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That takes the missed extra point out of play since we would of kicked it there had we not missed one.

Some people are better at playing through pain then others. Ramsey can play with pain. Penix has a hard time doing so. At least thats what I have heard through back channels.

Also I didn't love Vedral going off. He is a backup for a reason. McCaffrey like Penix could be a stud and their best QB but we know coaches hate playing freshman over veterans. I don't get it and we may be facing a better QB by knocking Vedral out.

No ones cool with that and D was horrible but Ramsey screw up changed the whole game. Even if D steps up we have a one score game. If Ramsey doesn't mess up we probably have a two score lead. Neither is infallable and both deserve blame but Ramsey started it.

I like Ramsey a lot and especially as a backup but lets stop acting like he is less prone to mistakes then Penix. Both make mistakes and are similar but Penix has better arm with ball arriving faster. Otherwise they are similar with Ramsey being much more durable from a health standpoint. Both are accurate and either can make mistakes.

This Nebraska team has talent but not terrific on discipline. More talented then any team we have team not named MSU or OSU but shoots itself in foot. Remind me of last yrs IU basketball team

Nebraska fans are classless booing every time we get a player injured. Never seen anything like this.

Ramsey is not the problem today.

No defense today. That could be a problem.

backup qb bowl

No Martinez!

Still not sure on Martinez.

Sounds like FIsch was wrong and Martinez plays with brace but that may not make him very dangerous.

Fisch just said Martinez will not play but he was announced as starter at game.

Only good thing I will say is Martinez is supposedly wearing a brace so maybe that limits him and we can win a lower scoring game. Not sure what Penix's issue is. Everything I have heard through back channels suggested concussion but he I am not sure if he is allowed to take snaps pre-game then which he did in limited fashion. Also wearing a small brace on his knee which would suggest knee. I would assume one of the two or both. Either way clearly he is injury prone and we need a reliable backup when Ramsey graduates.

Story of the game: Neb has all of their injured players IU does not so not sure we win. With that said Penix or Ramsey should beat this NW train wreck next week. Don't see Penix returning until after bye which was my gut all along. Probably at 6-3 losing this week and beating NW. Penix returns against PSU where we lose anyways. Then an outside chance vs. Michigan if Penix plays and hopefully a win over an eliminated PU team. Most likely 7-5 or 8-4 with loses today and PSU and wins over NW and PU. Michigan probably a loss but could be a win.

This year so far has been a step backwards in conference which isn't great but Aird deserves time to turn the program around.

They are going to get smoked tonight by Nebraska. Iowa is winnable since they are not good but we threw away two winnable games on road last week and a home game against mediocre Santa Clara early in year. Hopefully being at home finally gets them a win tomorrow. This year is a step backwards so far. Beating Nebraska is to much to ask but they got to seven conference wins last year by beating pretty much all the teams they could on the same level (basically what IU football has done so far). This year they have thrown away three winnable games as I just mentioned. To take the next step you need to beat the teams you are capable of beating constently and this year that has not happened. Hopefully its just a bump though as a young team and ultimately we are on right track which is TBA. Like I said when I listening to the other newer coaches speak I hear a visionary who sounds like the right person. Aird talks a good game but not sure how good of a coach he is just yet as some of his words sound like that a used car salesman ALA Tom Crean. Not sure he is bad or good yet as a coach. We will see. He has brought me more hesitation then some other Glass hires though in Olympic sports which for the most part I have liked.

All concussions are different. Some guys clear it in a few days and practice all week and some take weeks. I have heard it is a concussion he has but have not confirmed. Him practicing this week would not confirm whether he has a concussion or not although it would be a good sign it is a very mild one and will be cleared pretty fast.

I know who he is. He has an IU radio show he does each day online and on a few stations in Southern Indiana and is part of the IU media. How good his sources are I have no idea.

From what I hear Moren is not for everyone and can be a bit difficult to deal with. She is a very good coach (maybe the best the program has had) but if you get on her bad side she will make your life miserable which probably happened here. Someone not playing a lot who feels they should is not gonna be happy here.

Yup. Yeagley isn't exact but the way he handles injuries is more or less the same as other college teams while IU's other programs protect them like the plague.

I am not advocating a position on Allen but does anyone think his obsession with red shirts has hurt us with a few guys? First example is obviously Penix. He was so content on getting him a red shirted last year he didn't play clearly the better QB. What could be ironic here is if Penix stays healthy he could be in pro's after his junior year and this red shirt was never needed. Example two is Matthew Bedford the new offensive tackle. He is clearly our best lineman already even as a freshman replacing Cronk and line is a lot better recently. One wonders if the O-line would of been stronger from beginning if Bedford had taken one of the tackle positions opposite Cronk to start the year rather than Caleb Jones. Example three is Tiwan Mullen. While he was never red shirted he is clearly our best corner already and Allen has been working him in slower then he should over the year in favor of veterans. I can't help but wonder how many other better freshman are on bench because of Allen's obsession with red shirts and working freshman in slowly. Obviously if this is case we will see these guys next couple years and it will be fine. However, one cannot help but wonder if Allen had played some of his top freshman already rather then work them in slowly if we may have been to a couple bowl games given the the end of the Wilson era having inferior talent to the last couple recruiting classes.

I've heard concussion through some back channels but I can in no way confirm this is accurate. I've also heard arm. IU and their mysterious injuries. Why can't everyone be Todd Yeagley and give out for the most part the exact injury and a more formal timeline?

He teases himself and others in jest and doesn't take himself to seriously which is what I like. I wish he tuned down the pop culture a bit but overall he is great and the best show in Indy by far and the only one I will listen to.