2024 IUFB Season

[Stuhoo]

2 minutes ago, Demo said:

All I'm thinking about right now is getting to the 1st CFB playoff ranking on 11/5 undefeated. I assume if they can get there they are probably in the initial ranking which is, frankly, nuts to contemplate. So, Maryland, Nebraska and Washington home and NW and Mich St on the road.

About a td favorite against MD and UW, and maybe a fg favorite in the other three games. That's a tough five game feat to pull off.

[DChoosier]

23 hours ago, Rico said:

Our good buddy, Jerry Palm, has us penciled into the Duke's Mayo Bowl against SMU in his latest projections:

https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/bowls/predictions/

Hope he is wrong (and realize he probably will be since it’s so early).

I desperately want us to make a bowl, and plan on attending, but early January in Charlotte doesn’t exactly fire me up.

[rayl456]

17 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Hope he is wrong (and realize he probably will be since it’s so early).

I desperately want us to make a bowl, and plan on attending, but early January in Charlotte doesn’t exactly fire me up.

Yeah, I have to agree on this.  My wife will go to a bowl game, but she would prefer someplace with a greater warmth quotient.

[Rico]

17 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Hope he is wrong (and realize he probably will be since it’s so early).

I desperately want us to make a bowl, and plan on attending, but early January in Charlotte doesn’t exactly fire me up.

So you are saying that you aren't a NASCAR fan?  lol

[rayl456]

2 minutes ago, Hardwood83 said:

You entitled IUFB fans (shakes head) :)

Hey…we’re oldsters!  Getting a commitment to attend a bowl game was hard enough okay!  :)))

[Hovadipo]

55 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Hope he is wrong (and realize he probably will be since it’s so early).

I desperately want us to make a bowl, and plan on attending, but early January in Charlotte doesn’t exactly fire me up.

Palm is a big time Purdue…uh…….palm-er. This early in the season we’re probably a good 1.5 wins above what he’s projecting. 

[DChoosier]

1 hour ago, rayl456 said:

Yeah, I have to agree on this.  My wife will go to a bowl game, but she would prefer someplace with a greater warmth quotient.

I agree with your wife. The average January high/low in Charlotte is 51/31 which is not exactly what I am looking for at a bowl game.  That said it’s so early he is just taking a wild guess and at this point Palm hasn’t come to the realization that our bowl season will begin in the playoffs (what can I say? I have  a dream!!).

[johnsoniu]

A few numbers to chew on with your morning coffee. 

IUs NCAA rankings:

Total Defense- #3

Total Offense- #11

3rd Down conversion %- #3

3rd Down conversion %  Defense- #20

Turnover margin- #3

One of three teams without a TO this season.

Yes, the competition has not been stellar, but if you win the 3rd down battles and don't turn the ball over, you're gonna win. I googled it.

 

[Artie86]

1 hour ago, johnsoniu said:

A few numbers to chew on with your morning coffee. 

IUs NCAA rankings:

Total Defense- #3

Total Offense- #11

3rd Down conversion %- #3

3rd Down conversion %  Defense- #20

Turnover margin- #3

One of three teams without a TO this season.

Yes, the competition has not been stellar, but if you win the 3rd down battles and don't turn the ball over, you're gonna win. I googled it.

 

I highlighted the most important sentence. This team is obviously better prepared and more grounded for games like these less than stellar teams. This team is very well coached!

 In decades past, we let those teams play with us because we either took our foot off the gas, got over confident or just plain overlooked them. So far this season, I see zero indications of this! 

GO IU!

[68Hoosier]

4 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

I highlighted the most important sentence. This team is obviously better prepared and more grounded for games like these less than stellar teams. This team is very will coached!

 In decades past, we let those teams play with us because we either took our foot off the gas, got over confident or just plain overlooked them. So far this season, I see zero indications of this! 

GO IU!

Artie86, I agree with this assessment.  Plus, the fact the play calling from the sideline puts the team in a position to boast those type of numbers.  In the past the play calling left me scratching my head.  

Very well coached team and very good coaching preparedness.  Let's hope that continues against better coached teams. 

[Rico]

Detroit Bowl anyone?  lol  I want what this guy is smokin'.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/09/24/college-football-bowl-projections-playoff-james-madison-iowa-state/75305436007/

[Demo]

 

What a ridiculous outlier. 4 NC contenders and Ole Miss.

[DChoosier]

On 9/24/2024 at 12:49 PM, Rico said:

Detroit Bowl anyone?  lol  I want what this guy is smokin'.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/2024/09/24/college-football-bowl-projections-playoff-james-madison-iowa-state/75305436007/

So he has Nebraska, Illinois and Michigan playing SEC teams, Wisconsin playing an ACC team and slates IU to play MAC Toledo.  I think he is off base but who knows, maybe he is right.
 The beauty is that our destination will largely be settled on the field and the next three games will really show us where we stand.  Cig wouldn’t admit it but IU has a dream scenario in the next three games getting MD and NB at home with NW being the road game. Couldn’t have been scripted better for the team.

 

[LamarCheeks]

I can't help but chuckle when I see these social media posts lauding our 4-0 start. 

There are always a bunch of comments from Toiletmakers fans ridiculing our schedule thus far. 

JFC -- we spent how many years tussling with Penn State, Michigan and O$U while they've lined up against the Minnesotas, Northwesterns and Illinoises. 

Those kids from West Laugh-a-lot -- such silly little people! 

 

[Lebowski]

37 minutes ago, LamarCheeks said:

I can't help but chuckle when I see these social media posts lauding our 4-0 start. 

There are always a bunch of comments from Toiletmakers fans ridiculing our schedule thus far. 

JFC -- we spent how many years tussling with Penn State, Michigan and O$U while they've lined up against the Minnesotas, Northwesterns and Illinoises. 

Those kids from West Laugh-a-lot -- such silly little people! 

 

If IUFB were in the SEC they'd be ranked no lower than #15. Regarding Big Ten schedules, O$U's 4-0 schedule is the second weakest next to ours. 

Regardless, folks are now starting to pay attention and should our beloved Hoosiers win this weekend the flood gates will be released where the national talking heads will start talking about IUFB like it's a surprise or something. It's kind of already started. But the big dogs will be talking about IUFB should they go 5-0. Had any of them done any research to what was going on during the offseason none of it would be all that surprising to them. And I love it that Coach Cig warned them during the Big Ten media day. They all just kind of laughed at him and there are plenty of receipts.

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy]

October hasnt begun and a win makes us bowl eligible.

Can you believe this?

[OGIUAndy]

1 minute ago, IUFootballEndlessMisery said:

October hasnt begun and a win makes us bowl eligible.

Can you believe this?

Yes I can. I knew from the start they hired the right guy. IUFB has had some talent, bad coaching has killed them. We as "true fans" deserve this. 

[Home Jersey]

So, we're 5-0 for the first time since the 60s. Next game is Northwestern, which should make us 6-0. 

Looking ahead a little bit...

• Northwestern - W
• Nebraska - let's call it a push, but I think this could be a similar win to Maryland. 
• Washington - push 
• Michigan State - push (I like our chances fairly well for some reason) 
• Michigan - project an L but won't be surprised if we keep it close 
• Ohio State - L 
• Purdue - W

Of the 3 push games, let's say they only win 1 and lose to Michigan and Ohio State. 8-4 would not be too shabby.

If they drop all 3 push games, 7-5 is still a more than decent year 1. Compare that to Deion at CU last year. 

It's not likely at all, but not totally outside the realm of possibility that this ends up as a 9-3, 10-2 season. Maybe better?

Call me greedy, delusional, whatever lol. Let's punch our ticket to the CFP 

[Hovadipo]

Only remaining game that I don’t automatically think “we should probably win that” is OSU. Northwestern and Michigan State blow. Purdue is AWFUL. Michigan stinks. Nebraska and Washington are tough but we’ll have a very real home field advantage. I don’t even feel like a homer saying there’s a path to 11 and the floor is probably 9. Unbelievable. 

[Stuhoo]

This young man is a really impactful player and a seriously good dude: