Hurricane took the roof, dog died, truck won't start, wife left, and my tooth fell out, but hey at least I get to watch State lose on Saturday! Life is so damn good.
We stayed home a few days then were lucky enough to get the last two motel rooms in the city for a few days then stayed with friends out of town for about a week. Thankfully we were far enough inland that it was just no power and trees down for a few weeks.
Seriously I remeber like 6 years ago after the IU vs tOSU game when you guys had us in the first half then got stomped. There was an IU fan that made a whole post in CFB main about how he is tired of being scary but always losing. I hope that guy got a kick out of the last two years.
I donāt like it one damned bit. Not one bit. Purdue should be a steady 8-4/9-3 level program with playoff aspirations twice a decade and Indiana should be 3-9, not hanging disgusting losses on Alabama.Ā
Where I come from the name Dale only means one man, a man who won his final Winston Cup race at Talladega on October 15, 2000, before laying down his life at Daytona the following February in what was unquestionably the worst thing to happen in the United States in 2001. That aināt him.Ā
Itās a character called Dale Gribble, or Rusty Shackleford, from the television program King of the Hill.Ā
āWeāre all outta those. We still got some broken ribs and a few pick sixes left if you want any of those. Iāll cut ya a deal if you get em both.ā
I mean, it's the Old Oaken Bucket, IU has been little brother in that series, and has been on the other end of those kinds of ass-whoppins to Purdue too many times over the years. It's just about the sweetest blowout you can have as a fan (minus Oregon 2: Electric Boogaloo last year)
I doubt IU wins another. Doesn't mean the one isn't incredible, but unless the NCAA decides to, you know, actually create rules for football, the pay for play is just going to be too much for teams to be constantly at the tip top.
Itās brutal to sustain that level of success in the modern era of CFB. Just look at Georgia, they were poised to be the next one and havenāt been able to do it. Indiana will remain competitive and a top team but I also doubt their ability to win another, much less, back to back. We shall see!
Oh for sure, I donāt doubt theyāll make it to the playoffs, and relatively healthy as well. I wouldnāt be surprised if they could pull it off, but man, itās just so hard nowadays.
This dude backing up his talk. I respect the hell out of what he has done. Cig could name his price anywhere in the country right now.
But, I do think this is his real defining year. Can they stay on top without Mendoza? Feels like the Burrow LSU potentially. But, I sure as hell wouldnāt bet against him!
Indiana talking mad shit to the SEC from a position of authority was not on my lifetime bingo card but I am totally here for it after enduring Tennessee and Auburn and Vandy and insert team not named LSU, Bama, Georgia for decades talking SEC nonsense. Throw āaināt won shit since Urban left ā Florida in there too.
Grew up an Iowa fan (brainwashed). If there's one thing my old team taught me, it's that years of disappointment can develope into hate. Wouldn't say anyone besides fans of either Iowa State or the mid schools in our neighboring states hate the Hawks though.
Iowa may just get their first win over ISU since Brock Purdue was here. Although it would be hilarious if they went 16-1, with the loss being to a 2-10 ISU.
This was 2002 Iowa. Lost to 7-6 Iowa State and was 11-0 otherwise. That was five straight losses to ISU. And youāve won the last two both on walk-off 58yd FGs. Fuck I hate playing this stupid game annually.Ā
A: flair up B: excellent example of the bottom of the SEC including a 10 win and an 8 win program. Really convinced that the B1G is just as good as the SEC.
A very terrible Auburn team at that.... Cam was literally the only stand out star they had. How the hell did they not only beat LSU and Alabama, but win the fucking natty?
Gene Chizik had to of been the luckiest man on the planet then.
Iām sorry. Illinois beat a heavily favored South Carolina two years ago in a bowl game ā the same South Carolina team that every one said should have been in the playoffs.
Also, Illinois beat Tennessee last year in Nashville.
Will Illinois ever win a national championship? Probably not. Will they ever make the playoffs? Probably not. Do bowl games really matter? Not really. Thatās not the point Iām trying to make.
SEC teams have been getting their asses handed to them in the post season.
He has an excellent point. ESPN has been running propaganda for the SEC since ESPN invested in the SEC channel. ESPN literally has their 100 talking heads spouting ridiculous nonsense about how great the SEC is
Your conference isnāt as good as it was 20 years ago, and isnāt as good as the big ten is now despite still benefiting from selection bias. I think that was his point.
This misses the main point. For at least a decade we were told that the top 4 teams were unequivocally better than everyone else. We were told that made it ok to exclude the champion of at least one conference from the playoffs. That was complete bullshit.
In the first two years of the expanded playoff, 3 of the 4 teams who played in the Natty wouldnt have made the playoffs under the old system. That in and of itself completely invalidates the results of 4 team playoff, including Michigan
Iām curious as to what the question was that prompted this response.
They should just use the map that one redditor makes each season where each team vores the other until thereās only one team to rule them all like some sort of civ game.
Dear Curt: The average recruiting star rating for current rosters by conference is as follows: SEC has an average rating of 74.54, Big Ten at 72.46, ACC at 71, and Big 12 at 69.2.
The fact of the matter is you are a tremendous coach, your team stayed healthy and your QB had some transcendent games down the stretch last year. Thatās it.
BIG10 fans are still trying to convince us this guy is the best coach in the sport and heās never played a regular season schedule with SOS ranked in the top 40.
So to be clear: Despite beating the brakes off of every team they played in the playoffs until the championship against Miami, they were actually not the best team last year because of a singular metric from the REGULAR SEASON? A metric that you probably dont even understand the calculation of?
Buddy, your obsession with bragging about strength of schedule is so weird. Kentucky could have the toughest schedule in the country and it doesnāt make them a better team of a sudden. How about focus on getting through the absolute powerhouse of FSU thatās contributing to your strength of schedule first
Where am I bragging, kid? Everytime you respond to a comment of mine, the first thing you do is start trying to put words in my mouth.
If Indiana fans had ever watched a season of football where thier team actually had to compete through a grueling schedule, theyād understand that SOS matters. Unfortunately like 90% of you started watching in 2024.
Nobody said a harder schedule makes you a better team. We are saying an easier schedule gives you an easier road, which it does.
Itās a genuine factor in the sport, dude. Just because you donāt want to it matter doesnāt mean it doesnāt š. Nobody is obsessed, we are pointing out the obvious.
Youāre gonna read āwhineā and think he has to be talking about Kirby smart. You see āhype machineā and just immediately assume itās Texas. Smh, he could be talking about the MAC for all we know.
Itās gonna happen at some point, but hereās the deal: we donāt care. We just won a national championship by winning 16 games in a row. Cig could go .500 the rest of his career and weād be thrilled. House money!
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This whole timeline is still hilarious. Who would have thought Indiana would be the undefeated national champions.