eireog said:

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.

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PowerI66 said:

I would say so. In the other thread, we learned MC has a strong line of D1 QBs, including one born just last month. The reload is set!

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doctor_d said:

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

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PowerI66 said:

I would say so. In the other thread, we learned MC has a strong of D1 QBs, including one born just last month. The reload is set!

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McCaravan said:

Is it an upset with Elliott not playing?

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McCaravan said:

Is it an upset with Elliott not playing?

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RoaminCatholic said:

Seems to me you're really bad at keeping score. Or, you're a lot dumber than I anticipated, Mr. Pumpkin Spice Latte.

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bmlaken said:

Like if a team that they already released as say #38 won state

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Silver Rain said:

Not sure what you're asking here.

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SiuCubFan8 said:

What if a team already released won state?

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Silver Rain said:

I think it does. 2024-1974 = 50

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rocketnation said:

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.

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SiuCubFan8 said:

this year does not impact it

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olderbytheminute said:

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.

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doctor_d said:

Anyone know if the complete list is set or if the results of this year will impact the top 10 at all? @EdgyTim ?

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GhostOfTheGhhost said:

I could be completely wrong about this, but multiple veteran CPL coaches and sports admin types have told me over the years that those schools are left out of the playoffs as a trade-off for CPS getting to keep the Prep Bowl. Let us keep the Prep Bowl and the CPL Playoffs, and we won't allow a lot of those lower performing teams to qualify for the state playoffs. Most CPL coaches want everyone to be in the playoffs, which is why there was a CPL Conference reorg a couple years ago which really upped the amount of IHSA playoff eligible teams.

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doctor_d said:

the results of this year

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