2025 IUFB Season

[southsidehoosier]

https://x.com/justin_albers/status/1998484483281137973?s=46

[Hoosier987]

If Daley can't go, schematically, Haines and Cig will have his replacement in the best position. We must also remember, we have over a 1/2 dozen All Big Ten players on defense besides Daley. The amazing and factual situation is, the majority of our defense is elected to an All Big Ten Team, meaning there's a high chance that if an injury occurs to anyone on our defense, it's going to be to a star player. This is a product to how awesome our defense is. The reality of the situation is, our defense still boasts the likes of Fisher, Ponds, Kamara, Boykin, Moore, Bones Jones, Hardy, Wheeler, Ratcliff, Ferrell, Sharpe, Landino, Big Tyrique Tucker, etc...I'm still taking our defense over anybody. 

[Pagoda]

We need something positive today, so here are some statistics.

Per Old Fart's post, 18.3M tuned in for the B1G Championship Game.  That's the most ever for this game.  And per FOX it also exceeded whatever the Bama-UGA rating was for the SECCG.

Updating my estimated numbers for total viewership for the whole season (I just add up all the ratings):

2023: ~11M (pre-Cig)
2024: ~33M
2025: ~46M... so far...

The increase in exposure for IUFB and IU in general continues to be amazing.

[IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy]

I'm buying merch to celebrate our undefeated regular season and Rose Bowl appearance and stumble upon this oddity.

[Brass Cannon]

33 minutes ago, IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy said:

I'm buying merch to celebrate our undefeated regular season and Rose Bowl appearance and stumble upon this oddity.

I kinda want it.  

[rcbowla]

1 hour ago, IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy said:

I'm buying merch to celebrate our undefeated regular season and Rose Bowl appearance and stumble upon this oddity.

Will they only accept payment in the form of ebay gift cards? 

[DChoosier]

20 minutes ago, rcbowla said:

Will they only accept payment in the form of ebay gift cards? 

Yes. Also, If you provide your social security number you get a 15% discount.

[Hoosierfan1901]

2 hours ago, IUFootballHappyHappyJoyJoy said:

I'm buying merch to celebrate our undefeated regular season and Rose Bowl appearance and stumble upon this oddity.

Wrong logo.

Should be PAC-10

[TheWatShot]

Freezing cold take for your enjoyment:

 

[LamarCheeks]

Wow. Listening to Dan Patrick, who had Finebum as a guest. Believe it or not, he actually gave us a little love. 

Said it took a while, but he's finally willing to admit that we're good. 

I still think he's a squirrely jacka$$ -- but he's learning! 

[Redcamaro]

Yeah and as soon as we get an Ala/Ok winner. He'll start ranting on us again!

[Redcamaro]

17 hours ago, Pagoda said:

We need something positive today, so here are some statistics.

Per Old Fart's post, 18.3M tuned in for the B1G Championship Game.  That's the most ever for this game.  And per FOX it also exceeded whatever the Bama-UGA rating was for the SECCG.

Updating my estimated numbers for total viewership for the whole season (I just add up all the ratings):

2023: ~11M (pre-Cig)
2024: ~33M
2025: ~46M... so far...

The increase in exposure for IUFB and IU in general continues to be amazing.

Yes it does!

[jermhoosierfan]

9 hours ago, TheWatShot said:

Freezing cold take for your enjoyment:

 

Tell me you never watched this team without telling me you never watched this team.

[southsidehoosier]

Enjoy this exchange between Coach Haines and an Oregon fan

[Pagoda]

On 12/9/2025 at 10:16 AM, Pagoda said:

IU media/reporters are not allowed to talk about injuries unless IU announces something.  So, we won't get anything direct from them.  

They won't get to ask Cig until the next presser, which is December 22nd.

Two things:

1) Cig had a presser today, so I was wrong about the above date being the next one.  I was looking at what some IU media said was the next presser, but whatever, it wasn't right.  Sorry about dat.

2) Unfortunately, Cig just confirmed in his press conference this afternoon that Stephen Daley did suffer an injury following Saturdays game and he will be out for the rest of the season.

Anyways, I think we all saw this coming so now we can begin to accept it.  Hopefully Stephen makes a full recovery asap.

[Hoosier987]

Cig confirmed that Daley likely out for CFP. Hope he makes a speedy recovery. Enjoyed watching him play. Ndukwe will now get his opportunity. 

[IU5355]

Ndukwe made the massive hit during the wisconsin game. Definitely some potential there. 

[Magnanimous]

[RoadRage]

5 hours ago, Hoosier987 said:

Cig confirmed that Daley likely out for CFP. Hope he makes a speedy recovery. Enjoyed watching him play. Ndukwe will now get his opportunity. 

Time for Kamara to turn it up a notch, needs to play the best three games of his career!

[Brass Cannon]

I was already hoping to see Texas Tech and Georgia. A & M would be too much to ask. 
 

After this injury definitely don’t want to face a team we have already seen before