2024 IUFB Season

[johnsoniu]

Strolling into the office today..

[Trish]

So damn proud of this team. I knew we would be over 5.5 wins. But 10 wins and #5 in the country?

I'm ready to make this a football school, no longer basketball school!

[HoosierFan1994]

Narrative already starting about a 10-2 SEC team in over "11-1" IU. Disrespect is real. I know Cig will use it as motivation which they really don't need anymore. Man wouldn't it be nice to beat Ohio State so they can shut everyone up? 

I don't understand the love affair with the SEC this year. Big Ten has 4 of the top 5 teams. IF IU were to lose to OSU, Ohio State is ahead of them. Indiana shouldn't drop that far. 

If 11-1 IU gets left out, there are still major issues with how the champion is decided in this sport. Florida State should NOT have been left out last year. I don't care that they probably lose to Michigan by 40 in the Rose Bowl. Think of March Madness. The 4 "best" teams don't always get the 1 seed. It's based off resume. Ex: 2023 UConn two years ago. They were like a 4 seed. Lots of betting markets had them going to the Final 4. However, their resume was a 4 seed, not a 1 seed.

I don't see how 10-2 Ole Miss can get in over IU. Also, if we are going by "eye test" Tennessee has not been as impressive. Really good team, but can't put them over IU. 

[Artie86]

Just now, HoosierFan1994 said:

Narrative already starting about a 10-2 SEC team in over "11-1" IU. Disrespect is real. I know Cig will use it as motivation which they really don't need anymore. Man wouldn't it be nice to beat Ohio State so they can shut everyone up? 

No one is gonna give IU a chance to beat Ohio State at the "Shoe" next Saturday. It's been that way all year. The ONLY thing that will change is the line for the game. I feel if we would have thumped Michigan Saturday, the line would/could been as low 8 to 10ish.

Coach Cignetti will definitely have them ready.... Ohio State will also be ready too.

[JerryYeagley23]

37 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Narrative already starting about a 10-2 SEC team in over "11-1" IU. Disrespect is real. I know Cig will use it as motivation which they really don't need anymore. Man wouldn't it be nice to beat Ohio State so they can shut everyone up? 

I don't understand the love affair with the SEC this year. Big Ten has 4 of the top 5 teams. IF IU were to lose to OSU, Ohio State is ahead of them. Indiana shouldn't drop that far. 

If 11-1 IU gets left out, there are still major issues with how the champion is decided in this sport. Florida State should NOT have been left out last year. I don't care that they probably lose to Michigan by 40 in the Rose Bowl. Think of March Madness. The 4 "best" teams don't always get the 1 seed. It's based off resume. Ex: 2023 UConn two years ago. They were like a 4 seed. Lots of betting markets had them going to the Final 4. However, their resume was a 4 seed, not a 1 seed.

I don't see how 10-2 Ole Miss can get in over IU. Also, if we are going by "eye test" Tennessee has not been as impressive. Really good team, but can't put them over IU. 

When Georgia lost to Alabama they fell from #1 to #4 in the polls. When PSU lost to OSU they fell from #3 to #6. Precedent has been that losing to a top five team as a top five team doesn’t cost you much. But neither of those had the whole brand bias thing IU would be up against. 

[rcbowla]

34 minutes ago, HoosierFan1994 said:

Narrative already starting about a 10-2 SEC team in over "11-1" IU. Disrespect is real. I know Cig will use it as motivation which they really don't need anymore. Man wouldn't it be nice to beat Ohio State so they can shut everyone up? 

I don't understand the love affair with the SEC this year. Big Ten has 4 of the top 5 teams. IF IU were to lose to OSU, Ohio State is ahead of them. Indiana shouldn't drop that far. 

If 11-1 IU gets left out, there are still major issues with how the champion is decided in this sport. Florida State should NOT have been left out last year. I don't care that they probably lose to Michigan by 40 in the Rose Bowl. Think of March Madness. The 4 "best" teams don't always get the 1 seed. It's based off resume. Ex: 2023 UConn two years ago. They were like a 4 seed. Lots of betting markets had them going to the Final 4. However, their resume was a 4 seed, not a 1 seed.

I don't see how 10-2 Ole Miss can get in over IU. Also, if we are going by "eye test" Tennessee has not been as impressive. Really good team, but can't put them over IU. 

If they pull that crap the national media will absolutely blast the committee. Despite what many say the national pundits almost unanimously love IU. We have big hitters (Klatt, Kennel, Wasserman etc) trumpeting the case for IU weekly. IU in many ways have become America's darling and America loves an underdog story. If they put a 2 loss SEC school in over 1 loss B1G (IU) then people will lose their poo on the committee.

[cleeter]

I look forward to these every week. Always good for a good laugh. If you havent seen the others, go back and check them out. 

https://x.com/edwardkoton15/status/1856008650826862636?s=46&t=4EEUM4Uf69VLOoF_eyxiEg

[HoosierFan1994]

5 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

If they pull that crap the national media will absolutely blast the committee. Despite what many say the national pundits almost unanimously love IU. We have big hitters (Klatt, Kennel, Wasserman etc) trumpeting the case for IU weekly. IU in many ways have become America's darling and America loves an underdog story. If they put a 2 loss SEC school in over 1 loss B1G (IU) then people will lose their poo on the committee.

Bingo. The big hitters get it. IF Indiana had won most of their games like this did this last Saturday, I get it. They're 9-1 ATS this year. And they're just blowing teams out. 

[HoosierFan1994]

40 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

No one is gonna give IU a chance to beat Ohio State at the "Shoe" next Saturday. It's been that way all year. The ONLY thing that will change is the line for the game. I feel if we would have thumped Michigan Saturday, the line would/could been as low 8 to 10ish.

Coach Cignetti will definitely have them ready.... Ohio State will also be ready too.

I think it is at -9.5 on Fan Duel. Felt like it went down. Was Ohio State around -12.5 I thought. 

[Hovadipo]

Klatt says we’ll be on Big Noon at OSU. Not a surprise. 

[Hoosierfan2017]

Big Noon kickoff is ruining college football.  

[LamarCheeks]

Cigs on the DP Show this morning ... 
 

 

[HoosierFan1994]

42 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Big Noon kickoff is ruining college football.  

I find it kind of odd too but I won't complain for the OSU game. Would rather it be 12:00 than 7:30 on the road. 

[rcbowla]

42 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

Big Noon kickoff is ruining college football.  

From a viewer perspective I get it. However, with $ these networks are paying the B1G I think they have every right to determine networks and kickoff times. I'd much rather IU receiving 80 gazillion dollars and kickoff at noon than making Big 12 TV $ and kicking off at 8pm

[rcbowla]

1 hour ago, cleeter said:

I look forward to these every week. Always good for a good laugh. If you havent seen the others, go back and check them out. 

https://x.com/edwardkoton15/status/1856008650826862636?s=46&t=4EEUM4Uf69VLOoF_eyxiEg

They really are fantastic. The MSU one was maybe my favorite 

[rcbowla]

As long as the playoff format remains this way ND can never achieve above a 5 seed is that correct? If so they have to join a conference. Not sure why this has just now dawned on me.

[rcbowla]

Just now, rcbowla said:

As long as the playoff format remains this way ND can never achieve above a 5 seed is that correct? If so they have to join a conference. Not sure why this has just now dawned on me.

Sorry wrong thread. Can probably still get my answer here I'd assume

[Hovadipo]

8 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

As long as the playoff format remains this way ND can never achieve above a 5 seed is that correct? If so they have to join a conference. Not sure why this has just now dawned on me.

That’s correct and they seem to be fine with keeping their traditions over potentially needing one less game to win a title. Friggin’ goofballs. 

[rcbowla]

9 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

That’s correct and they seem to be fine with keeping their traditions over potentially needing one less game to win a title. Friggin’ goofballs. 

That is incredibly stupid

[go iu bb]

19 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

That is incredibly stupid

To be fair, if they were in a conference they would probably lose a few games and not win the conference championship anyways. This way makes raking up wins to get into the CFP in the first place more likely.