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.

 

[TomEric4756]

Yes, IU and its ‘moneyball’ picks are playing for championships.

Some SEC teams with NIL all stars are on the outside looking in …

The SEC doesn’t get to stack the deck this year …

Hard to get past an Auburn coach is complaining about the SEC not getting six in.

 

[82hoosier]

Somebody has to tell Tommy that the saving grace is that everybody has an opportunity to buy a new roster every season.

 

[RegionHoosiers]

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!!!

Cignetti hasn't had to deal with many close games yet.

 

[HoosierJimbo89]

How in the f*** is this guy a US Senator? Oh wait, it is Alabama......

 

[IUCrazy2]

"That was a little bit forbidden when I was in coaching, but now it's legal." No Tommy, you $EC cheating f---, that was completely illegal when you were coaching. The whole issue that you and all the other 2 loss cheating f---- in the $EC have is that now everyone can openly do what that dirty ass conference has been doing for decades.

 

[OpenWheels]

" ... a little bit forbidden ... "



At least he's 'a little bit' honest. What he means is it was entirely forbidden but Auburn and Alabama and other football factories cheated like crazy and the NCAA would turn their heads or penalize a different school.
,

 

[OpenWheels]

Cignetti hasn't had to deal with many close games yet.

He's 1-0 here.

 

[Jssanto]

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.

Tried and I could not

 

[Jssanto]

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

You forgot crooked in front of moron.

 

[Victorbmyboy]

You forgot crooked in front of moron.

Weeelllll eeexxcuse meeee! Sheesh. 😂

 

[76-1]

Here's an article that speaks to the topic:

Only Washington D.C. could view the underdog story of the Indiana Hoosiers as a problem

Indiana barreling into a late November game with Big Ten title and playoff stakes on the line should be held up as a reason why college football is better because of NIL and the transfer portal.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Stuffshot]

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.

I think IU's offense is good enough to score 13 points on OSU, and I think our defense may be able to hold OSU to around 25.

But we can't forecast the breaks (bad penalty calls, missed field goals, fumbles, interceptions, long returns etc.) and that'll be where the game is decided.

 

[red hornet]

Indiana will create a couple of T/O's on their way to trucking the bucknuts. GO HOO-HOO-HOOSIERS!

 

[jughaid]

Here's an article that speaks to the topic:

Only Washington D.C. could view the underdog story of the Indiana Hoosiers as a problem

Indiana barreling into a late November game with Big Ten title and playoff stakes on the line should be held up as a reason why college football is better because of NIL and the transfer portal.

sports.yahoo.com

Really great read. Thx for posting.

 

[turney333]

Maybe a bit counter intuitive, but I kind of feel like NIL and transfer portal are actually creating more parity and not less. While yes, big name schools are going to poach good players from lesser programs, on the whole, there’s a net drain from the from the big name schools which are experiencing more transfers out than in. They are losing quality depth and experience among the 2nd/3rd string which has probably been a larger contributor to their historical advantage than NFL draft pick starters

 

[indy1203]

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

Some don't understand, it's production over potential.

 

[Stuffshot]

Here's an article that speaks to the topic:

Only Washington D.C. could view the underdog story of the Indiana Hoosiers as a problem

Indiana barreling into a late November game with Big Ten title and playoff stakes on the line should be held up as a reason why college football is better because of NIL and the transfer portal.

sports.yahoo.com

Oh God. Hickory again.

A fictional high school (not a college) in the 1950's ( 70+ years ago). What a cliche. What? No reference to Branch McCracken?? Breaking Away??

OSU has about 50,000 students at its main campus. IU has about 38,000 at its main campus.

Those are big mega-university numbers. What a silly, foolish comparison to "Hickory."

 

[IU73]

Oh God. Hickory again.

A fictional high school (not a college) in the 1950's ( 70+ years ago). What a cliche. What? No reference to Branch McCracken?? Breaking Away??

OSU has about 50,000 students at its main campus. IU has about 38,000 at its main campus.

Those are big mega-university numbers. What a silly, foolish comparison to "Hickory."

Surprisingly IUB had record enrollment this fall. 48,424 per the IDS.