kreigh8

CMA has a couple Plymouth boys on the staff, they can’t lose

Agreed, but isn't that why this thread was dug up in the first place?

Man what happened to this place? Mods digging up threads from years ago in hopes of embarrassing another poster and now we’re talking about Lincoln’s beard length during the Civil War? So much for staying on topic

Good insight for sure. I for sure wasn't implying Brunk was the reason for the loss my question was just an unfortunate way of singling him out, but more so as I worry what other big guys in the BIG more talented than Reuvers might do to us with Brunk in. I agree with the guards being out of position, need to get Rob back healthy ASAP. I'd much rather have Franklin handling the ball without Rob than Durham, personally. Durham dribbling makes me incredibly uneasy. Yogi spoiled me maybe, but the feelings I get when Durham is the primary ball handler is reminiscent of when Verdell was around and we didn't have many options then, perhaps we still don't. The one thing I would disagree with is Anderson. I thought he was about the only guy I could pinpoint that actually cared Saturday, I thought he played hard, which makes me very happy as I didn't think he'd make it past the season and would be a transfer candidate so I'm very happy to eat my words on that through 9 games.

Maybe not the place for it but does Brunk concern you yet? I can’t imagine Reuvers stacking up in the upper half of bigs in the BIG and he embarrassed Brunk. Bad game or a sign of things to come? Only going to get tougher outside a few teams as conference play ramps up. Honestly asking your thoughts Edit: mods feel free to move - I finally read the forum guidelines and this breaks a thread derailment rule so if this becomes a warning - Id accept that and pay the consequences I guess

I get your intent but this made me chuckle after reading the IndyStar article about Knight attending an IU game this week and living 3 miles from Assembly. He isn’t dead yet. “Long gone”- only in terms of coaching IU

Is this this years Duke game? I might have to watch passively. I’m so disappointed - thought the effort we showed against FSU was something to build on

The fans of Wisconsin are covering their mouths with laughter they are even embarrassed for us. That cut away after Davis’s airball was telling

No more Durham. Bench him please

Which is ridiculous. Durham is counted on to bring major scoring for this team. Why he starts over Green is a mystery to me

What is Durham trying to do?

Green!

Sick of watching Durham

That’s where he was going? Woof

“They tell me it’s not easy being Green”. What does that even mean? Get these guys off my airwaves

I would hate for IU and its football program to lose out on any momentum with the program, even if perceived. After that Purdue game, and most of the year frankly, I want to see a DC brought in worth his weight, and a raise for Allen and his assistants. I'd hate to lose Hart and the OC. Michigan St appears to be treading water with Dantonio. Harbaugh has Michigan where they are and possibly lose their luster if he continues to be unable to solve OSU. Rutgers may need some facilities undertaken before Schiano gets Rutgers to par, if ever. Going cheap again and not ponying up in terms of staff raisers, facilities, or whatever it might be wouldn't be a great sign to me - and I'm not sure I'd get more confident about that basketball program moving forward if the football program isn't taken care of in what's been a fantastic season. Just do the right thing Glass and IU. I'm sure it will happen but I'm hoping for the moon I'd expect.

Curious - any immediate OL impact in this class?

Man alive if only Brunk could have taught Cody Zeller some of those post moves, what could have been

Spacing on offense gets so bad at times. Passes are turning into handoffs even when not running the weave

Fair enough. We all want the same thing - IU success. I do enjoy reading for sure, as you seem to be in the know more than most so I enjoy the back and forth as long as you do, hopefully I didn’t say anything to out of line as your all caps at the end would have me believe I may have. Like I said I wanted Archie from the get and I was one to drink the Cool-Aid with Crean at the beginning so I truly hope I’m not wrong again. I’m not naive enough to think that Glass has done a poor job as the facility upgrades alone are enough evidence to me that he’s got a vision for athletics moving forward and is getting IU back to a level playing field with the rest of the country. I just think in the Big10 there’s a way of conducting hirings and the Allen hiring left a bad taste in my mouth and I would love to eat my words on that. His attitude is infectious but when I look around the rest of the conference’s coaches I don’t see Allen as that enticing of an option for recruits of today, but winning goes along way with that and he very well may turn things around. Like I said I hope I’m wrong.

So we agree then that Allen will have little impact on QB development. Seeing as how this is a Glass thread I’ll bring it back to him. By all reports the issues with the IU athletics go above him so don’t misconstrue that I’m advocating for his dismissal, but I can’t get behind the way Allen’s hiring went down. It’d be a hard sell for me for someone to say the BoT told Glass to not conduct a coaching search after he fired Wilson less than a year after giving him a 6 year extension, which the BoT would only approve not plant the idea in Glass’s head to offer. He let go of the most successful football coach IU’s had in 20 plus years, who made back to back bowl games and promoted his DC because he didn’t want to lose him? That’s no way to make a hire in a Power 5 conference. Glass couldn’t sell anyone on the job when the program was trending upwards - even if it’s a small uptick? I say back to you “Come On Man”. And you may respond that Glass had to fire Wilson after the reports of player abuse, and I’d tend to agree, but the relationship between he and Glass was already rocky by all reports all the way back to his drunken episode his first year on campus, so he had information on why that extension may not be warranted. He chose to do so anyways and not even a full season later Allen’s the interim coach at the Foster Farms Bowl. Why Allen, Glass, Archie are above criticism on this board is beyond me but just my take. I’ve heard changing the culture with IUFB and athletics in general - one of the biggest ways of doing so is to stop accepting mediocrity in my opinion. Know this has been perhaps an incoherent response but forgive me if I expect more from IU athletics. An AD in a power 5 conference will always have the success of its revenue generating sports as part of his/her measuring stick. And through 11 seasons Glass has come up short. I’m thrilled to see Allen’s success on the recruiting trail but at some point that needs to translate to wins. I’m hopeful Archie will get it turned around as I wanted him as coach if Donovan wasn’t an option and I have no reason to believe he was. Now I’m rambling so I’m going to sign off now - but just my take on things. Read this forum daily but I can’t get on board with the idea that Glass is somehow above criticism when there is clear evidence to warrant some - mainly his IUFB and IUBB records over 11 seasons and his issuing of extensions like they are Skittles.

Totally agree that a Sr Penix would be a better option that a Fr Penix - but my point stands that it won’t be Allen doing the mentoring - it will be whoever Allen is employing at OC and QB coach. That was the point of my original question.

Allen’s background is defense. What exactly would he do with a Jr-Sr Penix that he hasn’t or couldn’t do with Fr-So Penix?

I was looking for that but didn’t see one. Starting to really dislike UVerse now - no NFL Network this season and now this. Couldn’t do DirectTV as they required a 60ft ladder to reach my roof for the dish, but they have a ban on 60ft ladders due to previous lawsuits. Starting to become an issue - it will force my hand if this becomes a problem during basketball season. I can let an IUFB game slide for now

I live in Indianapolis and I’m getting BC vs Rutgers. Don’t really understand that at all