Coach Stephens Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I am curious how and why others view the most desirable head coaching jobs in their conference. What makes that particular HC job the most desirable? Program resources? Steady influx of talent? Great community support? Great administrative support? Great facilities? A sectional where the school can be competitive? A great youth/feeder program? Coaching stipend? Program tradition and past success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Northwest Indiana Conferences : Lowell in the Northwest Crossroads Conference - great football school, rabid fan following, huge home field advantage, active alumni Wheeler in the GSSC - supporters love their Bearcats, aggressive coaching staff, solid over achieving kids Valparaiso in the Duneland - great talent, big strong athletic kids, tremendous fan and alumni support, winning heritage New Prairie in the NIC - hard nosed farm boys with high football intellect, winning mentality, great fan support Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballfan2012 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) I am biased to Owen Valley in the WIC lol, but I think Northview will always have talent in the big school side. Sullivan and Owen Valley have the more winnable Sectional. In the small school side, I believe Greencastle has the best facilities and South Putnam has the most "community" support. Edited January 21, 2022 by footballfan2012 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTF Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 3 hours ago, footballfan2012 said: I am biased to Owen Valley in the WIC lol, but I think Northview will always have talent in the big school side. Sullivan and Owen Valley have the more winnable Sectional. In the small school side, I believe Greencastle has the best facilities and South Putnam has the most "community" support. For the SAC it would have to be Carroll. They have a student body of 2500 and continues the grow as the fastest growing area of Fort Wayne. Throw in the new 8 million dollar stadium and it starts to become a no brainer. It probably doesn't matter though. On the surface, Coach Dinan appears to be passionate enough to stick around for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears62 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 On 1/20/2022 at 5:55 PM, HHF said: Northwest Indiana Conferences : Lowell in the Northwest Crossroads Conference - great football school, rabid fan following, huge home field advantage, active alumni Wheeler in the GSSC - supporters love their Bearcats, aggressive coaching staff, solid over achieving kids Valparaiso in the Duneland - great talent, big strong athletic kids, tremendous fan and alumni support, winning heritage New Prairie in the NIC - hard nosed farm boys with high football intellect, winning mentality, great fan support Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but what makes you choose Valpo over Merrillville? The pirates have been churning out some really good athletes in recent time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 22 minutes ago, Bears62 said: Not necessarily disagreeing with you, but what makes you choose Valpo over Merrillville? The pirates have been churning out some really good athletes in recent time If you base the choice purely on athletic talent, you go with Merrillville. If you add in all the other intangibles (admin support/community support/facilities/feeder systems/culture/coaching - staff continuity/ reputation) I give the edge to Valpo. Hope that answers your question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvigo13 Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 I gotta say Northview in the WIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 5 hours ago, wvigo13 said: I gotta say Northview in the WIC. Why Northview? South Putnam has great fan support and is a solid program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvigo13 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 6:22 PM, HHF said: Why Northview? South Putnam has great fan support and is a solid program Northview is a solid program as well. Coming off a sectional championship appearance. They've been pretty good for a while. They always have really good athletes. I think Northview will always have a good program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, wvigo13 said: Northview is a solid program as well. Coming off a sectional championship appearance. They've been pretty good for a while. They always have really good athletes. I think Northview will always have a good program. NV also has the huge advantage of being the biggest school in the conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerFan20 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 13 minutes ago, wvigo13 said: Northview is a solid program as well. Coming off a sectional championship appearance. They've been pretty good for a while. They always have really good athletes. I think Northview will always have a good program. Definitely, went up there for the sectional championship game and they had some great football atmosphere, pumped up crowd, and pretty good popcorn (in my opinion). There was no sitting room at all in Brazil, and I’m sure Memorial and NV will be meeting each other in the sectional again in October/November Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackSwarm6407 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 12 hours ago, HHF said: NV also has the huge advantage of being the biggest school in the conference. Really you can answer this question two different ways in my opinion. The most desirable to win regular season games or the most desirable to win championships/titles. (sectional, regional and so on) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tango Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 I would say in the SIAC it would have to be Jasper. It has no enrollment competition from other schools (public or parochial), has top-notch facilities, great community support (financially and otherwise), and a great tradition in several sports. Plus, as the only high school in that school corporation, I imagine they can pretty much do whatever they want when it comes to compensation to retain and attract coaches. Also add that their former AD now is an assistant IHSAA commissioner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCKfan4life Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Tough to pick in the Hoosier Conf - so many great programs. 1. LCC - great tradition and support. Winning culture, college town and always tough. 1A - West Laf - many reasons as above, such close ties with Purdue makes it a really cool place to play. 2 - Rennsy Bombers - really tough nosed kids, great program, well coached, great fans and culture. Also Wagonmasters after all home games.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbat Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 2 hours ago, LCKfan4life said: Tough to pick in the Hoosier Conf - so many great programs. 1. LCC - great tradition and support. Winning culture, college town and always tough. 1A - West Laf - many reasons as above, such close ties with Purdue makes it a really cool place to play. 2 - Rennsy Bombers - really tough nosed kids, great program, well coached, great fans and culture. Also Wagonmasters after all home games.... As @Donnie Baker would say, "State law!" 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obi-Wan Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 8 hours ago, LCKfan4life said: Tough to pick in the Hoosier Conf - so many great programs. 1. LCC - great tradition and support. Winning culture, college town and always tough. 1A - West Laf - many reasons as above, such close ties with Purdue makes it a really cool place to play. 2 - Rennsy Bombers - really tough nosed kids, great program, well coached, great fans and culture. Also Wagonmasters after all home games.... No Love for the Hoosier East? It's really hard to go against LCC and West Side though both have been top tier programs for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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