Illinois at 12 but Indiana nowhere to be seen in the top 25 for this guy. To not have them ranked at all is downright disrespectful. Next year's team probably has more talent than the 24 team who just went to the CFP.
Disrespect already for 25
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Illinois at 12 but Indiana nowhere to be seen in the top 25 for this guy. To not have them ranked at all is downright disrespectful. Next year's team probably has more talent than the 24 team who just went to the CFP.
I said this will eventually happen. People still look at the ND and OSU game and think Indiana didn't belong. They still think our schedule was awful. There is a lot of baseless beliefs that were pushed out by the talking heads that chipped away at what Indiana accomplished.
My only concern is the lack of B1G rankings. I truly don't care where Indiana starts as long as the B1G has an ample # of teams ranked. Then IU will move up through winning. What's concerning is last year they ranked 9 SEC teams and 4 B1G teams and here this goober is repeating that same mistake. It gives the SEC such a large head start for absolutely no reason.
My only concern is the lack of B1G rankings. I truly don't care where Indiana starts as long as the B1G has an ample # of teams ranked. Then IU will move up through winning. What's concerning is last year they ranked 9 SEC teams and 4 B1G teams and here this goober is repeating that same mistake. It gives the SEC such a large head start for absolutely no reason.
I've seen a couple rankings now just like this one. And I agree--to not be in the top 25 is crap.
Illinois returns a lot of guys, but this is not much benefit of the doubt for us at all. Sheesh. Nail it to the bulletin board.
Yes, Illinois returns 16/22 starters so they're well deserving of their rating. Obviously, our Offensive & Defensive line will determine how far we go, especially the road games at Iowa, Oregon & Penn. St. The tell will be the Illinois game at home.
Nurse Ratched must have put a bunch of Saltpeter in McMurphy's meds this morning... if ya know what I mean.
Looking at his Top 25, this McMurphy guy must not have watched one game of college football this past year or looked at returning players and quality of incoming transfers.... Just having IU behind Navy, Kansas and Iowa State proves that.... He's gotta be jokin'
Looking at his Top 25, this McMurphy guy must not have watched one game of college football this past year or looked at returning players and quality of incoming transfers.... Just having IU behind Navy, Kansas and Iowa State proves that.... He's gotta be jokin'
I have a hard time waiting for the 2025 season to come around so IUFB team can prove these polls wrong. IU will earn their spot
in polls as the teams we play will be good.
in polls as the teams we play will be good.
I looked it up and this guy is an AP poll voter. What a joke.
Like nearly all of these "way too early" polls...1) they're way to early, says it in their names 2)they're lazy, shots in the dark attempts
IU should be in the...12-18 range... by any reasonable educated guess, at this point...
They return a good core of their defense, which was one of the better defenses in the nation last year.
They got one of the top 5 portal QBs in Mendoza
They have a very good returning receiving core.
They return some good offensive linemen, and have signed some good ones.
And as of now, they're returning their HC who was national coach of the year, and both of their coordinators, who were also great. I suspect this McMurphy guy has no clue on all this stuff.
IU should be in the...12-18 range... by any reasonable educated guess, at this point...
They return a good core of their defense, which was one of the better defenses in the nation last year.
They got one of the top 5 portal QBs in Mendoza
They have a very good returning receiving core.
They return some good offensive linemen, and have signed some good ones.
And as of now, they're returning their HC who was national coach of the year, and both of their coordinators, who were also great. I suspect this McMurphy guy has no clue on all this stuff.
On the upside, this is the most attention Brett McMurphy’s top 25 has ever attained….way to go, Brett!
Apparently he has a title at the Action News network or something, but I’ve always been more of a Brian Fantana guy myself. Plenty of idiots with unintelligent positions. Let them be wrong.
Apparently he has a title at the Action News network or something, but I’ve always been more of a Brian Fantana guy myself. Plenty of idiots with unintelligent positions. Let them be wrong.
He’s an Oklahoma State grad who has always had a heavy bias toward the Big 12. It’s one guy’s opinion. Don’t read too much into it or get worked up about it. There are a lot of other comments in that post from other fanbases saying he was off base. He loves the Big 12. We like it this way. We want a chip on our shoulder.
