cthomas

I was speaking to what I see as a larger problem in my opinion, not Troy's mom and her actions. I don't see a team that plays with toughness and discipline. Indiana does not have overwhelming talent compared to who we want to compete with. To win titles we will need traits I have yet to see consistently.

Today's mom is not the problem but she is a symptom of a bigger problem. I see a lack of respect for the Indiana basketball program. And I think the lack of respect goes much deeper than just this incident. Based on the things that have happened over the past two years off the court, this feels like a program that CTC has very little control. And to the larger point, at Indiana we absolutely should have higher standards.

Let's see. Lose best RB in conference on first series, have to try field goal, MD fumbles out of bounds, miss big pass play for first down because toe is on line. Sounds like the IU football I know and love.

I think that is a big part of the problem. Nobody really expects much from the football team and so the results never change. We routinely recruit in the bottom third of the conference and that's where we finish. I don't know what the answer is but it is incredible to me that given all that IU can offer we continue to be this bad.

What is a reasonable expectation for IU football? Are we hoping for a middle third of the conference most years? Do we want more? Our recruiting, while better, is still bottom half of the conference. We need something that will change the pattern. A loss like yesterday sets the program back in just about every way. I guess I just don't see why we can't be as good as teams like Wisconsin, Iowa, Northwestern, and Michigan State year in and year out.

There's no point in looking for a new coach unless we are willing to spend the money to hire a proven winner. IU football is a dumpster fire and has been for decades through several different coaches. If we are not going to spend the money necessary to hire a top ten type coach then we might as well be happy with what we have.

Very disappointing to say the least. This is a very fragile football team. The season really started to turn when Howard and Suds were injured and is now heading downhill at a rapid rate. We are not deep enough to overcome injuries to key players. At this point I see only one more win and that is not a given.

Disappointing first half. We had a chance to get separation and instead gave up a touchdown off of the fake punt. The defense will win or lose this game.

May he rest in peace.

Bryant at IU would be a great addition as would anyone over 6' 9' with some skill.  To me, a Dean Garrett type guy roaming in the paint would solve a lot of our ills this season.

I wouldn't be surprised if other coaches recruiting against IU point out that we have a guard oriented offense that really doesn't feature bigs. It might explain why we seem to have problems closing the deal with elite big men lately.