How is it IU is getting blasted for a weak BIG schedule and Oregon is not when they play 7 of the same teams and OSU plays 5 of the same teams. Its all about name recognition.

i pray for a fair called game. the zebras can and most likely control the game to ensure OSU gets to the big championship game. It is what the BIG wants a rematch with OSU and Oregon.

Come on, Trumpers, defend this one.

best IU advocate out there. don't know why the SEC doesn't just have their own tournament since they are the only real football conference.

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Indiana
6. Notre Dame
7. Alabama
8. Ole Miss
9. Georgia
10. Miami
11. Boise State
12. Tennessee
13. SMU
14. Texas A&M
15. BYU

1 Oregon versus 9 Alabama at 8 Notre Dame
2 Texas versus 10 Ole Miss at 7 Indiana
3 Miami versus 11 Georgia at 6 Penn State
4 Boise State 12 BYU at 5 Ohio State

Games and predictions this week for the teams listed

Oregon bye
Ohio State beats Indiana in competitive game at home
Texas beat Kentucky at home
Penn State beats Minnesota on the road
Indiana loses at Ohio State in a competitive game
Notre Dame beats Army at Yankee Stadium
Alabama wins at Oklahoma
Ole Miss wins at Florida
Georgia beats UMass
Miami beats Wake Forest
Boise State wins at Wyoming
Tennessee beat UTEP
SMU wins at Virginia
Texas A&M wins at Auburn
BYU loses at Arizona State
Colorado wins at Kansas

November 26 Rankings if this happens

1. Oregon
2. Ohio State
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Notre Dame
6. Alabama
7. Ole Miss
8. Georgia
9. Indiana
10. Miami
11. Boise State
12. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
14. SMU
15. Colorado

1 Oregon versus 9 Ole Miss at 8 Alabama
2 Texas versus 10 Georgia at 7 Notre Dame
3 Miami versus 11 Indiana at 6 Penn State
4 Boise State 12 Colorado at 5 Ohio State

Who knows how it will all actually go. I'm sure this weekend won't go chalk like I predicted it would. Hopefully IU blows it all up and thumps OSU. And if not, hopefully someone gets any of the teams in the top 12 or so.

I understand the dislike of the way NIL has gone. But his phrasing, to me, makes it seem as if we did something wrong. I completely agree there should be changes. Tuberville blames Chuck Shummer for blocking his efforts at reform.
My guess is both sides of the isle are crooks. But the rules are the rules.

Amazing. Too good to only put it on the Ukraine war thread

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Bitcoin is creeping its way to 100k. Exciting times.

I'm incredibly excited about Saturday and I truly believe that we are going to play our best football game of the season.

Here's a good piece from Matthew Glenesk of the IndyStar.

It's hard to argue with the five games he ranks at the top. Hard to believe one of them was just four years ago.

Some may argue that the 2007 Bucket game doesn't belong on the list. Neither team was ranked, Purdue had already clinched bowl eligibility, but we needed a seventh win that season to make a bowl, and we got it. The emotion of the game after Hep's passing, and the dramatic finish with Austin Starr's 49-yard FG, make it worthy, in my opinion, of Top 5 consideration. And the electricity in the stadium that afternoon/evening was the most I've ever experienced at the Rock.

Here's the link. If it's behind a paywall, my apologies. Just in case, these are the Top 5 (in addition to our game this Saturday) that rank among IU's all-time biggest games:

• 1945 Bucket game, capping the only undefeated season in IU history and a conference championship
• 1967 Bucket game, with a trip to the Rose Bowl on the line
• 1987 IU at Michigan State for first place in the conference and a trip to the Rose Bowl (if we followed up a W in East Lansing with a W over Purdue). Sadly, we lost to the Spartans.
• 2007 Bucket/Play 13/Austin Starr game (see above)
• 2020 #9 IU at #3 Ohio State. Huge comeback and huge game for Michael Penix, but we came up a TD short.

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I’m here for it.

And what are we drinking today?

Don’t know much about South Carolina other than they lost the season opener to North Florida. That can’t be good! Still, they are a major conference team so they must have some talent, which means I expect they’ll out up a fight.

Just hoping for a better start than we had the other night. We’re only a 7.5 point favorite and I expect the game to be close throughout. We pull away just enough at the end.

IU 78
USC 71

I have 1 last Spotted Cow in the beer fridge so we’ll go with that today.

What say you Hoosier fans?

GO HOOSIERS!!

who do we want?

The mighty OSU trailing Northwestern in the second quarter. 😂

It’s been awhile since I’ve been active on the boards so not sure if there’s a thread dedicated to the leagues.

I grew up playing youth soccer and in high school but outside of the World Cup I never really paid attention to what was happening on the pitch in Europe. That is until about last year when I started collecting sports cards. Soccer was the last sport I started collecting but I took the stance that the game is growing and interest in the US will peak with the World Cup coming here. So I decided to start buying cards. I invested money in rookie cards for Messi, Ronaldo, Haaland, Bellingham, Kane and taking some flyers on players like Kobe Mainoo, Yamal and Endrick. I also had a couple Pele Autos. Unfortunately long story short the height of modern card collecting took off during Covid and values have dropped significantly. The companies are also producing too many cards and so there’s more supply than demand. So my card collecting has reintroduced me to players overseas and now I can’t help but watch soccer constantly.

I’ve yet to adopt an EPL team but I do tend to watch Man U as I’ve been a fan of youngsters Mainoo and Garnacho. In the Bundesliga I kinda adopted Dortmund and was super excited with transfer of Serhou Guirassy and was captivated by their run in the Champions League. They really should have beaten Real Madrid. I haven’t really gotten into the Italian Serie A, but I do keep tabs on AC Milan because of Pulisic, Juventus for the Americans and also Inter Milan because I invested in a couple of Lautoro Martinez cards.

In Spain im far and away a Barcelona fan. Basically I can’t stop watching Lamine Yamal. Kid is the real deal and they have so much young talent. Not to mention old man Lewandowski is still playing amazing.

Sorry for the long post. I’d love to hear some of everyone’s favorite leagues and players. Cheers!

Two tickets & parking pass for Thursday night.

Section A Row 18

$60 for the package.

The entire offensive line has controlled its guys for most of the season, a big reason why IU has the Big Ten’s best scoring offense at 43.9 points with a national-best 59 touchdowns. In addition, the line has allowed pressure on just 22.5 percent of dropbacks this season, seventh best in the FBS despite getting blitzed on 31.9 percent of dropbacks. The line has five Big Ten games in which it didn’t allow a sack.

The result -- Smith and the rest of the starting offensive line of Mike Katic, Bray Lynch, Trey Wedig, Drew Evans and now Tyler Stephens are one of 10 semifinalists for the nation’s Most Outstanding Offensive Line Unit for 2024 through the Foundation of Teamwork and the Joe Moore Award.

(I confident that I read elsewhere Alabama and OSU also made the list).

https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/11...smith-and-the-offensive-line-generate-acclaim

And can Indiana win? UM definitely disrupted IU's offense and OSU is better up front. Down a key guy and needing far and away thier best game, the IU O line is the key to this game. If they can provide just enough room for the QB to stay in rhythm, I think IU makes this a game. The IU defense is capable of keeping it close. OSU has elite athletes in the secondary, but if IU has time to execute they can win battles down field.

It's a huge challenge for the big boys up front. Too much shock and awe to really talk football on this board. It's normally just arguing about firing the coach at this time of year.