IUFB vs North Texas - 09.05.26 @ noon on Fox TV GAME THREAD

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

HOO  HOO  HOO HOOSIERS

[Pagoda]

Stadium natty signage reveal!!!  Yes!!!

And a flyover!!!

[Hovadipo]

I will be in my seat by 11.

[Stuhoo]

Will TJD be there? Gotta think yes, and sitting with Gallo and Leal is also likely.

Will TJD wear IU or NTS gear? I’m going with a Tayven NTS jersey and an IU hat.

[Brass Cannon]

30 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Will TJD be there? Gotta think yes, and sitting with Gallo and Leal is also likely.

Will TJD wear IU or NTS gear? I’m going with a Tayven NTS jersey and an IU hat.

He confirmed on Twitter he would be there.  They should let him flip the coin 

[Magnanimous]

 

[Pagoda]

This could be leading the team out of tunnel?  If so that would be very cool.

Update: They will be.

 

[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, Pagoda said:

This could be leading the team out of tunnel?  If so that would be very cool.

 

He should head up to WL during their little go kart show race 

[Brass Cannon]

Craig Shemon said on Locked on Big Ten that he hearing that Hoover is better than Mendoza 

[Stuhoo]

14 hours ago, Brass Cannon said:

Craig Shemon said on Locked on Big Ten that he hearing that Hoover is better than Mendoza 

C’mon.

While I could see Hoover be better than Fernando at certain aspects of the position, the best one could possibly hope for is that HooHooHoover is excellent, but different. And no one will take a hit or be as durable as Fernando.

if everything goes incredibly well? Josh is less physical, doesn’t have as big an arm, but has incredible touch and an incredible ability to read defenses. 

[Brass Cannon]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

C’mon.

While I could see Hoover be better than Fernando at certain aspects of the position, the best one could possibly hope for is that HooHooHoover is excellent, but different. And no one will take a hit or be as durable as Fernando.

if everything goes incredibly well, Josh is less physical, doesn’t have as big an arm, but has incredible touch and an incredible ability to read defenses. 

That’s fair and practice doesn’t showcase a lot of Mendozas intangibles.  
 

But if our D and our RBs are both better who knows maybe we never have to find out how clutch Josh Hoover is 

[Hovadipo]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

C’mon.

While I could see Hoover be better than Fernando at certain aspects of the position, the best one could possibly hope for is that HooHooHoover is excellent, but different. And no one will take a hit or be as durable as Fernando.

if everything goes incredibly well, Josh is less physical, doesn’t have as big an arm, but has incredible touch and an incredible ability to read defenses. 

I don’t think there’s a drop-off in arm strength. At all. 

[Stuhoo]

11 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

I don’t think there’s a drop-off in arm strength. At all. 

I don’t know if his arm is as strong, but his release is so freaking compact.

[Hovadipo]

7 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

I don’t know if his arm is as strong, but his release is so freaking compact.

First throw of video #2 settles it for me. That’s a wild back shoulder from the oppsoite hash and was Fernando’s 2025 bread and butter to boot. What’s missing with that type of stuff specifically is Sarratt. Becker and Marsh is an elite outside tandem, but 13 was one of one.

It’s all picking knits because elite is being replaced by elite. 

[8bucks]

2 hours ago, Stuhoo said:

C’mon.

While I could see Hoover be better than Fernando at certain aspects of the position, the best one could possibly hope for is that HooHooHoover is excellent, but different. And no one will take a hit or be as durable as Fernando.

if everything goes incredibly well, Josh is less physical, doesn’t have as big an arm, but has incredible touch and an incredible ability to read defenses. 

I could definitely see Hoover being ahead of Mendoza at this stage. Mendoza’s took a few games before he settled in.  Mendoza also had to overcome getting sacked a ton when at Cal and to trust his line at IU.  I would argue that is a longer process than overcoming the picks, at least at this stage  

 

 

 

 

[Stuhoo]

A well-written North Texas season preview for y'all:

https://collegefootballnews.com/college-football/north-texas-football-preview-2026

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

I certainly don't want Tayven Jackson to have a HOF type game against us but I also don't him to take a serious beating from our defense.

[Brass Cannon]

1 minute ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

I certainly don't want Tayven Jackson to have a HOF type game against us but I also don't him to take a serious beating from our defense.

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It’s possible their plan will be to try and run it down our throat but their HC seems slightly smarter than that.  

[Artie86]

I love listening to opposing coaches pre game press conferences….. Has anyone found one for N. Texas’, Neal Brown’s thoughts on IU?

[Brass Cannon]

16 minutes ago, Artie86 said:

I love listening to opposing coaches pre game press conferences….. Has anyone found one for N. Texas’, Neal Brown’s thoughts on IU?

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