Just spitballing here, but it seems to me that Helene is going to impact voter turnout in a lot of areas of FL, GA, and NC, and those areas will be predominately red/Pub leaning. With GA and NC being so close (and even FL being narrower than expected), would that be enough to put those states in the Dem column? Could that be the difference between a President Harris or a second Trump administration?

Long time lurker who posts something every few years, but check the forum every day. I apologize if this has already been posted, but I could not find this anywhere on the forum. I just saw a video that may force me to vote for President Trump in November:

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The video is RFK Jr. talking about the crisis we have in America with our health, that is driven greatly by our diet. If Trump really jumps on this issue and makes it a part of his campaign, I think I will finally be forced to vote for him. In 2016 I wrote in John Kasich. In 2020, I wrote in Ben Sasse. I would have voted for Tulsi Gabbard in 2020 if she had won the Democratic primary, but Sasse was far and away my favorite politician at that time.

I sincerely believe that the real issue with America's health crisis stems greatly (maybe mostly) from what we eat. There is just no other country in the world which has the obesity problem we have. And when I was growing up in Indiana, we did not have all of the allergies, chronic diseases and food sensitivities that seem so prevalent today. This is a real issue, and while I am conservative, I would wholeheartedly support regulations against toxic substances in our food. This is an issue that impacts all of us in terms of quality of life, longevity and out of control medical expenses, so I am not sure if there is a more important topic to address for our future - unless AI starts forcing us to eat toxic food in a few years. So maybe AI. And war in the Middle East. Ok, there are a lot of really important issues, but I could really get behind leaders who seriously start addressing our health by focusing on the food we eat.

This one video by RFK Jr. might push me to finally vote for Trump - but it would be a very begrudging vote. Although, the below video also is pushing me in that direction:

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just said our coach is the next Saban.

And discussion about whether we can keep him.

To that I say eff you people—let us have this moment. Lord knows we deserve it.

Stan goes out into his backyard and is shocked to see a gorilla in one of the trees. He runs back inside and calls animal control.

Twenty minutes later an animal control officer shows up and sees that it's true. He thinks for a while, then goes back to his truck and returns with a baseball bat, a German Shepherd, a pair of handcuffs and a shotgun.

He tells Stan, “Here's what we’re gonna do. I'll take this here bat, climb up there, and knock him out of the tree.

Stan says, “Okay, but then what?”

The officer says, “When he hits the ground, Brutus here is gonna go for his testicles.”

Stan says, “Okay, but then what?”

The officer says, “Well, when he tries to cover them with his hands, you slap on these handcuffs.”

Stan agrees and the officer starts climbing.

Stan yells up to him, “Hey, what's the shotgun for?”

The office replies, “Oh, right. If by some chance I fall out of the tree, shoot Brutus.”




and a chick...

AP poll has us at 23 today. ESPN writers who predict playoff teams mostly have UNLV in instead of us with 2 exceptions putting us in. Seriously!! We play a much more difficult schedule. Rodney Dangerfield in the house?

Apparently the scheme is dead.

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This reinforces the confidence I have in him as a coach...

These are from a good follow on Twitter: Campus Cuties


Samantha O’Neal | Georgia










Abbey Gomes | Fresno State











Rory Clark | Alabama











Anna Pagano | Kansas State










Avery Arthur | Michigan State











Hanna Cavinder | Miami (FL)










Sophie Carson | Bowling Green












Jenna Nolot | Indiana











Morgan Moses | Kent State










Sydney Thomas | Alabama

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Posted this on the national board but I may get an answer here too:

Heading to the makeshift stadium on the lake for the IU game tomorrow. Looking for:

1) No BS or hassle
2) Dogs/polishes/Italian beef/gyros/onion rings type place; need a local place, Portillo's type menu but not Portillo's.
3) No BS or hassle

I assume these are a dime a dozen but in that neck of the woods, I'm clueless.

Thank you.

And Go Hoosiers.

who is in charge?

Loved Frank.

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For Bonus Points: How many Big Ten Teams are undefeated and (for double bonus points) who are they?

The answer(s):


Let's hope INDIANA is still part of those answers late Saturday evening...

Is this our pivot because we're not getting Mullins?

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Seems weird to suddenly be in on this kid. Says he wants to commit during early signing period.

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These guys are high on Indiana and CCC.

May you live in interesting times.

And a terrorist attack.

“Bracing for a wide scale attack.”

His loss. Cig is building something and it’s not pretentious or about shiny glasses or glittering gold

I posted this on Peegs ---worth it to show how poorly Allen's staff recruited for a significant period of time:

Matt Weaver and Jared Kelly touched on some of the recruiting failures of IU--in particular on the DL on their podcast. I went back and looked through the 2020 (which would be the covid year provided to players), as the starting point. In theory, that would also be the first class after Allen achieved some success.

2020 Class

Rashawn Williams WR (gone after a year)

Christopher Keys DB (gone after two years)

Dexter Williams QB (gone after multiple injuries.

AJ Barner TE (transfer to Michigan)

Bryson Bonds S (still here)

Damjarjhe Lewis DT (gone to purdue)

Kahlil Benson OT (gone to Colorado)

Tim Baldwin RB (gone after two)

Jalen Mayla DE (gone after a year, transferred to UAB and then to Valdosta State and has 1 tackle....)

Brady Feeney OG transferred to Colgate and then stopped playing

Ty Wise LB Transferred after a year to Miami of Ohio and is now a star

Lem Whatley-Neeley CB Transferred to Kent State after a year and then never played.

David Baker WR Never played and signed a medical hardship waiver

Caleb Murphy SDE Moved to Center, started two games and never played again

Luke Haggard OT Juco guy, good player finished at IU

Luke Wiginton OT Never played gone after two years

Javon Swinton WR Barely played, caught a few balls, transferred to Eastern Michigan and saw limited minutes

Randy Holtz OG Never played left after a two or three years and doesn't play football anymore

Chris Bradberry OT Never played.

A LOT of misses especially on the OL and every Grant Heard WR recruit. Big misses at the DL as well. Only Barner and Bonds stuck for 4 years. Only 3 transfers came in

2021 Class

Donven McCulley QB-WR switch was a good one. Struggling this year but lots of ability

Malachi Holt-Bennett WR- another Heard recruit. Transferred out to UAB and still doesn't produce

Jaquez Smith WR-another heard recruit. Never played transferred to Missouri State and still doesn't play

Maurice Freeman LB/ S transferred out first year to liberty and doesn't play

Aaron Steinfeldt TE: Not playing anymore--I think gone because of injuries

Trent Howland RB: not much of a player until last year, but he transferred out. Decent enough.

Larry Smith CB: Transferred/left. No clue what he is or was doing.

Joshua Sales OT: Transferred to Purdue where he gets lit up every game

Cooper Jones DL: lots of position switches back and forth. Depth player

Jordyn Williams WR: Once again, another Heard recruit who never played. Transferred to Jax state then to central. Bit player

Vinny Fiacble OG: Hasn't really played out this year.

Transfers that came were mixed bags--DJ Mathews, Carpenter, Carr and Anderson were good, the rest were just guys and the much needed DL help, especially at tackle, was from Kramer-not a BIG10 player

David Holloman RB: transferred to GVSU and barely plays

Jordan Grier S: Transferred out to Memphis and barely plays

James Evans P: Great punter.

So Heard continues his magnificent recruiting efforts in 2021, and we follow up terrible DL recruiting with even worse DL recruiting

2022 Class

Dasan McCullough LB: gone after a year

Carter Smith OT: Great player

Brady Foley TE: Still on the roster but doesn't play

Phillip Dunnam S: Transferred

Trevell Mullen CB: Transferred to James Madison. Didn't play last year and doesn't appear to have played yet this far (no stats recorded)

Nick James DT: Transferred to Pitt

Isaiah Jones LB: He's finally starting to get minutes and doing okay

Omar Cooper WR: doing well in a crowded room

Vensen Sneed DE: Not much contribution

Richard Thomas DE: Transferred away, barely plays now at Florida Atlantic

J'Mari Monette DL: No contribution

Bray Lynch OT: He's gonna be good

Jamari Sharpe CB has some ability--could be a good one

DJ Moore G: Gone--don't even think he is playing football

Ryan Miller TE: Tight end--retired for medical reasons

James Monds CB: Transferred

Jaylin Lucas RB: Transferred

Cam Camper WR: Good player, hurt a lot and then transferred

Kaiden Turner LB: started one game. Not much else

Brendan Sorsby QB; started for a chunk of last season and transferred

Kam Perry WR: never played and transferred

Louis Moore S: Good player, transferred

Brought in 15 transfers that year and guys who were legit BIG 10 players were Tevis, Henderson, Shivers, Simmons and Jennings. Not a great group of transfers-and it showed up on the field

2023 Class

The 2023 class is probably too young to judge, but it is important to note that of the 17 HS recruits, 8 transferred out within a year. Of the 23 Transfers we took in, 7 transferred out after a year, and of the remaining 16, ten were quality players. Allen had to to hit on nearly all these transfers and it just didn't work out.

You could see the recruiting unravel contemporaneously with it happening, but when you look back, it is astounding how poor recruiting went coming off of two good seasons-- in particular the DL, WR and OL positions --just not enough contributors (or in the case of Grant Heard's recruits, just one whiff after the next that left Allen in a huge hole--and it showed up the last two years of his tenure--not good enough receiver play and slow--what many of us pointed out, and that is exactly what Cignetti said.

Depth is taking a hit with these mid season departures, hope we stay healthy

Here is a list of everyone that is a Senior + on the roster. I think the regular seniors get one more year still but I am not sure about that. Just thought it was pretty interesting that we arent losing a ton.

Players that are Senior+ on IU website

DB
Cedarius Doss
Josh Sanguinetti

DL
Jacob Mangum-Farrar
Lanell Carr Jr.
James Carpenter

K
None

LB
None

Punter
None

LS
Mark Langston

OL
Nick Kidwell
Mike Katic

QB
Kurtis Rourke

RB
Justice Ellison
Ty Son Lawton
Solomon Vanhorse

TE
Trey Walker
Tyler Stephens

WR
Andison Coby
Myles Price
Ke'Shawn Williams
E.J. Williams Jr.

This story should make you feel better about young people and the political divisiveness in the country...but for some, it probably won't.

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No one in this labor dispute is acting honorably

Here is a list of everyone that is a Senior + on the roster. I think the regular seniors get one more year still but I am not sure about that. Just thought it was pretty interesting that we arent losing a ton.

Players that are Senior+ on IU website

DB
Cedarius Doss
Josh Sanguinetti

DL
Jacob Mangum-Farrar
Lanell Carr Jr.
James Carpenter

K
None

LB
None

Punter
None

LS
Mark Langston

OL
Nick Kidwell
Mike Katic

QB
Kurtis Rourke

RB
Justice Ellison
Ty Son Lawton
Solomon Vanhorse

TE
Trey Walker
Tyler Stephens

WR
Andison Coby
Myles Price
Ke'Shawn Williams
E.J. Williams Jr.