IU 2024

[BTF]

3 hours ago, temptation said:

Its not with this clown.

before he had even accepted the job or knew that anyone from JMU would follow him, that IU’s schedule was set up for 10 wins. 

What qualifies him as a clown? Now, the Indy Star writer? That guys a clown, it's pretty obvious. But what actually qualifies Cignetti as a clown? I see a guy who's won everywhere he's been and is paid mulit millions as a result. I just don't see colorful outfits, baggy pants, and a red nose. 

Cignetti knew that HE could win 10 games with IU's schedule, but that doesn't mean Allen or any other coach would have. Says something about the confidence he has in his system. 

Edited December 22, 2024 by BTF

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59 minutes ago, PDB26 said:

I get what you guys are driving at, but wasn’t it 13 guys from JMU?

JMU probably would have been a tough out for Ball State even when they were FCS. 

I thought I heard 30, maybe 13 is correct. 

My point about the Ball State/James Madison comparison was in reference to the caliber of athlete Cignetti was working with. I really have no idea who'd win in a game between the two programs. 

Edited December 22, 2024 by BTF

[Bash Riprock]

 

[Bash Riprock]

1 hour ago, PDB26 said:

I get what you guys are driving at, but wasn’t it 13 guys from JMU?

JMU probably would have been a tough out for Ball State even when they were FCS. 

You lost me…so Cignetti builds a strong FCS team and that’s a negative? Bottom line, it’s not easy for any FCS program to make the jump to FBS, and he did it. He got a mid major in JMU ranked in the top 25, hosted ESPN Game Day, and finished  tied for first in their division of their conference in their first year of FBS play.  Heck of an accomplishment! 
 

IU had a historical season. Most wins ever…not bad considering preseason picked 17th in the Big 10. 

[BTF]

6 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Indiana's inclusion in College Football Playoff was a monumental mistake

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2024/12/21/indiana-being-in-college-football-playoff-was-a-monumental-mistake-iu-hoosiers-notre-dame-cfp/77121870007/?tbref=hp

"Recklessly negligent?"  Really?  Was there some kind of real crime committed here? Sounds like Mr. Hayes lost on some sort of parlay/bet thing.

This guy is REALLY looking like a fool now. I guess SMU, Tennessee, and Clemson weren't deserving either. Bottom line? You better be the one hosting the college playoff game. 

Edited December 22, 2024 by BTF

[PHJIrish]

18 minutes ago, BTF said:

This guy is REALLY looking like a fool now. I guess SMU, Tennessee, and Clemson weren't deserving either. Bottom line? You better be the one hosting the college playoff game. 

Tennessee is down 21-0 against tOSU, so maybe they didn't deserve to be in.

[BTF]

3 minutes ago, PHJIrish said:

Tennessee is down 21-0 against tOSU, so maybe they didn't deserve to be in.

Although these home atmospheres are utterly incredible, I'm wondering if they do away with home field advantage all together. Neutral sites from beginning to end. 

[Komets2727]

9 hours ago, temptation said:

Nah, it’s all false bravado.  Seems to be covering up an inferiority complex and more interested in clicks than I had originally thought.

The Big Ten’s version of “Prime.”

Cignetti is a better version of Scumbaugh, er Harbaugh, you know the big cheater with TTUN… the same dirt bag that bailed on TTUN and left the cupboard bare so they could be an also ran far behind 2nd place Indiana… you know TTUN that lost to Indiana and went to Ohio State and won…

[temptation]

1 minute ago, Komets2727 said:

Cignetti is a better version of Scumbaugh, er Harbaugh, you know the big cheater with TTUN… the same dirt bag that bailed on TTUN and left the cupboard bare so they could be an also ran far behind 2nd place Indiana… you know TTUN that lost to Indiana and went to Ohio State and won…

“Indiana 28 - Notre Dame 20, I think IU will move the ball well against the Irish defense with a couple long pass plays helping out. Defensively, the Hoosiers will stack the box to stop the run and make the Irish QB beat them thru the air. A late defensive stop by the Hoosiers will seal the victory.

Having said that, if this game was in Bloomington as it should have been, IU would have won comfortably.”

Opinion invalidated.

[Bobref]

2 minutes ago, temptation said:

 

“Indiana 28 - Notre Dame 20, I think IU will move the ball well against the Irish defense with a couple long pass plays helping out. Defensively, the Hoosiers will stack the box to stop the run and make the Irish QB beat them thru the air. A late defensive stop by the Hoosiers will seal the victory.

Having said that, if this game was in Bloomington as it should have been, IU would have won comfortably.”

Opinion invalidated.

I’m still waiting to hear why the game “should have been” in Bloomington.

[Komets2727]

1 minute ago, temptation said:

 

“Indiana 28 - Notre Dame 20, I think IU will move the ball well against the Irish defense with a couple long pass plays helping out. Defensively, the Hoosiers will stack the box to stop the run and make the Irish QB beat them thru the air. A late defensive stop by the Hoosiers will seal the victory.

Having said that, if this game was in Bloomington as it should have been, IU would have won comfortably.”

Opinion invalidated.

Spin whatever you want, doesn’t change a damn thing I said as it is the truth … You can invalidate it all you want , last I saw, TTUN failed miserably this year as a result of the big cheater and beat TTUN on the field 

Just now, Bobref said:

I’m still waiting to hear why the game “should have been” in Bloomington.

ND’s best wins were Army and Navy, teams with zero scholarship players. Give me a break

[temptation]

3 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Spin whatever you want, doesn’t change a damn thing I said as it is the truth … You can invalidate it all you want , last I saw, TTUN failed miserably this year as a result of the big cheater and beat TTUN on the field 

“As a result of the big cheater”, lol.  The NCAA seems to disagree.

Couldn’t have anything to do with losing 18 guys to the NFL, turning over the entire coaching staff, and playing a rigorous schedule, though, could it?

I’d be pretty pissed if the team I grew up cheering for as a child and spent over $20 million lost at home to the worst Michigan team in a decade also.

One playoff win over INDIANA and the geriatric shows up talking out of his ass.

 

Edited December 22, 2024 by temptation

[Bobref]

1 minute ago, Komets2727 said:

ND’s best wins were Army and Navy, teams with zero scholarship players. Give me a break

Nice job, doubling down on an untenable position.

[Komets2727]

Just now, temptation said:

“As a result of the big cheater”, lol.

Couldn’t have anything to do with losing 18 guys to the NFL, turning over the entire coaching staff, and playing a rigorous schedule, though, could it?

I’d be pretty pissed if the team I grew up cheering for as a child and spent over $20 million lost at home to the worst Michigan team in a decade also.

 

The same team that went to Ohio State and won? Can’t have it both ways…

[PHJIrish]

1 hour ago, BTF said:

Although these home atmospheres are utterly incredible, I'm wondering if they do away with home field advantage all together. Neutral sites from beginning to end. 

That could happen as in basketball.  I'm sure it'll be talked about.

[temptation]

6 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Spin whatever you want, doesn’t change a damn thing I said as it is the truth … You can invalidate it all you want , last I saw, TTUN failed miserably this year as a result of the big cheater and beat TTUN on the field 

ND’s best wins were Army and Navy, teams with zero scholarship players. Give me a break

An IU fan citing “best wins” is rich.

2 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

The same team that went to Ohio State and won? Can’t have it both ways…

Yes.  They’ve sent a Christmas card to Ryan Day this year.  Dude’s ass puckers up tighter than a bull’s ass in fly season when he sees the winged helmets.

Edited December 22, 2024 by temptation

[PHJIrish]

5 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Spin whatever you want, doesn’t change a damn thing I said as it is the truth … You can invalidate it all you want , last I saw, TTUN failed miserably this year as a result of the big cheater and beat TTUN on the field 

ND’s best wins were Army and Navy, teams with zero scholarship players. Give me a break

It seems you don't think too highly of Notre Dame.

[Komets2727]

2 minutes ago, temptation said:

An IU fan citing “best wins” is rich.

So beating TTUN isn’t a good win? TTUN won at Ohio Ststw, the possible National Champion.. Good analysis there…

2 minutes ago, PHJIrish said:

It seems you don't think too highly of Notre Dame.

If your best wins before the CFP are Army and Navy and it gets you a home game, not really…

Edited December 22, 2024 by Komets2727

[temptation]

Just now, Komets2727 said:

So beating TTUN isn’t a good win? TTUN won at Ohio Ststw, the possible National Champion.. Good analysis there…

See my post above.  Michigan was not good this year…as we are seeing tonight, Ryan Day has a MICHIGAN problem.

TTUN = That title up north?

[Komets2727]

Just now, temptation said:

See my post above.  Michigan was not good this year…as we are seeing tonight, Ryan Day has a MICHIGAN problem.

TTUN = That title up north?

Tainted title up north…

[temptation]

2 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Tainted title up north…

NCAA prez seems to disagree.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/detroit/news/ncaa-president-nobody-can-say-michigan-didnt-win-national-title-fair-and-square/

You sure you aren’t a closet Buckeye fan?  You sound a lot like them.

 

 

Edited December 22, 2024 by temptation

[PHJIrish]

4 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

So beating TTUN isn’t a good win? TTUN won at Ohio Ststw, the possible National Champion.. Good analysis there…

If your best wins before the CFP are Army and Navy and it gets you a home game, not really…

Thanks for being so prompt to reply.  You seem to not like almost every team.

[Komets2727]

CFP has shown me this year that a home game is a huge advantage, look at the scores. Flip the script and reverse who was the home team and you very well could have different results and certainly closer games. 

[temptation]

1 minute ago, Komets2727 said:

CFP has shown me this year that a home game is a huge advantage, look at the scores. Flip the script and reverse who was the home team and you very well could have different results and certainly closer games. 

Not when your flamboyant head coach turtles up, plays not to lose and waves the white flag with 10 minutes to go.

[PDB26]

1 hour ago, Bash Riprock said:

You lost me…so Cignetti builds a strong FCS team and that’s a negative? Bottom line, it’s not easy for any FCS program to make the jump to FBS, and he did it. He got a mid major in JMU ranked in the top 25, hosted ESPN Game Day, and finished  tied for first in their division of their conference in their first year of FBS play.  Heck of an accomplishment! 
 

IU had a historical season. Most wins ever…not bad considering preseason picked 17th in the Big 10. 

I don't get why you're confused. I said that IU had 13 transfers from JMU, not 30. The other 17 that came in for the '24 season were from elsewhere. You can only beat the teams that show up for kickoff, so no bones to pick with what IU did this season––it should be remembered by IU fans for being a historic season. 

I disagreed with a different post the insinuated the JMU players that followed Cignetti wouldn't be or weren't recruited by Ball State, so, therefore, they are worse than Ball State's players. The top-flight FCS teams, which James Madison was under Cignetti, can rumble with almost any mid-major. I'm not sure FCS James Madison would have lost to Ball State in 2021, nor do I think 2022 or 2023 Sunbelt James Madison would have lost to Ball State.