2024 IUFB Season

[LamarCheeks]

Those CFP games consume six bowls. Why not just let them stand on their own -- with no bowl connection -- and cut six of those other low-level bowls. 

If we don't make the playoff, I'd still be fine with a trip to the Fiesta or Rose bowl. Granted, it'd be devalued somewhat because the better teams are in the playoff. But it's better than the Gator or Pop-Tarts bowl. 

Just seems silly that if you win the Rose Bowl, you then play in the Cotton Bowl. Or if you win the Fiesta Bowl, you then play in the Orange Bowl. 

 

[str8baller]

1 hour ago, 8bucks said:

Do you mean 4 teams?  

3. Psu loses they are out. 

[NashvilleHoosier]

Underrated game we could use…Miami losing at Syracuse. 

[JerryYeagley23]

3 hours ago, LamarCheeks said:

Those CFP games consume six bowls. Why not just let them stand on their own -- with no bowl connection -- and cut six of those other low-level bowls. 

If we don't make the playoff, I'd still be fine with a trip to the Fiesta or Rose bowl. Granted, it'd be devalued somewhat because the better teams are in the playoff. But it's better than the Gator or Pop-Tarts bowl. 

Just seems silly that if you win the Rose Bowl, you then play in the Cotton Bowl. Or if you win the Fiesta Bowl, you then play in the Orange Bowl. 

 

Wholeheartedly agree. Let the playoffs be the playoffs. March madness if you will. Great job, you’re a playoff team. But if you’re gonna leave out 1 loss teams, give them the honor of competing for a prestigious bowl championship. You’re telling me if Georgia or Alabama wins their first round game they care about a Rose Bowl win when they’re heading to a semi-final for the national championship? Negative. Just a step in the process. But give Army, Boise St., South Carolina, Ole Miss, IU (potentially, hope not, but still) the chance to cap a great season with a Rose bowl win.. different story. That means something. 

[LIHoosier]

TV finally made their mind up.

The beating will commence at 7pm on FS1 next Saturday.

[NashvilleHoosier]

Best bad day in program history?

[JerryYeagley23]

Also worth noting the B1G results. We now have wins against three bowl eligible teams with winning records. 

[Home Jersey]

10 minutes ago, NashvilleHoosier said:

Best bad day in program history?

Yes. I’ll be the spin doctor on this one. There’s only one undefeated team. We secured the best quality loss in the country on our resume today. We are going to drum Purdue and punch our ticket to the playoffs. Better to have gotten a loss out of the way now than have the pressure of being undefeated on top of being the best team in program history in the first ever 12 team playoff in a new coach’s first year.

Wow IUFB. Hats off to you.

[Stuhoo]

Here are the percentages as of Saturday night, per the ESPN predictor: 

Oregon: greater than 99%

Ohio State: greater than 99%

Penn State: 99%

Indiana: 98%

Texas: 96%

Notre Dame: 91%

Georgia: 90%

Miami: 78%

Tennessee: 72%

Boise State: 72%

SMU: 63%

Alabama: 31%

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Let's hope yesterday's loss just puts a huge thorn in the side of every IU player and they take it out next week against PUke in an absolutely humiliating and overwhelming victory.

[CSP]

SOS is now 51 

Notre Dames is 78 

[JerryYeagley23]

29 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

SOS is now 51 

Notre Dames is 78 

We were wondering how this worked on here in a discussion last week. I didn’t know if that was a moving metric and would improve after playing OSU. Helps that our wins have gotten better records since as well. This was the one number everyone was using the hate on us. 

[go iu bb]

7 minutes ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

We were wondering how this worked on here in a discussion last week. I didn’t know if that was a moving metric and would improve after playing OSU. Helps that our wins have gotten better records since as well. This was the one number everyone was using the hate on us. 

Indeed it was, which is why they always used the ESPN number of 106 since that was the worst. Other calculations had IU more in line with some of the other teams even before the OSU game

[Hovadipo]

13 minutes ago, JerryYeagley23 said:

We were wondering how this worked on here in a discussion last week. I didn’t know if that was a moving metric and would improve after playing OSU. Helps that our wins have gotten better records since as well. This was the one number everyone was using the hate on us. 

Yep. Very happy to have had that wrong. Shouldn’t have to hear about it anymore. 

[Hoosier987]

59 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

SOS is now 51 

Notre Dames is 78 

And Notre Dame lost one of the worst teams in College football with our loss coming to the National title favorites. Frankly, we have a better resume and therefore should be ranked higher than ND.

[CSP]

55 minutes ago, Hoosier987 said:

And Notre Dame lost one of the worst teams in College football with our loss coming to the National title favorites. Frankly, we have a better resume and therefore should be ranked higher than ND.

I agree. I don't really understand how you could argue them ahead of us. 

[Josh]

When you lose matters.  IU just lost, Notre Dame lost early.  They'll easily be ahead of us

[CSP]

9 minutes ago, Josh said:

When you lose matters.  IU just lost, Notre Dame lost early.  They'll easily be ahead of us

Shouldn't be relevant at all, though. 

[Golfman25]

Projected 9th.  just take care of turdue.  
 

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2024-11-24/predicting-college-football-playoff-rankings-bracket-week-14

[go iu bb]

42 minutes ago, Certified Sunshine Pumper said:

Shouldn't be relevant at all, though. 

You're right, it shouldn't matter. Yet the reality is that it does.