..does not bode well for IU.

Recent signings, the prices paid, and reality can be troubling...
One table I saw had O$U at nearly $22Million NIL, IU at $13Million. I also saw that the BB program spend was nearly half of IU's NIL, $6Million.
If accurate, the balance of IU's
NIL would be $7Million. If O$U spend on BB was the same as IU, $6M, the balance would be $16 Million for football...and it's likely higher.
Meanwhile, B. Underwood, who flipped from LSU to Meatchicken, is set to earn $2.5 to $3million per year, nearly half IU's NIL.
Reality bites sometimes.

Just my opinions - why Harris lost to Trump - in order of impact:

1. Transgender issue - Demand for/support for transgender education in elementary schools in Florida and elsewhere/penises in female sports and female locker rooms/"Harris supports free transgender surgery for inmates" commercial
2. Cost-of-living
3. 8 years of calling everyone deplorable, immoral, Nazis, fascists, racists and garbage
4. Call for taxing unrealized capital gains - another poke in the eye of the union family who now watches their 401k just like a 1%er
5. The Fredo Syndrome - "we're smart"

Just my opinions - why Democrats think Harris lost to Trump:

1. Identity politics addiction + No. 3 above - "she is a black female in a racist, misogynist nation full of Nazis and fascists and garbage"
2. Vote fraud
3. No legitimate reason

It will be interesting to see who wins the backup QB job in spring. Will it be the younger Mendoza brother or the higher rated Cherry? Mendoza has 2 years of eligibility so if the younger brother stays we could end up seeing 4 years of the Mendoza brothers starting

We also offered Jacob Bell out of the Chicago area who is in this year's class but is currently committed to Ball State. I would imagine he flips his commitment.

Seeing it on ESPN.

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Clay almost nailed it @mcmurtry66. I’d flip Trump to 4 and Bush Sr. to 3. Needless to say we had pretty good Presidents in the 80s and 90s. Not so much since then. What are everyone else’s rankings?

The Ball State QB commit has landed an offer from Indiana and there could be some movement here soon:

"I’m gonna talk about it with the family (Tuesday night) but it’s definitely one of those opportunities that’s extremely hard to pass up."

Defense

Edge Rusher
Cornerback

Offense

OL (2)


Any others?

If i were on this team, i think this would be a serious question I'd have. Seems like the players care more than coach. Maybe Leal can become the de facto player/coach. Maybe Calbert can tell CMW to stay home and just run things from here. Dolson has to be thinking about who our next coach will be next season.

Good thing Father Dolan confirmed today that Trump is "serious about his Faith".

lol
and
lol at anybody who buys into this.

I think Dolan needs to listen to Motorhead's "God Was Never On Your Side".

Former Hoosier transferring from Oklahoma to Nebraska.

May visions of B1G championships and more CFP opportunities dance in your heads.

Wishing you many gains, scores and wins in 2025.

IU starts out at 71 this year.

Comparison to previous years with initial and pre-selection sunday:

23
Initial: 137
Selection Sunday: 98
Missed NCAA/NIT

22
Initial: 10
Selection Sunday: 30
4 seed in NCAAT

21
Initial: 56
Selection Sunday: 38
12 seed/play-in NCAAT

NET rankings

I don't want the good stuff thread to be all music, so I started this. Two simple rules:

1. Only music. The music can have political opinions, but you can't. Shut up.
2. One post per day. Don't post a playlist. Just post one song, and move on.

Here's how I'll start it:

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@Imsowyctcwuzbetta can you tell us when things are supposed to start? Been waiting for this to happen. Thoughts on the health of the Woody regime?

Summoning my Dr Evil voice, Mr AD…. Do your freaking job and end this NOW. My family and I talked to you at the IU gathering on Paradise Island. You seem like an energetic young excited guy who desperately wants IU sports to succeed. The flagship program is a disgrace. You and only you have the power to fix this

With Putin's announcement that he'd send troops into Donetsk and Luhansk, and with reports tonight that Russian troops are already rolling through the region, Russia has officially and openly invaded Ukrainian territory. Of course, they were probably already there, anyway, but now there is no room for denial.

This thread is for the foreign policy wonks who got crowded out of the previous thread by the predictable political bullshit. None of that in this thread, please. Let's keep this one focused.

I remember sitting at Huber's during the IU benefit dinner thinking this year IU basketball is going to make some noise. I heard speeches saw the players and again I bought in, well it is amazing it only took me 12 games to officially say what I fool I was.

I say it took 12 as the last game was the first I didn't watch a minute of, not one single minute, but in reality it was the Louisville game. As I prepared to watch IU dominate a mediocre Louisville team I was all hyped up sitting around work friends (many UofL) and had to watch Woodson's team get manhandled by a coach who might stand 5 foot tall.

I'm sitting at work today and had plenty of free time to recollect on the current season. I'm just tired of watching better teams day in day out play the game, I'm tired of going 35 minutes into a game against Chattanooga before we are what I call in the clear. Miller and now Woodson have made IU basketball such a "non-fun" event and my family. I'm glad both my Grandfathers are not longer with us to witness such an embarrassment.

Thanks for letting me rant/vent, slow day at work and reading prior threads makes me wonder what some are supporting at this time with the basketball program.

and what are we drinking this afternoon?

Honestly, I'm not quite ready to dive into basketball yet. What an amazing ride it's been with our football team! Yes, last night was disappointing, but I'm not going to let the end tarnish what was otherwise the greatest season in the history of IU football. Coach Cig will get back to work and continue upgrading the talent and depth so we can compete with the big boys.

But for now, back to basketball... Don't know much about Chattanooga and don't have the time or desire right now to do any research. We're a 14 point favorite and I expect we'll win by about that margin, though as always there will be some dicey moments. That's just how it goes with this team.

IU 84
Chattanooga 71

Not drinking during the game. In fact I won't even be watching. Daughter has an indoor soccer game around the same time so I'll miss most of it.

What say you Hoosier fans?

GO HOOSIERS!!

When you really think about Woodson, the group he's surrounded himself with, and the ppl responsible for forcing this hire it paints a really shameful picture of incompetence.

Quinn Buckner, a failed NBA coach with a 13-69 career coaching record is the catalyst. He, along with Isiah Thomas who sports a 187-223 NBA career coaching record and a 26-65 collegiate coaching record. They used their positions and clouts to hire:

Mike 'Bigfoot' Woodson, a failed NBA coach with a 315-365 career record.

Woodson then brings in a literal corpse as his right hand man in Armond 'Mummy' Hill, the worst coach in Columbia history with a 72-141 career record.

He then hires Randy Wittman, another failed NBA coach with a 278-406 career record as an "advisor". He also pays Jim Todd as an advisor. Todd's illustrious head coaching record sits at 4-33.

This "braintrust" had a combined 895-1302 head coaching record coming into this. Just a complete grift from top-to-bottom.

Serious question.....

Currently committed to Ball St and is visiting IU Saturday (after the CFP game). Interesting