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I think Whit will be a good coach at UM. Probably not for very long though. PSU is my sleeper pick for the CFP this year, mainly because of their schedule.

17 days til kickoff. I'm getting impatient

Totally. Fernando is a smart guy and his choice to play for Cig and staff paid off majorly. I'm seeing a ton of skepticism for Hoover online and in the media. If there's one thing I'm not worried about, it's Cig's ability to pick and develop QBs. Doubting him at this point just seems like a lazy hot take. I do wonder how much we will miss having Whitmer in the building, but I'm sure the current staff can build on some of the learnings from his time here.

AJ Storr to UNLV. Fumbled his opportunity to play in all 5 of the P5 conferences. Believe this makes 9 schools in 9 years, going back to high school.

Just saw a podcast clip where Fernando lets it slip that he played at IU for 55% of the NIL offer he would've made at... Vanderbilt. Theres a joke about Pavia in there somewhere but I care too little to make it.

Praying for those affected by the flooding in Indiana. Hope our BTB friends are all good.

Not an answer on Sokolov, but this article gives a pretty good summary on why there's a hold up with international basketball players reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7478140/2026/07/30/college-basketball-ncaa-international/

CJ Carr is a very legit QB. ND is going to blow the doors off Wiscy IMO but I like the optimism.

Will Fernando Mendoza be the GOAT when he retires? It's entirely possible IMO. I will not be hearing arguments at this time.

Yes. This got me thinking though... I feel like Rourke played at a high enough level that he could've been the QB on a championship team, especially if he was healthy instead of playing on a bum knee all year. We mainly lacked the necessary talent and depth in the trenches that year, as we all know.

Agree the SEC needs at least the B10 and probably a handful of B12/ACC teams to break away and be successful. IMO, the NIL factor is what makes coaching more important than ever. Can't stack super team talent anymore (generally speaking) so the differentiator is coaching because the talent is more spread out than it has been before. That and the core staff basically being together for the last 10 years positions IU really well. The last 3 titles have all been concentrated to the B10. UConn has been to 3 of the last 4 title games in basketball during the NIL / portal era. I think it's still possible for dynasties to exist in the current landscape. We will see!

Lots of fans from other programs desperately want to believe last year was a lucky fluke and/or Cig was just first to this idea of getting older guys on the team. After we repeat this season it will be impossible for them to deny that this is anything but a Saban-like dynasty... but even better because of where it's happening.

Yeah, Fickell is probably the odds on favorite to be the first in-season firing.

Seth Trimble to Louisville. Big pick up for them.