ADVERTISEMENT

CS8 Predictions-Week 4

I think you're mad. You commented early on in another thread about the days before the magic began clicking when QND roughed up and beat up the fledgling Rockets. Bragging about kids getting injured. All you've done since 2009 is average a 6-4 record.

I don't insult the kids. I insult your POS town and its inability to attract quality families to your program. You are the antithesis to all of the arguments about football/basketball recruiting in private school high school sports. People WANT to go to Mount Carmel. People WANT to go to St. Rita. People WANT to go to St. Laurence. People WANT to go to SHG. Hell, people WANT to go to ESL. Meanwhile, in 30 years, you've gone from a 2A to a 3A to a long tenure in 4A, back to a 2A program. Families have a choice to send their kids to you and they AREN'T. That's a culture issue. And much of it has to do with the fact Quincy resembles a Sasquatch sized turd on the river. Families are literally choosing to go to your neighboring school with it's embarrassing 12.8% college readiness rate rather than pay anywhere from $2300 to $4100 per year (after assistance) to send their kids to a supposed "better" school. QHS Reading ACT scores average 19.6 while QND averages 21.5. Two points better and barely a point better than the state average?!?! And before you opine, I looked up my Jesuit institution's average... 28. As a product of a Jesuit education, you embarrass the rest of us who find value in educational and athletic achievements as a cornerstone for future success. And to hear your constant "woe is me, we're smaller than everyone else, we're trying" nonsense is painful as it screams beta energy.

And no, Lincoln and U-High don't get this kind of joy. U-High was amazing last night and wasn't trying to injure their opponent as you so bragged about in your "days of glory" 20 years ago. Minus the one alcoholic parent who paid a visit to the Rochester bleachers in Lincoln, the Railers have been light years more reasonable and understand basketball is where they will be strong in the CS8.

So, your braggodocio comments of a time long ago have been heard and you're still on the hook to explain your woeful existence. I hope your squad makes it to the playoffs. A group of us will be on the Maroa Forsyth side laughing as we watch your tearful playoff exit while you bitch about the refs. And I hope the Gods will make it happen for Maroa to destroy your ego on your home turf. Which brings to mind another item.... how is it you were so dominant within the confines of that shithole we call Quincy, but squeaked by in your only trip outside of the county? Normal put up 30. Rochester put up 38. SHG put up 50+. Chatham put up 37.

Go back into your limestone mine along the river and focus on guarding the horse glue.
"...focus on guarding the horse glue." Now that is crossing the damn line!!!! My mascot was "the Pony" and I take great offense sir!!! LOL Ullr is our god of sports and he gifted things to those who showed skill, especially in the hunt. The most important is that each show hospitality toward competitors or combatants. Anyone who shows their asses get what's coming to them by lacking in hospitality!
  • Haha
Reactions: cigaros

ALTHOFF v TOLO 53-52- GAME Althoff

When you consider they have full platoons aside from CJ - the D1 DB/WR - allowing Dierre to concentrate on O and Dowell on the DLine, they have to be up there.

When this board discussed what positions you'd want a 5star to be, DL and RB were the spots. Dierre showed out that game and Dowell got sacks - it was just YAK away from Charleston that KILLED the Crusaders that night. They drove up that afternoon after a big city game - first in 29 years - against an 8A team. I think they were looking past TU a bit.
This same Althoff team lost in the quarters of 1a last year. There is no need to make excuses about the outcome and accept there is work needed defensively to be successful later in the year.

Mt. Carmel fb future

I just hope that MC and DGN are on opposite sides of the bracket… you never know with the IHSA
Not the first time I’ve seen you post this nonsense. DGN the #1 team in the State besides maybe ESL. Your afraid of MC? You’re lucky you don’t play LWE.
Give me a break #1 team. Stop it. I doubt they would beat CC. Put the sauce down and be happy your team is playing well.
  • Haha
Reactions: UAGoofy

ALTHOFF v TOLO 53-52- GAME Althoff

I dont follow Tolono, but i cant imagine they have faced teams with 3 P5 dudes. So, its not a completely ridiculous claim by their HC.
I don't know, the coach must have a short memory. In 2021 he took a (13-0) Tolono Unity team to the championship game of 3A..... where they lost 35-7 to unbeaten Byron.

As far as his team, (13-0) sounds better than (2-3). As far as an opponent, a 28-point loss sounds worse than a 1-point loss. I am going to guess that the 2021 3A state championship team of Byron was better than this year's 1A Belleville Althoff team.

Nonetheless, the coach would not be the first person to engage in a little bit of exaggeration. The fact remains that Belleville Althoff has a very good team this year.

ALTHOFF v TOLO 53-52- GAME Althoff

When you consider they have full platoons aside from CJ - the D1 DB/WR - allowing Dierre to concentrate on O and Dowell on the DLine, they have to be up there.

When this board discussed what positions you'd want a 5star to be, DL and RB were the spots. Dierre showed out that game and Dowell got sacks - it was just YAK away from Charleston that KILLED the Crusaders that night. They drove up that afternoon after a big city game - first in 29 years - against an 8A team. I think they were looking past TU a bit.

Minooka Jurys Out? or Force to be reckoned with?

Same here, I’m gonna go out on a limb and say minooka don’t want none of jca if you know what I mean!💪
Well I am going to agree that the game would not end well for Minooka most years. However, that is a game that would do nothing positive for Joliet Catholic were it to be scheduled. Minooka has become a decent-ish program and it would be a fun neighborhood game, but that is where the appeal ends.

The perception in the area, real or imagined, is generally that JC is a way better program that will play way better competition throughout the year. In short, a good handful of athletes from the Minooka district recognize this and have been driving the 7-15 miles to Joliet for decades now.

So if that is the perception-real or imagined-it does JC no good to risk that perception. Sure, some years they may beat Minooka handily. But in a year where it is a nailbiter or Minooka pulls one out, then that puts a dent in the perception that attracts a healthy handful of athletes from that direction every year. JC would have nothing really to gain and much to lose. Kinda like it didn't make a ton of sense for PC to schedule LWE in the mid 2000s when PC had all the momentum as a program and LWE was an upstart. When LWE started winning those games, that coincided with other factors that led to PC's leveling off for a long stretch.

Although they play in baseball and volleyball most years and I suppose we get the mixed results slanted a little more toward JC and that hasn't really hurt their ability to pull student athletes in those sports form the Minooka area, so perhaps I am overthinking it and we should just let the fun game happen.

Provi/SF

So call an infraction that doesn’t exist in HS football? That’s my rub, they didn’t know that penalty doesn’t exist in HS. They should have called unsportsmanlike since it was egregious…

Anyways….it’s over now.
Agree. It’s over now. If you’re SF you gotta stop burying yourself early in games like you have in the last two, try and win 3 out of the last 4 to get a decent seed for playoffs and learn from this game.

Provi/SF

They actually did SF a favor by not calling it unsportsmanlike. Same result with a down used and a stopped clock, but only got walked off 5 instead of 15.

Sounds to me like they were trying to avoid a punt. If they wanted to do that, they could have run a play. The refs will absolutely not allow a team to eat a few ticks off the clock, while telling the defense to stand down.
So call an infraction that doesn’t exist in HS football? That’s my rub, they didn’t know that penalty doesn’t exist in HS. They should have called unsportsmanlike since it was egregious…

Anyways….it’s over now.

Provi/SF

He took two steps back, paused for a second and then took a knee. It wouldn’t have changed the fact that SF without doing that could have still run out the clock. It’s an official inserting himself and influencing the outcome of a game that was otherwise already decided on the field. SIU stated it perfectly above - like pulling someone over for doing 31 in a 30.

Did you also talk to them at all about the fact they called a dropped pass the game winning TD? I’m not one to normally rag on the officiating but they were fairly awful for both sides all night.
Sounds to me like they were trying to avoid a punt. If they wanted to do that, they could have run a play. The refs will absolutely not allow a team to eat a few ticks off the clock, while telling the defense to stand down.

Provi/SF

Talked to a zebra at my son's freshman game about this, one of the guys was on that crew. When a knee is declared, the refs tell both sides to back off. He said the SF QB took the snap and stood there for a few seconds before kneeling. While the delay did occur during the play, they consider it a dead ball foul, because otherwise, it would just help the offending team run the clock out. Theoretically, an offense could keep doing that, and it would always be 1st down, and keep running game time off the clock.
He took two steps back, paused for a second and then took a knee. It wouldn’t have changed the fact that SF without doing that could have still run out the clock. It’s an official inserting himself and influencing the outcome of a game that was otherwise already decided on the field. SIU stated it perfectly above - like pulling someone over for doing 31 in a 30.

Did you also talk to them at all about the fact they called a dropped pass the game winning TD? I’m not one to normally rag on the officiating but they were fairly awful for both sides all night.
  • Like
Reactions: bmlaken and Roscrea
ADVERTISEMENT

Filter

ADVERTISEMENT