cthomas

I feel like I went to sleep and woke up in an alternate universe. IU being in the CPF was not in the top 1000 things I considered possible. But, I think being one of 12 teams is the greater accomplishment vs going to a bowl game. Being in that group is other level. Back this past season up with other really good one, and we'll be on our way. This year's IU freshman class may never know the horrible IU football that I have experienced most of my life. I believe we are in for a great ride and I'm happy to say that I was here when it started.

Woodsmen - 79 Next - 67

Kinda see a pattern here. You better be pretty damn good or CCC goes shopping.

With Fisher and him, the defense will be in good hands. Maybe even elite.

I think the same thing. Cig likes experienced qb's. When you are building a team that has had very limited success, you can't afford to go through the growing pains of a young, inexperienced qb. As long as the portal is available I expect CCC to go shopping there. We have to win now or we fall back into oblivion. At this point we can't stack a roster with four and five star talent.

Make no mistake this not a rebuild, it's a reload. The talking heads need to get used to it, Indiana football is not going away.

I also love that this staff is willing to have those conversations when necessary. Can't get where we want to go otherwise.

I may never want to talk basketball again.

You talking about festivus?

Loved Kurtis Rourke all year long. Great representative of IU and a great player who led us to places we have never been in football. Hope the next chapter in his life is everything he wants.

I'm not so sure I want IU's QB to be a part of the run game. A scramble out of the pocket when necessary absolutely. But the fewer hits he takes the better in my mind. To me, a running QB is like playing Russian roulette with the season on the line.

OSU called off the dogs with 8 minutes left in the game. Tennessee scored their last touchdown against second and third team players. Because we scored late doesn't negate the fact that we scored. The final score is all anyone will remember years from now. And we weren't down three scores to OSU in the first half. This SEC promotion is just a marketing ploy by ESPN. It's so transparent that even a blind man could see it. The bigger the playoff field, the bigger the discrepancy between the best teams and the rest of the field will be. Nobody complains when a 16th seed plays a1 seed in college basketball. Teams play their way in based on their record. I'm tired of hearing the bs about who belonged and who didn't. If you want in, beat the teams on your schedule. End of rant.

Kids who participating in bowl games get some time to enter the portal. So there could be some impactful players available. On the other hand we don't need as much as we did last year.

I'm seeing a very good season coming again next year. We are way ahead of where we were this time last year. Get a QB, some help on the o line, a running back, and some depth and let's shock the college football world...... again!

The importance of that can't be under stated. Great news for continuity.

To get back on track, my concern with dual threat qb's is the extra exposure to hits when they run. Mobile is nice but I don't want qb runs as a regular part of the offense.

Just from listening to CCC, I never felt like Jackson was ever going to be the guy. I really wanted it to work out but something was missing in Coach's eyes. I'm confident that we will get a QB that fits what CCC is trying to build.

I thought our defense showed up all year and more than held their own. With a similar offense we could have won every game we played. Need to be bigger, stronger, and faster on the offensive side. Especially on the o line.

Woodys - 87 Chatts - 71

If CCC wants him, I want him.

I remember a little about watching Jimmy Rayl, the splendid splinter, when I was pretty young. Bill Garrett was before my time. I do remember Don Schlundt very vaguely. Too many people believe IU basketball started with Bob Knight, but there were great teams for years before that. Some of my best memories are of winter nights in the fifties working in our dairy barn and listening to IU basketball on the radio.

We need to stack good seasons and I think we are going about it the best way. A few good seasons and we will start getting more four and five star talent. One great year won't move the needle to where we want it.

The IU teams the Vans were on are among my favorites. Really fun to watch the McCracken Hurryin' Hoosiers. If the tournament had today's format back then, we might have a couple more banners. Class ambassadors for IU.

Cigs - 31 Little green men - 17

Agree. CCC understands what needs to be done. He will use the current model until he has the cache to up the recruiting level. We will get there with this coai, but it will take a minute for the football world to catch up.