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Franke is our long ball FG attempts as well. I'm assuming we lost him for a significant amount of time. It would be a massive massive loss. Let's hope my assumption is wrong and he's able to return.

Not even remotely close.

3 total games with the current offensive coordinator (zero experience with only 3 games on his resume) at UCLA. Completely new offensive and defensive philosophy. The current DC (Kevin Cole) has way more experience than their previous DC (Ikaika Malloe). So I'm not too worried about planning for the D considering Coach Cole has decades of film to study. But it also goes both ways. Coach Cole has the experience to plan and make situational play call as well. I would consider they actually upgraded with Coach Cole. He's an old timer with a ton of experience. Like a lot of experience. Regarding our common opponent, the UCLA defense held MSU to 13 points at East Lansing. The UCLA offense put up 38 in the same game. IUFB had the same exact score with the luxury of playing in the 812. This tells me the UCLA players are on the same talent level as IUFB. The QB is a dual threat (leading the team in rushing) much like ODU's with a much much better arm. And predicting what an offense might do with an OC that has no prior stops to study film makes it a tougher challenge to game plan. It just does. This team is different than it was at the beginning of the season and that's why I think this game is going to be close. Look, I could be complete off on this. Or at least I want to be.

Top 20 DL out of Owings Springs, MD 247 ESPN On3

I just think the game is going to be close. The sample size to scout is small. I hope I'm completely wrong. I'm actually more worried about this game than I was against Illinois. But I was also worried about last week against MSU as well. So, there's that.

They've clearly turned around things. Let's hope we have enough film to scout the turn around.

Yes. Probably a lot of potential targets to be honest. He's probably just letting everyone know from his neck of the woods that there's something special going on in the 812 area. And there is. But keep in mind, the staff has a 4 hour drive radius approach first and foremost.

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Top 50 WR out of Louisville, KY 247 EPSN On3 Comes from the same school as Kellan Hall. Within that 4 hour drive radius. Reposted some Coach Cig interview stuff on his x account. This has legs.

Most likely we will be battling with PSU and UK. His ole man is an NFL coach so that might be a benefit for IUFB. We'll see, hopefully he likes the culture and feels wanted. Because man, we would love to have him!

Amazing what a winning culture can do!!! I don't know if we'll land him but he's within that 4 hour drive radius.

Top 50 OT out Hendersonville, TN 247 ESPN On3 Decommit from PSU has made OVs to IUFB. He's right on the cusp of that 4 hour drive radius for travel.

Top 3 DL out of Louisville, KY 247 On3 Visiting campus for the UCLA game.

Top 15 CB out of Bellflower, CA 247 On3 Visiting campus for the UCLA game.

Top 50 ATH out of Ft. Wayne, IN 247 ESPN On3 https://twitter.com/Maalik27Moore/status/1877025134919270726 Will be on campus for the UCLA game.

Top 100 WR out of Barrington, IL 247 On3 Will be making the trip this weekend for the UCLA game.

S out of Snellville, GA 247 On3 Will be visiting this weekend for the UCLA game.

Top 10 IOL out of Liberty Center, OH 247 ESPN On3 This is his second trip to Bloomington. Competing in an up hill battle with O$U to land him.

We will be at the UCLA game. He is making his second visit this fall.

This word is correct. The 'winning culture' along with the coaches 'make him feel wanted' has grabbed his attention.

I'm literally quoting Coach Cig's angst.

You're not wrong. Coaching matters!!! I will say this though, before Coach Cig took the job he was promised a budget and resources the administration had never done, ever. So while the type of success we are seeing currently might not have happened we would most likely be looking at a much improved IUFB program from top to bottom. A school like Kansas or UK more than likely. Dolson had a proper checklist for his coaching search. That type of checklist was the first time in the history of the program. You can find me talking about it ad nauseum in this thread. This is why I say, the IUFB program essentially started during the November 2023 coaching search.

A commitment to IUFB is a top to bottom approach. And so far we have a CFP appearance and currently ranked #2 in the country. Makes you wonder what took so dang long to this kind of commitment. Most of us FB first faithful knew this was possible, for decades.