyone left in program who can toss it around, or gonna be mainly run team to start out? 
So you think Andrean is in for a long run? Would like to see more true North teams playing down state. 

I don't want to reveal too many secrets! And about Andrean - yes, I believe they are underrated this year even if they are in the Indiana Football Digest as #5. They are going to be very good. Their size for a 2A team is just completely unbelievable, and they have the playmakers to make a deep run this year. I am hopeful that we can make some noise, but I must temper my expectations since we lose such talented individuals.

4 minutes ago, SBFootballFan6 said:

Yes you guys had some very talented players last year. Vann and your QB were quite special players. Was surprised by the end score of the Andrean game. Anyone to fill their shoes? With similar schedule and they margin of victory you had, have to think regular season will be more of same. 
Does Andean return a lot?

Andrean returns the majority of their playmakers. They will definitely have more success this year than they did last year.

We seem to be filling roles but I am not quite sure they will be of the same caliber as last year. Wheeler is building a strong team as well. Our backup QB from last year moved into the Wheeler district, and he is going to be something special. He will be a junior this year.

5 minutes ago, SBFootballFan6 said:

Graphic, do you a similar regular season for your BG team? Do you think you can have a better shot against Andrean this time around? Outstanding run last year, did Andrean just have your number?

We have the same schedule as we did last year - can be found on Maxpreps.

As for how our team will be this year, we have a lot of question marks to answer right now. We graduated 15 seniors from last year. We have a strong senior class this year as well, but there are a lot of very talented individuals that we lost. What we lacked in size, we made up for in speed.

Andrean played really well that day. We were outsized not only physically but in sheer number as well (you can see that above). The field conditions were not the best that day - and I am not trying to make any excuses by any means, because Andrean definitely put it to us, but I believe it could have been a closer battle under different circumstances.

This year is a bit of a question mark for us. It really depends on if we can fill the gaps left by the class of 2019.

5 minutes ago, RegionFBFan said:

BNI has made significant capital investments recently, enrollment is up. I believe that BNI likes their location as it draws kids from Illinois and Indiana. When Andrean is in South Lake County, the Gary Diocese will have one high school in North Lake County (BNI), one in South Lake County (Andrean) and one in Porter County (Michigan City Marquette). This is a nice balance.

Andrean enrollment was up last year and up again this year. There were 2-3 years in a row that have now graduated that were very low. Many reasons for the drop not worth discussing here.

As an fyi, Andrean football team (9-12) has between 70-75 kids currently practicing.

Meanwhile we would be lucky to have 30...

These games were already decided yesterday:

Andrean will travel to Calumet

Gavit will travel to Chesterton

30 minutes ago, Titan32 said:

This is exactly how large factories in the state are staying open, it seems to be working.

As an employee of a large steelmaker, I can tell you that we are NOT doing daily temperature checks. Policy follows what the state and CDC says, but the majority of workers (90%) are not following them anyways. Everything has been mostly business as usual.

14 hours ago, TheStatGuy said:

The Morris boy? I saw some highlights of him. He's got an ARM. 

Yes, we put our starting QB at receiver and had him come out as QB in the fourth quarter against Andrean, and he did very well. It was a shame as I think that there could have been a different outcome with an air-it-out offense against Andrean as we had the speed advantage, but lacked the size. He marched down the field quite well and was unfortunately stopped in the red zone. He will be missed at BG.

@Coach Nowlin Oh how refreshing it is to talk about football again! For Boone Grove, I would have said that they would be a contender this year if not for the fact that the up and coming QB we had is now playing for our rival Wheeler (which is a team that will be very good here in a few years), which puts us in a bit of a rebuilding spot. The upcoming senior class is strong, but not as strong as last years senior class.

It's nice to be mentioned here in some top ten picks! From a pure statistical standpoint - we lose our QB/FS (122.3 rating, 751 yards passing, 702 yards rushing, 8.3 yard avg - 104 tackles, 4 sacks (as a safety!), 7 interceptions), our RB (9.3 yard avg, 2470 all purpose yards, 32 TDs), our FB/MLB (537 all purpose yards, 7.0 yard avg - 183 tackles, 9 sacks, 3 interceptions), our solid DL (56 tackles, 14 sacks, 4 caused fumbles), and a total of 15 seniors.

The up and coming senior class is strong, but they have some super sized shoes to fill in our conference. We return our kicker and some very solid skill players in this class, as well as a few lineman. We will need to fill some gaps with some underclassman.

3 minutes ago, LAKER54 said:

Will this game be streamed online?

Region Sports Nation on Facebook said they will have it.

3 minutes ago, GATA said:

Hence my since we are just day dreaming scenario which is what a NCC with at least west side and ec in it is. I think the Bombers are in a perfect spot. I just think that they meaning the NCC folks might rather want them than the models DT brought out. 
I could be wrong....but the things I have heard that the next invite would possibly be HC and that would be down The road.  I don’t think anything would happen soon. I reckon if Hammond High and Morton were fielding competitive teams in most sports and drawing then maybe they would visit it. 
I wouldn’t mind Morton being in on a personal level. But I just think that the Lake 10 split from years ago signaled that it wasn’t gonna be the model wanted. But What do I know. All speculations and the things I have heard. I think Griffith trying to get back in would be a good start. 

Griffith left for reasons that you see now, where they aren't as competitive as they used to be. At least that is what I have heard.

2 minutes ago, DannEllenwood said:

Think a perfect model for these schools is an 8 team conference.

Had Griffith not left, adding HC would have brought the NCC to 8 teams.

If the NCC would invite Griffith back is unseen, but I think adding Griffith and HC are the 2 best options.

If the goal of the NCC is 8 teams and say HC is a definite yes, bringing the NCC to 7 teams, who should be the 8th, not including Griffith?

Knox?

Boone Grove?

Wheeler?

Others....

 

I would love to see us in the NCC, but we would only be able to bring football, as the rest of the sports are competitive in the PCC. What I would really like to see is an expansion of PCC teams with football.

2 minutes ago, DannEllenwood said:

Growth.  Yep.  They can compete well in all the sports.  Might take a bump or two against a hobart or lowell once in awhile, but they have andrean on schedule already in football.

They would be just fine and be competing at the top of the conference in no time.

From my experience, they have been one of the more consistently strong teams in out conference. Even though everyone has said that the GSSC was weak this year. I do not necessarily subscribe to that sentiment, but I do see why people would say that.

Just now, DannEllenwood said:

Yes

Interesting choice. Do you see growth in that school district in the future? Is that why you would say that it would be a good move? To me they seem to fit in very well with the GSSC.

1 minute ago, DannEllenwood said:

These were outlawed at a playoff game we hosted in 2012.  Maybe the rules changed.

For the record, I can care less one way or the other.  

I can hear the sound just looking at that picture... 😣

2 minutes ago, DannEllenwood said:

Is that even legal in the playoffs?

Don't think so...

46 minutes ago, GATA said:

The NCC I guarantee won’t be extending an offer.  That’s the reason the lake 10 split. Ticket sales is huge...especially in football. Hammond, East Chicago, and Gary don’t draw at home let alone on the road.   If the NCC adds again which I don’t see soon,I think a growing Hanover Central would be their next addition. 

Do you really think that Hanover Central would be ready for that conference move?

I will forward this information on to Boone's players!