Game Day Thread - Indiana @ UCLA

[nichlee]

Conference play is upon us as our Indiana Hoosiers take on the Bruins under the lights (well maybe by the third quarter) of the Rose Bowl. What are we thinking about the game today? Updates from the program? Hoosiers attending, how is Pasadena? I for one am excited for potentially the biggest game of the 2024 Indiana football season. This game will make Indiana looked at as no longer a bottom feeder this season or Hoosier fans will be left wondering if conference play will be more of the same from the last three seasons.

Viewing Information:
Start time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBC/Peacock
RADIO: Indiana Hoosiers Sports Network

 

[4IUSox2]

Let’s go!!!

 

[Victorbmyboy]

Nice drive. Nice gift for another.

 

[BusdriverE]

Talk about a sparse crowd

 

[daddyhoosier]

Bro how is that a personal foul? That hurts your arm more than it hurts his head smh.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

Terrible call.

 

[Radio Zero]

That’s an impressive sounding IU crowd, given the game is thousands of miles from Indiana.

 

[daddyhoosier]

Goal post doesn't lie??

 

[Victorbmyboy]

I didn’t like going for it.

 

[BusdriverE]

Think the fg would’ve been like 48+?

 

[daddyhoosier]

That would have been a 50-yard field goal. Do they not have confidence in the kicker or were they just being aggressive? FG makes s it a three-possession game. I know 50-yards is no gimmie but neither is 4 and 6.

 

[Radio Zero]

Looks like it turned out okay vic

 

[Courtsensetwo]

I kick.

 

[BusdriverE]

I kick.

You mean punt? Miss fg and they get it where you kick so we don’t get the first, that saves you 7 yds and our offense is doing well so why not

 

[Radio Zero]

This is the stuff.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

What a freaking coaching and gameplan. As fun as 20-9-2020 was this is different.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

This is the stuff.

Snuff n stuffffff!

 

[BusdriverE]

What a run! Way to finish the drive

 

[HoosierJimbo89]

CCC = BAMF

 

[daddyhoosier]

On that long throw that got us down to the goal line blocking picked up two blitzers on the right side, allowed Rourke time to lob up that throw for 19. BTW Cross made a pretty difficult grab earlier in the drive to keep things going. That's a ball that many receivers don't pull in. Also that TD run, contact in the backfield but he spun away then found some space to knife through. This team is talented, well-coached and has good football instincts. That's a good combo.

 

[Tammany Hall]

Long way to go. Hold to a FG before half would be great.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

Long way to go. Hold to a FG before half would be great.

I hate soft defense. Stay aggressive before half

 

[BusdriverE]

Long way to go. Hold to a FG before half would be great.

Pick 6 would be better😉

 

[Harry Hondo]

Long way to go. Hold to a FG before half would be great.

No, that would be good, but stopping them would be great.

 

[Hoosiers Rising]

I hate soft defense. Stay aggressive before half

They get the ball to start the next half so need to clamp down.

 

[Tammany Hall]

Had the sack there. Ugh.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

They get the ball to start the next half so need to clamp down.

Cig will make that an emphasis.

 

[daddyhoosier]

Grrr, just don't let them score again to start the 2nd half. I wonder if Cig will try to get a drive started or just run it twice? How many TOs does UCLA have?

 

[Radio Zero]

Three timeouts, IU has two.

 

[IUNorth]

Well…we’ll see how much we’ve grown since week 1. We were pretty bad in the last 2/3 of that week 1 game. If we do that again, they’ll catch us.

 

[ytzid]

CCC = BAMF

On that long throw that got us down to the goal line blocking picked up two blitzers on the right side, allowed Rourke time to lob up that throw for 19. BTW Cross made a pretty difficult grab earlier in the drive to keep things going. That's a ball that many receivers don't pull in. Also that TD run, contact in the backfield but he spun away then found some space to knife through. This team is talented, well-coached and has good football instincts. That's a good combo.

Grrr, just don't let them score again to start the 2nd half. I wonder if Cig will try to get a drive started or just run it twice? How many TOs does UCLA have?

 

[daddyhoosier]

Here we go! Get 'em off the field here.

 

[Hatchets7times]

Thats just a unbelievable call..
🙄

 

[daddyhoosier]

FG here doesn't hurt that bad, no TD please.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

FG here doesn't hurt that bad, no TD please.

Way better. Win for IU. Now go score.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

You mean punt? Miss fg and they get it where you kick so we don’t get the first, that saves you 7 yds and our offense is doing well so why not

No I mean kick the FG

 

[BCCHoosier]

Both personal foul calls questionable.

 

[Courtsensetwo]

Thats just a unbelievable call..
🙄

It was technically the correct call but shines a light on a hole in the rule

 

[daddyhoosier]

I love the layer concepts that put the defense in conflict. If they bring pressure we are picking it up and picking apart the 1 on 1 matchups. The UCLA D doesn't have an answer quite frankly.

 

[daddyhoosier]

I think we are looking at a Bowl Team folks.