Dave from Dayton

Virginia is looking really sharp. V shot off top bar. INDIANA GOAL

Virginia getting early corner kick and shot. 0 - 0 with 41 minutes left in 1st. Indiana in Red.

That was not a foul on B...it was a flop.

I'm watching from my favorite Whiskey Bar. My home. Go IU!

Those above me in scoring obviously threw IU under the bus. Shame, shame. Those below me are really good fans that know nothing. Zippo. Sad, really. Thanks to all that ran this site and this game. I so very tired of having to predict IU wins games that they should have won and didn't. I blame the funny shaped ball. And how the game is set up on this site. I want a recount. Yeah. And we need a fund to better pay the referees like those other teams do. And there needs to be a tangible incentive to winning this. Like a free back row seat in the end zone in a non-conference game. Or just outside of the fence in a you pick game. May next year's football season have lots more wins and a bowl. And a win to take back the bucket. And less penalties. And a new HC that brings a winning record/culture/attitude/staff/team/etc.

Weird. I just did it on FB. I do terribly dislike X and any use of it.

It is my understanding that negotiated settlements, in lieu of large buyouts, may be commonplace among head coaches in D1 NCAA universities. You ask why? Well, a lot depends on the specific conditions of the coach's contract with the university. Such as, are there performance criteria? Undoubtedly. Do they say what conditions are causes for termination? Wins? Student grades? Cheating? Communications with administration/HR/NCAA? How did the administration document the coach's performance glitches over time with respect to these contract conditions? There may be reasons for termination besides lack of wins. It is my understanding that it is not unusual for buyouts to have reductions for future salaries as a condition in in their original hiring contracts. Not just in a negotiated settlement afterwards. Also, it may be advantageous to the coach to not dig in heels relative to demanding payment year-to-year per the original buyout. Getting fired might just make him less attractive to his next employer(s). There may be other intangible reasons for a coach to not want FIRED as a label for life. Watch what happens. Does the university just outright and immediately say HC xxx is fired? They may sit with him and/or his representative and discuss the pros and cons of a firing and the buyout and a negotiated settlement...to both sides. And why would other posters on this site be thinking that a coach would be open to a negotiated settlement in lieu of a buyout? Stuhoo may not have been born yesterday.

Stuhoo is saying negotiate. That is the same as what your posted..a settlement. At least that is what it means to me. Read with the intent to understand...not only with the intent just to respond. May consider turning it down a notch.

Wait! Something's happening! A decision? There's crimson smoke over the football stadium. What can it mean? Tom Allen is history? A new HC decision? Black helicopters? Drones? What's the buzz? Uh...It's coming from Brisco or McNutt. Or off campus housing. Maybe someone is burning the display case that very occasionally held the bucket. Or it could be some sort of recreational activity that presently competes favorably with IU football. Don't worry. Be happy. IU soccer competes in the NCAAT today (Sunday) at 1. And men's basketball later today! Far out!

Hoosiers 77 Hasty Pudding Theatricals* 62 *They can't be THAT smart. They're playing basketball for Harvard.

Shocked! Not Shocked!

Game plan is working! Bye Tom.

Beans have worked.

Yeah, let's go conservative.

Tonight, at midnight. This game will still be tied.

Well, now I really am going outside to mow the lawn. Trust me.

Ugh. Block that kick!

My prediction rules!! IU 31 Homies 24

TD! Maybe you are right. But IU is ahead, now.

IU is tough! Hooosiers!

Lawn, here I come.

I'm not watching a tackling clinic.

Will Indiana score a third touchdown this half? Stay tuned after this interception.

As good as a punt? Well, no.

I noticed that something IU has been missing for part of this quarter. Penalties.