Taking pulse after running a marathon is never smart. The info at that moment is accurate (looks bad) but is not accurate even a day later.
That’s how I see things for IU right now.
Tom Allen does not sit and feel sorry for himself, he’s not a whiner and he gets after things.
He fired Sheridan by 10am Sunday after Bucket game. Have no insights into who, but I’ll bet we get a hire closer to DeBoer than Sheridan who will be a good OC. (And yes, an $800K OC position in B10 is desirable to someone who likes to compete and show he can produce!).
Then comes big recruiting 2-week window we are in before 1st signing day. IU does have a nice FR recruiting class and I predict we keep and sign 90-100% of them. Have seen posts showing key ones: Monds/Mullen FL CB’s, McCollough - DE-LB, the TX QB, 4-star Ft Wayne - OL, and 4-star Lawrence North WR all in. Also have now seen visits with Tulane commit RB and a Tennessee commit DL meeting in home and maybe coming to IU.
Then look at portal world. I can’t point to many of ones leaving IU and say “They were such key players for us.” I admit I’d love to have kept Marshall at WR and DKB at DE-LB (who I thought Warren should have used more this season).
Bit while the portal taketh away, it giveth too! We have offers I’ve seen to a UMiami LB and UNLV LB. An OL & WR from FIU and a RB from Auburn.
The numbers game hits other schools too (OSU losing 2 QB’s!). And as we saw at MSU you can reload quicker now, which I think we will get some good players too.
If Tom Allen has earned respect anywhere it has been in recruiting and I feel certain we will get recruits & transfers probably around 25 or so and the cubbard will be stocked to start the bounce back with new, hungry kids wanting to play who haven’t read their own IU success headlines yet.
Add on what I hope is a chance for a few more coaching staff tweaks, and this group will be fired up and focused going into spring reboot.
I’m not saying we are B10 championship bound next year, but I do think bowl bound again and I do think IU bounces back. Allen is too positive and focused to collapse. And I think better player health, new coaches, great new player arrivals and a much better schedule in “22 come together for a better year next season.
Step back, enjoy the bowl games & holidays and let the natural process play out. Come home opener vs Northwestern I bet things will look a lot different and better than walking off Ross Aid without the bucket to end this year. Bank it!
That’s how I see things for IU right now.
Tom Allen does not sit and feel sorry for himself, he’s not a whiner and he gets after things.
He fired Sheridan by 10am Sunday after Bucket game. Have no insights into who, but I’ll bet we get a hire closer to DeBoer than Sheridan who will be a good OC. (And yes, an $800K OC position in B10 is desirable to someone who likes to compete and show he can produce!).
Then comes big recruiting 2-week window we are in before 1st signing day. IU does have a nice FR recruiting class and I predict we keep and sign 90-100% of them. Have seen posts showing key ones: Monds/Mullen FL CB’s, McCollough - DE-LB, the TX QB, 4-star Ft Wayne - OL, and 4-star Lawrence North WR all in. Also have now seen visits with Tulane commit RB and a Tennessee commit DL meeting in home and maybe coming to IU.
Then look at portal world. I can’t point to many of ones leaving IU and say “They were such key players for us.” I admit I’d love to have kept Marshall at WR and DKB at DE-LB (who I thought Warren should have used more this season).
Bit while the portal taketh away, it giveth too! We have offers I’ve seen to a UMiami LB and UNLV LB. An OL & WR from FIU and a RB from Auburn.
The numbers game hits other schools too (OSU losing 2 QB’s!). And as we saw at MSU you can reload quicker now, which I think we will get some good players too.
If Tom Allen has earned respect anywhere it has been in recruiting and I feel certain we will get recruits & transfers probably around 25 or so and the cubbard will be stocked to start the bounce back with new, hungry kids wanting to play who haven’t read their own IU success headlines yet.
Add on what I hope is a chance for a few more coaching staff tweaks, and this group will be fired up and focused going into spring reboot.
I’m not saying we are B10 championship bound next year, but I do think bowl bound again and I do think IU bounces back. Allen is too positive and focused to collapse. And I think better player health, new coaches, great new player arrivals and a much better schedule in “22 come together for a better year next season.
Step back, enjoy the bowl games & holidays and let the natural process play out. Come home opener vs Northwestern I bet things will look a lot different and better than walking off Ross Aid without the bucket to end this year. Bank it!
