2024 IUFB Season

[J34]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Rourke is the best IU quarterback since: _______.

For me, I think he’s the best I’ve seen during my IU fandom. Penix obviously went on to kill it at Washington, but injuries kept him from ever fully putting it together at IU.  Rourke is completing 74% of his passes and is consistently slinging it down field. 

Interesting to follow him on the Heisman watch. Especially after this weekend. He's GOOD!

 

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Rourke is the best IU quarterback since: _______.

For me, I think he’s the best I’ve seen during my IU fandom. Penix obviously went on to kill it at Washington, but injuries kept him from ever fully putting it together at IU.  Rourke is completing 74% of his passes and is consistently slinging it down field. 

If Rourke continues on this pace he owes a ton to Borstadt.

Our O line has consistently kept Rourke clean all year.

[J34]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/rankings/college-football-rankings-espn-top-25-week-7
 

Up to 14 in ESPN’s rankings, though still behind USC. I swear

Makes zero sense 

[J34]

5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

If Route continues on this pace he owes a ton to Borstadt.

Our O line has consistently kept Rourke clean all year.

Agree! Never thought I'd see the day, where IU football is big and physical in the trenches. On both sides of the ball. 

[LIHoosier]

20th in the Coaches poll, hey at least we inched ahead of Michigan.

[Demo]

49 minutes ago, J34 said:

Makes zero sense 

Yup, USC has the LSU win and I think it might be a precursor of what’s gonna happen if they end up 11-1. They’re gonna be  passed over for some 2-loss SEC team and the rationale will be that if Nebraska and Michigan are your best wins you didn’t beat anybody. The fact that you hammered all of them will become irrelevant. 

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Rourke is the best IU quarterback since: _______.

For me, I think he’s the best I’ve seen during my IU fandom. Penix obviously went on to kill it at Washington, but injuries kept him from ever fully putting it together at IU.  Rourke is completing 74% of his passes and is consistently slinging it down field. 

Randle El.  It's been that long for a miserable sod like myself.

[Scott_b]

Let them keep IU ranked around 20 for now. Whatever. If they get to 9-0 come week 10 there will be no doubts.

I would say bring on Bama but that's not reaching high enough. Bring on Vandy!

[LIHoosier]

18th in the AP (technically a 3 way tie but we have no losses no F- it)

[LamarCheeks]

We cracked the Top 20 in AP -- three-way tie for No. 18

https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll

[rayl456]

I probably missed this posted elsewhere, but J Walker has an injured shoulder/arm…nothing definitive yet I guess.  Cig said that he’s had other injuries where medical staff said he was questionable, but he played.  Glad we have the bye week now.

[rcbowla]

41 minutes ago, rayl456 said:

I probably missed this posted elsewhere, but J Walker has an injured shoulder/arm…nothing definitive yet I guess.  Cig said that he’s had other injuries where medical staff said he was questionable, but he played.  Glad we have the bye week now.

Kamara in an interview said Walker wouldn't miss another game because of it.

[Hovadipo]

Harry Lyles Jr and Bill Connelly’s CFP field this morning both had #9 Bama at #8 Indiana in round 1. 

[Demo]

35 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Harry Lyles Jr and Bill Connelly’s CFP field this morning both had #9 Bama at #8 Indiana in round 1. 

That would be unbelievable. 

[LamarCheeks]

This never gets old! 

https://x.com/IndianaFootball/status/1842720793509220760

[TheWatShot]

Brace yourselves...the outsider perspective is going to start to shift from "look at that, IU's football team is winning, isn't it cute?" to "Who do these guys think they are? Go back to the little kids' table where you belong!" I saw a pretty funny conversation with a Michigan fan who said he was rooting against IU for the first time this weekend because he didn't like how excited IU fans were getting. Good stuff. 

[Hovadipo]

How about the $500,000 boost to the staff pool that came with our 6th win? Goes into effect on Jan 1, 2025. Huge for the program and could keep a few guys from making the jump. 

[rcbowla]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

How about the $500,000 boost to the staff pool that came with our 6th win? Goes into effect on Jan 1, 2025. Huge for the program and could keep a few guys from making the jump. 

Thought I read that they could be getting additional boosts if they meet certain goals like making the playoff. Is that correct?

[Hovadipo]

18 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

Thought I read that they could be getting additional boosts if they meet certain goals like making the playoff. Is that correct?

I would think that every win from here on out is lining the staffs’ pockets. I imagine a CFP berth would bring some massive bonuses. I’m sure all of Cig’s bonuses are outlined in the Osterman article from when he was hired. 

[Stuhoo]

4 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I would think that every win from here on out is lining the staffs’ pockets. I imagine a CFP berth would bring some massive bonuses. I’m sure all of Cig’s bonuses are outlined in the Osterman article from when he was hired. 

“It’s simple. I win. Pay me.”