Trying to stay optimistic, but the schedule is really daunting.
The rankings have IU at 7th toughest in the country.
FYI, Alabama is at 57
The rankings have IU at 7th toughest in the country.
FYI, Alabama is at 57
Schedule
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FIU, BSU, UVA, Rutger, Maryland, PU, and one of MSU, Iowa, UM, and PSU. Or Minnesota.
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Win or lose I will eagerly looking forward to watching some good football on Saturdays.
Alabama has figured out how to change away games to neutral sites. Fred Glass figured out how to move a home game to a neutral site.
People from a certain other school love to bash is because of our no conference schedule, should take note of this. I would gladly trade divisions with them .Alabama has figured out how to change away games to neutral sites. Fred Glass figured out how to move a home game to a neutral site.
We play in the Big Ten East so the schedule is always going to be tough. Still, the OOC schedule shouldn't strike the fear of God in anyone, and a 4-1 start is realistic. There are winnable games in the second half of the season as well. I'm still going with 7-5, and I don't think that's pie in the sky.
That was once 8 years ago, and they get to do that because they can fill up 100000 seat stadiums. They’re made for tv. There’s nothing to “figure out.”Alabama has figured out how to change away games to neutral sites. Fred Glass figured out how to move a home game to a neutral site.
It is a tricky situation to balance the schedule. We have such a murders row in the BIG East that it would be a coaches suicide to bring in too many tough opponents in the OOC.
I know everyone wants to see better preconference matchup but we are not there yet. If Lee Corso would have been able to schedule more softies in his tenure, he might have been able to stay around a lot longer. USC and Nebraska games were cool to go to but we never had a chance in those games. Lucky for him, Michigan and Ohio State were the only two guaranteed losses back then so he could afford to bring in better teams.
The BIG is a lot tougher right now. Maybe Coach Allen will get us back to be able to challenge the league like Coach Mallory did. Hopefully this time we will have the football backing from the administration that is needed to sustain success.
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I know everyone wants to see better preconference matchup but we are not there yet. If Lee Corso would have been able to schedule more softies in his tenure, he might have been able to stay around a lot longer. USC and Nebraska games were cool to go to but we never had a chance in those games. Lucky for him, Michigan and Ohio State were the only two guaranteed losses back then so he could afford to bring in better teams.
The BIG is a lot tougher right now. Maybe Coach Allen will get us back to be able to challenge the league like Coach Mallory did. Hopefully this time we will have the football backing from the administration that is needed to sustain success.
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That game made IU some good cash not sure it helped recruiting but it was a good move back when we were not that competitive.
I have seen some pretty wide ranges. Depends on how they have everybody ranked I guess.
It made IU 3 million dollars moving the Penn State game to Washington DC. Now, how much money did it pull out of the Bloomington economy? And how much did it discourage folks from buying season tickets when they were not getting the Penn State game? Yes it was 8 years ago but Glass did the same things two years ago giving away NIT game to Georgia.
Not that I agree with moving the psu game but the nit was just to avoid an embarrassing booing of the HC if not an actual riot.
The bad part was that it hurt the local economy and it took away the opportunity of Hoosier fans to go to a home game. The positive is it probably facilitated the move to Archie Miller. Clap clap clap.
I've got to admit, there are times when I feel like our schedule include the New England Patriots, the New York Giants, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Nonetheless, I agree with you that a 4-1 start is not unreasonable and we could well go 7-5. But, I think it's going to take some innovation in our offense. We can't win those games if we try to re-create three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust and there's no more calling a fade route to Simmie. But we have some athletes who can run and throw -- which I think and hope will provide us with the innovations that I think we will need to be wild, unpredictable and hard to beat.
It all starts with the offensive line, and I think our OL could be one of the surprise units in the Big Ten. It's definitely one of the more experienced OLs around, and Martin, Cronk, Knight, et al. are a formidable bunch. The addition of Nick Linder could be a huge bonus. If the OL jells (and I think that's likely), our offense will be tough to contain and the only dust you'll see will be the dust that our opponents are eating as we race into the end zone. We have many weapons.
I would argue with you, Bowlmania except, you make too many valid points.
Back in the day, they used to say, "From your lips to God's ears!" But, this is the 21st Century so, I'll say: From your keyboard to God's screen!
What tangible, or even intangible benefit did Indiana receive from the money gained from the Penn State fiasco? Compare that to the public humiliation that came from being the old B1G team that I can remember in my lifetime selling a home game to be played 500 miles from its campus. Can you imagine what opposing coaches said on the recruiting trail?!?
The NIT is stupid IMO, and I could hardly care less about that decision.
The NIT is stupid IMO, and I could hardly care less about that decision.
The thing about Glass is that he keeps everything under wraps. There might have been a very good reason for it but we will never know. It may have just been a totally stupid decision. If you don't tell people what it is based on then they are going to assume the latter.
This is a good roster. Better than the rosters of Illinois, Rutgers, Purdue, Minnesota, and probably on par with Maryland and Nebraska. If our coaching staff is any good, we should go 7-5.
Don't forget IU has a Friday game at Minnesota this season.
IU also gave away home games back in 2000 to Penn State (RCA Dome) and Illinois in 1984 (Hoosier Dome).Alabama has figured out how to change away games to neutral sites. Fred Glass figured out how to move a home game to a neutral site.
i think he was pretty candid at the time as to what it was about.
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he also said at the time he was open to doing it again in the future.
Don't forget IU has a Friday game at Minnesota this season.
IU also gave away home games back in 2000 to Penn State (RCA Dome) and Illinois in 1984 (Hoosier Dome).
Fred gushed about the deal he cut. IU only had to buy 7,000 tickets for the 91,000 seat stadium and that he would not have done it unless Lynch was on board.
It was about money, no doubt. I just hope it was because they needed the money for some purpose. As far as doing it again, I would hope that with the building attendance that is no longer worth the bad feelings it creates.
I think Lynch was toast and “dead man walking” at that time and I viewed the game at Fed-Ex Field as a means to offset the buyout of Lynch, which this move paid for that and increase the salary pool for the new staff. We were pretty bad that year and in the middle of a 5-game losing streak at the time. I think Glass knew going into that year that he was going to pull the trigger.
I'm not looking at it, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but weren't we a Demarlo Belcher drop from a bowl game that year?
Yes, I don't believe Lynch's termination was anything close to a foregone conclusion going into that season. The embarrassing 83-20 loss to Wisconsin probably sealed his fate, but that came on the heels of (as you noted) the 18-13 loss to Iowa when Belcher dropped a sure TD pass from Chappell.
The Wisconsin blowout is what everyone remembers from that season, but there were heartbreaking losses in addition to the Iowa game. Michigan beat us on a score with 12 seconds left, and we lost to Northwestern by 3.
Last year I watched the IU Ohio State game in a sports bar in San Diego and it was packed. The year the Penn State game was sold the opening game was against Towson. I am thrilled that that there are no more Towsons on the schedule. And that we can take Michigan to the wire. And I think the IU program will benefit from the murderers row schedule. What bothered me was Delaney’s use of the word “perceived” because I don’t see IU ever getting to a conference championship game.
Don’t get me started on reporting health issues for the benefit of gamblers.
Don’t get me started on reporting health issues for the benefit of gamblers.
