2025 IUFB Season

[go iu bb]

Using the win probabilities on ESPN, IU has a better than 50% chance (51.6%) of going undefeated this season. In 4 of the 6 games, they give IU a 94.5% or better chance of winning. The lower two are 86.2% at Maryland and 71.3% at PSU.

[Magnanimous]

Given the Animal House theme this weekend…

[Pagoda]

The UCLA game was put into the six day TV/game time selection window.

Big Noon wouldn’t be surprising with the storylines here.  We shall see.

[BtownStrength]

11 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

The UCLA game was put into the six day TV/game time selection window.

Big Noon wouldn’t be surprising with the storylines here.  We shall see.

Making UCLA play at 9AM their time would be hilarious. I'm here for it 

[Brass Cannon]

14 minutes ago, BtownStrength said:

Making UCLA play at 9AM their time would be hilarious. I'm here for it 

Agreed. If we can’t be game day then this is the way 

[IndyHoosier1997]

1 hour ago, BtownStrength said:

Making UCLA play at 9AM their time would be hilarious. I'm here for it 

Fox did that that to Washington last year lol

[Lebowski]

Today's presser. A much more measured businesslike coach. And some talk about the front 7. The cat's out of the bag folks. The country is fully aware of our secret sauce now. Personally, I liked his comments about Daley. It's almost like, he's saying, Daley's finally starting to click/get up to speed now. 

 

[ebridges24]

does anybody here think Elijah Sarratt deserves some Heisman consideration, cuz I sure do?

[ebridges24]

On 10/12/2025 at 2:26 PM, Josh said:

...and Oregon has 5 first place votes.  What?

Coaches too lazy to change things

[BtownStrength]

Excuse my ignorance, but what has been up with the difference in production with Kamara last year vs this year? Doubled more often? Injury? Less snaps with increased depth? 

[tyappleg]

1 hour ago, BtownStrength said:

Excuse my ignorance, but what has been up with the difference in production with Kamara last year vs this year? Doubled more often? Injury? Less snaps with increased depth? 

I'm pretty sure his position/role changed on defense leading to a dip in numbers.  But dont quote me on that.  He's still been getting a ton of pressures and having an impact, just not showing up on the stat sheet.

[Dhop]

I’ll wait for the comments:)  

 

[tyappleg]

Scott Dolson was on the Big Red Carpet tonight.  He mentions being very busy since the Oregon game as an athletic department as they cannot get complacent and need to make sure everything keeps rolling.  It sure sounded like he was implying that they were going to ensure that Curt Cignetti wouldn't be going anywhere.  Wouldn't be surprised to see some sort raise and another extension for Cig announced in the next couple weeks. 

 

[TTT]

Another thing has changed in Bloomington.  Unlike in most (almost all) past years during this time of year in October hardly anyone is so excited, anxious or so looking forward to basketball season.  Basketball season can wait.

[Scotty R]

1 hour ago, TTT said:

Another thing has changed in Bloomington.  Unlike in most (almost all) past years during this time of year in October hardly anyone is so excited, anxious or so looking forward to basketball season.  Basketball season can wait.

Why can't you be excited for both at the same time, it is called multi tasking

[Pagoda]

6 hours ago, tyappleg said:

Scott Dolson was on the Big Red Carpet tonight.  He mentions being very busy since the Oregon game as an athletic department as they cannot get complacent and need to make sure everything keeps rolling.  It sure sounded like he was implying that they were going to ensure that Curt Cignetti wouldn't be going anywhere.  Wouldn't be surprised to see some sort raise and another extension for Cig announced in the next couple weeks. 

Yea, it's got to be coming.

Some guesses for fun:

- Cig is at $9M/yr.  Pump that up to $12.5-13.5M so he's going from just outside the top-10 to #1 or #2.  Allocate another $2-3M to the staff pool so we can do all we can to keep key guys ( notably Haines and Kuntz) or hire their replacements if they take promotions.  I am sure there are others who are very important.

- Pump up the football NIL budget by $7-8M+, even if that means selling parts of campus.  We've got a whole new universe of higher level talent interested in IU now that they have seen use make the playoff and do things like win at Oregon.  But, these players are more expensive and we've got to pay their market rates.  It will be hard to get intel on what's happening with NIL, but something like this is important behind the scenes.

- Announce something with the stadium renovation.  Exactly what I don't care, but it's time for suites and a new press box, a new PA/sound system, stuff like that.  We've got that private equity money coming to help.

Scott has been all over this.  He identified Cig, convinced him to come here, exceed his first season NIL commitment (and probably second season), didn't wait on new staff contracts/raises last year and got them done mid-season, and did additional raises for Haines and Owings to help keep them here.  That's a good track record and I expect Scott, Pam, and others are going to keep doing what they have been doing. 

[Pagoda]

1 hour ago, TTT said:

Another thing has changed in Bloomington.  Unlike in most (almost all) past years during this time of year in October hardly anyone is so excited, anxious or so looking forward to basketball season.  Basketball season can wait.

Yep.  

I think it's going to be a positive that football is setting a high standard that basketball will be measured against.  For once in IUBB's history they're not the biggest show in town and they will need to earn fan interest, attention, and resources much more than in past years.  That means no excuses, winning, and getting better during the season and year over year.

[TTT]

1 hour ago, Scotty R said:

Why can't you be excited for both at the same time, it is called multi tasking

I don’t disagree.  But the focus is on football now rather than wishing just get the football season over with so basketball season can start (accept basketball has become dismissal seasons as well).  Now, the last season and a half football is setting a bar to which basketball season can be measured against and it just so happens at the beginning of the school year.

as Pagoda points out.

[Stuhoo]

1 hour ago, Pagoda said:

Yea, it's got to be coming.

Some guesses for fun:

- Cig is at $9M/yr.  Pump that up to $12.5-13.5M so he's going from just outside the top-10 to #1 or #2.  Allocate another $2-3M to the staff pool so we can do all we can to keep key guys ( notably Haines and Kuntz) or hire their replacements if they take promotions.  I am sure there are others who are very important.

- Pump up the football NIL budget by $7-8M+, even if that means selling parts of campus.  We've got a whole new universe of higher level talent interested in IU now that they have seen use make the playoff and do things like win at Oregon.  But, these players are more expensive and we've got to pay their market rates.  It will be hard to get intel on what's happening with NIL, but something like this is important behind the scenes.

- Announce something with the stadium renovation.  Exactly what I don't care, but it's time for suites and a new press box, a new PA/sound system, stuff like that.  We've got that private equity money coming to help.

Scott has been all over this.  He identified Cig, convinced him to come here, exceed his first season NIL commitment (and probably second season), didn't wait on new staff contracts/raises last year and got them done mid-season, and did additional raises for Haines and Owings to help keep them here.  That's a good track record and I expect Scott, Pam, and others are going to keep doing what they have been doing. 

SELL THE MAIN LIBRARY TO BUY COOL FOOTBALL SOCKS FOR EVERYONE!!!!

(too much?)

[TTT]

Some things are obvious ticket sales, fans, donor support, merchandise, etc etc but how do you measure the IU brand impact financially and the significance of Whitten, Dolson (he talked about blueprint in making this hire….where was the blueprints in making other hires rather than pulling them out of one’s backside lol…,or since it has worked so well now you had a blueprint…remember that on future hires.

 And then the major main significance of Cignetti, his family, coaching staff, support staff and all others involved….back to the main point….the financial significance of the IU brand led by coach Cignetti….. measuring stick.