IU bought a team per Sen Tuber ille

[Jssanto]

Indiana 'went out and bought them a football team,' says Sen. Tommy Tuberville

"I don't think you should be able to recruit with money," Tuberville said

www.cbssports.com

I understand the dislike of the way NIL has gone. But his phrasing, to me, makes it seem as if we did something wrong. I completely agree there should be changes. Tuberville blames Chuck Shummer for blocking his efforts at reform.
My guess is both sides of the isle are crooks. But the rules are the rules.

 

[td75]

Yeah and Ohio State bought themselves a 20 million dollar team. What in the hell did his Auburn Tigers buy?? I'm sure they're in knee deep...They poached our DT!!

 

[OpenWheels]

He must mean it as high praise.

 

[iueyedoc99]

Everybody “buys a team” now…just some of them don’t shop very wisely.

 

[iubhounds]

He should be use to buying teams, his Auburn team were paying players before anybody even dreamed up NIL. Screw him and the SEC.

 

[iubhounds]

Yeah and Ohio State bought themselves a 20 million dollar team. What in the hell did his Auburn Tigers buy?? I'm sure they're in knee deep...They poached our DT!!

Just think TWO IU tackles from last year start for Auburn and Colorado and IU current OL grades out high every week.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

His comments about IU make zero sense.,he’s a moron.

 

[Bowlmania]

Indiana 'went out and bought them a football team,' says Sen. Tommy Tuberville

"I don't think you should be able to recruit with money," Tuberville said

www.cbssports.com

I understand the dislike of the way NIL has gone. But his phrasing, to me, makes it seem as if we did something wrong. I completely agree there should be changes. Tuberville blames Chuck Shummer for blocking his efforts at reform.
My guess is both sides of the isle are crooks. But the rules are the rules.

Dude, can you correct the spelling of the asshole's name in the thread title? This thread should be getting more attention.

This makes me livid. What an outrageous accusation. Fvck Tuberville and the other SEC crybabies.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

Dude, can you correct the spelling of the asshole's name in the thread title? This thread should be getting more attention.

This makes me livid. What an outrageous accusation. Fvck Tuberville and the other SEC crybabies.

They literally are throwing the kitchen sink at IU.

 

[13thman]

Dude, can you correct the spelling of the asshole's name in the thread title? This thread should be getting more attention.

This makes me livid. What an outrageous accusation. Fvck Tuberville and the other SEC crybabies.

If he wants consequences for breaking a contract, then there must be guarantees from the other side that contracts won't be rescinded.

 

[Bowlmania]

They literally are throwing the kitchen sink at IU.

It's unbelievable. The SEC, with several two-loss teams (and some of those teams will ultimately be three-loss teams), is publicly campaigning for inclusion in the first field of 12 CFP. Now they've got a low-IQ United States senator involved who, in an apparent effort to bolster the conference's position, is denigrating IU. Screw this guy and all the whiny SEC idiots.

 

[Bowlmania]

If he wants consequences for breaking a contract, then there must be guarantees from the other side that contracts won't be rescinded.

I have no problem with NIL money being tied to contracts (which would, among things, prevent players from opting out of bowl games), but what Tuberville is doing is something very different. He's made a false and outrageous claim that we've "bought" our success this season, suggesting wrongdoing. Fvck him. I'm furious.

 

[Harry Hondo]

Indiana 'went out and bought them a football team,' says Sen. Tommy Tuberville

"I don't think you should be able to recruit with money," Tuberville said

www.cbssports.com

I understand the dislike of the way NIL has gone. But his phrasing, to me, makes it seem as if we did something wrong. I completely agree there should be changes. Tuberville blames Chuck Shummer for blocking his efforts at reform.
My guess is both sides of the isle are crooks. But the rules are the rules.

I bet IU got the best value for its dollars. Most of the portal guys we got were not ranked very high out of high school and nobody was going to pay top dollar for them. And certainly our freshmen recruits weren’t 4-5 star kids who could demand top dollar.

It was Cignetti and his coaching staff’s keen eye for talent, then great coaching, that put IU where they are, not 5 star talent and big bucks.

 

[13thman]

I have no problem with NIL money being tied to contracts (which would, among things, prevent players from opting out of bowl games), but what Tuberville is doing is something very different. He's made a false and outrageous claim that we've "bought" our success this season, suggesting wrongdoing. Fvck him. I'm furious.

Yeah. It amuses me how uncomfortable everyone else is with our success. What we really bought was a coach. Yes, our talent level has increased, but I've always felt the talent we had in the past should have brought better results.

 

[td75]

Yeah. It amuses me how uncomfortable everyone else is with our success. What we really bought was a coach. Yes, our talent level has increased, but I've always felt the talent we had in the past should have brought better results.

Allen was 3-9 last year, I've often wondered what Cignetti would've done with that team. That team lost a bunch of close games that better coaching would've pulled out the W.

Kevin Wilson lost a bunch of games that a better coach would've won. Thank goodness Cignetti is our head coach!!!

 

[812jmac]

Nope, just bought ourselves a hell of a coaching staff!

The old regime can’t stand to see new blood rise up in CFB.

 

[Bowlmania]

Guy's a slimeball.

Tommy Tuberville's NIL push has people remembering when he ditched Texas Tech recruits

Tommy Tuberville once left a school abruptly for another coaching job. That move is being remembered as he now tries to regulate NCAA Sports.

clutchpoints.com

 

[IUclover]

I’d love it if Cig was asked about this comment. His response would be short and sweet like “Coaching is about developing and motivating your players. You can’t buy that.”

 

[Bowlmania]

I’d love it if Cig was asked about this comment. His response would be short and sweet like “Coaching is about developing and motivating your players. You can’t buy that.”

The thing is he's got a bunch of guys nobody else was seriously interested in. Oh sure, we had to pay top dollar for all those JMU guys. Tuberville's comment is such bullshit.

As someone suggested above, Cignetti is a master at identifying and recruiting talent that others can't see.

 

[TomEric4756]

Saturday’s game will be about who believes in themselves more, who wants it more,

than hs recruiting stars. It IS more about what is the between the ears.

The winners will get 1st all big 10 team nods; the losers will get 2nd and 3rd.

Our All Big Contenders include Fisher, Kamara, Ponds, West, Rourke, Sarrat, Price, Ellison, Horton …

It’s not a one player show … and everyone has improved … FPI won’t win or lose the game.

IU will score more points on OSU than OSU has given up in a single game so far.