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The Nandolarian’s day looks a lot better with a 60 yard TD to Omar Cooper. Remember, Cooper dropped a well placed ball by The Nandolarian. Line could have been: - 19/31 for 253 yards (8.16 y/a), 1 TD - 6 rushes for 33 yards (5.5 ypc), 1 TD Lots to work on for sure but also not as bad as people who didn’t watch the game are making it sound.

I gotcha. I'm just trying to set you at ease. We got a real football coach. Like a really solid proven winner. He also covered the busted plays on D (probably the most "Allen type" plays if we're all being honest with ourselves) . I don't think anyone would be this critical and/or concerned if the game ended up in a shutout. I could be wrong though.

I understand your point and concerns but this ain't your Tom Allen football team. Those days are long gone and the rear view mirror has been completely torn off!! This is a Curt Cignetti football team. We'll be fine. https://twitter.com/JordanJamie/status/1961959786083221515?t=IPf8WCR61elgIu_zAPFywg&s=19

I thought he was good. He didn't throw a pick or lose the football via fumble. He hit multiple targets and threw to open receivers, that dropped his passes. He read the RPO correctly, for the most part. He rushed for positive yards when needed. And yes, he made typical 1st game mistakes. But most importantly, he managed the game to a win.1-0. On to the next game.

1-0. On to the next game.

Probably a little bit of both. Mendoza focused a lot on Williams in the 1st half.

He'll get all kinds of chances this season.

Honestly, Mendoza just needs to execute the play that's called. This game he needs to basically hand the ball off.

The Dude abides.

Everyone, just relax, this is the 1st game of the season against a decent G5 opponent. Last year it was 21-7 going into half against FIU. Our run game is much better compared to last year at this time. Cooper just flat dropped a well placed TD throw. We completely shut down ODU's rushing game in the 2nd qtr. Had decent clock management on the final drive but doinked a 52 yard FG attempt. These things happen in the 1st game. Mendoza will get better. Rourke made mistakes against FIU too.

Herbstreit just said with a straight face that you should be rewarded for losing.

Minnesota has Miami(OH) transfer Javon Tracy who had 3 catches for 71 yards against Buffalo last night. Last year, IUFB's QB transferred in from Ohio, it was his 6th year. The 6 and 7 year players will dwindle down due to the COVID year.

Yeah, I thought for sure he would have transferred this year. I mentioned him here.

It's a brutal schedule. Let's hope they upset Bama!! LOL!!

To be fair all of those MAC teams are consistent top half conference teams. They'd probably be able to compete with any mid level P4 team. Many of those MAC players will end up transferring to or will have come from P4 schools.

Coach Cig and Coach Ricky Rahne have faced each other twice (Royal Rivalry). Coach Rahne is very familiar with IUFB's scheme. Aiden Fisher (assuming all the other JMU guys do as well) has a really good pulse on ODU. RS SO QB Colton Joseph has legs. He played 9 games, replacing current IUFB backup QB Grant Wilson, and rushed for 647 yards with an avg of 5.7 a carry. He totaled 22TDs (11 Passing, 11 Rushing) last season. West coast guy that if he stays healthy and plays as well as he did last season will most likely transfer to a P4 school. Our beloved Hoosiers play against multiple teams with mobile QBs this year (Kennesaw St., Illinois, Iowa, MSU, Maryland, and PSU). Although it's the first game of the season, this game will let us know right away how the D can handle a mobile QB.

I won't be surprised if we don't cover the score. "The game's gonna be hard. I expect a really tough challenge from Old Dominion. We're going to have to play really well." -Coach Cig https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/opposing-coach-qa-old-dominion-head-coach-ricky-rahne-previews-week-1-matchup-with-indiana/

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Game week!!!! How tired are you hearing from your closest friends (some of them fans of IU sports) that IUFB was kind of a fluke last year and that this year will only be a 5 or 6 win season? This is the week where it all starts to finally shut all the naysayers up!

Yeah hindsight is always 20/20. I foresee us dropping ISU in 2027, AP in 2028, and most likely Howard next year. Ideally, picking up an SEC opponent would be preferred. UK is the most likely fan favorite.

After SEC's 10 P4 game schedule announcement this might actually have some legs!!! Bring back the Barrel!!!!

I can't wait until they expand to a 24 or 32 team playoff. Personally, I think they should go ahead and adopt the FCS format like, yesterday.

1. Depends. Short answer, more than likely. But if there are multiple 10-2 teams it gets trickier. For example, if UM, Illini, a dark horse (say USC) and some SEC schools finish 10-2, then we got an uphill battle. Finishing undefeated or with one loss then we're back in the playoffs 100%. 2. PLAYOFFS!! Aside from winning it, a CFP appearance is the most prestigious accomplishment in college football. It's the reason we're currently get hammered by the SEC media about our appearance last year. They want that spot for a reason. We broke the status quo by going 11-1 in the Big Ten conference. Now the selection committee is changing the criteria on getting an at-large selection. Going forward, we should be looking at playing in a non CFP bowl as a participation trophy. CFP gets the eyes of the 5 and 4 star recruits, it brings in more money to the program, it improves the brand, it is the whole enchilada. It's the new tradition now. Wanting to play in a bowl over the CFP is like saying you would rather walk to your vacation destination instead of flying to it.

THIS^^^ Non-con games for the big dogs have the same issues we're talking about here in this thread. We're just new at this kind of stuff. LOL!