(2027) ATH Mason Oglesby

[Lebowski]

Yeah $omething changed for $ure. 

[skhoosier2]

I just read they offered him $$$ and the OC coached Tyler Warren and they are selling him on being Warren 2.0

Wish him the best. Thought he was ours to lose.  Seemed pretty high on us but all could have been for optics or $$.  It's pretty disheartening after winning a championship we are still getting passed on for...Kansas LOL  On to the next.  In Cig we trust.

[Hoosierfanyuh]

Playing time is a big part of it too

[BtownStrength]

Hope we dont miss here. I want this kid in cream and crimson. 

[tyappleg]

6 hours ago, skhoosier2 said:

I just read they offered him $$$ and the OC coached Tyler Warren and they are selling him on being Warren 2.0

Wish him the best. Thought he was ours to lose.  Seemed pretty high on us but all could have been for optics or $$.  It's pretty disheartening after winning a championship we are still getting passed on for...Kansas LOL  On to the next.  In Cig we trust.

We'll get him in the portal in 2 years after 2 miserable years at Kansas.

[skhoosier2]

2 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Playing time is a big part of it too

We are loaded in the TE room with young talented guys. 

[TheWatShot]

Cannot fathom being from New Palestine and wanting to play football at Kansas instead of Indiana right now. 

 

Pretty sure the only time Kansas has ever been any good was when they had that coach who looked like somebody on My 600 Pound Life. 

[CSP]

10 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Playing time is a big part of it too

This is my thinking

[skhoosier2]

10 hours ago, Hoosierfanyuh said:

Playing time is a big part of it too

If he's as good as advertised, you would think he would have the confidence to come and compete.  We have alot of young guys right now that are talented at TE.  Staff has put alot of time in on him, but I think a lot of these hs kids really want to play now which Cig won't promise.  But Kansas...LOL He's got OSU in his final 4.  He could have gone to TTU to visit and cancelled.  Either of those programs I could see if not IU but Kansas...wow.  Really must be selling him quite the vision to give up playing for contenders in the B1G/CFP to play there.  

[Brass Cannon]

It’s also possible Cigs interest was soft and we weren’t willing to fight for him 

[Hoosierfan2017]

With the portal and Cignetti’s success in it, my interest/concern level with high school recruiting is at an all-time low. With rare exceptions, a 19 year kid isn’t going to come in and be the difference maker year 1.

Of course, you always want depth and to have a stockpile of young talent you can develop, but if a kid doesn’t want to come to IU I’m not worried about it. We’re the national champs and have the best coach/staff in college football. If that doesn’t sell a kid enough to pick us over friggin Kansas, that’s fine with me. 

[CSP]

20 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

With the portal and Cignetti’s success in it, my interest/concern level with high school recruiting is at an all-time low. With rare exceptions, a 19 year kid isn’t going to come in and be the difference maker year 1.

Of course, you always want depth and to have a stockpile of young talent you can develop, but if a kid doesn’t want to come to IU I’m not worried about it. We’re the national champs and have the best coach/staff in college football. If that doesn’t sell a kid enough to pick us over friggin Kansas, that’s fine with me. 

Concur..

I just, idk, some kids just don't value what I value.... doesn't make either of us right, I guess. If I grew up in New Pal, Avon, Westfield.. Columbus.... and Indiana is recruiting me, meaning I get my entire family at EVERY game.... 

I can go home on a weekend for a home cooked meal, at times... my mom can do my laundry some. If I needed maintenance on my vehicle, I could use the same people as where I grew up, wouldn't have to switch DR/Dentists.. 

Look my FR year at college I was running a 104+ temp for like two days and thought I was gunna die--- my mom came and picked me up the fraternity house lol... she lived 30 minutes away. Call me a momma's boy, whatever, but that was nice... came home, slept for literally 3 days straight-- Fri, Sat, Sun... back in class on Monday. 

59 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

It’s also possible Cigs interest was soft and we weren’t willing to fight for him 

I think particularly at TE. 

[Lebowski]

27 minutes ago, Hoosierfan2017 said:

With the portal and Cignetti’s success in it, my interest/concern level with high school recruiting is at an all-time low. With rare exceptions, a 19 year kid isn’t going to come in and be the difference maker year 1.

Of course, you always want depth and to have a stockpile of young talent you can develop, but if a kid doesn’t want to come to IU I’m not worried about it. We’re the national champs and have the best coach/staff in college football. If that doesn’t sell a kid enough to pick us over friggin Kansas, that’s fine with me. 

High school recruiting is the foundation and bedrock for every successful program. Coach Cig has been on record saying he'd prefer to focus on high school recruiting and rely less on the portal. That's been the trend over the last three recruiting cycles. 

 

1 minute ago, CSP said:

Concur..

I just, idk, some kids just don't value what I value.... doesn't make either of us right, I guess. If I grew up in New Pal, Avon, Westfield.. Columbus.... and Indiana is recruiting me, meaning I get my entire family at EVERY game.... 

I can go home on a weekend for a home cooked meal, at times... my mom can do my laundry some. If I needed maintenance on my vehicle, I could use the same people as where I grew up, wouldn't have to switch DR/Dentists.. 

Look my FR year at college I was running a 104+ temp for like two days and thought I was gunna die--- my mom came and picked me up the fraternity house lol... she lived 30 minutes away. Call me a momma's boy, whatever, but that was nice... came home, slept for literally 3 days straight-- Fri, Sat, Sun... back in class on Monday. 

I think particularly at TE. 

If Michigan offers you $25k a month and a full ride scholarship to play football are you still staying close to home? These are the type of decisions today's recruits have to make. 

[CSP]

1 minute ago, Lebowski said:

High school recruiting is the foundation and bedrock for every successful program. Coach Cig has been on record saying he'd prefer to focus on high school recruiting and rely less on the portal. That's been the trend over the last three recruiting cycles. 

 

If Michigan offers you $25k a month and a full ride scholarship to play football are you still staying close to home? These are the type of decisions today's recruits have to make. 

They aren't offering anything different money wise than we are. But I'm not living in Canada, so they can p*** off.... 

Florida offers--- let's talk business

[skhoosier2]

13 minutes ago, CSP said:

Concur..

I just, idk, some kids just don't value what I value.... doesn't make either of us right, I guess. If I grew up in New Pal, Avon, Westfield.. Columbus.... and Indiana is recruiting me, meaning I get my entire family at EVERY game.... 

I can go home on a weekend for a home cooked meal, at times... my mom can do my laundry some. If I needed maintenance on my vehicle, I could use the same people as where I grew up, wouldn't have to switch DR/Dentists.. 

Look my FR year at college I was running a 104+ temp for like two days and thought I was gunna die--- my mom came and picked me up the fraternity house lol... she lived 30 minutes away. Call me a momma's boy, whatever, but that was nice... came home, slept for literally 3 days straight-- Fri, Sat, Sun... back in class on Monday. 

I think particularly at TE. 

I will say that my niece went to a school 5 hours away and it was hard for my sister and husband to travel to see her often.  They did get to as many as they could but there is something to being accessible to your athlete especially because as I said it's not as easy as it looks to be an athlete in college today regardless of the $$ and all that goes with it.  There's alot of pressure and much less time for anything beyond online classes and practice.  My niece had a close friend transfer closer to home because her parents never came and it took its toll on the girl.

Kids don't think about all of that though when making decisions.  It's money and what can you do for me now.

[CSP]

Just now, skhoosier2 said:

I will say that my niece went to a school 5 hours away and it was hard for my sister and husband to travel to see her often.  They did get to as many as they could but there is something to being accessible to your athlete especially because as I said it's not as easy as it looks to be an athlete in college today regardless of the $$ and all that goes with it.  There's alot of pressure and much less time for anything beyond online classes and practice.  My niece had a close friend transfer closer to home because her parents never came and it took its toll on the girl.

Kids don't think about all of that though when making decisions.  It's money and what can you do for me now.

and the "I wanna get away", where that does work for some people... some it doesn't at all and they really struggle. 

I'm never living 5 hours from my kid haha... I'll buy a cheap RV and live in a van down by river, if I have to. Couldn't do it! 

[Lebowski]

Just now, CSP said:

They aren't offering anything different money wise than we are. But I'm not living in Canada, so they can p*** off.... 

Florida offers--- let's talk business

$omething different $uddenly happened with thi$ recruit to con$ider Kan$a$. Whether that be the Offen$ive Coordinator pitching/$elling to him that he'$ the next Tyler Warren or maybe ju$t campu$ life and what the $chool ha$ to offer or perhap$ a change in heart from the recruit all together.  Regardle$$, $omething dra$tically changed.

This happens all the time now. 

[Artie86]

On 5/13/2026 at 1:29 PM, AKHoosier said:

Deciding May 23.

Indications are he won't end up here. On3 says Kansas.

....why do I feel a few of these possible misses, high on our radar, will be in the transfer portal next year and IU back as their desired destination?  lol