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    Class 6A fenwick 14 east st Louis 13 H

    It was a long shot comeback, but they were tackled with 57 seconds left, and next snap was with 30 seconds left. That’s with a timeout left that was never used
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    NIU needs help

    Yesterday was the day to get rid of the snow. Now, it's cold, and a chisel might work better than a shovel
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    State Games postponed??

    You can play the game, but you have to be able to get to it, and get home from it. In this case, campus is closed.
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    State Games postponed??

    100% For a good chunk of the state, tomorrow looks like a great day to sit on the coach and watch football on TV all day. Complete mess to travel anywhere.
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    CPS Round 1 stats.

    Since the CFP got brought up. 11 games last year, and flaws or not, had an actual committee seeding the teams. 2 of the 11 games were one score and 4 of 11 were 17+ points. There will always be many blowouts. Take the top few teams in Illinois and have them play 10 games against each other...
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    CPS Round 1 stats.

    Did a quick look of just last season: Quarters/semi’s/finals: 8 classes with 7 games each (56 games) 32 out of 56 (57%) were 17+ point final scores (including 7 of the 8 championship games)
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    CPS Round 1 stats.

    Too many people live in a fantasy world where they believe there is a system to make every playoff game a 27-24 final score. Forget the first couple rounds. I went through the last handful of years when this came up last season, and the % of blowouts (3+ scores) in the quarters/semi’s/even...
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    York 28 Hinsdale Central 18 F

    28-18 York, final
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    NCAA settlement approved and welcome to a new era

    I don't even pretend to understand all of this, but the $20.5 is directly from the school. I think "outside" NIL is separate??? One thing I do know, there will be MANY lawsuits before any of this is settled.
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    College Football New Playoff Format

    People like football, people like betting, and a few of the matchups have been really solid. Four non-playoff games still featured both teams in top25. Best game also featured a trophy with a built-in toaster (Go Cyclones!)...
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    College football

    I think it had an impact. Georgia was close until the bad fumble at the end of the half, but the other 3 games the "bye" team came out really flat. ASU fought back, but the other 2 were buried before they could take a breath.
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    College Football New Playoff Format

    Similar to the arguments we have every year about the IHSA playoffs, there is no system that will eliminate the blowouts. Football (sports, in general) is full of blowouts. The last championship game that was a 1-score finish was 2017. 4 teams, 8 teams, 12 teams, 16 teams... it's not about...
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    College Football New Playoff Format

    Indiana played 2 top 25 teams all year. I believe it’s 65-26 against for them so far. With the giant conferences, it’s going to happen every year. Decent teams will draw the cupcake schedule for that year, and go on an 11-1 run. Other teams that might be better, will draw the gauntlet, and...
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    The end of high school recruiting

    Unless we are just going to go "all-in" with the idea that the 'student' part of 'student-athlete' doesn't matter, waiting until after the playoffs makes it really hard. Champ game is Jan 19th. Classes at many schools start the 13th. Plus, it's not like the portal is a couple day process. It's...
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    College Football New Playoff Format

    One spot for a top 5 conference isn't changing anything, and the autobid helps balance out some of the bias in the rankings. I completely admit that the SEC is the best conference. However, all of the "the 7th place SEC team would run the ACC/Big12 arguments drive me crazy. That same thinking...
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