IUFB Offseason Updates

[MemphisHoosier 2,134]

Not sure where to drop this, but Donaven McCulley will be visiting Michigan this weekend for the Big Game.  Given UM's lack of WR depth I wouldn't be surprised to see him commit.

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,080]

21 minutes ago, MemphisHoosier said:

Not sure where to drop this, but Donaven McCulley will be visiting Michigan this weekend for the Big Game.  Given UM's lack of WR depth I wouldn't be surprised to see him commit.

He showed his true colors, he's a bum.. I very much hope we get to play him next year. 

[MemphisHoosier 2,134]

25 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

He showed his true colors, he's a bum.. I very much hope we get to play him next year. 

Unless the schedule changes for '25 (which knowing the B1G, it probably will) we dont have UM or OSU next year., but will have the joy of visiting Eugene, State College, and Iowa City.

https://fbschedules.com/2025-indiana-football-schedule/

I am bummed it didn't work for Donaven in Bloomington - he just didn't seem to mesh with CCC's approach.

[Hovadipo 55,882]

2025 schedule. Pretty favorable, all Saturday games. Hoping to get some friggin' 3:30/night games.

[Stuhoo 80,486]

5 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

2025 schedule. Pretty favorable, all Saturday games. Hoping to get some friggin' 3:30/night games.

Bye week between two tough away games, at Iowa and at Oregon, is nice.

[Demo 19,834]

19 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

2025 schedule. Pretty favorable, all Saturday games. Hoping to get some friggin' 3:30/night games.

Wait, is that ISU I see? The ISU that the Ryan Walters-led Purdue juggernaut beat by a million? Oh boy. Cig needs to have a little mercy there.

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,290]

19 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

2025 schedule. Pretty favorable, all Saturday games. Hoping to get some friggin' 3:30/night games.

Not terrible.  Tougher than this year but not too too bad.  @Penn State and @Oregon are 2 of the toughest possible games a team can have.  @Iowa could be a tough one.  Illinois was really good this year, nice to have them at home.  Same with Wisconsin, @Wisconsin would be tough.  

Could see best case of 2 losses up to maybe 4.  @Maryland won't be easy either.  

[Hoosierfan2017 21,264]

Only thing better than the first 11 win season in school history is the second. LFG. 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,227]

34 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

2025 schedule. Pretty favorable, all Saturday games. Hoping to get some friggin' 3:30/night games.

BISON HORNS

[Hovadipo 55,882]

23 minutes ago, Demo said:

Wait, is that ISU I see? The ISU that the Ryan Walters-led Purdue juggernaut beat by a million? Oh boy. Cig needs to have a little mercy there.

While I agree, I think if ISU would've played Purdue anytime after October 1, that's at most a 2-score game. Both teams turned very different corners after week 1. Purdue turned theirs immediately and it was straight off a cliff.

[Hovadipo 55,882]

25 minutes ago, WayneFleekHoosier said:

Not terrible.  Tougher than this year but not too too bad.  @Penn State and @Oregon are 2 of the toughest possible games a team can have.  @Iowa could be a tough one.  Illinois was really good this year, nice to have them at home.  Same with Wisconsin, @Wisconsin would be tough.  

Could see best case of 2 losses up to maybe 4.  @Maryland won't be easy either.  

Oregon will reload, that's our "@ Ohio State" of 2025. Penn State? Man...they may reload but there's some holes in that roster coming next year. The scariest part about that game is if it becomes the whiteout. The only other option they have would be Oregon coming to town in September.

[JSHoosier 20,135]

29 minutes ago, Demo said:

Wait, is that ISU I see? The ISU that the Ryan Walters-led Purdue juggernaut beat by a million? Oh boy. Cig needs to have a little mercy there.

[Brass Cannon 24,699]

 

39 minutes ago, Demo said:

Wait, is that ISU I see? The ISU that the Ryan Walters-led Purdue juggernaut beat by a million? Oh boy. Cig needs to have a little mercy there.

 

[Hovadipo 55,882]

Just scanned all the conference schedules. We have one of the more difficult ones (and I still don't hate it), but Wisconsin...WOOF.

@Bama @Michigan Iowa OSU @Oregon @Indiana Illinois

[go iu bb 5,860]

3 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Just scanned all the conference schedules. We have one of the more difficult ones (and I still don't hate it), but Wisconsin...WOOF.

@Bama @Michigan Iowa OSU @Oregon @Indiana Illinois

Not bowling this year and it looks like they won't next year, either. Getting rid of the conference divisions was terrible for them while it's looking good for IU. Too bad, so sad.

[Artie86 1,902]

30 minutes ago, JSHoosier said:

….yes, sensei! 

[steubenhoosier 869]

Challenging conference schedule. Surprised we get UCLA again and not USC.

Very disappointed in the non conference schedule. More fodder for the critics if it comes to that 

[Hoosierfan1901 6,227]

25 minutes ago, steubenhoosier said:

Challenging conference schedule. Surprised we get UCLA again and not USC.

Very disappointed in the non conference schedule. More fodder for the critics if it comes to that 

2026 and 2027 are not the best either, although UConn is slowly becoming a frisky team. Should have kept the Louisville series, that would have been a fun game this season.

[TTT 935]

High School:  Recruiting 5 star recruits…there’s just not that many of them. 2025 observation per ESPN recruiting classes (examples)

5 stars:  (Examples) Oregon = 3, Ohio State = 2, Michigan = 2, Bama = 2.  Over a 4 year period = 8 to 12 on any elite program.  
Then, , add to that each of the recent elite programs have a bunch of high to lower level 4 star recruits added to their roster every year.  Then,  elite programs add less than 10 mid to high level 3 stars each year.

IU 5 stars: = 0, 4 stars = 2 lower level 80 and 81, 3 stars = most of each recruiting class mid to higher level 3 stars.  (IU and the transfer portal success..…most teams try to use it as needed).

(North Carolina State 4 stars = 5 and a range of 3 stars and a 2 star and several 0 stars recruits).

[Certified Sunshine Pumper 9,080]

8 hours ago, steubenhoosier said:

Challenging conference schedule. Surprised we get UCLA again and not USC.

Very disappointed in the non conference schedule. More fodder for the critics if it comes to that 

Were you disappointed 5 years ago when we made the schedule?