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Those are stats. IUFB executed taking the ball away. It was a big reason they won 8 games one season and finished ranked in the top 20 another season. It is the entire mantra of a CTA defense.

They didn't execute better then IUFB yesterday.

I've got a bridge to sell you.

Same team.

So, kudos to Allen for recruiting and hiring? It's not like they just decided to come to IUFB for no reason, right? Do the two you mention here "owe" anything to IUFB and CTA? Like without IUFB, their chemistry takes a little longer to build and who knows what kind of record Washington has, correct? Look, I'm not saying CTA is the right guy for IUFB but man, we fans have to try and look at the entire CTA picture honestly. He deserves credit when credit is due.

Man, I couldn't have said it any better. This entire conversation is hypothetical and likely won't happen. But if it does, I'm happy for the program and will enjoy the success it achieved this season. And CTA was a reason for it.

Let's be real honest and compare his overall resume. He has had the most wins by any other IUFB coach over the past twenty years. He's beaten teams IUFB hasn't beaten in decades. And if he goes bowling this year, he deserves credit for achieving that rare experience for the program. He's already coached 23% of the program's bowl history, and if they go bowling this year, that would jump to 29%. The program is what it is.

I'm like a broken record here, IUFB has a total of 13 bowl appearances and, wait for it, a grand total of 3 victories in its 136 year history. Read that sentence again. Folks are saying the want to fire the coach that would get IUFB its 4th bowl victory in program history. No coach these folks are wanting would ever consider coaching IUFB if they got their wishes for the hypothetical question I asked them. Not a single coach worth a darn. Not one.

My question was hypothetical and you are free to answer if you desire. If this year's IUFB team goes bowling and wins said bowl game; still want him gone?

My thoughts exactly. No coach that folks are wanting to replace CTA would ever think about working for a program that would do that. Not a single one.

Going into today's game, they were good enough in the west division to play for the hardware. Yeah, not as good as UM, O$U, PSU, Maryland or Rutgers, but good enough to represent that weak ars division, nonetheless. Give some credit to a team that has been playing a lot better since the OC change. Something is going good for us here.

I can't believe folks would want to let go a coach that takes IUFB to a bowl victory. Tough crowd.

They were the team from the west division that would have played in the championship game. That's the team IUFB just beat. Wisconsin didn't execute and IUFB did. It's that simple. Credit to the Hoosiers and what kind of progress they have shown. They've been doing something right and we should give credit to the entire program.

Big win for IUFB! They're playing better football the last couple games.

They have played better the last two games and just beat a 5 win Wisconsin team. The remaining schedule at Illinois, MSU, at the school up north. All schools currently have 3 wins or less. So the question still stands. If, and it's a big if, this year's IUFB team goes bowling and wins said bowl; still want him gone?

Does anyone know if the Urban Meyer to MSU interwebs discussions have any legs?

Eight home games! Wow, that's a lot. Another carrot for Dolson to hang during his interview process. I counted 3 wins for sure and depending on who's the coach next year, it could confidently be 5 wins with a couple more toss up games. Not seeing PSU feels like a break until you see Washington. Lol. The 2025 season looks way more promising. No UM, O$U, Washington, or SC on the schedule. https://bigten.org/news/2023/10/4/big-ten-conference-announces-future-football-schedule-formats-for-2024-28.aspx

Thanks for the banners coach.

Assuming CTA isn't coming back next season here's a list of coaches that I would hope Dolson at least calls. Shawn Clark Jason Candle Jeff Traylor Jeff Tedford Craig Bohl Curt Cignetti Tom Herman All of these coaches might not (probably won't) even answer the phone call but Dolson would be foolish to not at least attempt conversations. I would feel good about any one of these coaches leading IUFB next season and it would tell me that Dolson is taking the program seriously. I'm also of the opinion that hiring any one of these coaches is no guarantees. Heck, IUFB could hire Belichick or Lombardi and still have sub par seasons. The program itself is what it is.

Swinney hasn't adjusted to the transfer portal. Dude is getting a dose of reality with what 90% of CFP coaches deal with on the regular basis. He could have easily avoided this season had he embrace the portal. His rant indicates he's digging in his heals about the portal. This mindset will most likely be the cause of his own problem.

I foresee college football cutting ties with conferences and creating their own 'league' or something. And IU probably won't be involved with that league. Conferences means a lot in other sports, the Big East is a great example.

Here's the thing though, assuming Fitz would even entertain coaching IUFB (because it's a two-way street of interest in the job and NW has had far more success than IU), how well does Dolson do with Fitz's interview? I think realistically we might actually be looking at some smaller school up and comer or assistant elsewhere. IUFB is what it is. I'd be shocked if someone like Fitz would be interested in coaching here.

I know I've already mentioned this but I can't emphasize this enough, we're talking IUFB here. Most of the coaches being discussed here probably aren't interested in coaching here. Even the coaches I've mentioned. It's unfortunate but that's just the reality of IUFB. It's been that way for its entire existence. That's also a reason I don't want to hire an IUFB guy. I'd feel different about it if our program was a little more stable and prestigious, LOL. I'd prefer we go a different route and hire an established coach with program building. But finding that type of coach that wants to coach here will be a giant up hill battle. We also don't have any confirmation or indication that IUFB will be searching for a new HC to lead next season. But if it does happen, Dolson will have his hands full trying to sell the program to potential candidates because not only is Dolson conducting the interviews but the interviewee is also interviewing him. An established program building coach will know right away if it's even worth his time. And I'm not sure Dolson is all in on IUFB. The most enticing carrot Dolson can hang is the conference this historically bad program plays in is a pretty big deal.

His brother, Frank Jr., is also a coach and is currently the OC and QB coach at Pitt. He's spent time in the NFL as well.

The Dude abides. Got to add Northwestern in there as well. Finding a DC/OC that has HC experience (ie Kalen DeBoer) would be preferred for me if I had any say in the matter, but I digress.