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    What High Schools don’t have football but probably should?

    Incorrect. LF Academy does not play football and hasn’t fielded a team in several years.
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    WB6 enrollment '25-'26

    Three Rivers Conference would make sense for Rock Island Alleman football in terms of enrollment. BUT ... The Three Rivers has TWO six-team divisions and taking on a 13th team creates a 6-team division and a 7-team division which is miserable in terms of football. So if you want RI Alleman in...
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    Are we just going to act like this didn’t happen?

    The idea from the college team's point of view of a high school sophomore verbally committing to it is probably a waste of time given the transfer portal andNIL in current form. I agree 100 pct. That said, it makes TOTAL SENSE for a talented prep football player at a skill position such as QB to...
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    Are we just going to act like this didn’t happen?

    He is a high school sophomore who can now immediately begin to collect NIL money from supporters of Nebraska football. From what I have read about qbs, some make millions of dollars before ever stepping on a college practice field. Just guessing but I assume Nebraska football is flush with...
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    Qb rankings 2027

    Yes, i realize that verbal commitments by star prep players in this era of NIL are about as rock solid as what you get by tying a wet noodle around a knee to stabilize an injury, That said, Carmel of Mundelein qb Trae Taylor is the 4th-ranked qb in nation among current sophomores according to...
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    Qb rankings 2027

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    Caravan Opener vs Moeller

    First time I met coach Faust was on a Sunday in late august 1978. I was driving by accident past Moeller High on a Sunday afternoon and behind the school there were about 250 high school kids practicing football . I stopped in the lot and went down and talked with coach Faust that afternoon...
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    Talking 2025 Enrollment.....

    I m no expert on the new ihsa rules for piling on to the private schools but it appears that way more private schools that make the playoffs in 2025 will have been multiplied in some fashion compared to 2024. If so, then the football enrollment maximums at the 5a 6a 7a levels should be...
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    New naz qb transfer?

    Rivals has L-W East qb ranked as 7th in 2026 national qb ratings and transfer foing to Nazareth not listed in Rivsls top 50. Do not forget that top prep players entering senior year of high school are trying to position themselves to get the most money possible along with best playing...
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    Bears

    I m very poor so sadly all I can offer is my 2 cents. But I wonder if this affects the Bears stadium future. That is, if built in chicago city owns it and bears rent stadium and franchise value is X dollars. If bears build own stadium in suburbs they have a huge up front cost but value of...
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    Teams with most Returning Starters

    I m a bit confused by anyone questioning a coach regarding prep football recruiting on 2025. College football Players at the top fb pkAying schools are professionals. Not only will players get NIL money but they also will get paid to play by the school. They are pros. Now given that the best...
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    NIU to the Mountain West

    Internet stories say niu starts playing in Mountain West in 2026 season. Football only move. NIU paying 2 million to join MWC but tv deal will make Huskies several million more each year they gets from MAC. Story said because the best MWC teams are leaving to join the pac-12, that MWC had to add...
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    The end of high school recruiting

    I am not joking. The student part is meaningless. Players want to know how much they'll be paid in NIL money, how much they'll be paid by the school, and how much playing time they are guarenteed. Michigan landed senior QB Brett Underwood with a $5 million commitment. He originally verbally...
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    NIU to the Mountain West

    You are correct in noting that the Mountain West Conference is losing Boise State among other fb programs. Since conference moves are ONLY made for money, and considering that in the Mountain West, NIU would play 4 road conference games each fall in Nevada, California, Hawaii, etc, … with...
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    Private Schools 7 - Public Schools 1. That’s a wrap!

    Here you go: in last 10 years of play including this fall: Girls volleyball class 3A & 4A (biggest classes) 40 possible finalists. 27 of them were private schools Girls basketball class 3A & 4A (biggest classes) 40 possible finalists. 13 of them were private schools. Girls softball class 3A & 4A...
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