Really hard to believe it happened, it's really an exciting time to be an IU FB fan & it's really amazing all at the same time. 
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I’ll drink to that.Really hard to believe it happened, it's really an exciting time to be an IU FB fan & it's really amazing all at the same time.
always wanted to go a rose bowl, but I'll take thisReally hard to believe it happened, it's really an exciting time to be an IU FB fan & it's really amazing all at the same time.
I believe the winner of the 7/10 game plays the 2 seed in the Rose Bowl. Win and we are there.
The quarterfinal sites aren’t set to a seed. They try to consider historic bowl ties to the better seed.
If Oregon stays #1, they’ll get Rose.
I imagine Boise would get Fiesta?
Texas Sugar?
SMU Peach?
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About the 12-Team College Football Playoff Format
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There's some members here who unfortunately didn't; Townsend comes to mind and Windsurf.
Steve's name came up in our chat Saturday night. What a great guy and he's missed.
I'm well into my 8th decade. I've been 7 decades + of experiencing some cherished highs and strings and strings of lows. Just check the chain hanging out of the Bucket. This is better than having a thick wallet at 20 years old, sitting in a brand new convertible with an experienced girlfriend beside you headed west on Route 66 and hoping like hell the evenings motel is not far away. Yup, damn close call but better.
When they went to 12 teams I saved the bracket back in the summer.
With our schedule and hiring Cig I had a sneaking suspicion that we were going to be here.
I didn’t dare say anything on here about it,knowing I’d be accused of being cuckoo.
I had an appointment with my urologist in Bloomington yesterday.
Knowing he was a season ticket holder the conversation quickly turned to the football season.
We talked for about 15 minutes before he asked me how was doing? Haha
With our schedule and hiring Cig I had a sneaking suspicion that we were going to be here.
I didn’t dare say anything on here about it,knowing I’d be accused of being cuckoo.
I had an appointment with my urologist in Bloomington yesterday.
Knowing he was a season ticket holder the conversation quickly turned to the football season.
We talked for about 15 minutes before he asked me how was doing? Haha
I witnessed the 67 season sitting in the Knothole section. Saw the Rose Bowl and still have the ticket, a game program and a transistor radio with a leather case Rose Bowl 1968 embedded it in. (Radio still works 9v battery) Indy Star Sunday newspaper with John Pont leaning next to roses. But this season was beyond belief. I did tell a fellow IU grad and old friend up the street last summer "I think this team wins 8 for sure possibly 10 ..." He suggested he still had a medical friend that he could make an appointment for me to check for any brain damage.
What makes this team different. They POUND teams, they DON'T PANIC, great FUNDAMENTALS and make plays when they need to. (minus the OSU game)
Don't be surprised how far this team can go in the playoffs. One game at a time and NOBODY outside of Indiana thinks they can win.
What makes this team different. They POUND teams, they DON'T PANIC, great FUNDAMENTALS and make plays when they need to. (minus the OSU game)
Don't be surprised how far this team can go in the playoffs. One game at a time and NOBODY outside of Indiana thinks they can win.
I've been a die hard fan for over 50 years. I don't think I'd go that far, but I never thought I'd see the day. Not even close.
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That's the thing, when looking at the schedule, both WHO they played and WHEN they played them, I had this as a 10-2 season. The games got progressively more difficult and they had the chance to keep winning & play with supreme confidence.
I did NOT necessarily think that would mean we were an exceptionally better or more talented team than last year. Just we might flip some/most of the 50/50 games that we kept losing in years past. To that extent, BOY WAS I WRONG. This team has been relentless almost all year. They have overall severely limited mistakes. They just keep grinding on teams. They haven't relied on gimmicky, lucky, or otherwise "big" plays. Just methodical offense with shot plays thrown in & a very salty defense when they can stay somewhat fresh. As you said, that's super dangerous in how far they can go.
With that said, we saw it in the 2nd half vs. Michigan and a big chunk against OSU. When they play with mistakes & penalties, it can collapse in a hurry for a variety of reasons.
If they play mistake free, sky is the limit. I think the Nebraska game was the perfect example of that. Nebraska isn't bad. But IU played that game damn near perfectly & just dismantled them.
I wondered as the years went by if I would ever see a season like this. I hope to last another 10 - 20 years but didn't think IU would make the decision to become a football school in my lifetime but they have. Now we will get to enjoy this for as long as it last.
There were a couple of posters who predicted 9 or more wins. I don't remember names but I think they were credible posters, not sunshine pumpers. I wish they'd come forward with their posts from August so they can take a bow.
Indeed a close call. I'd hate to live on the difference.
This season now makes me wonder ... will IU fans be happy with 9-3 or 8-4 seasons in the future? Too many variables to predict. One thing I looked at last summer ... I thought based on what I read, that our coach with an intact staff was better than teams with a new coach .. UCLA, Washington, MSU, Michigan and then the teams with coaches in their 2nd year ... Nebraska at home, Northwestern ... so with that I was at 9 wins, Purdue 10 wins ... Maryland 11 wins and lose at OSU.
Also a factor, I thought Cignetti's team would win those close games, 1 score games that Tom Allen teams lost in 2023.
Also a factor, I thought Cignetti's team would win those close games, 1 score games that Tom Allen teams lost in 2023.
I have, in my will (well not specifically in my will but in some papers that accompany it) that I wish to have my ashes spread where we tailgate...so that I can be present for a great IUFB team. Now I can adjust those papers and do something else with my ashes...
I predicted 8-4 on here,I kept my ‘dream’ to myself lol
Really hard to believe it happened, it's really an exciting time to be an IU FB fan & it's really amazing all at the same time.
The Nebraska and Purdue games were the most "fun" games I've ever attended. I wouldn't say "best" because IU-PU in '67, Michigan in '88(?) had more drama........but just for laugh your ass off fun, they can never be beat. Throw in the Big Noon/College Game Day stuff and its been quite the trip.
Yes...over the years we'd seen every "dog" have its day.....NW., Purdue, Kansas, KSU, Cincy....those once in 30 years seasons. Well, we waited longest, but we got a once-in-a-lifetime season out of it.
I told my brother that lives in Evansville that if IU could avoid any major injuries, I could see them going 10-2. He thought I was crazy.
I see my urologist next week. Been dealing with bladder cancer for about four years. So annoying.
I did. Started out high grade. Now it’s low grade. Keeps coming back but it’s non-invasive so we just keep burning them out. Go back in next Wednesday.
What a great thread. So happy to see IU competitive at a national level. Got a few Hoosiers I've lost too who would be loving this.
One always told me I'll get interested in football when we can beat Nebraska and Michigan. Check! Go Hoosiers!
One always told me I'll get interested in football when we can beat Nebraska and Michigan. Check! Go Hoosiers!
I lost a brother to lung cancer 2 years ago,big IU fan.
He was always betting on them to win and he usually lost.
Can’t help but think he would have cleaned up this year..
In his honor,I’m betting on us in the Playoffs.
RIP my brother.
He was always betting on them to win and he usually lost.
Can’t help but think he would have cleaned up this year..
In his honor,I’m betting on us in the Playoffs.
RIP my brother.
My turning point in expectations happened when Chip Kelly left UCLA. I thought, if we can go out there and win, that could make or break the season. And I will make it known, after the UCLA win I was one of the first to say, “give him a check and let him name the amount.” I just knew this Cignetti team was different. We’ve never seen a team like this, the offense and the defense, and the fact it was built in a month or two. It’s been an amazing ride.
It all takes me back to coach Hep, “IU football is a shooting rocket”. We truly are now. He was the last coach that truly made me feel like we could do what we are doing. I wish he would have seen it happen.
It all takes me back to coach Hep, “IU football is a shooting rocket”. We truly are now. He was the last coach that truly made me feel like we could do what we are doing. I wish he would have seen it happen.
I never understood the idea you couldn't win at Indiana. Seemed like the school with the beautiful campus and other advantages was just waiting for a good coach. Yet we never did win. Finally got more commitment. Then Coach Cig.
The man running the program is the most important. Commitment is up there next. Most of the coaches we hired before wouldn't have won even with commitment by the school. Hep would've I think. He also had what it took.
The man running the program is the most important. Commitment is up there next. Most of the coaches we hired before wouldn't have won even with commitment by the school. Hep would've I think. He also had what it took.
We’ve all been conditioned to expect the worst. Backward passes to Tevin Coleman to lose the game against Minnesota. I had to buy a new TV remote after that one. Losing coach Hep, there are so many. And I’m a Bills fan, so the disappointment is just an expectation. That changed this year. The Michigan State game, we were down 10-0 real quick. Me and my bro were in East Lansing and I told him, “why am I calm and not in shambles right now”? Because I knew we were going to put it together. 49 unanswered points later, it was the best away game experience I’ve ever had.
My prediction on 29 August, in the thread "will cig win big this year":
"College Gameday will be in Bloomington on November 9th for a battle of the unbeatens. The Hoosiers will move on to 10-0, but finish 11-3, losing in overtime in both the Big Ten Championship Game and the first round of the CFP. The 1-3 finish to the season will cause Hoosiergradman to start a Fire Cignetti movement."
I was wrong on several points: (1) Of course, we are not going to lose the Big Ten Championship game, so IUGradman will not call for the firing of Coach Cignetti (or will he??); (2) College Gameday was here earlier than November 9th; and (3) IU will win the National Championship!!
... and, oh yeah, Michigan was far from undefeated by November 9th. Another poor prediction.
Wow, that's pretty darn accurate.
I didn't put a hard prediction out there, but I'm fairly proud of my analysis and that we'd only be significant dogs in two games this year (turns out it was only one). When Jr. & I filled out our schedule predictions this year I had us 10-2 with losses to OSU and, I think, Northwestern in a let down/surprise game. To his credit, he had us at 9-3 but accurately predicted Purdue's 1-11. Sometimes, you just know you're raising them right.
Fan Duel Projected ‘24 Win Total for IU at 5.5
Fan Duel has released IU’s 2024 projected win total at 5.5. I’m taking the over.
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My son and I jumped on the over, too!😁Fan Duel Projected ‘24 Win Total for IU at 5.5
Fan Duel has released IU’s 2024 projected win total at 5.5. I’m taking the over.
Some would say we lived long enough to see "hell freeze".Really hard to believe it happened, it's really an exciting time to be an IU FB fan & it's really amazing all at the same time.
This has been the best sporting period of my life and I’m more of a basketball fan than a football fan. And this season will never be repeated because it’s so unexpected. Once you are elite, it’s expected and a disappointment if you are not. The surprise of all this is the most fun, besides just watching us smash people. There is so much more pressure when you are expected to be good. I have sometimes not even enjoyed some of our basketball seasons back in the day when we were really good because I’d get so nervous. Football was just for fun. I think it was after the UCLA game also where I realized we might really be good. But so many of the games we didn’t even have a chance to be nervous because we got ahead so early. MIchigan was the one that really got me this year. I really did NOT want to lose that game. I’m just so thrilled for the entire university, the long suffering fans, and the players.
It does seem a little anticlimatic to not be looking forward to a big bowl game and all the festivities that go with it. I’m sure tickets are going to be insane. But I’ll handle the disappointment!
It does seem a little anticlimatic to not be looking forward to a big bowl game and all the festivities that go with it. I’m sure tickets are going to be insane. But I’ll handle the disappointment!
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