JerryYeagley23

So if they’re rewarding PSU for a close loss to OSU even though they haven’t beaten anyone either. Even if we lose by a TD to OSU we should then jump PSU right? Because we would then have played a top-5 team and be a one loss team. It’s like we’re being penalized for our (hypothetical) loss coming after PSU’s. They really should be rewarding the perfect record more knowing they can move us down if/when the loss happens.

It’s not always gonna be pretty in a long season in a conference like the big ten. That’s unrealistic no matter how talented. You take these wins and move on. I’m sure Miami would rather have a five point win against Georgia Tech right now than their loss. Michigan isn’t a bad team either. Lot of talent. New coach. Still have this too: we’ve only given up five offensive TDs in the last four games. We’re able to win ugly when needed.

Purdue doesn’t even have a soccer team. Even worse.

If there is such thing as the eye test, this Miami game is the equivalent of our MSU game. Except we answered right away and led at the half and ran off 47 unanswered. They are not the 4th best team in the nation. The ACC is weak and they have been down at the half four times now.

Miami has the worst defense I’ve personally ever seen for a top-5 team. We would score 50+ on them.

I touched on something like this in a thread a year or two ago. CTM was getting (deservedly) a lot of love for turning our program around and into a top B1G program. I said then, that we needed to start competing with and landing bigger recruits to capitalize on the success. A lot of the response was “I trust CTM to find her type of players” and “we don’t need five stars, we need girls who will commit to playing the way CTM wants.” That was all easy to say when we had Grace Berger’s, McKenzie Holmes, Sara Scalia, etc. We’re talking first team all Americans and best 3pt shooters in the country types. My concern then was that we weren’t recruiting like a Maryland, Ohio State, South Carolina, etc. So at some point the success we were having on the court wasn’t going to translate into sustainable success as a program. I still think CTM is a fantastic coach for IU. This team will certainly grow and be competitive this year. But next year losing CMM and Syd, it doesn’t feel like we used our best years as a program with generational talent to set ourselves up to stay there and become a great program and not just a couple great teams.

Making roughly $66k a game. They’re all good games from his perspective.

We’re officially a football school now??

Better talent on the court this year. Same coaching on the sidelines. Similar product.

They’re 9-13 from 3pt and 8-14 from 2pt. Something tells me that won’t be sustainable.

Bare with me here. And to preface, I couldn’t be more excited about the IU football team and this season. And I’m in no way doubting them or their ability to compete at the highest level which is an incredible statement. BUT… was thinking about this new landscape with the expanded playoff. Do we think that there’s a possibility that finishing in the 9-12 range might be getting a little bit of a shaft from the players perspectives? I mean, great you made the playoff, huge accomplishment. But say you then “get to” travel to play a road game at Texas and lose. Is that lessor than the experience of playing in a premier bowl game and the week-long buildup and neutral warm weather site? Would winning the gator Bowl or Citrus Bowl be a bigger event for the program? Obviously the dream scenario is winning the first playoff game and getting to a Rose Bowl or Orange Bowl. But it feels to me like this might be a downside to the new system is rewarding our best season ever with an extra away game. Heck even if we get to host, it’s not a bowl game, it’s an extra home game in Bloomington in January. Anybody else feel this way at all?

Then IU and UCLA basketball should be ranked in the top ten. Each season should be judged on that seasons results alone.

Is there a reason we shouldn’t jump PSU? With Illinois losing again to fall to 3-3 in conf. PSU now have wins over 2-4 UCLA and 2-4 USC (in OT), so their best win is now 5-3 Wiscy who likely loses tonight at Iowa to fall to 3-3 in conf. So they will have not beaten a team with a winning record in conference. They have a loss. Why are their wins better than ours without a loss?

LFG Texas tech!

Come on Texas Tech!! First and goal from the one with 29 seconds left.

I have yet to hear anyone explain to me why Notre Dame is an 8-seed in the CFP projections with a home loss to Northern Illinois. Brand bias. That’s all.

And S. Carolina later.

Edit: I’d like to see 54 pts. :)

If we were Notre Dame maybe. The polls have shown us no respect. If we end up a 1-loss team these point differentials will matter.

Hate to say it. But we need to run this up. Backup QB. Need to put up eye-catching numbers. Just winning won’t jump the “IU brand” into the top ten. I’d like to see at least 43 pts.

Concussion.

Live in the now friend. Just enjoy it.

Congrats to the boys. Now let’s go get #9!

Boom baby. That was a missle by Tommy. 2-0

Sammy!! 1-0 good guys.