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• Sure I can do a thoughts and questions, I have many boncing around my head right now.

  As for Dundee, good game for both schools this year. Airport? Not sure on that one for either side, but maybe we will all be surprised.

• Gary/Chris can we start a new thread. Questions and thoughts, perhaps??

• Why is Dundee playing AA HURON and Why is Airport playing Monroe?

• Good stuff on the HL and the LCAA. Looks to be the same person possibly. Well done.

  10:04, Whiteford didnt need a week 1. I talked to Coach Mensing, he said if he had week 1 open, he would have played CC no problem. Ida didnt need a week 1 either, Jefferson is a nice matchup with them.

• Man I wish Whiteford would've said yes to play SMCC, or Ida or Onsted..or Algonac who knocked out Ida the last 2 years ...oh yeah or Muskegon CC who decided to play Algonac ...they should all be ashamed of themselves.

• Oh No! I hope all of the LCAA posters are not as long winded as 7:27.- Just kidding- Good Stuff.

• I agree.. Huron is a sleeping Giant!! Give him that team and they are making a run every year. Although I do think Huron outcoached Jack in the playoffs last year.

  Carlson's T didn't look like the SMCC T from the years of old, but I guess when you have those athletes, it doesn't have to!!

• LCAA 2018

  1. Brooklyn CC 9-0
  2. Blissfield 7-2
  3. Hillsdale 7-2
  4. Hudson 6-3
  5. Onsted 5-4
  6. Ida 4-5
  7. Erie Mason 2-7
  8. Dundee 1-8

  BCC- Best QB and Receivers in the League along with the best 2 Way player MLB/RB Carson Daniels. Look for the Golden Eagles to make a run in the playoffs.
  Blissfield- Return a QB who threw for 1500 yds and led his team to the playoffs as a FRESHMAN in 2017. He returns along with a great group of Juniors. Blissfield could shock Whiteford in the opener.
  Hillsdale- The best Coaching staff in the league took a the worst talent in the league, went from the spread last year to the T and managed to go 5-4 and earn a playoff bid. Since they've had to forfeit because they played an ineligible player, but still the job Lemerand did was awesome. Hillsdale some very good Defensive players coming back along with a QB who really heated up by the end of the season. Watch for them to be in the thick of things.
  Hudson- You can't count them out. They lose virtually everyone, but they won't back down. They have some Oline returnees along with one of the Best DB/RB combos in the LCAA. Watch for them to grind out games and outcoach the lower echelon of the LCAA.
  Onsted- With the talent they have they should be 1 or 2, but I'm not sold, yet. They return everyone from a team that started out 4-0 . This is the best group of talent they've had since 2007. If they find a QB to fill in and get better upfront they could win the LCAA and make noise in the playoffs. They have one of, if not the fastest kid in the LCAA. A soft early schedule will have the wildcats potentially 3-0 to start.
  Ida- Shame on me for putting Ida down here, but they are losing some great lineman on both sides. They do return a QB who is as slippery as they come. He could be the best leader in the LCAA. They return a two RB's who do NOT go backwards. This could be a surprise team in the LCAA. If they go to the Wishbone Triple Option there will be growing pains early. A tough early schedule could prove costly. I look for them to slide past Jefferson, an early tussle with BCC and Blissfield will tell the tale. Ida will need to score a lot of points because they lost a lot on D.
  Erie Mason- They have a nice QB some very good receivers and some size upfront. The problem is that they didn't stop a soul on 2017. They might have to win games 55-50. I could see them putting up huge numbers in 2018 on offense. I can also see them giving up huge points. Anytime you have some of the best athletes in space in the LCAA you can win. A lot of LCAA teams struggle stopping the spread, and I could see Erie Mason playing with teams for a half them wearing down. I see them winning a league game or 2. In 2 years watch out LCAA will be in the top half of the LCAA
  Dundee- Going to be a rough year for the Vikings. They play everyone tough, but just haven't figured out how to finish close games. The Vikings lose a ton of talent on both sides from 2017, a year which they very easily could have qualified for the playoffs. The Vikings will start several sophs and juniors and a Freshman at QB and a Freshman at DB. It will be a learning year for the Vikings who need to win Week 1 and Week 2, but I don't see them having enough athletes to keep up with AA Huron. The good thing for the Vikings is that their JV team was 7-2 last year and they have a lot of young talent coming up. Look for them to be down in 18, but improved in 19 and pushing for the playoffs in 2020.

• HL

  1. SMCC 8-0
  2. Grosse Ile 7-2
  3. Riverview 7-2
  4. Milan 6-3
  5. Airport 5-4
  6. Huron 4-5
  7. Flat Rock 3-6
  8. Jefferson 1-8

  GI is my surprise Team. SMCC will be loaded for the next 2 years. Maybe better in 2019. Riverview will lose to CC and GI. They have a great QB returning and many pieces but depth will be an issue. Milan will surprise, they won't be as big upfront this year, but they have speed, a healthy QB and some returners on D. I look for them to get off to a fast start in the HL. Airport, well they have a lot of good atheltes returning. They could have one of the fastest teams in the HL. If they survive Monroe High Week 1, they could make a run. They will have to play much better defense in 2018. They didn't stop anyone in 2017. The Jets could be fun to watch in 2018, after this year the cupboard is bare. Huron will be down this year, but will be back in 2020. They have a 1st year head coach has ZERO, YES ZERO Varsity of JV game experience. Now you can surround yourself with a great staff which I heard he has done, but when you're the man you have to be the man. When adversity hits, how will he react seeing that he has never called a Varsity play or set up a Varsity practice. I think in time this will prove to be a great hire, but Huron is going to take some bumps next year. 4-5 is a stretch, but I do see them staying in games because they have some decent kids coming back on the defensive side of the ball. Flat Rock is a team that could surprise and go 6-3. Their schedule is tough to start HL play, if they survive to week 4 and go 2-2 they could win 6. I do believe winning 5 could get them in. They have a lot of new faces stepping in at key positions. Let's see if they FIND A WAY in 2018. Look for FR to have the up and coming QB in the league. FR will have a solid Defense as they return several Dlinemen and LB's. They'll need to play D to compete this year. They have one of the best S/S in the league returning. FR will need to win games 14-7 this year.
  Jefferson- Jefferson will be improved, but their record won't show it. The bears lose some good kids upfront, but have a TON of speed including a promising Junior QB. I wouldn't be surprised if the Bears knock off a front runner early but I don't see them being very competitive until next year.

• Listen SMCC is just despised or hated or not liked because we win , period. All the schools in the Huron League circle that game every year and SMCC wouldn't have it any other way. I love the commentary on this blog, it's the best and can't wait to the start of the season and listen to how CC recruits, were small we're lucky we won't win next week yada, yada , yada !!!