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Let's not be reminded.

NO BLACK!

"It's about the people." -Coach Cig Continuity is obviously something he values.

Nope. That daunted school to the north of Bloomington really likes it when we wear that color.

Hey folks. My rarely random basketball post of the year. I'm not a fan of the black uniforms. We should never wear black. Ever.

TTU signed Sorsby because he doesn't throw picks, can run the ball, and has four solid years of experience in P4 competition. And who knows what kind of QB he could have been had he not transferred out of IUFB. He made that 2023 squad so much better than they actually were. His last five games that season were solid and kept us in those games. Had he been named the starter all year long I have no doubt that squad wins more than 3 games and they don't need 4 OTs to beat Akron.

It also reflects on the top brass as well. Let's face it, the focus was not on IUFB at all and the program started when Pam Whitten demanded it.

Overall/Conference/Transfer 13/3/NA - 247 27/6/NA - On3 Class Map Previous Year Class Ranking Italic indicates the recruit has a 4 star or greater rating by one of the rating systems. High School (5) QB Jameson Purcell - Park Ridge, IL (7/21/2025) DB/ATH Monsanna Torbert Jr. - Cincinnati, OH (1/10/2026) S/ATH Garyon Hobbs - Louisville, KY (1/10/2026) WR Ja'Hyde Brown - Louisville, KY (1/10/2026) OT Jeremiah Jones - Michigan City, IN (1/30/2026)

Yeah, I think so. I believe, it's the best transfer class ranking. I could be wrong though.

Most likely the final update. Overall/Conference/Transfer 20/6/8 - 247 29/8/1 - On3

If we can't get Tank, I'd take, Jack "Bubba" Butler aka JB Butler. He's right up there with Tank IMO.

Against 5A and 6A competition as well. For example, IUFB commit Trevor Gibbs (Crown Point) and Minnesota commit Aaden Aytch (Lafayette Jeff) were some of his blocking assignments in his Jr. season highlights. He'll be at least a 3 star before he signs. Hopefully he signs with IUFB.

16-0

Just for context regarding college football recruiting compared to basketball, IUFB's current starting LG was a zero star preferred walked on.

No. It really never has been but it's really not now that NIL is legal. Just like every year, we'll lose some verbal commits when it's all said and done. We'll see if Brown stays committed to IUFB. If he doesn't it's more than likely we were out bid.

The Dude abides.

"Production of potential." -Coach Curt Cignetti on recruiting.

It didn't need fixing unless you think Duke had a better season than JMU and Miami shouldn't have gotten in this year.

For context about the rating system for college football, IUFB's starting LG Drew Evans, was a zero star walk-on at Wisconsin. Every college in the country has a Drew Evans on their team. There's an award called the Burlsworth Trophy given annually to the most outstanding FBS player who began their career without a scholarship. The rating system is to be taken with a grain of salt. There are metrics that indict a high school kid is going to be good at the next level thus the rating system but overall, a coach that is in the trenches on the daily are johnny on it when it comes to this stuff. Some coaches are better than others. Some coaches don't have the resources to land the kid they want as well. Before Coach Cig, IUFB was in the 'lack of resources' category. And sometimes there's a Drew Evans that walks in the door.

Next year's system most likely only allows one G6 opponent to where more than one team could technically be more qualified to have a chance to play in the playoff. For example, Duke replaces JMU this year had the rule change been in place. I can confidently say JMU was more qualified and much more deserving to play over Duke. The JMU fanbase basically gets the middle finger with this change and that's exactly how I would view it if I were a JMU fan.

Ok, so I finally got around to understanding next year's CFB Playoff. Had the rules been set for the 2025 season, Miami and JMU don't make the CFP. Duke, Notre Dame and Tulane get in. Let that sink in folks. ND gets an automatic qualification if they finish in the top 12 of the CFP rankings. Both the B1G and SEC are making it worse in my opinion. They basically gave the middle finger to the G6 and its entire fanbase. This isn't good for the sport. Period. The SEC doesn't want to move to a 24 team playoff system and the Big Ten doesn't want to commit to a 16 team system without a guarantee to move to a 24 team system. Had this year been a 16 team system, the SEC would have had 7 teams in the playoffs. 7 teams. No wonder they don't want a 24 team system. For the good of the sport let's just adopt the 24 team FCS system and be done with it.

I take these rankings with a grain of salt so keep that in mind. But, he is considered one of the top 20 OT in the country and most importantly, he'll add depth to a position that is extremely hard to backfill. You can never have enough down hogs. And now that there's a transfer portal if it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. Most importantly, if the young man wants to battle for the 812, he's got my full backing!!

Such a better way to explain it. LOL! Also, 16-0.

Yeah, I'm really happy for both of them (Waffle House and Coop). If they get into the right fit both of them can have some solid NFL careers. Coop is so good at YAC, and that's a really important stat for those that play on Sundays.

It's a bit. He's doing it on purpose. He's giving that team its much recognized flowers it deserves. Because, man, that group got snubbed for what it did. The Natty doesn't happen without that group, in my opinion.