And I believe they all had family ties to MC. Believe me, MC doesn’t need me as an apologist but if you’re looking for a mic drop moment here you fell short.
And I believe they all had family ties to MC. Believe me, MC doesn’t need me as an apologist but if you’re looking for a mic drop moment here you fell short.
I lean towards the idea that it’s already set, but since the top 5 or so won’t be released until championship weekend, I figured it’s possible that the top few teams could still be fluid
I lean towards the idea that it’s already set, but since the top 5 or so won’t be released until championship weekend, I figured it’s possible that the top few teams could still be fluid
Reduce the playoff qualifiers from 32 to 16 per class, Week 10 is a bye week for qualifiers to get healthier, non-qualifiers have the option of scheduling a one-time "bowl game" in Week 10.
In 2026 a 9 week season and 6 weeks of playoffs that end thanksgiving weekend means the first Friday of games is Aug 14 which means practice starts when? and your scrimmage or intrasquard showcase is Friday Aug 7.
Clearly the only possible plan with 8 classes snd playoff expansion is the dreaded 8 game season with week 9 playoff byes for the top seeded teams in each class.
Which means of course that the top teams will play 8 regular games and 5 playoff games to win a state title which is less football for the truly elite teams than they get now with 9 games and 5 playoff games.
And please do not say to run the state championship weekend in December. This is not about weather, it’s about illinois state university in school session in December and from strictly erring on the side of caution.
The ihsa will never allow high school kids to be on college campus with college kids unsupervised potentially wandering around a big campus. That situation is one tragedy away from ending fans attending the state finals.
So if you want expanded playoffs you are getting one less game for the top seeded teams that will get first round byes.
Either that or practice starts in late July.
It will be an 8-week regular season. Week 9 will be the first round of playoffs which will soon be know as "Puke Week" because I can't wait to see a 4-4 team play an 0-8 team.
