THE Chicago Catholic League Thread - 2016 - Week Five

[ignazio]

First off, bravo to the Massey Gamble-tron 2000: called it 5-for-5 in the Blue, including SL (by 1 vs 3) over SR; the MC spread exactly; the ratio of PC-SI exactly, very close on F over Leo.
Again, I've provided the prediction - show us you're smarter than a machine.

BLUE:
BR @ PC (BR 34 PC 14)
SR @ MC (MC 38 SR 21)
LA @ F (LA 41 F 14)

GREEN:
MA @ MCHS (MCHS 28 MA 7)
DLS @ SF (*no line*)
LA @ F (above)

WHITE:
AC @ TECH (AC 28 TECH 21)
SL @ LFA (SL 51 LFA 14)
SI @ SJ (SI 38 SJ 6)
Leo @ BMac (BMac 28 Leo 0)

RED:
AC @ TECH (above)
Leo @ BMac (above)
SI @ SJ (above)

 

[Goomlah]

Rice
MC
LA
Montini
AC
SL
Iggy
Mac

 

[DeanOfSelection]

BR at PC: pjjp eschews the haul to Woodstock to stay local and watch this one . He will be on the BR side wearing a St Christina winter hat. PC backs against the wall with Fenwick, LA , MC last 3 games. That SR decision is going to haunt them come playoff time. BR 35-14


LA-Friar at Kirby Puckett Field. This game makes me miss Friarman. Biggest game for them since the ’95 5A semi vs Maine S. I see them putting some points up, moving the ball just no answer for Gronk. Rambler 42-28


Crossover:
Chicago Catholic (Blue) MC vs Chicago Catholic (White) SR: MC 35-14

 

[RockSoup]

Crossover:
Chicago Catholic (Blue) MC vs Chicago Catholic (White) SR: MC 35-14

That's good

 

[pjjp]

Crossover:
Chicago Catholic (Blue) MC vs Chicago Catholic (White) SR: MC 35-14

The above reminds me of the Dean of old....needling the Mustangs.

BR 38 PC 21
LA 45 Fenwick 24
MC 31 SR 17

 

[refref01]

LA just too much talent 35-10

MC just too much talent 28-7, I thought Rita would be more physical but that was not the case v SL and MC will beat them like a drum on both LOS. If MC struggles to defend the pass it could be game although Rita can't seem to defend the run and well that is MC football.

Provi / Rice doesn't look like it should be all that close on paper as Rice has always played Providence well...Providence homecoming and backs against the proverbial wall...can Rice defense stay stout....does Providence get it going......Rice 35-28...this is the tell tale game for Rice in my mind as they are on the road in the CCL Blue and that is always tough. A big/decisive win here and I think 8-0 v 8-0 week 9 is almost at 75% of happening depednign on how Rice/MC goes.

Marmion
Meteor
Larry
AC
IGGY
Mac

Will be interested in what St Joe does v Iggy

 

[Simon "GHOST' Riley]

First off, bravo to the Massey Gamble-tron 2000: called it 5-for-5 in the Blue, including SL (by 1 vs 3) over SR; the MC spread exactly; the ratio of PC-SI exactly, very close on F over Leo.
Again, I've provided the prediction - show us you're smarter than a machine.

GREEN:
MA @ MCHS (MCHS 28 MA 7)
DLS @ SF (*no line*)
LA @ F (above)

ignazio,

Montini will get back into the win column.
DLS will beat SF in Wheaton.
LA will beat Fenwick by 2 tds.

 

[septon34]

The lack of physical play by SR is tough to handle, and a slap in the face of the history of the program. SR didn't always have the best talent, but they always had tough kids who wouldnt back down from any fight.

Kuska needs to remind these kids that they represent the school and its history, both on 63rd and 77th. SR v MC was always one of the most physical matchups in high school football (the hitting in the 88 and 89 games was bone chilling). SR need to take pride that they go to a school within the city limits; instead of a suburban neighborhood. This is another reason why the SR v MC matchup has always been so special, as these schools historically mirror each other in alot of ways. SR needs to realize that it is an honor to play in this special rivalry.

I don't care if SR loses by 40, but they better show up and get their *** right back up when MC punches them in the mouth.

Go Rita!!

 

[3OrangeWhips]

First off, bravo to the Massey Gamble-tron 2000: called it 5-for-5 in the Blue, including SL (by 1 vs 3) over SR; the MC spread exactly; the ratio of PC-SI exactly, very close on F over Leo.
Again, I've provided the prediction - show us you're smarter than a machine.

BLUE:
BR @ PC (BR 34 PC 14)
SR @ MC (MC 38 SR 21)
LA @ F (LA 41 F 14)

GREEN:
MA @ MCHS (MCHS 28 MA 7)
DLS @ SF (*no line*)
LA @ F (above)

WHITE:
AC @ TECH (AC 28 TECH 21)
SL @ LFA (SL 51 LFA 14)
SI @ SJ (SI 38 SJ 6)
Leo @ BMac (BMac 28 Leo 0)

RED:
AC @ TECH (above)
Leo @ BMac (above)
SI @ SJ (above)

BR 38-21 (Provi homecoming - must win?)
MC 42-24 (big game for MC secondary)
LA 35-17 (Friars are confident in their O)

MCHS 21-20 (playoff game for Bronco)
DLS 34-7 (cupcake central continues)

AC 27-15 (Beebe bounce back after BR/DLS)
SL 49-13 (Viking faithful still spotted on 77th)
SI 24-18 (wish this game was on WCIU)
Leo 22-21 (whodathunk Mac 0-5?)

Where art thou WittyMoniker, CPASteve & SouthsideCFD? Especially this week. Props to RockSoup and Septon for showing up weekly and fighting for the Red (Kuska Blue) and White.

Through thick and thin. Til Dean to us part.

 

[Wittymoniker1]

BR 38-21 (Provi homecoming - must win?)
MC 42-24 (big game for MC secondary)
LA 35-17 (Friars are confident in their O)

MCHS 21-20 (playoff game for Bronco)
DLS 34-7 (cupcake central continues)

AC 27-15 (Beebe bounce back after BR/DLS)
SL 49-13 (Viking faithful still spotted on 77th)
SI 24-18 (wish this game was on WCIU)
Leo 22-21 (whodathunk Mac 0-5?)

Where art thou WittyMoniker, CPASteve & SouthsideCFD? Especially this week. Props to RockSoup and Septon for showing up weekly and fighting for the Red (Kuska Blue) and White.

Through thick and thin. Til Dean to us part.

I do lurk around and make an occasional post here or there. With three little girls--ages 5, 3 & 2 and another kid on the way very soon--I've just been a busy MotherFather. I would love to hear from CPA, CFD and tomloner as well.

Just laying low as of late. Hope to get back into the groove. Congrats to your Crusaders putting together some awesome seasons recently, making them perennial 8A favorites to go very deep into the playoffs. Also, congrats to the Viking. That's a great team over there, congrats to Corbett and the program! Quaid rocks!

Tough pill to swallow as of late, because I've "whined" and "bitched" about the lack of 1 - 32 seeding, and Rita getting very tough draws due to the geography. Now, that 1 - 32 seeding is here, I cannot enjoy it! LOL!

I love what Todd has done with the offense. He's a great coach and his kids NEVER give up, as evident in some of these comebacks. His teams will always play hard for him. I have 100% faith in him and he deserves to stay as long as he wants. He realized that the junior QB would be the best fit this year, and he was right.

I just feel the recruiting is down a little bit, and there's a lot of pressure on Todd. I do not know the whole story, but I hope he's getting help with the recruiting efforts. Someone close to the situation can elaborate more, if they choose to. Down years so to speak here, but we must keep the faith and persevere. Things are going to get better!

I know this next statement may contradict my "keep the faith" statement, but can SR and CPS (Agricultural School) swap lands? It would make a huge difference. Just my opinion. I know many disagree.

 

[DeanOfSelection]

I do lurk around and make an occasional post here or there. With three little girls--ages 5, 3 & 2 and another kid on the way very soon--I've just been a busy MotherFather. I would love to hear from CPA, CFD and tomloner as well.

Just laying low as of late. Hope to get back into the groove. Congrats to your Crusaders putting together some awesome seasons recently, making them perennial 8A favorites to go very deep into the playoffs. Also, congrats to the Viking. That's a great team over there, congrats to Corbett and the program! Quaid rocks!

Tough pill to swallow as of late, because I've "whined" and "bitched" about the lack of 1 - 32 seeding, and Rita getting very tough draws due to the geography. Now, that 1 - 32 seeding is here, I cannot enjoy it! LOL!

I love what Todd has done with the offense. He's a great coach and his kids NEVER give up, as evident in some of these comebacks. His teams will always play hard for him. I have 100% faith in him and he deserves to stay as long as he wants. He realized that the junior QB would be the best fit this year, and he was right.

I just feel the recruiting is down a little bit, and there's a lot of pressure on Todd. I do not know the whole story, but I hope he's getting help with the recruiting efforts. Someone close to the situation can elaborate more, if they choose to. Down years so to speak here, but we must keep the faith and persevere. Things are going to get better!

I know this next statement may contradict my "keep the faith" statement, but can SR and CPS (Agricultural School) swap lands? It would make a huge difference. Just my opinion. I know many disagree.

Rita needs your porn stache back it's like Samson with the hair

 

[RockSoup]

BR 28 PC 24
LA 31 FW 22

Well, well, well. I had a great Friday night planned. Stop by the Small World on the Eastside for a little pregame. And then head 5 minutes west for a great football game amongst rivals. But Massey, DoS and refref have convinced me to stay home.

I have said it since the St. Pats game, this SR team will be competitive in all the Blue games. But a 21 point shellacking, what am I setting myself up for here?

I'm not worried about SR being physical, they are plenty physical. I need them to play smart. No over scraping to allow cut backs, inside works inside out, perimeter D works outside in. They are not going to stop #4, #8 or #27 but they have to contain them the best they can to get some down and distance chances and to give their offense a chance to keep pace.

St. Rita is a great second half team. Lack of execution, not being outmanned, has hurt their first halfs this year. I don't know if it's against the rules but can the scoreboard start the game with 48:00 showing on the clock and a 4 in the quarter box?

There is a good chance St. Rita doesn't make the playoffs I hear. I say BS. Their playoffs just happen to start in Week 5. Oh Mustangs, my Mustangs what to do? I had this one close with MC 34 SR 28 but a computer and DoS can't be wrong, even called it a crossover game. A crossover game. A crossover game. A crossover game. I guess after further analysis MC won their last crossover game 49-8 so I change my prediction to MC 42 SR 7

 

[biglatte]

BR
MC
LA
MCHS
DLS
DEPAUL
STL
SJ
BMAC

 

[UlbKA91]

Cows want to live to be a lead-free burger one day. And given some of the moves that CPS is making to accomodate expansion of Mt. Greenwood Elementary, a longer term strategy might also be to make CHAS a pure boundary school. CHAS would probably go to Luther South's old campus.

 

[USD24]

I'm confused....Is Rita physical or not physical? On one side you have Septon stating "The lack of physical play by SR is tough to handle, and a slap in the face of the history of the program" and then down the page Whitty makes this statement about Wernet "He's a great coach and his kids NEVER give up, as evident in some of these comebacks. His teams will always play hard for him" Further down the thread Rocksoup writes "I'm not worried about SR being physical, they are plenty physical."

I have not seen the Mustangs play this year, but clearly their fanbase have a difference of opinion on what type of character/toughness this team is showing.

 

[caravan8]

I'm confused....Is Rita physical or not physical? On one side you have Septon stating "The lack of physical play by SR is tough to handle, and a slap in the face of the history of the program" and then down the page Whitty makes this statement about Wernet "He's a great coach and his kids NEVER give up, as evident in some of these comebacks. His teams will always play hard for him" Further down the thread Rocksoup writes "I'm not worried about SR being physical, they are plenty physical."

I have not seen the Mustangs play this year, but clearly their fanbase have a difference of opinion on what type of character/toughness this team is showing.

I have only seen them play against St.Pat's, and in that game they were not very physical. It sounds like they have made a lot of 2nd half comebacks so far, and against Pat's they used the pass to come back with quick scores. This leads to the defense being on the field a lot (even after a defensive stop) and a good offense will take advantage of a tired defense. I didn't see much of a running game against Pat's but that was also a month ago so maybe things have changed.

All that said, I expect SR to come out punching tomorrow night. MC 35 - SR 21

 

[Cat Box]

BLUE:
BR
MC
LA @ F (LA wins but this will be a close one 35-28)

GREEN:
MA @ MCHS (Is it really an upset if 4-0 Cadet beats 1-3 Bronco? Cadet grinds out a win 21-20 in Lombard)
DLS @ SF (*no line*??? This will be a lopsided win for Meteor 38-7)

WHITE:
AC
SL (time for Viking to move into Green)
SI
BMac (Mac finally gets in the W column)

The CCL needs to consolidate from 4 to 3 divisions. Friar moves to Blue which makes 6 teams. Viking moves to Green which makes 5 teams. Combine the Red and White divisions to make 6 teams. Iggy is the bubble team - they can go in either Green or remain with smaller enrollment schools.

CCL needs to recruit IC and Aurora Central Catholic back into the fold. The Metro Suburban? Really? Time to play ball, boys.

 

[caravan8]

The CCL needs to consolidate from 4 to 3 divisions. Friar moves to Blue which makes 6 teams. Viking moves to Green which makes 5 teams. Combine the Red and White divisions to make 6 teams. Iggy is the bubble team - they can go in either Green or remain with smaller enrollment schools.

CCL needs to recruit IC and Aurora Central Catholic back into the fold. The Metro Suburban? Really? Time to play ball, boys.[/QUOTE]
If they can't get other schools to join the CCL then yes, 3 divisions should be the set up. SICP should stay in the White until they show some success.

Thoughts on a relegation system, like say each year the top team in the White & Green moves up a division while the last place team in the Blue & Green move down a division. Not sure if it would just be rotating the same teams or not.

 

[caravan8]

Sorry Cat - just wanted to quote the bottom part of your post and somehow messed that up.

 

[RockSoup]

I'm confused....Is Rita physical or not physical? On one side you have Septon stating "The lack of physical play by SR is tough to handle, and a slap in the face of the history of the program" and then down the page Whitty makes this statement about Wernet "He's a great coach and his kids NEVER give up, as evident in some of these comebacks. His teams will always play hard for him" Further down the thread Rocksoup writes "I'm not worried about SR being physical, they are plenty physical."

I have not seen the Mustangs play this year, but clearly their fanbase have a difference of opinion on what type of character/toughness this team is showing.

I think the high scores and the schedule have people seeing it different ways. I see SR having played 4 very good teams. Against St. Pats, the Shamrocks used screen after screen by using Rita's toughness and aggressiveness against them. Against Laurence, the QB used that aggressiveness against them too, slicing them on the cut back the whole first half. Saying Rita isn't physical isn't giving enough credit to their opponents. Even though there may not be a Kingsbury, Angsten or Gaston out there, I don't see a lack of toughness.

Take #7 who catches the easy ones, the hard ones and the OBJ ones while defenses have just resorted to mugging him while the ball is in the air.

Take #2, the JR QB, who has led a record setting offense with his read option skill and popping right back up after every big hit he takes.

Take #4 the sr RB and now #1 the jr, running violently. And they don't get to take a week off with the schedule SR has

Take #31, the jr LB was all over the field in the second half vs Larry, holding a high power offense to 10 pts for 22 minutes of that half.

And I can go on #66, #77, #90 all play tough football.

The schedule has featured facing spread offenses weekly. And SRs offense is uptempo too. It's not Woody Hayes football and not your Father's brand of St. Rita football. It looks different, but those kids are plenty physical.

And Septon's take is fine. It's basically the speech you hear from day one at Rita. I mean after Septon's passionate plea, I was ready to get the gear on. That's how I see it. The toughness is there, not a concern. Be smart, play fast, and execute for 4 quarters.

 

[go_rice]

Why not move Larry up to the Blue? They compete in Blue in baseball and just knocked off Cascia. Water's warm, jump in Vikes.

 

[stonedlizard]

I'll take "The Chicago Blue Line"

• This school is the alma mater of famous funny man and Oscar nominee John C. Reilly.
• Zachary Davis, the "Frank LLoyd Wright of Baseball" along with Thompson-Starrett Construction Company built the three story main building for this high school in 1924.
• DAILY DOUBLE: The alumni of this school include: an Olympic Gold medalist, a United States Ambassador, a NFL Owner and a famous Disney animated movie director.

The "Chicago Green Line"

• The Patron Saint of this school was born in 1651.
• For only ten years (1979–89) between 1947 and early 2011, has the Mayor of Chicago not been an alumnus of this school.

 

[Cat Box]

I'll take "The Chicago Blue Line"

• This school is the alma mater of famous funny man and Oscar nominee John C. Reilly.
• Zachary Davis, the "Frank LLoyd Wright of Baseball" along with Thompson-Starrett Construction Company built the three story main building for this high school in 1924.
• DAILY DOUBLE: The alumni of this school include: an Olympic Gold medalist, a United States Ambassador, a NFL Owner and a famous Disney animated movie director.

The "Chicago Green Line"

• The Patron Saint of this school was born in 1651.
• For only ten years (1979–89) between 1947 and early 2011, has the Mayor of Chicago not been an alumnus of this school.

I'll take "Chicago Green Line" for $400, Alec.
What is Fenwick?

 

[stonedlizard]

I'll take "Chicago Green Line" for $400, Alec.
What is Fenwick?

 

[Cross Bones]

Looks like we got some really pivotal games this week...

 

[Voodoo Tatum 21]

Too many everywhere!! It's overwhelming

 

[ignazio]

BLUE:
BR @ PC (BR 34 PC 14) - One chowderheaded play call aside, the Celts are solid. I'll take them and the points.
SR @ MC (MC 38 SR 21) - The key matchup here is not size, speed or talent. The key, I am reminded, is who is more "inner city." Very difficult to measure. While MC is slightly closer to State and Madison, their home field is the decidedly "inner city" Gately. But depending on how you measure, SR may be located closer to that field. However, that would be less "inner city." Thus, if you're defending the north goal, you prevent your opponent from becoming more "inner city" than you. Alas, you must become less "inner city" if you wish to score in the south end zone. 'Stangs and the points.
LA @ F (LA 41 F 14) - Had Fenwick been thinking like Bill Veeck, they'd have bought the old Kiddieland train and laid the tracks around the new stadium. Could've blown the whistle on scores too. I think this game is lower scoring than Gambletron predicts. Ramblers 14-7.

GREEN:
MA @ MCHS (MCHS 28 MA 7) - Call it a hunch. Cadets 21 Broncs 20
DLS @ SF (*no line*) - Meteors' MVP is the maker of that schedule. D' Institute 28 D' Spartans 6

WHITE:
AC @ TECH (AC 28 TECH 21) - Last two games, Tech's been outscored 100-8, while AC's been hammered 98-18. Thus score should be AC 100-98 or 18-8. I'll take the Iggles.
SL @ LFA (SL 51 LFA 14) - When travelling to LFA, the lesson for kids is: if you study hard and work smart, one day you too might be fortunate enough to send your annoying kid away for high school. Vikes 50 Frogs 6
SI @ SJ (SI 38 SJ 6) - The Gambletron black box needs adjusting. Should be Wolves 21 Chargers 18
Leo @ BMac (BMac 28 Leo 0) - Look for the Lions to cover. Irish 24 Lions 18

 

[RockSoup]

BLUE:
BR @ PC (BR 34 PC 14) - One chowderheaded play call aside, the Celts are solid. I'll take them and the points.
SR @ MC (MC 38 SR 21) - The key matchup here is not size, speed or talent. The key, I am reminded, is who is more "inner city." Very difficult to measure. While MC is slightly closer to State and Madison, their home field is the decidedly "inner city" Gately. But depending on how you measure, SR may be located closer to that field. However, that would be less "inner city." Thus, if you're defending the north goal, you prevent your opponent from becoming more "inner city" than you. Alas, you must become less "inner city" if you wish to score in the south end zone. 'Stangs and the points.
LA @ F (LA 41 F 14) - Had Fenwick been thinking like Bill Veeck, they'd have bought the old Kiddieland train and laid the tracks around the new stadium. Could've blown the whistle on scores too. I think this game is lower scoring than Gambletron predicts. Ramblers 14-7.

GREEN:
MA @ MCHS (MCHS 28 MA 7) - Call it a hunch. Cadets 21 Broncs 20
DLS @ SF (*no line*) - Meteors' MVP is the maker of that schedule. D' Institute 28 D' Spartans 6

WHITE:
AC @ TECH (AC 28 TECH 21) - Last two games, Tech's been outscored 100-8, while AC's been hammered 98-18. Thus score should be AC 100-98 or 18-8. I'll take the Iggles.
SL @ LFA (SL 51 LFA 14) - When travelling to LFA, the lesson for kids is: if you study hard and work smart, one day you too might be fortunate enough to send your annoying kid away for high school. Vikes 50 Frogs 6
SI @ SJ (SI 38 SJ 6) - The Gambletron black box needs adjusting. Should be Wolves 21 Chargers 18
Leo @ BMac (BMac 28 Leo 0) - Look for the Lions to cover. Irish 24 Lions 18

Iggy, you crafty son of a gun, saving a post-of-the-year candidate for SR-MC week. But since it won't be much of a game, you may have wasted your talent on a throw away game.

Now I have to re-analyze this game with the added 'inner-city' variable to the algorithm and re-run the 50,000 simulations.

Serious question though, if you win the coin flip, do you defer, play the wind, or just go with the offense scoring in the inner-city end zone in the 4th quarter. Dangnabbit. My world is upside down.

In every HS and college game, after the 3rd quarter ends, the sidelines and the fans hold up 4 fingers representing the importance of owning the 4th quarter. I think the visiting side should hold up the 4 before opening kick off.

 

[krock the house]

Why not move Larry up to the Blue? They compete in Blue in baseball and just knocked off Cascia. Water's warm, jump in Vikes.

There is no Blue in baseball
It's divided into north and south like the old days

 

[DeanOfSelection]

Why not move Larry up to the Blue? They compete in Blue in baseball and just knocked off Cascia. Water's warm, jump in Vikes.

I think the CCL should go back to promotion/demotion like in the Catholic Metro (96-00)

 

[HRCJR]

There is no Blue in baseball
It's divided into north and south like the old days

Three divisions in CCL baseball - Blue, White, Red - in order of strength. Been like that for a while.

http://www.chicagocatholicleague.co...ARSITY_BASEBALL_SCHEDULE_uid5272016215242.pdf

 

[Cat Box]

I think the CCL should go back to promotion/demotion like in the Catholic Metro (96-00)

Deano, I am not familiar with the "Catholic Metro" conference (before I started following HS football closely), but I like the sound of it. Who was in that conference? How did it start and end?

Wish the CCL and the ESCC could come to agreement and create a private school mega-conference with multiple divisions. Also need to bring those seven defecting Suburban Christian Conference schools back into "the family" where they belong.

 

[septon34]

BLUE:
BR @ PC (BR 34 PC 14) - One chowderheaded play call aside, the Celts are solid. I'll take them and the points.
SR @ MC (MC 38 SR 21) - The key matchup here is not size, speed or talent. The key, I am reminded, is who is more "inner city." Very difficult to measure. While MC is slightly closer to State and Madison, their home field is the decidedly "inner city" Gately. But depending on how you measure, SR may be located closer to that field. However, that would be less "inner city." Thus, if you're defending the north goal, you prevent your opponent from becoming more "inner city" than you. Alas, you must become less "inner city" if you wish to score in the south end zone. 'Stangs and the points.
LA @ F (LA 41 F 14) - Had Fenwick been thinking like Bill Veeck, they'd have bought the old Kiddieland train and laid the tracks around the new stadium. Could've blown the whistle on scores too. I think this game is lower scoring than Gambletron predicts. Ramblers 14-7.

GREEN:
MA @ MCHS (MCHS 28 MA 7) - Call it a hunch. Cadets 21 Broncs 20
DLS @ SF (*no line*) - Meteors' MVP is the maker of that schedule. D' Institute 28 D' Spartans 6

WHITE:
AC @ TECH (AC 28 TECH 21) - Last two games, Tech's been outscored 100-8, while AC's been hammered 98-18. Thus score should be AC 100-98 or 18-8. I'll take the Iggles.
SL @ LFA (SL 51 LFA 14) - When travelling to LFA, the lesson for kids is: if you study hard and work smart, one day you too might be fortunate enough to send your annoying kid away for high school. Vikes 50 Frogs 6
SI @ SJ (SI 38 SJ 6) - The Gambletron black box needs adjusting. Should be Wolves 21 Chargers 18
Leo @ BMac (BMac 28 Leo 0) - Look for the Lions to cover. Irish 24 Lions 18

I realize you are being ironic/facetious, but MC is definitely more inner city since the move to 77th. But I still take pride in the 77th street campus. If you were at the 88 and/or 89 games between SR-MC, that was the epitome of inner-city, tough, well-played Catholic League football. Though the outcome sucked, I'll never enjoy an atmosphere as much as the 88 game at 63rd & Claremont. Though the following year at Gately was close and the hitting might have been more fierce.

Actually, RockSoup makes some good points. Joe Urchak is probably my favorite guy on the coaching staff. Fiercely loyal and fiercely tough; he was perfect as a DC when the Catholic League played Woody Hayes type football. Urchak was always willing to help me out when I was a student there, so I consider him a friend. But these spreads, passing attacks, and finesse offenses make scheme more important than ever. And SR defense seems to be lacking in those areas. As I mentioned, I consider Urchak a friend and think he should always be part of the coaching staff. The guy has done so much for the school that they should reciprocate in terms of loyalty. But it seems like SR could use some schematic assistance on the defensive side of the ball. Though against Frank, it will boil down to who controls the line of scrimmage. Which is why I think SR needs to muster up that toughness it was known for on 63rd street.

My head says MC by 4-5 TD's, but my heart thinks SR is going to keep this game close.

 

[Topiarydan1]

I think each one of the Blue games are going to be close. Provy regrouped vs Iggy and knows they have limited room for losses with LA and MC on the horizon after Rice. Fenwick is going to play tough - and oh yeah they are good. Rita is playing with urgency and the rivalry factor should make it a good game.

 

[KJF30]

BR at PC: pjjp eschews the haul to Woodstock to stay local and watch this one . He will be on the BR side wearing a St Christina winter hat. PC backs against the wall with Fenwick, LA , MC last 3 games. That SR decision is going to haunt them come playoff time. BR 35-14


LA-Friar at Kirby Puckett Field. This game makes me miss Friarman. Biggest game for them since the ’95 5A semi vs Maine S. I see them putting some points up, moving the ball just no answer for Gronk. Rambler 42-28


Crossover:
Chicago Catholic (Blue) MC vs Chicago Catholic (White) SR: MC 35-14

Thanks. Heard this post found its way to the SR locker room this afternoon.

 

[SWSideFan]

Deano, I am not familiar with the "Catholic Metro" conference (before I started following HS football closely), but I like the sound of it. Who was in that conference? How did it start and end?

Wish the CCL and the ESCC could come to agreement and create a private school mega-conference with multiple divisions. Also need to bring those seven defecting Suburban Christian Conference schools back into "the family" where they belong.

ESCC backed out of the Metro Catholic mega conference and went to a 100% ESCC schedule then and for some years after. They want no part of the CCL, and with the coed schools v. several CCL schools still all boys, it really does not make sense for the ESCC in that regard, even if it were football only like the MCC was.

 

[SWSideFan]

The CCL needs to consolidate from 4 to 3 divisions. Friar moves to Blue which makes 6 teams. Viking moves to Green which makes 5 teams. Combine the Red and White divisions to make 6 teams. Iggy is the bubble team - they can go in either Green or remain with smaller enrollment schools.

CCL needs to recruit IC and Aurora Central Catholic back into the fold. The Metro Suburban? Really? Time to play ball, boys.

If they can't get other schools to join the CCL then yes, 3 divisions should be the set up. SICP should stay in the White until they show some success.

Thoughts on a relegation system, like say each year the top team in the White & Green moves up a division while the last place team in the Blue & Green move down a division. Not sure if it would just be rotating the same teams or not.[/QUOTE]
Don't see the rotation thing happening any time soon. Those who rotated up to the Blue were pummeled. Fenwick and StL want no part of the Blue in football. The Blue is a victim of its own success.