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A spot to put all the recruiting and transfer portal updates/news. I'm not sure where to create this. I contemplated of placing recruiting news in this here but then though it should be separate.

Game 1 in the books. IUFB 27 ODU 14. I liked what I saw regarding the front 5. Total domination. Could have potentially been a 50+ point blowout. But it wasn't and there's a lot to work on. Next game: Kennesaw State Owls

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@iu2win glad you hopped on buddy. Sounds like it took you a little awhile but ultimately, Coach Cig was able to change the way you think.

It's Michigan. I would be surprised if he ends up there or if it's even true but ultimately, it's Michigan. It's a big dog with a big house that has big resources comparable to any program in the country. It also has more CFB titles than Bama over the last 4 years. NIL has evened the playing field and tilted it in our, meaning Big Ten, favor over the last 3 years and coaches know this. It's a program that can sell itself and attract any coach on the planet. Having said all that, it's Michigan. They typically look in house when it comes hiring.

I'd reverse that and imagine guys from UM will want to look at us. I'm already thinking about a guy from my neck of the woods, Benny Patterson. He never received an offer from IUFB but now that he's got a full year under his belt and sporadic playing time who knows if that'll change. He'd be closer to his family. I would think he's got a pretty sweet NIL deal already so who knows. I spoke about him here and I don't think he ended up visiting that game.

Not to hijack this thread about UEBB but he was on path to work some magic for the Aces. A dang shame what happened.

The UM situation reminds me of Walter McCarty and UE. Absolutely troubling information being reported. Let's hope all parties get the help and support they all need.

I don't know if there's anyone more disruptive than Daley but I do know he originally wasn't the starter. If y'all recall he became the starter after Kellan Wyatt went down. But to be fair, at the beginning of the season I thought Daley was going to be the starter anyway. Both were disruptive this season and both were transfers. So who knows what the plan is if Daley isn't able to return. Best case: he's back on the field Worst case: done for the year Silver lining: It's a TEAM game. Regardless, I really hate it for Daley. I think he'll be playing on Sundays. This freak upped his stock this year and if he's unable to go he'll no longer be able to rise his stock to the moon.

The amount of money Notre Dame gets to pocket being an independent is probably turning heads in all of the football conferences. So, I would like to imagine there's a yearly Las Vegas trip with all the conference presidents trying to figure out how to bend that leprechaun over a barrel a take all his gold. LOL!

Yeah, I was already going to be out there. The stars aligned for me. I never thought in my wildest dreams I'd ever attend the Rose Bowl that IUFB was actually playing in.

I understand what you are saying but Coach Cig has been this good at every place he's been a HC. He came into IUFB at the right time with a lot of experience and learned mistakes. The top level brass at IU made the perfect hire and that's what should be looked at in the grand scheme of things. In my experience, getting support at that top is what makes everything work. The 2023 Allen roster would have been just fine coached by Coach Cig. The D might not be as good but they'd for sure be in the mix. Keep in mind in 2023 they lost 4 one score games and you can count the PSU loss as a one score game in my opinion as well. Sorsby made a huge mistake transferring to Cincy and folks like Isiah Jones, Amare Ferrell, Louis Moore, Jamari Sharpe and Omar Cooper Jr. are proving that roster wasn't that bad. I often wonder how folks like Matthew Bedford (transferred to Oregon), Zach Carpenter (transferred to Miami), Trent Howland (transferred to OkSt), Cam Camper (transferred to Boise St.) would have panned out under Coach Cig because all of these cats contributed. They for sure would have developed under a Coach Cig staff. But man, that 2023 offensive line (Bedford, Benson, Carpenter, Katic, Smith) would have won a ton of games for us under Coach Cig. Bottom line coaching matters.

Yeah, I think he's done. Everything I'm reading is 'long-term injury' so who knows.