College Football Thread

[JSHoosier 20,211]

McRobbie has other things to worry about than athletics, and as university president he should.  Glass.............well my opinion is known on him.

[cthomas 6,435]

1 hour ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

Don’t get upset when they prioritize education and research over sports. 

As they absolutely should.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Well then, we should turn this forum into a discussion of academics since sports are obviously so unimportant at IU. All this supposed focus on academics yet we rank at the bottom of the Big Ten in that area.

Probably why they need to focus on academics. If you don’t want to worry about those, there’s the NFL and NBA.


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[LIHoosier 26,201]

1 hour ago, Walking Boot of Doom said:

You choose to cheer for a college team. Don’t get upset when they prioritize education and research over sports.


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Like Northwestern...oh wait. They're 1st in the B1G West this year and in the last decade have made 8 bowl games and won 10 games 3 times. So IU can't prioritize academics over football yet not even come close to the lofty standards of Northwestern?!?

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

Like Northwestern...oh wait. They're 1st in the B1G West this year and in the last decade have made 8 bowl games and won 10 games 3 times. So IU can't prioritize academics over football yet not even come close to the lofty standards of Northwestern?!?

And they suck at basketball. Guys, pick your damn poison. How many schools are out there that provide the best academics, football, and basketball? Relax. Donate your money to what you care about if you want it to be fixed.


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[HoosierAloha 30,068]

1 hour ago, Joe DeLow said:

Duke has had a few decent years recently. Obviously with basketball they have K but they have a really good coach for football too. They are also a Top 10-15 academic school in the nation. I guess you could say we have soccer. Maybe it is time then to move the football team to the soccer stadium and the soccer team to Memorial Stadium.


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Great idea!  That would provide the institution a lot more money...

[Alford Bailey 12,384]

Its Bamas to lose IMO. I give Clemson a shot if they are on.

[Alford Bailey 12,384]

On 11/3/2018 at 4:36 PM, Fkfootball1 said:

I hope we hire him when he gets fired. It'd be nice to win football games.

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Honestly. We wont pay the money$$ but hire any fired SEC staff (Malzone would be great) would be light years ahead of where we are.

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

No one cares to show up to the games anyway. People go to tailgate. Some drunk students stumble their way into the game sometimes.


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There are some crazy old students not sitting in the student section.. and, again, that wouldn't provide as much money. Other than that, it's a solid idea.


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[JSHoosier 20,211]

3 hours ago, Alford Bailey said:

Honestly. We wont pay the money$$ but hire any fired SEC staff (Malzone would be great) would be light years ahead of where we are.

We tried the fired-SEC-coach route, if we're being fair.  See DiNardo, Gerry.  He had a winning record at LSU and won a bowl game there.

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Maybe they should just play a few soccer games at Memorial Stadium anyways. Try and fill it up. Do some crazy promotion with students or something.


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I do believe that IU should do more with that. Drum up a huge promotion with a top notch team and get 20,000 in Memorial Stadium for a soccer match.

I know it'd be an incredibly long day for some families but I'd like to see Hoosier Hysteria on the same day as a home football game. Anything to get more fans in Memorial Stadium would be good.

I'd like to see an "event" with other Indiana schools or possibly an Indiana vs. neighboring state contest.


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[Brass Cannon 24,801]

1 minute ago, HoosierAloha said:

I do believe that IU should do more with that. Drum up a huge promotion with a top notch team and get 20,000 in Memorial Stadium for a soccer match.

I know it'd be an incredibly long day for some families but I'd like to see Hoosier Hysteria on the same day as a home football game. Anything to get more fans in Memorial Stadium would be good.

I'd like to see an "event" with other Indiana schools or possibly an Indiana vs. neighboring state contest.


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Maybe give out a ticket to a basketball game to every person that comes to the match

[HoosierAloha 30,068]

Maybe give out a ticket to a basketball game to every person that comes to the match

I don't know what the record attendance is for a college soccer match but it would be awesome to own that.

Some ideas to boost attendance
- concert after match
- 50% of profit from the game goes to a charity
- beer!


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[Brass Cannon 24,801]

1 hour ago, HoosierAloha said:

I don't know what the record attendance is for a college soccer match but it would be awesome to own that.

Some ideas to boost attendance
- concert after match
- 50% of profit from the game goes to a charity
- beer!


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22,500 or so. It was played at Busch stadium. By two local teams. 

Perhaps play a game against Butler with both schools incentivizing with basketball tickets and a concert 

[KingPG21 6,584]

54 minutes ago, Joe DeLow said:

Who has more next week? Indiana offensive yards or Michigan points?


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How much does it piss you off that IU won today?

[WayneFleekHoosier 48,370]

Love seeing Purdue look terrible today.


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[Hoosier Guy 7,529]

Purdue-IU could very well be a win and go bowling situation again for the second straight year

[TheWatShot 13,999]

Highlight reel TD catch to give Northwestern the lead...under review. This is where Iowa's opponents usually get jobbed.

[TheWatShot 13,999]

The call stands. Pretty easy to see it was a TD, but I bet if we were playing there, it would have been reversed.

[TheWatShot 13,999]

Northwestern had 3rd and inches and got penalized for a false start. They failed to convert and punted. I have a feeling they're going to be kicking themselves for that later.