IU 2024

[Komets2727]

40 minutes ago, temptation said:

Hell yes it is.  And I am happy as hell for the IU basketball fans that won’t have to start the midnight madness countdown this month.

The schedule can not be ignored.  It’s all outlined above.  
 

Cignetti is a helluva coach…still talks like a clown.  Both can be true.

Beating Maryland is a legit win. Beat em 42-28 in a game where IU had 4 turnovers and Maryland had none. How often does that happen? Cignetti is a wizard to do this with IU. Could care less if he talks too much when you back it up with wins. At what point ever has IU been a favorite in 11 of their 12 games? Got that answer right here for ya: NEVER. 

[temptation]

14 minutes ago, Komets2727 said:

Beating Maryland is a legit win. Beat em 42-28 in a game where IU had 4 turnovers and Maryland had none. How often does that happen? Cignetti is a wizard to do this with IU. Could care less if he talks too much when you back it up with wins. At what point ever has IU been a favorite in 11 of their 12 games? Got that answer right here for ya: NEVER. 

Maryland will finish sub .500 and not make a bowl game.  Book it.

Locksley is a disaster.

[Staxawax]

11 hours ago, temptation said:

 

Never seen this amount of “success” go to a fan base’s head so quickly.

Yes you did..... 2020.

[Footballking16]

9 hours ago, temptation said:

Maryland will finish sub .500 and not make a bowl game.  Book it.

Locksley is a disaster.

Maryland won 8 games last year, as did UCLA. IU beat UCLA in Pasadena worse than Oregon did as well as LSU in Baton Rouge. 

[Komets2727]

10 hours ago, temptation said:

Maryland will finish sub .500 and not make a bowl game.  Book it.

Locksley is a disaster.

Locksley is a disaster for sure, but they will still be bowl eligible and not finish below .500

[temptation]

5 hours ago, Staxawax said:

Yes you did..... 2020.

How’d that turn out?

[temptation]

2 hours ago, Footballking16 said:

Maryland won 8 games last year, as did UCLA. IU beat UCLA in Pasadena worse than Oregon did as well as LSU in Baton Rouge. 

C’mon.  Maryland lost its signal caller and has Josh Gattis (whom I know well) calling plays and UCLA has a brand new head coach who can’t even promote his own program coherently.  Pasadena is a constant road game for UCLA.

Comparing margins of victory at this level is amateur hour.  Toledo beat Mississippi State by more than Texas did, lol.  We could do this all day.

Look, it’s ok to be excited but let’s say IU goes 11-1 based on those above analytics.  What are we talking about in those 11 wins…3 wins over bowl eligible teams?

 

[Footballking16]

4 minutes ago, temptation said:

Look, it’s ok to be excited but let’s say IU goes 11-1 based on those above analytics.  What are we talking about in those 11 wins…3 wins over bowl eligible teams?

Considering Michigan only beat 4 P5 bowl eligible teams last year is that really some kind of dig?

[temptation]

14 minutes ago, Footballking16 said:

Considering Michigan only beat 4 P5 bowl eligible teams last year is that really some kind of dig?

1.  Your math is suspect at best.  Rutgers, Minnesota, Penn State, Maryland, Ohio State, Iowa, Alabama, Washington equals 8.

2.  If IU has confetti raining down on them and is hoisting the national championship trophy in January 2025 we can have this discussion.

You’re not very good at this.

Edited October 2, 2024 by temptation

[Footballking16]

6 minutes ago, temptation said:

1.  Your math is suspect at best.  Rutgers, Minnesota, Penn State, Maryland, Ohio State, Iowa, Alabama, Washington equals 8.

1. Your reading comprehension is terrible because I clearly stated regular season. Iowa, Alabama, Washington all occurred AFTER the regular season and had no bearing on what a weak regular season schedule Michigan played last season. IF IU goes 11-1, they too will have the chance to add the number of bowl eligible teams on to their resume.

Michigan played two ranked teams in the regular season. The same will be said for IU assuming Michigan holds up their end of the bargain. Not sure how many more times they can be bailed out by the officiating. 

Edited October 2, 2024 by Footballking16

[temptation]

1 minute ago, Footballking16 said:

1. Your reading comprehension is terrible because I clearly stated regular season. Iowa, Alabama, Washington all occurred AFTER the regular season and had no bearing on what a weak regular season schedule Michigan played last season. IF IU goes 11-1, they too will have the chance to add the number of bowl eligible teams on to their resume.

“Clearly stated.”

Please show me where.

“Considering Michigan only beat 4 P5 bowl eligible teams last year is that really some kind of dig?“

I still remember your confident 2022 bet that OSU would crush Michigan in the Horseshoe, citing “revenge.”  What’d you give me, 21 points?

That was a fun time.

You just can’t separate your hatred from the facts.

Now let’s get back on topic before I get accused of hijacking another thread…

[Footballking16]

2 minutes ago, temptation said:

“Clearly stated.”

Please show me where.

“Considering Michigan only beat 4 P5 bowl eligible teams last year is that really some kind of dig?“

I still remember your confident 2022 bet that OSU would crush Michigan in the Horseshoe, citing “revenge.”  What’d you give me, 21 points?

That was a fun time.

You just can’t separate your hatred from the facts.

Now let’s get back on topic before I get accused of hijacking another thread…

Michigan's schedule was a joke last year, to argue otherwise is asinine. 

[temptation]

“Not sure how many more times they can be bailed out by the officiating.”

You must be referring to the onside kick where #43 on the Gophers has already begun initiating contact with a Michigan player before the ball has surpassed 10 yards?  That’s illegal.

Would have been reviewed and either way Michigan would’ve gotten the ball.
 

Another swing and miss.  Seems the amount of haters have doubled for the CHAMPS.

[temptation]

5 minutes ago, Footballking16 said:

Michigan's schedule was a joke last year, to argue otherwise is asinine. 

Yep, and their easy schedule allowed them to still end 2023-24 with 5 wins over top 20 teams (4 over top 10).

I’ll say it for you though…
 

Cignetti > Harbaugh

Edited October 2, 2024 by temptation

[Footballking16]

45 minutes ago, temptation said:

Yep, and their easy schedule allowed them to still end 2023-24 with 5 wins over top 20 teams (4 over top 10).

I’ll say it for you though…
 

Cignetti > Harbaugh

Who compared Cignetti to that cheater?

[temptation]

20 minutes ago, Footballking16 said:

Who compared Cignetti to that cheater?

 

[Footballking16]

1 minute ago, temptation said:

 

What else would you call a coach currently serving a 4 year show cause for multiple level 1 infractions?

[temptation]

13 minutes ago, Footballking16 said:

What else would you call a coach currently serving a 4 year show cause for multiple level 1 infractions?

A champion.  

Below is a look at a bucket full of @Footballking16's tears being poured over a national championship coach.

hars.jfif

Edited October 2, 2024 by temptation

[Footballking16]

2 minutes ago, temptation said:

A champion.  

Below is a look at a bucket full of @Footballking16's tears being poured over a national championship coach.

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So Harbaugh is the first and last cheater to win a national title? Surely you don't believe that?

[temptation]

16 minutes ago, Footballking16 said:

So Harbaugh is the first and last cheater to win a national title? Surely you don't believe that?

 

[Coach Nowlin]

19 hours ago, temptation said:

5-0 with no major wins of substance and a cake schedule.  Happy for the fans but let’s hold off on building the statue just yet.

Never seen this amount of “success” go to a fan base’s head so quickly.

Knew when I listened to him at IFCA clinic that he was the PERFECT fit for IU and sad he wasn't at PU.  

Do you still think he is a "CLOWN" @temptation

 

19 hours ago, Irishman said:

Interested to know what is bringing this on. The portal has very little regulation to it. Seems that it should not be allowed during the season

Perhaps NIL commitment like UNLV QB not coming to fruition?  Just speculation.  

[Coach Nowlin]

15 hours ago, temptation said:

Maryland will finish sub .500 and not make a bowl game.  Book it.

Locksley is a disaster.

What is your record on the "Book it"  or Bank it or many other proclamations?   

[temptation]

2 minutes ago, Coach Nowlin said:

What is your record on the "Book it"  or Bank it or many other proclamations?   

Yep, clown.  

For the record, Harbaugh is a weird dude, so he might fit into the "clown" category also.

 

75-80% on book it.  Some people make it easy.

(Dude gave me 21 points if I remember correctly and Michigan won OUTRIGHT by 22, lol.)  

That should count double.

[Muda69]

1 minute ago, temptation said:

Yep, clown.  

For the record, Harbaugh is a weird dude, so he might fit into the "clown" category also.

 

75-80% on book it.  Some people make it easy.

(Dude gave me 21 points if I remember correctly and Michigan won OUTRIGHT by 22, lol.)  

That should count double.

So gambling gets you free pizza a Pizza Hut?

[hondo17]

19 hours ago, temptation said:

5-0 with no major wins of substance and a cake schedule.  Happy for the fans but let’s hold off on building the statue just yet.

Never seen this amount of “success” go to a fan base’s head so quickly.

Under HCTA they lose the Maryland game. They probably beat Western Illinois pretty bad but more like 49-0, Charlotte is probably around 35-14 and they probably barely win against Florida International and UCLA is a closer game. That's the difference between Tom Allen and Curt Cignetti. Those teams aren't world beaters but Indiana took 4 of them to the woodshed and played bad but still won the 5th game. It's comparing how IU used to beat teams like that to how they are beating them now. That's what gets fans like myself excited and you can tell Cignetti is a different coach that Indiana hasn't had in a long time or ever. 

Indiana played Ohio State, Michigan and Michigan State along with Penn State for years, it's about time the football gods gave Indiana a schedule that's watered down a bit. 

 

The biggest key for me is IU making sure Cig stays but also if he loses coaches (oc/DC, qb coach) Cig makes the right hires. That is what the downfall of Allen was. He missed bad on his hirings after McCullough, Hart, DeBoer and Womack left.