No. 22 IUFB vs. Indiana State -- Friday, 9/12@6:30 on BTN

[str8baller 7,814]

Ok, maybe we need to start scheduling a little better than ISU…lol. This is a butt kicking

[steubenhoosier 1,968]

I think there are some high school teams playing tonight that could give ISU a run for their money 

[Hoosierfan2017 25,284]

I get that lots of teams do it, and when this game was scheduled IU was in “limp toward 6 wins anyway that we can” mode, but I’d like a little tougher non-conference games moving forward. This game is pointless. 

[reconmkd 4,764]

Cooper dinged up

[steubenhoosier 1,968]

This is almost embarrassing 

[AZ Hoosier 11,141]

5 minutes ago, str8baller said:

Ok, maybe we need to start scheduling a little better than ISU…lol. This is a butt kicking

Perhaps.

Football is such a different beast than basketball.  It is really hard to take a non-conference loss (especially for a non-marquee team like IU) and remain in contention for the premier bowl games with only 11 or 12 games total on the schedule.  Of course you want the necessary proving ground for your players to get ready for the big conference opponents, but you also want a situation in which you don't have to unveil the entire playbook before facing Illinois or Penn State.  There's something to be said for facing fundamentally sound teams that you should be able to beat handily  to give your players reps and experience in the flow of a game without threatening the whole season if you drop a game.

It's still a sport where prestige carries too much weight -- an Alabama, a Texas, an LSU can drop games and still be in the conversation, but if IU drops a non-conference game, they will be laughed out of the discussion. 

We’ll have games against three teams in the top 10, with two of those coming on the road against teams currently in the top 4. That’s plenty tough to prove worthiness, in my opinion. 

[cthomas 6,714]

Almost?? I don't know what we can possibly learn from this game.

[RoadRage 3,107]

Baby Mendoza better start warming up!

[RoadRage 3,107]

WTH is ISU coaching staff doing?

[reconmkd 4,764]

Lmao, ISU with a funny AI and Hoosier the Bison media team right on it! Then a more accurate AI photo for tonight!

[rayl456 1,027]

10 minutes ago, cthomas said:

Almost?? I don't know what we can possibly learn from this game.

Well, I suppose we can learn if the second, third, fourth teams are worth keeping for next season.  :)

[LamarCheeks 22,389]

That's not an interception. 

 

[reconmkd 4,764]

Just now, LamarCheeks said:

That's not an interception. 

 

Unfortunately no it was not!

[LIHoosier 28,076]

I hope these fans that leave early can pass the hat around and take a collection so this poor ISU punter can get a hip replacement.

[Crimson and Cream 5,996]

I'd roll out the backups in the 2nd half, no point getting the starters hurt at this point. Shoot the backups still might be able to get us to the century mark. 

[steubenhoosier 1,968]

1 minute ago, LamarCheeks said:

That's not an interception. 

 

I would gladly get paid to have to watch this and periodically get asked if a play was made. Wouldn’t fall asleep… promise 

[RoadRage 3,107]

ISU player was doing his impression of the Black Knight in Monty Python's In Search of the Holy Grail"!

[Home Jersey 16,846]

I hope our second/third stringers play most of the 2nd half 

[RoadRage 3,107]

Long halftime!

[cthomas 6,714]

I think Cig gives the starters at least one more quarter.