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They have the best recipe I've seen. Mound and home plate are dirt and everything else is turf. I love JPat, but I think the value gained by dirt home plate greatly exceeds the minimal extra upkeep. I've never talked to anyone that likes the turf mounds (like at Florence Freedom), but they minimize upkeep and increase likelihood of playing.

Understand the frustration, but that kinda statement is weak sauce.

Chicken little rises again. John Oliver did a good deep dive on this on SUN and concluded people need to focus on doing "a series of non-routine tasks that require social intelligence, complex critical thinking, and creative problem-solving." It is often pointed out that people analyze how many "current" jobs will be lost to automation. We all know great examples, laborer on a farm before tractors and fertilizer, assembly line e/e at a car plant before robots took those jobs, pay-phone manufacturer / service person, TV repairman, etc. Too often those skeptics don't also count the # of new jobs, related and unrelated that are created constantly. Software developer for apps didn't exist 10 years ago and how many are employed doing that now? Solar panel manufacturer? Wind turbine installer / maintenance / designer / manufacturer, etc. Podcaster. Blogger. Beanie manufacturer. The world evolves. Always has. Always will.

Good thing you added the LOL. No need getting the school / city shut down! :ohbrother:

Surprised to see words like "domination" and "mismatch" in this thread this morning. Wonder how many of those are posts from people who watched the game and how many are just from posters who see the final score and that it was a running clock. No doubt, CCH was the better team and deserved to win. 1st half was played basically even with very little offense by either team. CCH capitalized on a 3rd and long pass to a D1 receiver that was not well covered by the defense. That happens. Beyond that 1 play, about 75 yards offense for CCH and maybe 40 for HHS. Where CCH capitalized on their opportunities, HHS floundered. This offense, as constructed and called, would have a very difficult time mounting a long drive against CCH defense. When that is the case, you must convert when you have 3rd & short. Keeps the drive going and gives your defense a rest. HHS did not do so early (with a particularly uninspired play call starting from shotgun, handing off deep behind the LOS and then running laterally while CCH DL is gaining territory). Again in the 1st half, HHS given great field position via a dropped punt. 3rd & 1, 4th & 1, uninspired play calls lead to a turnover on downs. Some could argue to put points on the board and take the 3 points (particularly knowing you are likely to get an uninspired play call on 4th & 1), but I like going for the 1st down. As an underdog, you have to make every opportunity count. They didn't. (Q - what is the downside late in the 2Q of trying to draw CCH offside on 4th & 1? If they don't jump, call TO and make sure you're confident of the play call. If they do, you have a free 1st down. If 1 of your guys jumps, shame on them, but you take the FG.) Start the 2nd half with the ball and go 3 & out. Uninspired and uninspiring. On CCH drive, 2 breaks off a long run for a TD. Great athletes make great plays. Should have been tackled for a loss on the play, but didn't happen and you can't expect your defense to do everything for the whole night. Down 14-0 with a 4th down around midfield, HHS tries to run a fake punt (QB is the P, so they line up normal and then QB runs up and gets under C to run a play). The QB has taken probably 10 snaps under C this year (and most of them have turned out poorly). You remove the real element of surprise from a fake punt by going into formation (even if you intend to run up, get in formation and snap it quickly). Before the snap, it seemed like a panic call down only 14-0, but with offense doing absolutely nothing, again, I like taking the risk. Of course, QB fumbles the snap and the play falls apart. CCH goes down and scores and the wind is completely out of the sails. From there, it WAS "domination" and a "mismatch." Before that, it was a competitive game. Defense was gassed and knew that the offense was unlikely to mount 21 points in the remaining time. CCH imposed their will, got the running clock and finished things out. Congrats to the HHS seniors. You experienced a "rough patch" rarely seen in HHS football, but you worked hard and helped start the process of bringing things back to where they should be. Reminds me of the baseball birds who battled through several seasons building what is now a premiere program. No house stands tall without a solid foundation.

How exactly does that work when you are a SR, apparently sat out your JR year due to transfer and its NOV 12? Yikes.

The "catch and fumble" call that went against AC late in the game was wrong - but completely understandable. One of the local TV stations happened to have a good angle in their highlight package. If you slo-mo'd it, he never really controlled it. However, he ran a few strides while juggling it very close to his body so completely understandable that an official would not see a brown football moving against a muddy jersey while the player was running. Hudl stats say 2 lost fumbles and 2 ints for HHS. Seemed like more lost fumbles by HHS.

Apparently lost his lid and had to go into enemy territory to retrieve it.

Grass or turf? If grass, possibly sloppy with all the recent rain? How many games has HHS played on grass this year? When you don't play or practice on it, you forget some of the keys to that environment.

Apparently it did make the SCTop10 at #10!

Not sure if this will show up, but crazy goal to start 2nd half. Someone should get the best quality video nominated for SCTop10. Uhhhh . . . Keeper? GOAL! - Highlands Athletics Boosters Association HABA

How can Cooper not have a play calling system? QB ran all the way to the Coach on the sidelines after every play. Must've run a 10k over the length of the game. #3 for Cooper was extremely"pumped up" & vocal for a team that was not very competitive. Whatever motivates you, I guess. Cramer looked rusty on long balls but better when they went to short passing game. Really needs to work on QB sneak. May have been confused by being under C. Stood straight up on a 4th & 1 deep in Cooper territory and got pushed back/ sideways. Defense looked aggressive and did fly to the ball well. Good pass rush. DBs will need to get better against a more precise passing team. 70+ yd punt that went OB at the 2nd yd line was pretty to watch.

Always interested in the theory behind 2 scrimmages and no bye week v. 1 scrimmage and a bye week. I have always assumed that teams with difficult schedules preferred the bye week late in the year to rest up and prepare for the playoffs. On the flip side, teams that have some cupcakes (whether forced by district play or traditional rivalries OR by choice) don't mind not having a bye week as they use those weeks to rest players who are not likely to play a full game. This rationale would certainly hold true for Beechwood based on their traditional district opponents. Not sure about JC.

IU commit was likely based on Lemonis. When he left, reasonable to change commitment. UofL is a great choice for anyone who wants to develop as the track record proves out.

I think he was an early Michigan commit. If his recruitment stayed open, virtually any D1 school that he showed any interest in would have offered him.

As a supporter of a team that has played more games in Whitaker Bank Ballpark over the last 4 years than any other (I'm pretty sure I'm right on that - me & the Mrs. did the math on one of the many trips to Lex from NKy), the "best" team in baseball is not necessarily determined by a format where 1 loss in 3 games over 4ish days in the Regional tourney or in 4 games over 2 weekends in the state tournament (much less a loss in the 1st District Game where it either isn't seeded OR an average team who just happens to have a HAMMER). (That said, if you'd predicted St. X v. HHS at the beginning of the season, nobody would've laughed at you.) The new state format of 2 weekends (where you really only need 2 starters and an arm or 2 in the bullpen) seems to generate results more in line with expectations. Look at College Baseball: Regionals = double elimination; Supers = 2/3; CWS = double elimination and then 2/3 for the 8 that make it there. Look at MLB - wild card "play in" game; best of 5; best of 7; best of 7 That said, there is a practical side of things. HS baseball runs too long as it is and anything beyond single elimination would be a logistical nightmare. Not sure any team's #4 starter v. another team's #4 starter for a state championship is a great idea.

Absotively.

Not sure if maybe JOAT's phone died. Rom walked leadoff guy. 4-2 Birds. #2 hitter popped up to CF. Birds win 4-2.

Remarkable catch in a clutch situation.

Congrats to JB. 4 in a row in a single elimination format for a sport not well-suited to that is remarkable. He built it the right way and now has a "monster" program that everyone wants to be involved in. Good coach. Better man. Remarkably fortunate to have had my son coached by him and Dale.

Wasn't there and wondered about this play. Saw video of the C slamming his facemask down after Gulley hit the ball, so he obviously thought it was a hit. A - could Kavanaugh have tried to tag up and score on the play? Not sure how deep it was, but reportedly it was tailing away (toward the LF foul line I presume) and the LF had to dive. Given Kavanaugh's speed, I'd think you'd need a great throw to get him. B - your comment that "almost doubled up Kavanaugh at third" answers A. However, and I realize these are very young kids, what in the heck is Kavanaugh doing off 3B in that situation? If it gets down, you're scoring. If it's caught, you need to be on the bag to potentially tag up. Maybe he thought it could potentially be fielded on a short hop and he wanted extra lead to make sure he could score. (In reality, he was probably just very excited when the ball was hit and had the natural reaction to get down the line until he realized it might get caught.)

A few years ago there was a discussion that some parents wanted to just go ahead and get their 1st TJ surgery out of the way during HS (almost like elective surgery) so it didn't come at an inconvenient time. Crazy discussion and ridiculously misplaced priorities, but reflects the perceived high likelihood of it happening anyway and the perceived routine nature of the surgery and how most kids come back from it.

I think there is a middle ground here. In your earlier posts, you were talking about "one way" commitments where a coach can't stop a kid from saying he has committed to School X. That's completely understandable and I doubt anyone on here would consider that a "D1 offer." In the middle, there is the "unofficial offer" that is communicated by School X. While they don't have to follow through on it AND it can be subject to meeting clearing house and other requirements, most on here would consider that a "D1 Offer" if it is coming from School X. The reality is a coach is not going to get very far in recruiting if he's sending out a ton of these "unofficial offers" and then pulling them when it comes to signing time. Word gets around. If School X has provided an "unofficial offer," they are likely to keep it out there unless something major changes. Finally, official offers are as has been described above.

Not only his 1st college AB, but the 1st pitch he saw as a college player. Joins a long list of players to do that!

Seems like an odd choice. Furry convention - Wikipedia