WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.040 --> 00:00:04.080 Schweiker, Gannison, Krazak Rundio proudly sponsors to Friday Night Drive. I'm Mike 2 00:00:04.160 --> 00:00:07.240 Krazak. If you've been injured, we are ready to take on the insurance 3 00:00:07.240 --> 00:00:10.480 company and get you to the end zone. We've recovered hundreds of millions of 4 00:00:10.519 --> 00:00:24.320 dollars for our clients. Visit GA nassi M dot com. Welcome the Friday 5 00:00:24.399 --> 00:00:29.120 Night Drive podcast and Peril Valley Edition week sex. If I know how to 6 00:00:29.199 --> 00:00:33.439 count, which I certainly don't, I'm your host Eddie Carriffio. I am, 7 00:00:33.600 --> 00:00:37.600 of course joined by JT. Penalty and we actually have a guess we're 8 00:00:37.759 --> 00:00:41.039 getting right into this. We're pumped, we're excited. Instead of hearing us 9 00:00:41.079 --> 00:00:46.439 say oh yeah, Princeton's good, we're gonna actually have some insight into Princeton 10 00:00:46.640 --> 00:00:50.159 with Bureau County Sports editor Kevin Horonimus. Kevin, thank you so much for 11 00:00:50.240 --> 00:00:53.920 joining us here here. Hey good, how are you guys doing? Thanks 12 00:00:53.960 --> 00:00:57.159 for having me? Good Man doing good, Man doing good well. You 13 00:00:57.200 --> 00:01:00.280 know, a couple of weeks ago we talked a little bit about, you 14 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:03.760 know, Princeton after that loss to Morrison in week two on the last second 15 00:01:03.799 --> 00:01:07.680 field goal and kind of what that meant. And Eddie and I talked at 16 00:01:07.719 --> 00:01:11.400 the time and kind of agreed, Uh, you know this was never gonna 17 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:17.319 win, just just bail out. That was obviously it was over back and 18 00:01:17.599 --> 00:01:19.120 uh we said at the time, it looks like a stumble in the road. 19 00:01:19.200 --> 00:01:22.680 Princeton should be all right, and I think they've proven they are. 20 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:25.760 And you know, obviously Friday night, you were at the game when they 21 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:29.959 beat uh Sterling twenty eight to six, not Sterling Newman, not Sterling anything, 22 00:01:30.120 --> 00:01:33.680 but the big school Sterling. Uh that's a quality win. I know 23 00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:36.280 they used to be in a conference together, but on different sides and the 24 00:01:36.640 --> 00:01:40.159 good old nci C back in the day. But that's a quality win for 25 00:01:40.239 --> 00:01:42.560 Princeton. Just kind of if you would talk a little bit about what you 26 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:46.159 saw at the game and what Princeton did. I won't say right the ship 27 00:01:46.280 --> 00:01:49.760 because they barely hit a little stumble, but uh, you know what they're 28 00:01:49.840 --> 00:01:52.879 doing well that allowed them to pick up that win and convincing one at that 29 00:01:53.319 --> 00:01:59.439 really, especially the second half, Princeton has really dominated that game. Princeton's 30 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:02.120 scrink is their offensive line, and they got the running game going well. 31 00:02:04.359 --> 00:02:10.599 Software running back Casey three scored three touchdowns with the one hundred and seventy four 32 00:02:10.680 --> 00:02:15.319 yards rushing and Princeton only attempted the ball to rush to pass the ball excuse 33 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:20.639 me twice, just because they were running it so well, right right, 34 00:02:20.800 --> 00:02:23.719 and and obviously a great defensive job. I know Sterling. One thing, 35 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:25.800 you know, I remember from back in the days when they were in a 36 00:02:25.840 --> 00:02:30.199 conference with the Ottawa and Streeter and uh lasal Peru. I'd see Sterling every 37 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:36.159 year and the one thing you always saw was they were yeah twelve alert. 38 00:02:36.879 --> 00:02:40.159 Well, well I'm thinking NCIC to Sunnier days. Oh it's done the rain 39 00:02:40.240 --> 00:02:44.639 cloud NI twelve. But yeah, when they but one thing that always was 40 00:02:44.680 --> 00:02:47.280 Sterling. They have great athletes. They have great speed and they may not 41 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:51.400 have the biggest lines, but they're strong, fast kids. I mean, 42 00:02:51.759 --> 00:02:53.719 always are good. I mean, to hold them to six points, I 43 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:55.759 think the Princeton defense must have done a whale of a job. Oh yeah, 44 00:02:55.800 --> 00:03:00.319 they really did. Princeton just put it together on both sides of bolved, 45 00:03:01.319 --> 00:03:07.360 you know, on the line especially, and then no Report kind of 46 00:03:07.400 --> 00:03:10.039 kepped the game with the pick six there at the end, about a forty 47 00:03:10.120 --> 00:03:15.960 yard interception returned to a paydirt and and like I said, Princeton is really 48 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:22.039 they just really dominated the game. Yeah, there there is no exclamation point 49 00:03:22.080 --> 00:03:25.159 like a pick six. Ye, that's the best way to do he was 50 00:03:25.240 --> 00:03:30.960 smiling. I wanted to ask Kevin and again correctly if I'm wrong on the 51 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:35.960 whole premise of this. But but Princeton had had a good deal of turnover 52 00:03:36.039 --> 00:03:40.080 from last year, right, the correct Yes, I did, especially when 53 00:03:40.080 --> 00:03:43.719 you lose a guy at the caliber of Teak and Davis. Yeah, I 54 00:03:43.800 --> 00:03:47.240 know that was the big one. Yeah. And Aggie Christensen, the top 55 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:53.319 running back from last year, he graduated. So I guess the question was 56 00:03:53.360 --> 00:03:59.599 how obviously, and they've been doing this for years, but but how important 57 00:03:59.719 --> 00:04:02.599 and how is it to the coach down there to get the new kids buying 58 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:06.599 into the program, And how important is it to see these wins after a 59 00:04:06.680 --> 00:04:11.800 loss which could you know, and and a team that's not used to the 60 00:04:11.840 --> 00:04:14.319 success as Princeton have. You know, you have a couple of good years, 61 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:16.279 you suffer a loss like they suffered, and then that's it came over. 62 00:04:16.800 --> 00:04:19.959 Obviously, how important is it for their coach to have gotten the kids 63 00:04:20.040 --> 00:04:25.800 to buy into this to continue the success even after a hiccup. Oh, 64 00:04:25.879 --> 00:04:30.279 for sure. One thing I know I've learned about coach Pearson, He's able 65 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:36.160 to make some corrections when they take a little stumble. You know, they 66 00:04:36.279 --> 00:04:40.519 last week two, it's a surprising loss to Morrison this year on a field 67 00:04:40.519 --> 00:04:45.160 goal twenty two twenty one, but they turned the ship right around right away, 68 00:04:45.959 --> 00:04:49.879 rolling, rolling smoothly. And twenty twenty one they also had a mid 69 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:57.360 season stumble at Kewe who really took it to him. And you're you're thinking, 70 00:04:57.439 --> 00:05:00.839 maybe Tigers aren't as good as we thought they were. But after that 71 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:03.519 they just steamrolled all the way to the three eight quarter finals until they ran 72 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:10.399 into Icycatholic. Yeah, and I'm familiar to have a little experience agasine ol 73 00:05:10.480 --> 00:05:14.160 Ryan Pearson during his time at with Flanning in Cornell Woodland. And yeah, 74 00:05:14.240 --> 00:05:17.000 he's just a guy who I think what you said earlier, you know, 75 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:19.879 is one of the things I really remember about him. If I covered a 76 00:05:20.680 --> 00:05:24.079 flying in Cornell Woodland game. They play eight man now, but at the 77 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:26.399 time they were still playing eleven man. You know, if there was a 78 00:05:26.439 --> 00:05:29.120 game where they got gashed on the ground, you could bet the next game 79 00:05:29.519 --> 00:05:30.639 they were not going to get gashed on the ground. And if they played 80 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:33.560 a game where they weren't blocking the edge, you could bet the next game 81 00:05:33.600 --> 00:05:38.199 they're blocking the edge. He very much addresses problems in that next week of 82 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:41.959 practice and and you see immediate results. Just h And you know, when 83 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:46.199 you have talent like Princeton does and and a coach like that who can diagnose 84 00:05:46.279 --> 00:05:48.720 and fix problems in between games, you know that's a recipe for success. 85 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:54.839 I'd say, oh, definitely, for sure. I just this team is 86 00:05:54.879 --> 00:05:59.759 just going to keep moving from here on out and they're praying to make another 87 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:02.920 deep but postseason run. Well, you talk about what's coming up. I 88 00:06:03.000 --> 00:06:08.279 mean next week they have undefeated Kiwani, So what what kind of read, 89 00:06:08.399 --> 00:06:11.639 what kind of field do you have on on that game? As we inched 90 00:06:11.639 --> 00:06:15.399 closer to it, Well, those two uh, it's always going to be 91 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:18.560 a be a good game. This is this is gonna be the one hundred 92 00:06:18.560 --> 00:06:24.240 and twenty fifth meeting of this rivalry. First game was in eighteen ninety seven, 93 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:29.040 and here we are all these years later, they're still playing. You 94 00:06:29.120 --> 00:06:33.319 know, they had a little uh time off there between conferences. I think 95 00:06:33.360 --> 00:06:38.600 we went three years without playing and then once uh Princeton got back into the 96 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:42.959 Three Rivers in Kewani, it was, you know, the rivalry was back 97 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:47.480 fully intact and there's always always good games. A couple more old n c 98 00:06:47.759 --> 00:06:51.160 C schools they talked about a lot of those meetings were played in the nc 99 00:06:51.319 --> 00:06:55.759 I s. Back when I started in this business in nineteen ninety nine, 100 00:06:55.800 --> 00:06:59.040 I thought the NCIC was probably one hundred years old and would be around another 101 00:06:59.120 --> 00:07:01.360 three hundred. It's weird to think that it's been, you know, gone 102 00:07:01.439 --> 00:07:05.319 so long. Yeah, it is. Uh. I would have thought that 103 00:07:05.480 --> 00:07:10.279 was the most stable conference you could ever see. But here we are. 104 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:15.160 That's you know, it's just a matter of history now, further proof of 105 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:18.600 the flaws of the system. As I get in my talking points. Absolutely, 106 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:24.759 Eddie and I have discussed the merits and drawbacks of moving to a district 107 00:07:24.839 --> 00:07:28.079 system a few different times, and you know, and I would I would 108 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:30.319 agree with Eddie while I'm not on board with the districts how it was drawn 109 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:36.959 up, when it was first approved and then unapproved whatever that was. Yeah, 110 00:07:38.240 --> 00:07:42.000 but but I will say that, uh, you know, in my 111 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:44.759 mind, you know, a conference like the nc I SE with forty five 112 00:07:44.839 --> 00:07:47.519 years of stability with twelve members or whatever it was. You know, it's 113 00:07:47.560 --> 00:07:53.519 hard to imagine that happening again, right, I mean, you can already 114 00:07:53.519 --> 00:08:00.279 see the three three erbs are you are having a major shuffle now and anything 115 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:03.639 else you see in the in the Three Rivers teams aside from Princeton. Kind 116 00:08:03.720 --> 00:08:05.480 of before he left, I was going to ask you about the fun, 117 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:11.680 fun story you did on Bureau Valley the other day, but any other teams, 118 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:13.720 any other notes, things that surprise you, teams to look out for 119 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:18.399 in the in the track. Well on the other side, of course, 120 00:08:18.439 --> 00:08:22.639 Morrison made a major statement when they came here and beat Princeton. They were 121 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:28.160 one a unranked team, and they certainly gained some noise. They're gonna be 122 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:33.720 a threatened in one A for sure. Kiwani is off to a great start. 123 00:08:33.480 --> 00:08:39.519 They're gonna be a postseason team. It looks like Bureau Valley surprise some 124 00:08:39.600 --> 00:08:43.720 people. Some had them not to win any games, and here they are. 125 00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:46.759 They're three and two. So there, you know, there's been some 126 00:08:46.799 --> 00:08:52.440 good football in the Three Rivers. So and you know what, just to 127 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:56.679 transition into you talked about Bureau Valley and uh, you know, got to 128 00:08:56.720 --> 00:09:00.240 write a fun one on them. I believe Monday, right. Yeah. 129 00:09:00.879 --> 00:09:05.080 Matt Pistol to the head coach, a former Storm quarterback. Him and his 130 00:09:05.159 --> 00:09:11.559 wife Lindsay, are expecting their first baby, and he wanted to He schemed 131 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:15.919 a gender reveal, of course, around football, using his football team. 132 00:09:16.480 --> 00:09:20.759 He had him run a reverse play and then one of their alignments. Blake 133 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:26.960 ericson, who professes to be the best kicker on the team, and he 134 00:09:26.000 --> 00:09:31.960 will he will boldly tell you that he got to coach Pistol allow him to 135 00:09:31.399 --> 00:09:39.279 kick this football that exploded into a cloud of blue dust. So it's it's 136 00:09:39.279 --> 00:09:43.240 a boy. So the Storm had their future quarterback, you know, eighteen 137 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:46.279 years from now. Yeah, really cool story if you if you haven't read 138 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:50.159 it, you should check it out on Friday Night Drive. And I feel 139 00:09:50.200 --> 00:09:54.960 like the double reverse punt is a play like the Minnesota Vikings would have run 140 00:09:54.039 --> 00:09:58.159 on the original tech Moo ball. I was like one of those ones that 141 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:01.000 takes twenty seconds a developer. You can't stop it unless you called it on 142 00:10:01.080 --> 00:10:05.480 defense. Yeah. I asked Blake if he was nervous about kicking that, 143 00:10:05.639 --> 00:10:07.720 you know, missing the ball. He says, well, I was a 144 00:10:07.759 --> 00:10:09.039 little bit nervous, but after all, I am the best kicker on the 145 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:18.279 team. So so anyway, Kevin, appreciate the time. We'll look forward 146 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:22.559 to reading your coverage here on the game. You mentioned Princeton coming up this 147 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:26.919 week. They're they're presumable playoff run going forward. I appreciate the time. 148 00:10:26.960 --> 00:10:31.919 Man, Hey, thanks guys, always good to talk. Absolutely, we'll 149 00:10:31.919 --> 00:10:33.879 see it down the road. Kevin, all right, take care of guys, 150 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:37.919 and I think we'll use that queue to take a little break, any 151 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:41.960 break here, and then we'll get JT. And I'll get right back into 152 00:10:41.000 --> 00:10:43.440 the swing of things. That's a baseball phrase. That's awful. Get right 153 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:46.919 back into the kicking things. I don't know, get back to me. 154 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:50.000 I'll come up with something. We'll be right back. We'll be we'll be 155 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:58.000 back back any back after the breaking degree Schweiker Gannison Krazak Rundio Proudley sponsors the 156 00:10:58.080 --> 00:11:01.080 Friday Night Drive. I'm Mike Krazak. If you've been injured, we are 157 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:03.080 ready to take on the insurance company and get you to the end zone. 158 00:11:03.240 --> 00:11:07.799 We've recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for our clients. Visit the g A 159 00:11:07.080 --> 00:11:16.440 N A S s I N that's common and welcome back, pared down version. 160 00:11:16.480 --> 00:11:22.480 Now that Kevin is left great insights into Princeton, obviously him covering them 161 00:11:22.559 --> 00:11:26.159 weekend and week out, but now you're gonna get some great insights from us 162 00:11:26.679 --> 00:11:35.840 on the was that fantastic insights, the best insights on the Kisswaukee River Interstate 163 00:11:35.960 --> 00:11:39.840 eight White Conference. Mostly we haven't talked a lot of blue and blues more 164 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:45.240 north and everything though, so we we stick to the White Conference. Let 165 00:11:45.639 --> 00:11:48.559 let Kyle and Seuss talk about that one. Well, we sprinkling a little 166 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:52.200 sandwich and plain oh here and there, and we don't get the blue a 167 00:11:52.240 --> 00:12:00.440 little love. They're not even anymore. So yeah, absolutely, go ahead. 168 00:12:01.000 --> 00:12:05.600 I was gonna say the big one this week is Caitlin Sycamore. Caitlin 169 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:09.919 still looking for that, you know, the top level, to be the 170 00:12:11.000 --> 00:12:13.600 team above them. They've had some really close calls that led against the four 171 00:12:13.639 --> 00:12:18.600 and one Washington team into the fourth quarter, led against an undefeated Morris team 172 00:12:20.320 --> 00:12:24.080 into the fourth quarter, couldn't pull out either one of those. Have to 173 00:12:24.159 --> 00:12:28.159 go to Sycamore this week for that one. You're an outsider, JT. 174 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:31.799 What do you think of that one? Well, I mean you know, 175 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:35.440 Caitlin's obviously the team with something to prove here. I think most people are 176 00:12:35.519 --> 00:12:39.759 expecting Sycamore to be Sycamore and do what they've done for these past two seasons 177 00:12:39.799 --> 00:12:43.799 in this conference which is just dominated. But you know, very inner, 178 00:12:43.960 --> 00:12:48.000 Caitlin, you know what they did with Ottawa forty nine fourteen victory in control 179 00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:50.840 of the whole way. I mean, I think we've discussed this has been 180 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:54.799 like a running theme here as we've discussed, you know, is Cainlan in 181 00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:58.039 that top group, Is Kinlan with ottawaan LP? Or is Canlan kind of 182 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:01.720 us in its own tier kind of knocking on the door. And I think 183 00:13:01.759 --> 00:13:03.480 we both had the gut feeling they were kind of on their own tier knocking 184 00:13:03.519 --> 00:13:07.120 on the door. And I think they've proven that they don't have LP till 185 00:13:07.159 --> 00:13:09.360 week nine, I believe, so that we'll see how that one goes. 186 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:15.960 But I think Kinland has very much proven that, you know, they're right 187 00:13:16.039 --> 00:13:20.679 there. They're right there with Morris, and you saw that in their game 188 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:22.519 with Morris. Now can they be right there with Sycamore. That's what we're 189 00:13:22.519 --> 00:13:24.240 going to find out. What kind of read you have on that one, 190 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:28.600 Eddie? Yeah, I see, I get the feeling that not a lot 191 00:13:28.639 --> 00:13:33.120 of teams have been right there with Sycamore this year. Simeon was about the 192 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:35.720 closest that's been there. But I mean, I don't think that's gonna take 193 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:41.000 away from it. Actually, the last week's game against Rochelle was a close 194 00:13:41.080 --> 00:13:45.720 on twenty one six finals, Sycamore just getting past the Hubs and a crossover 195 00:13:45.840 --> 00:13:48.320 game, as we mentioned, the Blue Conference. Now, so I think 196 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:58.480 we're done for the week. So now that said your boy the auto a 197 00:13:58.600 --> 00:14:05.879 coach is his last name Gross Gross. So he had said it in uh 198 00:14:07.240 --> 00:14:09.399 post game interview to the reporter we had out there, Lenny Eisley does a 199 00:14:09.720 --> 00:14:13.159 terrific job. He's actually covered a lot of Sycamore this year. He'll be 200 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:16.360 doing the the caw Gyan this week because I shifted over to Sycamore. But 201 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:20.720 he had said we got exactly how he said it. But this Kalan team 202 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:22.080 is a big team. Don't look at their record. They've had a tough 203 00:14:22.080 --> 00:14:26.759 schedule and this is a really, really good team. And he's absolutely right 204 00:14:26.840 --> 00:14:31.039 about that. I mean, you see this Scalon team, they're they're taking 205 00:14:31.080 --> 00:14:33.480 care of business against the teams they're supposed to be taken care of, and 206 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:39.039 they've come close to a to a pair of huge upsets. I would have 207 00:14:39.159 --> 00:14:41.840 us talking about, you know, two undefeated teams going into this, including 208 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:46.399 the Morris Slaves, so you know, just a player two away from that. 209 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:50.000 So I definitely think, even though you know there's a chance they're sitting 210 00:14:50.039 --> 00:14:56.559 at three and three after this week, that this Kalon team is excellent and 211 00:14:56.720 --> 00:15:01.360 it really is in that group or w closer to the Morrison, Yeah, 212 00:15:01.399 --> 00:15:05.039 closer to the Morris and Sycamore side of it the division than the middle of 213 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:09.919 the pack than the odd LP kind of middle pack. Yeah, and I 214 00:15:09.960 --> 00:15:11.960 would agree with that. I think everything we've seen has shown us that. 215 00:15:13.399 --> 00:15:18.960 And you know obviously that that Kinlan LP game in I'm pretty sure it's Week 216 00:15:18.080 --> 00:15:22.240 nine is going to be one that, uh you know, is gonna be 217 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:24.320 big for Kinland for playoff seeding, could be big for LP just to get 218 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:28.200 in. We'll talk about that in a minute. I got to see LP 219 00:15:28.039 --> 00:15:31.679 take on Morris, that other one that's up at that level with Sycamore this 220 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:35.000 past Friday, and and uh so we'll see, and honestly, this is 221 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:39.200 a great time to contra transition to that you know, Morris pt LP forty 222 00:15:39.240 --> 00:15:43.600 to nothing. LP did not look awful, and I know that's so weird 223 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:46.159 to say in a game like that. They gained under one hundred yards of 224 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:50.720 total offense. They got first downs almost every drive of the first half, 225 00:15:50.039 --> 00:15:54.159 they'd get to midfield. Their defense forced a ton of third and fourth downs 226 00:15:54.559 --> 00:16:00.879 against the powerful Morris offense. But Morris converted three three fourth thounds in the 227 00:16:00.919 --> 00:16:03.480 first half and they all led to touchdowns. They converted another one actually scored 228 00:16:03.519 --> 00:16:07.200 a touchdown on fourth down. And the second half just when they had to 229 00:16:07.240 --> 00:16:10.159 make plays, you know, Morris. You know, at the risk of 230 00:16:10.200 --> 00:16:14.120 plagiarizing my own story I wrote there. Their offense was great, but their 231 00:16:14.159 --> 00:16:17.360 defense is what really impressed me. No one talks about it, but their 232 00:16:17.399 --> 00:16:21.200 defense was just amazing against Lossal Peru, a good at Lossal Preu team that's, 233 00:16:21.559 --> 00:16:23.320 you know, probably going to be in the playoffs if they can take 234 00:16:23.360 --> 00:16:29.039 care of business these next two weeks. Yeah, you seem optimistic. I 235 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:30.320 know, we'll talk to week nine one week nine, because if you're saying 236 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:33.799 with South and hid there with Caitlin, I'm a little less optimistic about that, 237 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:38.240 depending on how these next three weeks play out. But what is it 238 00:16:38.399 --> 00:16:41.480 that you've seen and then you touched on it a little there, but what 239 00:16:41.759 --> 00:16:47.960 have you seen about this LaSalle team that has you often missed it that you 240 00:16:48.039 --> 00:16:52.399 know they're they're closer to you know, that level than the other levels. 241 00:16:52.919 --> 00:16:56.279 Well, I would say there you have to say they're a step above Ottawa 242 00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:59.799 and they'll settle that on the field here in a couple of weeks whether they 243 00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:03.840 are or not. But they have a I think nine game winning streak against 244 00:17:03.840 --> 00:17:06.799 Ottawa eight game nine game winning streak gains oatwas, so until Ottawa gets to 245 00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:10.160 win, you have to say LPs that that step above them. So you 246 00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:12.119 know when you go down the pecking order, if you go Sycamore and Morris 247 00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:17.440 at the top, Caitlin's proven there there you know that's your next two. 248 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:21.400 You got there. Although Woodstock North is kind of interesting. They play Ottawa 249 00:17:21.480 --> 00:17:23.680 this week and they've they've hung in there some games, certainly not at that 250 00:17:23.759 --> 00:17:27.079 top tier, but they're kind of knocking on the door at the LPs and 251 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:30.920 Ottawa's I believe they led LP at halftime in their matchup, so they're kind 252 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:36.599 of trying to be in that conversation too. So, but La Salpreu plays, 253 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:40.640 uh, you know, if they play solid defense. I say this 254 00:17:40.720 --> 00:17:42.279 after seeing them have given up forty two Morris, but a lot of teams 255 00:17:42.319 --> 00:17:48.480 give up forty two more give bad, I don't think so, No, 256 00:17:48.799 --> 00:17:51.960 not at all, not at all. But but LP's got a nice team 257 00:17:52.079 --> 00:17:55.640 a plus. It's actually their lowest part total of the year, by the 258 00:17:55.720 --> 00:17:57.519 way. Yeah. See, so that's so I saw. I basically saw 259 00:17:57.519 --> 00:18:00.440 a defense, a great defensive game that was forty to nothing. Because I 260 00:18:00.519 --> 00:18:04.799 think that Morris defense obviously was great, you know, shut them out and 261 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:07.440 hold an LP two under one hundred. But you know, a big part 262 00:18:07.480 --> 00:18:11.400 with LP is what they've done so far to get themselves into this position. 263 00:18:11.440 --> 00:18:14.359 I think they can be a playoff team because you know, the next two 264 00:18:14.400 --> 00:18:18.000 weeks they're at Woodstock, which is you know, if we're talking tiers, 265 00:18:18.200 --> 00:18:21.880 is probably in their own tier at the bottom of the of the white side 266 00:18:21.920 --> 00:18:27.839 of this conference. And you know, and then they have Ottawa, which 267 00:18:27.920 --> 00:18:30.880 I think, you know, they have to go in certainly thinking they can 268 00:18:30.920 --> 00:18:33.799 win, and probably as the favorite. So they get to five wins in 269 00:18:33.839 --> 00:18:37.960 this conference. When you have a schedule with Morris, Kanelan and and Sycamore, 270 00:18:38.559 --> 00:18:41.119 and they play a good non conference schedule as well. That's a playoff 271 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:45.160 team, you know, five five wins and and having a few good opponents 272 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:47.759 on your schedules enough to make the playoffs. I think they can get there. 273 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:49.519 I mean, as we've talked about all the years since we started this 274 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:56.680 podcast, it's probably gonna come down to that Ottawa game. Yeah, that's 275 00:18:56.839 --> 00:19:00.160 what you said, five games that clouded dusk. I swore that's what you 276 00:19:00.200 --> 00:19:06.039 were abelt to say that. I didn't even know how that would make sense 277 00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:11.079 logically, but here we are. So no, I think that's our There's 278 00:19:11.119 --> 00:19:14.799 no clever NID twelve type name for the crick not like we need one, 279 00:19:14.799 --> 00:19:19.240 because it's not going to exist. Next crick kri I right, career KRI 280 00:19:19.440 --> 00:19:26.000 eight great, Yeah, I did nothing that good than nothing, but well 281 00:19:26.359 --> 00:19:30.160 yeah, agreed. Yeah, and I was gonna kind of switch over real 282 00:19:30.240 --> 00:19:33.799 quick on the Illinois Central eight. We kind of called it last week with 283 00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:37.680 Mantino just touch them back in. They did win again, demolish Lyle fifty 284 00:19:37.720 --> 00:19:40.119 five to nine. They're three and two to three and o on the conference. 285 00:19:40.200 --> 00:19:42.319 I don't think anyone's calling them on them to beat Wilmington and Cole City 286 00:19:44.279 --> 00:19:47.640 or Cole City, but you know they have pietonin read Custer next. So 287 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:52.759 I mean we could be sitting here in two weeks talking about playoff bound Mantino, 288 00:19:52.839 --> 00:19:56.079 which I think is a bit of a surprise, you know, and 289 00:19:56.119 --> 00:19:59.039 then they'll have Wilmington and Cole City those final two weeks to kind of get 290 00:19:59.119 --> 00:20:03.279 themselves ready for playoff football. So I just wanted to mention it again. 291 00:20:03.559 --> 00:20:06.759 And then Street are coming off of twenty seven twelve loss to Herscher. They 292 00:20:06.799 --> 00:20:10.359 did get Christian Benning back the quarterback. We had a shoulder injury. He 293 00:20:10.519 --> 00:20:14.759 did play, and they visit Lyle this week. Brian Hacks will be there 294 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:18.519 for the kind of the game to stay out of the seller in the ice 295 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:23.839 conference. So that that's down that nickol the Woods, I wanted to just 296 00:20:25.039 --> 00:20:29.759 talk. I wanted to go actually into a little way outside of our cooverence 297 00:20:29.799 --> 00:20:33.759 zones. I teased it last week, wanting to talk to him in ui 298 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:38.599 c Absolutely that falls into what we should be talking about. And I think 299 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:41.519 that if you look at how that conference is shaking up, I don't think 300 00:20:41.559 --> 00:20:47.599 there's any surprises in there where you've got the three headed beasts. That is 301 00:20:47.839 --> 00:20:51.920 Lewin, it is Dupeck, and it is Forrest and all sitting undefeated at 302 00:20:51.960 --> 00:20:55.640 this point, and you're gonna have your first battle between two of the undefeated 303 00:20:55.720 --> 00:21:00.400 teams this week, two teams going in five and OHO with do Peck and 304 00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:07.599 Forrest in So, I mean, obviously I have a little closer to than 305 00:21:07.720 --> 00:21:11.000 you I see up here, but you know they produced state champions. Well 306 00:21:11.119 --> 00:21:15.720 what do you uh see just kind of I guess what's your relationship with that 307 00:21:15.839 --> 00:21:19.960 conference? I guess would be the well, you know very little and uh, 308 00:21:21.359 --> 00:21:25.119 but they're the teams that I always my small school teams always bump into 309 00:21:25.160 --> 00:21:26.680 in the playoffs and more often than not lose to. So, uh, 310 00:21:27.039 --> 00:21:33.640 you know, much respect for the Northwest Upstate aligning right, north State Northwest 311 00:21:33.799 --> 00:21:38.000 Upstate aligne Yes, much respect for them. And you know what their programs 312 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:41.799 do? We see Forrest in a lot in the playoffs, We see Lena 313 00:21:41.839 --> 00:21:45.400 Winslow, we see Fulton Stockton when they're up there, and and you know, 314 00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:51.039 it just looks like another once again that conference, you know, it 315 00:21:51.160 --> 00:21:55.960 looks looks just stacked. I think, what see? Now? You know, 316 00:21:56.039 --> 00:21:57.160 I know you have ones that you have a tough time, is it, 317 00:21:57.200 --> 00:22:04.079 Pecatonica, Pecatonica, I believe, yes that's in this case, Yes, 318 00:22:04.400 --> 00:22:07.279 that that would be better. Yes, But I think what Dupeck's done 319 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:11.279 this season, and really Lena Winslow as well. I mean, I mean 320 00:22:11.680 --> 00:22:15.000 dupec is outscoring opponents two hundred and twenty six to thirty that's cumulative, not 321 00:22:15.119 --> 00:22:19.079 every week, and uh Lena Winslow two forty eight to thirty six. So 322 00:22:19.160 --> 00:22:22.839 I mean, these aren't teams winning games. These are teams just going out 323 00:22:22.839 --> 00:22:27.279 there and stomping opponents. So it'll be interesting to see. And then Forreston's 324 00:22:27.279 --> 00:22:33.000 always a powerhouse. They don't have as as gaudia numbers in terms of scoreboards 325 00:22:33.079 --> 00:22:34.880 as Duke Peck and Lena Winslow. But I mean you're talking about three teams 326 00:22:34.920 --> 00:22:38.559 right there that have already qualified for the playoffs, and pretty much nobody's gonna 327 00:22:38.599 --> 00:22:44.799 want to see them come end of October early November. Yeah, there was. 328 00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:49.200 I'm of course having trouble finding my notes. Literally sent you a giant 329 00:22:51.720 --> 00:22:53.559 list of stuff that now I'm even doubting I sent you because I can't find 330 00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:57.319 it anywhere, or I don't think I did get it Okay, then apparently 331 00:22:59.039 --> 00:23:03.759 something and never sentence. Now I can't find what happened to it. Because 332 00:23:03.880 --> 00:23:07.559 there is a running back or a quarterback for Dupeck who's run for almost nine 333 00:23:07.680 --> 00:23:12.559 hundred yards this year. I definitely wanted to I remember the first name being 334 00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:18.640 Cooper, but I'm obviously stalling until I can find the name, so it 335 00:23:18.799 --> 00:23:23.960 makes for a riveting podcast. But he's led to Hoffman. Was that is 336 00:23:25.000 --> 00:23:29.319 that Cooper Hoffman? That is Cooper Hoffman. Yeah, I've I've seen his 337 00:23:29.440 --> 00:23:33.039 name on the tweeter or the X or whatever Eaton might name it next. 338 00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:37.240 Yeah, yeah, he's Yeah, he looks impressive everything I have seen. 339 00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:40.759 Yeah, I wanted to be sure to bring that up. Cooper Hoffman. 340 00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:45.480 Yeah, he's he's a dual threat quarterback. The rushing yards aren't going to 341 00:23:45.599 --> 00:23:49.200 really hitch in the face or more of a team rushing the ball. It 342 00:23:49.279 --> 00:23:52.000 seems that they got a lot of guys who come at you, uh, 343 00:23:52.720 --> 00:23:59.680 with Hoffman leading the way. So I thought absolutely that was worth a mention. 344 00:24:00.119 --> 00:24:03.839 Well, and you mentioned this conference and just what a powerhouse it is 345 00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:07.480 in small school football, and you know, here here we have here's here's 346 00:24:07.519 --> 00:24:10.839 what Dupac has come DUPEC has coming up on the schedule. They play five 347 00:24:10.880 --> 00:24:15.200 and Olina winslow this week. Then they go to Fulton, who's three and 348 00:24:15.319 --> 00:24:18.200 two, but still the Steamers are always a tough, tough team and a 349 00:24:18.200 --> 00:24:22.559 playoff regular. Uh. Then they host Forreston who's also five and zero and 350 00:24:22.759 --> 00:24:26.079 you know, playoff powerhouse. And then they get to leave the conference and 351 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:33.400 get a big breather and play a nice easy opponent like Belleville. Sarcasm if 352 00:24:33.440 --> 00:24:36.960 that didn't go through. So I mean, look at I mean, look 353 00:24:36.960 --> 00:24:38.640 at this stretch for you know, DUPEC has coming up. I mean I 354 00:24:38.680 --> 00:24:42.200 mean, it's just just a murderers row and and you know, it's that's 355 00:24:42.240 --> 00:24:45.319 how this conference is, you know, week after week after week. I 356 00:24:45.359 --> 00:24:48.799 mean, yeah, you have your Eastland Pearl Cities or you know, you 357 00:24:48.839 --> 00:24:52.400 have a couple of programs at West Carroll that are kind of on down years, 358 00:24:52.759 --> 00:24:55.880 but there are few and far between. It's just a great football conference. 359 00:24:56.000 --> 00:24:57.960 And uh, I'm really glad you kind of brought it up because it's 360 00:24:59.359 --> 00:25:02.079 it's it's one of those ones that we would be remiss if we didn't talk 361 00:25:02.119 --> 00:25:06.079 about. Yes, it was there in the pregame notes and the pre podcast 362 00:25:06.200 --> 00:25:10.599 notes that I did not send to you, so I will not send, 363 00:25:10.880 --> 00:25:12.119 by the way, the longest, most thorough notes I've done so far. 364 00:25:12.160 --> 00:25:18.680 I send it to you as proof that I actually had, you know, 365 00:25:18.319 --> 00:25:22.839 most thorough notes heading into the podcast for if you like. If for those 366 00:25:22.839 --> 00:25:26.799 of you who are interested inside baseball are in this case inside football, are 367 00:25:26.839 --> 00:25:30.519 old enough to know what I mean when I say inside baseball. You know, 368 00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:33.799 it's every week kind of Eddie'll send me notes and it's kind of here's 369 00:25:33.839 --> 00:25:37.400 some bullet points. It'll look like outlines that made you do in like high 370 00:25:37.400 --> 00:25:40.359 school term papers. And then I'll write one where I pretty much just wrote 371 00:25:40.400 --> 00:25:41.559 the term paper, and I'm sure he scans it. It's like, holy 372 00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:45.519 cow, dude, I just like to have it all there at my fingertips 373 00:25:45.559 --> 00:25:48.160 and and get it. But I but like when I get you know, 374 00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:52.519 Eddie's more following like the speech class instructor, you know, have some notes 375 00:25:52.559 --> 00:25:56.119 talk about it free freewheel and and I think that does make for the best. 376 00:25:56.880 --> 00:25:59.200 But you know, well, because if I type it out, I 377 00:25:59.319 --> 00:26:00.960 remember that I was able to, at least when I couldn't find them, 378 00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:04.240 at least remember some of the stuff. Because after typing it, I remember 379 00:26:04.279 --> 00:26:07.039 it a little better. So that's actually why I type it out, because 380 00:26:07.039 --> 00:26:10.880 I don't actually refer to the notes all that often, Like I was only 381 00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:15.079 going them to remember Cooper Hoffman's nake was basically the how that I was. 382 00:26:17.000 --> 00:26:19.000 Then I'm like, you know, I don't think I ever said these, 383 00:26:19.599 --> 00:26:23.880 So you know, I got a good I got a beautiful transition for us 384 00:26:23.920 --> 00:26:27.960 here, you know, going from a conference that really works and uh, 385 00:26:29.079 --> 00:26:32.720 you know it's just a powerhouse, let's go to a conference that I you 386 00:26:32.759 --> 00:26:33.680 know, I don't want to be harsh on. It's in its first year 387 00:26:33.680 --> 00:26:41.079 of existence but not working. If you would like, I would rather not. 388 00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:42.759 But but you know, the Chicagoland Prairie, you know, but you 389 00:26:42.839 --> 00:26:48.599 talk about a rocky start, you know, Uh, Waltha Christians offering its 390 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:52.880 second consecutive forfeit. They forfeited to Marquette last week. They're gonna give Seneca 391 00:26:52.039 --> 00:26:56.720 forfeit this week. You know, low numbers in the programs, they haven't 392 00:26:56.720 --> 00:27:00.640 been able to be competitive. I think they're getting outscored something like two thirteen 393 00:27:00.720 --> 00:27:06.519 to two this season something in that neighborhood. And you know, you hate 394 00:27:06.559 --> 00:27:08.160 seeing that. But when you have a new conference with you know, eight 395 00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:12.599 teams, and this is now the third forfeit offered by the second school because 396 00:27:12.640 --> 00:27:18.519 Westmont forfeited also earlier this year. You know, you kind of hope when 397 00:27:18.559 --> 00:27:22.039 you find these schools that the whole point of build being in a conference is 398 00:27:22.119 --> 00:27:26.160 finding scheduling stability and like minded opponents and competitive games. And there's only been 399 00:27:26.200 --> 00:27:30.039 two games in the conference so far decided by single digits. All the others, 400 00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:34.440 I think almost all of them have been blowouts. In both those of 401 00:27:34.440 --> 00:27:37.720 them by involved a surprising Dwhite team that's won both of those close games. 402 00:27:37.960 --> 00:27:41.079 So I mean, I'm hoping that you know, week seven through nine we 403 00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:45.599 talked about before, where everyone kind of plays their regional rivals in this conference, 404 00:27:45.640 --> 00:27:48.400 I'm hoping that kind of gives a good finish to what's been a tough 405 00:27:48.480 --> 00:27:53.319 start for the Chicago Land Prairie. Yeah, because right now, you know, 406 00:27:55.440 --> 00:28:00.079 allowing me to be mean, you know, you see this conference and 407 00:28:00.359 --> 00:28:03.039 it was, well, how is this going to work? And the answer 408 00:28:03.200 --> 00:28:07.160 through what are we three weeks into conference play is it's really not like you 409 00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:12.759 said. Maybe once it's more geographically set up that way, it'll be a 410 00:28:12.799 --> 00:28:18.319 little smoother. But as you also said, the whole point of a conference 411 00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:22.240 is so that these sort of things don't happen. And it's exactly much happening, 412 00:28:22.359 --> 00:28:27.559 and it's unfortunate. Yeah, you just hate to see it and blah 413 00:28:27.599 --> 00:28:33.119 blah blah distriance. So yeah, I don't see how. And you know, 414 00:28:33.200 --> 00:28:36.440 I have not talked with any of these coaches. I'm not saying they're 415 00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:37.400 saying it. I don't see how you don't, you know, if you're 416 00:28:37.440 --> 00:28:41.319 an ad or a head coach or a principle in this conference. I don't 417 00:28:41.319 --> 00:28:44.960 see how you're not kind of still the idea of getting in a conference, 418 00:28:45.079 --> 00:28:48.480 forming new conferences now you don't have to look. I don't see how you're 419 00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:49.559 not looking right now. I mean some of these programs, you know, 420 00:28:51.440 --> 00:28:55.359 this is Westmont's second year of of you know, dropping games in season. 421 00:28:56.680 --> 00:28:59.359 You know, Seneca's coming out of a conference, and d White are coming 422 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:03.200 out of that for a million valley football alliance where they'd have a couple opponents 423 00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:07.160 drop drop games here and there, And that's exactly what you're trying to get 424 00:29:07.200 --> 00:29:10.039 away from. You know, I don't see how you'll keep an eye and 425 00:29:10.079 --> 00:29:17.720 look around it would be really nice to see eight man football become fully bonded 426 00:29:17.920 --> 00:29:19.720 by the HSA at this point. I think that would solve a lot of 427 00:29:19.759 --> 00:29:25.160 problems instead of this kind of one toe in the water approach that it is 428 00:29:25.319 --> 00:29:30.279 right now. If I have a feeling if it was a full on I 429 00:29:30.519 --> 00:29:33.359 just a sport with the playoffs, with the playoff brackets and history up on 430 00:29:33.519 --> 00:29:40.000 the I just say site like all the other sports, it would be more 431 00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:44.079 likely for teams like like Westmont or like these other teams that are struggled with 432 00:29:44.160 --> 00:29:47.759 numbers to finally just bite the bullet and say, okay, or an eight 433 00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:52.200 man team, let's do this. I don't Yeah, I'm genuinely surprised that 434 00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:55.240 hasn't happened yet. And it's it's strictly a numbers game. It's a percentage 435 00:29:55.240 --> 00:29:57.680 of schools playing something if they get to. I know, I talked to 436 00:29:59.559 --> 00:30:03.079 the pretty much the founder of the driving force behind the behind the Illinois eight 437 00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:07.920 Man Football Association back when they were first putting it together, and and I 438 00:30:08.000 --> 00:30:11.279 had a couple of talks with him, Charlie Allerbrock. Did They actually had 439 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:14.960 most of their early meetings when they were forming at Ottawa. Marquette High School 440 00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:18.039 was the site of them for whatever reason, essentially located whatever. So Charlie 441 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:22.200 me and a Mark, you know, Marquette guy, kind of that was 442 00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:23.400 his beat. He'd he'd go there and just kind of sit in on the 443 00:30:23.480 --> 00:30:27.000 meetings and do a story at John John Lawler, I believe it's his name, 444 00:30:29.119 --> 00:30:30.400 but you know, talking with him back then, they were talking about 445 00:30:30.440 --> 00:30:33.119 getting to thirty two. That was the goal, get to thirty two, 446 00:30:33.160 --> 00:30:36.799 and I think they kind of stalled this year that I don't think they added. 447 00:30:36.799 --> 00:30:38.519 I think they might even have one fewer eight man team, but I 448 00:30:38.599 --> 00:30:41.400 thought that would happen by now. But but I feel pretty confident they'll get 449 00:30:41.400 --> 00:30:44.559 there. And that was the goal, get to thirty two, and the 450 00:30:44.759 --> 00:30:47.480 HSA will probably say, yep, let's make it a sport. So I 451 00:30:47.559 --> 00:30:49.039 think it'll get there in a year or two. And I think you'll get 452 00:30:49.079 --> 00:30:55.039 your wish there. Yeah, I'll be better for conferences like the Chicago Prairie 453 00:30:55.119 --> 00:31:00.519 Land if you know, teams were a little more willing to go play eight 454 00:31:00.599 --> 00:31:03.720 man, and I think that's a big part of it. Yeah, you 455 00:31:03.799 --> 00:31:07.119 got to find someone to replace the ones that left for eight man, So 456 00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:10.160 that's that's your other you know, I don't think they want a six team 457 00:31:10.240 --> 00:31:12.079 conference, but I don't know. Right now, this looks like a sixteam 458 00:31:12.119 --> 00:31:17.200 conference to me with two other schools on there that are you know, playing 459 00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:19.960 some weeks and not playing other weeks, and that's you just can't there's no 460 00:31:21.119 --> 00:31:23.039 stability in a situation like that. And you know, normally we talk about 461 00:31:23.079 --> 00:31:26.799 conference stability in football, it's all about can teams get to that magical fifth 462 00:31:26.880 --> 00:31:30.440 win, can teams get the men man necessary playoff points? Can you fill 463 00:31:30.480 --> 00:31:33.599 the schedule? And on this case, I mean, we're not even talking 464 00:31:33.640 --> 00:31:37.799 about that. I don't think teams like Seneca, Marquette, Saint Bede, 465 00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:41.279 you know, I don't think they worry about getting to five wins. I 466 00:31:41.359 --> 00:31:45.039 think they feel pretty confident they can do that on an independent schedule or their 467 00:31:45.079 --> 00:31:48.200 old conference homes wherever they were. You know. Now it's just a matter 468 00:31:48.279 --> 00:31:51.240 of, man, we gotta you know, we're missing homecoming games, We're 469 00:31:51.279 --> 00:31:55.839 missing you know, and that's just no way to run a conference. You're 470 00:31:55.880 --> 00:32:00.079 absolutely right on that one. And I think that's that's not like you know 471 00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:07.000 what I was going to talk about, But I think that about does it 472 00:32:07.119 --> 00:32:10.680 up here? Did you mention where you were at this week? Uh? 473 00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:15.240 This week I will be with Uh. I will be at Ottawa Woodstock. 474 00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:21.759 North's coming there at Kingfield. I think that should be well, I don't 475 00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:23.519 know, depending on how Sycamore Kinland is. I think it might be probably 476 00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:27.119 the most competitive game in that half of the conference this year. I think 477 00:32:27.160 --> 00:32:30.640 they both really on paper, it looks like it should be a good matchup. 478 00:32:30.680 --> 00:32:34.440 I'm I'm looking forward to it and hoping it ends before ten forty five 479 00:32:35.480 --> 00:32:38.640 this weeker this year? This week? Did I say a year? I 480 00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:45.240 think you said year. You know, honestly, maybe they're really at the 481 00:32:45.319 --> 00:32:47.000 same schedule. Yeah, well, yeah, I didn't say that. I 482 00:32:47.039 --> 00:32:52.160 didn't say the best played game ball throughout, but I think it should be 483 00:32:52.160 --> 00:32:53.640 a really good ball game. Yeah. Yeah, and hopefully that one is. 484 00:32:53.839 --> 00:32:58.559 I'm hoping Sycamore Kinland is a really good h Is that what you're at 485 00:32:58.640 --> 00:33:01.440 this week? Yeah? Be at that one. Just the way it's fallen, 486 00:33:01.519 --> 00:33:06.000 it's been a lot easier for me to get the Calve games this year 487 00:33:06.119 --> 00:33:08.920 than and it's been easier for Lenny to get Sycamore. But we are switching 488 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:14.279 this week because I definitely want to make sure I see the Sycamore Kalin game 489 00:33:14.359 --> 00:33:16.839 gets to Klin in person, which I haven't done this year, even though 490 00:33:16.839 --> 00:33:22.559 it is the Calb's homecoming and they are facing Mabonzi for what should be a 491 00:33:22.640 --> 00:33:27.160 big win. I haven't talked much to Cal yet. They had a hung 492 00:33:27.240 --> 00:33:34.160 with Naperville North for about a half and just a couple just petered out in 493 00:33:34.599 --> 00:33:37.480 a game that a couple of players with different might have been a different result 494 00:33:37.519 --> 00:33:40.119 but dropped in two twenty. I want to say something like that. So 495 00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:45.519 the cal going into two and three to their homecoming very much need to get 496 00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:50.799 to three and three obviously, but yeah, no, I'll be at Sycamore 497 00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:57.200 Klan kind of talking a different thing. There is a Sycamore not like five 498 00:33:57.279 --> 00:34:00.920 wins is a question mark anymore for the playoffs, but they get their number 499 00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:07.000 six and guaranteed spot if they win, while kan Lynd obviously, So a 500 00:34:07.079 --> 00:34:09.960 lot, a lot of interesting stuff. Really looking forward to this one. 501 00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:14.320 And you know one other one other that's worth mentioning is and this is a 502 00:34:14.360 --> 00:34:25.119 crossover in the Kish riv int eight but interesting Richmond Burton visiting Morris pair of 503 00:34:25.320 --> 00:34:30.159 pair of undefeated teams. I believe Richmond. I'm pretty sure Richmond Burton's undefeated, 504 00:34:30.239 --> 00:34:32.199 so you know that one's worth that's definitely worth keeping an eye on. 505 00:34:32.320 --> 00:34:36.760 I think that'll be a fun match up and kind of you know, I 506 00:34:36.840 --> 00:34:39.760 would expect Morris would do well, but you know, you never. You 507 00:34:39.800 --> 00:34:43.079 know, these are two good football teams, so we'll see what happens. 508 00:34:43.079 --> 00:34:45.159 And we mentioned Kevin Aronhams will be at Kawani Princeton, which I think is 509 00:34:45.159 --> 00:34:49.599 another one where you know, statewide people will be keeping their eyes on to 510 00:34:49.679 --> 00:34:52.480 kind of get a gauge on two really good football teams. Getting back to 511 00:34:52.559 --> 00:35:00.280 that Richmond Burton Morris game that was I feel like it's underutilized Richmond and the 512 00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:02.320 crossover against I think this is the first time they're playing Morris. If I'm 513 00:35:02.519 --> 00:35:07.280 not mistaken, you might you could be right there. I don't know off 514 00:35:07.320 --> 00:35:10.760 hand, but you could be right there. But I know they played Sycamore 515 00:35:10.960 --> 00:35:15.119 two years ago. I think it was the first year out of the pandemic 516 00:35:15.199 --> 00:35:19.679 twenty one down here. Richmond Burton actually won that one. That was years 517 00:35:19.719 --> 00:35:24.039 sick. Moore still made the second finals. So definitely Richmond Burton, I 518 00:35:24.280 --> 00:35:29.000 wouldn't go counting them out against Morris. No, and Richmond. I don't 519 00:35:29.039 --> 00:35:30.679 think they're the team they wore two years ago. Richmond Burton is, and 520 00:35:30.679 --> 00:35:36.519 I think Morris is obviously on the upside right now. But that is going 521 00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:38.079 to be an amazing game. You don't know off hand us it that one, 522 00:35:38.159 --> 00:35:44.320 do you. I believe Billadinski is covering that one for us. That's 523 00:35:44.400 --> 00:35:47.039 that's a big important game for Bill to be covering. So he gets it. 524 00:35:47.320 --> 00:35:51.119 He gets a thriller. Yeah, he gets what should be a good 525 00:35:51.159 --> 00:35:52.719 one. Yeah, I mean, I mean, you talk about We've talked 526 00:35:52.760 --> 00:35:54.480 about Morris, you know, almost weekly here and rightfully so. But I 527 00:35:54.559 --> 00:35:59.000 mean, Richmond Burton's outscoring people. I like when they do this because I 528 00:35:59.000 --> 00:36:00.280 didn't plan this, I had time, but I just pulled up there, 529 00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:04.960 pulled up their site and looking at their scoring, and it's math I can 530 00:36:05.039 --> 00:36:08.119 do in my head. They're outscoring opponents forty to ten on your average week 531 00:36:08.159 --> 00:36:12.599 here, one hundred ninety nine and forty nine. That's easy math. So 532 00:36:12.880 --> 00:36:15.800 you know, you know, you're you're that's pretty pretty in line with what 533 00:36:15.960 --> 00:36:20.880 Morris has done. So be very interested to see kind of how that game 534 00:36:20.960 --> 00:36:23.039 goes, how that other side of the conference. They can call it blue 535 00:36:23.039 --> 00:36:25.079 and white all they want. I think of it as large and small. 536 00:36:25.679 --> 00:36:29.880 See how the cream of that small side matches up with you know, one 537 00:36:29.920 --> 00:36:32.119 of the top teams of the large side, and should be a heck of 538 00:36:32.159 --> 00:36:37.280 a ball game. Yeah, I know. I'm I'm excited for that one 539 00:36:37.320 --> 00:36:40.880 as well. So I think we call ahead an episode. You got anything 540 00:36:40.960 --> 00:36:46.559 else, but nope, that's all good man. Okay, So for JT 541 00:36:46.760 --> 00:36:52.199 Penalty. I'm Eddie Cariffio again. Thanks for listening. Talk to you next 542 00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:58.079 week. See you on the sideline. Schweiker, Gannison, Krizak, Rundio, 543 00:36:58.159 --> 00:37:00.519 Pradley sponsors to Friday Night Drive. I'm Mike Krazak. If you've been 544 00:37:00.599 --> 00:37:04.519 injured, we are ready to take on the insurance company and get you to 545 00:37:04.639 --> 00:37:07.880 the end zone. 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