Well, to be honest, who knows/who cares. But since I have nothing better to do, I'll take a crack at it. This year could be a pretty good year (7-3) or the worst year yet (3-7). There are many unknowns with Independence so I've heard. As you said, the QB is an unknown and some other positions, the fact that Ty Fetner tore his ACL in the spring and is now moving back to Texas doesn't quite help the situation. The defense should be a strong point for the team, but I do believe that they will score over 110 points this year. And I don't quite understand your concern about the scheduling, it should be a much easier out of district schedule than the last two years, other than opening with Blackman. So, here's my game by game,
Blackman- I'tavius, 'nough said. LOSS
Page- Cross town rivalry, page lost quite a few players/coaches, I believe Indy will win this one. WIN
Brentwood- Believe it or not, Indy somehow seems to play Brentwood close each year, and I don't quite understand why everyone thinks Brentwood will be great this year. I know they are Brentwood, but they lost a GREAT senior class. Indy could come away with this, but I'll go with Brentwood. LOSS
Lincoln County- It's Indy's first home game of the year, and I believe they will bounce back to be 2-2. WIN
Centennial- Centennial will be small but fast and could be the surprise of 11AAA. With Rector, who knows what Centennial will look like. I believe Indy will come back from the tough, last minute loss of last year and at least score a touchdown in this game unlike last year, and will win. 3-2 for Indy now. WIN
Coffee County- Indy's Homecoming, and it's Coffee County. WIN 4-2, not a bad start....
Hillsboro- It will be Hillsboro's homecoming, this could be a very close game as it was two years ago, where Indy came back down from 10+ points in 3 min, or it could be a blowout not shown by the score like last year's win by the Eagles. I'm gonna go with Indy on this one, but I think it will be closer than people think. 5-2.
Bye- A well planned bye week by Dyson before a very important final 3 weeks. Gives dyson two weeks to get ready for Franklin.
Franklin- Could be close with the two week practice for Franklin. Franklin, I believe, will be a little down as the rest of Wilco will be, but it just seems that Indy can never get it right when playing against Franklin. 0 points in the last 3 games against Franklin. Even the kicker missed a FG in the playoff game in '09. Have to go with Franklin. LOSS 5-3
Siegel- Always a close game between the Stars and Eagles. The past two years Indy has won by a point each time. The eagles have been lucky the past two years, and it might stay with them or it might catch up to them. This game is really a toss up. I believe that the leadership in this senior class, unlike last years, will get them back up after the Franklin loss to win this game, as this senior class is really loooking for a good season. WIN
Ravenwood- Who knows, Ravenwood just got their coach, what, 3 weeks ago now? We'll see what this new coach can do. This is Indy's senior night and as I said with the Siegel game, this Senior class will make sure they go out with a win against Ravenwood. Ravenwood also lost some key players, Bednar, Leyer, etc, so I believe it shouldn't be too tough for Indy. WIN 7-3
This is how it could shape up, however as I said in the beginning, if things fall apart, it could end up at 3-7, or worse. Only the players can make the decision on how the season goes. Time will tell.