IUFB Offseason Updates

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

4.42 official. 1st rounder. 

And he thought long and hard about coming back to IU anyway.

Top end players LUV us.

[Stuhoo]

2 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

4.42 official. 1st rounder. 

Arkansas QUARTERBACK Taylen Green checks in at 6’6”, 227 with a 4.36 and a 43.5 vertical.

Holy ****

[Hovadipo]

10 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Arkansas QUARTERBACK Taylen Green checks in at 6’6”, 227 with a 4.36 and a 43.5 vertical.

Holy ****

A freak. He got the “uh….you sure you aren’t a WR?” treatment today from just about everyone and it’s one of the few times it isn’t unfair. He’d be crazy not to consider it. His RAS score as it currently stands would be the best in recorded history, as a WR. 

[Pagoda]

Nick Marsh will be the first #11 since ARE.

 

[Stuhoo]

Good lord Marsh and Becker.

Can it please be football season already?

[Hovadipo]

39 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Nick Marsh will be the first #11 since ARE.

 

This is what I’m talking about. Don’t retire numbers, make special numbers be earned. Awesome video. 

[Pagoda]

On 2/9/2026 at 3:59 PM, Pagoda said:

In that interview, Cig talked about how he turns down a lot of speaking and appearance requests since it takes away from doing his job.  He did say he was more open to stuff in Indiana.

He'd be a great ‘26 Indy 500 Pace Car driver or Green Flag waver.  Whatever he prefers.  Fernando would be a good fit for these honors too.

IUFB has cross-promo’d with IndyCar and we took the time to wrap our prop car in IUFB colors and logos.  So, there is a connection and maybe this happens…

Boom!

Boles: "We have an Indiana University-branded show car ... that they use when they’re recruiting. We did a lot of things around the national championship run [and] we will definitely include some Hoosier moments in the Indianapolis 500 pre-race activities."

https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/03/02/ims-to-honor-national-champion-indiana-football-team-at-2026-indy-500/

I'm out of free SBJ articles so I don't have the details, but this is cool.

[Hovadipo]

Dane Brugler (imo The Guy of draft coverage) dropped his latest mock today. Cooper 21 to the Steelers (WR3 overall) and Ponds 39 to an already-elite defense in Cleveland.

[jermhoosierfan]

58 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Dane Brugler (imo The Guy of draft coverage) dropped his latest mock today. Cooper 21 to the Steelers (WR3 overall) and Ponds 39 to an already-elite defense in Cleveland.

I've seen one or 2 have him going to Buffalo which would be a great spot with Allen there and getting in sync with him. The Bills haven't had good young receivers who are steady in a while.

[jermhoosierfan]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft2026/story/_/id/48053564/2026-nfl-mock-draft-two-rounds-64-picks-jordan-reid-combine

Ok, here is one from whoever this Reid guy is at ESPN (I don't have the channel anymore and can't keep up with all the changing people there), and he has Cooper going to the Browns in the late 1st round at 24 (send him to purgatory) and has Ponds going to the Rams at 61 which will be a great spot for him.

[jermhoosierfan]

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/48090121

I had to share this because Stephen A. Smith is right on so many levels here about why would anyone want to subject Mendoza to the Jets.

[AZ Hoosier]

1 hour ago, jermhoosierfan said:

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/48090121

I had to share this because Stephen A. Smith is right on so many levels here about why would anyone want to subject Mendoza to the Jets.

While this may well be true, I see the Raiders as an equally bad landing spot for Fernando.

[jermhoosierfan]

12 minutes ago, AZ Hoosier said:

While this may well be true, I see the Raiders as an equally bad landing spot for Fernando.

At least they have some pieces there with a new HC who is offensive minded.  

[J34]

[Pagoda]

 

[jermhoosierfan]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48112129/chicago-bears-buffalo-bills-dj-moore-tyler-linderbaum-trade-josh-allen

I was seeing a lot of draft experts having the Bills drafting Cooper in the late 1st round, and I wonder if this trade affects that prognostication. 

[BannerVille]

2 hours ago, jermhoosierfan said:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48112129/chicago-bears-buffalo-bills-dj-moore-tyler-linderbaum-trade-josh-allen

I was seeing a lot of draft experts having the Bills drafting Cooper in the late 1st round, and I wonder if this trade affects that prognostication. 

I suspect it will.  With giving up their 2nd rounder for Moore, it seems likely they'll address a different need in the 1st.  Too bad as I liked that fit for Cooper, but hopefully he finds another good place.  I saw one mock with KC trading back up into the first round for him which would be interesting.

[LIHoosier]

2 minutes ago, BannerVille said:

I suspect it will.  With giving up their 2nd rounder for Moore, it seems likely they'll address a different need in the 1st.  Too bad as I liked that fit for Cooper, but hopefully he finds another good place.  I saw one mock with KC trading back up into the first round for him which would be interesting.

KC got the Rams 1st rd pick #29 the other day so they could use that pick for Super Cooper.

[go iu bb]

2 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

KC got the Rams 1st rd pick #29 the other day so they could use that pick for Super Cooper.

I wouldn't hate that. I don't like KC much but they do have an offense he'd do well in.

[jermhoosierfan]

10 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I wouldn't hate that. I don't like KC much but they do have an offense he'd do well in.

Working with Mahomes wouldn't be all that bad. LOL