2026 IUFB: CHAPTER 3

[Stuhoo]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

Yeah, it’s football so I halfway, at best, know what I’m watching and maybe I’m just enamored of the glaring toolkit, but, man, when you watch the Marsh video and all the stuff he’s got if the light is fully on there other than Smith who in the B1G, hell, in the country, has the potential to be any more dominant than that kid? He doesn’t just look like an NFL guy, he looks like an NFL GUY. Somebody want to tell me that a Davante Adams was more tooled up at 19 than Marsh?

It’s interesting; last year we had an elite WR group, but a group that had differing styles and skill sets.

This year? We have a matched set of 6’3” super fast and physical alphas. Finding it hard to differentiate notable differences between the skill sets of Marsh and Becker.

[cthomas]

14 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

It’s interesting; last year we had an elite WR group, but a group that had differing styles and skill sets.

This year? We have a matched set of 6’3” super fast and physical alphas. Finding it hard to differentiate notable differences between the skill sets of Marsh and Becker.

Might be the best WR group top to bottom in the country

[Stuhoo]

30 minutes ago, cthomas said:

Might be the best WR group top to bottom in the country

Are you implying that Josh Hoover’s new best friends are not his run game and defense?!!?

I’m considering telling on you to Cig.

[LIHoosier]

The champs are getting previewed tonight

 

[Pagoda]

4 hours ago, LIHoosier said:

The champs are getting previewed tonight

 

Dave Revsine is on a tweet storm about this.  Sorry for the giant post, but comments and clips he posted are good.

 

 

 

 

[Demo]

19 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

Dave Revsine is on a tweet storm about this.  Sorry for the giant post, but comments and clips he posted are good.

 

 

 

 

“In the discussion for the best B1G DL we’ve seen in 20 years of doing this”

I will never be able to get my mind around this stuff.

[Brass Cannon]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

“In the discussion for the best B1G DL we’ve seen in 20 years of doing this”

I will never be able to get my mind around this stuff.

Here’s the thing. I’m not predicting this but there’s a non zero chance we don’t give up a touchdown until October 

[cthomas]

2 hours ago, Demo said:

“In the discussion for the best B1G DL we’ve seen in 20 years of doing this”

I will never be able to get my mind around this stuff.

Yet that's where we are. Best coaching staff in football and coaching matters. The alignment from top to bottom is incredible.

[str8baller]

1 hour ago, cthomas said:

Yet that's where we are. Best coaching staff in football and coaching matters. The alignment from top to bottom is incredible.

Haines is a stud. I can’t believe they retained him. I hope they do some sort of “executive head coach in waiting “ deal where he stays until Cig retires. 

[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, str8baller said:

Haines is a stud. I can’t believe they retained him. I hope they do some sort of “executive head coach in waiting “ deal where he stays until Cig retires. 

Yep.  Would love to keep Cig on as an official GM after the transition as well 

[DChoosier]

7 hours ago, Demo said:

“In the discussion for the best B1G DL we’ve seen in 20 years of doing this”

I will never be able to get my mind around this stuff.

 Could not agree more.

One of my lasting memories, as a student 100 years ago, is IU being a trendy pick to beat visiting Nebraska but I’ll never forget that on nearly every play their DL moved our OL 5 yards and their OL also crushed our DL (somehow we held them to 69..LOL).

We have often had skill players but I never thought we could excel in the trenches to this degree. Just fantastic.

[Demo]

12 hours ago, str8baller said:

Haines is a stud. I can’t believe they retained him. I hope they do some sort of “executive head coach in waiting “ deal where he stays until Cig retires. 

Would actually be pretty floored if that isn’t already the deal. I know as State employees their contracts are public but I’d bet a pretty painful amount that there’s a signed off agreement stuck in a drawer somewhere. 

[Pagoda]

A note from an astute friend of the program.

 

[Brass Cannon]

3 hours ago, Demo said:

Would actually be pretty floored if that isn’t already the deal. I know as State employees their contracts are public but I’d bet a pretty painful amount that there’s a signed off agreement stuck in a drawer somewhere. 

Man if that’s the case some opposing fanbases are going to get so pissed when he doesn’t leave us 

[Demo]

Wow, the picture of Joe Brunner the B1G Network is using is brutal. The hair/beard combo looks like they were drawn on by an 8yo who was given a black sharpie and no supervision. 

[str8baller]

7 hours ago, Demo said:

Would actually be pretty floored if that isn’t already the deal. I know as State employees their contracts are public but I’d bet a pretty painful amount that there’s a signed off agreement stuck in a drawer somewhere. 

It wouldn’t shock me. But I’d guess Cig has another decade in him. That’s a long time to wait. Of course, he’s making excellent money as a coordinator right now. 

[Brass Cannon]

8 minutes ago, str8baller said:

It wouldn’t shock me. But I’d guess Cig has another decade in him. That’s a long time to wait. Of course, he’s making excellent money as a coordinator right now. 

He Has also spoken a lot about loving the work life balance. He’s got small children might be looking to keep that until they are older 

[TheWatShot]

21 hours ago, str8baller said:

Haines is a stud. I can’t believe they retained him. I hope they do some sort of “executive head coach in waiting “ deal where he stays until Cig retires. 

Pretty sure he said sometime back in January that he's not interested in being a head coach anywhere. 

[Pagoda]

BTN visit to fall camp is now on YouTube

 

[Stuhoo]

Kellen Wyatt, Chidi Obiazor, Joe Hjelle, Daniel Ndukwe.

Those four would project to be a top 25 starting defensive line in the nation.

Those are our first four backup defensive linemen.

Josh Burnham has 15 career starts for Notre Dame. He’s healthy and he’s likely a third string defensive lineman.

It’s no hyperbole to project our front seven to be the college equivalent of the ‘85 Bears, especially since Bryant Haines is an easy comp as the college equivalent of Buddy Ryan for that Bears team.