Bash Riprock Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 Flippin’ love the first pic!!! Teammates for life!! 1 Quote
Bash Riprock Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 6 hours ago, gonzoron said: He was a good purchase for the Hoosiers. As was Love with ND. $1.6M this year not a bad investment either. 2 Quote
gonzoron Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 I’ve heard rumors some are saying the top 3 was a DEI sweep. Quote
gonzoron Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 2 hours ago, Bash Riprock said: As was Love with ND. $1.6M this year not a bad investment either. Not even in the top 20. Quote
Bash Riprock Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 3 hours ago, gonzoron said: Not even in the top 20. If you compare him to QB’s. Where was his ranking for RB’s? Credit ND…great return for their investment. When one researches NIL football budgets for ND and IU, shows very similar. 1 Quote
gonzoron Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 9 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: If you compare him to QB’s. Where was his ranking for RB’s? Yet he was the 3rd best player in D1 regardless of Position on the field. Quote
Bash Riprock Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 1 hour ago, gonzoron said: Yet he was the 3rd best player in D1 regardless of Position on the field. No debate. Not sure what your driving? Yes, IU spent money on Mendoza. Yes, ND spent money on Love. Both made great investments. Both spent about the same level of total NIL football money in 2025 which is way below schools like Texas A&M. Guessing they will have to spend more in the future to compete. Quote
gonzoron Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 17 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: Not sure what your driving? I'm driving a 2017 Dodge Ram. I'm not sure why you even brought Jeremiyah Love into this conversation. It's an IU thread. Must criticism of Notre Dame permeate EVERY thread on the GID? I miss the days when there wasn't so much negativity in general toward athletes discussed on this site. 1 1 Quote
Bash Riprock Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 Way too defensive. You complimented IU on their purchase. I simply returned the compliment about ND doing same with Love and noticed both team have a similar approach to total NIL football investment in 2025. Nothing negative from my end. I’m going to assume you were sincere with your original post about a good purchase. 1 Quote
temptation Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 4 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: Way too defensive. You complimented IU on their purchase. I simply returned the compliment about ND doing same with Love and noticed both team have a similar approach to total NIL football investment in 2025. Nothing negative from my end. I’m going to assume you were sincere with your original post about a good purchase. He chose his words wisely and of course “got your goat.” Just so damn easy. Right? Quote
23andCounting Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 IU has more living alumni than anyone else in the country. That equates to donors. Which equates to "we can compete for players." Couple that with the best coach in the country, fans better get used to Indiana being at the top. Quote
Komets2727 Posted December 14, 2025 Posted December 14, 2025 11 minutes ago, 23andCounting said: IU has more living alumni than anyone else in the country. That equates to donors. Which equates to "we can compete for players." Couple that with the best coach in the country, fans better get used to Indiana being at the top. As much as I dislike NIL, Indiana has one of the deepest pockets in the country. Everyone better get ready to see IU at or around the top of college football for awhile 1 Quote
gonzoron Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 1 hour ago, Bash Riprock said: Way too defensive. You complimented IU on their purchase. I simply returned the compliment about ND doing same with Love and noticed both team have a similar approach to total NIL football investment in 2025. Nothing negative from my end. I’m going to assume you were sincere with your original post about a good purchase. Sure I was sincere, but in no way did I mention Notre Dame. Nice spin attempt. 1 hour ago, Komets2727 said: As much as I dislike NIL, Indiana has one of the deepest pockets in the country. Everyone better get ready to see IU at or around the top of college football for awhile College football becomes the new NASCAR. Buy your championships. It’s pretty sad really Quote
Bash Riprock Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 4 minutes ago, gonzoron said: Sure I was sincere, but in no way did I mention Notre Dame. Nice spin attempt. Whatever you say…either you take a return comparison compliment or you don’t. I don’t care Quote
PHJIrish Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 1 hour ago, Komets2727 said: As much as I dislike NIL, Indiana has one of the deepest pockets in the country. Everyone better get ready to see IU at or around the top of college football for awhile All that's quite true, but why wait until 2024 to take football seriously? It's a big money maker and has been even before NIL. Football has been in the shadows of basketball at IU forever! Quote
Bash Riprock Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 1 hour ago, 23andCounting said: IU has more living alumni than anyone else in the country. That equates to donors. Which equates to "we can compete for players." Couple that with the best coach in the country, fans better get used to Indiana being at the top. I sure hope so if that’s the new equation for success. I was blown away reading how much A&M spent this year and assume Texas is close. Big time oil money. 4 minutes ago, PHJIrish said: All that's quite true, but why wait until 2024 to take football seriously? It's a big money maker and has been even before NIL. Football has been in the shadows of basketball at IU forever! I think the president spent time on staff at Georgia and understands what football can mean to a school. Quote
PHJIrish Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 5 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: I sure hope so if that’s the new equation for success. I was blown away reading how much A&M spent this year and assume Texas is close. Big time oil money. I think the president spent time on staff at Georgia and understands what football can mean to a school. Well, whatever the reason, it's about time someone woke up in Bloomington. I'm glad they did, so I have someone to root for during the CFP. Quote
23andCounting Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 15 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: I sure hope so if that’s the new equation for success. I was blown away reading how much A&M spent this year and assume Texas is close. Big time oil money. Not sure how long I can last as a fan in this environment. Maybe take up hiking or fishing to occupy my time. Quote
Komets2727 Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 1 hour ago, 23andCounting said: Not sure how long I can last as a fan in this environment. Maybe take up hiking or fishing to occupy my time. And miss this high quality banter? Not a chance… Quote
23andCounting Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 18 hours ago, Komets2727 said: And miss this high quality banter? Not a chance… It's exhausting. I'll be taking a break. Quote
PDB26 Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 (edited) 20 hours ago, Bash Riprock said: Whatever you say…either you take a return comparison compliment or you don’t. I don’t care With all due respect, guy is just a temu @temptation Edited December 15, 2025 by PDB26 1 Quote
temptation Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 44 minutes ago, 23andCounting said: It's exhausting. I'll be taking a break. Not a chance. 1 Quote
gonzoron Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 18 minutes ago, PDB26 said: With all due respect, guy is just a temu @temptation With all that money you're saving with temutemptation, please feel free to donate to the GID and help keep the site afloat for a little while longer! https://gridirondigest.net/clients/donations/ Quote
temptation Posted December 15, 2025 Posted December 15, 2025 13 minutes ago, PDB26 said: On second thought he might. Question becomes, could we call it “pulling a Notre Dame?” Quote
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