Ball State hires football coach?

The rumor floating around this morning is the Ball State has hired Pete Lembo as the new football coach. Lembo has been head coach at Elon University for the past 5 years. The question is...why would he go to Ball State when he has a much better team where he was? According to the Massey ratings Elon would beat Ball State 34-28. Yes, I know Elon is a 1-AA program, but BSU is a low-level 1-A program. Other that prestige and money, why would Lembo go to Muncie?

In other news, the Brownsburg basketball teams play some tough games this weekend:

Girls - Saturday at Noblesville - The home team has won the last 5 games in this series. The two teams play different styles as BBurg likes the games in the 50's while Noblesville can play in the 30's. Sagarin give the Dogs a 17-point edge. While I do think that Brownsburg will win, I think 17 points is way too many points to take.

Boys - Friday at home against Avon - Brownsburg has won 5 of the last 6 games in this series, but were soundly defeated in last year's game by a score of 57-34. It may be more of the same tonight. Avon is led by Notre Dame signee Austin Burgett. Burgett is averaging 18 points and 7 rebounds per game. In Avon's 5 games this year, he has hit 13 3-point baskets and shot 56% from behind the arc. This game may be uglier than the 13-point margin that Sagarin predicts....

Boys - Saturday at Ben Davis - Just like Friday's matchup, the Dogs have had recent success against Ben Davis, winning 3 of the past 4 games....but last year they lost 54-41. Also, just like Friday's game, it may be a repeat of last year's defeat. Ben Davis is led by Harry Wills, who leads the team in scoring (17ppg) and assists and is 2nd on the team in rebounds. David Quarles also adds 17ppg for the Giants.


BBurg leaders

Girls:
Scoring - Stephanie Mavunga - 18.8
Assists - Morgan Miller - 4.1
Steals - Ryne Carr - 2.1
Blocks - Mavunga - 4.6
Rebounds - Mavunga - 9.9

Boys:
Scoring - Mycha Whetstone - 12.2
Assists - Chase Dutra - 3.5
Steals - Jordan Reagan - 1.7
Blocks - Darayl Jordan - 1.3
Rebounds - Jaraan Lands - 7.2