ADVERTISEMENT

Live feed

Forum list Trending threads Hot

Live feed

 Posts

My Hope

BradStevens
snarlcakes said:
🚨If……who am I’m kidding…….when The Great Donald wins I hope you liberals (looking at you @Aloha Hoosier, @TheOriginalHappyGoat, @Bowlmania and plenty of others) can give @dbmhoosier the respect he deserves for his never wavering, always on point, political analysis. The fact he tries to still educate you people even through all the insults and hurtful words is a testament to his great character.

Which, brings me to my 2nd point. @mcmurtry66 @hookyIU1990 @DANC @Joe_Hoopsier I’d like to nominate DBM for The Dream Team 2024 Greatest Samaritan Award. Thanks for reading. Make it a great Sunday.
Click to expand...
Technically, for him to be right, doesn't it have to be a Trump landslide?
Click to expand...
  • Haha
  • Like
  • Wow
Reactions: Spartans9312, JamieDimonsBalls, larsIU and 4 others

One conservative’s argument for a Harris vote

BradStevens
IUCrazy2 said:
He isn't. He has some things that could fall under a conservative platform but I think he is more of a Bill Clinton Democrat with a populist streak. You know who fits into that category even less? Kamala Harris.

The thing we have to be honest with ourselves about is that the people we picked to advance the conservatism that we more aligned with were failures. Crazed already mentioned it, but they opened the door to Donald Trump because they ignored their base for decades. Many in our party leadership and many of its thought leaders and donors were interested in two things: the military industrial complex and the maintenance of The American Empire and tax relief mainly aimed at their donor class. Those are the things that animated the leadership while they were holding together a coalition of people far more animated by things like social conservatism, the debt, the border, etc. They lost sight of their supporters and they lost them to a degree. I don't think you get those people back by joining with their political rivals to stab them in the back. On the contrary, I think that is how you ensure that our brand of conservatism gets a long exile to the wilderness because the people seen as leading that charge proved to be traitors the minute they weren't in charge of the team.
Click to expand...
You can tell a similar story about the Democratic Party, by the way.

A cynic might argue the social issues each party runs on to get votes is window dressing. The true goal of both parties is to advance the donor class's financial interests, first and foremost, and everything else can be kicked down the road with "well, we can't do that now but we really want to, we have to wait for [X]."

I mean, if you allow government to be bought . . .
Click to expand...

Harris vs. Trump 2024

Univee2
stollcpa said:
He’s an arrogant pompous dick just like Trump. What a joke for him to criticize Trump. Just another prick kissing the woke ass so he can feel better about himself and the sh!tty job he’s done the last few years. I guess he’s spending more time thinking about Trump than doing his job.
Click to expand...
So, what’s he ever done to be relevant besides being the lucky coach when his ownership drafted David Robinson and Tim Duncan?
Click to expand...
  • Like
Reactions: Lucy01, stollcpa and ulrey

BOWL PROJECTIONS (AFTER WEEK 9)

hozo4ultimate
Kelly_32 said:
AFTER WEEK 9

12 of 13 ESPN writers have IU in the College Football Playoffs.

Andrea Adelson: (11) Notre Dame @ (6) Indiana
Kyle Bonagura: (12) Boise State @ (5) Indiana
Bill Connelly: (11) Pittsburgh at (6) Indiana
David Hale: Dropped Indiana out
Eli Lederman: (11) Indiana @ (6) Ohio State
Chris Low: (9) Indiana @ (8) Tennessee
Harry Lyles Jr: (9) Clemson @ (8) Indiana
Max Olson: (10) Indiana @ (7) Penn State
Adam Rittenberg: (9) Tennessee @ (8) Indiana
Mark Schlabach: (10) Indiana @ (7) Texas
Jake Trotter: (9) Indiana @ (8) Clemson
Paolo Uggetti: (9) Clemson @ (8) Indiana
Dave Wilson: (12) Boise State @ (5) Indiana

247 Sports
CFP
(11) Indiana @ (6) Texas

CBS Sports


College Football Network


ESPN
Mark Schlabach
See above

Kyle Bonagura
See above

Athlon Sports


Hoosier Huddle
Click to expand...
Thrilled to see IU mentioned, but a match up against the Domers is a wet dream.
Click to expand...
  • Like
Reactions: vesuvius13

Purdue Loses Exhibition

B
IUNorth said:
Or maybe it’s as simple as Creighton had the audacity to actually guard Smith, and Loyer and TKR?
Click to expand...
If they did, they didn’t do a good job as the three combined for over 70 points.

Also, painter did zero game planning for Creighton. Watched zero tape. Also ran out a lot of different lineups. He didn't cater to Creighton at all. He tinkered.

There was a lot to like. The center position was not one of them… (TKR was the 4) good news is they won’t see to many bigs as good as Kalkbrenner
Click to expand...
  • Like
  • Haha
Reactions: Boilermaker03 and Hoosier Clarion

One conservative’s argument for a Harris vote

Univee2
IUCrazy2 said:
He isn't. He has some things that could fall under a conservative platform but I think he is more of a Bill Clinton Democrat with a populist streak. You know who fits into that category even less? Kamala Harris.

The thing we have to be honest with ourselves about is that the people we picked to advance the conservatism that we more aligned with were failures. Crazed already mentioned it, but they opened the door to Donald Trump because they ignored their base for decades. Many in our party leadership and many of its thought leaders and donors were interested in two things: the military industrial complex and the maintenance of The American Empire and tax relief mainly aimed at their donor class. Those are the things that animated the leadership while they were holding together a coalition of people far more animated by things like social conservatism, the debt, the border, etc. They lost sight of their supporters and they lost them to a degree. I don't think you get those people back by joining with their political rivals to stab them in the back. On the contrary, I think that is how you ensure that our brand of conservatism gets a long exile to the wilderness because the people seen as leading that charge proved to be traitors the minute they weren't in charge of the team.
Click to expand...
The CEOs go, not the accounting, IT and distribution groups.
Click to expand...
  • Like
Reactions: IUCrazy2 and mcmurtry66

137 seasons. Only twice with 9 wins.

Big Red Crimson Buffalo
IUFreak said:
You'll never convince me that between the 1997 and 2003 Cam to DiNardo years IU wasn't being paid by the NCAA to invent new ways to lose games.
Click to expand...
As a special tribute to Dinardo yesterday, we couldn’t punch it in from the 6 inch line with 1st and goal. On the 3rd down play, they had a perfect, wide open space to have Tayvon do a fake dive and keep it around the end….which we did later and scored.
Click to expand...
  • Like
  • Angry
Reactions: From the Balcony, red hornet, midwolfe and 1 other person

One conservative’s argument for a Harris vote

I
Aloha Hoosier said:
I honestly do not understand that you do not understand that Trump is supremely unqualified for the office. You and I have been pretty much lockstep on GOP politics for something like 25 years, Trump just doesn’t fit into what I/we previously would ever consider as a Republican candidate for President. Am I wrong, or has one of us changed? I very strongly don’t think I have.
Click to expand...
He isn't. He has some things that could fall under a conservative platform but I think he is more of a Bill Clinton Democrat with a populist streak. You know who fits into that category even less? Kamala Harris.

The thing we have to be honest with ourselves about is that the people we picked to advance the conservatism that we more aligned with were failures. Crazed already mentioned it, but they opened the door to Donald Trump because they ignored their base for decades. Many in our party leadership and many of its thought leaders and donors were interested in two things: the military industrial complex and the maintenance of The American Empire and tax relief mainly aimed at their donor class. Those are the things that animated the leadership while they were holding together a coalition of people far more animated by things like social conservatism, the debt, the border, etc. They lost sight of their supporters and they lost them to a degree. I don't think you get those people back by joining with their political rivals to stab them in the back. On the contrary, I think that is how you ensure that our brand of conservatism gets a long exile to the wilderness because the people seen as leading that charge proved to be traitors the minute they weren't in charge of the team.
Click to expand...
  • Like
Reactions: Lucy01, mcmurtry66 and Univee2

Thumb Update Good news

O
CraigHo said:
Because if you don’t have those plays, this offense struggled. That was my point. That’s how much of a drop off we have from Rourke to the next guy.
Click to expand...
Rourke is better than most QBs for sure. He's been extremely high level. We need him to be great. Tayven isn't chopped liver though, we can still be very good and win all the same games.

Cig seemed to take some of it on himself and staff, that Washington had a different defensive gameplan then expected and second half we tossed some of our original plans out the window. And we don't know what our offense would have tried at different scores as already mentioned.

I thought Tayven did a nice job. If he's in for another game I still feel good.
,
Click to expand...
  • Like
Reactions: vesuvius13, red hornet, midwolfe and 2 others

Four non football observations

A
secondasky said:
1. During game day, they talked about a specific football only weight room and someone stepped up with $1 million to help with that. They couldn't believe other athletes could use it previously. (for all you previous largest weight room in the country chest pounders)
2. Washington players were on the field warming up at 7am their time.
3. The field doesn't look good on tv. Big sun glare. Field needs changed maybe similar to Colts new field.
4. Really need to put a press box and suites end to end and quickly.
Click to expand...
Regarding #3, IU just needs to rotate the field to run east/west instead of north/south with TV cameras directed north. When Memorial Stadium’s…excuse me, 17th Street Stadium’s layout was designed in the late 50’s, fossil-fueled Climate Change wasn’t anticipated, with its more violent days of radiant sunshine increasing in historic number, based upon the latest expert science of the day, meteorologically speaking.
Click to expand...
  • Haha
Reactions: ESalum86, iubhounds, 76-1 and 2 others

Thumb Update Good news

EvansvilleHoosier88
CraigHo said:
Because if you don’t have those plays, this offense struggled. That was my point. That’s how much of a drop off we have from Rourke to the next guy.
Click to expand...
Having those plays allowed us to pound the ball with our run game. The game changed because of those plays, so we can’t say that the rest of the game would have remained the same without them. If we didn’t have that punt return then we would have another possession and who’s to say that our run game would not have continued to be effective for a score. Plus, we would have run down more clock and they wouldn’t have had time to make a run. There is a whole world of hypotheticals we could play with, but the offense was in less demand because the team elevated to the moment.
Click to expand...
  • Like
Reactions: red hornet and zeke4ahs

Rest in Peace Coach Knight . . .

G
UTFO said:
he left and forced people to take sides v IU, the mark of a very unstable, insecure man.

again: tim and karen were pawning T Tech crap on S Meridian during our 2002 F4 run, and our bumpkins were buying it up.

it was never about Indiana. it was about Bob Knight's Indiana. Great coach. Horribly flawed person. And a total bully.

Stop worshiping flawed boorish men, American men. Makes you less of a man. Stand up for the Neil Reeds, not pile on.
Click to expand...
Man 2016 really hurt your feelings. Way to piss on a thread.
Click to expand...
  • Like
  • Love
Reactions: Joe_Hoopsier, Univee2 and ulrey

BOWL PROJECTIONS (AFTER WEEK 9)

Big Red Crimson Buffalo
4NDANA said:
Just out of curiosity, if a team loses in the first round of the new CFP on the Dec 20th weekend, then are there no actual bowl opportunities for them? No additional practice time that used to be a perk, additional TV exposure, warm holiday venue rewards, bowl bling for the players, etc? If that is the case, I would think it hurts those programs. They lose a lot in my opinion. I know, I need to have a "go all the way" or get past the first round mentality but it still seems to hurt quite a few good teams in the long run.
Click to expand...
That is correct.
The bad thing, in my opinion, is that these 1st round CFP games are treated just like NIT games (or the old NCAA setup for the men’s bball tournament): The lower seed plays on the home field of the higher seed. No ticket split. Just a normal home game for the higher seed with an allotment of tickets for visiting fans. If you are a lower seed, you are at a huge disadvantage. I don’t like it.
And, it feels like it cheapens the whole prestige of making the CFP.
Click to expand...
  • Like
Reactions: vesuvius13, red hornet and MMM1992
Load more
ADVERTISEMENT

Filter

ADVERTISEMENT
Top Bottom
Back