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Nice to have had the bonding experience of the foreign trip and more importantly a summer full of practices. Glad IU has scheduled scrimmages with Western Kentucky, Butler, and UNC to really ramp things up as the season approaches.

If I didn't know any better, watching Chile in this game, I'd think FISU was some sort of South American CYO league lol

I'm on a big bluegrass kick recently because my buddy got me into this musician Billy Strings, I had never heard of. Perfect name for an awesome guitarist.

Yeah, minimally seems like a toxic relationship he needs to get out of. I'm sure Cig will discipline in some way, just a question of how severe. Will say... if your first reaction to getting pepper sprayed isn't to violently grab the person by the throat, you're probably not be cut out to play D Line. Ha

He was fine being #2 to Luka in LA. IMO he recognizes he is 41 and his career is winding down. He's reportedly said he wants to play for another championship and at this stage that means being part of the supporting cast. I know early in this process Rich Paul said on a podcast that Jalen Brunson would have to give his blessing for LeBron to engage the Knicks seriously. Philly makes perfect sense to me since he can basically take it easy during the regular season knowing Maxey and Brown will comfortably get them into the playoffs.

Yeah. It's going to be interesting to see if the reason we were interested in Harris becomes obvious or if he left Duke as 9th man and ends up being basically 9th man on this IU team. I'm not really sure what Carr or DDV could've possibly seen on tape that made them prioritize Harris, since so little tape of him at Duke really exists. That he was likely shown the door by Scheyer, who saw him in practice for 2 years, doesn't inspire confidence when he is paid to be one of our top 7 players. I think he's got a lot of athletic limitations, but hopefully he can make up for that with shooting and being a smart player. I'm looking forward to the Butler exhibition where we'll get a look against more relevant competition.

Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young No More Tears - Ozzy Osbourne K.I.D.S - Mac Miller (pure nostalgia for me) Toys in the attic - Aerosmith Home - Billy Strings Highway Prayers - Billy Strings The Police (2006 compilation album) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles Bad - Michael Jackson Thriller - Michael Jackson Bonus pick: Swimming - Mac Miller (won't be everybody's cup of tea)

Since Troy, Galloway is the first that comes to mind... not a ton of others jump out though. What a miserable decade it's been for IUBB.

LeBron to Philly

Strangulation? Yikes. That's a big nope. Cig has done a great job avoiding these issues, but with such large rosters, they're bound to pop up from time to time. Can't imagine he will be at IU very long. Not too worried about depth without him.

Class of 2022 was omitted from the 5 for 5 rule for some reason and somebody shared a link, I think earlier in this thread, to a story where some players got a temporary injunction from a court. Not sure the odds, but doesn't seem totally minuscule.

Karvala is a high upside kid, but after seeing him against EYBL competition this past season, I don't expect him to be a major contributor this year. Would love him to prove me wrong. I think our freshmen could be really good as sophomores. Add borderline top 25 freshman Branham, JR Sisley, and a few seniors from this years team and 27-28 could be a very good year.

You know... IUFB has not lost a game since I joined the mod team. Surely no coincidence. Come to think of it, IUFB has not lost a game since December of 2024. It's been 580 days since the last one. I'd bet that streak extends until at least the 7th game of this season, too. It's no wonder we're starting to get more 4 and 5 star talent. Can't wait for the season. Cig's most talented group yet

Yeah, that guy has a 1 of 1 resume / set of life experiences. The Hun School of Princeton used to have a reputation for being very nerdy (as the name leads you to believe). In 2014 they hired a coach who really knows his stuff and they've become a real force in NJ football too, maybe a tier or two below schools like Don Bosco, Bergen Catholic and St. Peter's Prep which send multiple kids to P5 every single year. Not that Rolle or the school's reputation have anything to do with this kid... But I'd be willing to bet he will be able to read defenses and process things quickly, especially if Cig and staff like him.

His school has a great football program. Most notable alumni probably Myron Rolle. And it's not too much of a hike for me... Assuming IU has some traction I'll definitely make it to a game or two so he can see Hoosier fans are EVERYWHERE!

Summer competition thus far seems very subpar. Hopefully we advance to the finals and play a team with enough talent for a legitimate challenge. Adding Alexis for this season would be huge.

I think you're right! There goes my pipe dream.

If 5 for 5 goes ahead and class of 2022 gets an extra year, it would be great to have Sam Alexis. I'd prefer Wilkerson come back in that scenario but wouldn't make as much sense for him as Alexis.

You're right. The graphic had 1Q up, they went into break and it switched to 2Q. This is halftime, graphic just changed to 3Q.

59-22 as Q2 is about to start

Moving forward, we're going to need some BTB volunteers to take it upon themselves to attend these summer tournaments and livestream via their personal social media. If everyone sends them $5-10, could offset some travel / lodging costs. Lol Don't all jump at once

I want to give the benefit of the doubt, but the absurdity of this streaming is impressive. I've been bouncing between soccer and some medal ceremony for women powerlifters I think. FISU really went out of their way to have a completely disorganized stream. You'd have to try to make it this bad. Bummer

Nationally, not enough people are recognizing IU and Cignetti as the true spiritual successor to Saban's Alabama. Think that will change with another CFP appearance and Sales signing. Ideally the start of a trend of 4/5 star talent steadily coming to Bloomington. Cig may have another 8 years or so in the tank. I cannot believe some talking heads are still asking "what to make of Indiana?" but I suppose asking that type of question about the defending national champions is designed to get a reaction out of people, lol

Sales will be the first 5 star to sign with IU, assuming he does. A little forgotten IUFB lore, though Gunner Kiel, at the time the #1 QB in the class of 2012, verbally committed to IU on July 27, 2011. Decommitted October 21, 2011. Went on to do nothing at ND and Cinci. Was also briefly committed to LSU after IU.

Mcafee asks Cig why he decided to stay at IU? Cig says The grass isn't always greener, likes the people in Bloomington and people he reports to, wife loves it here, have everything we need to be successful "And this is sort of my creation at the end of the day, even though it's not all about me at all. I get too much credit. And if we stumble, I'll get too much blame. But I'll take the blame. Why go anywhere else?" Ball coach.