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    My 2017 All State Defense?

    Sure, but that one would be really hard for Edgy to determine unless he spend time watching a lot of tape. College has a special award for the holder but it's voted on by all the other holders since they all watch the opposing holder during film and know what they're looking for.
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    My 2017 All State Defense?

    Edgy, how about some specialist love. IHSA doesn't give any. 1/3rd of the game is special teams. I'm sure in your long career covering high school football you've seen special teams win or lose a number of games. So you need a special teams all-state team: Kicker, Kick Returner, Punter...
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    St Louis papers coverage of MC/ ESL

    I'll give you that finding the field goal kicker is hard. But, I coach grammar school football. In grammar school a kicked extra point is worth two point. I spend tons of time on PAT's until I can get a 7th or 8th grader to kick an extra point and I've won many a game because of this. If I...
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    St Louis papers coverage of MC/ ESL

    I'll end this and I was at the game. The refs did not make a mistaken call or rule interpretation. All of the calls were typical calls, offsides, encroachment, holding, and face mask. The refs had fractions of a second to see an infraction/potential infraction and make a judgement. Depending...
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    Thought on flyers vs mt.carmel

    The DMV is run more efficiently than the concession stand at Gately and the security is more thorough than the TSA
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    What Chicago area players are starting in college?

    Yep, Smith may or may not start a game but they rotate the DT's to keep them fresh so he's in there a lot.
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    What Chicago area players are starting in college?

    Mount Carmel Steve Richardson DL Minnesota Sam Connolly LB Miami-OH Enoch Smith DL Oklahoma State Christian Searles S Dayton Steve Wirtel LS Iowa State John Wirtel LS Kansas Jack White C SIU
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    So who's the 2017 Preseason #1 ranked team in Illinois?

    Whoever crab blocks the best. My assumption would be Tim Guest, he was the back up last year.
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    So who's the 2017 Preseason #1 ranked team in Illinois?

    Coached kid in the past.
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