PowerI66 said:

Having Gordon, Briskerz and Sweat out is killing the defense

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Agreed, but the last TD is inexcusable even with those 3 out.

That was like a Samson Evans of PR type of run before the half.

LOL!! Last week's debacle followed by a simple running play with 12 seconds for a TD.

Fire eberflus after this game--win or lose.

Two devastating plays to end a game and half. Coaching? Or players lethargic because eberflus has lost them?

Having Gordon, Briskerz and Sweat out is killing the defense

Wittymoniker1 said:

Agree, but that was a tough penalty. Very picky, if you ask me.

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Bears are not getting any penalties. A few holding calls should have been called on AZ but nothing. Now Bears getting questionable calls against them. It’s going to be tough to win this game if our defense can’t stop the run.

Silver Rain said:

Mike O'Brien says that the Dukane is down this year. We have three teams at 9-1, Batavia, Geneva, and SCN, who all beat each other. How good is Batavia without Ryan Boe? Probably better than Lincoln Way West. How good is Ethan Plumb? His numbers are pretty even with Jack Elliott's. If both QBs are equal, then the outcome will depend on what the defenses bring. MC's secondary has been vulnerable but, after 10 games, this is no longer true. I see Elliott back to form, unimpeded by injury. I see Dan Taylor doing good things on both sides of the ball. I see a lopsided victory for MC.

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Agreed. Game won in the trenches and I'll take MC's over SCN's.

corey90 said:

Who knows. Bears stiffen in red zone then do something dumb. Wow

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Agree, but that was a tough penalty. Very picky, if you ask me.

Bend but don't break defense is good when a team has a good offense. This offense sucks. 8 mins off the clock, give up a FG, but then a three and out.

BS leverage call. Phantom calls on that and the Lewis false start to end the 1q

Wittymoniker1 said:

Another more runs up the middle for big yardage. Why did Arizona just pass?

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Who knows. Bears stiffen in red zone then do something dumb. Wow

Another more runs up the middle for big yardage. Why did Arizona just pass?

This is what I was saying last week. We don’t play defense until the red zone. Sucks

Bears can't even stop simple handoffs up the middle.

Jesus Christ! Make an adjustment!!!!

Better offensive gameplan this week, and Caleb looks locked in. Can't stand a penalty for being a quarter inch off the line, but illegal contact being allowed

Bears need to run the ball more with Taylor Swift.

Well this is a Bears thread soooo...

How is Abrams not nicknamed Tank?

johnndoe said:

It is actually quite amazing that the Prep Bowl tournament has gone on for so long as an outlier competition. Unless I am missing something, nothing remotely like it exists in any other IHSA sport. Carving out this exception is totally out-of-character for the organization.

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It would be impractical for Spring sports due to extreme senioritis and lack of focus at the end of or past last day of school. AAU, Club and Travel fill the need for seasoning in other sports.

colin2229 said:

Considine was healthy against Dixon.

His dad is the DC and had a nice podcast with Edgy earlier this year.

On it he mentioned that the first stringers this year are just as good as last years but the depth isn’t the same. Last year the backups came in and dominated and that’s why the scores were so bad last year.

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Byron's first string only play half games.

The justification of proposal 19 doesn't even make sense. Trying to conflate school size with density doesn't even work. There are plenty of smaller schools (say 4-6A CPS schools) that pull from much denser surroundinge than larger 8A schools from less dense suburban areas for example.

Which game are you watching

Bears and Cardinals

Or

Packers and Lions??

JCA @ Sacred Heart-Griffin 2pm Saturday

Mike O'Brien says that the Dukane is down this year. We have three teams at 9-1, Batavia, Geneva, and SCN, who all beat each other. How good is Batavia without Ryan Boe? Probably better than Lincoln Way West. How good is Ethan Plumb? His numbers are pretty even with Jack Elliott's. If both QBs are equal, then the outcome will depend on what the defenses bring. MC's secondary has been vulnerable in the past but, after 10 games, this is no longer true. I see Elliott back to form, unimpeded by injury. I see Dan Taylor doing good things on both sides of the ball. I see a lopsided victory for MC.

I'll let all you experts figure out who's going to win this battle.

My Homer 3A pick is Wilmington to win it all, and it kind of looks like, IF Wilmington can make the semi's, that game would be Away against whichever beast wins this classic showdown.

micahjones said:

Aaron Stewart (RB) Warren Township. 8A Leading rusher has a junior. Plus all state wrestler.

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Doesn’t matter he’s an all state wrestler for this conversation.