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100% accurate. The QB panicked after the low snap. Play looked like they wanted to trap the 3 or 5 hole and the QB hit the 1 hole, which was where all of Michigan's push was coming from. Will never say with certainty he would have scored, but didn't give himself a chance.

Parents also know that football is not the skill sport that hockey/basketball/baseball are, it has become a secondary sport for most. A good athlete can "try" football for the first time as a freshman and coach will find a role for him. You can't simply "try" hockey/basketball/baseball...

Based on physical abilities and the little film I've watched, I think AK8 has the higher ceiling vs Brosmer if he can land in the right spot/offense. However, Brosmer's floor is much higher thank AK8. My prediction is we get a game manager that can make those crucial throws and/or have the field...

Not sure how the dynamics of an outgoing portal player are, but if the Gophers really want this guy I'm hoping Kenni Burns is putting a good word in for Fleck.

Best of luck to Athan. He seemed like a good human and ambassador of the U. Only ~6-7% of high school football players are lucky enough to play any level of college football. He had all the measurables to secure a B1G offer and was given the keys to the car, but it just didn't work out here. I...

Game day atmosphere, media timeout engagement, etc. is fantastic. Students showed up all year and they bring the fun. It's why I love college football over the NFL, it is simply a better atmosphere and more family-friendly. That won't change through 5-7 or 11-2 seasons. I have a middle...

My involvement is with Minnetonka, and I'd say they are the same in regards to the ethos of participation and retention. Coaches at each grade level were aligned that they'd rather have all teams go 4-4 or 5-3 than one 8-0 team and one 0-8 team mixed in there. You won't get it balanced perfectly...

I think you can find some pre-season or post-season scrimmage opportunities, but the LMAA is an 8-game schedule within the member teams. One thing I like is you only play other association teams, so a Wayzata-1 wouldn't play Wayzata-3 for example.

It is petty but it's even more petty that youth coaches conduct themselves in that fashion when the rules exists to get more kids involved. If one is coaching 4-8th grade ANYTHING and W/L helps feed your ego, one is in it for the wrong reasons. I doubt you'll see a more elaborate scandal on...

I've coached in the LMAA youth league (think 4th-8th Graders for those unfamiliar). Maxy is right, each youth program runs things a little differently. Some kind of hold onto elementary boundaries as the years pass, others re-work teams via draft every year to balance competitiveness. One...

Park Christian is the private in Moorhead. It's only ~45-50 per class K-12 but when the margins of schools moving classification is so tight, that is material.

Absolute beat-down. LaCrosse knows it and hopefully will take the foot off the gas early to preserve their key players for the playoff push.

Chip does it again...such a talent with these long-form pieces. Fantastic read.

Why we were in Cover 2 at the end when they NEEDED a touchdown is confusing to me.

If a kid returns a punt to the 37-1/2 yard line, there is zero impact on the game for the spotting official to start the 1st and 10 at the 37 or 38 to assist in the flow of the game. It helps officials and is a tactic that has been used for some time. As the ball gets into the red zone, inches...

Current system isn't perfect and it needs some adjustments, but it is better than what was used prior to the early 1980's. We've seen countless Prep Bowl champions who have had 2/3/4 losses in the regular season...these teams would have been left out of any playoff format.

Go to Ohio State for the total experience

Would there be anything more cringe-worthy to an Iowa fan than listening to PJ Fleck accurately explain why the controversy isn't a controversy? :)

At the end of the day, football is not a "skill" sport like many of the others. Take an 8th grader who is an above-average athlete but hasn't participated in the world of travel sports. They can find a home and role on a football team far easier than they can in other sports given they have...

Minnetonka has mostly played the season down their starting QB -AND- starting RB. Those two would have made the season and recent matchup with Eden Prairie more interesting, but EP is still the better roster overall IMO. Milos Spasojevic is the QB and committed to Wisconsin as a preferred...