It would be nice, but it's going to be very hard to do. Can't see the current coach winning more than seven or eight a year and most likely 6 will be the benchmark.
As a Purdue fan I would have loved to be playing in a bowl game. Let alone the playoffs. So not really sure if it's fools gold. If they have a dud year next year then we will know.
Even if IU would have a similar record next year, you know the CFP committee won’t make a similar mistake again.
If Indiana is 11-1 again, then it means they have 8 conference wins from a group of Illinois, at Iowa, at Oregon, Michigan State, UCLA, at Maryland, at Penn State, Wisconsin, at Purdue... So they'd end up with road wins over Iowa, Oregon or Penn State as well... Yea that would easily get them into the playoffs.
So what do you think that points to, every year there's one really good team in college football and a bunch of pretenders?
So, by your theory, they'll win all those games and then likely fall flat when it counts most. I know you guys know this, but ND was the better team and now owns the state. Every team is going to get better if they're willing to spend money and it appears that PU is finally in that group.
Of what? IU being middle of the pack? Yeah you're right, could be worse
Come on, give the clown pants enthusiasts some credit…every star athlete grows up wanting to play football for Indinia where they get the opportunity to play Kennesaw State or Old Dominion. Oh wait, thats not how that works … miracle season (schedule dependent where they failed to be competitive in the games that count) followed by sophomore slump for clown pants curt in 3…2….1
Not really my theory. My theory is that while things don't usually play out as planned, IU will have a consistency of personnel and culture that should serve them well against the B1G.
Clown pants curt went 0-2 when it mattered - and you’ve come here to brag. In the past 5 years I’ve seen my team repeatedly knock off top 5 teams, which I’ll take every day over a scheduling fluke. Those games are memorable, your team and CPC let the fans down when it mattered. Trust us those wins are way more memorable than beating Kenessaw State.
You think that when your rival is projected 17th in the 18 team B1G yet ends up losing a college playoff road game 27-17 to finish 11-2, that's a disappointing or unmemorable year? Then I can't wait for IU to have what you would consider a good year!
Is this where I help the clueless IU football fan regarding how many games were played each season for most of that 130 years?
Depends on their schedule difficulty. If they beat good teams then they could still make it.
Face it, they are no different than us. They could lose 4 or 5 games with a tougher schedule and still have a successful season....
They should have hired Alford and were going to until a certain trustee told Myles that they better hire a minority or else. And from that point on, once RMK's kids were gone, it's been straight downhill as will continue until the Knight curse is no more.
I used to think that he would’ve been a mediocre at best choice, but now I tend to agree with you, and it’s almost certain that he would’ve been far better than the eight years they just went through.
Reality such as getting a top 3,000 yd portal QB with 2 years of eligibility, 2 new starting RBs (one from the B10), TE from Wisconsin, and various productive WRs and DL to reload. Cig has been busy. I wish that Karloftis (sp?) had more speed. Seems like a player Cignetti would like.
Sounds like you can't wait until the Old Dominion, Kennesaw State, and Indiana State pre-BTN tests at Goose Poop Stadium.
EVERY game will be fun, sold out, and electric for IU football. Both for pre-B1G warmups and for conference play.
Sounds like iu is determined to have a football team the General Studies program can be proud of.
Alford? No. Pitino? Yes. Mike Davis had just finished his 1st year as interim coach. Pitino was coming back to college. Indiana stuck with Davis instead. Pitino goes to Louisville. Indiana would have at least 2 titles if Pitino comes to Bloomington instead.
