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1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

Princeton is large division right?  I hear numbers are down and QB quit...but that is just hearsay.  I like Coach Schnur a lot.

Yep, large division. Was just thinking who I’ve heard expects to be better. Large division HH is expected to be better… anyone else? 

Small division PAC, I’m hearing Southridge, Tell City, South Spencer, Princeton all expect to be better. Not in PAC, but also hear Tecumseh expects to be pretty good. Is this the common thought? Anyone I’m missing?

6 hours ago, tango said:

I like GS chances to get back to LOS.

😳

51 minutes ago, Tanka Jahari said:

Hearing that the Cannelton Bulldogs will be starting 8 man football and have landed a stud transfer from Heritage Hills. The Dogs are getting a dynamic athlete and proven football player!

but do they have a Hi-Pod X31?

10 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Part of the challenge and character of the game.  You have to remember the origins of football were in rugby, which was designed to be a simulation of war.  The battlefield, aka, the football field, could be a nice mowed surface or pockmarked mudhole.    Helps coaching staffs and players to be prepared.  Unfortunately  there are those who want to eliminate any variable they can from the game,  and the growth of artificial turf is one of the results.

 

I understand the love for a good ol sloppy field and muddy uniforms, what about the cost to repair those neutral sites when there grass is destroyed and field rutted up. Believe that is why a school willing to host would have to have turf. 

2 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

It's not that hard.

what about a field that gets destroyed due to playing in extremely sloppy conditions, repairing these fields in the offseason can have a significant cost. 

12 minutes ago, oldtimeqb said:

So I guess the statement not released is that Vincennes DID NOT get voted into the Big PAC?

 

Correct

32 minutes ago, jets said:

You mean in addition to the one who already transferred in?!? 

Houses must be dirt cheap over in Gibson County. Gonna have to talk with my wife about taking a peak that way! 

Who are Memorial's new additions this year?? Did both RB's graduate from last year?? 

Is this what high school sports are going to become - the transfer portals?!? I guess if colleges can do it, why shouldn't we??

 

 

I heard its all because of Toyota, the job opportunities are bringing so many new families to GS.  😋

12 hours ago, tango said:

I heard GS was getting a transfer from IL who is a QB... 

I thought he was from Newburgh... 😀

Do we know what the discrepancy is between the first set of numbers released for enrollments and the second? I've heard the first was fall enrollment numbers and the second is the spring enrollment numbers which is what the IHSAA usually goes by, this is what I was told can anyone confirm or deny? 

36 minutes ago, oldtimeqb said:

I know the feeling. Mater Dei will be 2A - but traditionally Pike Central has also been 3A, so that would be an even switch in Sec 32 after the numbers come out. 

Maybe that saves you some time! 

I have heard PC enrollment took a big dip and they will be in 2A, also South Spencer had a big drop as well and they will be in 1A... so I've heard didn't see the numbers the first time. 

2 hours ago, Titan32 said:

Great news, welcome back Braves!

10 hours ago, Titan32 said:

It's been a little boring on here.  Maybe we should start some "way to early" PAC small and big school predictions for 2022?

I'm going all Watermelon Bowl, North Posey wins the small and Gibson wins the big.

13 minutes ago, oldtimeqb said:

I just assumed they added a multiplier without telling anybody. 😃

The commissioner is a North Posey grad, maybe he was trying to help us out! 🙂 

32 minutes ago, Titan32 said:

Kids are asked to lose weight every day in Indiana HS wrestling ....glad your program doesn't need to.

I would add that many kids lose the weight because they want to either for team needs or for potential better weight class for themselves. 

34 minutes ago, Titan32 said:

Unpopular opinion....there are kids I simply don't want to lose a pound at any point in the year.

Works both ways some kids need to lose the bad weight, have seen kids gain confidence from losing bad weight and became better football players because of it. 

1 minute ago, Titan32 said:

I have gotten wind of some of that "bad taste" from former Big 8 schools.  But, at the end of the day people make mistakes.  Grown adults in charge of educating our children probably shouldn't hold long term grudges.  With regard to your second sentence, wouldn't the PAC want Tecumseh and Vincennes as a package deal?

I believe the "bad taste" was more than just how things ended. I do think VL would be a solid addition to our conference, they would be at the top in every sport I would imagine. 

8 minutes ago, HHPatriots said:

How does Tecumseh stack up in the small side of the PAC?  

I'd say that varies from year to year, when they have "up" years they have an opportunity to win the small PAC. When they have "down" years they finish bottom half. The last couple years they would have been bottom half (close losses to NP, FP, and TC) but I believe they have some good groups coming... They sure had their chance to beat us this last year and we won the small PAC. The game was 23 -18 and we were behind until the fourth quarter. 

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

What schools would vote against Vincennes Lincoln and Tecumseh joining the PAC and why?

Well I doubt anyone with an actual vote is going to get on here and proclaim their intentions, so its all hearsay... I've heard some grumblings that the previous big 8 schools are in no hurry to help out a school that abandoned them for greener pastors just a couple years ago. A school (along with Jasper) that left those schools with holes in their schedules to fill and essentially ended the big 8 conference. Now that could just be water cooler talk between friends or it could have some truth to it.  

I expect Tecumseh football to be part of the PAC again soon.

@Rudyhas wrote a few books I believe, below is one I'm planning to read of his...

What a Cluster!: The story of Indiana high school football's infamous Cluster System: Engler, Daniel Eric: 9781728807157: Amazon.com: Books

On 1/27/2022 at 4:39 PM, Esso Ayche said:

OR does the PAC implement a conference success factor?? 😅

But how do we move GS up? 😀 Small School division has had two different winners so far.

Has Princeton even started interviewing football coaches yet? All I've heard is they keep offering Coach Schenk more money and he keeps turning them down. They have already missed out on a few guys who may have been interested, at this point they are probably just promoting from within...

7 minutes ago, Alduflux said:

Is the rumor of them leaving the siac true then?

I would think they would only leave if they have a place to go. If the PAC says no, maybe they stay put for now? 

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

I have heard there are schools that don’t want them and schools that wouldn’t mind. The schools that don’t want them are citing travel distances.  How far is Washington to Mt. Vernon?  Tell City traveled to Vincennes for years in the Big 8 days.  All that said I wouldn’t be surprised if the PAC says no.

I've heard some other reasons but all I've heard are rumors. So I'm not going to help spread them. 

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

I also heard it from a good source in the area.  

I’ve heard that as of right now the PAC doesn’t want them as a member.