IUFB at Penn State - Saturday, 11.08.25 @ Noon on Fox-TV

[Brass Cannon]

2 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Perhaps.  I’m not exactly disagreeing.

One might say Fernando had the Iowa drive to take the lead, the Oregon drive after the pick-six (wasn’t totally his fault, but some of his fault), and yesterday.  Those are some memorable moments.

He and Sayin are both around +160 or 170 right now.  Decent chance this comes down to the B1G Championship game performances (knock on wood).

Personally I don’t care much about the Heisman.  Obviously the on field results matter 100x more and I’m also more interested in Fernando getting a great draft pick and big ol’ contract.

I think him winning it is more a reflection on the team entering the realm of accepted programs. 
 

Some members of the media are hyping Sayin and Simpson up so much.  Both guys who have done less with more talent around them.  Because Alabama and OSU are supposed to win Heismans. 

[BBTB]

Good to see the board back ,was trying hard to get in all day yesterday . What a game and what a way to end it .Amazing  PSU is not as bad as their record shows .Glad to get the first ever win on the road there . Next game can't take for granted Wisconsin they did beat Washington and now with their coach actually changing things up to get the first conference win . Then we get the bye .

[TTT]

Coach Cignetti sure has made Pam Whitten a better Indiana University President and Scott Dolson a much better Indiana University AD…..because they are always right in the middle of the action supporting the Indiana University football program success…..

Sidenote:  Scott D is supportive of other athletic programs as well and one of the strengths of Pam W is her support of athletic programs much more so than recent IU presidents.

[Dhop]

1 hour ago, OliviaPope40 said:

Alright who blew up the site

I’m still going with a computer nerd from PSU.

[Home Jersey]

If BTB goes down again today it was nice kinda knowing you guys. Lol

[cbp4iu]

I think going forward would like to see a lot of Cooper in the slot and Becker/Sarratt on the outside. Williams can rotate in and out. I think this could open the run a lot more too. Charlie Becker’s run blocking was pretty great too.

[Golfman25]

1 hour ago, Hovadipo said:

That’s the decision we’re stuck with since we don’t have our kickoff guy that can reliably put it through the back of the endzone. Singleton is a really good kick returner and we weren’t tackling worth a crap yesterday. Probably the lesser of two evils to squib it and play defense. 

Yeah, but you might want to kick it bit further. :)

[TTT]

A blade or two of grass.

[rcbowla]

Missed you guys yesterday as I couldn't get BTB to load. Had to cope through that game without you and it wasn't easy. 

[WayneFleekHoosier]

Missed you guys yesterday as I couldn't get BTB to load. Had to cope through that game without you and it wasn't easy. 

Same. Missed experiencing this with our BTBanner peeps.


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[OliviaPope40]

Omar Cooper and Fernando Mendoza

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

Tonight at 6:30, B1G will have its Football in 60 on basic BTN featuring the IU vs Penn State game.

[Brass Cannon]

Watching some highlights it looks to me like a lot of the Penn state comeback was due to the ref getting in the way of ponds. The big run that got given up gave Penn state excellent field position and tons of energy.  

[Hoosierfan1901]

Just now, Brass Cannon said:

Watching some highlights it looks to me like a lot of the Penn state comeback was due to the ref getting in the way of ponds. The big run that got given up gave Penn state excellent field position and tons of energy.  

Reminds me of the Maryland game last year with Hemby and the ref

[Hovadipo]

5 minutes ago, Hoosierfan1901 said:

Reminds me of the Maryland game last year with Hemby and the ref

Wasn’t it Ponds on that one too? It was basically the same play just going left instead of right. 

[str8baller]

43 minutes ago, Brass Cannon said:

Watching some highlights it looks to me like a lot of the Penn state comeback was due to the ref getting in the way of ponds. The big run that got given up gave Penn state excellent field position and tons of energy.  

That didn’t help. But if you want to be brutally honest the one thing we’re still not elite at is along the LoS. We got wore down and PSU still has excellent talent that started to take its toll. A testament to the toughness of our guys that they pulled through.

[Brass Cannon]

5 minutes ago, str8baller said:

That didn’t help. But if you want to be brutally honest the one thing we’re still not elite at is along the LoS. We got wore down and PSU still has excellent talent that started to take its toll. A testament to the toughness of our guys that they pulled through.

We are elite but thin for sure.  We need more depth everywhere. So when we get into a punchers match with a team with NFL talent we aren’t at a disadvantage. 
 

The offensive line not being able to handle and let the offense control the game hurt for sure as well.  
 

Cigs project last offseason seemed to be to get all our positions capable of going toe to toe with the big boys.  This offseason need to build the bench 

[Hoosierfan1901]

54 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Wasn’t it Ponds on that one too? It was basically the same play just going left instead of right. 

I think it was

[steubenhoosier]

44 minutes ago, str8baller said:

That didn’t help. But if you want to be brutally honest the one thing we’re still not elite at is along the LoS. We got wore down and PSU still has excellent talent that started to take its toll. A testament to the toughness of our guys that they pulled through.

On offense I would agree with you. Our defensive line has been outstanding this season 

[cthomas]

2 hours ago, str8baller said:

That didn’t help. But if you want to be brutally honest the one thing we’re still not elite at is along the LoS. We got wore down and PSU still has excellent talent that started to take its toll. A testament to the toughness of our guys that they pulled through.

I agree. Talent matters and Coach Smith got them to believe that they could win the game. Being at home was a huge relief to PSU. Our lack of quality depth was exposed some in this game. With Cignetti we'll get there in terms of talent but it's going to take a few cycles. Fortunately, Coach Cignetti is really good at identifying talent in the portal. I would be shocked if PSU doesn't win the last three games on their schedule. We need very badly to get as healthy as possible before we get to the playoffs.