WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.760 --> 00:00:05.040 SGKR Injury Attorneys proudly sponsors the Friday Night Drive. I'm 2 00:00:05.040 --> 00:00:07.440 met Roundio. We are ready to take on the insurance 3 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:09.519 company for you and get you to the end zone. 4 00:00:09.880 --> 00:00:13.000 Visit us G A n A s SI N dot com, 5 00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:14.960 Gannison dot com. 6 00:00:15.000 --> 00:00:18.239 This is State Representative Steve Reich. Since twenty sixteen. It's 7 00:00:18.239 --> 00:00:20.920 been my privilege to represent the sixty third district in 8 00:00:20.960 --> 00:00:24.239 the Illinois House. I'd like to continue representing you and 9 00:00:24.280 --> 00:00:27.039 I'm asking for your vote on November fifth. Thank you, 10 00:00:27.199 --> 00:00:29.320 paid for by citizens to elect Stephen Reich. 11 00:00:31.079 --> 00:00:35.719 Hello, everybody, welcome to the Friday Night Drive podcast. This 12 00:00:35.840 --> 00:00:39.679 is Josh Welgy joined by Steve Susi as we get 13 00:00:39.719 --> 00:00:42.399 ready for Week two in Illinois high school football season, 14 00:00:42.960 --> 00:00:46.119 and as we take this Steve on Wednesday. It's one 15 00:00:46.159 --> 00:00:49.079 of those things that last week was so exciting and 16 00:00:49.119 --> 00:00:51.439 I was purely exhausted by the end of the weekend, 17 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:54.399 needing a break. But you know, usually when I get 18 00:00:54.479 --> 00:00:57.920 to Wednesday afternoon, I'm kind of ready for some more football. 19 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:00.320 You know, how are you feeling and you know, what's 20 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:01.520 your thoughts going in Week two? 21 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:04.760 Yeah, it's it's one of the one of the crazier 22 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:07.840 weeks because you go all that time where you're just 23 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:11.560 speculating on what things are, and for me, who loves data, 24 00:01:12.359 --> 00:01:17.040 finally I'm getting data. So I've been pouring through that 25 00:01:17.079 --> 00:01:19.480 over the last couple of days and finally got it 26 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:21.239 sorted out to the where I feel like I have 27 00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:24.000 a pretty good handle on what actually happened in week one. 28 00:01:24.760 --> 00:01:24.879 Uh. 29 00:01:25.079 --> 00:01:27.280 But like you, it's it's the middle of the week, 30 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:30.079 and I'm I'm ready for I'm ready for a refresh. 31 00:01:30.200 --> 00:01:32.599 I'm ready for some more. I'm ready for some more 32 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:35.640 answers to some more questions that I had that bore 33 00:01:35.719 --> 00:01:38.200 out of what happened in Week one. I mean, and 34 00:01:38.239 --> 00:01:40.079 there were a lot of teams out there that had 35 00:01:40.120 --> 00:01:42.560 some statement victories. There were a few that had some 36 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:45.840 statement losses, and I need to find out how, uh, 37 00:01:46.359 --> 00:01:48.959 you know, how relevant those things are over the course 38 00:01:48.959 --> 00:01:51.079 of the entire season. Was it a blip or is 39 00:01:51.159 --> 00:01:54.040 this the new normal? So it's very uh, it's a 40 00:01:54.159 --> 00:01:57.120 very interesting thing to have to watch. But yeah, like you, 41 00:01:57.200 --> 00:02:01.640 usually we get around Wednesday and especially Thursday, I'm like, yeah, 42 00:02:01.719 --> 00:02:03.760 let's get going, let's get us another week of football here. 43 00:02:04.200 --> 00:02:07.040 Yeah, as I said, we're taking this on Wednesday, and 44 00:02:07.359 --> 00:02:12.159 Steve's he mentioned data. Steve's latest playoff projections dropped on 45 00:02:12.240 --> 00:02:14.840 front of nightdrive dot com today, so you want to 46 00:02:14.879 --> 00:02:16.960 check it out. And and Steve, as I was looking 47 00:02:17.000 --> 00:02:18.840 at over, you know one thing that I noticed, and 48 00:02:18.879 --> 00:02:22.319 again it's only we've only played one game, but you know, 49 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:25.159 the big conversation last year was was the number of 50 00:02:25.199 --> 00:02:27.680 four and five teams that made the playoffs. And there's 51 00:02:27.719 --> 00:02:30.080 a handful and obviously one of them, Nazareth notably, went 52 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:34.919 on to win the state title. Looking at your early projections, 53 00:02:35.199 --> 00:02:38.520 you think that we might be seeing a few more, 54 00:02:38.560 --> 00:02:41.439 if not a lot more four and five teams, you know, 55 00:02:41.520 --> 00:02:44.639 without sharing how many you think because it's still so early. 56 00:02:45.000 --> 00:02:47.080 What are some of the reasons that you're seeing about 57 00:02:47.120 --> 00:02:51.120 why this could become an even more commonplace phenomenon. 58 00:02:51.719 --> 00:02:54.840 Well, there are three major things that are involved in 59 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:58.759 this one. Once again, we're in a situation where we 60 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:02.719 have less than five hundred playoff eligible teams in the 61 00:03:02.759 --> 00:03:07.039 state right now, we're where at four ninety four, to 62 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:09.919 be completely honest with you, So when you need two 63 00:03:10.000 --> 00:03:13.199 hundred and fifty six teams, and once you're out of 64 00:03:13.240 --> 00:03:16.680 the segment of the season where you're playing, you're playing 65 00:03:16.759 --> 00:03:20.520 less and less out of state opponents. There's only about 66 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:22.800 two hundred and fifty teams a week that are going 67 00:03:22.879 --> 00:03:26.879 to get a win in a given week. So odds 68 00:03:26.919 --> 00:03:31.360 are the odds of us getting two hundred and fifty 69 00:03:31.360 --> 00:03:33.599 six of those teams that have at least five wins. 70 00:03:33.960 --> 00:03:40.319 That continues to decrease because of just simple mathematics, you know, 71 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:42.680 I think we're definitely going to get some four win 72 00:03:42.800 --> 00:03:45.479 teams in and then on top of it, I just 73 00:03:45.599 --> 00:03:48.400 mentioned the out of state teams. This year we saw 74 00:03:48.479 --> 00:03:50.800 a little bit lesser of a trend in that usually 75 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:54.120 in the non conference season we have a lot more 76 00:03:54.159 --> 00:03:56.199 of these out of state games where teams are playing 77 00:03:56.199 --> 00:03:59.400 teams from Missouri or teams from Indiana or Wisconsin. There 78 00:03:59.439 --> 00:04:02.280 were some this year, but there were less, and like 79 00:04:02.319 --> 00:04:05.080 we talked about last week, some of these premiere programs 80 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:07.599 kind of gave up on the out of state experience 81 00:04:07.680 --> 00:04:11.080 and just settled in with another Illinois opponent. So that's 82 00:04:11.159 --> 00:04:14.479 one less potential win that an Illinois team can collect 83 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:17.240 in those weeks. So it's just there's just less wins 84 00:04:17.240 --> 00:04:19.759 to go around now because there are less programs. And 85 00:04:19.800 --> 00:04:22.879 then the third thing was a realignment of the Chicago 86 00:04:22.959 --> 00:04:27.279 Public League. Last year, we had twenty seven teams make 87 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:31.279 the playoffs from the Chicago Public League, and based on 88 00:04:31.319 --> 00:04:33.720 the way that they restructured their divisions, there are now 89 00:04:33.839 --> 00:04:37.000 four divisions at the bottom of the Chicago Public League 90 00:04:37.040 --> 00:04:40.040 that have six teams each where the only qualifier that 91 00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:42.199 can come out of that division is the winner of 92 00:04:42.240 --> 00:04:45.439 that conference. So essentially, when I said there was four 93 00:04:45.560 --> 00:04:49.279 hundred and ninety four teams fighting for those spots, in reality, 94 00:04:49.839 --> 00:04:53.120 it's actually four to seventy four because there are twenty 95 00:04:53.160 --> 00:04:55.959 teams from the Chicago Public League that have no path 96 00:04:56.000 --> 00:04:58.560 to getting to the playoffs if they don't win one 97 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:01.800 of those divisions, can't getting at large berth, they can't 98 00:05:01.800 --> 00:05:03.800 get in at six and three or five and four, 99 00:05:04.000 --> 00:05:06.800 seven and two, they have to win the division. So 100 00:05:07.199 --> 00:05:10.120 there's actually twenty less teams on the board. So that's 101 00:05:10.199 --> 00:05:14.720 leading to a real I think opening of the gates 102 00:05:14.839 --> 00:05:17.879 in regards of letting four win teams in. I would 103 00:05:17.920 --> 00:05:20.360 be stunned if it's not in double digits this year. 104 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:24.720 What caused the Public League to that that shift in 105 00:05:26.279 --> 00:05:29.279 their their team's getting in aaple plass, you know, did 106 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:31.480 how do we get there with that? That's the one 107 00:05:31.720 --> 00:05:34.279 I was reading. I'm thinking, I wonder why that is? 108 00:05:35.040 --> 00:05:37.079 Well, I think, I mean, if you look at the 109 00:05:37.160 --> 00:05:40.959 data over a year over year over year, the public 110 00:05:41.040 --> 00:05:44.639 league teams on large mass are not doing very well 111 00:05:44.639 --> 00:05:48.920 in the state playoffs, and that's being kind a lot 112 00:05:48.920 --> 00:05:52.439 of these scores are really lopsided. So three, I believe 113 00:05:52.439 --> 00:05:54.519 it was three years ago, they went to a system 114 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:59.639 where they took the you know, the sixteen best teams 115 00:05:59.680 --> 00:06:02.439 in their opinion, and kind of put them all in 116 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:05.800 their own divisions, you know, where they're playing each other, 117 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:08.240 trying to get themselves a little bit more in tune 118 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:11.560 with what it will take to be in Congress to 119 00:06:11.600 --> 00:06:14.839 making the playoffs. But that kind of had a twofold effect. 120 00:06:14.879 --> 00:06:17.560 The same teams were still getting through the playoffs, but 121 00:06:17.759 --> 00:06:22.000 some of your better Chicago Public League teams weren't because 122 00:06:22.079 --> 00:06:24.839 they had to play the upper echelon's public league teams. 123 00:06:24.920 --> 00:06:28.560 They used to be more evenly distributed. So I think 124 00:06:28.600 --> 00:06:30.480 the reason that they did that was they wanted to 125 00:06:30.560 --> 00:06:34.279 keep that way structured for the red but the divisions 126 00:06:34.360 --> 00:06:38.120 underneath them were producing some really poor playoff teams, so 127 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:41.800 they made it a little bit a lot harder for 128 00:06:41.879 --> 00:06:44.560 those teams to get a playoff ber. Certainly, some of 129 00:06:44.560 --> 00:06:46.399 those teams might break through and they might have a 130 00:06:46.399 --> 00:06:49.399 pretty good football team, but the grand majority of them 131 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:52.959 that were making the playoffs for them were largely getting 132 00:06:53.040 --> 00:06:56.480 running clocked beaten badly in those playoff games. So I 133 00:06:56.480 --> 00:06:59.000 think in the long run this is a good thing 134 00:06:59.079 --> 00:07:03.240 for everybody, because some of those classifications were getting really 135 00:07:03.360 --> 00:07:06.079 cluttered with a lot of public league teams that didn't 136 00:07:06.120 --> 00:07:09.560 have much of a chance of actually winning those playoff games, 137 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:13.600 and you'd get situations like last year where you'd have 138 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:17.600 Nazareth and Prairie Ridge playing a first round playoff game, 139 00:07:17.959 --> 00:07:20.759 and then right below them on the playoff draw were 140 00:07:20.759 --> 00:07:24.160 a pair of public league teams that wouldn't get within 141 00:07:24.240 --> 00:07:27.480 fifty points of either one of those two teams just 142 00:07:27.560 --> 00:07:29.759 above them on the bracket. So I think in the 143 00:07:29.800 --> 00:07:33.079 long run this is better for the quality of the playoffs. 144 00:07:33.120 --> 00:07:35.680 It's just going to be strange and take some time 145 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:38.040 getting used to the fact that there's going to be 146 00:07:38.040 --> 00:07:40.480 a lot more teams. When we look at that bracket 147 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:43.920 with the seasonal records that have four and five records 148 00:07:43.959 --> 00:07:46.079 on them in the actual fields themselves. 149 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:49.480 Yeah, like you said, you know, ironically, more teams with 150 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:53.000 losing records in the playoffs could potentially make for a 151 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:56.680 more competitive playoffs, you know, just kind of looking at that. 152 00:07:56.720 --> 00:07:58.199 I mean, I totally agree with you about some of 153 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:01.160 the outcomes that we saw last year for the playoffs, 154 00:08:01.199 --> 00:08:04.120 with some of those public league results a really good read. 155 00:08:04.680 --> 00:08:07.480 Everybody wants to check that out. Obviously, look at the projections, 156 00:08:08.079 --> 00:08:10.439 everybody's interested in that. But but just also some of 157 00:08:10.439 --> 00:08:13.279 the you know, some the story is a good read. 158 00:08:13.399 --> 00:08:16.199 I encourage everyone to check it out again. On Friday 159 00:08:16.279 --> 00:08:20.040 Night Drive dot com, Steve's playoff projections. As we sit 160 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:23.199 here again, we're looking at the week two a lot 161 00:08:23.199 --> 00:08:25.079 of great games on tap, and and I want to 162 00:08:25.120 --> 00:08:28.319 start with some of the games that are involving c 163 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:30.839 C L E s CC games. I want to bring 164 00:08:30.879 --> 00:08:34.399 in Michael Duo Jack who covers that league for for 165 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:37.240 for our company on Friday Night Drive. Michael, how you 166 00:08:37.279 --> 00:08:38.840 doing and how is week one for you? You had 167 00:08:38.879 --> 00:08:40.480 a kind of a busy weekend there. 168 00:08:40.879 --> 00:08:43.320 Yeah, good, Thanks for thanks for having me, guys. Happy 169 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:46.879 to make my debut this year. Week one was fun. 170 00:08:46.960 --> 00:08:49.840 It was busy obviously, sust and I saw two games together. 171 00:08:49.919 --> 00:08:53.960 We saw the Mount Carmel Hun's game and East Saint 172 00:08:54.039 --> 00:08:56.960 Louis Loyola game and and I had a Phillipson from 173 00:08:56.960 --> 00:08:59.799 the Rice sandwiched in there with a big Cruciators win there. 174 00:08:59.840 --> 00:09:02.879 But it was good. It's fun. Obviously, it's a lot 175 00:09:02.919 --> 00:09:04.960 of football to start things off. I think we got 176 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:07.759 a lot of fun, a lot of fun games to 177 00:09:07.840 --> 00:09:09.480 kind of start the year. So that was it was 178 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:11.120 fun to kind of get things that started. 179 00:09:12.559 --> 00:09:14.960 Looking at two week two h you know, one of 180 00:09:14.960 --> 00:09:17.799 the marquee games on on that the league schedule, Brother 181 00:09:17.879 --> 00:09:21.759 Rice playing Maris. Big rivalry there, Brother Rice. They're a 182 00:09:21.799 --> 00:09:23.840 team that I know you like a lot. I know 183 00:09:23.879 --> 00:09:26.679 Steve likes a lot to really make some Nois this year, 184 00:09:26.960 --> 00:09:30.559 and of course Maris. Mike Fitzgerald coming home to Maris. 185 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:33.159 You know, he had a lot of success at Maris 186 00:09:33.200 --> 00:09:36.399 as an offensive coordinator, you know, winning a state title there, 187 00:09:36.399 --> 00:09:38.279 and then of course he did great things ATW York 188 00:09:38.320 --> 00:09:40.519 and now he's back. You know, what's your thoughts going 189 00:09:40.559 --> 00:09:42.120 into that game on Friday. I believe you're going to 190 00:09:42.159 --> 00:09:42.440 be there. 191 00:09:42.759 --> 00:09:45.120 Yeah, I'll be at that game on Friday. You know, 192 00:09:45.159 --> 00:09:47.960 the Battle of Pulaski is always a fun game. Obviously, 193 00:09:48.039 --> 00:09:52.279 neighborhood rivalry schools just down a couple of blocks separated 194 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:55.320 on plask Obviously, we got the question because there might 195 00:09:55.360 --> 00:09:57.399 be one of the top games in the state this 196 00:09:57.519 --> 00:10:00.519 upcoming week. And you know, it's always interest because I 197 00:10:00.519 --> 00:10:03.399 feel like it's so cliche to say, you know, throughout 198 00:10:03.399 --> 00:10:05.399 the record books when you have a rivalry game like this, 199 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:07.679 but it does kind of feel like that, especially since 200 00:10:07.720 --> 00:10:11.240 this game is happening in week two. Obviously, Brother Rice 201 00:10:11.279 --> 00:10:14.440 won fifty to nothing last week against Phillips, but you know, 202 00:10:14.480 --> 00:10:17.240 the offense only played the first half. They get a 203 00:10:17.320 --> 00:10:21.759 limited snaps. Coach Casey Quentinfield actually was kind of disappointed 204 00:10:21.799 --> 00:10:25.840 because he felt like they had too many penalties and offensively, 205 00:10:25.840 --> 00:10:27.919 I think they only ended up scoring thirty four points 206 00:10:27.960 --> 00:10:29.480 and the rest was a safety and a couple of 207 00:10:29.519 --> 00:10:33.279 defensive touchdowns. But the big thing with them is just 208 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:35.799 you know, offensively, they're so young, They're still trying to 209 00:10:35.840 --> 00:10:36.519 figure things out. 210 00:10:36.559 --> 00:10:36.799 CJ. 211 00:10:36.960 --> 00:10:40.440 Gray comes in as a quarterback. You got Tyler Lofton 212 00:10:40.519 --> 00:10:43.799 transferring into the program as they're running back a lot 213 00:10:43.799 --> 00:10:46.480 of offensive talent, but they're al still trying to come together, 214 00:10:46.600 --> 00:10:49.679 so Marris will be a pretty tough test. You obviously 215 00:10:49.720 --> 00:10:52.399 saw what they were able to do against Morgan Park 216 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:56.039 in Week one. Obviously they've got Brad Fitzgibbon and Iowa commit, 217 00:10:56.720 --> 00:10:59.919 they got archie Le's Anderson a Harvard commit that deep. 218 00:11:00.039 --> 00:11:02.360 This was really good against Morgan Park and you know, 219 00:11:02.440 --> 00:11:05.399 limiting and what they're able to do. So I think 220 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:07.519 it would be a really interesting matchup and I'm curious 221 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:09.360 to see you know what Seuss thinks about it as well, 222 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:12.679 But it does feel like a matchup that's going to 223 00:11:12.679 --> 00:11:15.360 be decided by a field goal, maybe a lad touchdown 224 00:11:15.399 --> 00:11:18.600 the four points, and then a strong and defensive stop 225 00:11:18.639 --> 00:11:20.480 either by Brother Rice or Mayrist. 226 00:11:21.480 --> 00:11:23.679 What were I guess what were your impressions, Michael. I 227 00:11:23.679 --> 00:11:25.399 know you didn't get to see them for very long, 228 00:11:25.480 --> 00:11:28.679 but with a full strength Brother Ice team on the field, 229 00:11:28.679 --> 00:11:31.639 because I know last year obviously there were times where 230 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:35.000 they just didn't have all their personnel, all their elite 231 00:11:35.039 --> 00:11:38.080 personnel at their disposal. I guess what was it even 232 00:11:38.080 --> 00:11:40.879 though it was a limited amount of time, particularly, what 233 00:11:40.919 --> 00:11:42.679 were your impressions with the Brother Rice defense. 234 00:11:43.200 --> 00:11:45.960 I think the defense just you know it, when it's healthy, 235 00:11:46.000 --> 00:11:48.559 it's great. I mean, you've got so many talents everywhere. 236 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:53.279 Obviously it starts with Christian Pierce as it's leading a linebacker. 237 00:11:53.639 --> 00:11:55.840 You've got talent on the inside of the line. In 238 00:11:55.879 --> 00:11:59.039 the outside of the line, you've got Condostick King Liggins, 239 00:12:00.200 --> 00:12:03.200 so many other talented guys in the secondary as well. 240 00:12:03.320 --> 00:12:06.600 So you've just got a team where a defense that's 241 00:12:06.639 --> 00:12:08.519 just really strong. And if they're all on the field, 242 00:12:08.639 --> 00:12:11.840 I don't really see how you can run against this defense. 243 00:12:11.919 --> 00:12:13.960 Maybe you could pass a little bit, but that secondary 244 00:12:14.000 --> 00:12:17.080 is really good too, So it'll be a really interesting 245 00:12:17.159 --> 00:12:19.759 test for you know, Maris. Obviously, with Jacob Ritter taking 246 00:12:19.799 --> 00:12:22.840 over at quarterback, they got John mccaff who's obviously a 247 00:12:22.919 --> 00:12:25.279 talented running back who also you know as a pass 248 00:12:25.360 --> 00:12:28.919 catching threat. It'll be interesting to see because Marys will 249 00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:31.799 face a tough test against this defense that you know, 250 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:34.279 really limits you and takes away the run. And once 251 00:12:34.279 --> 00:12:36.519 you take away the run, obviously that limit you can 252 00:12:36.559 --> 00:12:39.879 really focus on the past game as well, so you know, 253 00:12:40.000 --> 00:12:42.840 once healthy, Like obviously that Brother Rice defense is great. 254 00:12:43.639 --> 00:12:45.759 We didn't get to see them fully against Phillips just 255 00:12:45.759 --> 00:12:47.639 because of how out of hand the game kind of 256 00:12:47.639 --> 00:12:50.840 got pretty quickly, but from what we were able to 257 00:12:50.840 --> 00:12:53.919 see pretty early, that defense looked as good as advertised. 258 00:12:55.200 --> 00:12:58.879 Another good rivalry game. And then CCL this weekend, Mount 259 00:12:58.879 --> 00:13:02.279 Carmel playing at Sainte Rita. Mount carmellly kind of a 260 00:13:02.360 --> 00:13:05.039 unique situation coming in off of a loss. Albeit if 261 00:13:05.039 --> 00:13:06.799 that wasn't the game of the weekend on Thursday night, 262 00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:09.919 it's in the short list. That game with the Hunt 263 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:12.720 school you're there on Thursday night. I admittedly don't know 264 00:13:12.720 --> 00:13:14.919 as much about Saint Rita. You know, what are you 265 00:13:14.960 --> 00:13:16.279 looking at with that match up, Michael? 266 00:13:16.720 --> 00:13:18.240 I think we're all still trying to figure out a 267 00:13:18.279 --> 00:13:20.240 little bit more about Scene Reta. You know, obviously they 268 00:13:20.279 --> 00:13:22.799 picked up a it was kind of close and then 269 00:13:23.039 --> 00:13:24.960 they ended up winning. I think it was by ten 270 00:13:24.960 --> 00:13:26.840 points against Sanford, So that was a good start to 271 00:13:26.879 --> 00:13:29.960 the season for the Mustangs, especially kind of a closer 272 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:33.159 rivalry game. But yeah, I think we're still trying to 273 00:13:33.159 --> 00:13:35.240 figure out a little bit more about the Scenerta team. 274 00:13:35.320 --> 00:13:38.559 The offense obviously as a new quarterback. Nick Herman comes 275 00:13:38.559 --> 00:13:41.720 back obviously as a key running back, but we're still 276 00:13:41.759 --> 00:13:44.759 trying to learn more. And it was funny just listening 277 00:13:44.759 --> 00:13:48.039 to you know, Matt Muka, Mount Carmel's linebacker, talking about 278 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:51.519 that Hunt game. Obviously, you know they Mount Carbo gave 279 00:13:51.600 --> 00:13:53.519 up forty two points. That's the most points that they 280 00:13:53.559 --> 00:13:59.159 gave up since twenty eighteen as a defense. So you know, 281 00:13:59.360 --> 00:14:01.440 it'll be really interesting to see because he said, like 282 00:14:01.519 --> 00:14:03.799 I wouldn't want to be by week our week two opponent. 283 00:14:04.279 --> 00:14:07.519 That's exactly what Saint Rita is this week. So it'll 284 00:14:07.519 --> 00:14:09.480 be interesting. This rivalry has kind of been a little 285 00:14:09.480 --> 00:14:11.799 bit lopside of the last couple of matchups, with Mount 286 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:15.200 Carmelo taking getting the best out of Saint Rita. But 287 00:14:16.440 --> 00:14:18.559 you know, it'll be really interesting to see, especially early, 288 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:20.840 if Saint Rita can kind of limit that offense or 289 00:14:20.879 --> 00:14:23.480 whether Mount Carmel is just going to do what it 290 00:14:23.519 --> 00:14:25.399 did last week and just end up with a big win. 291 00:14:26.840 --> 00:14:29.120 Yeah, we'll see, you know, really eager to see, you know, 292 00:14:29.159 --> 00:14:31.399 how Mount Carmel responds, and then also to see what 293 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:34.440 Saint Rita is all about. Obviously stepping't playing Mount Carmel 294 00:14:34.480 --> 00:14:37.600 and in week two a Saturday matchup that I'm going 295 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:41.879 to be at Loyola is at Glenbard West Loyola on 296 00:14:41.919 --> 00:14:43.639 their Saturday game is kind of one of the more 297 00:14:44.039 --> 00:14:46.879 eye opening results the Week one I would say, Loyola 298 00:14:47.080 --> 00:14:49.720 having their nineteen game losing streak or ninety came winning 299 00:14:49.759 --> 00:14:54.080 streak sorry, snapped against East Saint Louis Saturday night down 300 00:14:54.120 --> 00:14:57.120 in Illinois State. They go to Glenbard West, who actually 301 00:14:57.159 --> 00:15:01.840 also lost their Week one game as well last Saturday Batavia. Michael, 302 00:15:01.840 --> 00:15:05.200 what's your what's your thoughts on just Loyola particularly, you know, 303 00:15:05.279 --> 00:15:07.799 going into that and just kind of where they're at. 304 00:15:07.960 --> 00:15:10.720 You know, it was interesting because you know, watching that 305 00:15:10.799 --> 00:15:12.720 game on Saturday, and I feel like I said this 306 00:15:12.879 --> 00:15:15.720 the suse a couple of times about that, was that 307 00:15:15.720 --> 00:15:18.639 felt like the most disorganized and kind of dishovel that 308 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:22.480 I've ever seen Loyola just based on offensively, just like 309 00:15:22.519 --> 00:15:24.600 with what eastin Lewis was able to do to them, 310 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:26.240 Like you could see that that kind of rocked them 311 00:15:26.240 --> 00:15:28.360 with their pressure, with their speed, with their size, and 312 00:15:28.759 --> 00:15:30.559 you know, Loyola is not used to that. They have 313 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:33.200 an offensive line that usually protects them pretty well. Like 314 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:36.000 they're running, you know, joke has been like you can 315 00:15:36.120 --> 00:15:39.440 throw back whoever back there. That offensive line is just 316 00:15:39.480 --> 00:15:41.080 going to protect them and they'll do a good job 317 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:42.120 running the ball no matter. 318 00:15:41.960 --> 00:15:43.000 Who the running back is. 319 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:46.200 But obviously I guess against East Sint Lewis it didn't 320 00:15:46.200 --> 00:15:49.720 really happen, but it'll be interesting to see. Obviously, Glenbard 321 00:15:49.759 --> 00:15:52.320 West gave Batavia a really good game in the first 322 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:55.279 week to start things off, and you know, it's kind 323 00:15:55.279 --> 00:15:58.879 of the same mindset where maybe Loyla didn't really say this, 324 00:15:59.000 --> 00:16:01.600 but I've really I wouldn't want to play Loyola in 325 00:16:01.639 --> 00:16:04.679 week two, specifically because Loyola hasn't lost the back to 326 00:16:04.720 --> 00:16:08.200 back game since twenty eighteen and they're now really used 327 00:16:08.200 --> 00:16:10.360 to a loss like that. That was their biggest loss 328 00:16:10.360 --> 00:16:13.840 in twenty eighteen as well, So it'll be really interesting. 329 00:16:13.879 --> 00:16:16.960 I don't think, you know, if they were playing anyone else, 330 00:16:17.039 --> 00:16:19.039 or mostly anyone else, I would say that this would 331 00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:21.879 probably be a blowout win for Loyola, But Lombard was. 332 00:16:22.039 --> 00:16:24.799 You know, they can challenge them, and based on what 333 00:16:24.840 --> 00:16:28.480 we saw from that offense, for Loyola, that's something that 334 00:16:28.480 --> 00:16:30.320 I'm really interested to see. How are they going to 335 00:16:30.360 --> 00:16:33.000 respond because they did not look good on Saturday at all. 336 00:16:33.279 --> 00:16:36.039 They have an experienced quarterback obviously in Ryan Fitzgerald. There's 337 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:38.399 going to be a walk on in Iowa. Drew McPherson 338 00:16:38.480 --> 00:16:40.559 is a running back who has a scholarship at Iowa. 339 00:16:41.480 --> 00:16:44.159 So they have talent on this offense. It's just putting 340 00:16:44.159 --> 00:16:47.320 it together. And other than the fifty yard run, we 341 00:16:47.360 --> 00:16:50.120 didn't see that offense look good at all against e. St. Louis, 342 00:16:50.120 --> 00:16:52.519 So I'm curious to see can they regroup and can 343 00:16:52.559 --> 00:16:55.039 they kind of get better against a pretty talented, you know, 344 00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:56.399 Glenbard West defense. 345 00:16:57.000 --> 00:16:58.799 Yeah, and on the opposite I mean, Seve was there 346 00:16:58.840 --> 00:17:01.799 for this was Glenbard West Batavia. There is a there's 347 00:17:02.159 --> 00:17:03.759 several times in that game that I thought the game 348 00:17:03.799 --> 00:17:06.279 could get away from Glenbard West Patavial led by a 349 00:17:06.279 --> 00:17:08.480 couple of touchdowns on a few occasions. But to Glenbard 350 00:17:08.559 --> 00:17:11.000 West credit, they able to hang around, hang around, hang 351 00:17:11.039 --> 00:17:12.680 around to the end, and they almost were able to, 352 00:17:12.960 --> 00:17:15.079 you know, you know, maybe tie and go to overtime. 353 00:17:15.839 --> 00:17:19.519 Significantly for Glenbard West, their their best offensive player, tay 354 00:17:19.559 --> 00:17:21.799 On Oriental, a senior running back. He left the game 355 00:17:21.839 --> 00:17:23.519 when the second and last drive of the game with 356 00:17:23.799 --> 00:17:25.279 you know, I talked to him afterwards. Looked like he 357 00:17:25.319 --> 00:17:27.759 had a hand in hand injury. Wasn't sure the extent 358 00:17:27.839 --> 00:17:29.880 of that. But but if they don't have him, I 359 00:17:29.880 --> 00:17:32.680 mean he is he is an enormous part of their offense. 360 00:17:32.680 --> 00:17:34.960 I mean he's a game breaker, He's a guy that 361 00:17:35.039 --> 00:17:37.640 can make plays for them, So that that would be 362 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:40.079 something to watch as we look forward to that game 363 00:17:40.160 --> 00:17:42.440 and Glenbard West Man Steve, you touched on on your 364 00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:45.240 podcast with Matt Rodewald or this week, if there is 365 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:49.039 a more difficult first four game schedule the season, I 366 00:17:49.079 --> 00:17:50.880 don't know what it is with Glenbard West. 367 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:54.240 Yeah, it really is kind of ridiculous. I mean, they 368 00:17:54.480 --> 00:17:57.559 follow these two these two games to start the season, 369 00:17:57.880 --> 00:18:00.720 then they have counters Grove North, then they have Lions 370 00:18:01.039 --> 00:18:03.160 downers Grove North, the top ten team in the Friday 371 00:18:03.240 --> 00:18:05.680 Night Drive Power rankings. Lions. I just put them in 372 00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:09.000 this week after their win over Prospect in Week one. 373 00:18:09.880 --> 00:18:12.480 That is one heck of a gauntlet. But you know, 374 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:14.200 like we were talking about at the beginning of the 375 00:18:14.599 --> 00:18:20.079 beginning of the podcast here, obviously, if you're Glenbard West, 376 00:18:20.079 --> 00:18:21.759 you don't want to dig yourself too big of a 377 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:25.480 hole here, but it is survivable more this year than 378 00:18:25.599 --> 00:18:27.599 I think it has ever been. If that does end 379 00:18:27.680 --> 00:18:29.960 up having, if they end up coming out of it, 380 00:18:30.680 --> 00:18:32.599 let's just say, for our sake of argument one in 381 00:18:32.720 --> 00:18:37.119 three or or god forbidzho and four, there's still a 382 00:18:37.200 --> 00:18:41.400 window there that maybe didn't exist in the past. 383 00:18:42.279 --> 00:18:45.519 Yeah. No, that's that's very true, and uh, yeah, we'll see. 384 00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:47.720 I mean that is I you know, when we first 385 00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:50.480 saw the schedule in July, I said to myself, Wow, 386 00:18:50.519 --> 00:18:52.759 that's the really that's the really first four games. And 387 00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:55.640 then the way Lions Township like week one beating you know, 388 00:18:55.680 --> 00:18:59.200 beating Prospect, I thought, wow, that's even more difficult. So yeah, 389 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:01.400 we'll see. It should be a one on Saturday, Loyola 390 00:19:01.440 --> 00:19:03.839 at one Bard West. Mike, before we let you get 391 00:19:03.839 --> 00:19:05.599 out of here, what are some other games involved in 392 00:19:05.640 --> 00:19:07.839 CCL teams that that you're really keeping an eye on 393 00:19:07.839 --> 00:19:08.599 this this weekend. 394 00:19:09.039 --> 00:19:11.079 I think the biggest game I'm kind of interested in, 395 00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:13.240 you know, keeping an eye on, is probably gonna be 396 00:19:13.279 --> 00:19:16.680 saying Nacious and Fenwick mostly other than you know, it 397 00:19:16.799 --> 00:19:18.759 being a rivalry game. You know, these two teams like 398 00:19:18.759 --> 00:19:22.640 the really clashed in the White Division before they kind 399 00:19:22.640 --> 00:19:26.279 of change divisions with Dignatius going to the Blue. I'm 400 00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:29.559 just kind of curious just to see what Saint Ignacious 401 00:19:29.599 --> 00:19:31.640