Oops ... Fred thought he'd booked Penn Southern

[Born Boiler]

It’s hard to judge what’s more impressive … IOU’s academic rankings or its non-conference scheduling -- Georgia Southern and … yes, Virginia, there is a Charleston Southern.

Now that’s a schedule that should truly bowl over some folks, especially considering how IOU could’ve had a makeup date with Georgia Tech or South Florida. No, dem whoosiers jumped at the chance to take on Charleston Southern.

Yep, Fred sure landed ’em a big ‘un. IOU will do the Charleston right in between those Bucs playing MS Valley and Presbyterian (either the school or one Holy Cross transfer).

Consider how that awe-inspiring non-con lineup compares to Purdue playing nationally ranked Louisville, MAC favorite Ohio and the SEC’s Missouri.

Or the rest of the Big Ten -- Illinois against Ball State, Western Kentucky and South Florida, Iowa against Wyoming, Iowa State and North Texas, Maryland against Texas, Towson and Central Florida, Michigan against Florida, Cincinnati and Air Force, Michigan State against Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Notre Dame, Minnesota against Buffalo, Oregon State and Middle Tennessee, Nebraska against Arkansas State, Oregon and Northern Illinois, Northwestern against Nevada, Duke and Bowling Green, Ohio State against Oklahoma, Army and UNLV, Penn State against Akron, Pittsburgh and Georgia State, Rutgers against Washington, Eastern Michigan and Morgan-Monroe State Forest (beat Fred to ‘em), and Wisconsin against Utah State, Florida Atlantic and BYU.

Granted, most had a crumbling cookie, if not two, but leave it to IOU -- for the record, the all-time worst football program in major college history -- to sandwich the ACC’s runaway weakest link (2-10 last year, now bound for 3-9) with a pair of sub-system cream puffs.

We guess the glorious “Break-Through” campaign couldn’t include Gibson Southern.

Whoever said that people who live in Glass houses don’t have stones?

 

[IUHDog]

Feel better?

 

[RBB89]

It’s hard to judge what’s more impressive … IOU’s academic rankings or its non-conference scheduling -- Georgia Southern and … yes, Virginia, there is a Charleston Southern.

Now that’s a schedule that should truly bowl over some folks, especially considering how IOU could’ve had a makeup date with Georgia Tech or South Florida. No, dem whoosiers jumped at the chance to take on Charleston Southern.

Yep, Fred sure landed ’em a big ‘un. IOU will do the Charleston right in between those Bucs playing MS Valley and Presbyterian (either the school or one Holy Cross transfer).

Consider how that awe-inspiring non-con lineup compares to Purdue playing nationally ranked Louisville, MAC favorite Ohio and the SEC’s Missouri.

Or the rest of the Big Ten -- Illinois against Ball State, Western Kentucky and South Florida, Iowa against Wyoming, Iowa State and North Texas, Maryland against Texas, Towson and Central Florida, Michigan against Florida, Cincinnati and Air Force, Michigan State against Bowling Green, Western Michigan and Notre Dame, Minnesota against Buffalo, Oregon State and Middle Tennessee, Nebraska against Arkansas State, Oregon and Northern Illinois, Northwestern against Nevada, Duke and Bowling Green, Ohio State against Oklahoma, Army and UNLV, Penn State against Akron, Pittsburgh and Georgia State, Rutgers against Washington, Eastern Michigan and Morgan-Monroe State Forest (beat Fred to ‘em), and Wisconsin against Utah State, Florida Atlantic and BYU.

Granted, most had a crumbling cookie, if not two, but leave it to IOU -- for the record, the all-time worst football program in major college history -- to sandwich the ACC’s runaway weakest link (2-10 last year, now bound for 3-9) with a pair of sub-system cream puffs.

We guess the glorious “Break-Through” campaign couldn’t include Gibson Southern.

Whoever said that people who live in Glass houses don’t have stones?

One of those teams is an ACC team on the road, one of them was coming off of a nine win season when we scheduled them, and the other had to be scheduled within three weeks due to a hurricane. Also, Indiana currently has the 18th hardest schedule in the country overall. So, nice rant.

 

[IndySouthsider]

One of those teams is an ACC team on the road, one of them was coming off of a nine win season when we scheduled them, and the other had to be scheduled within three weeks due to a hurricane. Also, Indiana currently has the 18th hardest schedule in the country overall. So, nice rant.

That's future opponents. Stop the BS

 

[Born Boiler]

Feel better?

Nah, this isn’t about me. This is about all the special teams and freshman players around the league who were denied recognition last week after facing legitimate opposition -- including six Big Ten teams playing each other -- while IOU was running up its score and stats against a Pop Warner team and then undeservingly receiving two of the Big Ten’s four weekly awards, plus a Mackey player of the week. Those were a bigger joke than IOU’s non-con schedule.

Now, 45-14 … that does feel better. And so does knowing Joe Tiller’s worst team at Purdue beat Indiana 62-10. Thanks forever, Joe.

 

[IUHDog]

You have issues...RIP Joe Tiller.

 

[Purdue85]

You have issues...RIP Joe Tiller.

That post was crap.

Don't EVER slam someone while recognizing a legend's passing.

I can't say I'm surprised.

Stay classy, IU fans.

 

[StickPurdue]

That post was crap.

Don't EVER slam someone while recognizing a legend's passing.

I can't say I'm surprised.

Stay classy, IU fans.

I didn't think it was classless. I felt like he was addressing his feelings towards BB and then also acknowledging the passing of Tiller because BB mentioned him in his post. Everyone in the Big Ten from all fan bases have made a point to say nice things about Tiller. We were very fortunate to have him as a coach.

 

[Purdue85]

I didn't think it was classless. I felt like he was addressing his feelings towards BB and then also acknowledging the passing of Tiller because BB mentioned him in his post. Everyone in the Big Ten from all fan bases have made a point to say nice things about Tiller. We were very fortunate to have him as a coach.

Don't ever combine the two.

Ever.

 

[IUHDog]

Don't ever combine the two.

Ever.

OK, how's this? RIP Joe Tiller - hell of a football coach. Make a difference to you or not?

 

[Wolegib]

No just stop

 

[SDBoiler1]

One of those teams is an ACC team on the road, one of them was coming off of a nine win season when we scheduled them, and the other had to be scheduled within three weeks due to a hurricane. Also, Indiana currently has the 18th hardest schedule in the country overall. So, nice rant.

Give me a break. That schedule isn't 18th because of your non-conference schedule. IU could have gotten Georgia Tech or the University of South Florida for your bye week. Instead, IU chose an FCS school in typical IU style.

 

[Purdue85]

OK, how's this? RIP Joe Tiller - hell of a football coach. Make a difference to you or not?

Okay, dumb@ss, let me help you.

RIP Joe Tiller - hell of a football coach.

 

[rgarlitz]

Indiana does play in a hell-a-tough division, so I can cut them some slack on the non-conference schedule.

I would no doubt favor MB2 watering down September if I knew Purdue had to face Michigan, OSU, PSU, and Michigan State every year. Make ND a priority, though, even if the Irish aren't what they once were. It's good for tradition and tv.


I, too, didn't see anything offensive in what IUHDog said.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

Indiana does play in a hell-a-tough division, so I can cut them some slack on the non-conference schedule.

I would no doubt favor MB2 watering down September if I knew Purdue had to face Michigan, OSU, PSU, and Michigan State every year. Make ND a priority, though, even if the Irish aren't what they once were. It's good for tradition and tv.


I, too, didn't see anything offensive in what IUHDog said.

I'll give IU the credit of playing in the East Division of the B1G...but to schedule to total patty cake of a schedule they AND Minny AND PSU did is a joke. I'd like to see Delaney stick with a memo that said something along the lines of one non-conference game against a P-5 conference, a regional G-5 teams within 200 miles of campus, and another random G5 team. That would be nice.

 

[JohnsyRick]

I'll give IU the credit of playing in the East Division of the B1G...but to schedule to total patty cake of a schedule they AND Minny AND PSU did is a joke. I'd like to see Delaney stick with a memo that said something along the lines of one non-conference game against a P-5 conference, a regional G-5 teams within 200 miles of campus, and another random G5 team. That would be nice.

You do realize that IU played an ACC team on the road, and scheduled two G5 teams, one of which (Ga. Southern) had a 56-23 record from 2010-2015 when they were scheduled. They also beat Bowling Green in a bowl game in 2015 by 31, yes they are not good this year, but you don’t know that when the scheduling is done.
The game with Charleston this weekend was forced upon them by a hurricane, no one in their right mind would choose to play Ga. Tech on the road instead, that’s crazy. Plus the fact they only had 6 home games this year already, they needed to schedule a replacement home game.
I don’t know if it is still true, but earlier this year Charleston had a higher sagarin rating than FIU.

 

[boiler1987]

You do realize that IU played an ACC team on the road, and scheduled two G5 teams, one of which (Ga. Southern) had a 56-23 record from 2010-2015 when they were scheduled. They also beat Bowling Green in a bowl game in 2015 by 31, yes they are not good this year, but you don’t know that when the scheduling is done.
The game with Charleston this weekend was forced upon them by a hurricane, no one in their right mind would choose to play Ga. Tech on the road instead, that’s crazy. Plus the fact they only had 6 home games this year already, they needed to schedule a replacement home game.
I don’t know if it is still true, but earlier this year Charleston had a higher sagarin rating than FIU.

Agreed. It's always tough to forecast what a team will look like in a few years since scheduling is done so far in advance. I'm guessing most folks thought Mizzou would be a legit SEC foe for Purdue when the schedule came out but they're a dumpster fire now.

 

[70boiler]

...Make ND a priority, though, even if the Irish aren't what they once were...

Hate to be disagreeable, but IMHO screw ND and their self-absorbed fanbase.

 

[SDBoiler1]

You do realize that IU played an ACC team on the road, and scheduled two G5 teams, one of which (Ga. Southern) had a 56-23 record from 2010-2015 when they were scheduled. They also beat Bowling Green in a bowl game in 2015 by 31, yes they are not good this year, but you don’t know that when the scheduling is done.
The game with Charleston this weekend was forced upon them by a hurricane, no one in their right mind would choose to play Ga. Tech on the road instead, that’s crazy. Plus the fact they only had 6 home games this year already, they needed to schedule a replacement home game.
I don’t know if it is still true, but earlier this year Charleston had a higher sagarin rating than FIU.

IU could have scheduled Georgia Tech or the University of South Florida. Pu$$ies. Without this game they can't go bowling and probably won't anyway.

 

[JohnsyRick]

IU could have scheduled Georgia Tech or the University of South Florida. Pu$$ies. Without this game they can't go bowling and probably won't anyway.

Yes they could have, but we both know PU would not have either given the same situation. It would be really dumb on top of giving you 8 road and 5 home games. Pu$$ies ? Guess we’ll find out in November, internet tough guys make me laugh, thanks for that.

 

[Purdue85]

Yes they could have, but we both know PU would not have either given the same situation. It would be really dumb on top of giving you 8 road and 5 home games. Pu$$ies ? Guess we’ll find out in November, internet tough guys make me laugh, thanks for that.

What the h*ll??

Louisville, a top 20 team?

OU, a championship caliber MAC team?

Mizzou, in recent years a perennially-tough SEC team?

And you're using this as some way of defending GA Southern? Georgia Frickin' SOUTHERN? Dude, you don't cherry pick a 5-6 year span ('10-'15) as some means testing. Flash-in-the-pan schools come and go, and this is IN NO WAY an indicator they'd be tough in 2017. Quite the opposite.

 

[JohnsyRick]

What the h*ll??

Louisville, a top 20 team?

OU, a championship caliber MAC team?

Mizzou, in recent years a perennially-tough SEC team?

And you're using this as some way of defending GA Southern? Georgia Frickin' SOUTHERN? Dude, you don't cherry pick a 5-6 year span ('10-'15) as some means testing. Flash-in-the-pan schools come and go, and this is IN NO WAY an indicator they'd be tough in 2017. Quite the opposite.

First of all, no where was I critical of PU’s schedule, I said given the situation that IU was placed in due to a hurricane, PU would also have made the choice to play a home game against an FCS as opposed to Ga.Tech on the road.
Secondly, my defense of Ga. Southern was that they were pretty good the last 5 years when they were scheduled, just ask Florida who lost to them in the swamp in 2013.
Finally, while I have no problem with PU’s schedule, I seriously doubt UL is top 20 next week, OU struggled to beat 0-6 UMass last week in a defensive struggle 58-50, and it is pretty obvious Mizzou is awful and in disarray.
Purdue is vastly improved and Brohm appears to be doing a great job, not sure why punking on IU’s schedule (which including conference games is harder than PU’s) makes you somehow feel better, it’s childish.

 

[BoilerGal74]

... no one in their right mind would choose to play Ga. Tech on the road instead, that’s crazy...

I'm really confused now....At the end of basketball season this year playing Ga Tech on the road is exactly what you all chose to do even when you were actually entitled to a home game advantage. Hmmmmm, guess the worm has turned (just teasing-don't get hinky on me).

 

[JohnsyRick]

I'm really confused now....At the end of basketball season this year playing Ga Tech on the road is exactly what you all chose to do even when you were actually entitled to a home game advantage. Hmmmmm, guess the worm has turned (just teasing-don't get hinky on me).

I have no problem addressing that, Crean was on his way out and it was obvious it would be an embarrassing crowd at home. FG wanted to avoid an embarrassment, plain and simple, everything else was bs!

 

[Purdue85]

First of all, no where was I critical of PU’s schedule, I said given the situation that IU was placed in due to a hurricane, PU would also have made the choice to play a home game against an FCS as opposed to Ga.Tech on the road.
Secondly, my defense of Ga. Southern was that they were pretty good the last 5 years when they were scheduled, just ask Florida who lost to them in the swamp in 2013.
Finally, while I have no problem with PU’s schedule, I seriously doubt UL is top 20 next week, OU struggled to beat 0-6 UMass last week in a defensive struggle 58-50, and it is pretty obvious Mizzou is awful and in disarray.
Purdue is vastly improved and Brohm appears to be doing a great job, not sure why punking on IU’s schedule (which including conference games is harder than PU’s) makes you somehow feel better, it’s childish.

you were choosing to defend the scheduling of Ga Southern, and you also chose to offer an argument of what Purdue would do.

That's a loser's argument.

 

[Purdue85]

I have no problem addressing that, Crean was on his way out and it was obvious it would be an embarrassing crowd at home. FG wanted to avoid an embarrassment, plain and simple, everything else was bs!

You need to just stop. Really.

I get what you're trying to do, but it just isn't working for you. Or IU.

 

[Wolegib]

I believe we need to stop talking about Louisville being a great team. they are not looking so good lately, and their defense is horrible.

 

[SDBoiler1]

Yes they could have, but we both know PU would not have either given the same situation. It would be really dumb on top of giving you 8 road and 5 home games. Pu$$ies ? Guess we’ll find out in November, internet tough guys make me laugh, thanks for that.

Purdue already had games vs. Louisville (neutral field), vs. Ohio, and @ Mizzou. That is by far a tougher schedule than the Loosiers had, even before the FIU fiasco. Purdue will handle IU @ Purdue and get the Bucket back where it rightfully belongs. Your FR QB is going to get killed running that spread option against BIG East teams. Your team is a triage unit and it's not going to get any better any time soon.

 

[SDBoiler1]

I believe we need to stop talking about Louisville being a great team. they are not looking so good lately, and their defense is horrible.

Louisville has the defending Heisman winner and lost to #2 Clemson and @ ranked NC ST. They are a very good team. One hell of a lot better than anyone on IU's non-conference schedule.

 

[peytonrules]

You do realize that IU played an ACC team on the road, and scheduled two G5 teams, one of which (Ga. Southern) had a 56-23 record from 2010-2015 when they were scheduled. They also beat Bowling Green in a bowl game in 2015 by 31, yes they are not good this year, but you don’t know that when the scheduling is done.
The game with Charleston this weekend was forced upon them by a hurricane, no one in their right mind would choose to play Ga. Tech on the road instead, that’s crazy. Plus the fact they only had 6 home games this year already, they needed to schedule a replacement home game.
I don’t know if it is still true, but earlier this year Charleston had a higher sagarin rating than FIU.

IU could have scheduled Georgia Tech or the University of South Florida. Pu$$ies. Without this game they can't go bowling and probably won't anyway.

USF was not a realistic option. At the time they only had one game of their 12 scheduled postponed and it was a conference game. Everyone knew that would get rescheduled getting them back up to the maximum 12 games. It wasn't announced until 2 days after IU announced the Charleston Southern game that the American cons had to move other games to reschedule USF and UCONN essentially postponing today's game against UMASS.

 

[SDBoiler1]

USF was not a realistic option. At the time they only had one game of their 12 scheduled postponed and it was a conference game. Everyone knew that would get rescheduled getting them back up to the maximum 12 games. It wasn't announced until 2 days after IU announced the Charleston Southern game that the American cons had to move other games to reschedule USF and UCONN essentially postponing today's game against UMASS.

IU schedules a team that's 0-19 all-time vs. FBS competition. Your non-con schedule is one of the worst in the country, and that was before you scheduled Charleston Southern. Absolute pud schedule.

 

[SDBoiler1]

USF was not a realistic option. At the time they only had one game of their 12 scheduled postponed and it was a conference game. Everyone knew that would get rescheduled getting them back up to the maximum 12 games. It wasn't announced until 2 days after IU announced the Charleston Southern game that the American cons had to move other games to reschedule USF and UCONN essentially postponing today's game against UMASS.

Full of crap. UCONN played last night at home vs. Memphis (a conference game).

 

[peytonrules]

USF was not a realistic option. At the time they only had one game of their 12 scheduled postponed and it was a conference game. Everyone knew that would get rescheduled getting them back up to the maximum 12 games. It wasn't announced until 2 days after IU announced the Charleston Southern game that the American cons had to move other games to reschedule USF and UCONN essentially postponing today's game against UMASS.

Full of crap. UCONN played last night at home vs. Memphis (a conference game).

Correct. The American conference moved a bunch of games around so they could reschedule the USF uconn game.

 

[BoilerGal74]

I have no problem addressing that, Crean was on his way out and it was obvious it would be an embarrassing crowd at home. FG wanted to avoid an embarrassment, plain and simple, everything else was bs!

Duh! You don't think we Boilermakers didn't know that...But face it...Embarrassing either it would have gone done for the Loosiers...lolJust too good to pass up after your original statement of no one in right mine etc...lol! Have a good day

 

[TwinDegrees2]

The real issue with IU football is the low level High School coach they hired to replace Wilson. Like Crean, he's a hell of a talker...you just can't understand what he's trying to say and he has no record of ever heading up a program save a two year stint at Ben Davis where they sucked swampwater under his leadership.

When the season started, I thought IU would beat PU to retain the bucket again, but after watching the Allen coached IU Hoosiers, the Boilers will win by 20.

IU needs a cupcake schedule every year.

 

[IUPACK]

The real issue with IU football is the low level High School coach they hired to replace Wilson. Like Crean, he's a hell of a talker...you just can't understand what he's trying to say and he has no record of ever heading up a program save a two year stint at Ben Davis where they sucked swampwater under his leadership.

When the season started, I thought IU would beat PU to retain the bucket again, but after watching the Allen coached IU Hoosiers, the Boilers will win by 20.

IU needs a cupcake schedule every year.

A cupcake schedule for IU, would be playing in the BIG TEN WEST. Probably the worst Division in power 5 football.

 

[TMA62]

A cupcake schedule for IU, would be playing in the BIG TEN WEST. Probably the worst Division in power 5 football.

NONSENSE. Wisky is a top 10 program as was Iowa 2 seasons ago. Likewise, Northwestern, Minnesota and Nebraska were ranked during the same period. 5 ranked teams and its the worst division in Power 5 football? LOL!!

BTW, who is IU playing next week? Hanover College?

 

[Purdue Grad in Texas]

I'll give IU the credit of playing in the East Division of the B1G...but to schedule to total patty cake of a schedule they AND Minny AND PSU did is a joke. I'd like to see Delaney stick with a memo that said something along the lines of one non-conference game against a P-5 conference, a regional G-5 teams within 200 miles of campus, and another random G5 team. That would be nice.

Interesting thoughts, JDB. Penn State could end up paying for that big time come playoff selection time if they don't run the table......we shall see. Michigan State knocking off Michigan in Ann Arbor also didn't help things as they currently stand.

 

[Purdue85]

A cupcake schedule for IU, would be playing in the BIG TEN WEST. Probably the worst Division in power 5 football.

You big crybaby.

Someone get this clown a tissue.

"Worst division in power 5??" What a dumb@ss.

 

[IUPACK]

You big crybaby.

Someone get this clown a tissue.

"Worst division in power 5??" What a dumb@ss.

The only Division in Power 5 that has only one team ranked in the top 25. (Wisc) Sure you're not surprised by that.