BR

MC

Iggy

ESL

Sandburg

St Mary’s

Kankakee

St Francis

Iowa

JCA

providence

ND

Viator

Deerfield

Benet

Marmion

DLS

Leo

Marion C

STL

Montini

carmel

Fenwick

King playing in Burbank vs Reavis starting in 40 minutes.

rocketnation said:

South County Weekly Mr. Pick'Em Predictions

CBC 31 SHG 20
Chatham 24 Edwardsville 21
Rochester 31 Simeon 26
Springfield 22 Champaign Central 15
Lincoln 32 Lanphier 6
East Peoria 19 Southeast 14
Jacksonville 42 Pittsfield 13
MacArthur 35 Mattoon 19
Eisenhower 16 Streator 7
Quincy 40 QND 20
U High 24 Manual 16

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I think the possibility of Simeon beating the Rockets is reasonable. And that CBC SHG game is going to be a long ride home for the Cyclones

South County Weekly Mr. Pick'Em Predictions

CBC 31 SHG 20
Chatham 24 Edwardsville 21
Rochester 31 Simeon 26
Springfield 22 Champaign Central 15
Lincoln 32 Lanphier 6
East Peoria 19 Southeast 14
Jacksonville 42 Pittsfield 13
MacArthur 35 Mattoon 19
Eisenhower 16 Streator 7
Quincy 40 QND 20
U High 24 Manual 16

CCL/ESCC (Blue)
Phillips +52
MC -15
SI -18
LA -14

CCL/ESCC (Green)
Sandburg +36
ICP -38
Naz -32
SF -45

CCL/ESCC (Orange)
Marist -7
JC -21
Wheaton North +19
NND +12

CCL/ESCC (Purple)
St. Viator -35
Deerfield -1
Hillcrest +28

CCL/ESCC (Red)
Marmion -9
DLS -22
Argo @ DLS
Genoa Kingston -5
Marian Catholic -28

CCL/ESCC (White)
Noble +62
Montini -56
Carmel of Mund -56
OPRF +36

We see no reference in this thread to after-school/weekend employment as an alternative to FB participation, but consider the following sign-of-the-times. I spoke to an owner of 3 mid-sized restaurants in the metro Milwaukee area and his personnel challenges. In total for the 3 sites, only 1 or 2 HS kids total were employed for the summer. He has had to meet his needs with adults, some of which bring major background baggage to the job. I guess, though, more adults work longer and more jobs to make ends meet, which could put HS kids at the back of the line.

paulie23 said:

talking about Marion btw
as someone who went there the problem is keeping 90% of the 60 freshman kids who come out for football every year! my senior class had 60 freshman kids then 9 seniors
marion covid year undefeated would have made HEAVY noise in 5a playoffs , following year lost quarterfinals to kankakee ( you should watch that game it was awesome)
so these kids now have literally seen our best years of marion football EVER

you know white people down here in marion got that money lol

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That prison money, huh?

and you can also tell when your programs struggling when they terribly lying on heights and weights
(witch i have no problem with love the mind games on maxpreps)

talking about Marion btw
as someone who went there the problem is keeping 90% of the 60 freshman kids who come out for football every year! my senior class had 60 freshman kids then 9 seniors
marion covid year undefeated would have made HEAVY noise in 5a playoffs , following year lost quarterfinals to kankakee ( you should watch that game it was awesome)
so these kids now have literally seen our best years of marion football EVER

crusader_of_90 said:

What kind of NIL dollars are you bringing to the table? Monetized TV rights?

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you know white people down here in marion got that money lol

ClownBaby said:

Facilities are totally overrated building a culture that kids want to be a part of is what matters.

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17 straight playoffs? culture enough?

Oh man I have been waiting so long for this post!!! Happy New Year Gents!

Phillips
MC
SLU
Loyola

Sandburg
IC Prep
Naz (they won't cover but I'm a homer)
Kenwood

Marist
Joliet Catholic
Wheaton North
Notre Dame

Riverside
DePaul
Hillcrest
Marmion

DLS
Genoa-Kingston
Rich Township

Noble
Hyde Park
Grayslake
OPRF

BLUE
Phillips
MC
Iggy
Flyers

GREEN
Sandburg
ICP
Kankakee
Kenwood

ORANGE
Marist
JCA
Wheaton North
Notre Dame

PURPLE
Riverside
DePaul Prep
Benet

RED
Marmion
DLS
Genoa-Kingston
Rich Township

WHITE
Noble
Hyde Park
Grayslake
OPRF

EPG has had turf since 2010

Winners-
Wilmo and Peotone by 3+ TD
Morris Runs the Clock
RC, Lisle, Streator win close. Could be some bad games overall.
Manteno loss in a shootout. They didn't stop the run last year at all. I like their passing game to keep up though.
Hersher just loses.

prince_of_pilfer said:

Talking to numerous kids from different schools that have quit football and having witnessed it myself I think some of the issue has to do with playing time. FR year you really have 22 starters right? When 8 of the kids are going both ways you're kind of screwing yourself by playing 14 kids. What are the other 25-30 kids thinking? Here's what they're thinking, "Why the heck am I working my butt off all summer so that I get zero to very little playing time." I'm a big believer in earning playing time but as the varsity HC you need to teach your lower level coaches to massage it a little bit and work as high of a percentage of players onto the field as possible. I've seen solid players quit and say I wasn't playing enough to justify the time.

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This right here the top two goals of the freshman and sophomore staffs should be player retention and mastery of fundamentals. This puts your varsity in the best position to win when those kids are JRs and SRs.

doctor_d said:

Although they never quite got over the hump, Bradley has had some very competitive games vs East since the Covid year. Probably more competitive than anyone else in the league over that stretch.

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LWE is 64-1 against the old SWSC RED teams over the past 20 years. The only loss came from Bradley in 2016. Bradley consistently plays them the closest.

feeto said:

patience is a virtue. See you tomorrow morning.

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Well, I guess Mt. Carmel is not getting Freeto'd.

Phillips
MC
Ignatius
Loyola
Sandburg
IC
Naz
Kenwood
Morgan park
JCA
Provi
ND
Viator
Deerfield
Hillcrest
Marmion
Argo
Leo
Marian catholic
Laurence
Montini
Carmel
Fenwick

Talking to numerous kids from different schools that have quit football and having witnessed it myself I think some of the issue has to do with playing time. FR year you really have 22 starters right? When 8 of the kids are going both ways you're kind of screwing yourself by playing 14 kids. What are the other 25-30 kids thinking? Here's what they're thinking, "Why the heck am I working my butt off all summer so that I get zero to very little playing time." I'm a big believer in earning playing time but as the varsity HC you need to teach your lower level coaches to massage it a little bit and work as high of a percentage of players onto the field as possible. I've seen solid players quit and say I wasn't playing enough to justify the time.

paulie23 said:

hypothetically speaking you have 1100 students in your school yet only 39 varsity kids…
and the trend has become can’t keep kids in the program for all 4 years.
how do would you feel? what are ways to fix said problems?
OH and btw it’s not like you literally have college like facilities etc etc..

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39 varsity kids is a lot, Now if you got 19 on freshman and 25 on JV level that's damn good numbers. You have to look at the Coaching staff are they getting better each year? As Coaches you have to develop the lower level programs and make them just as important as Varsity.

Argo which is doing better has had 1,700-1,900 plus since the 70’s. They have been lucky to have 40 on Varsity & that’s bringing up Sophs & Sophs had to bring up Frosh. They would give you a hell of a game but man the talent was in the halls but just didn’t come out or stay out. My buddy coached Soph football there & was/is well liked. One particular year they had a hell of a Soph team & The QB & RB who also sparkled on Defense & Special Teams had their parents sitting down from me. When I bragged on the kids their parents thanked me & told me who they were. When I said I can’t wait til the next season. Argo is going to be good/great & no longer a door mat both informed me their kids weren’t going to play because to put it nicely they didn’t care for the Head Coach on the next level. Another who also had a pretty good son play both ways plus ST said mine isn’t either

They have over 250 kids out, so they should always be pretty good.

If they win 1 of their first two games they should make the playoffs

week 1 Prospect at home
week 2 @ Wheaton Warrenville

If 1-1 then will beat Oak Park, Proviso West and East for sure.

Then
Hinsdale C
Gblenbard West
Downers North
York

I can't see Hinsdale beating them.

In a track meet I got ESL, in this game I got LA , I will say ESL is crazy fast. Week 0 against SHG wasn't fair! they beat the breaks off them penalties or not 40-42 LA , A missed 2pt conversion will hurt the flyers.