2025 IUFB Season

[Pagoda]

Cig presser updates: 

Kamara and Sarratt will start vs. Purdue.

"Will know more after today" on Evans.

That was it on injury updates.

[jermhoosierfan]

On 11/21/2025 at 7:18 PM, Stuhoo said:

I’ve got something pretty excellent for you guys. Someone just posted a YouTube video from inside Happy Valley Stadium and about 40 rows up during the catch and the subsequent review. The up to now unseen camera screenshots:

First; the Hoosier staff and players gather as the replay official analyzes at the review camera:

 

Next, the head official walks away from the camera to announce and the other official walks over to tell Cig:

AND FINALLY… Cig finds out the news from the secondary official before any crowd announcement is made or any of us know for sure. Look at Curt Cignetti’s reaction—coach got hops!:

 

That game meant more to him than he was letting on.  Being from Pittsburgh, he had to be loving that.

[Pagoda]

A lot of off the field positive stories with this team — here is one with Ponds.

https://fox59.com/video/iu-football-player-hands-out-turkeys-hope-for-the-holidays/11284416

[rcbowla]

1 hour ago, Pagoda said:

A lot of off the field positive stories with this team — here is one with Ponds.

https://fox59.com/video/iu-football-player-hands-out-turkeys-hope-for-the-holidays/11284416

So the turkey thing is awesome and he did that last year as well I believe! However, the biggest takeaway from that video for me? "Ponds hopes to be back next year with even more turkeys to handout to the people in Bloomington"-could have fubared some of that quote but not the important part.

[Pagoda]

New NBC interview with Cig.  17 min long.  Good questions were asked.  Great stuff as usual.

I’d note two things:

- He talks about how much he loves it here and how he views it as “ours” and something “we’ve created” and he couldn’t imagine leaving.

- Cig says he was a RMK fan.  What a guy…

[Lebowski]

1 hour ago, Pagoda said:

- He talks about how much he loves it here and how he views it as “ours” and something “we’ve created” and he couldn’t imagine leaving.

This is another reason I wanted to land an "older" coach with something to prove. He also mentions Whitten and Dolson on multiple occasions emphasizing the importance of their backing. 

[Brass Cannon]

5 hours ago, Pagoda said:

New NBC interview with Cig.  17 min long.  Good questions were asked.  Great stuff as usual.

I’d note two things:

- He talks about how much he loves it here and how he views it as “ours” and something “we’ve created” and he couldn’t imagine leaving.

- Cig says he was a RMK fan.  What a guy…

Listened to this on my way home. Dude is incredible. 
 

he’s currently on pace to be the winningest coach in his first 20 seasons. A stat that feels kind of made up but still cool if Cig gets it 

[Lebowski]

Games 11 and 12 in the books. IUFB 31 Wisconsin 7 and IUFB 56 School up north 3

I dropped the ball posting game 11. More than likely it was the last home game of the year. Another performance by Charlie Becker and the D did what it has done all season.

Game 12, the bucket stays and we got to see reps from players we might see next season. 

Next game: O$U

[LIHoosier]

There's only a first time for everything once. IUFB, AP #1, Unanimous

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

An absolutely unbelievable 2-years of IU football after 50-yrs of mostly oh, lets schedule IU for our homecoming game.

[Home Jersey]

53 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

An absolutely unbelievable 2-years of IU football after 50-yrs of mostly oh, lets schedule IU for our homecoming game.

I remember September of 2023 watching IUFB win in 4OT at home against Akron to go to 2-2. Amazing how far we've come in such little time. Now we can't believe we didn't blow out Penn State! What a ride this has been. I never want it to end.

[Pagoda]

Good initial news on Coop’s injury.

[TheWatShot]

I saw a comment from an Iowa fan yesterday saying he's glad they don't play IU next year, and he never thought he would hear himself saying that. 

[AZ Hoosier]

28 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Good initial news on Coop’s injury.

He also has 3½ weeks to recover.

[Brass Cannon]

6 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

There's only a first time for everything once. IUFB, AP #1, Unanimous

The Unanimous is the best part.  

[IU5355]

Do we think Ajani starts getting more reps? Having his development has helped OLINE depth significantly. Cig spoke highly of him today during his press conference. 

[Banksyrules]

We’re so happy that we haven’t had a post about the Louisville game yet. 

[Stuhoo]

3 hours ago, IU5355 said:

Do we think Ajani starts getting more reps? Having his development has helped OLINE depth significantly. Cig spoke highly of him today during his press conference. 

Yes. He’s an anchor of the O line going forward.

[IUCrazy2]

9 hours ago, Banksyrules said:

We’re so happy that we haven’t had a post about the Louisville game yet. 

Thank God for football, eh?  Lol.

[jermhoosierfan]

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/12/07/video-curt-cignetti-media-availability-following-college-football-playoff-bracket-announcement/

The Day after press conference.