IUFB Offseason Updates

[Stuhoo 90,789]

3 minutes ago, CSP said:

Jah Jah Boyd has been on a college campus for 1.5 years... why in the f*** are we worried he cant be a BACKUP? 

Lala land to think we are going to have some elite plethora of backups that AREN'T young. Wild stuff 

More like "Jah Jah Boyd has been on a college campus for 1.5 years... why in the f*** are we worried he cant be the sixth or seventh WR."

[AH1971 3,436]

Just now, Stuhoo said:

We don't have Ohio State's level of talent depth. Is that your summary point?

Agreed!!

Which is exactly what I inferred yesterday lol. And here we are 3 pages and a day later with the mob out in full force.

I made an innocent comment about lacking depth and experience (which is obvious) yet here we are.

[Stuhoo 90,789]

2 minutes ago, CSP said:

Thanks man. I had no clue. 

Pssst ... Without Jokich the Denver Nuggets would be screwed.

[Stuhoo 90,789]

1 minute ago, AH1971 said:

Which is exactly what I inferred yesterday lol. And here we are 3 pages and a day later with the mob out in full force.

I made an innocent comment about lacking depth and experience (which is obvious) yet here we are.

Not a "mob." Lots of posters disagree with you. Both you and those others are allowed to speak their mind.

Yeesh.

[CSP 12,240]

6 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

When we’re as deep and talented as those schools it won’t be as concerning. Derrr

If you trust the coaches, I guess, it wouldnt be. I'd be questioning my coach and talent if I were a Michigan fan. I mean.. look at the QB play they allowed this year.. 

And now theyre gunna roll with a True FR QB? That's no Bueno in AHs world. 

[AH1971 3,436]

3 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Not a "mob." Lots of posters disagree with you. Both you and those others are allowed to speak their mind.

Yeesh.

Of course

[Home Jersey 16,789]

8 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Which is exactly what I inferred yesterday lol. And here we are 3 pages and a day later with the mob out in full force.

I made an innocent comment about lacking depth and experience (which is obvious) yet here we are.

"Implied" refers to something suggested indirectly, while "inferred" means drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning. In essence, the implyer suggests, and the inferrer deduces. 

You did not imply, you proclaimed: 

On 7/30/2025 at 11:51 AM, AH1971 said:

Spots 1-22 is a very talented roster, but any injuries to QB, WR, Tackle, interior DL, LB, and/or safety is going to be problematic. Last years team was pretty fortunate with the injury bug all things considered, need that luck to continue to match preseason expectations.

You named like half the position groups on a football team :)

Obvious indeed...

[AH1971 3,436]

2 minutes ago, Home Jersey said:

"Implied" refers to something suggested indirectly, while "inferred" means drawing a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning. In essence, the implyer suggests, and the inferer deduces. 

You did not imply, you proclaimed: 

You named like half the position groups on a football team :)

Obvious indeed...

Yes? We lack depth in those groups.

What was your question?

[Stuhoo 90,789]

4 minutes ago, CSP said:

If you trust the coaches, I guess, it wouldnt be. I'd be questioning my coach and talent if I were a Michigan fan. I mean.. look at the QB play they allowed this year.. 

And now theyre gunna roll with a True FR QB? That's no Bueno in AHs world. 

One of our backup quarterbacks is practically an AARP member and is a former FCS starter.

It’s just that Alberto Mendoza is better than him.

[Home Jersey 16,789]

Just now, AH1971 said:

Yes? We lack depth in those groups.

What was your question?

No question, just correcting your English. 

Plenty of explanations already posted that should help remedy your misplaced worry.

Go Hoosiers!

Did CTA deserve one more year too? 

[AH1971 3,436]

14 minutes ago, CSP said:

If you trust the coaches, I guess, it wouldnt be. I'd be questioning my coach and talent if I were a Michigan fan. I mean.. look at the QB play they allowed this year.. 

And now theyre gunna roll with a True FR QB? That's no Bueno in AHs world. 

Michigan won 8 games last year despite total ineptness at the QB position and the loss of an All-American corner for the majority of the season. Teams who are as deep and as talented as Michigan can survive injuries and inefficient play without having their season derailed.

Thanks for proving my point about depth?

[Stuhoo 90,789]

6 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Michigan won 8 games last year despite total ineptness at the QB position and the loss of an All-American corner for the majority of the season. Teams who are as deep and as talented as Michigan can survive injuries and inefficient play without having their season derailed.

Thanks for proving my point about depth?

 

* with the caveat that….if Fernando never plays this year we will be a TD or more favorite in about eight games.

[CSP 12,240]

8 minutes ago, AH1971 said:

Michigan won 8 games last year despite total ineptness at the QB position and the loss of an All-American corner for the majority of the season. Teams who are as deep and as talented as Michigan can survive injuries and inefficient play without having their season derailed.

Thanks for proving my point about depth?

8 wins is acceptable at Michigan? 

They survived nothing their season was a failure. 

[AH1971 3,436]

8 minutes ago, CSP said:

8 wins is acceptable at Michigan? 

They survived nothing their season was a failure. 

Coming off a national title win, the loss of their head coach, and a win at the Shoe? Every Michigan fan I know is still breathing.

[AH1971 3,436]

14 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

 

* with the caveat that….if Fernando never plays this year we will be a TD or more favorite in about eight games.

Not a chance

[CSP 12,240]

1 true FR, who was rated Top 200 places--- heavily courted by Bama, Colorado, and I thought Penn State is in our 2 deep... and was an early enrollee

The other 6 are RS FR.. all 6 will have been on a college campus for 20 months all having gone through 2 spring ball practices, 2 full off season, 2 fall camps, and one full season that last roughly 4 months....

[steubenhoosier 1,935]

Come to this thread looking for updates and information about how training camp is going. Instead, get to read a pi$$ing match that includes someone who insists he’s the smartest guy on the board.

injuries may, or may not happen. What ifs are wastes of time, only serving to boost someone’s post count.

if/when the sky starts falling because of injuries maybe this conversation becomes relevant. 
How about getting back to what is actually happening, and leaving the hypotheticals for another day?

[AH1971 3,436]

13 hours ago, steubenhoosier said:

Come to this thread looking for updates and information about how training camp is going. Instead, get to read a pi$$ing match that includes someone who insists he’s the smartest guy on the board.

injuries may, or may not happen. What ifs are wastes of time, only serving to boost someone’s post count.

if/when the sky starts falling because of injuries maybe this conversation becomes relevant. 
How about getting back to what is actually happening, and leaving the hypotheticals for another day?

Oh good effing Lord, this from you of all people?

[Lebowski 3,767]

I'm just going to say this and leave it at that.

I think AH1971's point is that IUFB isn't a blue blood. I could be wrong. But if I'm correct, we all agree that's true, for now.

All of this winning stuff is new to us IUFB faithful. His causes for concern are legitimate concerns. He's pointing out that losing a significant impact player at any given position will break this current team. The only thing he doesn't address (or maybe he is, I'm just not seeing it) is the success rate of this coaching staff.  Most of the staff have been coaching for decades. They've seen their fair share of major injuries to their football teams. They've had to start underclassmen due to injuries. They've even started true freshman when the position is earned. They have also been able to develop players at a high success rate. And they win, a lot. 

I could also be reading that he thinks the staff won't pull off wins with a completely decimated roster. I could be wrong. But if I'm correct, I don't disagree with that premise. I don't think any coach will win with a completely decimated roster at any level, blue bloods included. The beautiful thing about this sport is there are 22 positions to fill in order to field a team. I highly doubt we'll be seeing a roster full of backups. The numbers are just too high for that to happen. It can happen but the likelihood is low. 

My point being, this coaching staff knows how to handle these type of things. Losing someone like the starting QB is a big hit, but the coaching staff will make it work with RS underclassman or upperclassman that've been here for the long haul or what have you. We see is that happen all the time with good coaches. Good coaches have back up plans and back up plans to the back up plan. I'm not as concerned as AH1971 is but he does have some valid points folks. I just don't think we're going to see the days of a team below .500 (regardless of how bad the injury bug hits the team) with the current head football coach. I could be wrong and eat a poop ton of crow for making that statement, but this coach has never had a losing season, ever, so I like my chances. 

[Artie86 3,515]

14 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

I'm just going to say this and leave it at that.

I think AH1971's point is that IUFB isn't a blue blood. I could be wrong. But if I'm correct, we all agree that's true, for now.

All of this winning stuff is new to us IUFB faithful. His causes for concern are legitimate concerns. He's pointing out that losing a significant impact player at any given position will break this current team. The only thing he doesn't address (or maybe he is, I'm just not seeing it) is the success rate of this coaching staff.  Most of the staff have been coaching for decades. They've seen their fair share of major injuries to their football teams. They've had to start underclassmen due to injuries. They've even started true freshman when the position is earned. They have also been able to develop players at a high success rate. And they win, a lot. 

I could also be reading that he thinks the staff won't pull off wins with a completely decimated roster. I could be wrong. But if I'm correct, I don't disagree with that premise. I don't think any coach will win with a completely decimated roster at any level, blue bloods included. The beautiful thing about this sport is there are 22 positions to fill in order to field a team. I highly doubt we'll be seeing a roster full of backups. The numbers are just too high for that to happen. It can happen but the likelihood is low. 

My point being, this coaching staff knows how to handle these type of things. Losing someone like the starting QB is a big hit, but the coaching staff will make it work with RS underclassman or upperclassman that've been here for the long haul or what have you. We see is that happen all the time with good coaches. Good coaches have back up plans and back up plans to the back up plan. I'm not as concerned as AH1971 is but he does have some valid points folks. I just don't think we're going to see the days of a team below .500 (regardless of how bad the injury bug hits the team) with the current head football coach. I could be wrong and eat a poop ton of crow for making that statement, but this coach has never had a losing season, ever, so I like my chances. 

....all due respect, but for the life of me, I can't believe you spent all that time trying to dissect this guy's posts!! There's nothing worse than a combative poster who enjoys "fishing"!