College Football Thread

[rayl456]

6 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

Hope he comes back. He’s on the trajectory to not be back. 

Yeah, I wasn’t thinking clearly.  He’s definitely looking to be drafted.  DUH.  Just me being a maroon, as Bugs B. would say.  LOL

[Lebowski]

14 hours ago, Josh said:

Nice.  Will UCLA even have a team next week?

This is a valid question. Next week? Probably. Through the next 30 days? Unknown. 

A broader question to anyone here, does IUFB have any wiggle room (enough scholarships etc. etc.) to bring in any transfers?  I don't even know how all this works. 

[Hovadipo]

20 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

This is a valid question. Next week? Probably. Through the next 30 days? Unknown. 

A broader question to anyone here, does IUFB have any wiggle room (enough scholarships etc. etc.) to bring in any transfers?  I don't even know how all this works. 

Believe we’re right at 105, but it will be very rare for a school to be able to take on any of these VT/UCLA guys this year. And even if they somehow made it work, they’d only be able to practice. It’s more of a problem to solve for next year’s roster numbers as these are more or less just the first guys to hit the 2026 portal.

[Rico]

UCLA's new Skipper...

https://uclabruins.com/staff-directory/tim-skipper/7287

[go iu bb]

Foster will have ended up getting paid ~$10M for 1.25 seasons as a HC, including his ~$6.4M buyout. Being a failed head coach is lucrative. I'm willing to get paid millions to not win games. Where do I sign up? 

[Rico]

1 hour ago, go iu bb said:

Foster will have ended up getting paid ~$10M for 1.25 seasons as a HC, including his ~$6.4M buyout. Being a failed head coach is lucrative. I'm willing to get paid millions to not win games. Where do I sign up? 

Foster and Woodson have a lot in common...

[TheWatShot]

23 hours ago, Josh said:

I fuggin hate that we think it takes four years to determine if a coach deserves fired.  We're seriously the only school who thinks that and a main reason we've been so bad in basketball for the last decade

I wish someone would write a book about our athletic department hiring the coaches it did and why they were kept for so long. We are the only fanbase I've ever heard that claims firing a failing coach too early will make us seem less attractive to better candidates, so we need to give them more time to fail and damage everything. It's baffling. 

[Stuhoo]

45 minutes ago, Rico said:

Foster and Woodson have a lot in common...

Woodson wasn’t good, but even in context, he was worlds better than Foster, especially during his first two years at IU. All because of  TJD? I suppose that could be said, but a four seed in the tourney in year two was a solid result.

[Rico]

15 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Woodson wasn’t good, but even in context, he was worlds better than Foster, especially during his first two years at IU. All because of  TJD? I suppose that could be said, but a four seed in the tourney in year two was a solid result.

True.  Along with both being all-American alums from their schools that disappointed.

[Rico]

Ranking the unbeatens:

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46259296/ranking-college-football-unbeaten-teams-following-week-3

[Class of '66 Old Fart]

On3 reports the NCAA has eliminated the spring transfer portal for football.  There will be a single transfer portal period; however, when and how long has not yet been determined.  If a head coach is fired, the 30-day portal window will still open for players

[LIHoosier]

We may score 21 on Wisky just from blocking punts/FG's. Maryland has done it twice already but couldn't secure the ball either time.

[Hovadipo]

Not looking forward to that Maryland road trip the weekend before PSU. Maryland, despite being pretty poorly coached usually, always has a ton of talent and this freshman QB is impressive. That might leapfrog trap game status into straight scary territory. 

[Rico]

12 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Not looking forward to that Maryland road trip the weekend before PSU. Maryland, despite being pretty poorly coached usually, always has a ton of talent and this freshman QB is impressive. That might leapfrog trap game status into straight scary territory. 

Maryland very well could be undefeated when we play them.

[Hovadipo]

4 minutes ago, Rico said:

Maryland very well could be undefeated when we play them.

Yeah, I think at worst they’re 6-1. Should be able to beat at least one of Nebraska or Washington at home. 

[Rico]

Lmao @ Clemson

[TTT]

Fickell / Wisky looks like somewhat of a confused bewildered feeling the pressure football coach.

[LIHoosier]

Wisky fans yelling Luuuuuuuuuuke as they go to halftime down 20-0 to perennial powerhouse Maryland.

[Rico]

2 minutes ago, TTT said:

Fickell / Wisky looks like somewhat of a confused bewildered feeling the pressure football coach.

Crowd chanting "Fire Fickell"

[BtownStrength]

Texas Tech seems like the better team in the match up vs Utah but damn they are undisciplined. 9 penalties for 88 yards in the 1st half alone, the last of which gave Utah their only points. Tech should be up way more