Who is the all-time leader in college football losses? The answer might surprise you.
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Well done IU! With Coach Allen at the helm, you should be able to extend your lead over Northwestern and Rutgers over the next couple of years.
They should add about 10 more losses next year to their record!
Congratulations Indinia!
Because they combined Indinia's losses with Indiana's.
To be fair, Rutger suffered most of those losses before they joined the B1G, and Indiana is barely a B1G team.
Kansas state was the worst program until Snyder took over. He worked miracles there.
Or better yet, where’s @HoosierTim ???
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I've largely stayed out of these indinia threads but will jump in to correct you here. From Wikipedia it appears that the majority of iu's losses have come since 1971(or if you prefer, after WWII AND even the Korean War). In fact the iu "winning" percentage since 1971(39%) is lower than that for all seasons(42%). FYI, their Big Ten Conference winning percentage in that same time frame is about 30%.
Why would I offer up a rebuttal on something that is true?
But it's interesting to me that history counts when it comes to football but it is irrelevant when it comes to success in basketball.
And I can't understand why you would call me out. I have never been one to disagree with facts.
But it's all good. Merry Christmas. Kick Rocky Top Ass!
This is why IU fans/grads have a rep for not quite "getting it".
It's not the "history counts when it comes to football but it is irrelevant when it comes to success in basketball." History is what it is. And IU football history is ABYSMAL. The "losing-est" program in CFB.
Now, on the basketball. You IU fans want to yell, "Banners!", whenever the conversation comes up about the two programs. However, you refuse to acknowledge the head-to-head records, AND, you refuse to acknowledge how dusty and moth-riddled those banners are. In other words, it's ancient history.
I don't necessarily expect this to resonate with you, but it is an effort to help you with the "history" part.
Merry Christmas to you, as well, and thanks for your support vs. TN!
Many people are not going to get that joke relative to IU.
It will surprise the hell out of all the band wagon IU fans that just started following the Hoosiers because of their Covid anomaly based success last season. They were convinced they were going to be the Big Ten's big Dog after that fluke of a season. Most of them have no idea that they are historically the worst College Football program in the history of the sport.
Most of us realize how bad IU Football is historically. Why would you blame us, knowing that fact, for being elated over a wonderfully successful season regardless of the circumstances?
Peace. Merry Christmas.
I'll attempt to answer, within the spirit of the Christmas season.
Not sure what you mean by blaming you. I think it's absolutely reasonable for a fan base (especially one with IU's history) to be elated as a result of the successful season.
What caused most non-fans to cringe (and even shake their heads in ... "disgust"?) was the arrogance IU fans displayed toward their bowl selection. You're entitled to your opinion, but the response by Fred Glass was outright appalling. It was a horrible look for IU. And, the local newsers didn't help, either. Lots of whining and indignation.
I get it; IU had a successful season and the record was what it was. Congratulations were surely due.
When you don't get what you want, and you're perceived as the 2 year old toddler, dropping to the ground and throwing a fit, you're going to "lose" a lot of people.
Add to the fact, there were a lot of people that reasonably had IU with a very mediocre record, based on sound reasoning. IU out-performed those expectations. Similar expectations were predicted for IU THIS season, and you under-performed. (Lots more to say on that, but I've written enough for now.)
Just my $0.02.
My experience with IU fans has been much different but in the spirit of the season I will simply wish you a very Merry Christmas.
Well, Rutgers did have that epic 6-4 win over Princeton back in 1869 that started it all. So, we can at least say they've been playing a long time--longer than many other colleges and universities have even been in existence.
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