IU 2024

[Komets2727]

2 minutes ago, temptation said:

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.

 

 

Positive I’m not a Buckeye fan

[Komets2727]

Just for the record, the closest game in the CFP so far was Indiana/Notre Dame…

[temptation]

2 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Positive I’m not a Buckeye fan

You’re repeating many of the tropes they use to justify losing to Michigan repeatedly…even the TTUN nonsense.

Do you also have an M anywhere in your name that you put a cute little “X” through and challenge nursing home patients to fist fights when they speak poorly about your team?

Ryan, is that you?

[Komets2727]

4 minutes ago, temptation said:

You’re repeating many of the tropes they use to justify losing to Michigan repeatedly…even the TTUN nonsense.

Do you also have an M anywhere in your name that you put a cute little “X” through and challenge nursing home patients to fist fights when they speak poorly about your team?

Ryan, is that you?

Question for you, what was your excuse when TTUN lost like 9 times in a row to Ohio State with Scumbaugh starting 0-4 vs. the Buckeyes? I seem to remember TTUN idiots, er “fans” screaming for his head… Let me know when you beat the Buckeyes 9 times in a row over the next few years…

Edited December 22, 2024 by Komets2727

[temptation]

4 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Question for you, what was your excuse when TTUN lost like 9 times in a row to Ohio State with Scumbaugh starting 0-4 vs. the Buckeyes? I seem to remember TTUN screaming for his head… Let me know when you beat the Buckeyes 9 times in a row over the next few years…

The talent discrepancy was wide in most of those years before Harbaugh and really didn’t become equal until 2021/2022.

Harbaugh changed the makeup of Michigan’s identity as he has everywhere and built the team from the inside out (in the trenches).  OSU is a finesse offense.

Never wanted him gone.  Just like OSU with Day right now.  Who out there is a significant upgrade?

Michigan has to win 5 more consecutively for me to have a leg to stand on huh?  Sounds fair.

Harbaugh must be damn good at cheating to win everywhere.

Edited December 22, 2024 by temptation

[Komets2727]

13 minutes ago, temptation said:

The talent discrepancy was wide in most of those years before Harbaugh and really didn’t become equal until 2021/2022.

Harbaugh changed the makeup of Michigan’s identity as he has everywhere and built the team from the inside out (in the trenches).  OSU is a finesse offense.

Never wanted him gone.  Just like OSU with Day right now.  Who out there is a significant upgrade?

Michigan has to win 5 more consecutively for me to have a leg to stand on huh?  Sounds fair.

Harbaugh must be damn good at cheating to win everywhere.

Again, misdirection by you, never address the statement that was made. Must be quite the life to be in denial. Enjoy

[temptation]

15 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Again, misdirection by you, never address the statement that was made. Must be quite the life to be in denial. Enjoy

What statement is that?  Zero clarity on your part.

[Muda69]

17 hours ago, temptation said:

Wouldn’t expect you to understand.

I’m not even sure you enjoy football.

I truly enjoy football. Again, what is a "Natty"?  Is it some kind of slang term, with you trying to be "hip" or "fly" by using it?

[Muda69]

14 hours ago, temptation said:

Hey now, I have donated to the Champions Circle for three straight years.  
 

https://www.championscircleuofm.com

 

Yet you don't appear to have donated to the GID for three straight years.

 

9 hours ago, Bobref said:

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

It should have been at Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

[Bash Riprock]

8 hours ago, PDB26 said:

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. 

 

 

Go back and check…never said IU had 30 transfers from JMU. Perhaps someone else did. I agree with you that the JMU players that came to IU were very good and would have been recruited by a number of teams. Probably were before committing to Cignetti and IU. 

[Bobref]

24 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

It should have been at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Negative.

[temptation]

1 hour ago, Muda69 said:

Yet you don't appear to have donated to the GID for three straight years.

 

It should have been at Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

Statement 1 is false.

[Sparty]

2 hours ago, Muda69 said:

Yet you don't appear to have donated to the GID for three straight years.

 

It should have been at Lucas Oil Stadium.

 

No to off campus venues.  

[Muda69]

8 hours ago, Bobref said:

Negative.

Why not? Too far for you and the Notre Dame faithful to drive?

 

Edited December 22, 2024 by Muda69

[Bobref]

12 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Why not? Too far for you and the Notre Dame faithful to drive?

 

On campus games is one thing they got right about this format.

[temptation]

4 minutes ago, Bobref said:

On campus games is one thing they got right about this format.

Easy for you to say because ND won.

while I agree, the campus atmospheres were electric, the inconsistent criteria which was used to determine seeding has to go.

By no means am I saying they would’ve won but I think everyone is in agreement that the 8/9 matchup last night would’ve been entirely different had it been in Knoxville.

No reason Penn State should have an easier path than Oregon or Ohio State.

Edited December 22, 2024 by temptation

[Bobref]

24 minutes ago, temptation said:

Easy for you to say because ND won.

while I agree, the campus atmospheres were electric, the inconsistent criteria which was used to determine seeding has to go.

By no means am I saying they would’ve won but I think everyone is in agreement that the 8/9 matchup last night would’ve been entirely different had it been in Knoxville.

No reason Penn State should have an easier path than Oregon or Ohio State.

The way I look at it, since ND can never have a bye, a home game is the best we can hope for, seeding-wise.

[temptation]

Fun exercise:  Who would have been the four teams this year in the old format?

1.  Oregon

2.  Georgia

3-4:  Notre Dame, Texas, Ohio State, Boise State, Penn State, Indiana, SMU (can only pick 2)

Edited December 22, 2024 by temptation

[Komets2727]

8 minutes ago, temptation said:

Fun exercise:  Who would have been the four teams this year in the old format?

1.  Oregon

2.  Georgia

3-4:  Notre Dame, Texas, Ohio State, Boise State, Penn State, Indiana, SMU (can only pick 2)

3. Ohio State

4. Penn State

[temptation]

6 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

3. Ohio State

4. Penn State

3 Big Ten teams huh?

[Komets2727]

1 minute ago, temptation said:

3 Big Ten teams huh?

Not putting Texas in, lost 2 times to Georgia, not putting Notre Dame in, lost to Northern Illinois at home and best wins were against Army and Navy, SMU, where are their quality wins, Boise State, what quality wins they have, IU, not a top 4 team this year

[temptation]

4 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Not putting Texas in, lost 2 times to Georgia, not putting Notre Dame in, lost to Northern Illinois at home and best wins were against Army and Navy, SMU, where are their quality wins, Boise State, what quality wins they have, IU, not a top 4 team this year

I actually think you are right in terms of deserving but no way they would put three B10 teams in AND have a BTTG rematch in the CFP semis.

I think Boise would have a case, having only lost to Oregon by 3 but then again the rematch comes into play.

Edited December 22, 2024 by temptation

[Muda69]

2 hours ago, Bobref said:

The way I look at it, since ND can never have a bye, a home game is the best we can hope for, seeding-wise.

There is a way to remedy that you know.  So never say never.

 

[Irishman]

10 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

There is a way to remedy that you know.  So never say never.

 

It would likely save a subpar ACC conference. 

[Sparty]

2 hours ago, Bobref said:

The way I look at it, since ND can never have a bye, a home game is the best we can hope for, seeding-wise.

Join a conference then.