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    Bears Unveil New Site for Prep Bowl

    Agreed that is likely the case, especially with the net worth of the family being largely the franchise. I always saw AH as a viable exit plan for the family when the matriarch passes. No one group of the family will have the resources or desire to continue running the franchise. Lining up...
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    Bears Unveil New Site for Prep Bowl

    There are a myriad of reasons why the Museum campus makes no sense. Being completely inaccessible by light rail and a giant lake cutting off access from all points to the East is certainly one reason. The biggest concern comes down to why in the world would a business want to drop 2 billion on...
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    LA at CoM

    Really wish they did play this season. Would probably be a good game. Hoping the next iteration of CCL/ESCC divisions includes the CCL/ESCC Brown. The three Carmelite schools plus I guess you need a fourth. Fenwick's black is close enough to brown I suppose.
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    Week 0 Scrimmage

    If JC is going to schedule a scrimmage, they should probably schedule a blue blood like that to get ready for their doozy of a schedule. As long as they come out of it healthy, they will need the scrimmage against a legit opponent to help them get battle tested for the rough road. Iowa City @...
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    Week 0 Scrimmage

    Yea if there is not more explicit direction in writing, it will essentially be "do whatever you want." I would assume there will be more specific, written expectations coming in June or July. Or perhaps not and they will let the competing schools just do what they want within the very limited...
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    Week 0 Scrimmage

    Will scrimmages generally be full live contact? Or will QB's be in red shirts?
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    You get one

    That's why I feel like Jeske has to get consideration for best player I have ever seen. If Dergo is possibly the answer, it is hard for me to shake the memory of Jeske and Co absolutely dominating him the year before. And the fact that they did it with an almost all junior defensive line in 04...
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    You get one

    Under normal circumstances, no doubt you prioritize the more senior guy if you are looking to compete immediately. However, this was year 2 of the complete Zook tear down and rebuild. He stated "year 1 is lose big, year 2 is lose little, year 3 is win little, and year 4 is win big." So there...
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    You get one

    I wouldn't say he barely touched the field, though I'm sure he would have liked to play more. He was the starter and played all 11 games for a pretty bad Illinois team his redshirt junior season. Passed for almost 2000 yards with limited weapons around him. His final season in 06 he shared...
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    You get one

    Visitors accommodations-Joliet Memorial for seating capacity alone. I am sure there are plenty of others with nicer locker rooms and team accommodations though. Stadium-LaSalle-Peru's is a must experience. Much livelier on a Saturday afternoon big game situation than on a Friday night regular...
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    Tell us something….

    That's a good one. 15 years ago I was coaching football and one of our promising players failed to show up to one of the early season August practices. The next day he shows up, comes up to me with a big smile, and hands me a note. It read: Dear Coach, Please excuse (name of student) from...
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    Daily Herald: Thanks to transfer portal, options dwindling for suburban high school football players

    I think he's saying exactly what I am saying. That second paragraph is almost an exact replica of my previous post. You may have to start at a lower level than a similar recruit would have in 2018. But there is still a spot in college FB for the same kids in 2024 that there was in 2018. You...
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    Daily Herald: Thanks to transfer portal, options dwindling for suburban high school football players

    In your scenario, no opportunities were created or destroyed. The one kid wanted to play at Illinois. A transfer from Akron (or a former second stringer or a HS recruit) rises up and takes his spot. The kid who wanted to start at Illinois but gets beat out either stays at Illinois as a backup or...
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    Daily Herald: Thanks to transfer portal, options dwindling for suburban high school football players

    Once the extra year goes away, HS kids will not be "squeezed" out of college football like they are now. The extra year means the same number of scholarships are being divided amongst a bigger group of people. The portal is an entirely different issue. You are correct in that there is a trickle...
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    Bears

    Maybe. But if you are talking about consensus number one choice leading up to the draft and then that pick went out and proved they were the right choice with absolutely no questions, I think the list is shorter than that. While Manning was the right choice for the Giants (by way of trade) you...
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    Bears

    Agree and that's why they will take him. However, last year Stroud wasn't even the clear number 1 and is now clearly the best QB of that class. While Williams could be Stroud, he could also be Bryce Young and there's no way to know. Penix or Daniels could end up being this year's big prize for...
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    JJ McCarthy to draft

    I was referring to the word "doubters" that someone else used. Merely pointing out that there weren't many people who could be fairly characterized as doubters in this thread. Some questioning his draft placement and ability to be a top of the line QB, but nobody really doubting his pedigree...
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    JJ McCarthy to draft

    I really don't think anyone here has mentioned something that would make them a "doubter." Some mentioned that he would be a "project." A few Naz posters (many of them have a decade long reputation for being hyper-sensitive) seem to take that as an affront and therefore seem to feel that is...
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    Mike Fitzgerald leaves York returns to Marist

    Yes, this mediocre to poor tier 2 pension compared to the excellent tier 1 pension is going to change a lot of things. Those hired 2011 or later have no real reason to have to stay teaching in a public school system as they have to get to 67 to realize any meaningful benefit. Those in tier 1 can...
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    Michigan

    Michigan defense is 100 percent legit. But I think that performance by the UW offense made it clear they were top ranked because they play in a league that flat out doesn't prioritize defense. There are a lot of fair criticisms of the Big Ten style of play. But all 14 programs seem to...
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