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You're the only one who can't see it. Does that make the problem everyone else's or.....yours?

Disagree with your first comment. Penix's arm allows Indiana to do a lot more offensively. The ball arrives faster and defenses don't get to the receiver as quickly. Ramsey's YPA is still low in comparison (about half a yard less even with a higher completion %), which is driven by his below average arm. Now....everything else? Ramsey is very close. I think he played well today, yet I still say he's limited. And the offense doesn't have those limitations with Penix. Penix is also faster and averaging a full 3 yards more per carry than Ramsey. Even as I completely agree Ramsey made a couple of great plays today. I just think Penix allows the offense to do much more than Ramsey does.

Taking the job from Penix at this point would be suicide for Allen. He gave the job to Penix who has done nothing to reliquish it. Ramsey has been really good, but not better than Penix. If the job were taken from me and I were Penix? I'd transfer. And it would send a horrible message to recruits. Indiana is better with Penix than with Ramsey, and it should remain Penix's job. I know Allen is loyal to Ramsey and I get it. But the ceiling is higher with Penix and the floor is no lower.

I'll give the kid credit. He is a terrific backup quarterback. He's far from perfect and the decision to start Penix was the right one; but Ramsey made a few critical plays today (his run for a 1st down was huge late), and he's a valuable part of the program. Happy for him...just hope Penix can eventually stay healthy.

He is 16-17 and has the highest winning % in the history of Indiana Football.

Don't call Indiana "we." Your act is so damned tired. 3 weeks ago, you couldn't stop whining and wanting Tom Allen fired without any real justification except you don't like him. Stop acting like all of a sudden Indiana is your "we" again because they've had success. Until your concession speech, I doubt anyone really wants to hear from you.

All in how you define chirping, I guess.

Chirping is not fine. There is indeed a fine line, and I understand; but that crap is exactly what I'm talking about, and it's been constant under Tom Allen. Taunting, unsportsmanlike conduct, late hits, bad decisions....fundamentally unsound. I'm on board with ALL criticism of that stuff.

Yeah, and that's true too; but it's not a new problem, which is why I said - while I disagree with some of the criticism of Tom Allen - this stuff? Squarely on him.

In my opinion, we are fundamentally unsound (which is why the facemask is a problem) and we make way too many mental mistakes. Ramsey's pass that just got picked off? Horrible decision. as an example. And horrid execution. How you throw behind a guy from 4 feet is beyond me, but I digress. Late hits, which seem to happen at least once a week. Blocks in the back on every decent special teams return? A facemask on 3rd and 17 on a tackle for loss? To me, there is a consistent lack of discipline.

Mods, feel free to move this if needed; but the consistently horrible team discipline, especially by our defense is sickening. There is a lot to like about IU football right now, but personal fouls, face masks, chirping, and the countless stupid penalties are becoming a real thorn in the team's side; and I'm personally sick of it. Of all the reasons people have to be upset with Tom Allen, discipline is at the very top of my list. I'm convinced a penalty cost us the Michigan State game, and a completely needless face mask cost us momentum on the road at Nebraska. Time and again, needless and frequently stupid penalties cost this football team; and THAT is on Tom Allen. For all of his antics, he should really take a hard look at the way his team (and especially his defense) plays. It is sometimes embarrassing and frequently stupid.

Is it wrong that I am disappointed we EVER have to have a strategy to recruit against Memphis? I don't care who their coach is....Memphis is in a shitty conference (and I know there's decent basketball, but it's also Kelvin Sampson's conference; and the bottom is just awful), has no meaningful history, isn't a college town, is really doing not much more than playing up the NBA angle, and plays in an NBA building. Completely different program than Indiana and a completely different experience. Not sure why kids would have the same two schools on their lists. I have about as much use for Memphis as I do for Kentucky.

We are absolutely remotely close. Michigan State made it and we beat them twice. Hell, Purdue almost made it a year ago, and beat Indiana by a point. We're not nearly as far off as many think; and I'll take what we gained over what we lost any time. Even though I love Juwon Morgan.

IU 30 Neb 24

To be fair, he was hardly the only one calling out LeBron and others for their stance, or lack thereof on the China situation.

WAY too into pop culture for me. On Twitter, calls everyone he disagrees with a "dumbass," and I don't think he knows much. When he has Rick Venturi on, it's must listen radio; but by himself? I just don't care at all about small towns in southwest Indiana or the seemingly 50% of his time spent on non-sports stuff. I agree he's a nice guy most of the time. So are most people...including Dakich. That said, every show in Indy....to me....has serious holes. Big Joe? A complete buffoon. They let him talk entirely too much. Query and Schultz? Too much "schtick." Dakich is what Dakich is. I can't disagree with many of the complaints anymore; but I still agree with him more often than not. I think the radio here is generally "company line" except Dakich; which may be why he's suspended.

If you find that in Indianapolis, let me know.

And his ratings will grow. Guarantee it.

I absolutely believe that. They've been great at hockey for a long time.

I laugh because of all the things Dan Dakich is, he is no "journalist."

I would bet, based on what the IHSAA is asking for, this is a "recruiting" issue. Culver has kids from everywhere. Having coached at private schools and having kids who attend them, I can tell you with experience it's all but impossible to avoid bending the rules, almost without trying. People talk when they're out and social. Parents and coaches talk at middle school AAU events. People at one school try to convince kids to attend that school almost in passing. My kids have friends who all the time try to convince them to transfer, and a baseball coach at a rival school busted my son's chops to transfer just this past summer. My bet? Galloway proactively reached out to player(s) and family/families without kid making first contact to school. 4 games seems appropriate for that kind of violation. My guess is it's absolutely nothing.

He made a few plays with his legs, a few nice reads and throws to Hendershot in particular, and one good deep throw to Westbrook for a TD. True. He also missed a few very easy throws, left a couple others short, and made several others which arrived late. He showed every reason why he lost his job to begin with (consistency and arm strength). He's a decent backup QB and did just enough; but he also showed why the playbook is condensed and limited with him vs. Penix. Congratulations to him and to the team; but seeing him for who he is was pretty obvious today. I'm not going to pick on him, but it's not objective to glorify him, either.

You make me laugh at least once a day. The NBA. For Justin Smith. That's funny. And a random "Maurice Harkless" reference? Is that your way of saying "look at how much basketball I know!" ? Justin Smith. In the NBA as a "defensive guy," but you blow off the references I made. My God, man. Well...thank you for the laugh. Not sure it's what you were after, but I did.

Indiana 33 Maryland 17

IU Football will be IU Football until divisions are re-aligned. 7-8 wins is the ceiling and that is attainable. Trending positive. IU Basketball is in a great position for the long haul and they'll be fine for the short term. I'm not sure how anyone can look at the program and players we have and have coming and think otherwise. Will it mean national titles? Nobody knows. It DOES mean we'll have opportunities. You have to stop looking for track records because not a single circumstance is even similar. Crean left the cupboard bare. That's just truth. Archie has done about as well as he could re-stocking it, and if anyone says he's doing a poor job, they're being intellectually dishonest. What do you consider a low bar? Winning Big Ten titles or being in the top 4 consistently and making the NCAA tournament consistently with good results frequently is not a low bar. You accomplish what you can, and sometimes luck or circumstances take you farther or get you beat before you want to; but NCAA championships cannot be an expectation yet. Consistent success can, and I think it is. What's the low bar? IU football has a definite ceiling and a lower bar than some, but it's in pretty good shape at the moment. For what do you blame Glass aside from perhaps a quick hire of Allen?