PAC 2022

[Esso Ayche]

8 hours ago, Titan32 said:

Final Sagarin numbers are in.  Per tradition I have combined the SIAC and PAC and sorted by Predictor here:

Here are the the teams sorted by Overall Rating:

Passes the smell test to me for the most part. I thought Boonvillle might be a tick or two higher. HH seems a tad high, but maybe not. I did think they'd have another win or two than they ended up with before the season started. Figured MV would be lower. Didn't they get beat by NP? I know that doesn't mean their body of work isn't stronger, just surprised they ended up that high I guess.

[Cappy]

9 hours ago, Esso Ayche said:

Passes the smell test to me for the most part. I thought Boonvillle might be a tick or two higher. HH seems a tad high, but maybe not. I did think they'd have another win or two than they ended up with before the season started. Figured MV would be lower. Didn't they get beat by NP? I know that doesn't mean their body of work isn't stronger, just surprised they ended up that high I guess.

NP beat both MV and HH (in OT,) but I'd guess those two were helped by MV beating 6A Jeffersonville and HH beating Charlestown. 

[HereComesTheBoom]

 

[vicvinegar]

9 hours ago, HereComesTheBoom said:

 

Very interesting. He has only been there two years. Seemed like he was making some progress. 

[Titan32]

13 hours ago, vicvinegar said:

Very interesting. He has only been there two years. Seemed like he was making some progress. 

 

13 hours ago, vicvinegar said:

Very interesting. He has only been there two years. Seemed like he was making some progress. 

Agree on the progress.  Hopefully they get some quality candidates.

[HHPatriots]

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

 

Agree on the progress.  Hopefully they get some quality candidates.

Coach Hart should give this a shot.  New challenge....I mean, really.  I'd support it.  

I bet they would win a sectional within 5 years.  

32--you need to support this, it really is a great idea and has nothing to do with any desire on my partfor him to move on from GS.

[Titan32]

https://www.wishtv.com/sports/purdues-small-town-walk-on-star-rb-devin-mockobee-heads-to-big-ten-title-game/

[Titan32]

PAC ALL State Players

 

Senior 4A DB Clay Conner Booneville 12 6-4 195

Junior 4A DL Stihl Scott Booneville 11 6-5 250

Senior 3A RB Reid Schroeder Southridge 12 6-2 202

Senior 3A LB Caleb Kramer Southridge 12 6-2 204

Junior 3A WR Sean DeLong Gibson Southern 11 5-11 180

Junior 3A ATH Tanner Boyd Gibson Southern 11 6-0 175

Junior 3A DL Brody Klem Gibson Southern 9 6-0 205

Junior 3A LB Braydon Durham Heritage Hills 11 6-0 190

[MHSTigerFan]

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

PAC ALL State Players

 

Senior 4A DB Clay Conner Booneville 12 6-4 195

Junior 4A DL Stihl Scott Booneville 11 6-5 250

Senior 3A RB Reid Schroeder Southridge 12 6-2 202

Senior 3A LB Caleb Kramer Southridge 12 6-2 204

Junior 3A WR Sean DeLong Gibson Southern 11 5-11 180

Junior 3A ATH Tanner Boyd Gibson Southern 11 6-0 175

Junior 3A DL Brody Klem Gibson Southern 9 6-0 205

Junior 3A LB Braydon Durham Heritage Hills 11 6-0 190

Look at Klem, gettin’ the All-State nod as a freshman…and at DL, no less.  Impressive!

[oldtimeqb]

I find it funny that not even the IFCA can spell Boonville correctly. #NoRespect 

[JQWL]

1 hour ago, oldtimeqb said:

I find it funny that not even the IFCA can spell Boonville correctly. #NoRespect 

I really thought the LB from Boonville would get junior all-state. #17. Can't remember wrong his name. He was outstanding.

[TigerFan20]

 

[MHSTigerFan]

On 12/10/2022 at 4:46 PM, TigerFan20 said:

 

A makeup call for blowing it with Devon Mockobee?

I’m happy for Clay.  Great player and athlete.  But it still amazes me that IU was that badly asleep behind the wheel that they wouldn’t even offer Mockobee a PWO…despite Darin Ward being an IU FB alum.

[Titan32]

On 12/4/2022 at 3:22 PM, JQWL said:

I really thought the LB from Boonville would get junior all-state. #17. Can't remember wrong his name. He was outstanding.

Is this him?

Wyatt Franz

RB, MLB • Jr. • 6' 2" • 235 lbs

[JQWL]

1 hour ago, Titan32 said:

Is this him?

Wyatt Franz

RB, MLB • Jr. • 6' 2" • 235 lbs

Yep. That's him. Real impressed with that young man. I have the roster in my classroom. Not sure why I didn't look it up myself. 

[1986]

On 12/22/2022 at 7:11 PM, JQWL said:

Yep. That's him. Real impressed with that young man. I have the roster in my classroom. Not sure why I didn't look it up myself. 

 

[Titan32]

10 minutes ago, 1986 said:

 

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Nice 500lb squat!

[JQWL]

56 minutes ago, 1986 said:

 

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Is he getting any interest from colleges?

[Titan32]

https://ifunny.co/video/tony-baker-on-instagram-crunch-time-baby-qAYFTta37

[Titan32]

Assistant Coach Justin Fischer takes over at Mt Vernon (Posey) as the Wildcats look up at an imposing PAC Big School Division that includes Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills and Boonville.  Fischer likes his returning talent and is spending the offseason building depth to better challenge the conference leaders .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Q&A with Coach Justin Fischer

Question 1
Hello Coach Fischer and welcome to Hoosier Prep Gridiron. Certainly, its been a busy offseason as you have gotten acclimated with your role as the new head football coach at Mt Vernon High School. For our readers who are not familiar with your personal background, can you tell us a little bit about your educational and playing background and how and when you decided to get into coaching?

Response
      Graduated from South Spencer HS, so I have familiarity with the PAC.  After high school, I played at University of Indianapolis, which seems like a lifetime ago. 
      Currently, this is my 18th year in education, and I have served as assistant principal here at Mount Vernon (Posey) for the last 6 years.   
      As far as coaching, have been an assistant coach for 16 of those years.  Have coached at the 5A, 1A, and now 3A level in Indiana.  So, I think that has been a learning
      experience in itself to see how it differs at each level.   The highlight would be being the defensive coordinator at North Vermillion when we won the 2014 1A State           Championship.  
   Simply put, I got into coaching because my high school coaches had such a positive impact on my life.  Tim McIntosh (football), Roger Guth (basketball), Jim Haaff & Brian Kuester (baseball).  I am forever indebted to those individuals, and many of the assistant coaches I had in high school.  

Question 2
Mt Vernon has had an up and down history in football and plays in the tough Pocket Athletic Conference ,  which has some outstanding football schools including Gibson Southern, Heritage Hills, Southridge and others.   What was it about this particular position that drew your interest ?

Response
       Well, I have worked here for the past 6 years as assistant principal, and been defensive coordinator for the last 3 years.  So, I already have good knowledge of the program and school.  The background of our kids might be a little different here at Mount Vernon than the schools you mentioned.  However, there are challenges at every school, just different ones.  The grass isn't always greener elsewhere.  The program is in a good place and I feel that we can be competitive with anyone.  

Question 3
From a philosophical point of view, what do you like to do offensively relative to your scheme and mode of attack? Conversely, what are your core tendencies on defense and what has worked for you in the past and do you anticipate working well with Mount Vernon?

Response
  Likely that for now that we will stick with the spread attack on offense.  We have a quarterback that has a nice skill set that is conducive to that type of offense.  And, we think it fits our other kids as well.  On the defensive side, I think you need the flexibility to be different each week.  We don't get stuck in 1 defense per se.  Our defensive structure for the week usually depends on the opponent that we are playing.

Question 4
Mt Vernon always has some nice individual athletic talent.  What can you tell us about the current talent level and experience on the roster, and what type of feeder system is currently in place to ensure that the varsity roster is stocked for years to come?

Response    
    We feel like we have a good talent level to be successful now.  We should have around 12-13 seniors this year, which is a good group overall.  I think the feeder system is imperative.  Being named the new head coach, I'm just getting the layout of some of those things.  At times, we have a really nice class followed by one with low numbers.  That has been part of the reason for some lean years in the past.  Youth numbers are better than ever.  We have to keep it that way to sustain success. 

Question 5
The PAC is a tough football Conference with a big school, small school divisional setup. What are your overall thoughts on the conference in general relative to style of play, physicality, roster depth, and the quality of coaching staffs you will find throughout the conference?

Response
I feel the PAC is a great conference. Competitive and tough each week.  Most recently, the conference has had some really talented kids to go on and play at a high level in college.  Maybe at times some of that talent gets overlooked?  For example, Devin Mockobee wasn't highly sought after by a lot of colleges.  But, I can tell you if you coached against him his senior year, you knew he was special. 
   The coaching in this conference is outstanding and presents a lot of challenges each week.  From my perspective, I feel it was possible to maybe win more games with coaching solely at the 1A level.  At this level in 3A, if you want to be really good,  you need some difference makers.  Teams that are really good in 3A are solid across the board, well coached,  but also have a few kids that are special.  Often at the 1A level, you don't see that caliber of kid. 

Question 6
Coach Messmer had a solid run at Mt Vernon and had some success with several of his teams despite the high level of competition both in and out of the conference. What are your short-term goals as you assess the current state of the program, and do you feel that MV can potentially become a factor in both the conference and in the postseason tournament?
 
Response
  My goal is simple- to give our kids the best possible experience they can have while being football players at Mount Vernon.  Success is doing the best you can, not necessarily focusing on the result. As a high school football coach, there is more to success than strictly wins & losses.  Focus on the things needed to be successful, and let the score take care of itself.
 
I know ultimately people will judge you on wins and losses, which I'm not overly concerned with.  I do think we can and will have success within the conference and the postseason.  However, you are correct in that it will be challenging.

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