Coach Cig’s Water Cooler Tailgate: Gotta Light?
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We needed to stop running RPO's on 3rd and long. Just call a pass play. Rourke was making the "right" decision, but ND's front 6 was good enough to stop the run on it's own. By midway through the 3rd, I would have stopped RPO on 2nd down as well.
The notion that this team was going to compete for a natty was a fantasy, for the reasons you list. Plenty of IU fans, though, got caught up in the moment and forgot talent matters. It's understandable for a fan base that saw Knight routinely put together really good teams that could beat superior talent. But that's much, much harder (maybe impossible) to do in college football today.
IF IU goes all in on football, like North Carolina apparently is, maybe we can get a team with a puncher's chance in the next 7-10 years under Cignetti. But, of course, then it just comes down to outbidding other teams for mercenaries.
College sports is broken and it's not going back.
If it were earlier, any strategy that requires onside kicks is limited. We were better defensively but 3 and outs were very rare. Without that, even with a stop, the inside would almost be required.
Football and basketball need to some how separate from other sports too. Vermont won the national championship in soccer this year. Their budget is $750k
The season, for me, turned when Evans went down on the line.
I've wondered how our line would have done with him in the lineup. It couldn't have been any worse, but I suspect we would have better protection and been able to open up a few more holes on the offensive line.
Goes to show we're still a ways away as far as depth goes.
It’s about athletes. Always has been in football. A team’s defense tells on itself in that regard.
You can design an offense to score against 95% of teams. But those top ten. Whoa. Even with the advantage of knowing the play and the split second advantage our guys would normally have, athletic ability can eat that up. Especially the o line. They had no chance.
See above. I’m fine with being Wisconsin. Expectation management mode….engaged.
But, again, if this result isn’t clear evidence to those dullards on the BOT that Scott Dolson can find a gotdam coach on his own without the Buckner squad then I do t know what is. Get out of the man’s way please.
Basically offense couldn't get anything going and he didn't think we'd make 4th and 10 so he put it on his defense, who was still battling.
Watching Chattanooga out-hustle us and out-shoot us. Wouldn’t be surprised if they pull the “upset.”
This can’t continue. We need tests like the MCAT and LSAT for basketball knowledge and situational awareness.
Dolson sitting looking up at Woodson while Woodson’s talking with the refs about a potential goal-tending call. What is he thinking? C’mon, Scott, pull that damn trigger.
About the "Wisconsin expectation" from an old Badger fan.
The Alvarez/Christ way of recruiting and coaching has been replaced with the NIL/Portal system as being implemented by a new Athletic Director (Chris McIntosh) and football coach (Luke Fickell).
As of this date, the IU expectations appear to be way more promising than my Badger expectations from the couch where I am sitting.
All men’s basketball is mostly unwatchable. It’s the three pointer. And the big galluckas whose range is about 24 inches.
Yup I rarely watch it. I tried watching a bit at the start of the season and quickly lost interest.
The whole team looked tense in the first quarter, more than ND. I can’t explain third quarter. They looked more normal at the ende.
The only programs that say stars don’t matter are the programs that can’t get 5 and 4 stars. Talent, size, athleticism, and speed matter. A good system built with players who work in that system can exceed expectations, but you still need the dudes.
Center Grove can win state any year they have 2-4high level D 1 kids. But because of the system, they can be a top 4-6 team in down talent years. It’s the talent pop that gets you 3 straight state titles.
The 98 yard touchdown was just backbreaking. Outside of that, we gave up like 86 yards on 33 carries.
That was just one of those fluke plays that you tip your hat to the offense for making.
That was just one of those fluke plays that you tip your hat to the offense for making.
Especially in the context of the game. We get a pick in ND territory. We are comfortably in FG range. Then Rourke gives it back and next play boom 98 yards. At least a 10 point swing. Killer.
So, other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how was the play?
How did everyone else’s night go aside from the obvious?
Mine went well. I pan seared a couple of ribeyes in my cast iron skillet. First time I’ve ever done that and it was AMAZING. I’ll definitely be doing that again.
Had some nice bourbon and spent a quality evening with the wife.
And yes, the evening ended very well, IYKWIM.
How did everyone else’s night go aside from the obvious?
Mine went well. I pan seared a couple of ribeyes in my cast iron skillet. First time I’ve ever done that and it was AMAZING. I’ll definitely be doing that again.
Had some nice bourbon and spent a quality evening with the wife.
And yes, the evening ended very well, IYKWIM.
I have a ribbed cast iron skillets just for steaks. Results in a grilled look. I still grill steaks if I’m doing more than just for the bride and me, but the cast iron steaks are easier and just as good or better.
If that’s what’s cookin’, I ain’t lookin’.
I’m going to be for anyone but SEC. They think playoffs should be all SEC teams. And now they are dominating in basketball.
We won’t get picked again after a year like this one. Smu either. Herbstreit destroyed us this morning. In the future a 9-3 bama or coots will go ahead of us. If I had to bet money both bama and Carolina would beat us. Our schedule was incredibly favorable
My nephew is a Griswold skillet collector. I had no idea that was even a thing until he started doing it.
Some of the really rare pieces sell for tens of thousands of dollars.
Griswold Manufacturing - Wikipedia
Bama and Ole Miss were the best teams left out.
Boise is the weakest team in and they are the 3 seed….which means they will probably beat Penn St
Can remember being on a football team with a win streak of impressive wins against inferior teams.
Then along comes an opponent with the talent, size, speed, and athleticism which C88 describes in his post. At half time after being humiliated our coach tells us we aren't executing along with failing to block and tackle.
Before sending us out for the second half our gentleman coach implores us to "knock the pudin' out of them".
After we got the iconic you need better execution speech plus a highly emotion plea, we still got whipped even worse the second half.
After the game my date asked me what happened. I responded, "They knocked the pudin' out of us".
She smiled and chuckled quietly.
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It’s possible but I would take the Hoosiers and SMU over Boise on a neutral field
I had 4 or 5 of my too heavy beers. Ate pizza and wings. Woke up around 3am with a headache and had a glass of water. Woke up at 6am with less of a headache but not feeling great with a slight buzz. Went for a walk and watched two bucks battle at the park. Somehow avoided a hangover and took my kid to ninja class.
Currently finishing my six pack with Bluey on big tv and football on my laptop. Ready for a full two weeks of no work.
