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Based on a bunch of posts earlier today it appears some posters EITHER don’t know the Lore of the ‘21 search, or they love to be wrong. This isn’t exhaustive, but let me work backwards briefly. A few months after Woody was hired, the most trusted news breaker in basketball, Woj, reported IU had been willing to make Stevens a big offer: https://sports.yahoo.com/report-brad-stevens-turned-down-to-70-m-offer-from-indiana-to-stay-with-celtics-222404520.html You don’t get to the point of years and salary if it isn’t serious. The top line $70m number matched what plugged in, trusted posters had said contemporaneously during the search. Up until the hiring news broke, the search had been very quiet, much like Dolson’s later revenue sport search would be. But if you knew who to trust, you knew there was a slow burn to a clandestine meeting in FL, then it fell apart. No one has to believe me, but I was here, I PM’d some with the sources folks around here, and if you’re around long enough and pay attention, it’s obvious who among us is 1) BSing, 2) not sourced but here for fun and opinion sharing, and/or 3) who actually knows things occasionally.

People believed it because he said it, it wasn’t some made up talking point

I’d still be happy to have him but I think the ship sailed to the point that I would guess Brad’s more likely.

UM is Kenpom #10 and a B1G title contender in year zero if anyone still thinks I’m wrong that Dusty is self-evidently a good coach. We could’ve had that.

The most plugged in OSU fans are constantly mad about the state of their 1) OL coaching, 2) strength, nutrition, and conditioning, and 3) player development. Would really bet on notable improvement, current IUfb staff plus (formerly) high ranked players is a beautiful stew, maybe especially on the OL

Very detailed commitment coverage, quoting lots of HS scouting reports: https://mgoblog.com/content/hello-tyler-morris A follow-up, right before his first season: https://mgoblog.com/content/2022-recruiting-tyler-morris Seems like a great representative of his team, and his teammates seem to like him: https://mgoblog.com/content/fall-football-bits-doesn't-know-if-qb-competition-decided was supposed to be M’s breakout WR star this year but their passing game was embarrassing: https://mgoblog.com/content/preview-2024-wide-receiver Was a consensus top 100 recruit who’s gonna absolutely make himself some $ in the slot at IU. Great route runner, very quick, too speed is great (see the Rose Bowl TD), easy to find great quotes about his hands.

Yeah, teams with highly regarded true freshman have had a hard time getting top tier QBs — Nebraska last year with Raiola, Michigan this offseason with Underwood coming in. Michigan got a pretty good player but folks still think Underwood will usurp him at some point during the season even if he doesn’t win the job in camp. I wonder about a significant up-transfer; pretty sure MSU had a guy like that as a backup this year. Someone who’s played in FCS or something?

Only accrued stats in 3 games in ‘22, less than the 4 game max for a RS…unless he played special teams or simply didn't make a catch in a couple others, wonder if he’d have two years.

I am making an argument about logic and you are making an argument about feelings, footspeed, and avoiding the point, bye

Yes, totally serious, you said IU would never beat an elite team without a mobile QB, but lots of elite teams lose to non-elite teams all the time when the non-elite teams have relatively stationary QBs. You are arguing for a preference: mobile QB over immobile one. Basically everyone shares that; if Peyton Manning had Mike Vick’s legs he’d be better. I and most others share your preference. But your logic (x can’t happen without y) is not sound.

I didn’t do that, but you said IU won’t beat an elite team without a mobile QB. I assume everyone here can simply read for themselves. As I said in my follow-up post, 1. I like mobile QBs, but 2. Lots of ways to win in football, and absolutes like “we’ll never X without Y” just aren’t borne out by the evidence unless Y = “scoring more points than the opponent.” Perhaps setting aside the evident big feelings would be helpful. Mac Jones is very immobile. Joe Burrow and Stetson Bennett aren’t much different than Rourke in that regard.

I love mobile QBs, I kid. But there are lots of ways to win in this game. Would assume the pedigree of the staff and offense will mean they’ll have a good QB and maximize him. I’m with @Lebowski, give me those big boys up front, and lots of them. Also hoping that the longer we employ Bolstad, the more we’ll pop up some of those grow-a-guard all-conference former walk-on OL types that Wisconsin and Iowa always mauled with.

Just learned about this game “foot ball” and the QB with the most championships, Thomas Brady. Based on this comment he must’ve been a world championship sprinter, no reason to double-check this assumption

All I ever really dared dream for IU football was that we’d be something like Iowa or Wisconsin: pretty consistently 7+ wins, occasionally 10 and/or a Rose Bowl appearance. Well, this year exceeded the ceiling of that and while time will tell, I think Cig has put the floor even higher than those programs already, in one year. This season goes up near the very top of my favorite seasons of being a fan in any sport — alongside the ‘03 and ‘15 Cubs, slightly above ‘11-‘12 iubb…maybe only surpassed by the ‘16 Cubs. I think we have every reason to think IU can someday return to the CFP. But even if they don’t, hats off to the ‘24 Hoosiers.