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    Rd 2 has some awesome match ups

    Loyola looking to make it 4-0 against York in the playoffs since 2022.
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    BR - get yur revenge!

    Don't sell us short, Homer. We do understand, but perhaps not in the way you want to hear. We don't deny that the experience at Batavia is special, but here's the thing: The football (and other sports) experience at many high schools is special in the exact same way you described. Here is...
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    York - DGS

    ...back in my day, we inhaled a whole lot worse than natural gas!
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    Q of the Week: How will you define success of the expanded IHSA state football playoff system

    And the whining from those 7-2 public schools will claim they would have run the table if it hadn't been for that 3-6 private all-star team. :rolleyes:
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    Q of the Week: How will you define success of the expanded IHSA state football playoff system

    Good metric. However, with 3-6 teams qualifying, it's not likely to happen.
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    Q of the Week: How will you define success of the expanded IHSA state football playoff system

    C Yes, I thought of that, and there is probably some truth to it. Then I also thought of teams at the end of the regular season that might be banged up and can use the week off to become healthier. Certainly, there's truth in that too.
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    Q of the Week: How will you define success of the expanded IHSA state football playoff system

    Hmmmm...very interesting question. You're asking me to take what I think is a lemon and turn it into lemonade. The extra week for schools receiving a bye is more time to prepare and perhaps add a new play or two to the playbook. Most importantly, it is an opportunity for those players who are...
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    What Happened to Phillips?

    Lane doesn't have to worry much about DePaul Prep. DePaul Prep benefits way more from kids who take the entrance exam for Lane and don't get accepted than Lane loses from kids who are accepted by both Lane and DePaul Prep and choose the latter.
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    Bears

    That red zone offense is dead last in the NFL, averaging just 3.6 points per red zone drive. A good reason for that has been Johnson's penchant to go for the TD instead of the FG on 4th down. So far and in retrospect, that decision making has been poor. Their red zone offense is a head...
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    What Happened to Phillips?

    Not much, if any. Different neighborhood. Different student body composition. Different vibe. Lately, it's DePaul Prep that is doing the cutting in, drawing students from north and northwest side neighborhoods who otherwise would have gone to Loyola, Regina, Notre Dame, Pat's and...
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    What Happened to Phillips?

    Hales was limping along with very low enrollment for years. Them closing with a couple dozen (maybe) freshmen, sophs and juniors to enroll elsewhere wasn't going to move the needle much even if they all chose the same school to transfer to. Besides, from a proximity perspective, the closest all...
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    Loyola 38 St. Ignatius 7 Final

    I have long thought that Holecek manages their frequent blowout games in such a way that the final score isn't ugly. In the Holecek and Desherow era, how often have we seen Loyola jump out to a substantial early lead only to see that lead not grow by much or even shrink a little in the second half?
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    Loyola 38 St. Ignatius 7 Final

    Slow second halves seem to happen a lot for LA when they are up big at halftime, and that's not a criticism. Giving backups lots of playing time is no small ingredient in Loyola's secret sauce.
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    Loyola 38 St. Ignatius 7 Final

    It was so great running into Edgy at the Loyola game against Ignatius last weekend. Okay, fine, I didn't run into him. I walked around the entire stadium until I found him. :) The man, the myth, the legend!
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    My weekend plans

    Congrats on the wedding! Hope to see you at Loyola!
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