26 minutes ago, Gerry Hamilton said:

How did over 100 DI’s miss him? 

Some late development there for sure … but also those Covid classes were difficult for many. 

Seasons ended early when he was younger. Camps/combines cancelled in his spring when it was huge for his recruitment (QB’s commit early).

A number of factors for a lot of kids in those two cycles 

 

@Gerry Hamilton I feel offended on your behalf. 

2 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

Haha, nice! My Texas gear is a Texas hoodie that I wear every year to the CFP in honor of the hope I have for next year (my sister-in-law works for CFP on the logistics sides so we always get tickets regardless of who is in the game)

3 minutes ago, Bunk Moreland said:

@Gerry Hamilton I feel offended on your behalf. 

 

@Joe Zura Gerry’s gonna need a shoulder to cry on after Saban called him incompetent. It’s a sad day at the Hamilton-Zura household

Missed this tweet from the game but i was thinking the same thing 

 

This was good too 🤣 

 

I don’t know…maybe because of how the 2023 CFP ended with Michigan* perfect season as National Champion , Indiana’s 2025 season seems just too perfect also.

I admit to a fair amount of skepticism, but if Indiana was able to cheat the system fairly, then good on them.  Congratulations 

2 hours ago, NothinButDaHorns34 said:

Isn’t stuff like this kind of counterproductive? We are sitting home watching because our coaching staff couldn’t identify a weak interior of the offensive line, yet another year of an undisciplined team that ranked fourth from last in penalties and a swiss cheese secondary the second half of the season. 

2 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said:

@Gerry Hamilton I feel offended on your behalf. 

I mean he says that but his teams were littered with 4 and 5 stars lol. 

 

Indiana now has as many NC as Texas does the last 50 years. One.

 

No more excuses. 

7 hours ago, Califashorn75 said:

Who is Indiana's quarterback next year? 

Diego Pavia.

51 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

Indiana now has as many NC as Texas does the last 50 years. One.

 

No more excuses. 

Now do aggy

48 minutes ago, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said:

Now do aggy

 

Zero... 

 

And again I will say no more excuses for Texas...

Fletcher throwing punches after losing.

Miami gonna Miami. So glad they lost.

Edited January 20Jan 20 by Tuco Ramirez

1 hour ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

Indiana now has as many NC as Texas does the last 50 years. One.

 

No more excuses. 

And I hope the media doesn't treat us like last year where Arch is the favorite in everything and Texas is crowned champions before the season starts.
Hope coaches and players are fired up seeing an Indiana team made out of "misfits" win everything.
Don't know Arch personally but if he's as competitive as his uncles I know he's gonna be fired up all off season and I hope that permeates through the whole team.

Edited January 20Jan 20 by diegozanna20

1 hour ago, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said:

Now do aggy

This is about Texas.  Idc about the other 135 teams.  1 football natty in the last 55 years at Texas is unacceptable.  Get it done next season.

9 hours ago, Lonestar knifemaker said:

With all the missed PI and holding calls on Miami I’m thinking the refs bet on Miami to cover the spread. 

Welcome to the board!

I'm assuming you are a custom knife craftsman?

Well it’s gonna be a few more years of waiting our computer overlords are right.  Few observations, aggy will start making 2045 title banners soon, and wth is going on in the 2050s and 60s with Baylor, Duke, Kentucky, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wash St winning titles.  They must be cloning Cignettis and the full grown versions will take over by then at those schools

 

12 hours ago, 901longhorn said:

If Sark was to ever leave and Cignetti still coaching. Back up the Brinks Truck 😂! 

hell i ask sark to leave for cignetti

14 hours ago, LonghornFan4Ever said:

Hot take but I think this will be the only national title IU football wins in our lifetimes.  As great of a HC and staff Cignetti has, I don't see them having a peak like this after this season.  They will still make the CFP with some more 10+ win seasons, maybe win some more Big 10 championships, but they won't get this far again.  It think other schools will catch up to their model and NIL + Rev share + Portal will create more parity in college football.  But they will always be the first 16-0 team of the modern era.

If I had to make a bet, I'd agree it's not likely Indiana will win another Natty.  However, the thought of this staff potentially stringing together a few Top 10 recruiting classes should be terrifying to top programs. 

The good news for traditional power programs is it's unlikely Cignetti will change his recruiting philosophy going forward, which means -> recruits with a "fastest path to the NFL" or "whoever pays the most money" mentality will not be playing for Indiana.  This rules out a lot of the recruits that would lead to an On Paper Top 10 HS recruiting class.  But... if Cignetti finds enough guys in the 150-500 range that fit his profile... look out.  He's already landed 4 of these type of players in the 2027 class, if that elevates to 12-15 Cignetti guys in the 150-500 range I think it will form the type of foundation that he brought with him from JMU.

13 hours ago, Lavalulu said:

I don’t know…maybe because of how the 2023 CFP ended with Michigan* perfect season as National Champion , Indiana’s 2025 season seems just too perfect also.

I admit to a fair amount of skepticism, but if Indiana was able to cheat the system fairly, then good on them.  Congratulations 

Cheat the system?  If out coaching every opponent is cheating, then I guess.  "Out coaching" includes recognizing experience is more valuable than raw "talent"... whatever "talent" even means in the shady recruit ranking industry.

11 hours ago, diegozanna20 said:

 

I went back and looked at the video of the "Dancing Aggie"...  hmm?

3 hours ago, Quinncent McManning, Jr. said:

Well it’s gonna be a few more years of waiting our computer overlords are right.  Few observations, aggy will start making 2045 title banners soon, and wth is going on in the 2050s and 60s with Baylor, Duke, Kentucky, Minnesota, Illinois, and Wash St winning titles.  They must be cloning Cignettis and the full grown versions will take over by then at those schools

 

Artificial intelligence has never been more artificially stupid.