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Does anyone have solid information about NIL funds this season? Like really solid info. Send me a DM if you don't feel comfortable going public about it. I'm wondering if we're competing with Oregon. The perception is Oregon has a truck load.

https://collegefootballplayoff.com/news/2025/8/20/selection-committee-prepares-for-2025-26.aspx Changes for the upcoming season include enhancements to the tools that the selection committee uses to assess schedule strength and how teams perform against their schedule. The current schedule strength metric has been adjusted to apply greater weight to games against strong opponents. An additional metric, record strength, has been added to the selection committee's analysis to go beyond a team's schedule strength to assess how a team performed against that schedule. This metric rewards teams defeating high-quality opponents while minimizing the penalty for losing to such a team. Conversely, these changes will provide minimal reward for defeating a lower-quality opponent while imposing a greater penalty for losing to such a team. UCLA would still need to run the table in my opinion. That was a bad bad loss. Also, other 10-2 schools in other conferences would need to have a worse 'record strength metric' than PSU. And everyone and their mother knows the SEC is so effin' top heavy on this stupid SOS poop that they'll likely squeeze in a 10-2 SEC school over PSU.

So who do they leap frog based on what the CFP committee said back in August. O$U - 2 losses at Illinois and at Michigan UM - 2 losses at OU and at SC SC - 2 losses at Illinois and at Oregon Illinois - 2 losses at IUFB and at Washington/Maryland IU - 1 loss at PSU I think UCLA would have to win 8 games for PSU to get in at 10-2.

The PSU game might not be what we are hoping it will be. By the time we play them they might already have 4 losses. Who knows man. The best way to avoid all this poop is to just beat every team.

The committee released a statement this year stating that they're going to use 'enhanced metrics' to help evaluate schedule strength this year (I'm calling it "The IUFB Rule"). For example, using the FPI (which I don't like but it's just an example) PSU's SOR and SOS is 79 as of today. All the 5 other schools I mentioned have better schedule strength than this metric. And the ESPN Kirk Herbsuck narrative from the start of IUFB's loss to ND in the CFP last year has been about losses should mean more doesn't apply to losing to a UCLA type team, unless of course they win more games like they did last weekend. Based on the selection committee adjustments made this year, PSU is pretty much out of it, regardless. Let me put it this way, if they get in, it's due to the brand and not the metrics. That UCLA loss most likely sealed their fate.

Updated after this past weekend. You can dive deeper here. Our rushing game doesn't look promising against their run defense. But there's a reason they play the game folks. PSU weighed extremely heavy for Oregon. Parker Fleming verifies this with his tweet. https://twitter.com/statsowar/status/1975256393948217829

I don't think it's as cut and dry this year. There will most likely be a lot more 10-2 teams this year compared to last year. With this scenario above it would also possibly mean that IUFB, O$U, UM, SC and Illini all finish 10-2 as well. The UCLA loss puts PSU out of the question in this case. Basically if there are multiple B1G schools that finish 10-2, PSU drops out. Even if they're the only 10-2 school in the B1G. They won't be able to leap frog another 2 loss school in another conference. O$U last year was the exception. PSU this year is last year's O$U because they won't be playing in Indianapolis for the conference championship. They're pretty much done. It was a bad bad loss. But let's not put the cart before the horse, there's so much more football to be played.

All this talk of 10-2. One game at a time folks. Long way to the end. PSU is probably done. Unless they run the table they are basically out of cfp contention. Even if they run they table they might still be out. That loss is worse then the Bama loss to OU last year. Bad loss to a bad team. If IUFB handles business, they'll be playing in Indianapolis for the conference championship. A lot can happen in between now and then though. But the stars are aligning for our beloved Hoosiers.

Bielema was arrogant enough to think his OL was better than most of the country. At least he was talking that poop during the entire offseason. And everyone and their mother believed the lie.

Honestly, I think both the Illinois and Iowa staff probably thought their offensive line was better.

Yeah, I started watching that ANF Podcast and just cringed to hear them talk about our defensive front. These guys know ball. Dude just said, "one of the underlying best stories in college football is Cignetti's defensive line development and talent evaluation." The cat's out of the bag folks. I was hoping this could have stayed silent for at least a few more games. I've been consistently saying the D will be the reason IUFB wins big time football games this year. The Coach Cig offense is gonna offense. It's the defense that's the secret sauce.

Culture of Winning Curt Cignetti: 135-37 Aiden Fisher: 35-7 Elijah Sarratt: 36-7 Mikail Kamara: 54-10 D'Angelo Ponds: 27-4 Kaelon Black: 54-10 Pat Coogan: 49-11 This is IUFB now. Enjoy it while we can folks!!!

Game 5 in the books. IUFB 20 Iowa 15 The Nandolarian to Elijah Sarratt. The front 7 shut down a very good front 5 on their turf. Played with grit. I believe this is the first time in school history they've started consecutive seasons 5-0. I could be wrong. It's Coach Cig and staff 4th consecutive season starting 5-0. Next game: @ Oregon Ducks

Yesterday I watched the Football in 60 Iowa game on BTN and at the end of the game there was a stat about IUFB starting 5-0 two straight seasons. I think it's the first time is school history or something. It got me thinking about the coach. Curt Cignetti and staff have gone 4 straight seasons starting 5-0 and 6 straight seasons starting 4-0.

UO will utilize what IUFB couldn't do against Iowa so that just means Coach Cig has to figure out a way to audible on the road. Otherwise we'll see a lot of the same we saw in Iowa City. Not being able to change play calls is a bfd. The front 5 will have their hands full. Our front 7 on D will be challenged but I still think they'll create havoc. And having a healthy secondary is key to getting the possible upper hand. The D will be the reason for a W. Kind of like it was for last week. No one will notice it and that is preferable for me. And holy poop our boys are going to be juiced for this game! I'm looking forward to this one folks.

I'm not sure your tone here so I hope you understand I'm just trying to follow you here based on your very 1st comment about Alberto Mendoza. The 'dramatic' improvement he needs is experience or upperclass experience? For me, there's a difference. Regardless, you still really don't explain what's your basis for 'dramatic' improvement. Because the way you describe it tells me you're seeing something not good and quite frankly I am not seeing something dramatic. That's why I'm asking. Or maybe I'm just not fully understanding you, which is quite possible.

So you'll be disappointed if Alberto Mendoza is our next QB because he's not an upperclassman? I'm not following you. Sorry. I think it's safe to say it wasn't "upper class" that was valued these last two years but more so experience at the FBS level. I'm confident the current QB room is getting up to speed with this level of football. Keep in mind, it was this year's starting QB's backup that got him up to speed with how things are done in Bloomington. Look, the transfer portal is what it is. We might see brand new QBs transfer in every year. I do think however, that's not the preferred approach with this staff. I could be wrong though. Regardless, all of these QBs, including Jameson Purcell, have a chance to compete for the staring position next year. That's a guarantee.

Yeah man, we're in great shape regardless who's the general on the field next year.

On what basis? He's played in 4 games during garbage time. His 12 total pass attempts has a completion accuracy rate of 77% and his rushing attempts are far better polished then his older brother. Meaning, he can break one loose and see the field much better than his brother. His high school resume is actually better than his older brother's and most importantly, he's a worker with confidence that trickles down to his team. There's a reason the coaching staff wanted him right out of high school. During high school, his football IQ level was off the charts! Regardless of who is taking snaps next season, IUFB is in really good shape having Alberto in the locker room. I'd be surprised if he's not taking snaps next year. It would just mean we somehow got an extremely exceptional QB ahead of him during the off season.

5-0. On to the next game.

Ha! Yeah man, that's not my style.

Yeah, I've said what I said. This type of scrutiny is way way way too early. But that's just me. Y'all be you.

A lot of schools are getting "blue blood" now! Again, he doesn't have a losing record right now. That's the reality.