College Football Thread

[Stuhoo 91,124]

50 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

With the ACC announcement of a 9-game conference schedule and a required P4 non-con game, I'd guess that we're days or weeks away from the Big Ten announcing a required P4 non-con as well.

... as athletic directors frantically call Boston College, Va. Tech, or Stanford to schedule a game.

[hoosiersoxfan 694]

12 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

With the ACC announcement of a 9-game conference schedule and a required P4 non-con game, I'd guess that we're days or weeks away from the Big Ten announcing a required P4 non-con as well.

I wonder if Cig will try to schedule cross country trips or other schools in the area.  Kentucky, Louisville, and Mizzou come to mind and would be fun matchups to have a rotation of.

[Hovadipo 62,306]

2 minutes ago, hoosiersoxfan said:

I wonder if Cig will try to schedule cross country trips or other schools in the area.  Kentucky, Louisville, and Mizzou come to mind and would be fun matchups to have a rotation of.

It'll be tough in the short-term to get these matchups set. For example, Louisville and UK are on each others' schedules through like 2030. I very much enjoyed that short Mizzou series back in the KW days.

I think Cig will try to be intentional with his matchups by playing schools in regions that we recruit well. UVA (if there aren't sour grapes from the series cancellation) VT, the research triangles schools etc.

[Lebowski 3,919]

43 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

With the ACC announcement of a 9-game conference schedule and a required P4 non-con game, I'd guess that we're days or weeks away from the Big Ten announcing a required P4 non-con as well.

Please renew the Barrel, please renew the Barrel, please renew the Barrel....

[Hovadipo 62,306]

8 minutes ago, Lebowski said:

Please renew the Barrel, please renew the Barrel, please renew the Barrel....

Cig would be at or near 70 years old :(

[Lebowski 3,919]

5 minutes ago, Hovadipo said:

Cig would be at or near 70 years old :(

Coach Cig is lying about his age.

[DChoosier 10,088]

I’ll give Tom Allen his props, he is really good at contracts..LOL

Was reading a “Will Clemson clean house” article and saw that Allen is in the first year of a three year guaranteed $6,000,000 (roughly 2mm per year) contract. He is unlikely to hit additional cash incentives for making the CFP, having a statistically elite defense etc.

If he is let go at the end of the year they will owe him $4,000,000. 

[Brass Cannon 25,684]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

... as athletic directors frantically call Boston College, Va. Tech, or Stanford to schedule a game.

I’m sure Purdue will have no shortage of suitors. From the other conferences 

[DChoosier 10,088]

Hindsight is 20/20 but our agreement with UVA was perfect for a 9 conference plus 1 P4 game requirement.

[Brass Cannon 25,684]

5 minutes ago, DChoosier said:

Hindsight is 20/20 but our agreement with UVA was perfect for a 9 conference plus 1 P4 game requirement.

Watch the Big Ten continues the arms race by announcing a 10 game conference slate. 
 

The stated reason “It helped ensure no shortage of quality opponents”. 

[Pagoda 5,616]

1 hour ago, DChoosier said:

Hindsight is 20/20 but our agreement with UVA was perfect for a 9 conference plus 1 P4 game requirement.

Seems so.

Though if we manage to get a more marquee home/home I’d feel good about that.   I’d like an opponent that if we lose our season isn’t over, and if we win it’s a big resume builder.  Plus a marquee opponent is more fun, gets more eyeballs on IU, and lets us sell more expensive tickets.  UVA was more downside than upside in my opinion.

But, if we schedule a UVA-like team that will leave us scratching our heads.

Frankly I’m fine with the cupcakes until our program is more established with several high school classes integrated into the team and less portal reliance.  The cupcakes serve a role when we have tons of new guys.  We’ll get criticism, but if it helps us get ready, the B1G schedule will always give us enough chances to prove ourselves.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 93,719]

Mike Gundy fired at Oklahoma State

[Pagoda 5,616]

47 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Mike Gundy fired at Oklahoma State

Darn.  He was really entertaining in press conferences.  If someone is crazy enough to put him on a pregame show that would work for me...

It seems like the resources dried up a bit once T Boone passed, and the NIL/rev share era was not a kind development for a smaller school in the middle of nowhere.

Interesting.

[TheWatShot 15,694]

2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Mike Gundy fired at Oklahoma State

Time flies. I remember his "I'm a man, I'm 40!" tirade when it happened. He's almost 60 now. 

[Home Jersey 16,883]

[jermhoosierfan 434]

24 minutes ago, TheWatShot said:

Time flies. I remember his "I'm a man, I'm 40!" tirade when it happened. He's almost 60 now. 

And that mullet  

[Rico 3,714]

Big news out of Norman...

https://okcfox.com/news/local/ou-quarterback-john-mateer-to-undergo-hand-surgery-following-injury-against-auburn

[Stuhoo 91,124]

18 minutes ago, Rico said:

Big news out of Norman...

https://okcfox.com/news/local/ou-quarterback-john-mateer-to-undergo-hand-surgery-following-injury-against-auburn

Heis-nando 

[Pagoda 5,616]

Heis-mendoza.

 

 

It's way too early to think Heisman, but that does sound good...

[str8baller 7,824]

5 hours ago, Pagoda said:

It seems like the resources dried up a bit once T Boone passed, and the NIL/rev share era was not a kind development for a smaller school in the middle of nowhere.

Man, T Boone was made for the NIL era. He redid a bunch their facilities from football to golf. He would’ve spent to the moon on players if he thought it would bring them a title.