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Schwan's home delivery just went out of business, but Schwan's Food Company is a $3+ billion company that still has presence in Marshall (corporate + production) but is owned by a South Korean conglomerate. Home delivery was a shrinking piece of their business for years.

Correct, that "permanent" move was forced by weather and then made permanent for semi-finals. Growing up as a coach's kid, I remember many state semi-final games in the 1980's that were played in the teens or low 20 degree weather.

Understood. I played against some OTC teams in high school and they were usually well coached. I only called out those state-dominant programs because that aura is more engrained and generational. Players are intimidated because they saw their older brother, cousin, uncle, friend...

It used to be that pre-determined sections hosted quarterfinals and semifinals based on the bracket, which switched each year.

OTC has never won a state championship (unless you apply a big * to Battle Lake back in the 70s). Not nit-picking, but I am nit-picking. They are a couple rungs down the ladder but had great runs with Don Seipkes. Caledonia (five straight AA Championships somewhat recently and ten since 2007)...

Barnesville and OTC are in the Minneota category or the types of teams to step up to the Goliath of their class?

I couldn't care less if AK doubles up MB in QBR, as long as the Gophers are +1 on the scoreboard, and 1-0 in the Rutgers Championship Season :p

IMHO Minneota/BOLD section final was the de facto Class A championship game. Hoping someone proves me wrong.

I understand they are taught to do that, I just felt him decelerating at the end had far more impact. His eyes were tracking the ball already, but it seemed like the DB was clueless. Amazing catch regardless, not looking to debate that. I didn't hear any commentary, was watching from a bar...

Amazing catch, but was such an odd sequence. Ball was underthrown and the Illinois DB clearly wasn't tracking DJ's eyes as he almost gave up on the play. Wondering if Jackson slowing down to meet the ball gave the DB a sense that the play was over and/or behind him.

My guess is knowing you're not the lead candidate being the top of that list of 20 things

Probably not as widely known, Grant was also one of four finalists for the Concordia-Moorhead job back in 2001. Not sure if that was some sort of positioning on his part, but he was not offered/selected for the job anyways.

Somewhere in that #6-8 range is where I hope our program can consistently live in the new B1G, with the occasional 2019-type season where we have the energy to earn a spot in the expanded CFP bracket.

There will be nine different section final games played Thursday/Friday of this week at the Fargodome. If the Fargodome Authority wasn't giving the sections or MSHSL a deal, something tells me this tradition wouldn't be 30+ years old.

It's also a great regional event, somewhat of a mini-Prep Bowl as games are stacked on top of each other with numerous sections/classes playing all day, with fan bases, bands, and students coming and going. You can buy a ticket and watch 4-5 games if that's your thing.

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The Fargodome has been hosting northwest Minnesota section final football games (numerous classes) since the early/mid 1990s.

They appear to have dropped from AA to A in 2019. Formerly a strong Class B/Class AA program, enrollment has not been kind to them while old Heart O' Lake conference foes like DGF, Perham, Barnesville have grown/maintained due to closer proximity to a growing Fargo-Moorhead.

Same boat in Tonka, although I don't see enrollment continuing to creep much more as they're already signaling unavoidable budget cuts coming soon. My kids fall into that "good enough for travel teams but doubtful they'll be in the basketball/baseball mix come high school" camp. I've told them...

Attending Shakopee @ Minnetonka tonight, hoping it is a great game.