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I would love a recruiting class built around Phinisse and Jallow as the headliners. Then let Crean do his magic filling out the class finding under-the-radar guys like he has with OG, Morgan, Durham and Moore. I understand the deflated expectations because of recent misses with five star kids, but I don't think it is fair. If we land Tucker, 2017 will turn out to be an excellent class on paper after most Hoosier fans wrote it off as a failure. No reason to believe we won't get the right guys in 2018 as well. I just wish we wouldn't waste our time running after Garland and Langford, and instead signal to Phinisse and Jallow that they are top targets. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

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Maybe, will be a redshirt junior this upcoming season. Could transfer for his senior year if he graduates. Tough to see Miami lose on a blocked field goal which should have been routine. Especially after they had a blocked PAT earlier in the game. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Gus Ragland on Miami (Ohio) is a very good QB. Miami started 0-6 with Ragland recovering from a spring ACL tear. Ragland came back after only six months and Miami finished the season 6-0 with Ragland as the starter. He didn't throw an INT all season (15 passing TDs and 2 rushing TDs). He just threw his first career INT after approximately 200 pass attempts. Wasn't even that bad of an INT. Miami went for it on 4th and 13 on Miss St's 30, and Ragland threw up the ball under pressure to avoid the sack. Essentially a punt. Has two passing TDs against Miss St so far. Ragland was essentially un-recruited out of Cincinnati. Miami was his only offer. Miami will certainly get a lot of chatter next season as MAC favorites with Ragland at QB. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Not to rain on the parade, I love Moore's game, but is there anyone else above 6'2" on that court? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Will be interesting to see what happens. Watson isn't a good play caller, as you said. Heard and Johns don't have play calling experience. Maybe CTA is confident that Heard is ready to call plays? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

I agree. Watson has an impressive list of QBs he's developed. He's an asset recruiting QBs for us. Maybe we can keep all three Watson, Johns and Heard, and have one less defensive coach since CTA can coach LBs. Or maybe Johns is leaving and that's why CTA went after Heard? Watson and Heard would then be co-OCs? Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Looks like Johns will move back to coach QBs. I wonder if Johns and Heard will be co-OCs? I would guess Heard has to get a title promotion of co-OC or passing game coordinator. I guess that means Watson is out. Wonder if he stays on as a quality control? http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0601451194535122641-4 Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Wow interesting move! Coached with CTA at both Ole Miss and Arkansas State, I believe. Heard is an Ole Miss alum and has a very impressive track record of recruiting and developing WRs at Ole Miss. Widely regarded as one of the best WR coaches in the nation. He should fit right in with the talent we have at WR here. Looking at the Ole Miss boards it appears Heard's style of coaching WRs is different than what their new OC wants from his WRs, which may be a reason Heard left. Impressive CTA got Heard to leave his alma mater. We really need a top recruiter on offense. Hopefully Heard can be that guy. I'm excited to see what his role with us will be. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Add in the loss of Kenny Johnson as a recruiter and you provided an excellent summary of why Crean's recruiting in 2016 is different from even as recent as 2012-2014. The loss of Johnson is a major reason we've struck out on major recruits IMO. Go figures, from what I've read Johnson has developed a strong relationship with Langford. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Matt Canada is hired as LSU's OC. Canada is an IU alum, who was our OC under Bill Lynch. In total: Canada was a grad assistant for two years and an assistant coach for seven years at IU. He's a hot coaching prospect who could be a head coach in the near future. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Certainly a difficult schedule. I love the UVA matchup. Similar-minded, high quality academic institution. Bronco Mendenhall is a great coach, they will be improved in year two. Georgia Southern runs a triple option that is difficult to prepare for in a week, and they have a defensive minded coach who has had stingy defenses in the past. FIU recently hired Butch Davis, and they usually have good athletes on their team. Wisconsin is a tough draw from the West. Illinois should be a fun matchup. I expect them to be improved year 2 under Lovie Smith. UMD and Rutgers should see some improvement in year 2 with their new coaches as well. If there is a benefit to hosting OSU to open the season it's that they host Oklahoma the next week. Maybe we can catch them sleeping. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Don't worry the stadium will be sold out with fans in red regardless. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Should be a good recruiting battle between us and UK. Vince Marrow is from Youngstown and is an excellent recruiter with deep Ohio connections. Deland McCullough is also from Youngstown and has been excellent recruiting for us in Ohio. DM had an inhome with Bowden earlier this month. Oh course, all could go out the window if OSU offers. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Good stuff out of the CTA interview. Mentioned that Camion Patrick is still not 100% recovered ("not the same player as when I first got here"). Said Camion likely needs a full offseason to recover. CTA stated firmly that Camion is an RB and that they've talked about that for next year. Happy to hear we are going back to the basics with special teams. Based on recruiting it sounds like CTA wants to keep the offensive staff intact, and for us to have a running identity. I am very curious to see how the offense looks against Utah. Utah has an active and physical front seven. Running the ball will not be easy. I am excited to see how Johns calls the plays. Red zone offense has been out weakness. Maybe Johns can be an upgrade in this aspect. It sounds like recently promoted QB coach Shawn Watson will have some influence on the game plan as well. He has big program play-calling experience. He is now able to instruct on the practice field. It may be beneficial to get a fresh set of eyes and a new voice instructing Lagow. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

We picked up two out of the three CBs this morning. The third CB hasn't been changed since March. Seem like good signs. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/18236967/ole-miss-rebels-fire-co-offensive-coordinator-dan-werner Dan Werner out at Ole Miss. Could this open the door for a reunion with Tom Allen at Indiana? Looking at Ole Miss's SB Nation page, fans seem split on Werner. The main gripe is he isn't active in recruiting, which makes it tough to justify a coaching spot to a guy who doesn't recruit (much less one with the salary that Werner made). Other fans mention the staff is being cleared out to make room for Charlie Strong's salary. On the flip side, Ole Miss has had excellent QB play and top ranked offenses. Although, it is unclear who actually calls the plays over there. Freeze has an offensive background, and Ole Miss has had co-offensive coordinators. Just pure speculation on my part. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Probably the recruit I'm most excited for in 2017 class. Hopefully him and the other defensive in-state commits can bring RJ Potts as well. Scary what Coach Allen will be able to do with all this defensive talent coming in. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

The football team should try him out at tight-end. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

We are investing a lot of time into this kid. I would even go as far as saying he's been our top target. The coaching staff must feel we have a good chance. Even if he doesn't choose us, he's showing us a lot of love and tweeted about us while on a Nebraska visit. Big recruiting battle for us. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

http://247sports.com/Player/Dresser-Winn-87160 I like this kid's game a lot. Good size, poised, sets his feet, squares up, smooth throwing motion, different release points and velocities, throws well on the run. Reminds me of a Ryan Tannehill type QB. Very small high school (smallest division in TN public schools) - could be an under the radar type prospect. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

https://www.google.com/amp/s/indiana.247sports.com/Article/Ole-Miss-head-coach-Hugh-Freeze-Indianas-Tom-Allen-a-natural-hea-49479823/Amp?client=safari Another good article on Coach Allen and how he reached out to Hugh Freeze. Good insight into how Coach Allen may look at his staff after the bowl game. Freeze went through the same situation when he became the head coach at Arkansas State. Pretty cool how IU players and recruits are tweeting #LEO. "Love Each Other". Even offensive players are tweeting it because of Coach Allen. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/college/fennelly-brief-detour-back-to-tampa-for-new-iu-coach-tom-allen/2305190 Well written article in the Tampa Bay Times on Tom Allen. Writer makes a good point: with Taggart rumored to be a top candidate for Oregon, if Tom Allen wasn't promoted to IU HC, USF would have most definitely gone after him. I'll take it another step forward: if Taggart goes to Oregon, would he have used that Phil Knight Nike money to try and get Allen back as his DC? Between those connections and Ole Miss, we were always going to be vulnerable to losing Coach Allen unless he was promoted to head coach. Makes me even more pumped to have him in charge! Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Brohm is the best person Purdue could realistically hire. Miles was never coming. Between Sumlin, Pat Narduzzi, and Butch Jones, Purdue fans have an unrealistically high opinion of that job and love to start rumors. Brohm did an excellent job at Western and has nothing left to prove there. He deserves a P5 job. 15-1 conference the last two years with two conference championships (that one loss was avenged in the C-USA championship against L-Tech this past Saturday), 2-0 in bowls. Only five losses the last two seasons, four of them to P5 teams (one of them us), one avenged loss to L-Tech this season. As far as concerns: Brohm inherited a program in very strong shape from Bobby Petrino and Willie Taggart before that, so he didn't build that program from the ground up. Western recruits a lot of JUCO transfers. Will that be a problem at Purdue with stricter academics? Brohm was a great recruiter at Western, but can he recruit to West Lafayette the talent he needs to compete in the B1G? Regardless solid hire by Purdue. The B1G West is wide open behind Wisconsin. Blough will put up monster stats in Brohm's offense. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app

Coach Allen was in attendance to watch Thomas's team advance to the 7A Florida state finals (second largest division) against two-time defending champions St. Thomas Aquinas. Sent from my iPhone using BtownBanners mobile app