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As if on que and the other offers will start coming in soon im sure.

Oh I don't think he was miraculously cured but with young people in college betting is a serious problem. Most don't have that kind of money to bet but once they start and make money they just can't stop no matter if it's $1, 10, or 100. I was also not saying he was exempt from consequences. UC should not be exempt either because IF they did leak it and knew, how do you not get the kid help football be damned. I do not think he should play. It's a VERY bad precedent to set. You will have kids point shaving and even now I think you have to question whether that's going on with players that are surely doing it hoping they don't get caught or even the refs. I expected the injunction. I knew it was coming from a Texas judge. I actually was surprised it was 2 games and not 6. Either way it's wrong. NCAA will appeal but who knows if they win. They don't have a very good track record in court when the injunctions are awarded. I am sympathetic to the kid himself not the situation. I hate to see any young person throw away an opportunity he had because of foolish decisions. That is life though and it's all a learning experience. It will definitely HELP someone. I doubt he is going to stop betting. If it was that easy to stop, he would have a long time ago. Hopefully they have plenty of oversight in place but there are ways around it. We knew a baseball player a few years back that was betting through his cousin. if they want to do it, they find a way to do it. It's unfortunate. I suspect the pressure gets TTU and they will have to bench him. He may sue them if he can't play because of said pressure and they will be on the hook for NIL. It kind of appears he will win either way IF the scenario plays out this way. There's still a chance the B12 suspends him I guess. Again, I think the coming weeks will be interesting with how this plays out.

So bad for the sport on so many levels but not at all unexpected that he got an injunction. If they allow him to play, the betting with only get worse and the outcomes of the games will be in question. If they don't, he will likely sue again and win. It's a catch 22. Betting is an addiction. The kid needs help for sure. If Cincy knew and did nothing, they are definitely a part of the problem. Tech clearly did not know when they signed him. If you cared about the kid at all (UC), you would have sat him and got him some help. Tech wants to win. They see him as their best path so of course they are going to push to play him at all costs. They can win the B12 no problem without him but the playoffs...they will need a capable qb and their young backup is likely not enough to get them to where they think they can go. The next several weeks will be very interesting with the pressure to see what TTU decides to do.

This is where I am at. We will have to double cover the best WR ie JSmith this year vs having Ponds and letting him single cover. The secondary is where I am most concerned about our D. Our running game will be stellar again. We will go as far as Hoover can take us. His interception rate is concerning for sure compared to Rourke/Mendoza but I do think he will be much more prepared for what's coming given the processes in place/film he will be needing to watch vs what he likely did at TCU. He also will face much better competition/defenses in the B1G so it will be interesting to see how he adjusts to that. Coaching matters. I do think Witten brought in some good things that helped Mendoza that Tino didn't have in place. I think the X factor that will be missing is Mendoza's ability to shake things off and shine brightest in the biggest moments.

Maybe some of these kids are taking a spot now knowing it may not be there if they wait but are continuing to field offers since it's widely known Cig doesn't pay the most for hs players. We still have other rb visits scheduled so I would assume we will take another if they feel his commitment is soft. I've often said here I think many take IU offers then shop around to get more of a bag if that's their angle. Especially some that are more under the radar until they commit to us. Seems like other programs jump on our recruits once we offer and don't really do their own scouting beyond star power.

Good pick up. 2 today is good. Hopefully they stay. When is the actual signing day?

They may be there but I know we have gone to Columbus for some OSU games that both ESPN and Big Noon were there for and still ended up a night game. I would be shocked if Gameday isn't there. That will be the biggest game of the B1G season to that point and likely a top 5 match up.

Don’t think we lose at home to OSU. Could fall to UM but more likely a loss comes to USC or Washington. Won’t be surprised if we lose only 1 or go undefeated and lose in the B1G championship. We will go as far as Hoover takes us. Think the D will be exceptional but we may struggle playing OSU J Smith without Ponds lock down coverage. I don’t feel anyone on the roster is as good yet as he was. Fair take though on the losses. Um however doesn’t scare me as I think it’s going to be a minute for Whittingham to adjust to B1G and their qb play will be suspect again.

Looks like he's set to announce for tomorrow?

Exactly what i was thinking. Why commit if you want to visit other schools? This is the part of me that continues to think players use IU for other offers or more money from said other offers. I understand this is a part of the process with flipping commits but realistically speaking I just don't get why anyone commits before the deadline if they want to just continue fielding offers until they get the most enticing or biggest bag. Just my opinion ofcourse.

Franklin is an excellent recruiter. He will get a good amount of talent at VT.

Great pick up. Good to see him come off the board for us. Cautiously optimistic but like you say, we have to make it to signing day.

I know we have had several RBs visit. But he would be the first RB commit to this class IF the prediction holds. Aside from our 3 that we know will be in the rotation this season do we have a lot of younger talent in the RB room already? Will we take another RB in this class?

Thanks for the insight. I didn't expect him to say anything bad about Miami in the interview, but he never gave any hints why he hit the portal just that IU was the place he wanted to be when transferring. Really glad it worked out for him and his family. Sometimes a kid thinks they want to go far from home, but when they get there even if the sport is everything they wanted it to be (high level program, great coaching, winning culture) it still may not be the right fit. My niece is an example of that. She had it all but missed home, her boyfriend, and having a life that being a student athlete doesn't allow for at times. She was playing a big role on her team too, so it wasn't due to utilization or unhappiness with coaching. Coaches loved her she loved them. It was unfortunate but she was able to concentrate on school more, take in person classes again, and change her major to something she actually wanted to pursue instead of just doing a major that her sport allowed for due to practice time and scheduling. Fit is incredibly important along with the athlete's mental health. Glad he's a Hoosier!

Good listen. Anyone know what the reason was for him leaving Miami? Said all the right things. We need someone to step up in the position. Riley left big shoes to fill.