OGIUAndy

Very typical of IUFB unfortunately. Very rarely good in all areas. IUFB doesn't have to be a juggernaut in any one particular area, just have to be at least solid everywhere. I think where IUFB has missed the boat over the years is not building the team for playmakers but building around playmakers. It's difficult for any QB, WR, RB, CB to make plays if you don't have decent lineman and good special teams (field position). I think the CTA era is the epitome of this. They had a couple good OL lineman, but for the most part it was always the main issue on both sides.

IU 83 Neb. 79

IU 84 KS 75

He wants to win year one. He's setting up a solid foundation to do that. This isn't a rebuild.

Risk to his "I am a winner" mantra and any sort of idea of moving on to a "better" or lateral job.

You probably know more than me, but it looks like the can?

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-football-who-else-from-james-madison-is-in-the-transfer-portal/ Then there's this: So I would guess at least a couple of these guys.

Time will tell obviously. But normally guys like this don't lose much, that's why they are like this. Taking the IU job is a colossal risk and test for someone of this ilk. Not saying he's going to win championships, but I think we'll see something we haven't seen in a while if ever at IU. It makes for a much more engaged fanbase when you have a coach who's confidence (possibly arrogance) brings some attention to himself and the team. I just don't really see him hitting rock bottom like the coaches before inevitably sank to. Maybe I am just drinking the Cig Kool Aid, but he just seems different than any coach we've had in the past. He seems like the right type of guy for the current climate of CFB.

IU 79 NA 64

Any coach's personality or schtick gets old if they are losing.

I think it's weird that some people don't like this type of attitude. It's exactly what IUFB needs. We've been the doormat in both B1G & CFB forever, like literally. It's time we got a coach who acts, talks, and thinks he's the best, and doesn't back down to anyone. To be the good, you have to believe you are good. He's got me believing. Can you imagine this guy's team going 3-24 in the conference? I can't.

This^^^ and why I started to "turn" on CTA.

I am guessing he had a medical year in 2022.

It will be very, very interesting to see how Cigs does with a full recruiting cycle. I for one am impressed by what he's pulled off in a few weeks.

They are secondary colors: https://styleguide.iu.edu/visual-style/colors.html Either way, a lot of teams use colors on uniforms that are not the school's traditional or primary colors.

Yeah, the blowback on these is a little harsh. You might not like the colors, but the passionate hatred is a bit extreme imho. Yeah, we get it, you don't like them.

We do

https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/indiana-football-lands-ohio-wr-miles-cross-from-transfer-portal/

Yeah, I think most fans know this. Those pining for the motion might need the reality check. They seem out of it.

I agree, but I also think we can do some damage in the B1G. We definitely need X.

Mountain Dew seems to be a midwestern thing especially Indiana and Kentucky. I don't drink much soda these days, but when I do I prefer Coke (or C. Zero) and RC over Pepsi by a mile. I also prefer Squirt and Dr. Pepper over the other non cola sodas. Younger people definitely do not drink soda at all and when they do it's Sprite or Root Beer (stuff with no caffeine), although I never really understood that, the caffeine is the least concerning part of pop. But kinda like smoking back in the day, a lot of people did and didn't think much of it. Some people that's all they would (or still) drink. As a kid I would pound a lot of 16 oz returnable bottles. Nowadays if I do drink it, it's when I am hungover or at the movies w/popcorn. But I've always drank a lot of water and still do. Soda is purely empty calories.

Curious, as a result of your brother, are you a Pepsi guy?