College Football Thread

[Hovadipo]

11 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

What a great article. An underrated part of it that shows just how poorly we were thought of going into last season?

"Before the game against UCLA on September 14th, the Hoosiers have two home games. Indiana should be favored to win both games as they host Florida International on August 31st and Western Illinois on September 6th."

Yes ... "should be" favored against FIU and WIU. Should have taken the Hoosiers against the spread in every damn game last year.

9-4 against the spread (oddly enough one of our ATS losses was FIU) and led the country in both ATS +/- and margin of victory over the spread. There was good moolah to be made on IUFB last year.

[Lebowski]

1 hour ago, OGIUAndy said:

He didn't even mention Cig's UCLA trash talk: https://uclawire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/ucla/football/2024/07/31/indiana-head-coach-curt-cignetti-starting-early-trash-talk-with-ucla-bruins/74620503007/

Coach Cig wasn't wrong. He did kick someone's @$$ that game, in that stadium. I was there. It was awesome. That game was when I knew we had something special brewing in Bloomington. 

I'm looking forward to this season. We're about to make a solid point to all the doubters. Hide and watch. 

[rayl456]

I think that people now know not to try and trash talk with our Coach.  The man is not above leveling some heavy crapola…and then following it up with some wup@ss.  :)

 

[Demo]

 

I almost spit my drink. 
Fan Duel: We don’t have the heart to take Purdue fans’ money.

[Lebowski]

6 of 10 on this list is an SEC school. You don't see IUFB on the list either. Bookmark this link and show it to any dumb@$$ that wants to talk about the how "easy" the Hoosiers' schedule is. 
 

 

[Hovadipo]

29 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

6 of 10 on this list is an SEC school. You don't see IUFB on the list either. Bookmark this link and show it to any dumb@$$ that wants to talk about the how "easy" the Hoosiers' schedule is. 
 

 

Nakos quoted this and made sure to note that IU is an honorable mention on the easiest schedules list. It’s insane how angry people get about IUFB. 

[Lebowski]

4 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Nakos quoted this and made sure to note that IU is an honorable mention on the easiest schedules list. It’s insane how angry people get about IUFB. 

Yeah, man, it's a bit comical for me. If this year goes like it should I don't think we'll see much of the media bashing anymore. 

On a different note, I think having 4 non-con games is the reason for 60% of the list being from one conference. Who knows. 

[Stuhoo]

I came across something interesting. New Purdump football head coach Barry Odom looks, sounds, and explains his approach remarkably like an illustrious 'personality' from Indiana sports lore.

I can show you.

• One of these photos is of Coach Oh-dumb.
• One of these images is our mystery doppelganger (or maybe the same person)!!

You decide which is which, who the illustrious face from the past is, and whether they are the same guy:

1)

2)

[LIHoosier]

Wait until the Coach starts reviewing Arby's from his car, then we'll never know the difference.

[Stuhoo]

7 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Wait until the Coach starts reviewing Arby's from his car, then we'll never know the difference.

[TheWatShot]

I've never understood the purpose in having a tough non-conference football schedule. I'd like to have at least one game outside of the Big Ten that's a compelling opponent and will draw viewers, but from all other angles? Pointless. 

[Demo]

The Big 12 unanimously turned down Memphis trying to buy membership by offering something like a quarter billion in revenue enhancements and foregoing of rev share. You know your program’s got a problem if 250 million can’t buy you in.

[8bucks]

11 hours ago, Lebowski said:

6 of 10 on this list is an SEC school. You don't see IUFB on the list either. Bookmark this link and show it to any dumb@$$ that wants to talk about the how "easy" the Hoosiers' schedule is. 
 

 

I will admit to being disappointed with the schedule but you called it and we are not alone. 

[Lebowski]

This is wild and I wonder if Belichick has anything to do with this. 

If that happens that'll cause an ACC panic. I would bet the house Clemson would join them. That would put the SEC at 18 schools and leaves the ACC scrambling just like the PAC12 pre SC and UCLA. It'll then be a race to scoop up the ACC schools to get to 20 in both the Big Ten and SEC. Notre Dame will be absolutely destroyed and forced to join a conference. 

Likely schools to join the SEC:
UNC
Clemson
Florida State
Miami

Likely schools to join the Big Ten:
Louisville
Notre Dame

Other schools in the mix: Duke, Va Tech, NC State, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Stanford


 

[68Hoosier]

The 20 worst college football teams for the 2025 season

I will leave this here :)

 

[jermhoosierfan]

10 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

This is wild and I wonder if Belichick has anything to do with this. 

If that happens that'll cause an ACC panic. I would bet the house Clemson would join them. That would put the SEC at 18 schools and leaves the ACC scrambling just like the PAC12 pre SC and UCLA. It'll then be a race to scoop up the ACC schools to get to 20 in both the Big Ten and SEC. Notre Dame will be absolutely destroyed and forced to join a conference. 

Likely schools to join the SEC:
UNC
Clemson
Florida State
Miami

Likely schools to join the Big Ten:
Louisville
Notre Dame

Other schools in the mix: Duke, Va Tech, NC State, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Stanford


 

Isn't there a yuge buyout if one of them leaves before their media right deal is over?  From what I remember, that is what has been keeping FSU and Clemson from bolting the last few years.

[Lebowski]

2 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

Isn't there a yuge buyout if one of them leaves before their media right deal is over?  From what I remember, that is what has been keeping FSU and Clemson from bolting the last few years.

No clue. If that's the case, I'd assume it wouldn't happen until after the contract expires. Isn't the ACC contracted with ESPN, just like the SEC?

[Pagoda]

16 minutes ago, jermhoosierfan said:

Isn't there a yuge buyout if one of them leaves before their media right deal is over?  From what I remember, that is what has been keeping FSU and Clemson from bolting the last few years.

The ACC settled with FSU and Clemson to give them more of the media $ and reduce the exit fee.  Next season’s new exit fee is $165M, which then decreases by $18M per year until 2030-31, when the fee would be $75M.  Additionally, schools can maintain their media rights if they decide to leave the conference before 2036.  As you can tell, this was a temp fix and the conference's days are numbered.  2031 or so will likely be the end.

So who do we (the B1G) want?  ND would be great if they got squeezed and had to join a conference.  They will fight that to the end.

Personally, I don't care about fit with the conference -- sports, academics, geography, who cares!  I just want some new media markets to increase our revenue!  That's college sports baby!  I'd say Miami and FSU... Florida is a nice big market for the B1G network and our other media partners.  That would be so exciting.  ;-)

 

[jermhoosierfan]

4 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

No clue. If that's the case, I'd assume it wouldn't happen until after the contract expires. 

When I Googled it, I got this from AI (for what it's worth).  I don't see any of them leaving for another 5 years unless they sue, and who knows what can happen then.

 

AI Overview

 

 

In short, the primary reason why teams cannot easily leave the ACC is the 

Grant of Rights (GOR) agreement combined with significant exit fees. 

Here's a breakdown:

• Grant of Rights: This agreement, signed by all member schools, irrevocably grants their media rights to the ACC until 2036. Even if a school were to leave the conference, the ACC would still control the broadcast rights to its games, and the departing school wouldn't receive that revenue, according to Raleigh News & Observer.
• Exit Fees: Leaving the ACC also involves hefty financial penalties. The exit fee is currently around $165 million for fiscal year 2026, dropping incrementally until it reaches $75 million in 2030-31 and remaining there until the GOR expires. 

[Lebowski]

8 minutes ago, Pagoda said:

The ACC settled with FSU and Clemson to give them more of the media and reduce the exit fee.  Next season’s new exit fee is $165M, which then decreases by $18M per year until 2030-31, when the fee would be $75M.  Additionally, schools can maintain their media rights if they decide to leave the conference before 2036.  As you can tell, this was a temp fix and the conference's days are numbered.  2031 or so will likely be the end.

So who do we (the B1G) want?  ND would be great if they got squeezed and had to join a conference.  They will fight that to the end.

Personally, I don't care about the geography, I just want some new media markets to increase our revenue!  That's college sports baby.  I'd say Miami and FSU... Florida is a nice big market.

I'd be surprised if the Big Ten would want to pursue any Florida school and vice versa. Notre Dame, Duke, Louisville, and Stanford would be the schools that I would bet on the Big Ten trying to land. All four of them have extreme benefits for the conference.