Great Podcast takeaways

CCC and family love Bloomington
CCC does not think much about coaches that are screamers
CCC learned a lot about being a head coach while at Alabama with Saban. And he shares those coaching traits.
A takeaway is that CTA was thrust into a job he really was not ready for.
Dolson should be a fly on the wall to learn what makes great coaching.


Only meant to get second link “players perspective” 35 minute interview with CCC (the IU chairs in the background.)

In 3 games this season, young man is putting up some sick stats for Tulane.


19 ppg
11 rpg
11-19 from 3
Only 1 turnover committed.


Pretty amazing, especially the shooting.

Was she paid to try and affect the election or is she totally incompetent? Was she part of the lie to fleece Kamala donors when they knew Kamala was going to get her ass kicked?

@snarlcakes what’s another crypto you like besides Bitcoin?

Her look when she got her ass kicked is golden.

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I'm guessing around 10

Just a matter of time before these assistants get snatched up.

I checked out the OU page/board today and saw several references to Coach Cig being (by far) the popular choice to replace Brent Venables. Not surprising at at, by assuming Dolson responds with new/bigger contracts for Cigs and staff I just don’t see him leaving. Cigs will have a ton of leverage when he and Dolson talk business! What a great time to be an IU fan !

Talked to several prospects that were in Bloomington this weekend. The message is clear: they are loving what they see from IU football and coach Cig.

When Indiana travels to Columbus in t-minus 12 days it will essentially be a Big Ten Semifinal game. More than likely the winner will face Oregon in the B1G Championship in Indianapolis because I don't see Oregon losing.

If Ohio State wins they have the tie-breaker with Penn State. If Indiana wins Oregon and Indiana will likely meet with both teams undefeated. (I very rarely say this about a Big Ten Game but Indiana isn't losing to Purdue.) If it's Hoosiers vs Ducks they will meet as either Nos. 1 and 2 or 1 and 3.

So in this sense there is a lot at stake.

In another sense IU will be playing with house money. I say this because regardless of what happens I think Indiana has done enough already to make the College Football Playoff. (If they get absolutely thumped like 59-0 by the Bucknuts then maybe not but that's not going to happen.) So it's not all or nothing at the Shoe. You play to win obviously but even if it doesn't go your way you're still in the running for the Natty (at least that's my opinion).

Trust the process and treat the Bucknuts like every other team this year. Be confident, play loose, and take a nice healthy swing at it! Enjoy the moment, you've earned it!

Ohio State sucks and so does Purdue!

Do we have any updates for Price, and Ellison? Is Stephen’s out for the season?
Thanks.

Which would you prefer?
Home playoff game lose or Major Bowl win?

Does anyone know how tickets work, as far as for season ticket holders for the teams that make it? Do they hold an allotment for the schools, and if so, how many?

It's a slow day at the office. So I'm on one today.

Although we're going to crack the nuts and go undefeated and this is moot as to IU, I decided to check out where things stand in the conference championship tiebreakers because there's a decent chance it's going to get used. Also, the head-to-head one is obvious, so I'm going to move down to the Win % of common opponents because that's where the math is.

IU - Overall conference record of conference opponents so far. 16-29 or .359
Still to play: OSU (5-1) & PU (0-6)
Rooting for: Everyone we've beaten to get these numbers up.

OR - Overall conference record of conference opponents so far. 17-27 or .386 (this one surprised me)
Still to play: Wisc. (3-3) & Washington (3-4)

OSU - Overall conference record of conference opponents so far. 20-18 or .526 (also surprised me)
Still to play: NW, IU, & Mich.
Rooting for: them to lose

PSU: Overall conference record of conference opponents so far. 19-20 or .487
Still to play: PU (0-6), Minn. (4-3) & MD (1-5)
Rooting for: Whoever is playing Illinois, USC, Minnesota (except during the PSU game) and for MSU, Nebraska, & NW. Want to see these percentages flip.

Interesting to note that how favorably our schedule compares to Oregon's. Granted, they beat OSU already, but if their Wisconsin & OSU weeks were flipped, they'd be sitting at an opponent record of 15-29 or .341. So ours is going to bump up after we visit Columbus regardless and that's figured in.

I'll update this prior to the Bucket Game when it's going to be a much clearer picture.

Game on FOX.

As first reported in the most recent edition of The Cheat Sheet, Indy Politics has learned that Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is under federal investigation for alleged allegations of money laundering and violating the federal racketeering statute.

Our sources tell us this reportedly involves a local Mexican restaurant, which our sources tell us has served as a money laundering front for either the Mexican or Guatemalan drug cartels.

Morales’ connection to this has likely involved money laundering as a facilitator or connector. Now, exactly how he allegedly accomplished this is still unclear
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This is not the only issue facing Morales; he has also been accused of allegedly using state property (e.g., e-mails) to raise money for his political campaign. We are also told that Secretary of State employees who received bonuses were “asked” to “donate” a portion of their check to his political campaign.

Why do we do things like have the Marching Hundred play the Michigan fight song before the game or let Ohio State's band play at halftime occasionally? That stuff aggravates me to no end. I assume we basically never get that kind of respect at their stadiums, but tell me if I'm wrong.

The Purdue "IU SUCKS" thing at kickoffs all season irritates me because it bring such little brother energy. If anything makes me happy it's that they've had so few opportunities to do it at home this year since the Indiana State opener.

Secondarily, I'm convinced that regardless of what happens in Columbus in two weeks, Cig is going to do his damnedest to hang 80 points on the Boilers at the OOB game.

So here's the plan. Every time they get the ball, every time they're getting ready for one of the many....many.....kickoffs coming their way, we're going to make the stadium do a call & response. East side "Purdue" West side "Sucks." For an entire possession. Hell, if you're feeling froggy, for the entire game when they've got the ball.

"IU sucks," "First down bitch," all of it has to go. It's unbecoming. It's douchey. It ends this year. I want to take their spirit. I want their souls to leave their bodies. I want to see their players cry in shame. I want an entire thread on their forum to be dedicated to how it looks/sounds on TV when the announcers have no choice but to talk about an undefeated IU squad absolutely curb stomping a 1-10 PU team and completely mocking their pick-me rituals.

This is the assignment. Tell your friends.

• The 7-0 start in Big Ten play extends the best start to a conference slate and sets the record for most B1G wins in a single season in program history. IU won six games in 1967, 1987, 2020.

• Cignetti is 27-18 in his career in one-score games. He has won seven of his last nine and is 21-9 in his last 30 one-score games.

• The 10-game winning streak is the longest streak in program history. The previous record was eight consecutive games in the 1945 and 1967 seasons.

• Indiana improved to 7-0 at home to mark the most home win in program history.


https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/11/9/football-postgame-notes-vs-michigan https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/11/9/football-postgame-notes-vs-michigan

Mich on 4th down last gasp to keep the drive alive and score.

receiver falls and ..the UM players celebrate what they think is a first down.

Intellectually you are pretty sure that he was short of the first down but he sort of bounces, reaches and second effort crosses.

My reaction as a forty plus year IU FB fan:

"God dammit

You know they are going to give them that

You just know it!!

God dammit"

If you you reacted this way, you are truly a seasoned IU fan

You are my people.

For saying what all us “RINO’s” think

I've seen Michigan or parts of their games several times this year. I realize that Harbaugh left them in the lurch with the timing of his move to the NFL, and taking Coaches with Him. But.....
1. How can You be a defending National champion and not have a Quarterback on the team Who can throw accurately?
2. Their second String QB makes Tim Tebow look like Patrick Mahomes. He is one dimensional can only run the ball and never throws it. That is easy to defend. Might as well move Him to FB or tight end and get something out of him.

3, Their Clock Management at the end of the game makes Tom Allen look like a strategic Coaching genius. It appeared They didn't know they had Time Outs left to use on Defense, and They allowed 35 Seconds to come off the clock after We picked up 8 yards on 1st down after their last series, and I believe They had one timeout in their pocket at the end of the game. It was like They gave up on the game after turning the ball back to Us on downs. When They reached 4th down on their last series, They had all 3 Timeouts left. Instead of going for the 4th and long. They could have punted the ball back to Us and used the Time Outs on defense to get the ball back. As well as their Defense was playing and holding Us, that might have been a better option.

I admittedly didn’t pay much attention to any of this b/c I really had no idea it would be relevant. Now that it is can someone tell me how the CFP meshes with the bowl system and what plausible scenarios could IU be facing regarding travel destinations come January? TIA.

I would tell him if you want to come back next year, instead of giving you 500 k , we are going to invest the money and replace the 2, 13-inch TVs in the concourse at memorial stadium between sections 4 and 7 with several modern big screens. we are also going to quadruple the number of urinals from 7 to 28 , name it leals lane or something like that. spent more time in line to piss or buy a hot beer than I did watching the game yesterday

It looks like IU picked up a familiar big crystal ball pick. Hopefully it comes to fruition.

Byron Baldwin