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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 18, 2017 8:17:10 GMT -5
According to Athletic handbook, games can be reduced by community service. So what you are saying is that a kid has had his discipline reduced because he did community service. As a teaching tool I hope the community service was something that will make a difference in this young mans decision making and not just picking up trash in the city park. What would you suggest? I think picking up trash in an orange vest would make me think twice about breaking the rules because I wouldn’t want to have to do that again. 😜😂
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 17, 2017 10:40:20 GMT -5
The seniors asked for this. They have a videographer on the sidelines of every game.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 16, 2017 16:37:12 GMT -5
It’s not Friday night football that’s an issue. It’s weekday games. Put freshman boys on a bus there during the week. That means getting home very late after a football game with school the next day. They could on Saturday That’s when JV plays. You very likely have some freshman that play a little of both. Can’t play both of those games at the same time.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 16, 2017 12:50:57 GMT -5
It took me almost 2 hours to get to Oak Harbor from my Parents place just south of town...Google maps does a poor job of factoring in traffic and stop lights...and Kids bladders.... And it was such a traumatic experience for Shelby that they only won by 49 points. One game there every two years... I think everyone would survive (after a few rounds of therapy). It’s not Friday night football that’s an issue. It’s weekday games. Put freshman boys on a bus there during the week. That means getting home very late after a football game with school the next day.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 11, 2017 9:22:01 GMT -5
Ashland makes more sense to me as a neutral site. Tiffin is closer to Bellevue, the lower seed. Arlin would be nice. It’s got the room and would draw a lot of ticket buyers. Most of Richland County’s football faithful would be there. More if it were Shelby/CF, but I still think turnout would be big in Mansfield.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 10, 2017 20:37:13 GMT -5
They scored on a short field after a d lineman got a hand up on a dump pass to the wheel route and intercepted it. Otherwise they aren’t moving the ball well. Less than 1/2 dozen first downs. If Shelby keeps them to a short gain on first down they struggle. Shelby with two INT’s or it wouldn’t be a game. I’m glad they’re challenged. Better this week than 1-2 weeks from now.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 10, 2017 12:47:37 GMT -5
With sites like HUDL these guys have too many kids to evaluate. How do you narrow down what film you take the time to watch in detail? Kids whose names are in the paper, racking up stats, getting honors, etc. I’m not saying all league gets a kid a scholarship. I am saying if a kid is on the bubble it might tip things in his favor. It’s an indication other people who know football (head coaches) who have seen the kid play (conference foes) respect the kids ability. Wow. Really? I seriously doubt that any Div 1 gives a crap about all league or all state. Give me a break. Where did I say D1? Read much? Don’t get snippy. Shorty Brooks is a hell of a RB. I think he could contribute at the D2 level. Some schools might look at his height and hesitate. Senior year he misses four games. At a glance without digging a school sees fewer yards than his junior year. They think something happened and lose a little interest. All league honors come out and he’s first team. They look a little deeper and see he played four fewer games. Now they reconsider and throw a partial his way (you do know D2 can split their scholarships, right?). That’s not an impossible scenario.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 9, 2017 23:51:08 GMT -5
With sites like HUDL these guys have too many kids to evaluate. How do you narrow down what film you take the time to watch in detail? Kids whose names are in the paper, racking up stats, getting honors, etc. I’m not saying all league gets a kid a scholarship. I am saying if a kid is on the bubble it might tip things in his favor. It’s an indication other people who know football (head coaches) who have seen the kid play (conference foes) respect the kids ability.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 7, 2017 18:48:55 GMT -5
If people know simple division then no. Total yards/TD/completions/etc. divided by games played sorta levels the playing field. You could argue they deserve some repercussions for what caused them to miss games, but I’d say missing the games was already their punishment. Also it’s an award for best at the position not cleanest record at the position. Some schools will hold back kids who violate the code of conduct. Honestly, I would. What are we teaching kids that its ok to violate a contract then put them up for postseason awards? I expect pretty high standards about behavior, but what standard do we hold 15-18 year olds to? I don’t know how old you are, but how many of us > 35 years old would make a whole season if we were held to today’s standard? They’ve been punished. Their school did that. How much more should they be punished? School. Conference? District? State? Take away college scholarships? The local school district handled it locally. These kids lost three senior year games from a special year. They’ll never get them back. Armstrong will still get his full ride. Some of the kids on the bubble might need these honors to tip a partial scholarship in their favor. Might mean the difference between college or not.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 7, 2017 12:56:12 GMT -5
If people know simple division then no. Total yards/TD/completions/etc. divided by games played sorta levels the playing field. You could argue they deserve some reprocussions for what caused them to miss games, but I’d say missing the games was already their punishment. Also it’s an award for best at the position not cleanest record at the position.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 6, 2017 15:51:22 GMT -5
Both teams with hard nosed kids and old school coaches. I give the nod to Bellevue given their playoff traditions. Kids in Bellevue expect to win playoff games.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 4, 2017 18:56:13 GMT -5
Shelby is at Marion Harding.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 4, 2017 18:55:44 GMT -5
Shelby is at Marion Harding.
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Willard
Nov 3, 2017 15:48:07 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by fanofthegame on Nov 3, 2017 15:48:07 GMT -5
I guess it makes sense they could just shift the boundaries if the home side has the room. The game I mentioned was the only game I’ve ever seen the alternate official used. The side judges knee went nauseatingly the wrong direction. Probably ended his career. He was older and a little heavy already.
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Willard
Nov 3, 2017 6:01:48 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by fanofthegame on Nov 3, 2017 6:01:48 GMT -5
First, congrats.
Second, can anyone answer my question about the visitor sideline?
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Willard
Nov 2, 2017 16:30:08 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by fanofthegame on Nov 2, 2017 16:30:08 GMT -5
I don’t mean to be dense, but can you clarify? Field turf as in artificial? Turf also refers to real grass especially the kind you buy rolled up and planted. If artificial/field how’s it being payed for? Are they going to widen the visitors bench area? I saw an official get a knee blown out because he had nowhere to go to avoid a player coming at him. That narrow sideline is dangerous.
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Post by fanofthegame on Nov 1, 2017 22:22:58 GMT -5
I have to give him credit. He stayed out of this thread waaaaay longer than I expected.
He usually makes some good points and always tries to back them even if you don’t agree with his conclusions.
He angers many because he rarely acknowledges other valid points especially if they dispute his opinion.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 31, 2017 16:28:18 GMT -5
So not allowing Shelby players to get league honors or play for a league title next year is ‘keeping the kids first’? I agree that excluding Shelby from a division title and the kids from conference honors hurts the kids more than anything. I would understand the SBC’s frustration if Shelby hadn’t been clear when they came in, but I have it straight from the administration that they were clear. They let the SBC know from the start that the arrangement was just until something better came along. I was told the OH and PC admins responded with we understand. We don’t want to drive to Shelby either.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 31, 2017 12:15:45 GMT -5
In the NOL they were not supposed to come out until everyone was done in the playoffs, but they always leaked out a little earlier. Does the SBC have a policy?
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 28, 2017 5:56:19 GMT -5
Whom do the Whippets play next? Is Skiles Field in decent shape after this game? Joe Eitel says Wauseon and the field looks better than it did week one.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 26, 2017 12:01:30 GMT -5
😂😂😂
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 25, 2017 15:48:59 GMT -5
Formula for a good youth program. Think little league for bball. Divide the number of kids in a grade who sign up by 8. Make that many teams. Hold a skills based tryout and have the coaches pick. Play each team X times to have a reasonable regular season then set up an end of year tournament. The varsity coach meets with each grade level’s coaches and give each level 3-4 fundamentals to focus on (ball handling, boxing out, setting screens, etc.). Along with the jr high by 9 th grade you’re fine tuning the skills and teaching team concepts. High school staff and players show up at a few games and practices for cameos to help motivate the youth and make sure the adults aren’t going off script. We did something similar at a dinky little school in S Ohio that’s a football school and we’ve been to Columbus six times.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 25, 2017 12:03:08 GMT -5
So they are in the Bay for basketball but not for football.. This is weird. Go Tigers 18 football schools 20 total and as expected the non-football schools are small. That means for all other sports someone has to shift up.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 22, 2017 17:48:44 GMT -5
Bellevue wins sectional title over Willard (20-25, 25-21, 18-25, 25-20, 15-7) And Kudos to their coach. Shelby met them three times this year. Shelby won the first and Bellevue won the next two. I saw improvement each time.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 20, 2017 18:57:51 GMT -5
Decided to test out the FG unit? How far was the kick? Probably 3-4 yards more than a PAT, but from the far left hash for a right footed kicker.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 16, 2017 21:26:53 GMT -5
Not a Huron guy. I made that clear in my first post. Just a guy who learned basic sportsmanship in the course of winning most of my football games big.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 16, 2017 20:23:41 GMT -5
It doesn't. Would it have been ok for Huron to leave their ones in and run up the score? Huron did the sportsmanlike thing and put their twos in. They showed mercy on another group of high school boys. Most coaches know they might be in the same boat one day. Vermilion responded by scoring two with their first team on Huron's second. Bad sportsmanship IMO. So if Vermilion's second team would of scored the 2 touchdowns it would be ok? If yes, what's the difference? If no, why are they evening bothering finishing the game? Yes. The difference is players of similar age and skill level were playing against each other. You finish the game to get younger kids experience playing on the big stage. Did you play football? This is pretty universal. I've literally never seen it handled any differently and I've been involved on both sides (winning and losing big). One as a player and one as a father of players.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 16, 2017 19:22:43 GMT -5
It doesn't. Would it have been ok for Huron to leave their ones in and run up the score? Huron did the sportsmanlike thing and put their twos in. They showed mercy on another group of high school boys. Most coaches know they might be in the same boat one day. Vermilion responded by scoring two with their first team on Huron's second. Bad sportsmanship IMO.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 16, 2017 17:13:57 GMT -5
Then you guys are ok with the team that is up putting their starters back in and hanging three more TD's on the losers? Then you'd be on here bitching about how they didn't pull their starters early enough. if Huron put their starters back in and scored 3 TD's in a minute that would be impressive. We are talking about this specific game and not the pulling of starters in general. Two different people reference Huron putting their JV in with 8 minutes left. If they did that and Vermilion left their starters in scoring two TD's that is wrong IMO. You don't have to agree with me. I believe that the same people who are defending Vermilion doing that would crucify Huron for putting their starters back if after Vermilion left theirs in. In 46 years and a lot of football I've never seen a team with an ounce of pride put up two TD's and onside kick with their ones against another team's twos.
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Post by fanofthegame on Oct 16, 2017 15:47:40 GMT -5
Then you guys are ok with the team that is up putting their starters back in and hanging three more TD's on the losers? Then you'd be on here bitching about how they didn't pull their starters early enough.
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