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<v Speaker 1>The Friday Night Drive podcast, is we recap week one

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<v Speaker 1>of the twenty twenty four IHSA football season on that

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<v Speaker 1>little world as always with Steve Sussi. What a weekend

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<v Speaker 1>we got to witness quite the lidlifter for the both

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<v Speaker 1>of us.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, absolutely, just it was one of those situations where

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<v Speaker 2>there were quite a few games that you weren't sure

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<v Speaker 2>what you were going to get. But especially with the

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<v Speaker 2>game that ended my weekend, if you would have told

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<v Speaker 2>me that that's what the score would have been and

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<v Speaker 2>that's what would have happened, I probably would have laughed

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<v Speaker 2>at you. So it's always very interesting to start to

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<v Speaker 2>get some answers to the myriad of questions that we

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<v Speaker 2>have heading into the Illinois high school football season, and

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<v Speaker 2>it was certainly a fun week to be had.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, we're gonna get to a chunk of this podcast

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<v Speaker 1>discussing the Flyers, the High Flyers and what they did

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<v Speaker 1>to Loyla. But let's take a total look at the

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<v Speaker 1>weekend because week one is always fun because you have

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<v Speaker 1>the occasional Thursday night on a appetizer and we got

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<v Speaker 1>a good one with Mount Carmel. It feels like forever

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<v Speaker 1>ago now and then a great Friday night slate, A

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday night or Saturday afternoon and night slate that did

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<v Speaker 1>not disappoint with Batavian Gloomberg West followed by East Saint Louis.

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<v Speaker 1>Just how much fun was it? And you were at

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<v Speaker 1>plenty of games? What were the crowds looked.

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<v Speaker 2>Like to you? Pretty solid? I mean, I guess the

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<v Speaker 2>Saturday night one was a little bit less than I

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<v Speaker 2>thought it would be, But other than that, everywhere I

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<v Speaker 2>went seemed to have healthy and ready to watch some

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<v Speaker 2>football fans.

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<v Speaker 1>You got your first taste of Mount Carmel's facility. I

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<v Speaker 1>will have to do that too, because it's still on

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<v Speaker 1>my list. I have not been there, so looking forward to,

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<v Speaker 1>especially after your rate reviews of what it looked like

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<v Speaker 1>for you on Thursday night, East Saint Louis with a

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<v Speaker 1>dominant performance of Loyal at Hancock Stadium. They start the

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<v Speaker 1>season there, they want to end the season there, and Susie,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I tell you what. That performance left me

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt that they'll be playing Thanksgiving weekend.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it certainly looked like it. I mean, when you

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<v Speaker 2>went through watching that game, and especially when you consider

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<v Speaker 2>the opponent on the other side, that is that is

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<v Speaker 2>an incredibly talented football team, and to be honest with you,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't know what we were going to get coming

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<v Speaker 2>out of the Flyers. They had lost some key pieces,

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<v Speaker 2>some guys that had been there for a really long time,

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<v Speaker 2>and you'd gotten kind of used to having them around,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. I didn't know what we were going to

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<v Speaker 2>get from their quarterback play. And in reality, it turned

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<v Speaker 2>out that young man Kendall Vender played a really nice

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<v Speaker 2>game just in the sense of, Hey, if you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>give me this, I'm gonna take it. He didn't try

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<v Speaker 2>to do too much and allowed the athletes that they

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<v Speaker 2>have on the outside just get them the ball and

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<v Speaker 2>let them do the work. I mean, it seemed like

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<v Speaker 2>a really simple, fundamental game plan. But I guess you're

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<v Speaker 2>kind of used to East Saint Louis these big, flashy,

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<v Speaker 2>over the top plays, and they got one of those

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<v Speaker 2>in the first half. They they took the top off

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<v Speaker 2>the defense for about an eighty yard touchdowns or but

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<v Speaker 2>for the most part, it was a very patient and

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<v Speaker 2>disciplined East Saint Louis offensive attack. That not to say

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<v Speaker 2>that they haven't been capable of doing this before, but

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<v Speaker 2>it really just looked like they were ready for whatever

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<v Speaker 2>loyal they'll plan to throw at them, and Loyola seemed tentative,

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<v Speaker 2>and I understand why they were tentative. You can't really

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<v Speaker 2>guard those guys really tight because they'll do what they

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<v Speaker 2>what they can do, they'll go right past just so

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<v Speaker 2>you're kind of in a catch twenty two if East

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Louis is willing to take the short stuff, and

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<v Speaker 2>they were on Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a comfortability with this Flyers team. Again.

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<v Speaker 1>The last time they were on that field, they got

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<v Speaker 1>dominated by Kerry Grove and they had to sit with

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<v Speaker 1>that knowing that their first game would be right back

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<v Speaker 1>on that field. And I would imagine that those young guys,

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<v Speaker 1>especially that youth that was up front a year ago,

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<v Speaker 1>those sophomores, they're now juniors, and I imagine that there

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<v Speaker 1>was a feeling of we're on a mission to prove

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<v Speaker 1>ourselves from what we did last year or what was

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<v Speaker 1>done to us in the title game.

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<v Speaker 3>Then did you get that sense from that defense?

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<v Speaker 2>For sure?

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I know there's a lot of speed, but

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<v Speaker 1>I would imagine there's probably a mission aspect to this too.

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<v Speaker 2>Well. The one thing about it that was notable about

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<v Speaker 2>the defense. I knew the secondary would be good, but

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<v Speaker 2>that both of the defensive ends for East Saint Louis

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<v Speaker 2>were just blowing up everything like it didn't matter what

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<v Speaker 2>side of the field Loyola ran too. It just seemed

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<v Speaker 2>like there was an East Saint Louis defender waiting to

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<v Speaker 2>take that play apart, and they did it all night long.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't miss any assignments. They were just clean as day.

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<v Speaker 2>And the other thing that kind of stood out to me.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to say that, I feel like East

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<v Speaker 2>Saint Louis has been tentative because what has happened to

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<v Speaker 2>them in state finals in the past, but it felt

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<v Speaker 2>like a little bit of that old school East Saint

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<v Speaker 2>Louis swagger was back again. Yeah, it felt like they

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<v Speaker 2>were playing with a level of confidence that maybe they

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<v Speaker 2>haven't the last couple of times that they've gone into

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<v Speaker 2>those state championship games. It just kind of felt like that.

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<v Speaker 2>It felt like there were, you know, one of one

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<v Speaker 2>of East St. Louis's guys that played really well. Christopher

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<v Speaker 2>Bennett can't be any more than five foot seven, but

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<v Speaker 2>he plays like he's about six foot eight. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>he just plays with a confidence that that you you've

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<v Speaker 2>gotten to know from kind of past East Saint Louis

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<v Speaker 2>themes that knew they were good, believe they were good,

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<v Speaker 2>and look forward to showing you how good they are.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're going to be in Class six A. And

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<v Speaker 1>what teams probably took notice the most, maybe one of

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<v Speaker 1>them being the one I saw Friday night and Carrie Grove,

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<v Speaker 1>because if they have any visions of doing what they

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<v Speaker 1>did last year, that the the the alteration of that

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<v Speaker 1>probably was was definitely noticeable Saturday night.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I would imagine that's definitely true in terms of

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<v Speaker 2>who's who's keeping an eye out. But you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>think there's just gonna there's a lot of raised eyebrows

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<v Speaker 2>no matter what classification you're in. That would when it

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<v Speaker 2>really came down to it, because you're looking at Loyola,

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<v Speaker 2>who had won nineteen consecutive games back to back Class

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<v Speaker 2>eight state state tie. Their only loss over the past

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<v Speaker 2>two seasons has been one lost to Mount Carmel and

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<v Speaker 2>Week nine of two years ago, everybody came in believing

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<v Speaker 2>that that was the best team in the state entering

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<v Speaker 2>the entering that Saturday night game, that was the common

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<v Speaker 2>thread you could make maybe a little bit of an

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<v Speaker 2>argument that the basic consensus was it was Loyola, and

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<v Speaker 2>then we left Saturday night believing that we had seen

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<v Speaker 2>the number one team, but it was the team on

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<v Speaker 2>the other side of the sideline.

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<v Speaker 1>Is this a good thing for Loyola overall because they

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<v Speaker 1>have not had adversity like that going into week two

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<v Speaker 1>or any week really in a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I wasn't able to complete my little statistical project

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<v Speaker 2>yet this weekend, but I wanted to look into it.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't remember the last time Loyola and Mount Carmel

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<v Speaker 2>were both zero to one heading into week two. You

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<v Speaker 2>know that I wasn't able to find the correct answer

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<v Speaker 2>to it. I gotta dig further and see if I

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<v Speaker 2>can drill down and see if it's ever happened for

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<v Speaker 2>that matter. So but yeah, definitely puts a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of an interesting wrinkle on it. And you look at

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<v Speaker 2>the calendar. I mean, they go to Doucheon Field and

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<v Speaker 2>play Glenbard West next week. I wouldn't want to be

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<v Speaker 2>the team that has to play Loyola coming off a

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<v Speaker 2>loss and looking the way that they did in that

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<v Speaker 2>game against the Saint Louis, because that is that was

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<v Speaker 2>not the Loyola product that I was accustomed to seeing.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm sure they're looking forward to the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 2>write a whole bunch of those wrongs as soon as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>Loyola drops to Owen one and they'll face Blumbard West

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<v Speaker 1>also one. Because what Batavia did to them at Doucheon

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<v Speaker 1>Field on Saturday, I believe you were able to get

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit a look at that one. But either way,

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<v Speaker 1>Batavia they have some speed, they have some power, They've

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<v Speaker 1>got a running back, and they have some new weapons

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<v Speaker 1>out there. They're a little more they feel a little

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<v Speaker 1>more balanced than maybe they have been in previous seasons.

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<v Speaker 3>On the offensive side of the football.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, it was actually kind of interesting because it was

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<v Speaker 2>it's definitely a little bit of a work in progress

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<v Speaker 2>for Batavia. They have a new quarterback that it seems

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<v Speaker 2>like Ryan bow has been at Batavia for about five

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<v Speaker 2>or six years, which really has so, I mean, he

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't there. So they're breaking in a new quarterback, and

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<v Speaker 2>it seemed like at times they were they were trying

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<v Speaker 2>to ease him in to, you know, into the starting

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<v Speaker 2>varsity quarterback experience. Not exactly the kind of defense that

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<v Speaker 2>you want to try to ease yourself into with a

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<v Speaker 2>Glenbard West defense on the other side. But they, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they actually did something that I can't remember the last

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<v Speaker 2>time Batavia had done. They put most of the offense

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<v Speaker 2>on their lead running back. I mean, he ended up

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<v Speaker 2>with thirty plus carries in the game, and and just

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<v Speaker 2>that that's something that you're not accustomed to seeing from Batavia.

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<v Speaker 2>They tend to spread it around, and maybe that's something

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<v Speaker 2>that developed over the course of the season, but they

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<v Speaker 2>really want into workhorse mode, especially in the second half,

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<v Speaker 2>to make sure that they fended off Glenbard West at

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<v Speaker 2>the end. They controlled that game most of the way,

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<v Speaker 2>but Glenbard West just kept hanging around, hanging around. They

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<v Speaker 2>had a little bit of alligator blood in that one,

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<v Speaker 2>but a couple of things really kind of broke it

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<v Speaker 2>open for them quite possibly the best on side kick

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<v Speaker 2>I've ever seen at the high school level that they recovered.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, this was an absolute beauty. I mean, they

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<v Speaker 2>should use this in instructional videos. Glenbard West. Glenbard West

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<v Speaker 2>muffed a punt inside of their own ten yard line,

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<v Speaker 2>so that led directly to a Batavia touchdown. Gave at

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<v Speaker 2>the time Batavia two touchdown lead, but Glenbard West fought back,

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<v Speaker 2>fought back into the game, played well in the second half,

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<v Speaker 2>got a huge return from the Mason Ellens to kind

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<v Speaker 2>of spark them, but got underneath two minutes they got

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<v Speaker 2>they turned the ball over on downs, but they were

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<v Speaker 2>probably at about the thirty five yard line of Batavia

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<v Speaker 2>trying to go in. But Batavia won the football game,

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<v Speaker 2>but did it in a little bit different fashion than

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<v Speaker 2>than you're used to from Batavia.

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<v Speaker 1>He used to seeing some speed running backs from Batavia

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<v Speaker 1>when you go literally twenty years back with Batavia. But

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<v Speaker 1>Nathan Whitwell kind of a different animal with a one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and seventy nine yards in the ground. I loved

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<v Speaker 1>your note of him being a four hundred sprinter because

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<v Speaker 1>that's just a different.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind of speed when you get out in the open.

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<v Speaker 3>He is just not.

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<v Speaker 1>Going to relinquish any sort of a gap of defenders

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<v Speaker 1>chasing him, and that's something that's certainly going to help

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<v Speaker 1>Batavia's offense. For Glenburg westy, is it me or do

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<v Speaker 1>going in and this schedule means they're gonna have to

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I was looking at I guess I knew this,

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<v Speaker 2>but I had kind of forgotten, especially with the Loyola

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<v Speaker 2>under the radar Lions team in the first four weeks

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<v Speaker 2>of the season that I'll put that schedule. We talked

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<v Speaker 2>that is. I'll put that Glenbard West schedule up against

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<v Speaker 2>anybody in the state over the first four weeks of

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<v Speaker 2>the season, and on top of that, there's some landmines

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<v Speaker 2>that's a schedule right now that I look at before

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<v Speaker 2>the season and I think to myself, that's a fifty

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<v Speaker 2>five point schedule. And if you don't know what I'm

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<v Speaker 2>talking about, like, fifty is a whole heck of a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of playoff points. Fifty five is otherworldly, Like you

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<v Speaker 2>don't maybe one two teams in the state will put

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<v Speaker 2>up that many playoff points at the end of the day,

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of nine weeks, and Glenbard West looks

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<v Speaker 2>like they have that kind of strength.

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<v Speaker 1>And I know Chad Hecklett is not thinking like this,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'll just put the scenario out there. What this

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<v Speaker 1>then they stumble later and it's four and five. All

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<v Speaker 1>those playoff points put you in the playoffs, I would say,

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<v Speaker 1>pretty much, Garret Garantee at this point of where we've

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<v Speaker 1>seen the playoff picture of the last two or three years,

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<v Speaker 1>and then the new public league rules which will talk

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<v Speaker 1>of nauseaum here in later weeks of the season. But

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<v Speaker 1>you schedule this kind of schedule to give yourself breathing room.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes you want to grow, Yes you want to win,

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<v Speaker 1>but if you don't, it's okay because you're learning big

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<v Speaker 1>games so that when you get down Nazareth's style to

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<v Speaker 1>you know, go at a prairie ridge, Well, all of

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<v Speaker 1>a sudden they've got a problem, and then you're on

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<v Speaker 1>your way to a state title at nine and five.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's one of those it's one of those things

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<v Speaker 2>now that are that's in play, and it's it's definitely

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<v Speaker 2>a situation where, yes, you don't want to play a

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<v Speaker 2>schedule so difficult that you've beaten yourself down during the

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<v Speaker 2>regular season. But then again, if you are forced into

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<v Speaker 2>that situation, you do have to give yourself a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a little bit of a respite and a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of a pause, saying, hey, if it does,

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<v Speaker 2>if we do to accept some losses early in the season,

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<v Speaker 2>if we can make it to four, I think we're

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<v Speaker 2>still going to get in. And I think we're a

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<v Speaker 2>battle tested enough team to where even though you might

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<v Speaker 2>be a four and five team and have a very

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<v Speaker 2>high seed, I mean, one of those top seeds does

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<v Speaker 2>not want to see you on the other side of

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<v Speaker 2>that bracket. So it's definitely kind of a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>of a catch twenty two. But it might be a situation,

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<v Speaker 2>and in the long run, it prepares a team like

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<v Speaker 2>Glenbard West pretty well for whatever level of playoff they

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<v Speaker 2>end up in, whether it be seven or eight, they're

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<v Speaker 2>always a bubble team.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you imagine four and five Blumbard West facing off

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<v Speaker 1>against a nine to zero Barrington That will not be

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<v Speaker 1>That's the last thing that the Broncos would want to see. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll get to some of the impressive teams and leagues

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<v Speaker 1>that we saw. But first off, before we get to

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<v Speaker 1>the other ones, I want to stay with the Tavia

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<v Speaker 1>because they and the Duke Kne did a serious number

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<v Speaker 1>They've got. They got some late wins weak North and

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<v Speaker 1>Saint Charles North, but some dominant performances as well. Lake

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<v Speaker 1>Park got a big win Saint Charles North of course,

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<v Speaker 1>getting that exciting win. Who didn't I didn't have Geneva

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<v Speaker 1>getting putting a sixty three burger on Larkin. I knew

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<v Speaker 1>they'd be good, but not sixty three points better. There's

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<v Speaker 1>what do you make of the Dukene so far, other

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<v Speaker 1>than the fact that poor Saint Charles East is being

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota right now, the only one that didn't win but

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<v Speaker 1>still put forty points on the board.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, and they appeared to have played pretty

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<v Speaker 2>well in that game as well, losing to a Lincoln

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<v Speaker 2>Way Central team that was the second round playoff team

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<v Speaker 2>last year, so not exactly losing to a slouch there.

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<v Speaker 2>But you mentioned the Geneva situation. They scored five touchdowns

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<v Speaker 2>in the first quarter. I mean it was it was

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<v Speaker 2>their starting quarterback only played a quarter, went six for

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<v Speaker 2>seven with four touchdowns and of almost two hundred yards. Passing.

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<v Speaker 2>So I mean, Geneva is looking like they are ready

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<v Speaker 2>to make that next step and get themselves into the

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<v Speaker 2>conversation as one of the elite teams in the classification

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<v Speaker 2>that they're in. So, you know, with Geneva and everybody

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<v Speaker 2>in that conference, and I've talked about this a lot

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<v Speaker 2>lately the last couple of years, it feels like every

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<v Speaker 2>week once we get into the Dukene Conference schedule, there's

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<v Speaker 2>at least one game that comes down to the wire,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe goes to overtime. I feel like we're gonna have

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<v Speaker 2>so many of those, and it's just a situation where

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<v Speaker 2>we have to consider that. I mean there's teams we're

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<v Speaker 2>not even talking about. I thought Wheaton Warrenville South had

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<v Speaker 2>a good day as well, So I mean on top

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<v Speaker 2>of Wheaton North, top of a prominence team that a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of people like. Granted it was a fourth down

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<v Speaker 2>play in the last second, but eventually you start to

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<v Speaker 2>make a list here and you've got five or six

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<v Speaker 2>teams that you think are definitely playoff caliber, and the

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<v Speaker 2>math ain't mathing. If you start really breaking down, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>some of these teams are gonna have to lose some

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<v Speaker 2>conference games, like potentially you could have one of those

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<v Speaker 2>situations where the conference champion loses one game in the

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<v Speaker 2>league play, maybe even loses two. I mean, that's how

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<v Speaker 2>deep this conference is, where you've got to start figuring

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<v Speaker 2>out like a four way tie or something like that.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I really conceivably could see that. And it's

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<v Speaker 2>strange for some of those teams that not necessarily saying

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<v Speaker 2>that they're going to finish at the bottom, but like

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<v Speaker 2>Lake Park got a solid win, but they have a

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<v Speaker 2>mountain to climb just to get to the middle of

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<v Speaker 2>the pack in right way right now. So that's it's

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<v Speaker 2>really really the depth there is really really impressive. And

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<v Speaker 2>then you've got, you know, someone like Wheat and Warnville

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<v Speaker 2>South that maybe has been a little bit back the

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<v Speaker 2>last couple of years, looking like they want to maybe

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<v Speaker 2>punch their way into that conversation too. So every week

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<v Speaker 2>in the Duke Can is going to be crazy, and

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<v Speaker 2>I think and for me to say that it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be crazier than it's been in the past is really

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<v Speaker 2>saying something.

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<v Speaker 1>And Batavia and Geneva they have i would say moderate opponents.

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<v Speaker 1>This week with Batavia facing South Elgin, we saw they

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<v Speaker 1>were thirty points less than Barrington, the Broncos putting sixty

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<v Speaker 1>four on the board. Geneva plays a down Lamont team,

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<v Speaker 1>and so those two teams can be five and zero

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<v Speaker 1>going into their October matchup, which would be the game

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<v Speaker 1>of the year in the league, you would imagine at

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<v Speaker 1>this point. But you know, for those other teams, they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to steal some wins somewhere Glenberg North or

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<v Speaker 1>a Lake Park. I mean, you're gonna have to find

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<v Speaker 1>a way to sneak through. And that's where if you're

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<v Speaker 1>a week north, week South, you know that you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>do what you gotta do to make sure you get

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<v Speaker 1>in position. Saint Charles East is one of those teams.

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<v Speaker 1>They have Wheaton Academy next week. They lost to them

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<v Speaker 1>last year. Are the Saints any good? They put forty

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<v Speaker 1>in Linkaway Central. They mean they have to win this

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<v Speaker 1>week against Wheaton Academy and they probably know it, knowing

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<v Speaker 1>their schedule. I want to switch over to the Kishwaukee

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<v Speaker 1>six and two for the Kishwaukee River. How about that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a new league set up with the Sandwich

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<v Speaker 1>and Planos staying for good?

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<v Speaker 3>What do you make of the KRC at this point?

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<v Speaker 3>Start things off.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, there were there was a couple of situations

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<v Speaker 2>there where you know, I had good expectations for some

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<v Speaker 2>of these teams in this league, but some of them

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<v Speaker 2>were kind of forced into games that, like you know,

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<v Speaker 2>with teams classifications a couple above them, you never know

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<v Speaker 2>how those games are going to go. But but good

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<v Speaker 2>victories out of the box. And ultimately, you know, what

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<v Speaker 2>it came down to is the only two that lost

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<v Speaker 2>where Sandwich, who had a great season last year, maybe

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<v Speaker 2>Mantino's turning the corner there. They put up fifty four

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<v Speaker 2>on Sandwich and and and Woodstock loss to a what

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<v Speaker 2>I believe to be a very good Roachelle team. But

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<v Speaker 2>other than that, you know, Johnsburg went up to Wisconsin

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<v Speaker 2>and claimed to win. Morengo beating Evergreen Park is a

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<v Speaker 2>solid victory in the grand scheme of things. Plano beating

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<v Speaker 2>a bigger school in Ottawa. I mean, granted they just

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<v Speaker 2>got by him, but that's all the matters only got

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<v Speaker 2>to beat him by one. So I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 2>this is another league where you're going to look at

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<v Speaker 2>it at the end of the season and see a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of games in the middle of that pack that

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<v Speaker 2>could go either way. I mean, Richmond Burton is still

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<v Speaker 2>your favorite and will continue to be your favorite in

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<v Speaker 2>that league until someone proves otherwise. But beyond that, it

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<v Speaker 2>looks like there's going to be a week to week

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<v Speaker 2>dog fight, you know, with two or three games in

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<v Speaker 2>that league schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sandwich, of course, has Wilmington and the Wildcats have

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<v Speaker 1>basically told the entire state of like, we'll play anybody

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<v Speaker 1>at this point, so come on down, we don't care.

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<v Speaker 1>And then they'll have Plano at Plano the War in

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<v Speaker 1>thirty four of the following week. And let's give it

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<v Speaker 1>up for Harvard. The Hornets twenty game losing streak snapped.

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<v Speaker 1>They were able to get a win. You like to

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<v Speaker 1>see that. I mean, we don't want to make fun

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<v Speaker 1>of it, but man, I'll tell.

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<v Speaker 3>You what I was. I played on one of those

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<v Speaker 3>teams and lost eighteen in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>When you get that win, it's a relief and a

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<v Speaker 1>feeling that you can play at confidence surge coming after

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<v Speaker 1>a win after twenty straight losses is something else.

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<v Speaker 3>Soon.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, not only a win, but a convincing win. I

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<v Speaker 2>mean they won that game forty two to seven over

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<v Speaker 2>lyle so good strong second half effort for them. I

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<v Speaker 2>believe it was fourteen to seven at halftime, and then

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<v Speaker 2>they came out and took care of business. So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>a nice win for them. You know, there were there

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<v Speaker 2>were several stories around there around the state this weekend

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<v Speaker 2>with teams picking up a win that maybe haven't had

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<v Speaker 2>one in a while. Yeah, programs that programs that the

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<v Speaker 2>expectation was they might have some trouble. So it was,

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<v Speaker 2>it was. It was kind of a good weekend for

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<v Speaker 2>those types of schools. Still some other ones out there

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<v Speaker 2>looking to break through, but yeah, Harbor was a good

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<v Speaker 2>story this weekend.

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<v Speaker 3>Get out for the Fed and Bison.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, they had a ten game losing Street snapped on

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<v Speaker 1>week one. They're above five hundred. All right, to the

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<v Speaker 1>Catholic League, we go. We can talk about the loyalism

423
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<v Speaker 1>Mount Carmel's to the cows, come home, dig in there

424
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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, and some of the mess and the

425
00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:13.119
<v Speaker 1>muck of what really stood out to you. We watched

426
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<v Speaker 1>Brother Ice and that score come by and go, oh, okay,

427
00:20:16.000 --> 00:20:18.799
<v Speaker 1>that's there's something there. They got Maris this week the

428
00:20:19.279 --> 00:20:20.359
<v Speaker 1>Pulaski Super Bowl.

429
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<v Speaker 2>You know, I was I was interested in a couple

430
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<v Speaker 2>of things involving the Catholic League this week I expected

431
00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:28.519
<v Speaker 2>Brother Ice to take care of business in the fashion

432
00:20:28.559 --> 00:20:31.559
<v Speaker 2>that they did. Phillips is not quite where the program

433
00:20:31.559 --> 00:20:35.279
<v Speaker 2>has been in previous seasons, so I thought Brother Ice

434
00:20:35.319 --> 00:20:37.119
<v Speaker 2>would come out and take care of business, maybe not

435
00:20:37.279 --> 00:20:39.839
<v Speaker 2>in the grand fashion that they did. So that was

436
00:20:39.880 --> 00:20:41.920
<v Speaker 2>a that was a win for them in a lot

437
00:20:41.920 --> 00:20:45.319
<v Speaker 2>of ways. But Marris this weekend was kind of a

438
00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:47.119
<v Speaker 2>little bit of a wild card for me. Had a

439
00:20:47.279 --> 00:20:51.079
<v Speaker 2>very interesting first round first week game with Morgan Park,

440
00:20:51.160 --> 00:20:54.240
<v Speaker 2>a team that has a lot of talent, has done,

441
00:20:54.480 --> 00:20:57.839
<v Speaker 2>has has had some playoff success. You know, I really

442
00:20:57.839 --> 00:20:59.960
<v Speaker 2>didn't know what we were gonna get in Mike Fitzgerald,

443
00:21:00.519 --> 00:21:03.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, first game over there after coming over from York.

444
00:21:03.880 --> 00:21:07.200
<v Speaker 2>But a good, solid effort from that team knocking off

445
00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:09.559
<v Speaker 2>Morgan Park puts them in a situation now in week

446
00:21:09.599 --> 00:21:13.519
<v Speaker 2>two where you know they have this Brother Ice game.

447
00:21:13.880 --> 00:21:16.440
<v Speaker 2>It's at all of these games, all of these non

448
00:21:16.440 --> 00:21:19.799
<v Speaker 2>conference games are so pivotal for every Chicago Catholic League

449
00:21:19.799 --> 00:21:22.960
<v Speaker 2>team because you look at Marist and the Orange, They're

450
00:21:23.039 --> 00:21:27.880
<v Speaker 2>joined with Joliet Catholic, Providence, Niles, Notre Dame, and on paper,

451
00:21:27.960 --> 00:21:30.279
<v Speaker 2>you look at that none of those games. None of

452
00:21:30.319 --> 00:21:33.400
<v Speaker 2>those games are a slam dunk winning. And then not

453
00:21:33.440 --> 00:21:35.839
<v Speaker 2>only are they playing Brother Ice in a non conference,

454
00:21:36.119 --> 00:21:38.759
<v Speaker 2>non conference game, they've also got another crossover game with

455
00:21:38.799 --> 00:21:42.119
<v Speaker 2>another Blue team. So this is just a chock full schedule.

456
00:21:42.359 --> 00:21:44.119
<v Speaker 2>Maris would love to get to two and oh here.

457
00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:46.279
<v Speaker 2>That would be great for them, same thing with Brother Ice.

458
00:21:46.519 --> 00:21:49.279
<v Speaker 2>Brother Rice has got to maneuver that Blue division. They've

459
00:21:49.279 --> 00:21:51.720
<v Speaker 2>got to play sat They've got to play both Loyola

460
00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:55.200
<v Speaker 2>and Mount Carnival and conference games and a Saint Ignacious

461
00:21:55.200 --> 00:21:59.119
<v Speaker 2>team that I think put together a nice win over

462
00:21:59.160 --> 00:22:02.240
<v Speaker 2>Saint Louis Universe City, a pretty solid team but nothing

463
00:22:02.279 --> 00:22:05.279
<v Speaker 2>spectacular there, but hung a whole bunch of points on

464
00:22:05.319 --> 00:22:08.000
<v Speaker 2>them and are like, hey, guys, we're still here. I mean,

465
00:22:08.279 --> 00:22:10.319
<v Speaker 2>justin Scott may not be here, but we still think

466
00:22:10.359 --> 00:22:13.119
<v Speaker 2>we can be a good football team this year. And

467
00:22:13.200 --> 00:22:17.279
<v Speaker 2>even though they're in the Blue for them, they have

468
00:22:17.319 --> 00:22:19.480
<v Speaker 2>another situation this week. They have to go They have

469
00:22:19.480 --> 00:22:22.079
<v Speaker 2>to go to Fenwick and try to get to two

470
00:22:22.119 --> 00:22:24.319
<v Speaker 2>and o themselves for the same reason that everybody else

471
00:22:24.359 --> 00:22:25.680
<v Speaker 2>needs to get to two and oh in the Catholic

472
00:22:25.720 --> 00:22:29.000
<v Speaker 2>League if they can, because once they get into into

473
00:22:29.039 --> 00:22:30.880
<v Speaker 2>divisional play, all bets are.

474
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<v Speaker 1>Off two teams in the Catholic League that I wonder

475
00:22:33.759 --> 00:22:35.720
<v Speaker 1>about your thoughts on just from what we see in

476
00:22:35.759 --> 00:22:39.160
<v Speaker 1>the results, Nazareth and Saint Francis. We were watching those

477
00:22:39.240 --> 00:22:42.799
<v Speaker 1>early on Friday night. Did they do what they needed

478
00:22:42.839 --> 00:22:45.480
<v Speaker 1>to do to make sure that they're in position and

479
00:22:45.599 --> 00:22:47.240
<v Speaker 1>what do they need to get better at what you

480
00:22:47.279 --> 00:22:47.799
<v Speaker 1>were watching?

481
00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:51.559
<v Speaker 2>Well, Nazareth and Kanka Kee have developed kind of kind

482
00:22:51.559 --> 00:22:54.279
<v Speaker 2>of a pretty interesting little rivalry over the past. It

483
00:22:54.319 --> 00:22:56.920
<v Speaker 2>really is. This is the third year of that series.

484
00:22:57.000 --> 00:22:59.200
<v Speaker 2>You go back two years, it was that wild kan

485
00:22:59.279 --> 00:23:01.519
<v Speaker 2>Ka Key wins it two to nothing, and of course

486
00:23:01.559 --> 00:23:04.079
<v Speaker 2>we started we started this game with a safety four

487
00:23:04.240 --> 00:23:06.960
<v Speaker 2>Kanka Key, so it was an eyebrow raise there. But

488
00:23:07.680 --> 00:23:10.680
<v Speaker 2>Nazareth did a really nice job what they didn't do

489
00:23:10.720 --> 00:23:12.799
<v Speaker 2>in last year's game when they lost to Kanka Key.

490
00:23:12.799 --> 00:23:16.599
<v Speaker 2>I went to that game. They got down and they

491
00:23:16.599 --> 00:23:19.200
<v Speaker 2>didn't really make a lot of adjustments. They kept trying

492
00:23:19.240 --> 00:23:21.359
<v Speaker 2>to do the same things that had not been working.

493
00:23:22.559 --> 00:23:25.480
<v Speaker 2>And it appears that they they got over that because

494
00:23:25.519 --> 00:23:28.400
<v Speaker 2>they Logan Malichuk through an interception late in the game

495
00:23:28.440 --> 00:23:30.880
<v Speaker 2>that gave Kanka Ke a lead with about nine minutes

496
00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:34.559
<v Speaker 2>to play. Bounced back nicely, came back out and just

497
00:23:34.799 --> 00:23:37.960
<v Speaker 2>didn't back down from it, went on the attack. He's

498
00:23:37.960 --> 00:23:41.359
<v Speaker 2>a he's a really good dual run pass quarterback threat,

499
00:23:41.720 --> 00:23:44.799
<v Speaker 2>and he guided them past Kanka Key this time. So

500
00:23:45.839 --> 00:23:47.599
<v Speaker 2>it was it was one of those situations where I

501
00:23:47.640 --> 00:23:49.559
<v Speaker 2>think Nazareth is gonna have a lot of games like this.

502
00:23:49.799 --> 00:23:53.559
<v Speaker 2>I think they're a very talented but in terms of

503
00:23:53.599 --> 00:23:55.799
<v Speaker 2>their schedule, I think they're gonna have a lot of

504
00:23:55.839 --> 00:23:59.960
<v Speaker 2>opponents that give them their best shot. But even though

505
00:24:00.640 --> 00:24:04.720
<v Speaker 2>they are a you know by classification, they are a

506
00:24:04.799 --> 00:24:07.920
<v Speaker 2>five eighteen, they have a smaller roster than a lot

507
00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:10.319
<v Speaker 2>of their opponents that they play, so a lot of

508
00:24:10.359 --> 00:24:13.440
<v Speaker 2>their guys are asked to at least contribute both ways

509
00:24:13.440 --> 00:24:16.839
<v Speaker 2>and sometimes and sometimes if if nazarethen is a close game,

510
00:24:17.279 --> 00:24:19.640
<v Speaker 2>you can see them maybe in the in the third

511
00:24:19.680 --> 00:24:23.000
<v Speaker 2>and fourth quarter, they might be a little low in

512
00:24:23.000 --> 00:24:26.400
<v Speaker 2>the gas tank. So, but their schedule is such a

513
00:24:26.440 --> 00:24:29.960
<v Speaker 2>beast and it'll be interesting now because you mentioned Saint Francis,

514
00:24:30.160 --> 00:24:32.319
<v Speaker 2>who it took a little while to get past Kenwood

515
00:24:32.400 --> 00:24:36.119
<v Speaker 2>this week, Well, NASA's playing Kenwood this week, so we'll

516
00:24:36.200 --> 00:24:38.960
<v Speaker 2>have a pretty good measuring scale for like where those

517
00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:41.519
<v Speaker 2>two teams compare. I mean, they're in the same division.

518
00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:44.839
<v Speaker 2>They will play later in the year. But that's very interesting.

519
00:24:45.240 --> 00:24:48.519
<v Speaker 2>You know, it looked like Saint Francis just Saint Francis

520
00:24:48.759 --> 00:24:51.599
<v Speaker 2>gave up some place, gave up some big plays. So

521
00:24:52.200 --> 00:24:54.160
<v Speaker 2>that's something that they're gonna have to adjust and and

522
00:24:54.480 --> 00:24:57.720
<v Speaker 2>try to you know, hem that down a little bit.

523
00:24:57.759 --> 00:25:00.960
<v Speaker 2>But yes, that's a that's it's a very interesting situation

524
00:25:01.640 --> 00:25:05.279
<v Speaker 2>in that conference because in the Green you've got you've

525
00:25:05.319 --> 00:25:07.640
<v Speaker 2>got four teams that I think are all teams that

526
00:25:07.720 --> 00:25:11.880
<v Speaker 2>fully expect to be in the playoff dance, and all

527
00:25:11.920 --> 00:25:15.000
<v Speaker 2>four of them are going to have a climb just

528
00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:17.200
<v Speaker 2>to get just to get into that conversation. It's not

529
00:25:17.279 --> 00:25:20.119
<v Speaker 2>about whether or not, well, you know, we expect to

530
00:25:20.160 --> 00:25:23.319
<v Speaker 2>be a quarterfinalist or a semifinals. Can we get in? And

531
00:25:23.440 --> 00:25:25.920
<v Speaker 2>this set is the first concern. I mean, if you

532
00:25:26.000 --> 00:25:27.920
<v Speaker 2>look at Saint Rita and IC Catholic, who are the

533
00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:30.640
<v Speaker 2>other two members of that division. I mean, if it's

534
00:25:30.680 --> 00:25:33.079
<v Speaker 2>a traditional stacking, one of those teams is going to

535
00:25:33.160 --> 00:25:36.640
<v Speaker 2>lose three conference games. Yep. So maybe it's not maybe

536
00:25:36.640 --> 00:25:38.720
<v Speaker 2>you got two two and ones and two to one

537
00:25:38.720 --> 00:25:41.480
<v Speaker 2>and twos, but that's still two losses, and you've got

538
00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:43.359
<v Speaker 2>a crossover against the Blue that you have to deal

539
00:25:43.400 --> 00:25:47.160
<v Speaker 2>with and other difficult games. So it's it's really like

540
00:25:47.200 --> 00:25:50.359
<v Speaker 2>I said, both of those teams, Saint Francis and Nazareth,

541
00:25:51.079 --> 00:25:53.160
<v Speaker 2>they would really, really really love to get to two

542
00:25:53.160 --> 00:25:56.240
<v Speaker 2>and zero this week because that would be a great

543
00:25:56.240 --> 00:25:59.559
<v Speaker 2>situation for them moving forward, because it basically means, like

544
00:25:59.599 --> 00:26:03.880
<v Speaker 2>we're talking about before, these teams honestly may only need

545
00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:08.759
<v Speaker 2>to get to four. So that gives them a nice

546
00:26:08.799 --> 00:26:11.079
<v Speaker 2>blanket to go into that part of the season knowing

547
00:26:11.119 --> 00:26:13.240
<v Speaker 2>that if we go five hundred the rest of way,

548
00:26:13.279 --> 00:26:16.319
<v Speaker 2>we're totally good, or a game under five hundred, we're

549
00:26:16.359 --> 00:26:19.599
<v Speaker 2>still in. And then you know, if the worst comes

550
00:26:19.640 --> 00:26:21.599
<v Speaker 2>the worst, we only need to get two more.

551
00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:24.079
<v Speaker 1>Now you don't want to deal with the four and five,

552
00:26:24.119 --> 00:26:27.720
<v Speaker 1>but it changes the way you feel and you approach

553
00:26:27.839 --> 00:26:29.759
<v Speaker 1>things and the panic.

554
00:26:29.440 --> 00:26:31.039
<v Speaker 3>Attacks, so to speak.

555
00:26:31.119 --> 00:26:33.720
<v Speaker 1>I remember certain teams you get toed three and it's,

556
00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:36.640
<v Speaker 1>oh my gosh, we're in big trouble. That doesn't You

557
00:26:36.640 --> 00:26:38.880
<v Speaker 1>don't have that feeling with some of the bigger classes

558
00:26:39.079 --> 00:26:42.559
<v Speaker 1>that have schedules like this for this reason now, So

559
00:26:42.599 --> 00:26:44.920
<v Speaker 1>it'll be interesting to watch that as we go forward,

560
00:26:45.000 --> 00:26:47.079
<v Speaker 1>one more conference to bring up, will switch gears here

561
00:26:47.119 --> 00:26:49.599
<v Speaker 1>and kind of talk about some of the surprises. The

562
00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:53.160
<v Speaker 1>Mid Suburban League West is one play away from being

563
00:26:53.279 --> 00:26:57.400
<v Speaker 1>five and one after this first opening week, after they

564
00:26:57.440 --> 00:27:00.599
<v Speaker 1>had a big wins with Barrington, but Schaumber gotta win

565
00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:03.200
<v Speaker 1>Friend with a thirty eight thirty one to nothing win

566
00:27:03.720 --> 00:27:05.480
<v Speaker 1>as well. What do you make of the Mid Suburban

567
00:27:05.559 --> 00:27:08.799
<v Speaker 1>West quite possibly the toughest conference that we're not talking about.

568
00:27:09.599 --> 00:27:12.799
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean the first thing that raised my eyebrows

569
00:27:12.920 --> 00:27:15.960
<v Speaker 2>was that Friend win over Lake Zurich. That's that's a

570
00:27:16.000 --> 00:27:20.039
<v Speaker 2>program that you know, has has reached semi finals in

571
00:27:20.160 --> 00:27:23.799
<v Speaker 2>six A, seven A very recently, and for them to

572
00:27:23.880 --> 00:27:26.799
<v Speaker 2>be dominated by a team that is coming off of

573
00:27:26.920 --> 00:27:29.960
<v Speaker 2>back to back three and six seasons, it's definitely a

574
00:27:29.960 --> 00:27:33.519
<v Speaker 2>big surprise in my eyes in regards to you know,

575
00:27:34.240 --> 00:27:36.440
<v Speaker 2>I was basically making sure that that was right. It

576
00:27:36.559 --> 00:27:38.799
<v Speaker 2>was one of those scores I felt like I had

577
00:27:38.839 --> 00:27:41.720
<v Speaker 2>to double check just to make sure, because sometimes you

578
00:27:41.759 --> 00:27:44.079
<v Speaker 2>get you get a bad score out there and you're

579
00:27:44.119 --> 00:27:44.759
<v Speaker 2>never sure of it.

580
00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:45.000
<v Speaker 3>Ye.

581
00:27:45.640 --> 00:27:48.559
<v Speaker 2>But it's definitely definitely one of those games that stood

582
00:27:48.599 --> 00:27:50.839
<v Speaker 2>out to me. Schomberg was one that I didn't even

583
00:27:50.880 --> 00:27:54.400
<v Speaker 2>notice until very late in my score collection game on

584
00:27:54.440 --> 00:27:59.279
<v Speaker 2>Friday night, and that that's a really impressive win for

585
00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:02.240
<v Speaker 2>a program that has kind of struggled in that division

586
00:28:02.279 --> 00:28:05.119
<v Speaker 2>over the last couple of years. Antioch just doesn't lose

587
00:28:05.160 --> 00:28:08.920
<v Speaker 2>regular season games. It feels like almost every year they're

588
00:28:08.920 --> 00:28:11.079
<v Speaker 2>coming out of there, they're coming out of the regular

589
00:28:11.119 --> 00:28:14.240
<v Speaker 2>season at nine to zero or at works eight and one.

590
00:28:14.400 --> 00:28:17.440
<v Speaker 2>It feels like almost every single year. So that was

591
00:28:17.839 --> 00:28:19.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, that's a really really big win in the

592
00:28:19.960 --> 00:28:23.079
<v Speaker 2>grand scheme of things. Not only I mean, it's kind

593
00:28:23.079 --> 00:28:26.599
<v Speaker 2>of double layer because it's like, I mean, winning that

594
00:28:26.839 --> 00:28:30.039
<v Speaker 2>is really important for Schomberg based on how deep this

595
00:28:30.119 --> 00:28:32.880
<v Speaker 2>division is just in the quest to get to the

596
00:28:32.920 --> 00:28:36.559
<v Speaker 2>win total. But you know, having an Antioch on your

597
00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:39.240
<v Speaker 2>schedule who is more likely going to go back to

598
00:28:39.319 --> 00:28:42.200
<v Speaker 2>their conference and probably do what they always do, You're

599
00:28:42.240 --> 00:28:43.839
<v Speaker 2>still going to get seven or eight points out of

600
00:28:43.880 --> 00:28:47.039
<v Speaker 2>them most likely. So that's a big deal when it

601
00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:50.640
<v Speaker 2>comes down to moving around later in the year if

602
00:28:50.680 --> 00:28:54.519
<v Speaker 2>maybe they go five hundred in conference and you know,

603
00:28:55.400 --> 00:28:58.160
<v Speaker 2>and did they get themselves into a situation where maybe

604
00:28:58.160 --> 00:28:59.960
<v Speaker 2>they're in that four win group or even in the

605
00:29:00.079 --> 00:29:03.640
<v Speaker 2>five win group, where the fact that they played this schedule,

606
00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:05.960
<v Speaker 2>they're gonna go ahead of a lot of five win

607
00:29:06.079 --> 00:29:09.400
<v Speaker 2>teams on the seat chart because of playing games like Antioch,

608
00:29:09.440 --> 00:29:10.920
<v Speaker 2>who is going to go back to their schedule and

609
00:29:10.960 --> 00:29:11.599
<v Speaker 2>win games.

610
00:29:11.799 --> 00:29:14.519
<v Speaker 1>And when Schaumberg did, When Mark Stilling looks at that schedule,

611
00:29:14.559 --> 00:29:19.319
<v Speaker 1>he's gonna see Elk Grove, Niles, North, Niles, West, Palatine,

612
00:29:19.400 --> 00:29:22.160
<v Speaker 1>and Conan before you get to the Barrington and from

613
00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:25.319
<v Speaker 1>week seven and week eight, so Schauberg has a chance

614
00:29:25.720 --> 00:29:28.720
<v Speaker 1>to stack up some wins and to get themselves in

615
00:29:28.839 --> 00:29:32.079
<v Speaker 1>position to potentially compete for a conference title. Could they

616
00:29:32.119 --> 00:29:34.480
<v Speaker 1>be in that conference conversation that's a little early, but

617
00:29:34.880 --> 00:29:36.960
<v Speaker 1>the fact that they're in that mix just because of

618
00:29:37.200 --> 00:29:41.759
<v Speaker 1>one win changes it for them. Hoffman Estate's also victorious

619
00:29:41.759 --> 00:29:44.240
<v Speaker 1>this weekend. They got one to zero and then Palotine

620
00:29:44.319 --> 00:29:47.039
<v Speaker 1>lost in that flute play with Saint Charles North and

621
00:29:47.279 --> 00:29:50.720
<v Speaker 1>Riverboat Robert Palmazak going for it with going for two

622
00:29:50.799 --> 00:29:53.599
<v Speaker 1>with ten seconds left. So Palatine at zero to one,

623
00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:56.960
<v Speaker 1>they're still very good. And so this conference overall, and

624
00:29:57.079 --> 00:29:59.960
<v Speaker 1>oh yeah, Barrington just throwing sixty four points on the board,

625
00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:02.519
<v Speaker 1>Bronco is gonna be really hard to beat, but they're

626
00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:04.440
<v Speaker 1>gonna have quite the test up and down the league

627
00:30:04.480 --> 00:30:06.759
<v Speaker 1>this year, which might farewell for them if they want

628
00:30:06.759 --> 00:30:08.960
<v Speaker 1>to make a final deep run. Haven't been in the

629
00:30:08.960 --> 00:30:11.480
<v Speaker 1>state championship game in a long time, and this might

630
00:30:11.519 --> 00:30:12.920
<v Speaker 1>be the one team that could get there.

631
00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:16.279
<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean, it's definitely one of those situations where

632
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<v Speaker 2>you just kind of look at what's going on around,

633
00:30:19.920 --> 00:30:22.640
<v Speaker 2>especially with these early games, just kind of getting a

634
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<v Speaker 2>feel for what these teams are. You know, when I

635
00:30:26.279 --> 00:30:29.279
<v Speaker 2>looked at Barrington early in the year, I was wasn't

636
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<v Speaker 2>sure exactly how I needed to handle that, and and

637
00:30:32.880 --> 00:30:35.279
<v Speaker 2>maybe South Elgin might be a little bit down, but

638
00:30:35.319 --> 00:30:39.599
<v Speaker 2>still hanging fifty four I'm in that situation is really impressive.

639
00:30:39.680 --> 00:30:42.359
<v Speaker 2>I mean, that's a program South Elegion is a program

640
00:30:42.400 --> 00:30:43.920
<v Speaker 2>has won a lot of football games over the last

641
00:30:43.960 --> 00:30:46.720
<v Speaker 2>couple of years. So that's a good showing for them.

642
00:30:47.960 --> 00:30:50.079
<v Speaker 2>I'll admit I just whiffed on them in terms of

643
00:30:50.079 --> 00:30:52.039
<v Speaker 2>the rankings. I should have been a little bit more,

644
00:30:52.920 --> 00:30:55.519
<v Speaker 2>a little bit more cognizant of the Broncos in this situation,

645
00:30:55.680 --> 00:30:58.240
<v Speaker 2>but it's an interesting The fun thing about them is,

646
00:30:58.279 --> 00:31:01.039
<v Speaker 2>you know, they win that game where South elgim there

647
00:31:01.400 --> 00:31:03.839
<v Speaker 2>and they go right into Hersey, which is a team

648
00:31:03.920 --> 00:31:06.519
<v Speaker 2>that you know that is that lost last week, and

649
00:31:06.599 --> 00:31:09.640
<v Speaker 2>yeah it's Warren, but I still believe is a really

650
00:31:09.640 --> 00:31:12.000
<v Speaker 2>good football team. So they're gonna be chomping at the

651
00:31:12.000 --> 00:31:14.160
<v Speaker 2>bit trying to avoid going to zero and two. That's

652
00:31:14.200 --> 00:31:16.519
<v Speaker 2>a really intriguing Week two matchup right there.

653
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<v Speaker 1>For me, Hersey's first loss in the regular season in

654
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<v Speaker 1>like what two or three years at least they've been

655
00:31:21.319 --> 00:31:23.319
<v Speaker 1>nine and over the last couple of years. Uh, the

656
00:31:23.480 --> 00:31:26.400
<v Speaker 1>fifty five points from Warren, we did not see that coming.

657
00:31:26.519 --> 00:31:28.680
<v Speaker 1>What makes them so special an offense.

658
00:31:29.079 --> 00:31:31.279
<v Speaker 2>Well, Aaron Stewart had a heck of a game on

659
00:31:31.839 --> 00:31:34.920
<v Speaker 2>Friday night. And this is a team that when I

660
00:31:35.079 --> 00:31:38.400
<v Speaker 2>talk about them, and evidence has bore this out, you

661
00:31:38.519 --> 00:31:41.200
<v Speaker 2>start and almost finish your conversation on how good the

662
00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:45.240
<v Speaker 2>Warren defense is because historically over the last five or

663
00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:48.079
<v Speaker 2>six years, they just don't give up any points like

664
00:31:48.279 --> 00:31:53.200
<v Speaker 2>they that's what the team is. So you know, to

665
00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:55.839
<v Speaker 2>see Stewart knew what he did. He ran for almost

666
00:31:55.839 --> 00:31:57.640
<v Speaker 2>three hundred yards in the first half of that game

667
00:31:57.920 --> 00:32:00.279
<v Speaker 2>and then made an early exit just short of four

668
00:32:00.359 --> 00:32:04.079
<v Speaker 2>hundred yards. So a really really impressive effort for them

669
00:32:05.359 --> 00:32:08.279
<v Speaker 2>in that game. Just showed that not only the defense

670
00:32:08.359 --> 00:32:10.160
<v Speaker 2>is something that Warren's gonna hang their hat on, but

671
00:32:10.279 --> 00:32:11.039
<v Speaker 2>the offense as well.

672
00:32:12.039 --> 00:32:14.079
<v Speaker 1>Very impressed with the fifty five points and again going

673
00:32:14.119 --> 00:32:15.799
<v Speaker 1>to one and zero for them. Also one of those

674
00:32:15.839 --> 00:32:18.319
<v Speaker 1>eight A teams and it's in that second tier waiting

675
00:32:18.400 --> 00:32:20.519
<v Speaker 1>to get up to the Loyal and Lincoln Way East.

676
00:32:20.799 --> 00:32:22.880
<v Speaker 3>Do you think they get tired of hearing that up there?

677
00:32:22.880 --> 00:32:24.359
<v Speaker 1>I don't know how much you've been up to Gurney

678
00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:26.240
<v Speaker 1>to talk to the folks of that program, but I

679
00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:29.039
<v Speaker 1>would imagine after years of being in that quarterfinal and

680
00:32:29.160 --> 00:32:31.799
<v Speaker 1>then getting bounced out, you get sick of feeling like

681
00:32:31.880 --> 00:32:34.319
<v Speaker 1>you're in that second step and wanting to make that

682
00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:36.839
<v Speaker 1>next step to try and put themselves in a position

683
00:32:36.880 --> 00:32:37.440
<v Speaker 1>to get the normal.

684
00:32:37.960 --> 00:32:41.000
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, they got to got to a final and lost

685
00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:44.119
<v Speaker 2>to Lincoln Way East, I believe four years ago. But

686
00:32:44.440 --> 00:32:47.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, other than that, they've been close, but not

687
00:32:47.839 --> 00:32:50.680
<v Speaker 2>quite at the level. It's hard to be, first of all,

688
00:32:50.759 --> 00:32:52.720
<v Speaker 2>it's hard to be at the level that Loyal and

689
00:32:52.759 --> 00:32:56.240
<v Speaker 2>Lincoln Way East are at on a yearly basis. But yeah,

690
00:32:56.279 --> 00:33:00.279
<v Speaker 2>I'm sure that that's that's that's annoying that you haven't

691
00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:02.799
<v Speaker 2>been able to kind of transition that and get yourself

692
00:33:02.880 --> 00:33:06.720
<v Speaker 2>into that upper echelon conversation where it's like everybody starts

693
00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:10.079
<v Speaker 2>the conversation and ada with those two programs and then

694
00:33:10.160 --> 00:33:13.480
<v Speaker 2>every time then lumps you in with a with a

695
00:33:13.640 --> 00:33:18.240
<v Speaker 2>larger group of teams that isn't quite there. So that

696
00:33:18.400 --> 00:33:21.119
<v Speaker 2>you know, maybe this team does have it. We'll see

697
00:33:21.480 --> 00:33:23.720
<v Speaker 2>what a very impressive statement to start the season.

698
00:33:24.559 --> 00:33:26.839
<v Speaker 1>Of course, they'll go to Maine South on in week

699
00:33:26.920 --> 00:33:28.880
<v Speaker 1>two and you want to talk about a statement game

700
00:33:29.079 --> 00:33:31.559
<v Speaker 1>mate South is a limping into that one after getting

701
00:33:31.640 --> 00:33:34.240
<v Speaker 1>toasted by Lincoln Way East. Warren could go in there

702
00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:36.559
<v Speaker 1>and do some damage to to really set a tone

703
00:33:36.920 --> 00:33:39.359
<v Speaker 1>for them with their schedule lightning up after that. So

704
00:33:39.400 --> 00:33:41.359
<v Speaker 1>it'll be interesting to see how the Warre and Blue

705
00:33:41.400 --> 00:33:43.839
<v Speaker 1>Devils do going on the road down in Park Ridge.

706
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<v Speaker 1>A couple more minutes with Steve Sussi as we finish

707
00:33:46.759 --> 00:33:48.200
<v Speaker 1>up for Friday Night Drive podcast.

708
00:33:49.160 --> 00:33:51.880
<v Speaker 3>Things around the state, even the small schools.

709
00:33:52.039 --> 00:33:54.160
<v Speaker 4>What jumped out at you from the weekend and what

710
00:33:54.519 --> 00:33:57.039
<v Speaker 4>did you learn about some of the other things outside

711
00:33:57.079 --> 00:33:59.519
<v Speaker 4>of the Chicagoland area that they talk about. I'll give

712
00:33:59.519 --> 00:34:02.559
<v Speaker 4>you one that a little bit polin a really nice

713
00:34:02.640 --> 00:34:04.039
<v Speaker 4>win at Washington.

714
00:34:04.160 --> 00:34:07.079
<v Speaker 3>They have a master schedule out of the straggline region

715
00:34:07.079 --> 00:34:10.119
<v Speaker 3>a little bit. What else did you see?

716
00:34:10.920 --> 00:34:13.159
<v Speaker 2>You know, you mentioned the Caitlin win. I thought that

717
00:34:13.320 --> 00:34:16.039
<v Speaker 2>was pretty impressive for them to do what they did.

718
00:34:17.079 --> 00:34:20.199
<v Speaker 2>I was impressed with Princeton in week one, Uh, taking

719
00:34:20.280 --> 00:34:22.679
<v Speaker 2>care of Newman Central Catholic in the fashion that they did.

720
00:34:23.679 --> 00:34:28.039
<v Speaker 2>You know, that's that's a nice win for them. Metamoras

721
00:34:28.119 --> 00:34:32.079
<v Speaker 2>win over Sterling was was pretty interesting to me just

722
00:34:32.199 --> 00:34:35.239
<v Speaker 2>in the sense of, uh, you know, I think Sterling

723
00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:38.239
<v Speaker 2>didn't have the greatest year last year, got in as

724
00:34:38.280 --> 00:34:41.159
<v Speaker 2>one of those four win playoff teams. But for Metamora,

725
00:34:41.280 --> 00:34:44.599
<v Speaker 2>I think we're starting to see them maybe come back

726
00:34:44.679 --> 00:34:48.880
<v Speaker 2>to the age of when Metamora was a thing. I mean,

727
00:34:48.960 --> 00:34:51.800
<v Speaker 2>I think we're getting back there. I mean with Washington,

728
00:34:52.280 --> 00:34:54.480
<v Speaker 2>you know, transitioning to a new coaching staff. I think

729
00:34:54.559 --> 00:34:58.159
<v Speaker 2>Matamora might be now the standard in the middle line

730
00:34:58.199 --> 00:35:00.519
<v Speaker 2>I conference. That's very you know, that one of those

731
00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:06.400
<v Speaker 2>situations so very interesting in that sense. You know a

732
00:35:06.480 --> 00:35:08.679
<v Speaker 2>couple of other teams that really kind of drew my

733
00:35:08.800 --> 00:35:13.000
<v Speaker 2>eye a little bit. In Week one. I was Columbia

734
00:35:13.079 --> 00:35:16.480
<v Speaker 2>did not have a very good year last year, but

735
00:35:16.679 --> 00:35:20.079
<v Speaker 2>they they hammered Breeze Modern Day on front all, which

736
00:35:20.119 --> 00:35:22.920
<v Speaker 2>I thought that was that was a really interesting game

737
00:35:22.960 --> 00:35:25.840
<v Speaker 2>that kind of jumped off the page for me. We

738
00:35:26.000 --> 00:35:28.559
<v Speaker 2>touched on it a little bit earlier. I was impressed

739
00:35:28.599 --> 00:35:32.079
<v Speaker 2>with what Wheaton Hornville South did this week with their

740
00:35:32.119 --> 00:35:35.320
<v Speaker 2>win over glen Bard South. Uh, you know, and that's

741
00:35:35.960 --> 00:35:37.760
<v Speaker 2>those are some of a few of the stories that

742
00:35:37.840 --> 00:35:40.599
<v Speaker 2>have developed. And the other one that really jumped out

743
00:35:40.639 --> 00:35:44.519
<v Speaker 2>at me from a one A perspective was Fulton beat

744
00:35:44.639 --> 00:35:49.079
<v Speaker 2>Forrest in twenty eight to nothing. And Forreston is typically

745
00:35:49.639 --> 00:35:52.440
<v Speaker 2>the only program that can really give Lena Winslow a

746
00:35:52.559 --> 00:35:56.159
<v Speaker 2>run right in the upstate of line I. So for

747
00:35:56.320 --> 00:35:59.480
<v Speaker 2>Fulton to do that to Forrest and in that situation, uh,

748
00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:01.800
<v Speaker 2>maybe bodes that there might be a changing of the

749
00:36:01.880 --> 00:36:04.840
<v Speaker 2>guard and who is on the second step in that

750
00:36:05.000 --> 00:36:09.480
<v Speaker 2>conference this year. So still Lina's conference until someone proves otherwise.

751
00:36:09.559 --> 00:36:12.760
<v Speaker 2>But Fulton with a very impressive win to kick things off.

752
00:36:13.159 --> 00:36:15.199
<v Speaker 1>Circle back to a Metamora now one and oh of

753
00:36:15.280 --> 00:36:17.400
<v Speaker 1>course eight wins last year getting the second round for

754
00:36:17.480 --> 00:36:20.360
<v Speaker 1>Jared Rebner and company. They're interesting in five a because

755
00:36:20.360 --> 00:36:23.079
<v Speaker 1>they have La Salperu at home for their home opener,

756
00:36:23.239 --> 00:36:25.400
<v Speaker 1>So they come off that wild win to play it

757
00:36:25.440 --> 00:36:27.760
<v Speaker 1>home against lasal Peru and then they go to Washington,

758
00:36:27.920 --> 00:36:29.880
<v Speaker 1>so right away they're going to figure out how good

759
00:36:29.920 --> 00:36:33.039
<v Speaker 1>they really are Morton. After that, Pekin had a nice win,

760
00:36:33.480 --> 00:36:35.360
<v Speaker 1>more so because there's a lot of hypes around the

761
00:36:35.440 --> 00:36:37.320
<v Speaker 1>other team that was coming in there, with Robbie Gold

762
00:36:37.440 --> 00:36:40.000
<v Speaker 1>being the head coach of rolling medals. I thought that

763
00:36:40.079 --> 00:36:43.199
<v Speaker 1>was a nice win for them or to in that

764
00:36:43.360 --> 00:36:45.320
<v Speaker 1>kind of fashion, dealing with that kind of environment. So

765
00:36:45.400 --> 00:36:47.719
<v Speaker 1>the middle line I some interesting stories of the folks

766
00:36:47.800 --> 00:36:50.880
<v Speaker 1>down in Peoria this week. What are you looking forward

767
00:36:50.880 --> 00:36:52.639
<v Speaker 1>to the most? Is kind of a preview, a little

768
00:36:52.800 --> 00:36:55.559
<v Speaker 1>snippet preview of what's the week two in store for

769
00:36:55.639 --> 00:36:56.079
<v Speaker 1>you right now.

770
00:36:56.599 --> 00:36:58.800
<v Speaker 2>You know, there's there's a lot of games that, like

771
00:36:58.960 --> 00:37:03.440
<v Speaker 2>I find intriguing just because of what happened. I mean, look,

772
00:37:03.800 --> 00:37:07.599
<v Speaker 2>I look closer to my area here, Morris is playing

773
00:37:07.679 --> 00:37:10.119
<v Speaker 2>Joliet West in a game that I think is really

774
00:37:10.679 --> 00:37:15.039
<v Speaker 2>an interesting little Joliet West only regular season loss last

775
00:37:15.079 --> 00:37:18.679
<v Speaker 2>year was to Morris. Morris still believes that they have

776
00:37:18.800 --> 00:37:20.559
<v Speaker 2>the kind of team right now that can make a

777
00:37:20.599 --> 00:37:23.840
<v Speaker 2>pretty deep postseason run. So that's a really fun game

778
00:37:23.920 --> 00:37:25.840
<v Speaker 2>for me. I think that's that's one of those things

779
00:37:25.880 --> 00:37:29.880
<v Speaker 2>where Juliet West still trying to prove that, you know,

780
00:37:30.000 --> 00:37:33.480
<v Speaker 2>they belong in conversations about the best teams in the

781
00:37:33.559 --> 00:37:37.400
<v Speaker 2>South suburbs, and a win over Morris would do a

782
00:37:37.519 --> 00:37:40.159
<v Speaker 2>lot for them. You mentioned it a little bit earlier.

783
00:37:40.199 --> 00:37:43.159
<v Speaker 2>I'm very interested in that Warren Maine South game because

784
00:37:43.840 --> 00:37:47.639
<v Speaker 2>I think Maine South is getting put in the rear

785
00:37:47.719 --> 00:37:50.440
<v Speaker 2>view mirror here a little too quick. I mean, they

786
00:37:50.519 --> 00:37:53.079
<v Speaker 2>got by a really good football team on Friday night,

787
00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:55.199
<v Speaker 2>but I don't think I don't think you want to

788
00:37:55.239 --> 00:37:57.400
<v Speaker 2>bury them. I think the I think they will be

789
00:37:57.480 --> 00:37:59.840
<v Speaker 2>heard from, maybe not as quick as this week, but

790
00:38:00.280 --> 00:38:02.079
<v Speaker 2>I don't think they're gonna just go away. I don't

791
00:38:02.079 --> 00:38:04.239
<v Speaker 2>think they're just gonna curl up and give up. I mean,

792
00:38:04.360 --> 00:38:06.719
<v Speaker 2>that's still a very talented football team.

793
00:38:07.320 --> 00:38:09.280
<v Speaker 1>Game that jumps off the two of them, that kind

794
00:38:09.280 --> 00:38:11.360
<v Speaker 1>of jump off the page one in a bigger fashion.

795
00:38:11.920 --> 00:38:15.360
<v Speaker 1>Lions at Wheaton South. That is gonna be a very

796
00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:18.480
<v Speaker 1>key playoff game from a playoff points perspective. If you

797
00:38:18.559 --> 00:38:20.360
<v Speaker 1>watch the live stream and Friday we talk a lot

798
00:38:20.400 --> 00:38:23.039
<v Speaker 1>about how those playoff points go based on these non

799
00:38:23.119 --> 00:38:25.760
<v Speaker 1>conference matchups and who gets that extra point for it.

800
00:38:26.079 --> 00:38:27.920
<v Speaker 3>So to be very curious to see how the Tigers

801
00:38:27.960 --> 00:38:30.400
<v Speaker 3>and the Lions do in that one Week one or

802
00:38:30.440 --> 00:38:32.679
<v Speaker 3>week two, I should say, and Wheat and South and

803
00:38:33.000 --> 00:38:36.320
<v Speaker 3>up in my area sneaky one. Dundee Crown is one

804
00:38:36.360 --> 00:38:36.599
<v Speaker 3>and oh.

805
00:38:36.719 --> 00:38:39.400
<v Speaker 1>By the way they get Central Rockets, they could be

806
00:38:39.519 --> 00:38:42.800
<v Speaker 1>two and oh here and that league is not really

807
00:38:43.960 --> 00:38:47.159
<v Speaker 1>dominant if it's Carry Grove and everyone else, it seems.

808
00:38:47.599 --> 00:38:50.159
<v Speaker 1>And so maybe Dundee Crown can get themselves to five

809
00:38:50.199 --> 00:38:52.239
<v Speaker 1>and four get in the postseason for the first time

810
00:38:52.280 --> 00:38:56.039
<v Speaker 1>in a while. They look good in week one, so

811
00:38:56.119 --> 00:38:57.639
<v Speaker 1>now see if they can carry it over to week two.

812
00:38:57.679 --> 00:39:01.159
<v Speaker 1>Those are the stories that are catching my eye. Steve Susie,

813
00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:04.639
<v Speaker 1>it's been a pleasure. Get ready for week two and

814
00:39:04.800 --> 00:39:07.119
<v Speaker 1>we will see you next time here on Friday Night Drive.

815
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<v Speaker 1>I hat just a football podcast.