Lebowski

The Dude abides.

I see it the opposite. I think it actually increases regular season play. A lot of schools will be fighting for a spot towards the end of the season. Those games are essentially playoff games during the regular season. For example, the Arizona v ASU game was basically a play-in game. Vandy beating Tenn eliminated the Vols. Cal beating SMU eliminated the Stangs. And what happens if Pitt wins vs Miami? There's a strong case Miami loses the first round game. The playoff is all about matchups and that's a horrible matchup for them.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47917988/big-ten-eyes-24-team-cfp-no-league-championship-games The 24-team format would consist of the 23 best teams and one spot for the Group of 6. There would be no automatic qualifiers, which had been a point of emphasis for the Big Ten in CFP discussions last year. If the field grows to 24, sources have indicated that automatic qualifiers would matter less to the Big Ten. (According to the document, the breakdown for this field if it had played out in 2025 would have been seven SEC teams, six Big Ten, five Big 12, three ACC, two Group of 6 and Notre Dame.) The top eight teams would receive byes. There would be eight first-round games on campus and then an extra week of home games with eight second-round games played on campus. That would mean all the top teams would be rewarded with a playoff home game, which has been considered a flaw of the current system. No. 1 Indiana, for example, didn't play a home game in last season's CFP.

Keep doubting Black.

JMU went through this during Coach Cig's final year (2023 season) there. They were in their final year of a two-year transition from FCS and at one point was 10-0. GameDay showed up game 11 against App St. and that's where I learned about the rule. I think they ended up playing in a bowl due to not enough bowl eligible teams. If NDSU ends up unbeaten it will absolutely create a discussion but ultimately I think the NCAA will deny them. It's a dumb rule if you ask me. Maybe NDSU will make some noise. https://www.si.com/college-football/north-dakota-state-pushes-change-longstanding-ncaa-rule-fbs-move

I'm good with Coach Kuntz man. He's been hitting doubles and triples since he's been in Bloomington. Dude can recruit.

Oh man, things have gotten just a little more interesting! I'm salivating with our current defensive front yet alone adding Brewster to the mix.

I stand corrected. LOL!

Do we know for sure if it was Ponds? I was thinking it was Kamara after the year he had in 2024. But that's just a guess on my part.

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.