College Football Thread

[Lebowski 4,020]

Just now, Brass Cannon said:

Totally reasonable to meet with adidas to ask to renegotiate.  
 

They can refuse and that’s their right but these things are about relationships and will be something remembered with the current contract us up 

Absolutely!!! Again, this is something beneficial for both parties. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 94,094]

Another PSU decommit that reportedly had an IU offer.   WR Davion Brown

https://247sports.com/recruitment/davion-brown-158119/recruitinterests/

[Brass Cannon 25,994]

Can their players star transferring?

[BtownStrength 1,655]

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

Another PSU decommit that reportedly had an IU offer.   WR Davion Brown

https://247sports.com/recruitment/davion-brown-158119/recruitinterests/

This one would be exceptional. We need a speed demon over-the-top threat 

[moyemayhem 1,804]

Tom Fornelli is also saying that Cig is staying.

https://x.com/tomfornelli/status/1977462522870427729?s=46&t=xHjmpvrXkRF0KKDD8jPdPQ

[JSHoosier 22,307]

5 hours ago, rcbowla said:

Tod McShay said on his pod " I have it on good authority, Coach Cig doesn't want to leave Indiana. He wants to shove the IU program up everybody's @$$ sideways". Thought that was pretty in-line with Cig's personality lol.

Memorial Stadium would be rather painful. 

[go iu bb 10,113]

CBS has IU at #1 in their power rankings.

College Football Power Rankings: Indiana jumps to No. 1 as Alabama, Georgia move up ahead of SEC showdowns - CBS Sports

[Demo 25,174]

40 minutes ago, go iu bb said:

CBS has IU at #1 in their power rankings.

College Football Power Rankings: Indiana jumps to No. 1 as Alabama, Georgia move up ahead of SEC showdowns - CBS Sports

Good. They absolutely should be. The worst beatdown of a top 10 team in ages and the best single win in CFB this year. Nobody has a better case than that. 

[Stuhoo 91,582]

Seems kinda likely::

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46583641/rhule-loves-nebraska-job-shut-penn-state-talk

[jermhoosierfan 449]

22 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Seems kinda likely::

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46583641/rhule-loves-nebraska-job-shut-penn-state-talk

He was a walk on there under Paterno.  He met his wife there.  He has a relationship with the AD from being hired by him at Temple.  If he doesn't take the job if it is offered, I would be shocked.  The question is, is he the guy to get them over that dreaded hump we have heard a lot of about around here?

[Hoosierfan2017 25,322]

Sounds crazy, but there could be an avenue to Coach Cig being a bigger name than Bob Knight at IU, especially given how Knight’s tenure ended. He’s not getting that anywhere else.. 

[tyappleg 8,311]

1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

Seems kinda likely::

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/46583641/rhule-loves-nebraska-job-shut-penn-state-talk

Paying 50 million dollars to fire James Franklin, only to hire a worse version of James Franklin is an interesting strategy. 

[OGIUAndy 1,192]

30 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Paying 50 million dollars to fire James Franklin, only to hire a worse version of James Franklin is an interesting strategy. 

Hiring coaches because they played or went to school or are from the town etc is not a winning strategy and has been proven over and over and over. Hire the best coach interested in the job. 

[WayneFleekHoosier 51,977]

35 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Paying 50 million dollars to fire James Franklin, only to hire a worse version of James Franklin is an interesting strategy. 

Loving every minute of it.  And feeling like Indiana Football is in a better spot than Penn State football aren’t words I thought I’d ever say once PSU rebounded from the Paterno nightmare that should have ended them in relevancy.  

[Stuhoo 91,582]

7 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

Hiring coaches because they played or went to school or are from the town etc is not a winning strategy and has been proven over and over and over. Hire the best coach interested in the job. 

True, but hiring a coach that is successful and that the AD believes in is good. Rhule is a solid though not spectacular choice IMO.

[Rico 3,775]

7 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

Hiring coaches because they played or went to school or are from the town etc is not a winning strategy and has been proven over and over and over. Hire the best coach interested in the job. 

Matt Painter?  Is that you?

[tyappleg 8,311]

4 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

True, but hiring a coach that is successful and that the AD believes in is good. Rhule is a solid though not spectacular choice IMO.

Rhule is a good football coach, but so is James Franklin.  I just see the Rhule ceiling being the same as the Franklin ceiling.  

I understand moving on from Franklin, as things have gotten toxic the last couple weeks, but I'd be pretty dejected as a PSU fan by hiring a guy whose knock (unable to win big games) is the exact same knock as the guy you fired. 

Maybe it's the best they can do if they want to go with a proven guy at the major level.  But man; it feels like a tough sell. 

 

[Hardwood83 5,170]

19 minutes ago, OGIUAndy said:

Hiring coaches because they played or went to school or are from the town etc is not a winning strategy and has been proven over and over and over. Hire the best coach interested in the job. 

This times 1million. Exactly what I said about Alford, Woodson, Wittman or any other "Indiana" guy. On the staff a la Calbert? Ok, sure, but get the best HC and he'll become an Indiana guy when he wins enough. 

[OGIUAndy 1,192]

14 minutes ago, Rico said:

Matt Painter?  Is that you?

Woody is that you? 

[rayl456 1,058]

6 minutes ago, tyappleg said:

Rhule is a good football coach, but so is James Franklin.  I just see the Rhule ceiling being the same as the Franklin ceiling.  

I understand moving on from Franklin, as things have gotten toxic the last couple weeks, but I'd be pretty dejected as a PSU fan by hiring a guy whose knock (unable to win big games) is the exact same knock as the guy you fired. 

Maybe it's the best they can do if they want to go with a proven guy at the major level.  But man; it feels like a tough sell. 

 

It ain’t no home run, if he’s their choice.  JMHO