IUFB 2024/25 Portalstravaganza

[Lebowski 2,890]

I'm starting to get pretty comfortable with the OL room. We've actually upgraded and depth is finally getting there. Front five depth is a core necessity to every successful program from high school to the NFL and everything in between. And I hope we're able to land more 'upper talent' out of high school. I'm on cloud nine folks! I never thought in my life time I would see a day where IUFB is making all the moves I've been dreaming about.
 

[go iu bb 6,936]

1 minute ago, Lebowski said:

I'm starting to get pretty comfortable with the OL room. We've actually upgraded and depth is finally getting there. Front five depth is a core necessity to every successful program from high school to the NFL and everything in between. And I hope we're able to land more 'upper talent' out of high school. I'm on cloud nine folks! I never thought in my life time I would see a day where IUFB is making all the moves I've been dreaming about.
 

I hope this is a great year of development for the underclassmen and juniors. A lot of the line will have to be replaced again next year and it's easier to do that if the non-starters are ready to be starters rather than having to rely on the portal every year.

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2 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I hope this is a great year of development for the underclassmen and juniors. A lot of the line will have to be replaced again next year and it's easier to do that if the non-starters are ready to be starters rather than having to rely on the portal every year.

I think we'll always be utilizing the transfer portal. That's just the way CFB is now. Just so long as depth and development is there we should be golden. 

[Pagoda 1,289]

16 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

I hope this is a great year of development for the underclassmen and juniors. A lot of the line will have to be replaced again next year and it's easier to do that if the non-starters are ready to be starters rather than having to rely on the portal every year.

Yea.  On that note IIRC Cig wants portal to come down a bit (not saying it will go away, it won’t) and HS to pick up a bit.  ‘26 I think we’ll see that continue to happen as the staff has now had the time required to form relationships with high school players and the programs/coaches.

The more a program can develop internally the better — cheaper than the portal and better team continuity.  

[Stuhoo 82,630]

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[go iu bb 6,936]

So Rocco Spindler does end up at Nebraska after all. Odd recruitment. I wonder if this was like the Beebe recruitment for IU, where he committed and signed then tried to open it up again but was unable to.

[Hovadipo 57,398]

9 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

So Rocco Spindler does end up at Nebraska after all. Odd recruitment. I wonder if this was like the Beebe recruitment for IU, where he committed and signed then tried to open it up again but was unable to.

Probably wouldn’t be such an issue if the “rules” made a lick of sense. 

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12 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Probably wouldn’t be such an issue if the “rules” made a lick of sense. 

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5 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

It's good to see you logged back in.

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