PDB26 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 50 minutes ago, Komets2727 said: Just stop. Had that game been in Bloomington as it should have been, the Irish go home with a loss. As it is, IU moves on to the CFP semifinals while the Irish while the Irish eat their pop tarts… ND beats IU in 2024 regardless of where it’s played, but the inverse is true for 2025. Quote
gonzoron Posted January 3 Posted January 3 1 minute ago, PDB26 said: ND beats IU in 2024 regardless of where it’s played, but the inverse is true for 2025. We'll never know thanks to the crooked CFP Committee. Notre Dame is currently the last team to defeat IU. 1 Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 3 Posted January 3 3 minutes ago, PDB26 said: ND beats IU in 2024 regardless of where it’s played, but the inverse is true for 2025. Hard to say that when IU is 25-2 with Cig and hasn’t lost a home game yet. IU is better this year than last year, but they were still pretty good last year 1 Quote
23andCounting Posted January 3 Posted January 3 11 minutes ago, Komets2727 said: Hard to say that when IU is 25-2 with Cig and hasn’t lost a home game yet. IU is better this year than last year, but they were still pretty good last year Notre Dame is also better this year than they were last year. This conversation between Notre Dame and IU is just nonsense. Notre Dame was better last year, IU is probably better this year. At the end of the day, IU will be the one bringing home the hardware, so kudos to them. I just wish ND was given an opportunity to showcase themselves this year. 1 Quote
Bash Riprock Posted January 4 Posted January 4 17 hours ago, 23andCounting said: Notre Dame is also better this year than they were last year. This conversation between Notre Dame and IU is just nonsense. Notre Dame was better last year, IU is probably better this year. At the end of the day, IU will be the one bringing home the hardware, so kudos to them. I just wish ND was given an opportunity to showcase themselves this year. I’m not so sure. ND beat #2 Georgia and #4 Penn State last year. They were 3-0 against ranked teams in 2024. This year they were 1-2 against ranked teams. People get excited because ND rolled lower tiered ACC teams in 2025, but they did same last year. I may be on an island, but I also think Leonard was a better QB and leader. Just an opinion. 2024 was a really, really good ND squad. Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 1 minute ago, Bash Riprock said: I’m not so sure. ND beat #2 Georgia and #4 Penn State last year. They were 3-0 against ranked teams in 2024. This year they were 1-2 against ranked teams. People get excited because ND rolled lower tiered ACC teams in 2025, but they did same last year. I may be on an island, but I also think Leonard was a better QB and leader. Just an opinion. 2024 was a really, really good ND squad. I agree, 2024 version of the Irish were better than 2025 Quote
gonzoron Posted January 4 Posted January 4 40 minutes ago, Komets2727 said: I agree, 2024 version of the Irish were better than 2025 Notre Dame is #1 in mentions on the GID. It’s the team everyone loves to talk about. America’s team! I-I-I-Irish! 1 Quote
23andCounting Posted January 4 Posted January 4 41 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: I’m not so sure. ND beat #2 Georgia and #4 Penn State last year. They were 3-0 against ranked teams in 2024. This year they were 1-2 against ranked teams. People get excited because ND rolled lower tiered ACC teams in 2025, but they did same last year. I may be on an island, but I also think Leonard was a better QB and leader. Just an opinion. 2024 was a really, really good ND squad. I don't think you're on an island with either of those opinions. Everyone liked Leonard. I was part of a small percentage who thought he should have stayed at Duke making room for Steve Angeli as the starter, he earned it. They used him to bail out Leonard and Hartman on several occasions. Then we saw what he did the first few weeks at Syracuse. The dude can play. I respect anyone's opinion who says Notre Dame was better in 2024 than 2025. They went to the championship game. Where I'm not on an island, is that several media types have also said Notre Dame was better this year. Last year, I don't think any Irish fans really felt they had a chance to beat Ohio State, especially being as banged up as what they were. This season, there is no team in the field that we Irish fans feel that Notre Dame couldn't beat. You keep mentioning the first two weeks of the season, and that is where you are on an unrealistic island. We all know that Carr was mismanaged in the Miami game. And we all know, including Nick Saban, that the defense is far better now versus what they were during the first two weeks. I'll quote film expert Brooks Austin. "Notre Dame is top three, they have it all. The Georgia of the north." Offense, defense, special teams........firing on all cylinders. Bottom line. I think Notre Dame could beat Indiana. Not saying they would, just saying they could. If you look at the field, it's hard to deny that Notre Dame would have had just as good of a shot as anyone. But we'll never know. This is Indiana's year now, so kudos to them. Quote
PHJIrish Posted January 4 Posted January 4 The Irish downfield passing game was much better with QB Carr. Leonard had a problem with that. Leonard was a tremendous leader, which Carr will grow into hopefully. The Irish defense got off to a shaky start, and maybe that's because they played two quality opponents losing by a total of only 4 points. USC and Pitt were ranked teams when the Irish played 'em, not top ranked but they were both top 25. All the teams that Notre Dame played were legitimate programs just having down years. I would have liked to see how they fared in the CFP, but others didn't believe they belonged. And Marcus Freeman ain't going nowhere! Quote
23andCounting Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Good post up until "but others didn't believe they belonged." Everyone knew Notre Dame belonged, the committee just had to make room for Tulane, James Madison, Miami, and Alabama. They got Miami right, which I said from the beginning. I was one of the few who credited them as being one of the best teams in the country. No one can deny how good this team has played since the first week the CFPS rankings came out. It pissed them off and brought out the best in them. But Alabama? C'mon. Five teams from the SEC? C'mon. Vegas agrees with me as well. When they were 85% sure that Notre Dame would be in, they had the Irish as a 5.5 point favorite in Norman. Alabama was a 1.5 point favorite. But, this is an IU page, so.....................good luck to the Hoosiers. They've earned their spot. They're the favorites to win it all. And I hope they do. 1 Quote
Bash Riprock Posted January 4 Posted January 4 3 minutes ago, 23andCounting said: But, this is an IU page, so.....................good luck to the Hoosiers. They've earned their spot. They're the favorites to win it all. And I hope they do. Peach Bowl is going to be a tough, tough game. IU only a 4 pt fav. The 2 teams really know each other well. Outstanding QB. Certainly both teams have improved during the season. IU has lost 2 big time Edge players on D since that game...a game where they overwhelmed the Oregon O line. I still like IU, but this will come down to mistakes and hopefully, IU gets the running game working and can wear them down and eat large chunks of clock. Quote
23andCounting Posted January 4 Posted January 4 3 minutes ago, Bash Riprock said: Peach Bowl is going to be a tough, tough game. IU only a 4 pt fav. The 2 teams really know each other well. Outstanding QB. Certainly both teams have improved during the season. IU has lost 2 big time Edge players on D since that game...a game where they overwhelmed the Oregon O line. I still like IU, but this will come down to mistakes and hopefully, IU gets the running game working and can wear them down and eat large chunks of clock. IU is playing with so much confidence right now. I agree with a couple of other posters in that IU will win this game by double digits. That being said, Oregon better than Alabama, so IU better be ready. Will they be ready? Funniest take of the year. Cignetti is in charge. Sidenote: Hilarious that the traditional powers all wonder how they missed Curt Cignetti. IU hit the jackpot and will be the best program in the country for at least the next five years. Yes, even better than Notre Dame. Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Gotta say, some media are throwing Cignetti as a possible NFL head coach. They say he is the hottest candidate out there. Personally, I don’t see it happening. Quote
23andCounting Posted January 4 Posted January 4 (edited) 2 hours ago, Komets2727 said: Gotta say, some media are throwing Cignetti as a possible NFL head coach. They say he is the hottest candidate out there. Personally, I don’t see it happening. Lol, he's not going anywhere. He loves Bloomington...........it's his retirement job. He'll be revered at IU on the same scale as Bob Knight when it's all said and done. Those reports are coming from Vegas. Do you see him as a Vegas kind of guy? Laughable if you ask me. Edited January 4 by 23andCounting 1 Quote
PDB26 Posted January 4 Posted January 4 23 hours ago, Komets2727 said: Hard to say that when IU is 25-2 with Cig and hasn’t lost a home game yet. IU is better this year than last year, but they were still pretty good last year Look, if you think home field advantage was worth 10 points, in a game that was 27-3 late in the fourth quarter, then so be it. Cignetti is obviously among the best, if not the best right now, but who is the best team IU has played at home, 8-5 Michigan last year? I don’t think switching venues would change the fact that the ND defense was a tough matchup for IU’s offense last year and that IU had no answers on offense. 2025 IU is a much different story. Elite on both sides of the ball. 1 Quote
PHJIrish Posted January 4 Posted January 4 7 hours ago, 23andCounting said: Good post up until "but others didn't believe they belonged." Everyone knew Notre Dame belonged, the committee just had to make room for Tulane, James Madison, Miami, and Alabama. They got Miami right, which I said from the beginning. I was one of the few who credited them as being one of the best teams in the country. No one can deny how good this team has played since the first week the CFPS rankings came out. It pissed them off and brought out the best in them. But Alabama? C'mon. Five teams from the SEC? C'mon. Vegas agrees with me as well. When they were 85% sure that Notre Dame would be in, they had the Irish as a 5.5 point favorite in Norman. Alabama was a 1.5 point favorite. But, this is an IU page, so.....................good luck to the Hoosiers. They've earned their spot. They're the favorites to win it all. And I hope they do. Others = CFP committee! Quote
PHJIrish Posted January 4 Posted January 4 6 hours ago, Bash Riprock said: Peach Bowl is going to be a tough, tough game. IU only a 4 pt fav. The 2 teams really know each other well. Outstanding QB. Certainly both teams have improved during the season. IU has lost 2 big time Edge players on D since that game...a game where they overwhelmed the Oregon O line. I still like IU, but this will come down to mistakes and hopefully, IU gets the running game working and can wear them down and eat large chunks of clock. IU was only a 6 point, or so, favorite against 'Bama. Quote
Irishman Posted January 4 Posted January 4 This is like draft day or signing day in the past. 1 Quote
Irishman Posted January 4 Posted January 4 I did see that Cignetti was quoted as saying this transfer portal recruiting has been a distraction for preparing for the game against Oregon. But Lanning said the same thing. Quote
23andCounting Posted January 5 Posted January 5 Hmmm, looks like Indiana is trying to win a national championship in 2026. Quote
Komets2727 Posted January 5 Posted January 5 In the NIL and Cignetti world of college football, Indiana is here to play 1 Quote
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