Irishman Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Part of it is timing.....I think if the week gets to a Tuesday and especially a Wednesday; it is more difficult to prepare than if a game is canceled over the weekend. Another possibility is teams may be playing short handed. While it seems there have not been many varsity games canceled, the fact is a LOT of rescheduling is going on with the sub-varsity teams.....a LOT. So, coaches weigh the risk of having to play sub varsity level kids on a Friday night. So, it is a program by program thing as to whether there is value in playing a game or not playing a game. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1st_and_10 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) 🤷♂️ Edited September 23, 2021 by 1st_and_10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjay Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Kokomo style of play does not fit WeBo defense very well. I wouldn’t play this game either. Need to work something out with Peru. Or have Frankfort send the JV and take the L. Pelley could promise to pull the starters in the 1st. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsGonnaDev Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 South Decatur will be traveling to Union City on Friday. https://southdecaturathletics.com/2021/09/22/varsity-football-schedule-alert/?fbclid=IwAR0-zv40_m1VqRDWnDfaJ5mAV-PVsmTUMinfmsVQOBKlUrka-PZy64H0J4E 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XStar Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 South Bend Washington now looking for a game? https://twitter.com/gridirondigest/status/1441106088238059526?s=20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XStar Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 https://twitter.com/WeBoAthletics/status/1441105741822136322?s=20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 1 hour ago, XStar said: Webo to play Hammond central tomorrow night at 7:30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzimmer Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Looking for a 7th grade football game next Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday in the central Indiana area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 So the Stars trade one potential 5A school for another 5A school farther away. Interesting. Since they couldn't get a sure win against Frankfort might as well schedule another sure win against a moribund 1-4 5A Wolves program that got handily beaten last week against 2A Pioneer. After all the Wildkats would probably put up too much of a fight for a Western Boone homecoming game, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 31 minutes ago, Muda69 said: So the Stars trade one potential 5A school for another 5A school farther away. Interesting. Since they couldn't get a sure win against Frankfort might as well schedule another sure win against a moribund 1-4 5A Wolves program that got handily beaten last week against 2A Pioneer. After all the Wildkats would probably put up too much of a fight for a Western Boone homecoming game, right? Why assume this is the case? Not sure what axe you have to grind with WeBo, but maybe Kokomo said no? Were you in on any of the phone conversations? Or other meetings regarding the schedule changes? There are a LOT of things that factor into what happens with schedule changes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 15 minutes ago, Irishman said: Why assume this is the case? Human nature. It's mostly tradition to schedule your homecoming games against a cupcake opponent. Don't want the fans and alumni to walk away from the football field disappointed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 1 minute ago, Muda69 said: Human nature. It's mostly tradition to schedule your homecoming games against a cupcake opponent. Don't want the fans and alumni to walk away from the football field disappointed. I understand that, but you were pretty harsh in your judgment of the WeBo program without having more info beyond an assumption. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 44 minutes ago, Irishman said: I understand that, but you were pretty harsh in your judgment of the WeBo program without having more info beyond an assumption. If understanding human nature is "harsh judgment" then guilty as charged. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XStar Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Irishman said: I understand that, but you were pretty harsh in your judgment of the WeBo program without having more info beyond an assumption. I'm sure what Muda thinks about covid-related scheduling is of great concern at Western Boone.....or really.....anywhere. Edited September 24, 2021 by XStar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 13 minutes ago, Muda69 said: If understanding human nature is "harsh judgment" then guilty as charged. Not my point.....simply assuming they avoided Kokomo for a different opponent is human nature. But the rant against WeBo was what i was referring to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, Irishman said: Not my point.....simply assuming they avoided Kokomo for a different opponent is human nature. But the rant against WeBo was what i was referring to. If you or @XStar were the Western Boone AD and had the choice to schedule either a competent 5A school in Kokomo or a moribund 5A school in Hammond Central to come to your field for a homecoming game which would you choose? After all one of the Western Boone homers on this board did say this: Quote Other than playing a school 3X Webo's size just to play, I don't see any benefit in playing that game. Yet here we are with the Stars playing a 5A school. So what exactly was the decision point between choosing 5A Kokomo or 5A Hammond Central? According to Harrell's the Wildkats still have an open date for 9/24, so it's not like Kokomo picked up an opponent while the Western Boone AD was mulling his options, leaving only Hammond Central available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobref Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Seems to me like some people are jumping to a lot of conclusions without anything more than speculation and conjecture as support. There’s really no credible public information on what was involved in the decision-making process. So any “conclusions” are really just uninformed opinion. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, Bobref said: Seems to me like some people are jumping to a lot of conclusions without anything more than speculation and conjecture as support. Again, human nature and the context surrounding this particular open date are all the support I need. Please tell us Bob, which school in the above scenario would you choose to play? And why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 32 minutes ago, Muda69 said: If you or @XStar were the Western Boone AD and had the choice to schedule either a competent 5A school in Kokomo or a moribund 5A school in Hammond Central to come to your field for a homecoming game which would you choose? After all one of the Western Boone homers on this board did say this: Yet here we are with the Stars playing a 5A school. So what exactly was the decision point between choosing 5A Kokomo or 5A Hammond Central? According to Harrell's the Wildkats still have an open date for 9/24, so it's not like Kokomo picked up an opponent while the Western Boone AD was mulling his options, leaving only Hammond Central available. Again....not really the point. None of us were in on any meeting. As I said earlier...maybe Kokomo said no. You will find that most 5A programs and/or coaches would not be fans of scheduling a non conference 2A game; regardless of who it may be. If Kokomo said no, then all your criticism of WeBo is unwarranted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Irishman said: Again....not really the point. None of us were in on any meeting. As I said earlier...maybe Kokomo said no. You will find that most 5A programs and/or coaches would not be fans of scheduling a non conference 2A game; regardless of who it may be. If Kokomo said no, then all your criticism of WeBo is unwarranted. Western Boone is currently a 3A program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irishman Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 4 minutes ago, Muda69 said: Western Boone is currently a 3A program. ok....still does not change things. Kokomo could have still said no. And I think the dead horse has been beaten up enough on this one. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Irishman said: I understand that, but you were pretty harsh in your judgment of the WeBo program without having more info beyond an assumption. I don't know ... don't most folks who get married a second time invite the ex-wife that they have a restraining order against? Just to make it interesting? 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muda69 Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, Irishman said: ok....still does not change things. Kokomo could have still said no. And I think the dead horse has been beaten up enough on this one. 🙂 If you say so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bobref Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 35 minutes ago, Muda69 said: Please tell us Bob, which school in the above scenario would you choose to play? And why? Obviously, you missed my point. None of us on the outside looking in can be aware of all the factors that need to be taken into consideration. The hardest thing to know — is what you don’t know. The second hardest is to admit it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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